ItsVic
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Just here reading. Reposting.
Reposting = I might want to read this later
Reposting = I might want to read this later
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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In Grand Rapids, Michigan, ICE goons pinned a man face-first into the snow on the side of a busy road and abducted him, despite his repeated pleas that he has a lawyer and legal status. (2/3/26)
February 4, 2026 at 12:32 PM
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, ICE goons pinned a man face-first into the snow on the side of a busy road and abducted him, despite his repeated pleas that he has a lawyer and legal status. (2/3/26)
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Glenn Kessler confirmed as much after he left
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Glenn Kessler confirmed as much after he left
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New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New from 404 Media: the FBI has been unable to get into the iPhone of raided Washington Post journalist because the phone had Lockdown Mode enabled. Apple markets Lockdown Mode mostly to stop spyware like NSO. Here, a real world example of it stopping access too www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
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Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Crazy story: A bank analyst published a report showing Kalshi users lose money even faster than sports gamblers, so Kalshi first tried to pressure the data provider to change their data and then accused them and the analyst of conspiring to extort them when that doesn’t work.
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Trump is a sick POS
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Trump is a sick POS
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I hope we all understand that the extraction class is building a state media akin to what we've seen in Orban's Hungary and Putin's Russia, and it is not at all subtle.
What's left of the independent press needs to start framing this properly.
What's left of the independent press needs to start framing this properly.
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I hope we all understand that the extraction class is building a state media akin to what we've seen in Orban's Hungary and Putin's Russia, and it is not at all subtle.
What's left of the independent press needs to start framing this properly.
What's left of the independent press needs to start framing this properly.
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Do not believe a word this man says. Watch this instead … youtu.be/3OcF17wHJWs?...
The Horrifying Truth About Tom Homan & "Hit Squads" With Special Guests - Jenn Budd and Pam Hemphill
YouTube video by Lev Remembers
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Do not believe a word this man says. Watch this instead … youtu.be/3OcF17wHJWs?...
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ICE wants to buy data from online ads to spy on people.
They say they don’t need a warrant. Congress could say they do. Time to pass the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act.
They say they don’t need a warrant. Congress could say they do. Time to pass the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act.
ICE takes aim at data held by advertising and tech firms
: Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents
www.theregister.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
ICE wants to buy data from online ads to spy on people.
They say they don’t need a warrant. Congress could say they do. Time to pass the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act.
They say they don’t need a warrant. Congress could say they do. Time to pass the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act.
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
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Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
this is literally the critique of crypto that was offered when it was launched, so please, fuck off into the sun
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A follow up on this Jesse Watters clip from 3 weeks ago. The victim of ICE testified today before Congress that she was on her way to a 39th scheduled treatment at a traumatic brain injury center.
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A follow up on this Jesse Watters clip from 3 weeks ago. The victim of ICE testified today before Congress that she was on her way to a 39th scheduled treatment at a traumatic brain injury center.
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MAGA Supporter Assaults Texas Students
February 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
MAGA Supporter Assaults Texas Students
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Sweetest boy Buster making his bed! 💕
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Sweetest boy Buster making his bed! 💕
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In Denmark, shoppers are turning grocery runs into quiet protest, using an app to scan products and avoid US-owned brands amid anger over renewed talk of acquiring Greenland. Supporters say it’s about transparency, choice, and ‘voting with your wallet,’ even if the economic
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
In Denmark, shoppers are turning grocery runs into quiet protest, using an app to scan products and avoid US-owned brands amid anger over renewed talk of acquiring Greenland. Supporters say it’s about transparency, choice, and ‘voting with your wallet,’ even if the economic
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We Tried To Tell Y'all. 🤷🏼♂️
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
We Tried To Tell Y'all. 🤷🏼♂️
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Last year, the acting director of ICE Todd Lyons said he wanted a deportation system "like Prime, but with human beings."
"We need to get better at treating this like a business."
"We need to get better at treating this like a business."
Ice director wants to run deportations like ‘Amazon Prime for human beings’
Todd Lyons said he wanted US immigration agency to be ‘like a business’ in its deportation process
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Last year, the acting director of ICE Todd Lyons said he wanted a deportation system "like Prime, but with human beings."
"We need to get better at treating this like a business."
"We need to get better at treating this like a business."
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
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PBS will tell the story of Sun Ra and his Philly-based musical collective in an upcoming episode of 'American Masters'
PBS will spotlight Sun Ra and his Philly musical collective on 'American Masters'
The episode on the experimental jazz musician, who led his namesake Arkestra, will premiere Friday, Feb. 20.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
PBS will tell the story of Sun Ra and his Philly-based musical collective in an upcoming episode of 'American Masters'
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LONG ISLAND FIREFIGHTERS VS ICE EXCUSE ME WHAT IS HAPPENING
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
LONG ISLAND FIREFIGHTERS VS ICE EXCUSE ME WHAT IS HAPPENING
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Here's our 25-min video news-documentary version of the story of Red Bull, the whistleblower who leaked me the secrets of a crypto scam compound while trapped as a forced laborer inside it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcN...
Hope you'll watch and consider the immense scale of this global crisis.
Hope you'll watch and consider the immense scale of this global crisis.
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Here's our 25-min video news-documentary version of the story of Red Bull, the whistleblower who leaked me the secrets of a crypto scam compound while trapped as a forced laborer inside it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOcN...
Hope you'll watch and consider the immense scale of this global crisis.
Hope you'll watch and consider the immense scale of this global crisis.
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I was curious where ICE and CBP agents in Minnesota were deploying from, so I looked at OPM data. What I found is that their duty stations are almost universally redacted from the public data. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
Where are ICE and Border Patrol agents coming from?
The duty stations of nearly every ICE and CBP officer is redacted in OPM data.
www.pbump.net
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I was curious where ICE and CBP agents in Minnesota were deploying from, so I looked at OPM data. What I found is that their duty stations are almost universally redacted from the public data. www.pbump.net/o/where-are-...
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FDR did this, and he was elected FOUR TIMES
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
FDR did this, and he was elected FOUR TIMES