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Sonia Lai
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She/her. SETI on the web.
YES! Stop trying to erase history, bigot!
Judge orders restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits
Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Gee, what a surprise 🙄! Of course they won’t share! It’s another coverup!
FBI won't allow BCA to access Alex Pretti case files
The BCA was also immediately shut out from accessing case files in the shootings of Renee Good and Julio Sosa-Celis by federal agents.
www.kare11.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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I want MAGA to be forced into their own separate bathrooms.
They're not safe to be unsupervised around children.
February 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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the Black Panthers were right
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Stop trying to ERASE Palestine! We see what you’re trying to do!
British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays
Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutral
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Do NOT try to make an excuse for Israel’s genocidal campaign! There is NO excuse for trying to wipe out people to grab its land for your own! Anyone who supports Israel supports murder and genocide!
February 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
 
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
 
Not one dime for this cruelty.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.

Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.

This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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‘The Simpsons’ voice actress Nancy Cartwright says she doesn’t want to be replaced by AI when she retires:

“I think I would choose a successor [instead of AI], and I’ll tell you why, because AI has no heart and I think that’s a missing ingredient.”
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Not a new observation, of course, but one that keeps coming back to me.

I thought we'd all agreed this was bad.
February 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
You are too greedy, #NBC! First you buy the rights for the #Olympics, #NBA, and the #SuperBowl, so now, they’re all competing for airtime AT THE SAME TIME! Just buy the rights to ONE of the 3 instead of all 3 and just concentrate your airtime for that! Now NBA games are eating up Olympics time!
February 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
A Detective Love Story, part 2! Too bad it’s just subbed.
Detective Conan 💗 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2 | English Sub
YouTube video by Anime! on TMS Official Channel
m.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
For Valentine’s Day, a Detective Love Story, up for maybe a week! Part 1!
Detective Conan 💗 Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 1 | English Sub
YouTube video by Anime! on TMS Official Channel
m.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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ICE point weapon directly at woman peacefully protesting, just inches in front of her face.

Goon is pointing a B&T GL06 grenade launcher and shooting someone at point-blank range with this so-called
"less than lethal" ammo could be fatal.
February 15, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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I was born after the 60s Civil Rights fight, assassinations, during the Vietnam War. I hoped, and still hope, MLK Jr is right: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Our US aspirations vs the injustice we live with, via German historian of the US Right, Thomas Zimmer.
February 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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The Right’s vision of white Christian patriarchal domination is indeed deeply rooted in U.S. history. To counter it, we should take heart from that other American tradition, that boldly democratic promise of egalitarian pluralism.

Make MAGA un-American, finally.
February 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Good thread. This administration drank its own KoolAid and believed the Fox News/Newsmax fantasy about what the rest of the country is like. Echo chambers are dangerous — especially for the occupants.
“ICE surge into MN reflects a series of mistaken MAGA assumptions.

1st is belief that diverse communities arent possible:

“Social bonds form among ppl who have something in common,” Vance said last year. “If you stop importing millions of foreigners into the US, you allow social cohesion to form”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
US made weapons are making thousands of Palestinians EVAPORATE into NOTHING!
Israeli weapons 'evaporate' thousands of Palestinians in Gaza: Investigation
Civil defence teams in Gaza documented over 2,800 cases of Palestinians who were 'vaporised' by US-made bombs
www.middleeasteye.net
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Mom is crazy about these Trader Joe’s heart cakes, so we bought 6 yesterday. Now there’s only 5 because one got eaten.
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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ICE did NOT leave Minnesota! Here they are driving shiny new vehicles to the Whipple facility on Feb 12! Don’t believe the LIES from Tom Homan!
Minnesota 50501 on Instagram: "Does the arrival of shiny new vehicles seem like an indicator of de-mobilization?"
16K likes, 1,058 comments - minnesota50501 on February 12, 2026: "Does the arrival of shiny new vehicles seem like an indicator of de-mobilization?".
www.instagram.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM