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If they punished white men after shootings or DUI or DV or racist assaults…
But no, it’s collective punishment for immigrants and other minorities.
There will be so, so much damage to undo once we get these folks out.
But no, it’s collective punishment for immigrants and other minorities.
There will be so, so much damage to undo once we get these folks out.
Trump suspends US green card lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings
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www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n...
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Trump suspends U.S. green card lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program.
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
If they punished white men after shootings or DUI or DV or racist assaults…
But no, it’s collective punishment for immigrants and other minorities.
There will be so, so much damage to undo once we get these folks out.
But no, it’s collective punishment for immigrants and other minorities.
There will be so, so much damage to undo once we get these folks out.
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DHS doesn't administer the Diversity Visa program. She might as well say she's directing USCIS to pause patent examinations.
The admin is wasting no crisis... Sec. Kristi Noem said she is suspending the diversity visa lottery program (DV-1) after the Brown University suspect entered the U.S. through it in 2017.
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
DHS doesn't administer the Diversity Visa program. She might as well say she's directing USCIS to pause patent examinations.
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Butlerian jihad was number 1 on my list of things I keep seeing here, didn't know what it was, but wasn't quite motivated enough to find out about.
(I also assumed it was something to do with Judith Butler)
(I also assumed it was something to do with Judith Butler)
I was today years old when I discovered “Butlerian Jihad” has nothing to do with Judith Butler
If you’re not willing to engage in a Butlerian Jihad against the Plagiarism Machine, you’ve never actually made anything that mattered
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Butlerian jihad was number 1 on my list of things I keep seeing here, didn't know what it was, but wasn't quite motivated enough to find out about.
(I also assumed it was something to do with Judith Butler)
(I also assumed it was something to do with Judith Butler)
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The transition from yelling fake news to fake documents is seamless of course; a white supremacist regime is attempting to make us all inauthentic unless they say otherwise.
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The transition from yelling fake news to fake documents is seamless of course; a white supremacist regime is attempting to make us all inauthentic unless they say otherwise.
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“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
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Secret deals with Eswatini and other governments show how the U.S. is quietly creating a “a legal black hole” for immigrants, reports Nick Alexandra for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Toll of Trump’s African Deportation Agreements
Secret deals with Eswatini and other governments show how Washington is quietly outsourcing difficult cases, dodging accountability at home
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December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Secret deals with Eswatini and other governments show how the U.S. is quietly creating a “a legal black hole” for immigrants, reports Nick Alexandra for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
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you know who you are
December 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
you know who you are
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"DHS has a systematic policy of threatening people who follow ICE or DHS agents to record their activities with detentions, arrests, and violence, and agents have already chased, detained, arrested, charged, struck, and shot at people who follow them." www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
The Government Unconstitutionally Labels ICE Observers as Domestic Terrorists
A free country must have an absolute wall of protection for those who record government actions.
www.cato.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"DHS has a systematic policy of threatening people who follow ICE or DHS agents to record their activities with detentions, arrests, and violence, and agents have already chased, detained, arrested, charged, struck, and shot at people who follow them." www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...
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Texas widow receives immigration approval letter months after husband's death in ICE shooting
The approval letter would've allowed Miguel Garcia to move forward with obtaining a visa or green card
The approval letter would've allowed Miguel Garcia to move forward with obtaining a visa or green card
Texas widow receives immigration approval letter months after husband’s death in ICE shooting
A Texas woman received a letter approving her late husband’s request to move forward with obtaining legal status — two months after he was killed in a Dallas ICE facility shooting.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Texas widow receives immigration approval letter months after husband's death in ICE shooting
The approval letter would've allowed Miguel Garcia to move forward with obtaining a visa or green card
The approval letter would've allowed Miguel Garcia to move forward with obtaining a visa or green card
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ICE detain pregnant woman who gives birth in custody—take her baby away after just 2½ days.
Kept separated from her baby for 35 days now—even after all charges against her were dropped.
She is willing to do anything to be reunited with her baby—even if that means self deporting back to Mexico.
Kept separated from her baby for 35 days now—even after all charges against her were dropped.
She is willing to do anything to be reunited with her baby—even if that means self deporting back to Mexico.
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
ICE detain pregnant woman who gives birth in custody—take her baby away after just 2½ days.
Kept separated from her baby for 35 days now—even after all charges against her were dropped.
She is willing to do anything to be reunited with her baby—even if that means self deporting back to Mexico.
Kept separated from her baby for 35 days now—even after all charges against her were dropped.
She is willing to do anything to be reunited with her baby—even if that means self deporting back to Mexico.
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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Parents of trans kids in the US: It’s not available to most of you, unfortunately, but if you have a roadmap open to your family to a better country, it’s probably time to pack up and go. Even if this bill doesn’t pass the Senate, the moral panic is just too hot and relentless in the US, sadly.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Parents of trans kids in the US: It’s not available to most of you, unfortunately, but if you have a roadmap open to your family to a better country, it’s probably time to pack up and go. Even if this bill doesn’t pass the Senate, the moral panic is just too hot and relentless in the US, sadly.
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everything is so fucking stupid
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
everything is so fucking stupid
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The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
What this will mean, in practice, that if you are deemed an enemy of the administration, they will pore through your citizenship application paperwork looking for some reason to retroactively disqualify you.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump admin says it aims to file 100-200 denaturalization cases per month, a huge increase. But these cases are hard to file and win, and require a lot of DOJ resources, and the DOJ is incredibly stretched thin already. So we’ll see; I have serious doubts about their ability to do this.
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this is a DERANGED system
December 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
this is a DERANGED system
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As Greg Bovino returns to Chicago, this story looks at children detained by ICE, including one 5-year-old swept up in Operation Midway Blitz earlier this year.
“We didn’t eat anything for days. They didn’t even give us water to drink,” the mother said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
“We didn’t eat anything for days. They didn’t even give us water to drink,” the mother said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
As Greg Bovino returns to Chicago, this story looks at children detained by ICE, including one 5-year-old swept up in Operation Midway Blitz earlier this year.
“We didn’t eat anything for days. They didn’t even give us water to drink,” the mother said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
“We didn’t eat anything for days. They didn’t even give us water to drink,” the mother said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
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Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
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The richest man in the world bragging about starving people to death sounds like a plot from an over-the-top dystopian movie but that's what happened
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The richest man in the world bragging about starving people to death sounds like a plot from an over-the-top dystopian movie but that's what happened
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7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
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Amen. I'll never understand the hate some people feel toward the absolute best thing about our country. It is supposed to be an ever-evolving hodgepodge of cultures and experiences all wrapped up under a shared vision of freedom and equality. And mfs out there mad about that!
the promise of america is that you can come to america, become an america, and also keep the stuff you love about your identity. america will welcome you in not just physically but culturally: your food, your music, your holidays, your friends and family too
you will change america--for the better
you will change america--for the better
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Amen. I'll never understand the hate some people feel toward the absolute best thing about our country. It is supposed to be an ever-evolving hodgepodge of cultures and experiences all wrapped up under a shared vision of freedom and equality. And mfs out there mad about that!
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These two are my favorites:
Friends! Countrymen! We descend from immigrants and revolutionaries!
Friends! Countrymen! Opposition to the machinations of tyranny stares you in the face (Again!)
Friends! Countrymen! We descend from immigrants and revolutionaries!
Friends! Countrymen! Opposition to the machinations of tyranny stares you in the face (Again!)
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
These two are my favorites:
Friends! Countrymen! We descend from immigrants and revolutionaries!
Friends! Countrymen! Opposition to the machinations of tyranny stares you in the face (Again!)
Friends! Countrymen! We descend from immigrants and revolutionaries!
Friends! Countrymen! Opposition to the machinations of tyranny stares you in the face (Again!)
What could possibly go wrong?
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 17, 2025 at 6:24 AM
What could possibly go wrong?