Aurelian89.bsky.social
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I love ancient rome, but not in the toxic way, I swear
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I can think of several dozen historians who would be happy to lecture @jaketapper.bsky.social about why "concentration camp" is, in fact, an apt term.
God the gall of @jaketapper.bsky.social lecturing that Minneapolis small business owner about the meaning of the word "concentration camp" while people are being crammed into poorly resourced buildings by the thousands and shuttled off never to be heard from again
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I can think of several dozen historians who would be happy to lecture @jaketapper.bsky.social about why "concentration camp" is, in fact, an apt term.
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NEW. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Trump's mass deportation regime.
“The government wants to arrest, detain, and deport one in every 24 people—4% of the population. That can't be done without transforming who we are and our relationship to law enforcement.”
youtu.be/AJ9WFEhCpTM?...
“The government wants to arrest, detain, and deport one in every 24 people—4% of the population. That can't be done without transforming who we are and our relationship to law enforcement.”
youtu.be/AJ9WFEhCpTM?...
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime
YouTube video by Conversations with Bill Kristol
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February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
NEW. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Trump's mass deportation regime.
“The government wants to arrest, detain, and deport one in every 24 people—4% of the population. That can't be done without transforming who we are and our relationship to law enforcement.”
youtu.be/AJ9WFEhCpTM?...
“The government wants to arrest, detain, and deport one in every 24 people—4% of the population. That can't be done without transforming who we are and our relationship to law enforcement.”
youtu.be/AJ9WFEhCpTM?...
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It's not enough that they killed off USAID, they also have to piss on its grave.
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
It's not enough that they killed off USAID, they also have to piss on its grave.
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
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Wild that Trump thinks he is helping himself by doing corrupt favors for the Ambassador Bridge owners, possibly the most hated people in Detroit
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Trump Tirade over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon
His corrupt threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge is about to become a big albatross around the necks of GOP candidates in pivotal Michigan.
newrepublic.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Wild that Trump thinks he is helping himself by doing corrupt favors for the Ambassador Bridge owners, possibly the most hated people in Detroit
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Marimar Martinez is a hero. Please keep her safe.
And please remember every time you hear a claim from the DHS that they will lie. Constantly. Blatantly. Without remorse.
And please remember every time you hear a claim from the DHS that they will lie. Constantly. Blatantly. Without remorse.
Chicago's U.S. attorney's office has released evidence from the case against Marimar Martinez, pre-empting her press conference later today.
It even released text messages it once claimed would "sully" a Border Patrol agents's rep.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
It even released text messages it once claimed would "sully" a Border Patrol agents's rep.
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez
Martinez is expected to announce a new lawsuit stemming from her Oct. 4 shooting by a Border Patrol agent at a press conference Wednesday. Her attorneys say newly released evidence will show an agent ...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Marimar Martinez is a hero. Please keep her safe.
And please remember every time you hear a claim from the DHS that they will lie. Constantly. Blatantly. Without remorse.
And please remember every time you hear a claim from the DHS that they will lie. Constantly. Blatantly. Without remorse.
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Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
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It's low on the scale of damages done, but I'm curious if there's any blowback from rental car companies or insurance agencies about ICE's tendency to turn our streets into demolition derbies.
Has any company refused to give them cars? Have the victims been able to get repairs paid for?
Has any company refused to give them cars? Have the victims been able to get repairs paid for?
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It's low on the scale of damages done, but I'm curious if there's any blowback from rental car companies or insurance agencies about ICE's tendency to turn our streets into demolition derbies.
Has any company refused to give them cars? Have the victims been able to get repairs paid for?
Has any company refused to give them cars? Have the victims been able to get repairs paid for?
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Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence peddling scandal in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.”
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"Eliminate presidential immunity" needs to become as common a refrain as "eliminate Citizens United"
this case is maybe the single best example of one of the most destructive tendencies of this court: the tendency to treat their job as a collegiate legal seminar where they operate in hypotheticals rather than deal with the real world as it exists
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"Eliminate presidential immunity" needs to become as common a refrain as "eliminate Citizens United"
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Harry Enten: “He built his two presidential victories on winning voters without a college degree. Well, Donald Trump’s base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing.”
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Harry Enten: “He built his two presidential victories on winning voters without a college degree. Well, Donald Trump’s base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing.”
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The party of law and order and family values, people.
What a joke. The party of criminals and pedophiles.
What a joke. The party of criminals and pedophiles.
February 8, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The party of law and order and family values, people.
What a joke. The party of criminals and pedophiles.
What a joke. The party of criminals and pedophiles.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
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"The [nursing home] director said many of her Jewish residents were distraught at the prospect of losing their Haitian caregivers—and asked if they could hide them, as some gentiles had done for Jews during the Holocaust."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.
www.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"The [nursing home] director said many of her Jewish residents were distraught at the prospect of losing their Haitian caregivers—and asked if they could hide them, as some gentiles had done for Jews during the Holocaust."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
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How many of these had you heard of? And more importantly, what's missing from the list—what would you add?
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Trump 2.0’s Most Racist Moments, Ranked
The Obamas-as-apes video is the latest in a long line of racist acts and statements from this administration.
www.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
How many of these had you heard of? And more importantly, what's missing from the list—what would you add?
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-seco...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-seco...
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a heartbreaking story from @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social
“I followed the rules. I’ve done great in the community. I’ve never abused any of the conditions of the stay or of my supervision...I'm so scared, I cannot go back."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I followed the rules. I’ve done great in the community. I’ve never abused any of the conditions of the stay or of my supervision...I'm so scared, I cannot go back."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
He fled torture in Uganda. ICE is trying to send him back.
"People like Pastor [Steven] Tendo are exactly who our asylum system is meant to protect."
www.motherjones.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
a heartbreaking story from @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social
“I followed the rules. I’ve done great in the community. I’ve never abused any of the conditions of the stay or of my supervision...I'm so scared, I cannot go back."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I followed the rules. I’ve done great in the community. I’ve never abused any of the conditions of the stay or of my supervision...I'm so scared, I cannot go back."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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Unbelievably intense seeing these letters, videos, photos, and quotes from inside an American for-profit concentration camp for immigrant families. Look at this baby — she and her mom were finally released after the @propublica.org reporter asked questions
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Unbelievably intense seeing these letters, videos, photos, and quotes from inside an American for-profit concentration camp for immigrant families. Look at this baby — she and her mom were finally released after the @propublica.org reporter asked questions
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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records
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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
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They're torture camps
The government says the people being deported are violent criminals, and they treat them inhumanely. But mostly they are subjecting ordinary people to extraordinary punishments.
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
They're torture camps
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Massive theft. And with it, a power grab like none other we have seen in our history...one that has effectively smothered our democracy to death.
From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams
The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...
www.commondreams.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Massive theft. And with it, a power grab like none other we have seen in our history...one that has effectively smothered our democracy to death.