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Underfund to make gov’t institutions not function as well as they could, then say the institution doesn’t help, and use that as an excuse to cut funding more. Even if the institution is more cost-effective and provides better care than civilian options. Or if the service wouldn’t occur otherwise.
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“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.sunjournal.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
(Free article) www.sunjournal.com/2026/02/07/i...
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After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
Feds paid over $128.5 million for new ICE facility, deed shows
Financial details surrounding the sale of a warehouse in Social Circle to the United States government have been made available. According to a deed obtained by reporters, the U.S. government paid …
news.monroelocal.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The Trump administration has paid $128.5 mn for a warehouse in Social Circle, GA, which it now proposes to convert into a concentration camp. Only 2 yers ago, the facility was acquired for $29 mn by a Moscow-based real estate company, PNK.
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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has found his voice and his moment in his reelection campaign. In a recent rip-roaring speech, he clobbered the Trump regime for its economic blunders, moral rot, and increasing inability to hide either from the American people.
Undaunted in Georgia
A rising star looks like a winner for 2026.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has found his voice and his moment in his reelection campaign. In a recent rip-roaring speech, he clobbered the Trump regime for its economic blunders, moral rot, and increasing inability to hide either from the American people.
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Ossoff accuses Trump of ordering Fulton County raid to suppress Black voters
Ossoff accuses Trump of ordering Fulton County raid to suppress Black voters
www.ajc.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Ossoff accuses Trump of ordering Fulton County raid to suppress Black voters
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
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agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
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As a White House ethics lawyer I told staff:
“Be allergic to free stuff” and not to even accept a can of soda from someone with business before the White House.
So how has the story of a UAE royal making a deal worth nearly $200m to the Trump family fallen out of news? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
“Be allergic to free stuff” and not to even accept a can of soda from someone with business before the White House.
So how has the story of a UAE royal making a deal worth nearly $200m to the Trump family fallen out of news? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | How much money has Trump made as president? The answer should worry us all.
Ian Bassin: As an Obama White House lawyer, I counseled staff to behave like they are allergic to free stuff. What the Journal report describes threatens not just the public trust but also our nationa...
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
As a White House ethics lawyer I told staff:
“Be allergic to free stuff” and not to even accept a can of soda from someone with business before the White House.
So how has the story of a UAE royal making a deal worth nearly $200m to the Trump family fallen out of news? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
“Be allergic to free stuff” and not to even accept a can of soda from someone with business before the White House.
So how has the story of a UAE royal making a deal worth nearly $200m to the Trump family fallen out of news? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
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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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A diabetic woman with an infected foot, a man with a facial tumor the size of a tennis ball: These are patients at the Samaritan Clinic, which serves people without health insurance in Albany, GA.
Not far from it is the region's largest hospital. So why do some residents turn to Samaritan for care?
Not far from it is the region's largest hospital. So why do some residents turn to Samaritan for care?
In a Town Dominated by One Hospital, the Uninsured Turn to This Free Clinic | Albany, Georgia
YouTube video by ProPublica
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February 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A diabetic woman with an infected foot, a man with a facial tumor the size of a tennis ball: These are patients at the Samaritan Clinic, which serves people without health insurance in Albany, GA.
Not far from it is the region's largest hospital. So why do some residents turn to Samaritan for care?
Not far from it is the region's largest hospital. So why do some residents turn to Samaritan for care?
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Democrats should be for reining in ICE, ending the violence and the lawlessness *and* ending mass deportation and the dangerous expansion of the detention centers. Focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. More 👇7/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dhs-runs-o...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dhs-runs-o...
DHS Runs Out Of Money Tonight, Fighting Anti-Science, Dems Raise The Freedom Flag In Munich
Stand Up For Science is hosting a National Day of Action on March 7th
www.hopiumchronicles.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Democrats should be for reining in ICE, ending the violence and the lawlessness *and* ending mass deportation and the dangerous expansion of the detention centers. Focus on the criminals and leave the rest of us alone. More 👇7/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dhs-runs-o...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dhs-runs-o...
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The American people support "legal pathways" for undocumented immigrants over mass deportation 65-25. This data is very consistent with data going back 20 years. 5/
February 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The American people support "legal pathways" for undocumented immigrants over mass deportation 65-25. This data is very consistent with data going back 20 years. 5/
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A benefit of free buses I hadn’t heard enough about until this piece from @galvinalmanza.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
A benefit of free buses I hadn’t heard enough about until this piece from @galvinalmanza.bsky.social
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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?
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“A grave risk of fatalities.”
that’s warning FAA gave to Pentagon about using anti-drone laser near flights
Then Pentagon and CBP used it anyway — without telling FAA.
The new requires coordination with FAA, but a top official decided to…ignore that.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
that’s warning FAA gave to Pentagon about using anti-drone laser near flights
Then Pentagon and CBP used it anyway — without telling FAA.
The new requires coordination with FAA, but a top official decided to…ignore that.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
February 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
“A grave risk of fatalities.”
that’s warning FAA gave to Pentagon about using anti-drone laser near flights
Then Pentagon and CBP used it anyway — without telling FAA.
The new requires coordination with FAA, but a top official decided to…ignore that.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
that’s warning FAA gave to Pentagon about using anti-drone laser near flights
Then Pentagon and CBP used it anyway — without telling FAA.
The new requires coordination with FAA, but a top official decided to…ignore that.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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How did we end up with a MAGA U.S. attorney in Missouri successfully shepherding a ridiculous search warrant past a magistrate judge to seize six-year-old ballots? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy
The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
How did we end up with a MAGA U.S. attorney in Missouri successfully shepherding a ridiculous search warrant past a magistrate judge to seize six-year-old ballots? www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
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“A political movement that insists on solving a problem the data cannot substantiate is not engaged in neutral reform. It is redefining the electorate through procedural filtration…[&] structural barriers…the issue is not fraud prevention but power allocation.”
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
The SAVE Act and the Myth of a Voter Fraud Crisis
Congress proposes sweeping documentation barriers to combat a form of fraud Americans are more likely to experience as a lightning strike than at a polling place.
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“A political movement that insists on solving a problem the data cannot substantiate is not engaged in neutral reform. It is redefining the electorate through procedural filtration…[&] structural barriers…the issue is not fraud prevention but power allocation.”
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
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“I've said to a couple of my colleagues, like, man, what would it have looked like in 2024 when we're in the thick of the campaigns, if we stopped being so defensive on immigration and we went on the offensive; had we all collectively rang the alarm when we saw it start.”
"The day of accountability will come": Rep. Delia Ramirez on abolishing and prosecuting DHS
The Handbasket spoke with the congresswoman who called out ICE long before it was popular.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
“I've said to a couple of my colleagues, like, man, what would it have looked like in 2024 when we're in the thick of the campaigns, if we stopped being so defensive on immigration and we went on the offensive; had we all collectively rang the alarm when we saw it start.”
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Another devastating story from a family of asylum seekers, in this case from Russia, trapped inside an American for-profit concentration camp
These stories are so similar to the ones from the Japanese internment camps in WWII -- now recognized as one of the great shames in our nation's history
These stories are so similar to the ones from the Japanese internment camps in WWII -- now recognized as one of the great shames in our nation's history
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Another devastating story from a family of asylum seekers, in this case from Russia, trapped inside an American for-profit concentration camp
These stories are so similar to the ones from the Japanese internment camps in WWII -- now recognized as one of the great shames in our nation's history
These stories are so similar to the ones from the Japanese internment camps in WWII -- now recognized as one of the great shames in our nation's history
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
February 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Jeffrey Epstein's December 20, 2016 email to Bill Gates: "come to visit the island. new administration people visiting."
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!
What was the upcoming administration in December2016? Oh!