Mark O'Connell
@oconnellmark.bsky.social
It/Them, Humanoid, Filmmaker, Musician
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A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
Absolutely insane…
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Absolutely insane…
No accountability...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No accountability...
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Reposted by Mark O'Connell
Bernie Sanders just dropped a 60-second truth bomb on Al, and everyone needs to hear it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bernie Sanders just dropped a 60-second truth bomb on Al, and everyone needs to hear it.
"Few people are more dedicated to the ideals of America and the principles of the Constitution than Mark Kelly.
As for Pete Segseth, well, the less said the better."
As for Pete Segseth, well, the less said the better."
Senator Mark E. Kelly, Patriot of Patriots
The contrast between him and Pete Hegseth or Trump couldn't be more larger
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Few people are more dedicated to the ideals of America and the principles of the Constitution than Mark Kelly.
As for Pete Segseth, well, the less said the better."
As for Pete Segseth, well, the less said the better."
From Republican House to Retirement Home
From Republican House to Retirement Home
Mike Johnson is watching dozens of his colleagues shuffle off toward the exits.
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
From Republican House to Retirement Home
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"...watching these self-proclaimed patriots try to explain why their “real American movement” is being orchestrated from a wi-fi hotspot in Southeast Asia was like watching a drunk man try to argue with a revolving door."
RED, WHITE & WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
When the loudest “Americans” aren’t even in America.
www.closertotheedge.net
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"...watching these self-proclaimed patriots try to explain why their “real American movement” is being orchestrated from a wi-fi hotspot in Southeast Asia was like watching a drunk man try to argue with a revolving door."
ICE in the Streets, Fire in Our Eyes
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ICE in the Streets, Fire in Our Eyes
A first-hand account from the Bro-Tex raid, Saint Paul
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
ICE in the Streets, Fire in Our Eyes
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open.substack.com/pub/closerto...
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The White House is in free fall. How long will it last?
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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You can bully people, but you can't bully the truth, so they try to bury it.
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You can bully people, but you can't bully the truth, so they try to bury it.
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Reposted by Mark O'Connell
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Individual states — either through their legislators or their citizens wielding ballot initiatives — have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because they determine what powers corporations have."
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"Individual states — either through their legislators or their citizens wielding ballot initiatives — have the authority to limit corporate political activity and dark money spending, because they determine what powers corporations have."