Derrick Crowe
@derrickwrites.bsky.social
Writer, artist, organizer. Unabashed nerd, unapologetic advocate for science and socialism. Opinions my own (duh).
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“The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.“
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
ICE Just Paid Palantir Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’
The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“The records show that Palantir is actively working on the technical infrastructure underpinning the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts which could soon impact U.S. citizens.“
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
Palantir will be used to identify domestic Trump critics soon enough.
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By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
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Cold blooded murder. Everyone involved needs to be prosecuted for murder.
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cold blooded murder. Everyone involved needs to be prosecuted for murder.
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Stephen Miller has six figure investments in the private for-profit detention industry.
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
Private prison companies positioned to benefit from increased deportations - OpenSecrets News
As the Trump administration is ramping up detentions and deportations of immigrants living in the United States, it is also…
www.opensecrets.org
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Stephen Miller has six figure investments in the private for-profit detention industry.
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
Pam Bondi is a former lobbyist for the private for-profit detention industry.
Follow the money.
www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...
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Needy Amin strikes again.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Needy Amin strikes again.
These people are disgusting
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/QrdO7XA
Karoline Leavitt’s Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex
ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, in November.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
These people are disgusting
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The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/QrdO7XA
Karoline Leavitt’s Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex
ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, in November.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/QrdO7XA
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It’s been a busy day, but I want to draw your attention to this critically important paper by @jonshaffer.bsky.social and colleagues.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
Obstetric-Related Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Violations and No Health Exception Bans
This difference-in-differences analysis examines changes in obstetric-related Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act violation filings following state and federal restrictions on abortion.
jamanetwork.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It’s been a busy day, but I want to draw your attention to this critically important paper by @jonshaffer.bsky.social and colleagues.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
In it, they show that since its strict abortion ban was enacted, Texas has seen a significant increase in EMTALA violations involving obstetric emergencies.
Luke Skywalker / @markhamillofficial.bsky.social sketch to start the weekend. May the Force be with you! #starwars
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Luke Skywalker / @markhamillofficial.bsky.social sketch to start the weekend. May the Force be with you! #starwars
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The minute I saw the news that her sister-in-law had been deported, I turned to my wife and said "What do you bet there was like a nasty divorce or a custody battle going on that this cleaned up for him?"
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month. trib.al/QrdO7XA
Karoline Leavitt’s Brother Had Grim Custody Fight With ICE-Arrested Ex
ICE arrested Bruna Ferreira, the mother of Leavitt’s nephew, in November.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The minute I saw the news that her sister-in-law had been deported, I turned to my wife and said "What do you bet there was like a nasty divorce or a custody battle going on that this cleaned up for him?"
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This is outrageous.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is outrageous.
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At the beginning of the drone war in the early 2000s, people fretted that the fact it was on the screen, you weren’t looking at a human being through a rifle sight, would end up making troops completely desensitized to the fact that they were killing people.
Anyways, they watched them for 41 min.
Anyways, they watched them for 41 min.
I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
At the beginning of the drone war in the early 2000s, people fretted that the fact it was on the screen, you weren’t looking at a human being through a rifle sight, would end up making troops completely desensitized to the fact that they were killing people.
Anyways, they watched them for 41 min.
Anyways, they watched them for 41 min.
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Affordability depends on both prices and wages. The roots of today’s affordability crisis *doesn't just* lie in recent price spikes, but in the long-term suppression of workers’ pay. www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
Opinion | Everyone is talking about affordability – and making the same mistake
"As lawmakers grapple with the cost of living, they need to remind Americans – again and again – that pay is a policy choice," Heidi Shierholz writes.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Affordability depends on both prices and wages. The roots of today’s affordability crisis *doesn't just* lie in recent price spikes, but in the long-term suppression of workers’ pay. www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
This will be evidence in a murder trial some day.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This will be evidence in a murder trial some day.
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Amnesty International reports that the regime used techniques at "Alligator Alcatraz" that are virtually identical to those used to torture prisoners in CIA black sites. These are techniques almost universally recognized as meeting the legal definition of torture.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
USA: New Findings Reveal Human Rights Violations at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome Detention Centers
Amnesty International today released a new report documenting cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment at two immigration detention centers in Florida: The Everglades Detention Facility (“Alligator Alc...
www.amnesty.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Amnesty International reports that the regime used techniques at "Alligator Alcatraz" that are virtually identical to those used to torture prisoners in CIA black sites. These are techniques almost universally recognized as meeting the legal definition of torture.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
When Loyalties Shift: Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power
Americans' refusals to accept apparent abuses of power by the federal government indicate that the political winds may be starting to shift.
www.justsecurity.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Americans’ Growing Noncooperation with Federal Abuses of Power www.justsecurity.org/125639/us-ab...
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SCOTUS conservatives just blessed the Texas GOP's gerrymander. It'll be used next year.
They stay the lower-court ruling, written by a Trump-appointed judge, that found the gerrymander to be illegal.
While no clear vote, Alito wrote a concurrence; and only the three liberal justices dissented.
They stay the lower-court ruling, written by a Trump-appointed judge, that found the gerrymander to be illegal.
While no clear vote, Alito wrote a concurrence; and only the three liberal justices dissented.
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
SCOTUS conservatives just blessed the Texas GOP's gerrymander. It'll be used next year.
They stay the lower-court ruling, written by a Trump-appointed judge, that found the gerrymander to be illegal.
While no clear vote, Alito wrote a concurrence; and only the three liberal justices dissented.
They stay the lower-court ruling, written by a Trump-appointed judge, that found the gerrymander to be illegal.
While no clear vote, Alito wrote a concurrence; and only the three liberal justices dissented.
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
@timmiller.bsky.social: "He's being nominated to HHS Secretary…You had information that you could have shared…and you didn't share anything about him. Why? Did you still love him?"
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
Olivia Nuzzi: "I don't know how to responsibly handle this on camera." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ozkaz8?utm_...
December 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
this is extraordinary. too many people in my profession have circled the wagons around someone who lacks the moral sense of a child
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I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
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Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
I cannot imagine the level of moral bankruptcy to describe the actions of people whose boat has just been hit by a missile from nowhere (this was the FIRST such strike) and who were most likely making a desperate attempt not to drown in the ocean as trying to "stay in the fight."
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Nor could that boat, before it was bombed, reach the United States. That’s important because it refutes the laughable claim of “imminence” necessary to wrap the strikes under the auspices of a lawful armed conflict.
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blood thirsty maniac
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
blood thirsty maniac
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.