Martha Whitten Howell
@lubec.bsky.social
Born Auburn, Maine. Retired banking attorney. Married Peter Howell. Living our best life in DownEast Maine.
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ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it’s turning warehouses into camps | Moira Donegan
ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it’s turning warehouses into camps | Moira Donegan
The Trump administration has bought warehouses across the US that could hold thousands. But resistance is growing
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:22 AM
ICE holds people in disgusting conditions. Now it’s turning warehouses into camps | Moira Donegan
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Dungeons and Dragons turning your kids gay and satanic is a moral panic, because everyone knows it only turns them bisexual and wican.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Dungeons and Dragons turning your kids gay and satanic is a moral panic, because everyone knows it only turns them bisexual and wican.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
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Last month, nine people who had U.S. court order protections preventing their removal to home countries were deported to Cameroon. This govt secrecy is illegal, violates their due process, and will come home to roost for citizens & non-citizens alike. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Last month, nine people who had U.S. court order protections preventing their removal to home countries were deported to Cameroon. This govt secrecy is illegal, violates their due process, and will come home to roost for citizens & non-citizens alike. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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Nazi Attorney General deems herself above questioning by mere mortals???
Shocker.
Shocker.
I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Nazi Attorney General deems herself above questioning by mere mortals???
Shocker.
Shocker.
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Heaven help us.
House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump’s Claims of Fraud www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump’s Claims of Fraud
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Heaven help us.
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I really feel like: Donald Trump is building a prison camp system on the scale of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao … would be a good and true headline to run every day. Advertisements across media. Speeches on the Senate. Everywhere.
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I really feel like: Donald Trump is building a prison camp system on the scale of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao … would be a good and true headline to run every day. Advertisements across media. Speeches on the Senate. Everywhere.
Ironic much?
The Trump administration has removed an LGBTQ Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in NYC following a directive restricting what kinds of flags can be flown on National Park sites.
Trump admin removes Pride flag from Stonewall National Monument | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has removed an LGBTQ Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, the United States’ first national monument to LGBTQ rights, following a directive restri...
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Ironic much?
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The numbers speak for themselves
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
The numbers speak for themselves
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Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Now we learn the billionaire owner of a bridge that will compete w/the new Canada-MI bridge met with Lutnick right before Trump issued his threat to shut down the new bridge. The Trump admin is a lawless mafia gangster extortion racket existing to enrich oligarchs at our expense.
How can any one man be so completely disgusting!?
President Donald Trump threatened to block the opening of a new bridge connecting the US and Canada, again lashing out at his country's northern neighbor over a range of economic issues as the rift between Washington and Ottawa deepens. https://cnn.it/45S62uw
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
How can any one man be so completely disgusting!?
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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
A Campaign to Revoke the Endangerment Finding Appears Near ‘Total Victory’
A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
A group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts are now paying off.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
The EPA is expected to revoke the endangerment finding, which has underpinned the government’s ability to fight global warming since 2009.
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 PM
GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”
But of course most of MAGA are fine with that.
1000% reductions in price, 15% GDP growth - what comes first?
The man with the nuclear codes is less numerate than a high school sophomore.
The man with the nuclear codes is less numerate than a high school sophomore.
The things you say when you know nothing about economies, economics and economic growth — but you’re freaked out about the midterm elections.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
But of course most of MAGA are fine with that.
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The SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting. Tell Congress to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting. Tell Congress to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
I do miss Home Depot, but quitting Amazon and Netflix wasnt hard. Havent been in a Target in many years. Cant recall ever buying from Disney. We live in a small town hours from cities, so that helps.
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I do miss Home Depot, but quitting Amazon and Netflix wasnt hard. Havent been in a Target in many years. Cant recall ever buying from Disney. We live in a small town hours from cities, so that helps.
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contrarian.substack.com/p/voters-wan... Ordinary Americans, as we have often noted, repeatedly demonstrate that they are far ahead of politicians from both parties at defending democracy, clamping down on government abuse, and protecting their neighbors. especially true when it comes to immigration.
Voters Want Massive Changes in ICE
Democrats should not underestimate their leverage
contrarian.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
contrarian.substack.com/p/voters-wan... Ordinary Americans, as we have often noted, repeatedly demonstrate that they are far ahead of politicians from both parties at defending democracy, clamping down on government abuse, and protecting their neighbors. especially true when it comes to immigration.
Wow!!! I am crying big tears.
“Your mountainish inhumanity”
We’re doing this to ourselves
We’re doing this to ourselves
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow!!! I am crying big tears.
Just say NO. Every inch we give, they take the next mile.
House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed false election conspiracies espoused by Trump, saying results in “blue states” like California “just look on its face to be fraudulent.”
Johnson’s comments come as Republicans push to advance restrictive new voting legislation in Congress.
Johnson’s comments come as Republicans push to advance restrictive new voting legislation in Congress.
House Speaker welcomes Trump call to ‘take over’ elections, claims Dem wins appear ‘fraudulent’
“It just looks on its face to be fraudulent," Johnson said. “Can I prove that? No."
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Just say NO. Every inch we give, they take the next mile.
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"Law Dork has identified 253 federal habeas corpus petitions filed in the month of January — 21 general habeas petitions and 232 'alien detainee' petitions — in the U.S. District for the District of Minnesota...
[And] only 6 habeas corpus petitions filed... in the entire month of January 2025."
[And] only 6 habeas corpus petitions filed... in the entire month of January 2025."
Here's my full report at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/the-system...
February 4, 2026 at 6:33 AM
"Law Dork has identified 253 federal habeas corpus petitions filed in the month of January — 21 general habeas petitions and 232 'alien detainee' petitions — in the U.S. District for the District of Minnesota...
[And] only 6 habeas corpus petitions filed... in the entire month of January 2025."
[And] only 6 habeas corpus petitions filed... in the entire month of January 2025."