@xenamidala.bsky.social
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Yeah the dissonance here is that when they say “empathy” is killing “Western civilization,” what they’re signaling is that recognizing the humanity and rights of non-white people is genocidal towards white people.
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Yeah the dissonance here is that when they say “empathy” is killing “Western civilization,” what they’re signaling is that recognizing the humanity and rights of non-white people is genocidal towards white people.
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More on the century-old conspiracy theory that once targeted Miller's ancestors and that he now uses to target others:
The Not-So-Great Replacement Theory
Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a new round of references to the white supremacist “great replacement theory,” so I thought I’d offer a post to explain the dark corners from which this came and...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
More on the century-old conspiracy theory that once targeted Miller's ancestors and that he now uses to target others:
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Must read piece from @gregsargent.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Must read piece from @gregsargent.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com
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Chat is it good that Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats positioned ICE Megacontractor Geo Group’s 3rd biggest Representative donation recipient to be the head of the committee that oversees ICE and CBP’s budget after he was pardoned by Donald Trump
December 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Chat is it good that Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats positioned ICE Megacontractor Geo Group’s 3rd biggest Representative donation recipient to be the head of the committee that oversees ICE and CBP’s budget after he was pardoned by Donald Trump
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You're walking home from the gym when you're stopped by FBI officers in an unmarked car. They handcuff you, even though you tell them you're a US citizen.
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You're walking home from the gym when you're stopped by FBI officers in an unmarked car. They handcuff you, even though you tell them you're a US citizen.
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
Then, they scan your face.
23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
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This brutal Kirk-Owens feud proves MAGA's core is pure grift. They're not a movement; they're hustlers cannibalizing each other for cash and clout, revealing the whole rotten project is built on nothing.
MAGA infighting among Charlie Kirk’s allies 'growing increasingly ugly'
After Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on September 10, his widow, Erika Kirk, became the organization's new leader. Many MAGA Republicans were quick to blame liberals, progressives and Democrats for the murder — even though countless Democrats, from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D...
www.alternet.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This brutal Kirk-Owens feud proves MAGA's core is pure grift. They're not a movement; they're hustlers cannibalizing each other for cash and clout, revealing the whole rotten project is built on nothing.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a map in the 2026 elections that heavily favors Republicans, overruling a bipartisan set of judges who found that those maps discriminate on the basis of race. Here’s what you need to know:
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a map in the 2026 elections that heavily favors Republicans, overruling a bipartisan set of judges who found that those maps discriminate on the basis of race. Here’s what you need to know:
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The University of Alabama’s decision to suspend two student magazines has sparked criticism and outrage on the campus.
University of Alabama suspends magazines focused on Black and women students
UA suspended student magazines Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six, citing compliance with anti-DEI policies, sparking campus outrage.
amsterdamnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The University of Alabama’s decision to suspend two student magazines has sparked criticism and outrage on the campus.
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Rob Reiner religion note: One of his last film projects was “God & Country,” a documentary released last year based on Katherine Stewart’s book.
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Rob Reiner's 'God & Country' explores the politicization of Christianity
The new documentary looks at the rise of Christian Nationalism as a political movement through the eyes of theologians and conservative thinkers.
www.wbur.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Rob Reiner religion note: One of his last film projects was “God & Country,” a documentary released last year based on Katherine Stewart’s book.
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The film turned a critical lens toward Christian nationalism.
Disclosure: I know this, because I’m in it. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Using AI to monitor schools for thoughtcrime bsky.app/profile/chad...
“At Texas A&M, internal emails show staff are using AI software to search syllabi and course descriptions for words that could raise concerns under new system policies restricting how faculty teach about race and gender.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
Texas universities deploy AI for course audits
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
www.texastribune.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Using AI to monitor schools for thoughtcrime bsky.app/profile/chad...
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"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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New Orleans is watching you.
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New Orleans is watching you
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.motherjones.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New Orleans is watching you.
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
As the feds chase immigrants, a city chases the feds.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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US politics make more sense when you recognize that a lot more people are susceptible to delusions than most folks probably assume.
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
US politics make more sense when you recognize that a lot more people are susceptible to delusions than most folks probably assume.
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NEW! Our incredible legal team at @immcouncil.org just secured a victory in federal court, reinforcing a ruling blocking blocking ICE from taking unaccompanied children into ICE detention on their 18th birthday, and re-detaining previously-released teenagers. Proud to work with such awesome lawyers!
BREAKING: A federal court in D.C. has blocked ICE’s unlawful policy of automatically detaining unaccompanied immigrant teens once they turn 18 – and from re-detaining those teens for no reason.
This ruling means youth can stay in safe, supportive settings – not adult jails.
This ruling means youth can stay in safe, supportive settings – not adult jails.
December 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
NEW! Our incredible legal team at @immcouncil.org just secured a victory in federal court, reinforcing a ruling blocking blocking ICE from taking unaccompanied children into ICE detention on their 18th birthday, and re-detaining previously-released teenagers. Proud to work with such awesome lawyers!
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ICYMI: Congressman Al Green Calls for a Vote to Impeach Donald John Trump.
You can also watch his one-minute speech by clicking here: youtu.be/WzvzksZVp70?...
You can also watch his one-minute speech by clicking here: youtu.be/WzvzksZVp70?...
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
ICYMI: Congressman Al Green Calls for a Vote to Impeach Donald John Trump.
You can also watch his one-minute speech by clicking here: youtu.be/WzvzksZVp70?...
You can also watch his one-minute speech by clicking here: youtu.be/WzvzksZVp70?...
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The image of Kristi Noem at CECOT and the saga of the Venezuelans the US government exiled to a notorious gulag should be seared into America's collective memory.
But displays of inhumanity were a normalized phenomenon in 2025.
But displays of inhumanity were a normalized phenomenon in 2025.
A year of hell for immigrants
In the first Trump administration, cruelty was the point. Now, it is the norm.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The image of Kristi Noem at CECOT and the saga of the Venezuelans the US government exiled to a notorious gulag should be seared into America's collective memory.
But displays of inhumanity were a normalized phenomenon in 2025.
But displays of inhumanity were a normalized phenomenon in 2025.
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You know what? Every time we defeat Darwin, he finds a new way. Find out ppl, find the fuck out. Then you will learn.
WI Senator Ron Johnson is endorsing a book that suggests chlorine dioxide can treat autism, cancer, and COVID-19. FDA guidance says ingesting it is potentially fatal.
Public health professionals recommend not taking medical advice from Senator Johnson.
www.propublica.org/article/ron-...
Public health professionals recommend not taking medical advice from Senator Johnson.
www.propublica.org/article/ron-...
Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You know what? Every time we defeat Darwin, he finds a new way. Find out ppl, find the fuck out. Then you will learn.
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On Reddit, a post shows the ways in which 287(g) agreements, combined with ICE's mass deportation efforts are making a total hash of the the basic functioning of a fair system — a man in Florida was pulled over for a traffic stop on his way to an asylum interview and is now detained in Colorado!
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
On Reddit, a post shows the ways in which 287(g) agreements, combined with ICE's mass deportation efforts are making a total hash of the the basic functioning of a fair system — a man in Florida was pulled over for a traffic stop on his way to an asylum interview and is now detained in Colorado!
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Rep. Moulton is introducing the NOEM Act to hold ICE officers accountable when they violate constitutional rights.
Anyone who breaks the law should face consequences, and ICE is no exception.
Anyone who breaks the law should face consequences, and ICE is no exception.
December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Rep. Moulton is introducing the NOEM Act to hold ICE officers accountable when they violate constitutional rights.
Anyone who breaks the law should face consequences, and ICE is no exception.
Anyone who breaks the law should face consequences, and ICE is no exception.