Dra. Blanca Elena
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“Democrats are trying to impose guardrails on how Trump’s fascist paramilitary force looks and operates, and how Trump can deploy his fascist paramilitary force, when the truth is that his fascist paramilitary force must be eliminated.”
From First Draft:
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From First Draft:
zeteo.com/p/reforming-...
First Draft: Reforming Trump's Gestapo?
As Congress weighs guardrails for Trump’s fascist military police, lawmakers vote to allow themselves to overturn the president’s tariffs.
zeteo.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“Democrats are trying to impose guardrails on how Trump’s fascist paramilitary force looks and operates, and how Trump can deploy his fascist paramilitary force, when the truth is that his fascist paramilitary force must be eliminated.”
From First Draft:
zeteo.com/p/reforming-...
From First Draft:
zeteo.com/p/reforming-...
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The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies’ controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of deporting people illegally in the U.S, according to a new court filing.
A privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says
The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April.
trib.al
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies’ controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of deporting people illegally in the U.S, according to a new court filing.
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Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
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Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Lieu plays Bondi the infamous clip of Trump & Epstein partying together & asks her if there were underaged girls at any party the two attended
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
"This is so ridiculous," Bondi says. "There's no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
"I believe you just lied under oath," Lieu replies
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On tonight's TJRS: Winners, losers and heifers. You decide which one Pam Bondi is... www.youtube.com/live/97rZuYm...
Bondi Testifies, Progressives Win, & Mattie J Schools The Heifers | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!
YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show
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February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
On tonight's TJRS: Winners, losers and heifers. You decide which one Pam Bondi is... www.youtube.com/live/97rZuYm...
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“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
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If you’re asking “What can I do with this information,” here’s the answer. Write the Lancaster village council and demand answers. Attend meetings as often as possible. Submit FOIL requests for contract records between ICE and the village. Build and join coalitions in and around Lancaster.
NEW: an $18K lease contract between the Town of Lancaster, NY and ICE for the storage of up to 164 vehicles.
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
If you’re asking “What can I do with this information,” here’s the answer. Write the Lancaster village council and demand answers. Attend meetings as often as possible. Submit FOIL requests for contract records between ICE and the village. Build and join coalitions in and around Lancaster.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
February 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
Now, Starbucks is lifting a cap on the CEO's use of a private jet to commute from California to Seattle.
It's been four years since Starbucks stores began unionizing and workers still don't have a contract.
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Using Data for Good: A Crash Course
Our response to "What can I do?"
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February 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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We put together this map as our first informational product. It shows the list of lease solicitations all over the US. Click each dot to read exactly what the government is looking for, and where!
Federal Contract Opportunities - Google My Maps
Federal Contract Opportunities
www.google.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
We put together this map as our first informational product. It shows the list of lease solicitations all over the US. Click each dot to read exactly what the government is looking for, and where!
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A great conversation with Senator Jon Tester and the great Maritsa Georgiou on Montana, the Trump prison camps, cowards in politics, and heroes in real life --
groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/stay-on-th...
groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/stay-on-th...
"Stay on the air. Stay big. No state TV." A conversation with Rachel Maddow
A recording from Grounded Podcast's live video
groundedpodcast.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
A great conversation with Senator Jon Tester and the great Maritsa Georgiou on Montana, the Trump prison camps, cowards in politics, and heroes in real life --
groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/stay-on-th...
groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/stay-on-th...
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“There is no history of Palantir where we’re 100 percent popular,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told workers in the Friday video.
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
“There is no history of Palantir where we’re 100 percent popular,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp told workers in the Friday video.
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
Karp spoke to employees about the company's work with ICE-- scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social:
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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The so-called "pro-life," "pro-family" party is perfectly fine with an 18-month-old child almost dying because of the deplorable conditions at this detention center. Hello?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress,
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The so-called "pro-life," "pro-family" party is perfectly fine with an 18-month-old child almost dying because of the deplorable conditions at this detention center. Hello?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912
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Immigration court blocks Trump from deporting pro-Palestine Tufts student
Immigration court blocks Trump from deporting pro-Palestine Tufts student
The Trump administration is actively trying to deport students like Rümeysa Öztürk without providing credible evidence for how they took part in antisemitic activity.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Immigration court blocks Trump from deporting pro-Palestine Tufts student
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This was not an inevitability.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This was not an inevitability.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
This is the result of decades of political choices that rig the system in favor of the wealthy and powerful while leaving workers behind.
It does not have to be this way.
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
April 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.
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A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
www.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
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Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation
Sen. Chris Van Hollen held a news conference a day after Salvadoran officials agreed to let him meet with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
www.nbcnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...