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“Radical left lunatic” hoping military is not used against me. Attorney. Music nerd. Baseball nut (White Sox and pre-relocation A’s #selltheteam). Former newspaper reporter. Die-hard Chicagoan.
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“what we’re witnessing is…on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, & Chinese labor camps…The admin is actively aspiring to a system of that magnitude to reshape society to its racial, political & cultural prefs for generations”
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“what we’re witnessing is…on the scale of the larger concentration camp systems in history—the Soviet Gulag, the Nazi concentration camps, & Chinese labor camps…The admin is actively aspiring to a system of that magnitude to reshape society to its racial, political & cultural prefs for generations”
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In the face of fascism, “Fuck you. Make me.” continues to be the right move.
Helluva statement from Colorado Rep Crow (D) on the Trump administration's failure to indict him and others
February 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
In the face of fascism, “Fuck you. Make me.” continues to be the right move.
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They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 AM
They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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AI bubble so real it’s over saturated the super bowl commercial market like it’s cryptocurrency
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
AI bubble so real it’s over saturated the super bowl commercial market like it’s cryptocurrency
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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“The reason Trump didn’t apologize for the Obama post is because he is a small, petty, fragile man who cannot take responsibility for his own actions. And the second reason, frankly, is because he is a racist.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“The reason Trump didn’t apologize for the Obama post is because he is a small, petty, fragile man who cannot take responsibility for his own actions. And the second reason, frankly, is because he is a racist.”
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"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"should the government kidnap 5 year olds and deport them? We asked seventeen ethics professors and they all just screamed"
I love how outsiders think that wealthy people pay insane amounts to live in the Bay Area for no reason whatsoever. If it really sucked it would empty out like Detroit or St. Louis.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I love how outsiders think that wealthy people pay insane amounts to live in the Bay Area for no reason whatsoever. If it really sucked it would empty out like Detroit or St. Louis.
We need to end the myth of the "mom and pop landlord." Profiteering off people's need for housing is profiteering off of people's need for housing whether you're doing it at scale or just to a few people.
In a city packed with mighty real estate titans, they are the small ones.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
NYC’s small landlords say they won’t survive Mamdani plan to freeze rent
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticized landlords and vowed to freeze what tenants in rent-stabilized apartments pay monthly.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
We need to end the myth of the "mom and pop landlord." Profiteering off people's need for housing is profiteering off of people's need for housing whether you're doing it at scale or just to a few people.
"Did all of the white landscapers go out of business, or is this you looking down on someone to explain failure?" OUCH. ROASTED.
Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says white Christian men are victims of systemic racism. When I asked him for a specific moment he felt discriminated against, he spiraled into a rambling story that ended with blaming Haitians.
February 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"Did all of the white landscapers go out of business, or is this you looking down on someone to explain failure?" OUCH. ROASTED.
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JD Vance is not an important elected official, no one likes him, it serves no purpose to send him to Italy with fourteen planes all so he can get booed at a stadium.
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
JD Vance is not an important elected official, no one likes him, it serves no purpose to send him to Italy with fourteen planes all so he can get booed at a stadium.
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And because they get tax deductions for their contributions (to what they want to support), the rest of us essentially have to pay higher taxes to cover government services (both ones we like and those we don't like)
The underfunding of social infrastructure has also led the philanthropic/nonprofit sector in the US to grow to fill in the gaps. And while supporting that sector might seem like a way for privileged people to do good with their money, it gives privileged people huge power over that sector, as well.
February 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
And because they get tax deductions for their contributions (to what they want to support), the rest of us essentially have to pay higher taxes to cover government services (both ones we like and those we don't like)
Chicago: No friendly wave after a tight merge.
Causes of Road rage:
New York: spite
DMV: insanity
Boston: malice
New York: spite
DMV: insanity
Boston: malice
February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Chicago: No friendly wave after a tight merge.
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As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
100%. Illinois should make that map where every district runs north south into Chicago so that every district is blue. If the courts are gonna bless partisan gerrymanders, just take it to its logical extreme so that something has to give.
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
100%. Illinois should make that map where every district runs north south into Chicago so that every district is blue. If the courts are gonna bless partisan gerrymanders, just take it to its logical extreme so that something has to give.
The AP does really nice work. This is monstrous.
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
The AP does really nice work. This is monstrous.
You do have to wonder if there is going to be some portion of the population who voted for mass deportations without thinking of what that would actually look like. I think they imagined there was a list of people they could put on a United flight to their previous country.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
You do have to wonder if there is going to be some portion of the population who voted for mass deportations without thinking of what that would actually look like. I think they imagined there was a list of people they could put on a United flight to their previous country.
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
Wait wait wait. @espn.com is gonna have MIKE VICK on @sportscenters.bsky.social? EAT SHIT. ALL OF YOU.
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Wait wait wait. @espn.com is gonna have MIKE VICK on @sportscenters.bsky.social? EAT SHIT. ALL OF YOU.
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Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
Live updates: White House blames 'staffer' for racist Obamas post shared by Trump
Trump administration live updates: New Jersey's special House primary too close to call
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
Well, that's not a good sign.
General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said.
How GM is preparing for an economic downturn
General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said Wednesday.
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Well, that's not a good sign.
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One thing I will note is that there appears to be a pretty sharp divide in feelings about AI between "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through people marketing AI" and "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through judges' orders sanctioning attorneys for using AI." I'm the latter.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
One thing I will note is that there appears to be a pretty sharp divide in feelings about AI between "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through people marketing AI" and "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through judges' orders sanctioning attorneys for using AI." I'm the latter.