Rex
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Social movement scholar here. ICE is a MUCH stronger electoral enemy than DT since ICE is a material force in communities for two reasons:
1.) It forces a confrontation with the secret police and returns to convo about surveillance, extrajudicial murder, and police funding + immigration.
1.) It forces a confrontation with the secret police and returns to convo about surveillance, extrajudicial murder, and police funding + immigration.
This is a test for Democrats right now.
If you really want to grab the mantle of leadership and emerge as a frontrunner, you have to speak out forcefully and against ICE...
Right now.
No centrist mealy-mouthed bullshit.
If you really want to grab the mantle of leadership and emerge as a frontrunner, you have to speak out forcefully and against ICE...
Right now.
No centrist mealy-mouthed bullshit.
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Social movement scholar here. ICE is a MUCH stronger electoral enemy than DT since ICE is a material force in communities for two reasons:
1.) It forces a confrontation with the secret police and returns to convo about surveillance, extrajudicial murder, and police funding + immigration.
1.) It forces a confrontation with the secret police and returns to convo about surveillance, extrajudicial murder, and police funding + immigration.
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Last week, we published a story detailing ICE's strategy for recruiting new officers, including targeting "gun rights" supporters and geo-fencing ads around gun shows.
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Last week, we published a story detailing ICE's strategy for recruiting new officers, including targeting "gun rights" supporters and geo-fencing ads around gun shows.
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
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It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
December 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
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Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Let’s be clear: the Trump Admin is lying to the American people. This has never been about stopping drugs from coming to the US — it’s about grabbing Venezuela’s oil for his billionaire buddies. Trump has put American troops in harm’s way to boost oil company profits. Outrageous.
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Oh do you have Stephen Miller’s cellphone, Bari?
And more to the point, do you think the reporters/producers of effing *60 Minutes* don’t/can’t get?
And more to the point, do you think the reporters/producers of effing *60 Minutes* don’t/can’t get?
December 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Oh do you have Stephen Miller’s cellphone, Bari?
And more to the point, do you think the reporters/producers of effing *60 Minutes* don’t/can’t get?
And more to the point, do you think the reporters/producers of effing *60 Minutes* don’t/can’t get?
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60 Minutes is one of only two documentary-style public affairs programs left on the air. The other is Frontline on PBS, which saw its funding gashed by the Trump admin and Congress. They have a matching donation rn.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series
Watch full episodes of FRONTLINE, the PBS documentary series, and explore news investigations from FRONTLINE's award-winning journalism team.
www.pbs.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
60 Minutes is one of only two documentary-style public affairs programs left on the air. The other is Frontline on PBS, which saw its funding gashed by the Trump admin and Congress. They have a matching donation rn.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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Very telling that oligarchs want to be called aristocrats. On the donors who think they deserve to rule:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Very telling that oligarchs want to be called aristocrats. On the donors who think they deserve to rule:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
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Hands down @oliverdarcy.bsky.social is the main must read in media reporting www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss and Shine
The Bari Weiss era has begun at CBS News, and David Ellison’s push to reshape the storied network has staffers holding their breath about the future of the outlet—especially as the mogul's talking poi...
www.status.news
October 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Hands down @oliverdarcy.bsky.social is the main must read in media reporting www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
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Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Portland And Beyond
This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
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I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it.
NEW: A second filing today from the DOJ tells Judge Xinis that in their view, since Mr. Abrego is in Bukele's custody, she can't order them to do anything further to bring him back since that's not what "facilitate" means.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
They also say the deal with Bukele is classified and/or a state secret.
April 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I hate to be that guy, but this is the five-alarm fire, and every elected Democrat and frankly, every Washington reporter should be ringing the bell. If it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. Nobody with a voice should give this administration a moment’s peace about it.
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Nancy Mace thinks she’s working for Trump and Musk instead of the constituents in her South Carolina district.
Nancy Mace calls constituents asking for a town hall “fake town hallers” who “don’t have any needs” but are “just full of it and hate Donald Trump.”
Mace: “I love some Donald Trump and I love some Elon Musk.”
Mace: “I love some Donald Trump and I love some Elon Musk.”
April 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Nancy Mace thinks she’s working for Trump and Musk instead of the constituents in her South Carolina district.
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NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
March 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: @aclu.org obtained ICE's "Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide," confirming all it takes to be sent to rot in prison in El Salvador is being Venezuelan and 1) having a tattoo an ICE officer says is a "gang tattoo" and 2) displaying "logos," "symbols" or clothes an ICE officer says are gang signs.
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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Wisconsin! VOTE April 1!
your state Supreme Court Election is the first way to punch back. Musk is spending millions of dollars on this race for a reason. Check out @benwikler.bsky.social talking with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about how important this is
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
your state Supreme Court Election is the first way to punch back. Musk is spending millions of dollars on this race for a reason. Check out @benwikler.bsky.social talking with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about how important this is
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
March 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Wisconsin! VOTE April 1!
your state Supreme Court Election is the first way to punch back. Musk is spending millions of dollars on this race for a reason. Check out @benwikler.bsky.social talking with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about how important this is
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
your state Supreme Court Election is the first way to punch back. Musk is spending millions of dollars on this race for a reason. Check out @benwikler.bsky.social talking with @hcrichardson.bsky.social about how important this is
www.youtube.com/live/AyXba-v...
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Anyone getting started on a Domestic Enemies Act?
March 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Anyone getting started on a Domestic Enemies Act?
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I’ll be on @maddow.msnbc.com at around 9:45 Eastern talking about this story 📺
1. EXCLUSIVE
An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency.
The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result.
Follow this thread for details.
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An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency.
The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result.
Follow this thread for details.
🧵
EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration
An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause sign...
popular.info
March 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’ll be on @maddow.msnbc.com at around 9:45 Eastern talking about this story 📺
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"We need Christian men leading the fight against abortion, not feminist women.” 😵💫
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The anti-abortion movement is splintering
Is the faction that wants the death penalty for women who terminate pregnancies winning?
www.motherjones.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"We need Christian men leading the fight against abortion, not feminist women.” 😵💫
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Don't miss this @kieraevebutler.bsky.social dispatch on the splintering of the anti-abortion movement
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Masnick explains how Musk is doing a Twitter Files on the whole U.S. government: "The danger isn’t just bad policy — it’s the replacement of accountable governance with conspiracy-driven chaos that threatens everything from disaster response to diplomatic relations." www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/t...
The Twitter Files Playbook Comes For The US Government
Remember the Twitter Files? That carefully orchestrated “exposé” where incredibly gullible hand-picked journalists were given selective access to internal documents to manufacture misle…
www.techdirt.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Masnick explains how Musk is doing a Twitter Files on the whole U.S. government: "The danger isn’t just bad policy — it’s the replacement of accountable governance with conspiracy-driven chaos that threatens everything from disaster response to diplomatic relations." www.techdirt.com/2025/02/03/t...
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The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The guy overseeing USAID was identified two years ago as a Jan. 6 participant who entered the Capitol through a broken window.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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This is how a legitimate news source, PBS News Hour, reported on the incredibly racist statement of Karoline Leavitt the new White House Press Secretary. Someone should ask her why the Titanic sank. I'd bet everyone in charge of that disaster was a straight white man. youtu.be/n8sCBkJXP3M?...
How PBS Reported on Karoline Leavitt's Crazy Racist Statement about the Plane Crash in DC
YouTube video by Juliet Jeske - Decoding Fox News
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This is how a legitimate news source, PBS News Hour, reported on the incredibly racist statement of Karoline Leavitt the new White House Press Secretary. Someone should ask her why the Titanic sank. I'd bet everyone in charge of that disaster was a straight white man. youtu.be/n8sCBkJXP3M?...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Our experts are here to answer your questions and discuss our game plan moving forward. Join our Town Hall to discuss President Trump's first attacks and how we're fighting back tomorrow at 4:30pm ET.
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It must also be said that the resistance of the broader US public to the lure of fascism in the 1930s was not due to any moral clarity but because they were relentlessly propagandized by FDR and allies to reject these ideas and embrace more liberal ones. They weren’t better people than we are.
I’d also like to add that we don’t have very many stories about fascist ideology here in the United States aside from 1930s “America First” movements when Confederates, Redeemers, the first and second Klan, Dixiecrats, and McCarthyism all have hallmarks of fascist thinking.
January 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It must also be said that the resistance of the broader US public to the lure of fascism in the 1930s was not due to any moral clarity but because they were relentlessly propagandized by FDR and allies to reject these ideas and embrace more liberal ones. They weren’t better people than we are.