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Also, just like Minnesota, Boston didn't fuck around when it came to the 1850s version of ICE (slave catchers from the South). And just like then, the Preisdent threatened to send in federal troops.
Members of the vigilance committee put up posters around town describing the "man-stealers," harassed them in the streets, and warned them on October 30 that their safety could not be assured if they remained any longer. They left on the afternoon train. 7 President Fillmore denounced the Bostonians, threatened to send in federal troops, and assured the Crafts' owner that if he wanted to try again the government would help him "with all the means which the Constitution and Congress have placed at his disposal." But the vigi- lance committee put the Crafts on a ship to England. Parker sent a defiant missive to Fillmore by way of a parting shot. "I would rather lie all my life in jail, and starve there, than refuse to protect one of these parishioners of mine," the pastor told the president.
January 28, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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I'm sure I'm not the first to note the depressing similarities between ICE kidnapping people of colour and taking them to Texas with no due process in 2026 and the enforcement of the fugitive slave law in the 1850s. (From Battle Cry of Freedom)
The operation of this law confirmed the impression that it was rigged in favor of claimants. In the first fifteen months after its passage, eighty-four fugitives were returned to slavery and only five released. Duringthe full decade of the 1850s, 3 32 were returned and only eleven declared free. 4 Nor did the law contain a statute of limitations. Some of the first fugitives returned to slavery had been longtime residents of the North. In September 1850, federal marshals arrested a black porter who had lived in New York City for three years and took him before a commissioner who refused to record the man's insistence that his mother was a free Negro, and remanded him to his claimant owner in Balti- more. Several months later slave catchers seized a prosperous black tailor who had resided in Poughkeepsie for many years and carried him back to South Carolina. In February 1851 agents arrested a black man in southern Indiana, while his horrified wife and children looked on, and returned him to an owner who claimed him as a slave who had run away nineteen years earlier. A Maryland man asserted ownership of a Philadelphia woman whom he said had run away twenty-two years previously. For good measure he also claimed her six children born in Philadelphia. In this case the commissioner found for the woman's freedom. And in the cases of the Poughkeepsie tailor and the New York porter, black and white friends raised money to buy their freedom. But most fugitives who were carried south stayed there.
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Omg
Kristi Noem in the background of a famous Nazi vetting scene from Succession.
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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No Homers Club from the Simpsons
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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Paulie Walnuts from the Sopranos in the woods.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Interesting
China has the largest installed capacity of any nation and continued rapid growth in new wind facilities.
January 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Barry Corbin in WarGames.
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Captain Haddock choking on whiskey
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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This is a fucking pathetic statement from our prime minister. Ashamed of this government.
See new posts Conversation Mark Carney @MarkJCarney One of the first actions taken by Canada’s new government in March 2025 was to impose additional sanctions on Nicolás Maduro’s brutally oppressive and criminal regime — unequivocally condemning his grave breaches of international peace and security, gross and systematic human rights violations, and corruption. Canada has not recognised the illegitimate regime of Maduro since it stole the 2018 election. The Canadian government therefore welcomes the opportunity for freedom, democracy, peace, and prosperity for the Venezuelan people. Canada has long supported a peaceful, negotiated, and Venezuelan-led transition process that respects the democratic will of the Venezuelan people. In keeping with our long-standing commitment to upholding the rule of law, sovereignty, and human rights, Canada calls on all parties to respect international law. We stand by the Venezuelan people’s sovereign right to decide and build their own future in a peaceful and democratic society. Canada attaches great importance to resolution of crises through multilateral engagement and is in close contact with international partners about ongoing developments. We are first and foremost ready to assist Canadians through our consular officials and our embassy in Bogotá, Colombia, and will continue to support Venezuelan refugees. 5:15 PM · Jan 3, 2026 · 103.7K Views Read 904 replies See more on Download the app and never miss what’s happening.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Black cat standing over miniature village
January 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Zone of interest blueprints scene
December 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Yaphet Kotto in Alien
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Sokath,
Cornell hockey forwards Keegan Hiscock and Aiden Long side by side on the bench
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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"No jobs report for October!"
Ceaucescu giving his final speech.
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Trump destroying the White House is cultural appropriation
White House burning as part of the War of 1812
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Women don't like the vehicle
John Candy and Steve Martin in a burnt out car from Planes, Trains and Automobiles
October 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Dril tweet: go ahead. keep screaming "Shut The Fuck Up " at me. it only makes my opinions Worse
October 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Eleanor Roosevelt
October 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Antifa is out of control
FDR in a wheelchair petting his dog with his daughter.
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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If the NFL sucks then how did the Bills produce this masterpiece?
October 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Sean in Sean of the Dead grabbing a drink in a fridge with bloody hand prints on the glass.
October 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Woman staring blankly.
September 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival
Prop comic from Seinfeld in Bruins jersey talking to Jerry Seinfeld.
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Russell and Garth from Wayne's World (1992).
September 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM