Benton
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This is what the Nazis did.
They blamed the Jews for everything to make them the enemy of the people.
It allowed them to commit atrocities.
Undocumented immigrants are not the reason for any of these problems, they’re a scapegoat.
Hold the billionaires, corporations & ruling class accountable
They blamed the Jews for everything to make them the enemy of the people.
It allowed them to commit atrocities.
Undocumented immigrants are not the reason for any of these problems, they’re a scapegoat.
Hold the billionaires, corporations & ruling class accountable
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is what the Nazis did.
They blamed the Jews for everything to make them the enemy of the people.
It allowed them to commit atrocities.
Undocumented immigrants are not the reason for any of these problems, they’re a scapegoat.
Hold the billionaires, corporations & ruling class accountable
They blamed the Jews for everything to make them the enemy of the people.
It allowed them to commit atrocities.
Undocumented immigrants are not the reason for any of these problems, they’re a scapegoat.
Hold the billionaires, corporations & ruling class accountable
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Immigration accountability advocates today unveiled a sweeping new online “Wiki” built on the ICE List project, promising a central, searchable record tying individual immigration agents to raids, vehicles, local police partners, and the legal machinery behind U.S. immigration enforcement.
NEWS: ICE List Launches Wiki to Expose Enforcement Network
The Europe-based volunteer-built database links raids, agents, vehicles, and legal structures, aiming to break the cycle of official secrecy.
migrantinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Immigration accountability advocates today unveiled a sweeping new online “Wiki” built on the ICE List project, promising a central, searchable record tying individual immigration agents to raids, vehicles, local police partners, and the legal machinery behind U.S. immigration enforcement.
Just sat through the most horrifying town hall with my NC Rep, Brad Knott, and the gaslighting and lies about immigration and healthcare are wild. ICE is now terrorizing people in our district, innocent people are missing school and work out of fear, people can’t afford healthcare…
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Just sat through the most horrifying town hall with my NC Rep, Brad Knott, and the gaslighting and lies about immigration and healthcare are wild. ICE is now terrorizing people in our district, innocent people are missing school and work out of fear, people can’t afford healthcare…
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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Kavanaugh Stops directly affecting public school attendance! Wow. Yes, that's right the Supreme Court of the United States and the Trump Administration are actively waging war on children just trying to get an education. I think this needs to be a headline story every night
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Kavanaugh Stops directly affecting public school attendance! Wow. Yes, that's right the Supreme Court of the United States and the Trump Administration are actively waging war on children just trying to get an education. I think this needs to be a headline story every night
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ICE is now in Raleigh, Wake County, Nc
abc11.com/post/immigra...
#FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement #protest #handsoff #trump #epstein #ice #rights #files #fightback #FuckaroundFindout #orange #deport #raleigh #democracy #march #wake #Nc #elbowsup #woke
abc11.com/post/immigra...
#FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement #protest #handsoff #trump #epstein #ice #rights #files #fightback #FuckaroundFindout #orange #deport #raleigh #democracy #march #wake #Nc #elbowsup #woke
Customs and Border agents to target Raleigh this week, state senator confirms
State Sen. Graig Meyer confirmed to ABC11 that ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents will be in Raleigh this week.
abc11.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
ICE is now in Raleigh, Wake County, Nc
abc11.com/post/immigra...
#FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement #protest #handsoff #trump #epstein #ice #rights #files #fightback #FuckaroundFindout #orange #deport #raleigh #democracy #march #wake #Nc #elbowsup #woke
abc11.com/post/immigra...
#FiftyFiftyOne #PeoplesMovement #protest #handsoff #trump #epstein #ice #rights #files #fightback #FuckaroundFindout #orange #deport #raleigh #democracy #march #wake #Nc #elbowsup #woke
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Hundreds take to the streets in Raleigh, NC to demand ICE and border patrol out of North Carolina as they detained and arrested over 80 people in a single day. The people of North Carolina have a clear message: ICE IS NOT WELCOME HERE. Not welcomed anywhere!
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hundreds take to the streets in Raleigh, NC to demand ICE and border patrol out of North Carolina as they detained and arrested over 80 people in a single day. The people of North Carolina have a clear message: ICE IS NOT WELCOME HERE. Not welcomed anywhere!
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Word has it that ICE/CBP will be in Raleigh tomorrow. Let's all show them a warm welcome. #ncpol #ice #Raleigh
Democratic legislative sources briefed by Gov. Josh Stein’s office told The Assembly and INDY that agents are coming to the state capital.
Immigration Agents Coming to Raleigh Tuesday, Sources Say
Democratic legislative sources briefed by Gov. Josh Stein’s office told The Assembly and INDY agents are coming to the state capital.
indyweek.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to the people.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Prometheus stole fire from the gods to give to the people.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
Techbros, through AI, are stealing fire from the people and using it to warm themselves.
What precious fucking irony that is.
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections is in chaos, and now led by people who do not believe in fair and impartial election administration.
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is in chaos, and now led by people who do not believe in fair and impartial election administration.
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
There's only one way to overcome this kind of bias: to vote in large numbers that can't be suppressed. 📈
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This also happened to Alma Bowman, a disabled woman who spent nearly three years in ICE custody during first Trump term
She wrote bad cheques, paid them off & they grabbed her anyways
When she was released, she was a whistleblower. She exposed atrocities in the camps
They’ve locked her up again
She wrote bad cheques, paid them off & they grabbed her anyways
When she was released, she was a whistleblower. She exposed atrocities in the camps
They’ve locked her up again
Disabled People are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention Facilities
Why is no one talking about it? Where's the media? Where's the public outcry? Another example of the pervasive nature of ableism and how society views disabled people as expendable.
www.disabledginger.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This also happened to Alma Bowman, a disabled woman who spent nearly three years in ICE custody during first Trump term
She wrote bad cheques, paid them off & they grabbed her anyways
When she was released, she was a whistleblower. She exposed atrocities in the camps
They’ve locked her up again
She wrote bad cheques, paid them off & they grabbed her anyways
When she was released, she was a whistleblower. She exposed atrocities in the camps
They’ve locked her up again
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Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
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anyway ludicrous to think the right question is “how did DHS lose its way??” and not “why did we build a domestic security super agency in the first place, and who has that power served”
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
anyway ludicrous to think the right question is “how did DHS lose its way??” and not “why did we build a domestic security super agency in the first place, and who has that power served”
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Them: “I’m sick of subsidizing their groceries when mine cost so much”
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Them: “I’m sick of subsidizing their groceries when mine cost so much”
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
SNAP does not drive up grocery prices.
That would be inflation, tariffs & corporate greed.
For every $1 spent on SNAP there’s a $1.50 going back into the economy.
While you’re blaming the poor, the rich are robbing everyone.
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The aftermath of an ICE raid on a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, has devastated families, leaving them heartbroken by the separations caused by the raid.
November 15, 2025
November 15, 2025
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The aftermath of an ICE raid on a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, has devastated families, leaving them heartbroken by the separations caused by the raid.
November 15, 2025
November 15, 2025
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This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There is only one reason Trump directed Bondi to investigate specific names in the Epstein files.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
It’s so the DOJ can stonewall growing calls for their full release.
Not long ago, the DOJ declared there was nothing to investigate.
You are witness to the most blatant coverup in American history.
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They come back to pass a bill that does nothing to address the healthcare crisis we’re in, and Speaker Johnson won’t even commit to a later vote on the ACA.
They’re not on your side. 2/2
They’re not on your side. 2/2
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
They come back to pass a bill that does nothing to address the healthcare crisis we’re in, and Speaker Johnson won’t even commit to a later vote on the ACA.
They’re not on your side. 2/2
They’re not on your side. 2/2
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
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CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
CICERO, IL — Trump’s ICE goons pepper spray into a family’s car and hits a 1 year old baby girl.
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Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!