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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 14h

🚨 Leaked messages from Young Republicans show members joking about gas chambers, rape, and slavery — even saying “I love Hitler.”

They called Black people “monkeys” and “the watermelon people.”

This isn’t the fringe. It’s the next generation of GOP leadership.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 14h

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.

They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 14h

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers.

They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 14h

This is, yet again, another time the United States strikes and kills without showing the public any evidence

Trump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

apnews.com

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 15h

Even the soulless Supreme Court thinks Alex Jones is a piece of shit. He better pay the Sandy Hook families for causing so much pain.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

abcnews.go.com

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Mugger Jack, (Lucky) @muggerjack.bsky.social · 18h

I think zip tying a child's hands behind them is enough to suggest they are being inhumane.

Let's start the investigation there.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 18h

When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Latin America Working Group @lawgaction.bsky.social · 18h

criminal

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 18h

When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 18h

When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa.

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

apnews.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 18h

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot...

apnews.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

The Georgia congresswoman has been increasingly restless with Trump. What does it mean for MAGA’s future?

What Is Going on Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Brain?!

The Georgia congresswoman has been increasingly restless with Trump. What does it mean for MAGA’s future?

www.thebulwark.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

@thebulwark.com: What Is Going on Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Brain?!

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Brain:

a cartoon of a pink brain with sharp teeth and a very angry face .

Alt: a cartoon of a pink brain with sharp teeth and a very angry face .

media.tenor.com

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 1d

While many wait to apply for DACA for the first time, others appreciate it every time they renew

Versión en español

www.calonews.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration's Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

www.propublica.org

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 2d

Letter: In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson’s famous observation, good (local) journalism is vital

www.sltrib.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

Never forget that when Bondi was appointed, Democracy Docket immediately called her out while The Washington Post gave her a thumbs up.

If you value independent, pro-democracy media that won't bow down or obey, support Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 2d

Been acting President for awhile.

Now he's just confirming it

President Miller

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 2d

The meager and unsuccessful deportation efforts could lead to Abrego being released from immigration detention within days, if U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis concludes the government hasn’t shown it’s making a sincere and substantial effort to find a destination for Abrego.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 2d

Trump administration has failed to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa

Three African nations won’t accept the Salvadoran native, who was already deported illegally once and then brought back to the U.S.

www.politico.com

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 2d

Trump administration has failed to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa

Three African nations won’t accept the Salvadoran native, who was already deported illegally once and then brought back to the U.S.

www.politico.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 3d

"There's two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It's highly likely because they are given Tylenol," Kennedy stated during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.

RFK Jr. suggests circumcision is linked to autism. Here's what experts say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested there may be a link between autism and circumcision while reasserting the unproven theory that Tylenol causes the condition. Here's what doctors say.

www.cbsnews.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 3d

Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court in Maryland said the government seems to be switching arguments at will to try to lengthen his detainment, resulting in a “totally inconsistent” case.

“You’re not even close” the judge told administration lawyers at one point during the six-hour session.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 3d

Judge Signals She Is Likely to Order Abrego Garcia’s Release Soon

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 3d

Judge Signals She Is Likely to Order Abrego Garcia’s Release Soon

www.nytimes.com

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