Difficulture
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Abusers & dictators alike maintain power by dividing you from yourself & people from each other.
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The original concentration camps didn't start as death camps. But they did kill a lot of people through neglect, malnutrition, disease, and individual murders.
There's no distinction between this facility and dachau in 1933.
There's no distinction between this facility and dachau in 1933.
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The original concentration camps didn't start as death camps. But they did kill a lot of people through neglect, malnutrition, disease, and individual murders.
There's no distinction between this facility and dachau in 1933.
There's no distinction between this facility and dachau in 1933.
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So... I'm confused. Evangelicals are apparently fine with ICE agents invading churches to seize people, but they say it's "unspeakably evil" for people to protest ICE at a church.
If the protest is a "desecration" of sanctuary, why isn't an ICE raid?
Sanctuary for we but not for thee?
If the protest is a "desecration" of sanctuary, why isn't an ICE raid?
Sanctuary for we but not for thee?
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
So... I'm confused. Evangelicals are apparently fine with ICE agents invading churches to seize people, but they say it's "unspeakably evil" for people to protest ICE at a church.
If the protest is a "desecration" of sanctuary, why isn't an ICE raid?
Sanctuary for we but not for thee?
If the protest is a "desecration" of sanctuary, why isn't an ICE raid?
Sanctuary for we but not for thee?
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Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT?
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...
projects.propublica.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT?
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
Last July, we published a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador.
These are their stories.
Mmmmm, I am 110 pages into "Dawn" & I'm wondering if Vince Gilligan took a lot from Octavia Butler's Lillith Brood Trilogy for #Pluribus.
January 20, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Mmmmm, I am 110 pages into "Dawn" & I'm wondering if Vince Gilligan took a lot from Octavia Butler's Lillith Brood Trilogy for #Pluribus.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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If Democrats need an example of how to do better, they could look to basically any city council rep in Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
If Democrats need an example of how to do better, they could look to basically any city council rep in Minneapolis.
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Democrats need to realize that they’re enabling Trump every time they tell their own people to placate him.
Part of why Trump felt he had the legitimacy to put up that post today is because Democrats laid the groundwork for voters to see the Insurrection Act as a possible next step.
Part of why Trump felt he had the legitimacy to put up that post today is because Democrats laid the groundwork for voters to see the Insurrection Act as a possible next step.
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Democrats need to realize that they’re enabling Trump every time they tell their own people to placate him.
Part of why Trump felt he had the legitimacy to put up that post today is because Democrats laid the groundwork for voters to see the Insurrection Act as a possible next step.
Part of why Trump felt he had the legitimacy to put up that post today is because Democrats laid the groundwork for voters to see the Insurrection Act as a possible next step.
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We need Walz to stop saying “don’t give him a reason” and at minimum, switch to “there would never be a legitimate reason to deploy the military against the American people.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
We need Walz to stop saying “don’t give him a reason” and at minimum, switch to “there would never be a legitimate reason to deploy the military against the American people.”
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Minnesotans “stayed calm” last night and Trump is still talking about the Insurrection Act today.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Minnesotans “stayed calm” last night and Trump is still talking about the Insurrection Act today.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
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Beyond the non-consensual creation of revenge porn and CSAM, people are using Grok to harass trans folks on X by having their images turned into their assigned sex at birth.
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Beyond the non-consensual creation of revenge porn and CSAM, people are using Grok to harass trans folks on X by having their images turned into their assigned sex at birth.
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Constantly begging us to “stay calm” makes it sound like Minnesotans are on the cusp of violence and need to be reigned in.
It’s a way of projecting ICE’s violence onto the communities they’re oppressing.
It’s *ICE* that needs to calm down and stop the violence.
It’s a way of projecting ICE’s violence onto the communities they’re oppressing.
It’s *ICE* that needs to calm down and stop the violence.
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Constantly begging us to “stay calm” makes it sound like Minnesotans are on the cusp of violence and need to be reigned in.
It’s a way of projecting ICE’s violence onto the communities they’re oppressing.
It’s *ICE* that needs to calm down and stop the violence.
It’s a way of projecting ICE’s violence onto the communities they’re oppressing.
It’s *ICE* that needs to calm down and stop the violence.
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This is an excellent piece on the purge of public servants from the federal government.
So many dedicated and talented people pushed out. We are worse off without their skills.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
So many dedicated and talented people pushed out. We are worse off without their skills.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:41 AM
This is an excellent piece on the purge of public servants from the federal government.
So many dedicated and talented people pushed out. We are worse off without their skills.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
So many dedicated and talented people pushed out. We are worse off without their skills.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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ICE is holding Native Americans hostage as a bargaining chip to raid reservations, saying they won't release them until the tribes give up sovereignty.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
ICE is holding Native Americans hostage as a bargaining chip to raid reservations, saying they won't release them until the tribes give up sovereignty.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
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Today, an Alaska Superior Court judge struck down the state's restrictions on breweries and wineries hosting live music and entertainment, a long-running fight over the legality of fun in non-bar alcohol-serving places, as a free speech violation.
Ruling: drive.google.com/file/d/1OX8e...
#akleg
Ruling: drive.google.com/file/d/1OX8e...
#akleg
January 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Today, an Alaska Superior Court judge struck down the state's restrictions on breweries and wineries hosting live music and entertainment, a long-running fight over the legality of fun in non-bar alcohol-serving places, as a free speech violation.
Ruling: drive.google.com/file/d/1OX8e...
#akleg
Ruling: drive.google.com/file/d/1OX8e...
#akleg
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I wrote an explainer about Kavanaugh’s Dobbs concurrence for abortion protections recently for @rewirenewsgroup.com. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/14/b...
Kavanaugh Voted To Overturn 'Roe'—But His Words Could End Up Helping to Protect Abortion Access
Opinion: Abortion advocates should weaponize the Supreme Court justice's Dobbs decision to ensure patients can still get out-of-state reproductive health care.
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I wrote an explainer about Kavanaugh’s Dobbs concurrence for abortion protections recently for @rewirenewsgroup.com. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/14/b...
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Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
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It is somewhat difficult to accept claims that ~ the abortion industry ~ is uniquely motivated by greed when, for example, anti-abortion officials are bagging plans for a "monument to the unborn" because they discovered they won't be able to make any money off of it
Arkansas begins new search for ‘monument to the unborn’ design after artist seeks copyright | Arkansas Advocate
Efforts to build a “monument to the unborn” on the state Capitol grounds advocated by abortion opponents hit a new stumbling block Tuesday when the secretary of state began looking for new designs for...
arkansasadvocate.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
It is somewhat difficult to accept claims that ~ the abortion industry ~ is uniquely motivated by greed when, for example, anti-abortion officials are bagging plans for a "monument to the unborn" because they discovered they won't be able to make any money off of it
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This article is a must-read. It matches my own experience of seeing conservative judges go from often siding with trans plaintiffs prior to 2021 to being outwardly hostile. Judges don't live in a hermetically sealed chamber. They absorbed anti-trans propaganda.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Conservative Movement’s Anti-Trans Crusade Brought the Supreme Court to Heel
Six years ago, the Court issued a landmark decision protecting the civil rights of trans people. Republicans set about making sure that that would never happen again.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This article is a must-read. It matches my own experience of seeing conservative judges go from often siding with trans plaintiffs prior to 2021 to being outwardly hostile. Judges don't live in a hermetically sealed chamber. They absorbed anti-trans propaganda.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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To Dems squeamish about the phrase "Abolish ICE" -- it's not the self-defeating rhetoric of Defund or Abolish Police. INS, Customs, Border Patrol are intact to police immigration. ICE did not exist to snatch any random brown people and shoot moms in the head until 2003. We're okay walking it back.
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
To Dems squeamish about the phrase "Abolish ICE" -- it's not the self-defeating rhetoric of Defund or Abolish Police. INS, Customs, Border Patrol are intact to police immigration. ICE did not exist to snatch any random brown people and shoot moms in the head until 2003. We're okay walking it back.
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vote blue no matter who, they said
The House voted 341 to 79 to fund Trump's war-mongering foreign policy agenda.
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
Only 57 Democrats voted NO.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/rol...
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 AM
vote blue no matter who, they said
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14/ Read our full investigation:
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 AM
14/ Read our full investigation:
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It’s unmistakable how much the way institutions treat lying federal officials is the same way they treat lying abusers and predators. Even when they contradict themselves, admit to wrongdoing, and repeatedly undermine their own credibility, institutions support their side over their victims.
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
It’s unmistakable how much the way institutions treat lying federal officials is the same way they treat lying abusers and predators. Even when they contradict themselves, admit to wrongdoing, and repeatedly undermine their own credibility, institutions support their side over their victims.
