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Any Lopez Belloso had been in the United States since she was 7. A college freshman at Babson College, she was unlawfully deported by ICE around Thanksgiving.
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'Shackled' and 'Handcuffed': Deported college student in tears SPEAKING OUT on ICE encounter
YouTube video by MS NOW
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February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Any Lopez Belloso had been in the United States since she was 7. A college freshman at Babson College, she was unlawfully deported by ICE around Thanksgiving.
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Wow! Congratulations to Frida Karlsson of Sweden on her gold medal in women's 10+10! What an athlete!
February 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Wow! Congratulations to Frida Karlsson of Sweden on her gold medal in women's 10+10! What an athlete!
We're getting a live look at how Critical Race Theory works in real time.
Pardoned J6ers continue their crime sprees across America.
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We're getting a live look at how Critical Race Theory works in real time.
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Q: A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?
Trump: No, I didn't make a mistake. It was fine. I guess it was a takeoff from The Lion King. And certainly it was a very strong post
Trump: No, I didn't make a mistake. It was fine. I guess it was a takeoff from The Lion King. And certainly it was a very strong post
February 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Q: A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?
Trump: No, I didn't make a mistake. It was fine. I guess it was a takeoff from The Lion King. And certainly it was a very strong post
Trump: No, I didn't make a mistake. It was fine. I guess it was a takeoff from The Lion King. And certainly it was a very strong post
Happy 248th anniversary of the Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France! Without this alliance, we may never have achieved independence.
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February 6, 1778.
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February 6, 1778.
Treaty of Alliance with France (1778)
EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Treaty of Alliance with France; 2/6/1778; Perfected Treaties, 1778 - 1945; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, ...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Happy 248th anniversary of the Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France! Without this alliance, we may never have achieved independence.
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February 6, 1778.
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February 6, 1778.
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Here’s a former Goldman Sachs executive talking about how “well” they came out of the 2008 crisis thanks to Trump’s pick for Fed Chair. Tell that to all the Americans who lost their jobs and their houses.
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Here’s a former Goldman Sachs executive talking about how “well” they came out of the 2008 crisis thanks to Trump’s pick for Fed Chair. Tell that to all the Americans who lost their jobs and their houses.
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Love is beautiful. ❤️
February 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Love is beautiful. ❤️
What the hell is wrong with these agents?!
MEMPHIS: “Memphis Safe Task Force” (U.S. marshal) caught KICKING A PUPPY 😳 as they arrested a guy for on a drug warrant
“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
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“He was harmless. There’s no reason he should’ve done that.”
@GovBillLee this is what we’re paying $1 Million a day for?🤔
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February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
What the hell is wrong with these agents?!
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Everyone in the White House involved in any way with that vile, sickening racist Trump post must be fired immediately: everyone in the communications department, everyone in the press office, every deputy chief of staff, everyone involved up and down the line. Not one more tax dollar for this filth.
BREAKING: President Trump removes a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. The White House initially defended the post, then blamed it on a staffer.
Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys
The White House defended Trump's post, saying it was "from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle."
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February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Everyone in the White House involved in any way with that vile, sickening racist Trump post must be fired immediately: everyone in the communications department, everyone in the press office, every deputy chief of staff, everyone involved up and down the line. Not one more tax dollar for this filth.
Following Legal Path to Citizenship, Antioch Woman with No Criminal History Detained by ICE nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/06/t...
This is not all that unusual in Trump's America, which is why it's so outrageous.
ICE needs to stop. 74% of those detained have no criminal record. This is madness.
This is not all that unusual in Trump's America, which is why it's so outrageous.
ICE needs to stop. 74% of those detained have no criminal record. This is madness.
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.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Following Legal Path to Citizenship, Antioch Woman with No Criminal History Detained by ICE nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/06/t...
This is not all that unusual in Trump's America, which is why it's so outrageous.
ICE needs to stop. 74% of those detained have no criminal record. This is madness.
This is not all that unusual in Trump's America, which is why it's so outrageous.
ICE needs to stop. 74% of those detained have no criminal record. This is madness.
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Episode 14 is live!
This week, we will address CoreCivic, one of the biggest private prison companies partnering with ICE.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
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This week, we will address CoreCivic, one of the biggest private prison companies partnering with ICE.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
@tennesseelookout.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/look...
Looking into one of ICE’s biggest contractors: CoreCivic | News From The States
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February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Episode 14 is live!
This week, we will address CoreCivic, one of the biggest private prison companies partnering with ICE.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
@tennesseelookout.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/look...
This week, we will address CoreCivic, one of the biggest private prison companies partnering with ICE.
#FairFearlessFree #LocalJournalism
@tennesseelookout.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/look...
Crazy how the Muslim is schooling the Christian nationalists on how to be American and Christ-like.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Crazy how the Muslim is schooling the Christian nationalists on how to be American and Christ-like.
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Today is my peaceful day
February 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Today is my peaceful day
Echoes of the Tulsa massacre of 1921.
Operation Metro Surge is hurting small business and doing long-term damage to Minnesota’s economy.
It’s time for this campaign of retribution to end.
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It’s time for this campaign of retribution to end.
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New data shows Minneapolis economy reeling since ICE's Operation Metro Surge began
The director of community planning and economic development estimates the city is losing $10 to $20 million every week.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Echoes of the Tulsa massacre of 1921.
Stand up for your rights, Tennessee.
SECRET POLICE FORCE IN TN?
Tennessee’s Department of Homeland Safety has been operating beyond its authority for years—and now wants to codify and EXPAND it.
HB1640/SB1881 expands “covert” powers and secrecy far beyond local law enforcement, with no public oversight.
Tennessee’s Department of Homeland Safety has been operating beyond its authority for years—and now wants to codify and EXPAND it.
HB1640/SB1881 expands “covert” powers and secrecy far beyond local law enforcement, with no public oversight.
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Stand up for your rights, Tennessee.
Looking for the new Virginia district maps like
a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a field .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing in a field .
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February 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Looking for the new Virginia district maps like
This is extremely dangerous, both because the tech is inaccurate and because it doesn't do the job they say it does. There is pretty much no reason for them to take photos other than to intimidate.
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
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February 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This is extremely dangerous, both because the tech is inaccurate and because it doesn't do the job they say it does. There is pretty much no reason for them to take photos other than to intimidate.
‘Do You Speak Billionaire?’ and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington Post talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/do-yo...
‘Do You Speak Billionaire?’ and Other Stories From the Fall of the Washington Post
I think I can say with little fear of contradiction that I...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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What could go wrong?
Tennessee lawmakers are considering allowing autonomous delivery robots on roads and bike lanes while doubling the devices’ current speed limit.
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Lawmakers advance bill for delivery robots in Tennessee - Nashville Banner
Tennessee lawmakers advance DoorDash-backed bill to allow for expanded use of low-speed autonomous delivery robots.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
What could go wrong?
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Research shows that about three-quarters of school shooters under 18 obtain their gun from their home or a relative’s home. While law enforcement intercepted this plot before anyone was harmed, the presence of unsecured weapons could have led to a very different outcome.
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Research shows that about three-quarters of school shooters under 18 obtain their gun from their home or a relative’s home. While law enforcement intercepted this plot before anyone was harmed, the presence of unsecured weapons could have led to a very different outcome.
ICE hides with masks to make themselves strangers to us, to hide their mountainish inhumanity. And then they'll run and hide.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
ICE hides with masks to make themselves strangers to us, to hide their mountainish inhumanity. And then they'll run and hide.
This historical timeline of Mississippi College is something else.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This historical timeline of Mississippi College is something else.
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The death toll from last week's ice storm in Tennessee rises to 29 statewide, while 4300+ households in Nashville remain without power nearly 2 weeks later.
Tennessee still awaits expedited major disaster declaration from the White House
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Tennessee still awaits expedited major disaster declaration from the White House
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FEMA approves $11M in expedited emergency response funds for Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana • Tennessee Lookout
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will give more than $11 million in combined emergency assistance funding to three states.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The death toll from last week's ice storm in Tennessee rises to 29 statewide, while 4300+ households in Nashville remain without power nearly 2 weeks later.
Tennessee still awaits expedited major disaster declaration from the White House
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Tennessee still awaits expedited major disaster declaration from the White House
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"My freedom to make your child violently ill" seems like a bit of a stretch.
RFK cited the Nuremberg Code--which prohibits medical experimentation--as reason for being able to refuse a vaccine. Some physicians showed up in Nashville to protest RFK's advocacy of "medical freedom."
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U.S. Health Secretary Kennedy renews backing for vaccination “freedom of choice” • Tennessee Lookout
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stressed his support for parents choose which vaccinations their kids get.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"My freedom to make your child violently ill" seems like a bit of a stretch.