Vonciel
@getrealvonciel.bsky.social
Irritated white woman. Irritated with white women.
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Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
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You remember the big flashy raid on a Chicago apartment complex? The one where DHS claimed Tren de Aragua had taken over the building.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
You remember the big flashy raid on a Chicago apartment complex? The one where DHS claimed Tren de Aragua had taken over the building.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
@jodiscohen.bsky.social and I got records showing that's not what the government said in its own arrest reports from that night.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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after everything else this week, it’s really hard not to imagine what bezos’s friends in his inbox are telling him about how awesome what he did to the post is
Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
after everything else this week, it’s really hard not to imagine what bezos’s friends in his inbox are telling him about how awesome what he did to the post is
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After Pinterest laid off 15% of its staff to focus on an AI-forward approach," several engineers at the company created software to track the layoffs.
Pinterest then fired the engineers.
Pinterest then fired the engineers.
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
After Pinterest laid off 15% of its staff to focus on an AI-forward approach," several engineers at the company created software to track the layoffs.
Pinterest then fired the engineers.
Pinterest then fired the engineers.
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A former Amazon warehouse in Hutchins, Texas, was reportedly bought by ICE.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
Is this former Texas Amazon warehouse becoming an ICE detention center?
A 1 million square foot Hutchins warehouse has been cited as a possible facility.
www.chron.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
A former Amazon warehouse in Hutchins, Texas, was reportedly bought by ICE.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
The building is 1 million square feet and would imprison nearly 10,000 people.
The facility underwent $500,000 in renovations at the end of last year for undisclosed reasons.
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The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse. After years of economic interventions by the Trump and Biden administrations, fewer Americans work in manufacturing than any point since the pandemic ended. www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping
Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven’t worked, so far.
www.wsj.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse. After years of economic interventions by the Trump and Biden administrations, fewer Americans work in manufacturing than any point since the pandemic ended. www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...
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No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks
Face-coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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And they're building more concentration camps. They're doing ethnic cleansing.
The number of people currently in ICE custody is now over 73,000, the most in history.
February 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
And they're building more concentration camps. They're doing ethnic cleansing.
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You realize, don't you, that many people out there voted for Donald Trump to "keep big government off our backs."
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
You realize, don't you, that many people out there voted for Donald Trump to "keep big government off our backs."
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This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard
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TODAY: Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) seeks court order to halt retaliation by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The hearing is at 4pm here in DC.
The hearing is at 4pm here in DC.
February 3, 2026 at 12:16 PM
TODAY: Sen Mark Kelly (D-AZ) seeks court order to halt retaliation by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The hearing is at 4pm here in DC.
The hearing is at 4pm here in DC.
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A bunch of great stuff all in one place, with an interview (including transcript) with WaPo refugee Gillian Brockell, and a link to her harrowing Mother Jones reporting on the dangerous, debilitating shackling and abuse of ICE abductees on rendition flights.
MAGA figures are now calling for an *escalation* in ICE's war on Americans. "Raise the temperature," says Steve Bannon. They want an authoritarian terror state and they see ICE as its vanguard.
On the pod @gbrockell.bsky.social is good on the sadism that defines ICE:
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
On the pod @gbrockell.bsky.social is good on the sadism that defines ICE:
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump ICE Threats Take Darker Turn as MAGA Erupts in Demands for Blood
As Trump’s designs grow more unnerving and MAGA figures call for an escalation, a journalist who closely tracks ICE explains how the agency is effectively becoming an instrument of authoritarian state...
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A bunch of great stuff all in one place, with an interview (including transcript) with WaPo refugee Gillian Brockell, and a link to her harrowing Mother Jones reporting on the dangerous, debilitating shackling and abuse of ICE abductees on rendition flights.
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The last major treaty limiting nuclear weapons expires in two days—and Trump’s unwillingness to cede American power may escalate the already dangerous game of nuclear chicken, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes.
The End of the Nuclear-Arms-Control Era
The last significant treaty is about to expire, and Trump isn’t putting anything in its place.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The last major treaty limiting nuclear weapons expires in two days—and Trump’s unwillingness to cede American power may escalate the already dangerous game of nuclear chicken, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes.
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Donald Trump said today that "Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting."
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 3, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Donald Trump said today that "Republicans should say, we want to take over. We should take over the voting."
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
My life's work is to prevent that from happening. I built a law firm to stop it. I started Democracy Docket as another tool in the fight for democracy. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.”
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.”
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.
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In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is two or three days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
In Springfield, Ohio, people are preparing in advance of a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, the city is two or three days from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis.
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Most documentaries have a budget in the thousands, not $75 million with a $35 million in marketing. They don’t get free hype from a president, Fox & other media. They don’t open in 1400 theaters. Fox is comparing Melania’s putrid numbers with those and calling it a success.
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Most documentaries have a budget in the thousands, not $75 million with a $35 million in marketing. They don’t get free hype from a president, Fox & other media. They don’t open in 1400 theaters. Fox is comparing Melania’s putrid numbers with those and calling it a success.
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Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich
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This make you uncomfortable? Good! Because this isn’t history, it’s reality and what ICE has normalized.
January 30, 2026 at 6:00 AM
This make you uncomfortable? Good! Because this isn’t history, it’s reality and what ICE has normalized.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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"VP JD Vance relayed a 'crazy' story on X about protesters mobbing immigration and Border Patrol officers at a Minneapolis restaurant following Alex Pretti’s killing. But Minneapolis police and the restaurant manager both disputed key parts of the vice president’s account."
by @politico.com
by @politico.com
‘A number of crazy stories’
www.politico.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"VP JD Vance relayed a 'crazy' story on X about protesters mobbing immigration and Border Patrol officers at a Minneapolis restaurant following Alex Pretti’s killing. But Minneapolis police and the restaurant manager both disputed key parts of the vice president’s account."
by @politico.com
by @politico.com
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UVA Center for Politics has moved Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) reelection race from Toss-Up to Leans Democrat.
They cite Trump’s sinking approval ratings, especially among young and non-white voters, as the main reason for improving Ossoff’s odds for reelection.
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
They cite Trump’s sinking approval ratings, especially among young and non-white voters, as the main reason for improving Ossoff’s odds for reelection.
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
The Senate: A Couple of Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans Still Favored Overall - Sabato's Crystal Ball
Despite facing what is likely to be a difficult national political environment this fall, Republicans remain favored to hold their Senate majority.
centerforpolitics.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
UVA Center for Politics has moved Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) reelection race from Toss-Up to Leans Democrat.
They cite Trump’s sinking approval ratings, especially among young and non-white voters, as the main reason for improving Ossoff’s odds for reelection.
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
They cite Trump’s sinking approval ratings, especially among young and non-white voters, as the main reason for improving Ossoff’s odds for reelection.
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
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I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge
Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. “It's frightening,” one said.
www.notus.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...