Star of Peace Technician
@fivestarhelldriver.bsky.social
Likes: Managed Democracy, Super Earth, Liber-Tea, Frozen Yogurt
Dislikes: Clankers, Bugs, Squids, Long Walks on the Beach
Dislikes: Clankers, Bugs, Squids, Long Walks on the Beach
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Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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This is appalling. In a country facing an affordability crisis, the wealthiest should pay their fair share.
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $5.7 Billion of U.S. Income in 2025
Tesla enjoyed almost $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025 but paid $0 in federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reported $12.5 billion of U.S. income on which its curr...
itep.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 AM
This is appalling. In a country facing an affordability crisis, the wealthiest should pay their fair share.
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
❌Tesla paid no federal income tax in 2025
❌Musk’s company received over $1.1 billion in tax breaks from taxpayers
itep.org/tesla-report...
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Hypothesis: The degree in which we live in unprecedented times is directly proportional to the amount of accumulated wealth and power in the hands of the few.
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Hypothesis: The degree in which we live in unprecedented times is directly proportional to the amount of accumulated wealth and power in the hands of the few.
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Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justice Department appointees.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro & @mtredden.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro & @mtredden.bsky.social
How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justice Department appointees.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro & @mtredden.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro & @mtredden.bsky.social
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New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
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Trump’s reported Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh isn’t just a former central banker.
He’s married into the family of Ronald Lauder – longtime Trump ally, donor, and occasional policy whisperer, including on Greenland.
It’s a small room.
He’s married into the family of Ronald Lauder – longtime Trump ally, donor, and occasional policy whisperer, including on Greenland.
It’s a small room.
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trump’s reported Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh isn’t just a former central banker.
He’s married into the family of Ronald Lauder – longtime Trump ally, donor, and occasional policy whisperer, including on Greenland.
It’s a small room.
He’s married into the family of Ronald Lauder – longtime Trump ally, donor, and occasional policy whisperer, including on Greenland.
It’s a small room.
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"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
ICE Detention Contractors Are Reaping Massive Profits
The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1
jacobin.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"The largest immigrant deportation and prison contractors in the US are expecting an epic payout this year: for every $1 that they donated to GOP campaigns in 2024, these private companies stand to reap more than $11,000 in increased annual revenue."
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
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404 Media has published the full user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE to bring up addresses for deportation targets. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Scoop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
404 Media has published the full user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE to bring up addresses for deportation targets. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Scoop here by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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2028 will be here before you know it, and the Democrats’ options are looking pretty terrible. But all they need is a semi-normal person who understands the real problems facing the country. It might be time to consider an unorthodox option.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-migh...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-migh...
We Might Just Need to Draft Jon Stewart
2028 will be here before you know it, and the Democrats’ options are looking pretty terrible. But all they need is a semi-normal person who understands the real problems facing the country. It might b...
www.currentaffairs.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM
2028 will be here before you know it, and the Democrats’ options are looking pretty terrible. But all they need is a semi-normal person who understands the real problems facing the country. It might be time to consider an unorthodox option.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-migh...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/we-migh...
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Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Just another constitutional crisis flashing by like a fucking cow beside the highway
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Just another constitutional crisis flashing by like a fucking cow beside the highway
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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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Washington Post journalists have been on X begging Jeff Bezos not to destroy their international reporting and sports too. I found it very moving to hear them talk about their work. So many of the foreign correspondents have risked their lives.
Like Siobhán O'Grady, the Ukraine bureau chief ⤵️
Like Siobhán O'Grady, the Ukraine bureau chief ⤵️
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Washington Post journalists have been on X begging Jeff Bezos not to destroy their international reporting and sports too. I found it very moving to hear them talk about their work. So many of the foreign correspondents have risked their lives.
Like Siobhán O'Grady, the Ukraine bureau chief ⤵️
Like Siobhán O'Grady, the Ukraine bureau chief ⤵️
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Nah. They won.
January 30, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Nah. They won.
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Yup. Forget and move on is the Schumer play.
Nope and nope.
Nope and nope.
Democrats are hoping we'll all be calmer about this in 2 weeks
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
🚨 The Senate has agreed to a deal to vote on 5/6 full appropriations bills and replace the DHS funding measure with a 2-week stopgap bill, per multiple sources. That gives time to negotiate on the Dem demands for ICE and CBP restraints.
January 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Yup. Forget and move on is the Schumer play.
Nope and nope.
Nope and nope.
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How should we respond to Trump’s tyranny? History shows us the answer.
January 29, 2026 at 10:42 PM
How should we respond to Trump’s tyranny? History shows us the answer.
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We stand with Minnesota ✊ Selling armoured vehicles to ICE isn't Canada Strong. It's Canada COMPLICIT.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
No more Canadian arms for ICE!!! act.gp/4rfbKi6
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
No more Canadian arms for ICE!!! act.gp/4rfbKi6
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We stand with Minnesota ✊ Selling armoured vehicles to ICE isn't Canada Strong. It's Canada COMPLICIT.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
No more Canadian arms for ICE!!! act.gp/4rfbKi6
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
No more Canadian arms for ICE!!! act.gp/4rfbKi6
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An anonymous National Guardsman raised concerns about the deployment in DC saying it's "objectively unnecessary and almost wicked”—to station armed soldiers on street corners as props to deter crime.
“Is this the best use of our tax dollars?" he asked.
“Is this the best use of our tax dollars?" he asked.
An Anonymous DC National Guardsman Tells All
“This is not what I signed up to do.”
washingtonian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
An anonymous National Guardsman raised concerns about the deployment in DC saying it's "objectively unnecessary and almost wicked”—to station armed soldiers on street corners as props to deter crime.
“Is this the best use of our tax dollars?" he asked.
“Is this the best use of our tax dollars?" he asked.
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Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Source: ICE to begin using empty Melania theaters as temporary detention facilities.