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The military is preparing target sets for lethal strikes against cartel targets in Mexico.
The strikes were discussed at a July meeting at NORTHCOM HQ in Colorado Springs led by Colby Jenkins, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-p...
The strikes were discussed at a July meeting at NORTHCOM HQ in Colorado Springs led by Colby Jenkins, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-p...
Military Preparing Attacks on Mexican Cartels
Secret orders target cartels as the new terrorists
www.kenklippenstein.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The military is preparing target sets for lethal strikes against cartel targets in Mexico.
The strikes were discussed at a July meeting at NORTHCOM HQ in Colorado Springs led by Colby Jenkins, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-p...
The strikes were discussed at a July meeting at NORTHCOM HQ in Colorado Springs led by Colby Jenkins, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/military-p...
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So the conservative host on NewsNation, Leland Vittert, lost it when I brought up January 6th and Trump's failure to prevent violent crimes that day, and his refusal to send in the National Guard that day.
He cut me off and then ended the interview!
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bR...
He cut me off and then ended the interview!
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bR...
August 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
So the conservative host on NewsNation, Leland Vittert, lost it when I brought up January 6th and Trump's failure to prevent violent crimes that day, and his refusal to send in the National Guard that day.
He cut me off and then ended the interview!
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bR...
He cut me off and then ended the interview!
Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bR...
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The defunding of public media, the gutting of the Washington Post and LA Times, and the cancelation of Stephen Colbert by Paramount is all connected. It's part of a hostile takeover of our entire information space by the oligarchs.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
The Oligarchs' Coup Against the Free Press Is Happening Now
The American information space is not merely changing; it is undergoing a hostile takeover. It is a deliberate, coordinated campaign by a new class of oligarchs out of Silicon Valley that includes Jef...
www.thedissident.news
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The defunding of public media, the gutting of the Washington Post and LA Times, and the cancelation of Stephen Colbert by Paramount is all connected. It's part of a hostile takeover of our entire information space by the oligarchs.
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
www.thedissident.news/the-oligarch...
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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New from 404 Media: ICE is planning a central database of health, labor, and housing agency data to find targets for deportation. The tool, called ATrac or Alien Tracker, already has data from Social Security Administration. Is used to send targets to teams in field
www.404media.co/ice-plans-ce...
www.404media.co/ice-plans-ce...
ICE Plans Central Database of Health, Labor, Housing Agency Data to Find Targets
A document viewed by 404 Media describes ICE's plans to incorporate data from the Department of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ...
www.404media.co
April 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is planning a central database of health, labor, and housing agency data to find targets for deportation. The tool, called ATrac or Alien Tracker, already has data from Social Security Administration. Is used to send targets to teams in field
www.404media.co/ice-plans-ce...
www.404media.co/ice-plans-ce...
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
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Never in my decade of filing FOIA requests have I gotten a response like this. Customs and Border Protection denies my request, saying "Due to law enforcement sensitivities we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records." No exemption cited, no name of who wrote this.
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Never in my decade of filing FOIA requests have I gotten a response like this. Customs and Border Protection denies my request, saying "Due to law enforcement sensitivities we can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records." No exemption cited, no name of who wrote this.
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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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The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
March 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The latest crazy just proves what we all know. They are discussing everything on Signal to avoid any discovery or FOIA or archival laws. So illegal but here we are.
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Trump just signed an EO consolidating ALL federal payments under the treasury and requiring a pre-certification to be able to receive any and all federal payments. This would enable the Trump admin to cut off funding at any time for any reason to any institution.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Trump just signed an EO consolidating ALL federal payments under the treasury and requiring a pre-certification to be able to receive any and all federal payments. This would enable the Trump admin to cut off funding at any time for any reason to any institution.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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That JB Pritzker sounds relevatory reflects how far a whole generation of Democratic politicians strayed from the absolute basics of electoral politics: say what you mean, act like you sincerely like your constituents, and don't constantly bring up how much you like and agree with your opponents.
March 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
That JB Pritzker sounds relevatory reflects how far a whole generation of Democratic politicians strayed from the absolute basics of electoral politics: say what you mean, act like you sincerely like your constituents, and don't constantly bring up how much you like and agree with your opponents.
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By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
March 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
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There are so many examples of this that you really have to conclude their very clear intent is to not ever be out of power again.
Do republicans want to set up a situation where every red state gets funding withdrawn because abortion is illegal in the state. That’s where we’re heading here. The explicit coercion is something conservatives once supposedly cared about!
Duffy on the New York City subway: "It's dangerous. It's dirty ... they don't want you to drive your car. They want you to take a train. If you want me to take a train, make the train safe, make it clean. But if you won't do that, we're gonna pull money."
March 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
There are so many examples of this that you really have to conclude their very clear intent is to not ever be out of power again.
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NEW: The Census Bureau hasn't been recruiting and retaining enough interviewers for three key surveys, including the source of the monthly job report, and lacks a plan for building up a field representative staff, the bureau's internal watchdog, Commerce OIG, finds
www.oig.doc.gov/wp-content/O...
www.oig.doc.gov/wp-content/O...
March 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
NEW: The Census Bureau hasn't been recruiting and retaining enough interviewers for three key surveys, including the source of the monthly job report, and lacks a plan for building up a field representative staff, the bureau's internal watchdog, Commerce OIG, finds
www.oig.doc.gov/wp-content/O...
www.oig.doc.gov/wp-content/O...
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
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A very chilling and important @leahlitman.bsky.social explainer on how a sleeper Supreme Court case—you probably haven't heard of it—could open the door to *criminal prosecution* of entities that practice and promote DEIA. slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Dangerous New Supreme Court Case Could Open the Door to Prosecutions for DEI
No one observing the past few months could question that the Trump administration is intent on dismantling DEIA programs and civil rights in the process.
slate.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A very chilling and important @leahlitman.bsky.social explainer on how a sleeper Supreme Court case—you probably haven't heard of it—could open the door to *criminal prosecution* of entities that practice and promote DEIA. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Wouldnt it be something if Democrats acted with the same sense of urgency expressed in their fundraising emails
March 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Wouldnt it be something if Democrats acted with the same sense of urgency expressed in their fundraising emails
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
March 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment.
Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.
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Public opinion is downstream of politics.
You look at public opinion to see how well your messaging is doing. You don’t look at public opinion to see what your stances on issues should be.
This is the basic, fundamental failure of establishment democrats.
You look at public opinion to see how well your messaging is doing. You don’t look at public opinion to see what your stances on issues should be.
This is the basic, fundamental failure of establishment democrats.
March 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Public opinion is downstream of politics.
You look at public opinion to see how well your messaging is doing. You don’t look at public opinion to see what your stances on issues should be.
This is the basic, fundamental failure of establishment democrats.
You look at public opinion to see how well your messaging is doing. You don’t look at public opinion to see what your stances on issues should be.
This is the basic, fundamental failure of establishment democrats.
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BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...
BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.
www.dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detain...
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.