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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"
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Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
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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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A must read!
"I doubt Senator Kelly will see this blog, and if he does see it, I imagine he will not be pleased with it. He’ll probably find it embarrassing. His humility likely makes him bristle at stuff like this. Well, that’s just too damn bad, Senator."
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
A must read!
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Call your reps + please read the thread. Do it now, please.
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![A Canva-mocked up call script re: calling electeds Trump Administration's actions in Venezuela
YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [ZIP CODE].
YOU: I’m calling [MOC] to demand they condemn the U.S.’s actions in Venezuela tonight. The Trump administration has carried out an illegal attack and capture of Maduro that is a clear violation of international sovereignty and will impact relationships will alienate international allies, and [ELECTED] must speak out about this.
YOU: I am also calling on [MOC] to:
1. Speak plainly about this to their constituents. They can acknowledge the Maduro regime’s abuses AND recognize this as an unlawful extraterritorial detention,
2. Demand a legal written justification from the Administration,
3. Hold IMMEDIATE House/Senate Foreign Affairs hearings on the the decision-making, legality, and diplomatic risks of the Maduro operation,
4. Demand an immediate classified briefing for the Gang of Eight.
YOU: What happened tonight will have ramifications across the world in the days, weeks and months to come, and we need answers and action taken.
YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS - DEMAND A RESPONSE]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreiekz6akttflsgwcc74eyuq6m6e2lrbgxzouhdmvi5lds4qm6x4fou@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Call your reps + please read the thread. Do it now, please.
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📈ALL TIME RECORD—New York State Department of Health announced that NY is experiencing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single week (since recording started 2004). Hospitalizations due to influenza surged by ⬆️63% in one week.
health.ny.gov/press/releas...
health.ny.gov/press/releas...
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
📈ALL TIME RECORD—New York State Department of Health announced that NY is experiencing the highest number of flu cases ever recorded in a single week (since recording started 2004). Hospitalizations due to influenza surged by ⬆️63% in one week.
health.ny.gov/press/releas...
health.ny.gov/press/releas...
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Ego vs. Economics: Trump’s bullying tactics blow up in his face.
Canada Flips the Script, Hits Trump Where It Hurts the Most
The Art of the Self-Own
www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ego vs. Economics: Trump’s bullying tactics blow up in his face.
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The regime, in its zeal to punish the disabled, for instance, break Federal law here:
"Many Head Start programs also receive federal funding through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act specifically to identify and support young children with disabilities.
🧾 www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
"Many Head Start programs also receive federal funding through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act specifically to identify and support young children with disabilities.
🧾 www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
Trump's HHS has banned nearly 200 words for Head Start programs—like “‘disability,’ ‘women,’ ‘Tribal,’” and more—forcing programs to choose between complying with the law or bending to Trump's unlawful DEI ban to keep funding.
This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.
This is outrageous. I'm demanding answers.
Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
www.npr.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The regime, in its zeal to punish the disabled, for instance, break Federal law here:
"Many Head Start programs also receive federal funding through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act specifically to identify and support young children with disabilities.
🧾 www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
"Many Head Start programs also receive federal funding through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act specifically to identify and support young children with disabilities.
🧾 www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...
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This short year-end video highlights both that challenge and the efforts by leaders in medicine and public health to provide clear, evidence-based vaccine information to help protect Americans’ health.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZF...
Protecting Vaccine Integrity in 2025: Evidence, Access, and Public Trust
YouTube video by CIDRAP
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This short year-end video highlights both that challenge and the efforts by leaders in medicine and public health to provide clear, evidence-based vaccine information to help protect Americans’ health.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5ZF...
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The flu is hitting people hard this year. Please follow the science. Take precautions to lower your chance of infection and reduce the spread of the virus. If you are sick, I wish you a speedy recovery. www.today.com/health/cold-...
A New, Potentially Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading in the US. Watch for These Symptoms
A mutated strain of influenza A, H3N2 subclade K, is surging worldwide, sparking concern about a severe flu season in the U.S. Here's what to symptoms to look out for.
www.today.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The flu is hitting people hard this year. Please follow the science. Take precautions to lower your chance of infection and reduce the spread of the virus. If you are sick, I wish you a speedy recovery. www.today.com/health/cold-...
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
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"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have
ysph.yale.edu
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"
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What we've forgotten
‘They Killed Our People’ | Atul Dev
In the spring of 2008, at a small desk piled with papers and notebooks, Lisa Hicks-Gilbert sat spellbound in front of a laptop. After a lifetime of
www.nybooks.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What we've forgotten
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Public health officials say the flu is spreading especially quickly in New York, Louisiana and Colorado, The Hill reported Friday. New Jersey and Rhode Island are also seeing high rates of the flu, as of the latest data from Dec. 13. Georgia, New Mexico, Idaho, Michigan, North Carolina, South Caroli
‘Super flu’ hitting these states the hardest: Here are the symptoms
Hospitalization rates went up by 14.3% nationwide as of Friday.
www.al.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Public health officials say the flu is spreading especially quickly in New York, Louisiana and Colorado, The Hill reported Friday. New Jersey and Rhode Island are also seeing high rates of the flu, as of the latest data from Dec. 13. Georgia, New Mexico, Idaho, Michigan, North Carolina, South Caroli
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Former Republican governor of NJ posted this warning and article about the DOJ doing voter registration purges in the states
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Former Republican governor of NJ posted this warning and article about the DOJ doing voter registration purges in the states
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
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The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts
‘They are not migrants. They are not ‘undocumented.’ They are an invading army. The largest invasion in American history,’ DHS speechwriter writes on X
www.independent.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Independent has identified Eric Lendrum as the DHS PR officer responsible for a relentless flood of social media posts on DHS pages using Nazis memes, slogans and images. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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You know who else died of a medical emergency in a detention center?
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You know who else died of a medical emergency in a detention center?
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
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December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Another brief clip from yesterday's rapid response livestream regarding what's at stake with the potential loss of NCAR, and what we can do about it: "What would we lose if the National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled? Quite a lot."
What would we lose if the National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled? Quite a lot.
In this short excerpt from a longer livestream, Daniel Swain reflects on what would be lost if the National Center for Atmospheric Research were to be dismantled, as has been proposed, and why the present moment is such an important one when voicing support for this irreplaceable weather, climate, w
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December 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Another brief clip from yesterday's rapid response livestream regarding what's at stake with the potential loss of NCAR, and what we can do about it: "What would we lose if the National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled? Quite a lot."
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RFJ Jr is actively punishing Americans because some scientists refused to buy into his bull.
Reporter: The Department of Health and Human Services is essentially going to eliminate 7 different grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics. They will be eliminating aid to prevent infant mortality, aid to prevent birth defects, an elimination of help for young adults, early detection of autism
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
RFJ Jr is actively punishing Americans because some scientists refused to buy into his bull.
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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These are similar words to those I was asked to removed from a US DOT grant. Guess what? They terminated the grant anyway
According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
These are similar words to those I was asked to removed from a US DOT grant. Guess what? They terminated the grant anyway