Cameron Sparkles, PhD
@allegedlycam.bsky.social
Historian of science and religion in a previous life. Author @Palgrave. Views mine. He/Him. Orange belt in Karate (2002). I'm big in Japan.
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This piece (... predictably) gets 99% of the way and then doesn't stick the landing. As the piece itself says, you can't build a concentration camp where that duty of care will be honored. Why go through the trouble of writing this and not say close the camps?
www.statnews.com/2026/02/04/m...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/04/m...
Measles in an ICE facility is a public health failure
A marginalized population, a highly contagious disease, no systemic vaccination safeguards — no wonder there’s measles in an ICE detention facility.
www.statnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 AM
This piece (... predictably) gets 99% of the way and then doesn't stick the landing. As the piece itself says, you can't build a concentration camp where that duty of care will be honored. Why go through the trouble of writing this and not say close the camps?
www.statnews.com/2026/02/04/m...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/04/m...
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Okay but you have overlooked Justice Jackson's most jarring ethical violation, a galling breach of propriety shared by other totally fair and reasonable Republican targets such as Lisa Cook, Gwynne Wilcox, Carla Hayden, and Ilhan Omar:
She is a Black woman.
She is a Black woman.
Amid the flagrant ethics violations among SCOTUS justices, a U.S. senator is demanding Justice Jackson be investigated for attending the Grammies. In a year in which she was nominated for one.
To be fair, Blackburn is really dumb. And hyper partisan. And rarely acts in good faith.
To be fair, Blackburn is really dumb. And hyper partisan. And rarely acts in good faith.
Marsha Blackburn Demands Probe Of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson For Crime Of 'Attended Grammys'
It's getting harder for any one GOP loon to stand out in a sea of weirdness.
www.wonkette.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Okay but you have overlooked Justice Jackson's most jarring ethical violation, a galling breach of propriety shared by other totally fair and reasonable Republican targets such as Lisa Cook, Gwynne Wilcox, Carla Hayden, and Ilhan Omar:
She is a Black woman.
She is a Black woman.
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Yeah, it sounds extra unsavory when you put it that way
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Yeah, it sounds extra unsavory when you put it that way
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Reminder that MN is the only state in the union that didn't fall for Reagan's schtick.
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1984 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
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February 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Reminder that MN is the only state in the union that didn't fall for Reagan's schtick.
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This is just part of patrol. ICE threatens you, points guns at you, brutalizes or kills someone in front of you. Every day it's somebody new in our circle. We gather around them while they work through the stress and fear and then, to the person, they go back out.
My friends are so insanely brave.
My friends are so insanely brave.
Friend who's part of a neighborhood watch group says their car was just surrounded by ICE. Is fine but obviously rattled.
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This is just part of patrol. ICE threatens you, points guns at you, brutalizes or kills someone in front of you. Every day it's somebody new in our circle. We gather around them while they work through the stress and fear and then, to the person, they go back out.
My friends are so insanely brave.
My friends are so insanely brave.
Remember, when someone wants a job years from now and you're on the hiring committee, and you see that DHS nonsense on their resume, you file that shit in the proper receptacle.
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Remember, when someone wants a job years from now and you're on the hiring committee, and you see that DHS nonsense on their resume, you file that shit in the proper receptacle.
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
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BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 1:56 AM
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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American star Alysa Liu overcame a delay en route to the Milano Skating Arena caused by Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade and finished second in the women’s short program at the Olympics team event.
“We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.
“We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.
Nothing could stop the U.S. figure skating team. Not even JD Vance’s motorcade.
Alysa Liu and world champion dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have the Americans leading the team event after day one.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
American star Alysa Liu overcame a delay en route to the Milano Skating Arena caused by Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade and finished second in the women’s short program at the Olympics team event.
“We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.
“We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.
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Photos capturing walkouts at two Kentucky schools in protest of ICE. The picture of the young boy holding a sign that says "LIAM WAS 5" and "children are being taken away," written in such childlike handwriting, is going to stay with me.
JCPS students at J. Graham Brown School and Manual protest ICE policies. See photos from the walkouts
JCPS students from J. Graham Brown School and Manual High School in Louisville held walkouts to protest ICE policies on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
www.courier-journal.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Photos capturing walkouts at two Kentucky schools in protest of ICE. The picture of the young boy holding a sign that says "LIAM WAS 5" and "children are being taken away," written in such childlike handwriting, is going to stay with me.
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“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
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I think the Olympic ideal of peace and harmony is best captured by a room full of people, all from different countries from across the globe, booing JD Vance together.
May he be greeted by such vocal harmony every day.
May he be greeted by such vocal harmony every day.
February 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I think the Olympic ideal of peace and harmony is best captured by a room full of people, all from different countries from across the globe, booing JD Vance together.
May he be greeted by such vocal harmony every day.
May he be greeted by such vocal harmony every day.
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Las Cruces providers tell U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez they are worried immigration crackdowns are deterring domestic and sexual violence survivors from seeking help.
Fear of ICE encounters leaves abuse survivors silent, advocates say
www.abqjournal.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Las Cruces providers tell U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez they are worried immigration crackdowns are deterring domestic and sexual violence survivors from seeking help.
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Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
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I just finished reading this and it is excellent. Smart, thoughtful, sobering, but also mordantly funny. It's a thoroughly necessary book right now. Highly recommend it.
3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
I just finished reading this and it is excellent. Smart, thoughtful, sobering, but also mordantly funny. It's a thoroughly necessary book right now. Highly recommend it.
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This is good news, but Dems shouldn't get too cocky because this is one of the GOP activists who is ON THE CASE trying to get Oregon's voting system completely overhauled so as to eliminate the rampant fraud that supposedly explains why Democrats keep winning.
February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is good news, but Dems shouldn't get too cocky because this is one of the GOP activists who is ON THE CASE trying to get Oregon's voting system completely overhauled so as to eliminate the rampant fraud that supposedly explains why Democrats keep winning.
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was very glad to be able to tackle this story late last night and turn it around quickly with support from my Unicorn Riot colleagues and the brave ppl who stroll up to these unhinged federal agents way out in the MN suburbs to try to grill them. @unicornriot.bsky.social
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NEW: A masked federal agent in a convenience store parking lot in the northern Twin Cities suburb of Coon Rapids told legal observers that Minnesota’s status as a blue state is linked with the removal of residents [VIDEO below]
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Federal Agent in Coon Rapids: 'The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.' - UNICORN RIOT
Coon Rapids, MN — A masked federal agent in a convenience store parking lot in the northern Twin Cities suburb of Coon Rapids told legal observers that Minnesota’s status as a blue state is linked wit...
unicornriot.ninja
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
was very glad to be able to tackle this story late last night and turn it around quickly with support from my Unicorn Riot colleagues and the brave ppl who stroll up to these unhinged federal agents way out in the MN suburbs to try to grill them. @unicornriot.bsky.social
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NEW VIDEO: Federal Agent in Coon Rapids: ‘The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.’
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM
NEW VIDEO: Federal Agent in Coon Rapids: ‘The more people that you lose in Minnesota, you then lose a voting right to stay blue.’
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
Two observers talk with this agent who mentions “blue state media” and “voting rights.” Recorded at 4 p.m. on February 4.
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Military lawyers have taken over prosecutorial duties in the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis due to mass resignations by protesting lawyers who represented the bureau. trib.al/JbPoLP3
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Military lawyers have taken over prosecutorial duties in the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis due to mass resignations by protesting lawyers who represented the bureau. trib.al/JbPoLP3
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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There's been a lot of solid reporting from the latest Epstein dump but I think this is the smartest angle I've seen.
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
There's been a lot of solid reporting from the latest Epstein dump but I think this is the smartest angle I've seen.
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The Europeans have begun turning the Epstein files into Epstein trials. Is there any movement at all on this in the US?
Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal
Properties in London and Wiltshire targeted by officers investigating alleged leaks to late child sex offender
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Europeans have begun turning the Epstein files into Epstein trials. Is there any movement at all on this in the US?