acewing13.bsky.social
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H2A guest worker visas are finally a big enough program that farmers are ready to switch to that instead of undoc'd workers.
That's why they're rounding up undoc'd people.
Farms don't really need them anymore, & they're "too hard to control."
That hasn't changed!
H2A guest worker visas are finally a big enough program that farmers are ready to switch to that instead of undoc'd workers.
That's why they're rounding up undoc'd people.
Farms don't really need them anymore, & they're "too hard to control."
That hasn't changed!
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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H2A guest worker visas are finally a big enough program that farmers are ready to switch to that instead of undoc'd workers.
That's why they're rounding up undoc'd people.
Farms don't really need them anymore, & they're "too hard to control."
That hasn't changed!
H2A guest worker visas are finally a big enough program that farmers are ready to switch to that instead of undoc'd workers.
That's why they're rounding up undoc'd people.
Farms don't really need them anymore, & they're "too hard to control."
That hasn't changed!
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These are ALL tactics that labor contractors (basically temp agencies that farmers rent H2A workers from) use. Frequently!
There were *anti-slavery regs* put in place to stop the worst offenses in the H2A program.
Trump repealed them in June 2025!
There were *anti-slavery regs* put in place to stop the worst offenses in the H2A program.
Trump repealed them in June 2025!
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
These are ALL tactics that labor contractors (basically temp agencies that farmers rent H2A workers from) use. Frequently!
There were *anti-slavery regs* put in place to stop the worst offenses in the H2A program.
Trump repealed them in June 2025!
There were *anti-slavery regs* put in place to stop the worst offenses in the H2A program.
Trump repealed them in June 2025!
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Explain to me why I’m standing in front of my childrens’ schools in subzero weather trying to make sure none of their classmates are kidnapped by armed, masked goons then.
Corey Lewandowski: "I was really gonna go to the Super Bowl, but then Bad Bunny showed up. Listen -- anybody who is an American has nothing to worry about. It's the rapists and the murderers and the sex traffickers and child pedophiles who are in this country who need to be worried."
February 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Explain to me why I’m standing in front of my childrens’ schools in subzero weather trying to make sure none of their classmates are kidnapped by armed, masked goons then.
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The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
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It will be darkly comic as we see the police reforms used to whitewash ICE fail and be met with “they’re following all the rules and procedures the police use” when we point out the violence is ongoing.
Congrats to Hakeem Jeffries. He’s worked so hard for this victory.
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It will be darkly comic as we see the police reforms used to whitewash ICE fail and be met with “they’re following all the rules and procedures the police use” when we point out the violence is ongoing.
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I will reiterate again, Jack Lew personally intervened to block these photographs from circulation.
The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
Look at the photos. The thing I heard often working on the USAID Gaza response from our partners in Gaza was the field of dead bodies - men, women, children - that fanned out around IDF checkpoints in the Netzarim corridor. Shot by IDF soldiers for no reason (unless "for fun" counts as a reason).
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I will reiterate again, Jack Lew personally intervened to block these photographs from circulation.
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I realize The Presidential Records Act hasn't lived up to its potential but at least the theory is sound; it seems obvious that judges' papers should be preserved and archived outside of their control, and ideas about access to the papers can be discussed.
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I realize The Presidential Records Act hasn't lived up to its potential but at least the theory is sound; it seems obvious that judges' papers should be preserved and archived outside of their control, and ideas about access to the papers can be discussed.
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i am very much of the view that undermining the court’s secrecy is a necessary part of remaking it into something like an actual court (and not some guardian council) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
i am very much of the view that undermining the court’s secrecy is a necessary part of remaking it into something like an actual court (and not some guardian council) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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"At almost the very moment “elimination” status was achieved—a quarter century ago—the vaccination rate started to slip. Then, within the last decade, it started to fall more dramatically."
We didn't appreciate what we had.
We didn't appreciate what we had.
‘Frustrating and Demoralizing’: The Measles Comeback Gets Worse
The disease is exploding in South Carolina, we’re about to lose elimination status, and RFK Jr.’s team says it’s just the “cost of doing business.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
"At almost the very moment “elimination” status was achieved—a quarter century ago—the vaccination rate started to slip. Then, within the last decade, it started to fall more dramatically."
We didn't appreciate what we had.
We didn't appreciate what we had.
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ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
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because intelligent, interrogative interviewing can get you shut out of access, most U.S. media - especially TV news - actively *discourages* it in political reporting. Contrast the UK, where the unavoidable status of the BBC paradoxically meant it could be much bolder, setting the norm for others.
like i'm not trying to be mean to op here but Isaac is literally a good interviewer who can use subtext and knows what he's trying to get at. This is the baseline competency I'd expect most access reporters to be at in a normal universe. But we don't live in that.
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM
because intelligent, interrogative interviewing can get you shut out of access, most U.S. media - especially TV news - actively *discourages* it in political reporting. Contrast the UK, where the unavoidable status of the BBC paradoxically meant it could be much bolder, setting the norm for others.
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Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme.
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
dailyillini.com/news-stories...
‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
dailyillini.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Whenever you see a story about how liberals aren't making their conservative peers feel welcome enough, this is who they're talking about.
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I will say again, for the people in the back: the art of politics in a democracy is not merely counting votes. It is reframing issues in a way that CHANGES votes. It is making the case for what is impossible today, so it becomes more possible tomorrow.
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 AM
I will say again, for the people in the back: the art of politics in a democracy is not merely counting votes. It is reframing issues in a way that CHANGES votes. It is making the case for what is impossible today, so it becomes more possible tomorrow.
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there are a lot of reasons to want schumer out. but even if this is not a major issue for you, claiming that your role as leader during a fascist putsch is to preserve a policy favored by the fascist and opposed by your party's voters is disqualifying. schumer cannot continue to lead the democrats
Video of his remarks where he says, verbatim, that one of his jobs as leader is to funnel more aid to Israel
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
75% of Democratic voters oppose sending Israel more military aid, as do 66% of independents and 60% of Americans overall according to recent polling
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
there are a lot of reasons to want schumer out. but even if this is not a major issue for you, claiming that your role as leader during a fascist putsch is to preserve a policy favored by the fascist and opposed by your party's voters is disqualifying. schumer cannot continue to lead the democrats
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right now “illegal” is anything a billionaire fascist doesn’t like. we need to learn to call that out as the bullshit it is.
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 2, 2026 at 6:43 AM
right now “illegal” is anything a billionaire fascist doesn’t like. we need to learn to call that out as the bullshit it is.
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Men aren’t born with a propensity to commit acts of sexual violence. It is socialized behavior, often learned through abuse itself. Take fraternities and hazing as one example. The slightly older students beat the younger ones and the cycle continues year after year. Sports teams, armies, the same.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Men aren’t born with a propensity to commit acts of sexual violence. It is socialized behavior, often learned through abuse itself. Take fraternities and hazing as one example. The slightly older students beat the younger ones and the cycle continues year after year. Sports teams, armies, the same.
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"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
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Remember when "Sunday scaries" meant "I don't feel like working tomorrow" instead of like "Trump is destroying a cornerstone of DC cultural infrastructure" and "the concentration camp for kids has a measles outbreak" and "most wealthy and famous straight men are pedophilic monsters"?
February 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Remember when "Sunday scaries" meant "I don't feel like working tomorrow" instead of like "Trump is destroying a cornerstone of DC cultural infrastructure" and "the concentration camp for kids has a measles outbreak" and "most wealthy and famous straight men are pedophilic monsters"?
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A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”
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Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction.
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
February 2, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Gonna beg media not to just repeat Trump's obviously bullshit framing in the headlines. Tell readers the truth in the headlines.
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
Alternatives:
"With Artists and Audience Fleeing, Trump Closes Kennedy Center Indefinitely"
"Trump Says Kennedy Center Needs Renovation, Despite Recent $250M Renovation"
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ICE are slave catchers and y'all want better trained slave catchers? Y'all want slave catchers with better rules? Fuck out of here
February 2, 2026 at 2:04 AM
ICE are slave catchers and y'all want better trained slave catchers? Y'all want slave catchers with better rules? Fuck out of here
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In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility
DPS troopers stand guard in front of the Dilley detention center during a protest last weekend. After a week of public outcry over the Dilley, Texas South
www.sacurrent.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
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Doesn't seem like this should be his job
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Doesn't seem like this should be his job