Matunos
@matunos.bsky.social
🧙♂️These three things, monks, are conducted in secret, not openly. What three? Affairs with women, the mantras of the brahmins, and wrong view.
(Opinions are all my own, especially the good ones.)
(Opinions are all my own, especially the good ones.)
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Let the children go
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Let the children go
Do folks realize what Will Stancil getting cut off from the rapid response chat has done? All that combative energy that we cheered will directing at ICE goons is now being spent here, arguing about egg prices or something.
We need Will back on the streets, for all our sanity!
We need Will back on the streets, for all our sanity!
February 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Do folks realize what Will Stancil getting cut off from the rapid response chat has done? All that combative energy that we cheered will directing at ICE goons is now being spent here, arguing about egg prices or something.
We need Will back on the streets, for all our sanity!
We need Will back on the streets, for all our sanity!
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PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
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"When Musk & Hegseth argue that a racially diverse nation is inherently weak, they're not returning us to some long-established American tradition from which we've recently strayed. They are, instead, parroting the exact same propaganda that Nazi Germany promoted against America during World War II"
All right, I got mad enough to write a full post about all this:
Diversity Is Our Strength
This morning, Elon Musk – the world's richest man and a key ally to the president of the United States – posted the content below to the white nationalist chat room and CSAM emporium he owns
There's ...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
February 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"When Musk & Hegseth argue that a racially diverse nation is inherently weak, they're not returning us to some long-established American tradition from which we've recently strayed. They are, instead, parroting the exact same propaganda that Nazi Germany promoted against America during World War II"
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😭😭😭 a community member just handed this off to a patroller in our neighborhood
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
😭😭😭 a community member just handed this off to a patroller in our neighborhood
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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This video is my opinion🤓 #maga #trump #health
February 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This video is my opinion🤓 #maga #trump #health
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
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Trump keeps saying he will illegally take control of the midterm elections
Voter identification requirements are working their way through Congress with the SAVE Act, which was passed by the House this week.
Trump Says Voter ID Will Be Required In Midterms ‘Whether Approved By Congress Or Not’
Voter identification requirements are working their way through Congress with the SAVE Act, which was passed by the House this week.
www.forbes.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Trump keeps saying he will illegally take control of the midterm elections
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If the Trump admin actually wanted to crack down on crime, it would stop committing it.
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:06 AM
If the Trump admin actually wanted to crack down on crime, it would stop committing it.
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So in addition to hosting ICE, Hilton’s newspaper of choice…Epoch Times??!!! Jesus never thought I’d be nostalgic for USA Today
February 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
So in addition to hosting ICE, Hilton’s newspaper of choice…Epoch Times??!!! Jesus never thought I’d be nostalgic for USA Today
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“They took my cell phone and cloned it. They actually told me they did that.”
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant
He was observing after Alex Pretti's killing. Feds detained him at gunpoint, sampled his DNA, scanned his face, and cloned his phone.
interc.pt
February 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“They took my cell phone and cloned it. They actually told me they did that.”
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Arrest them?
In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people, nearly all of whom had been granted U.S. court protections from being sent back to their home countries, to Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Arrest them?
"The man who settled and built the nation of my birth…"
Surely he's not talking about Christopher Columbus, who never set foot in North America, much less built the United States, where Marco Rubio was unfortunately born?
Surely he's not talking about Christopher Columbus, who never set foot in North America, much less built the United States, where Marco Rubio was unfortunately born?
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
"The man who settled and built the nation of my birth…"
Surely he's not talking about Christopher Columbus, who never set foot in North America, much less built the United States, where Marco Rubio was unfortunately born?
Surely he's not talking about Christopher Columbus, who never set foot in North America, much less built the United States, where Marco Rubio was unfortunately born?
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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Just checked my email to find this super normal fundraising email from Team Trump.
February 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Just checked my email to find this super normal fundraising email from Team Trump.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
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The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.
Seems kinda bad?
Seems kinda bad?
I'm not a fan of the filibuster, but the problem with abolishing it without other structural reforms to the Senate (most of which would require a constitutional amendment) is that the filibuster is the only mitigation against the severe malapportionment of the Senate.
OBAMA: “The Filibuster blocks us from making government effective, which makes people think it’s corrupt and not caring about them — giving folks like Trump an opening.”
Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER
Full @briantylercohen.bsky.social interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?...
Obama makes the case for ABOLISHING THE FILIBUSTER
Full @briantylercohen.bsky.social interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw?...
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I'm not a fan of the filibuster, but the problem with abolishing it without other structural reforms to the Senate (most of which would require a constitutional amendment) is that the filibuster is the only mitigation against the severe malapportionment of the Senate.
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Trump met most of his cabinet members at one of Epstein‘s orgies apparently.
“In August 2011, Barrack emailed Epstein and said ‘just saw Sultan who likes you a lot! I told him you are the best that you are a first class brain inside of a first class human being! Miss u.’”
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-bar...
Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show
Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Trump met most of his cabinet members at one of Epstein‘s orgies apparently.
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Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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Authoritarianism defined in eight words: "make sure we have the right people voting"
February 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Authoritarianism defined in eight words: "make sure we have the right people voting"
There's a lesson here
UCLA said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is backing off.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
Harvard said no to Trump's abusive demands, went to court, and the govt is left sputtering.
Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern giving in was a big mistake. If only there were lessons against appeasing fascists.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
February 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
There's a lesson here