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MEMPHIS FLYER: “Nearly 6 of every 10 ICE arrests in Tennessee since Trump took office involve individuals with no criminal convictions...”
So much for the violent criminals narrative, eh @GovBillLee?
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe...
So much for the violent criminals narrative, eh @GovBillLee?
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe...
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
MEMPHIS FLYER: “Nearly 6 of every 10 ICE arrests in Tennessee since Trump took office involve individuals with no criminal convictions...”
So much for the violent criminals narrative, eh @GovBillLee?
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe...
So much for the violent criminals narrative, eh @GovBillLee?
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe...
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A government official/police department not commenting on or answering questions for a story is a story! Look what they chose to not answer. What are they afraid of or hiding? Why are they opposed to transparency?
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A government official/police department not commenting on or answering questions for a story is a story! Look what they chose to not answer. What are they afraid of or hiding? Why are they opposed to transparency?
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“If one of these bills passes ... it’s going to affect all users, because if you want to access anything remotely controversial on the internet, you’re going to have to prove who you are,” EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told @salon.com. www.salon.com/2025/12/22/...
www.salon.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“If one of these bills passes ... it’s going to affect all users, because if you want to access anything remotely controversial on the internet, you’re going to have to prove who you are,” EFF’s @irmck.bsky.social told @salon.com. www.salon.com/2025/12/22/...
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It's actually worse. The Supreme Court has held 9-0 -- Clarence Thomas and other executive power fanatics included -- that detainees rendered to another country via the Alien Enemies Act are entitled to a pre-deportation hearing. There is no legal debate whatsoever.
Belatedly, this line from Weiss' memo is...something
Let's get someone who says banishing to CECOT was legit, she says
Here's the thing: There's a consensus among legal experts that *wasn't* legit
You can find someone who says moon is made outta Fluffernutter. Doesn't mean you should quote 'em
Let's get someone who says banishing to CECOT was legit, she says
Here's the thing: There's a consensus among legal experts that *wasn't* legit
You can find someone who says moon is made outta Fluffernutter. Doesn't mean you should quote 'em
December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's actually worse. The Supreme Court has held 9-0 -- Clarence Thomas and other executive power fanatics included -- that detainees rendered to another country via the Alien Enemies Act are entitled to a pre-deportation hearing. There is no legal debate whatsoever.
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State Rep. Shaun Scott of Seattle said his bill seeks to mitigate federal funding cuts.
WA Democratic lawmaker unveils proposed tax on big businesses
State Rep. Shaun Scott of Seattle said his bill seeks to mitigate federal funding cuts.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
State Rep. Shaun Scott of Seattle said his bill seeks to mitigate federal funding cuts.
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I keep saying it: These are the worst of the worst. Just look at the records they have. And who but a sociopath would go out and terrorize people as they are doing every day?
“In 2019, researchers estimated that CBP officers are 5 times more likely to be arrested than local and state law enforcement personnel. CBP personel have been arrested for corruption, sexual assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and sex crimes against children.”
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I keep saying it: These are the worst of the worst. Just look at the records they have. And who but a sociopath would go out and terrorize people as they are doing every day?
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Jeffrey Zients, Anita Dunn, Tony West, David Plouffe -- these are the people who prevented the 2024 presidential election from featuring a candidate fighting hard against the oligarchs.
Trump was preventable!
Trump was preventable!
Same product. Same store. Same time. But on Instacart, different customers may see different prices.
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
My story on a fascinating new experiment from @groundwork.bsky.social & @consumerreports.org and how the idea of a single price is breaking down in the digital age:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Jeffrey Zients, Anita Dunn, Tony West, David Plouffe -- these are the people who prevented the 2024 presidential election from featuring a candidate fighting hard against the oligarchs.
Trump was preventable!
Trump was preventable!
If we build transit people use it.
NEW STORY // Thousands Pack Trains for Launch of Federal Way Light Rail
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/08/t...
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/08/t...
Thousands Pack Trains for Launch of Federal Way Light Rail » The Urbanist
# Transit riders and elected officials alike celebrated light rail's arrival in South King County, as Sound Transit held a grand celebration to tout its three new stations and cut the ribbon in Federa...
www.theurbanist.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If we build transit people use it.
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A grotesque reminder that the right was lying all those years they claimed they wanted immigrants to come "the right way."
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A grotesque reminder that the right was lying all those years they claimed they wanted immigrants to come "the right way."
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Trump chose the Laken Riley Act as the first bill of his administration for one reason: He wanted to legitimize his mass deportation agenda.
Every vote in favor of this bill normalized the chaos we see now.
Every vote in favor of this bill normalized the chaos we see now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump chose the Laken Riley Act as the first bill of his administration for one reason: He wanted to legitimize his mass deportation agenda.
Every vote in favor of this bill normalized the chaos we see now.
Every vote in favor of this bill normalized the chaos we see now.
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File this under Least Surprising News of the Day
The Corruption never ends
The Corruption never ends
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
File this under Least Surprising News of the Day
The Corruption never ends
The Corruption never ends
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Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade.
'It’s not safe to live here.' Colombia is deadliest country for environmental defenders
Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jani Silva is a renowned environmental activist in Colombia’s Amazon, but she has been unable to live in her house for nearly a decade.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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to reiterate a point from the column trump’s pardons of fraudsters and corrupt politicians should be understood as an expression of his belief that corruption should not be a crime
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
to reiterate a point from the column trump’s pardons of fraudsters and corrupt politicians should be understood as an expression of his belief that corruption should not be a crime
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The thing that’s wild to me is that the Dems spent two decades wanting to put bigger guardrails on post-911 programs, and didn’t because they were afraid of the political consequences should another attack occur after.
MAGA truly doesn’t know/care, they just like to stick it to the libs.
MAGA truly doesn’t know/care, they just like to stick it to the libs.
I do in fact stay awake at night sometimes thinking about how the MAGA ghouls are destroying actually-essential counterterrorism efforts in favor of directing resources towards brutalizing elderly taco truck workers
NEW: Oregon could lose nearly $18 million worth of terrorism prevention and emergency funding.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
In the past, the money has paid for bomb detectors, law enforcement training and barriers that prevent cars from plowing into crowds.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The thing that’s wild to me is that the Dems spent two decades wanting to put bigger guardrails on post-911 programs, and didn’t because they were afraid of the political consequences should another attack occur after.
MAGA truly doesn’t know/care, they just like to stick it to the libs.
MAGA truly doesn’t know/care, they just like to stick it to the libs.
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If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
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We are seeing this admin over and over again decide to target people who have become technically deportable through no fault of their own other than government delay.
Why? One reason is because they’re the compliant ones who are easy targets for an admin who wants quick boosts in arrest numbers.
Why? One reason is because they’re the compliant ones who are easy targets for an admin who wants quick boosts in arrest numbers.
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We are seeing this admin over and over again decide to target people who have become technically deportable through no fault of their own other than government delay.
Why? One reason is because they’re the compliant ones who are easy targets for an admin who wants quick boosts in arrest numbers.
Why? One reason is because they’re the compliant ones who are easy targets for an admin who wants quick boosts in arrest numbers.
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Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Everybody involved will need to go to prison and if democrats in congress don’t have the stomach for punishing these people they should just resign now.
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Wear a mask, ideally a respirator like an N95.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
Read more: https://cnn.it/4o796sL
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Wear a mask, ideally a respirator like an N95.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
RFK Jr has gutted the CDC.
There is no plan to prevent the next pandemic or protect people when it inevitably hits.
Wearing a mask is an act of resistance and community care.
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It is political malpractice to not force an impeachment vote when the House gets back on December 1st.
Like cartoonishly so.
You now have two GOP members that openly hate Trump's guts and another two who already voted for impeachment last time. Congrats. You have a majority.
Like cartoonishly so.
You now have two GOP members that openly hate Trump's guts and another two who already voted for impeachment last time. Congrats. You have a majority.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
It is political malpractice to not force an impeachment vote when the House gets back on December 1st.
Like cartoonishly so.
You now have two GOP members that openly hate Trump's guts and another two who already voted for impeachment last time. Congrats. You have a majority.
Like cartoonishly so.
You now have two GOP members that openly hate Trump's guts and another two who already voted for impeachment last time. Congrats. You have a majority.
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My friends at HADICAD are running a big fundraiser right now. I know times are hard for a lot of us, but they’re wonderful folks and I hope people will support if they can. www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 AM
My friends at HADICAD are running a big fundraiser right now. I know times are hard for a lot of us, but they’re wonderful folks and I hope people will support if they can. www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
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Two years ago tonight we were setting up dumpster dived pink tents for migrants in the freezing cold and wind in the desert, they were held there for days without food water or shelter other than what we could share with them. That was the Biden admin, in case anyone thinks it was all good before.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Two years ago tonight we were setting up dumpster dived pink tents for migrants in the freezing cold and wind in the desert, they were held there for days without food water or shelter other than what we could share with them. That was the Biden admin, in case anyone thinks it was all good before.
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You should read this.
JUST POSTED: Everyone Is Wrong, our response to the recent series of arguments that – based on the hypothesis that Harris lost and Dems underperformed in 2024 due to (summarizing broadly) voters’ perceptions that Dems are too far left – Democrats need to move right to win.
Everyone Is Wrong
The Way To Win Is Strength, Not Moderation. The 2025 Winners Proved It.
chartingthewayforward.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
You should read this.
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Born out of historically massive theft, designed specifically to convince and persuade (manipulate) people, burning through obscene amounts of energy, actively lessening the intellectual capacities of its users while driving some to suicide, and largely used to lie, cheat, and steal.
No, it’s bad.
No, it’s bad.
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Born out of historically massive theft, designed specifically to convince and persuade (manipulate) people, burning through obscene amounts of energy, actively lessening the intellectual capacities of its users while driving some to suicide, and largely used to lie, cheat, and steal.
No, it’s bad.
No, it’s bad.