John Lore
@johnlore.bsky.social
Niche Historian. Book Hoarder.
Real Amiable Sort of Freak, Just Keeping Pace.
Real Amiable Sort of Freak, Just Keeping Pace.
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Stinging dissent from Judge Dana Douglass (Obama appointee) who chillingly sums up the consequences. Over 2 million people including those who have resided in the country can be held without bond hearings. The court’s reading means “the border is everywhere.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Stinging dissent from Judge Dana Douglass (Obama appointee) who chillingly sums up the consequences. Over 2 million people including those who have resided in the country can be held without bond hearings. The court’s reading means “the border is everywhere.”
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Devastating decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last night endorsing the Trump Bureau of Immigration Appeals 2025 ruling that undocumented immigrants “apprehended anywhere in the United States are ineligible for release on bond, regardless of how long they have resided in the U.S.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Devastating decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last night endorsing the Trump Bureau of Immigration Appeals 2025 ruling that undocumented immigrants “apprehended anywhere in the United States are ineligible for release on bond, regardless of how long they have resided in the U.S.”
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not.
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Lots of folks saying “this is good” but no, it very much is not.
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
1) this is the 4th amendment
2) this is a historical norm at worst
3) this is already required
4) again, at worst an historic norm
5) 4A
6) 4A
7) fine
8) good if enforceable
9) useless
10) again, at worst a historical norm
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Amazing
Another TV series which predicted the future...
The Newsroom S01E10
Another TV series which predicted the future...
The Newsroom S01E10
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Amazing
Another TV series which predicted the future...
The Newsroom S01E10
Another TV series which predicted the future...
The Newsroom S01E10
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This is amazing.
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
This is amazing.
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finally, the ICE reform we’ve been waiting for: no masks unless you really want to wear them
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 AM
finally, the ICE reform we’ve been waiting for: no masks unless you really want to wear them
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Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is under attack after the arrest of an independent journalist, and on the same day the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide.
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Nancy Pelosi warns press freedom is under attack after the arrest of an independent journalist, and on the same day the Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, conducted mass layoffs of its reporters and editors worldwide.
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
“America is in a crisis of conscience.” @pelosi.house.gov
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Alito is basically daring Democrats to reform the Court. And yet!
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Alito is basically daring Democrats to reform the Court. And yet!
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Sorry, lawyer brain back on. THEY'RE GONNA FIND AND ARREST THIS GUY AND CHARGE HIM WITH ASSAULT... RIGHT???!!!!
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Sorry, lawyer brain back on. THEY'RE GONNA FIND AND ARREST THIS GUY AND CHARGE HIM WITH ASSAULT... RIGHT???!!!!
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We have no idea where Yglesias got his numbers but they’re wrong. This debate has for so long been plagued by numbers basically pulled out of thin air
Right pic is from my and @adambonica.bsky.social’s response essay: www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Right pic is from my and @adambonica.bsky.social’s response essay: www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We have no idea where Yglesias got his numbers but they’re wrong. This debate has for so long been plagued by numbers basically pulled out of thin air
Right pic is from my and @adambonica.bsky.social’s response essay: www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
Right pic is from my and @adambonica.bsky.social’s response essay: www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
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Evil.
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Evil.
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THOU SHALT NOT PROTECT PEDOS!!! WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SENDER’S NAME REDACTED?!?
February 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
THOU SHALT NOT PROTECT PEDOS!!! WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SENDER’S NAME REDACTED?!?
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Some years ago, I was chatting with a Retropolis reader, a young history student, and I mentioned there were several dozen people enslaved in New Jersey up until the day the 13th Amendment kicked in in December 1865.
Y’all. He identified every one of them.
njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/nj...
Y’all. He identified every one of them.
njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/nj...
February 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Some years ago, I was chatting with a Retropolis reader, a young history student, and I mentioned there were several dozen people enslaved in New Jersey up until the day the 13th Amendment kicked in in December 1865.
Y’all. He identified every one of them.
njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/nj...
Y’all. He identified every one of them.
njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/nj...
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Happy Black History Month
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Happy Black History Month
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For those who don't know, Cajuns as an ethnicity, only exist because in 1755 the English entered Acadia in Nova Scotia and burned villages, destroyed property, and round up more than 80% of the local Acadians, forced them on boats, broke up families, and sent them out to sea.
Thousands died.
1/5
Thousands died.
1/5
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 AM
For those who don't know, Cajuns as an ethnicity, only exist because in 1755 the English entered Acadia in Nova Scotia and burned villages, destroyed property, and round up more than 80% of the local Acadians, forced them on boats, broke up families, and sent them out to sea.
Thousands died.
1/5
Thousands died.
1/5
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Read that again.
It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Read that again.
@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @dscc.bsky.social @tedlieu.bsky.social
They could say:
"ICE agents and leaders will be stripped of qualified immunity. You will be personally liable and vulnerable to civil lawsuits from every civilian you have attacked. You will be financially destroyed, forever. Walk away from ICE today while you can."
"ICE agents and leaders will be stripped of qualified immunity. You will be personally liable and vulnerable to civil lawsuits from every civilian you have attacked. You will be financially destroyed, forever. Walk away from ICE today while you can."
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @dscc.bsky.social @tedlieu.bsky.social
They could say:
"When someone is accustomed to shooting people in the face, you cannot send them to a two hour training about not shooting people in the face and expect them to suddenly stop shooting people in the face. That's ridiculous. They're done. Get them entirely out of our cities."
"When someone is accustomed to shooting people in the face, you cannot send them to a two hour training about not shooting people in the face and expect them to suddenly stop shooting people in the face. That's ridiculous. They're done. Get them entirely out of our cities."
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @dscc.bsky.social @tedlieu.bsky.social
They could say:
"We are demanding that ICE cease operations in our cities. We are not asking for reform or training. This agency and these agents are not trainable. We want them out completely. That is the minimum required today. The floor for the future is abolishing the agency entirely."
"We are demanding that ICE cease operations in our cities. We are not asking for reform or training. This agency and these agents are not trainable. We want them out completely. That is the minimum required today. The floor for the future is abolishing the agency entirely."
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @dscc.bsky.social @tedlieu.bsky.social
They could say:
"ICE agents: you will never receive your five year bonus. You will be held accountable for any crimes you commit. You will permanently lose the opportunity for federal employment. But there's still time: quit your jobs now."
"ICE agents: you will never receive your five year bonus. You will be held accountable for any crimes you commit. You will permanently lose the opportunity for federal employment. But there's still time: quit your jobs now."
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @dscc.bsky.social @tedlieu.bsky.social
Every D could say something like:
"ICE is a corrupt, lawbreaking agency and everyone working for it should resign immediately. We are ultimately going to abolish ICE and come for every single ICE agent or leader who broke the law. In the meantime, we're cutting off all additional funding."
"ICE is a corrupt, lawbreaking agency and everyone working for it should resign immediately. We are ultimately going to abolish ICE and come for every single ICE agent or leader who broke the law. In the meantime, we're cutting off all additional funding."
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
@democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @dscc.bsky.social @tedlieu.bsky.social
But they should all be saying ABOLISH ICE. They should be be with 77% of Democrats and a majority of the entire population, according to polls, that want to ABOLISH ICE. They should mark that as their ultimate goal and work to achieve it.
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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The reality is that ICE and DHS actually CAN and ARE attacking people who are exercising their rights.
I say this NOT to dissuade anyone from exercising those rights, but to challenge @tedlieu.bsky.social and other politicians to do more to protect those rights than post this kind of thing.
I say this NOT to dissuade anyone from exercising those rights, but to challenge @tedlieu.bsky.social and other politicians to do more to protect those rights than post this kind of thing.
The First Amendment protects the public’s right to:
1. Film ICE in public
2. Photograph ICE in public
3. Observe what ICE does in public
ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
1. Film ICE in public
2. Photograph ICE in public
3. Observe what ICE does in public
ICE and DHS officials cannot lay a finger on any American who is peacefully exercising First Amendment rights.
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The reality is that ICE and DHS actually CAN and ARE attacking people who are exercising their rights.
I say this NOT to dissuade anyone from exercising those rights, but to challenge @tedlieu.bsky.social and other politicians to do more to protect those rights than post this kind of thing.
I say this NOT to dissuade anyone from exercising those rights, but to challenge @tedlieu.bsky.social and other politicians to do more to protect those rights than post this kind of thing.
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ICE not only manhandled and terrorized a 10th grader who is an American citizen, they stole his phone. And then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
ICE not only manhandled and terrorized a 10th grader who is an American citizen, they stole his phone. And then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.
I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it.