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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Special for my friends in the media!

Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.

Helpful explanation here:

projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Federal Economic Analysis for Detention Site Riddled With Errors on Taxes, Jobs, Geography
Document incorrectly references Oklahoma economy and inflates job numbers with theoretical positions
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Reposted by Rachel Maddow
The People's Day Protest in Greenville SC! Thank you to everyone that showed up on this beautiful day to stand strong! #yeahthatgreenville #indivisibleupstatesc #resist #upstatesc #protest
February 17, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Reposted by Rachel Maddow
I spent Presidents Day defending the Constitution along with lots and lots of others - today it was to protest the planned ICE Concentration Camp in Roxbury. The conversations warmed my heart and the advocacy of the people lifted my spirit.
February 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
a year of protesting against trump in northern new jersey:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRlu...
MONTCLAIR SUNDAYS ANNIVERSARY
YouTube video by Julie Cohen
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February 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Hutchins TX mayor, on news that a local warehouse won't be sold to ICE for a Trump prison camp:

"Your concerns did not go unnoticed, and your professional decorum shown during our city council meetings, as well as the protest here at City Hall, is much appreciated..."

www.wfaa.com/article/news...
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.

“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...

www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Hertford County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners will meet Feb. 16 at 7PM...

"WAVY has learned that plans for a potential ICE detention center in Winton will be discussed during the meeting

"A big crowd is expcted at Monday night’s meeting...

www.wavy.com/news/north-c...
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Tennessee

"No details about the size, scope, purchase price or street address of the facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville, were immediately made available Friday, and news of the purchase took state and local officials by surprise..."

tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/13/i...
ICE to open second Tennessee immigrant detention center in Lebanon • Tennessee Lookout
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Lebanon to house detained immigrants, an agency spokesperson said Friday.
tennesseelookout.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."

www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Romulus, Michigan

"Romulus Mayor Robert A. McCraight said he was telling lawmakers 'at all levels' that a detention center is not permitted and will be opposed by the city..."

www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news...
ICE purchases facility in Romulus, agency spokesperson says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has purchased a facility in Romulus, Michigan, a spokesperson for the federal agency told CBS News Detroit on Sunday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session Tuesday to consider legislation to ban private persons, corporations, property owners or third-party contractors from gaining permits to operate detention centers in the county...."

www.wbaltv.com/article/balt...
County executive addresses rumors of ICE office opening in Hunt Valley
The Baltimore County Council will convene an emergency session on Tuesday to consider legislation about the purchase, similar to a move that Howard County made to prevent a private detention center in...
www.wbaltv.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.

reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
lol "you could get whatever the dust is down there..."

stirring words from the commander in chief
Q: You said the Iranian nuclear sites have been 'totally obliterated.' What's left to go after?

TRUMP: You could get whatever the dust is down there. If we do it, that's really the least of we mission. But we'd probably grab whatever is left.
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM