Andy Freeland
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Computers, buses bikes and trains, and cities.
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No one in politics will acknowledge the fundamentals at work here: shifting job preferences—into sales, health care, "email jobs," etc.—are driven by a desire for comfort. Roofing, factories, farming, etc. are at once romanticized & dangerous or unpleasant. The first screencap is the "good" outcome!
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
No one in politics will acknowledge the fundamentals at work here: shifting job preferences—into sales, health care, "email jobs," etc.—are driven by a desire for comfort. Roofing, factories, farming, etc. are at once romanticized & dangerous or unpleasant. The first screencap is the "good" outcome!
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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There is no longer a choice about whether to fight. The Republican Party has already made it and is using the full weight of the federal government to subjugate you. Every day, Republicans dream up new ways to oppress and brutalize the communities you live in. But they're weak and we can beat them.
Explain to me like I'm five what the 2nd Amendment is for if not for this. King George III never said anything this obnoxious or deliberately inflammatory.
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
There is no longer a choice about whether to fight. The Republican Party has already made it and is using the full weight of the federal government to subjugate you. Every day, Republicans dream up new ways to oppress and brutalize the communities you live in. But they're weak and we can beat them.
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“Tell us where the non whites are so we can kidnap them at gunpoint” sounds like a free country to the Roberts Court
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
“Tell us where the non whites are so we can kidnap them at gunpoint” sounds like a free country to the Roberts Court
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elite journalist headlines are like: “US invasion of venezuela, student protests at my alma mater, genocide in darfur”
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
elite journalist headlines are like: “US invasion of venezuela, student protests at my alma mater, genocide in darfur”