Hulda Gates
@huldagates.bsky.social
Too clever by half. Not a lady. The Church's pronouns are she/her. Human Rights Bitch. #endchristianpatriarchy
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At U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, one former official said, “We were seen as the friendly, supportive side—the agency that tried to help people.” Under Trump, it’s become a site for easy arrests. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/etmGFe
How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap
Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
At U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, one former official said, “We were seen as the friendly, supportive side—the agency that tried to help people.” Under Trump, it’s become a site for easy arrests. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/etmGFe
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30% of US citizens are pro-Christian Nationalism. Among the GOP it's over 50%
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
Mapping Christian Nationalism Across the 50 States: Insights from PRRI’s 2025 American Values Atlas
One year into the second Trump administration, a new national survey examines support for Christian nationalism across all 50 states and examines connections between support for Christian nationalism ...
prri.org
February 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
30% of US citizens are pro-Christian Nationalism. Among the GOP it's over 50%
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
mostly concentrated in the South and Midwest, which is where the Klan was from, so that tracks
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" In a free society, the burden cannot be on us to prove our legal status on demand. Otherwise, we’d be a country where everyone — citizens and non-citizens alike — must be prepared at all times to prove their legal right to be here. We’d be a cliched “papers, please” dystopia..."
New at The Watch:
The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
The Democrats' demands to "reform" Trump's immigration thugs aren't reforms at all. They're already the law, the Constitution, and widely accepted police practices. And in a free society, they'd never be negotiable.
The Constitution is not a bargaining chip for a budget negotiation
The Democrats demanded that Trump's immigration cops follow the law and the Constitution. The Republicans called those demands "nonstarters."
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
" In a free society, the burden cannot be on us to prove our legal status on demand. Otherwise, we’d be a country where everyone — citizens and non-citizens alike — must be prepared at all times to prove their legal right to be here. We’d be a cliched “papers, please” dystopia..."
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RIP to Jesse Jackson, who in this debate w/David Duke in 1977 delivered (until the host cut him off) a message of unity and against "national isolationism" that's important to hear today. He also ended the show w/one of the sickest burns ever directed at Duke: "You're not even a legitimate Klansman"
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
RIP to Jesse Jackson, who in this debate w/David Duke in 1977 delivered (until the host cut him off) a message of unity and against "national isolationism" that's important to hear today. He also ended the show w/one of the sickest burns ever directed at Duke: "You're not even a legitimate Klansman"
Remember that the GOP caucus was behind Nick Shirley coming to MN and making the videos that were responsible for the "surge'. The blood is on their hands.
Minnesota House Republican leaders don’t want to talk about immigration enforcement.
Minnesota House Republican leaders don’t want to talk about immigration enforcement • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota House Republicans on Monday held a press conference to present their priorities for this year’s legislative session that starts on Tuesday: prevent fraud, make life more affordable and expan...
minnesotareformer.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Remember that the GOP caucus was behind Nick Shirley coming to MN and making the videos that were responsible for the "surge'. The blood is on their hands.
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Here’s my new & expanded summary of the GOP’s so-called “Save America Act.” I expanded it to add more info re the Act’s proposed voter purge program, which seems to have been inspired by whatever “DOGE” did to DHS & SSA databases. Pls tell ur Senators to vote NO on this horror: 202-224-3121. TY. 1/
February 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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I told my kids that we can't go outside on President's Day, because on President's Day all dead presidents rise from their graves and grow to 100 feet tall, stomping across the countryside, roaring and shooting lasers from their eyes.
But each has their weaknesses. Lincoln is afraid of theaters.
But each has their weaknesses. Lincoln is afraid of theaters.
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I told my kids that we can't go outside on President's Day, because on President's Day all dead presidents rise from their graves and grow to 100 feet tall, stomping across the countryside, roaring and shooting lasers from their eyes.
But each has their weaknesses. Lincoln is afraid of theaters.
But each has their weaknesses. Lincoln is afraid of theaters.
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there should be an oscar for bluesky story arc and @notalawyer.bsky.social should win
February 15, 2026 at 6:57 AM
there should be an oscar for bluesky story arc and @notalawyer.bsky.social should win
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Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in air strikes across the Gaza Strip this weekend, days ahead of the inaugural meeting of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace.’
Israel kills 10 Palestinians in Gaza bombing ahead of 'Board of Peace' meeting
Death toll in Gaza hits 600 since ceasefire was signed in October, amid hundreds of Israeli violations
www.middleeasteye.net
February 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Israeli forces killed at least 10 Palestinians in air strikes across the Gaza Strip this weekend, days ahead of the inaugural meeting of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace.’
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To commentate Valentine’s Day, community members and Recovery Bike Shop help put hearts along central at spots where our community members were taken. In the last 3 months at least 38 people have been taken around central Ave.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
To commentate Valentine’s Day, community members and Recovery Bike Shop help put hearts along central at spots where our community members were taken. In the last 3 months at least 38 people have been taken around central Ave.
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The weaponization of mass detention is the point. With Prof. Linus Chan on the vaporization of due process and @andreapitzer.bsky.social on mass detention and warehousing Amazon-style. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
The Concentration Camp Next Door | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
The Trump administration has weaponized immigration detention against America
shows.acast.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The weaponization of mass detention is the point. With Prof. Linus Chan on the vaporization of due process and @andreapitzer.bsky.social on mass detention and warehousing Amazon-style. shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...
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Please read this long but important thread from an immigration defense attorney.
If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.
If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Please read this long but important thread from an immigration defense attorney.
If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.
If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.
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We continue to see no drawdown today with ICE activity in the Phillips neighborhood, Columbia Heights, and Shakopee.
Our pressure is working as the Senate bill to fund DHS did not pass last night. Keep up the pressure by reaching out to your federal representatives.
Our pressure is working as the Senate bill to fund DHS did not pass last night. Keep up the pressure by reaching out to your federal representatives.
February 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
We continue to see no drawdown today with ICE activity in the Phillips neighborhood, Columbia Heights, and Shakopee.
Our pressure is working as the Senate bill to fund DHS did not pass last night. Keep up the pressure by reaching out to your federal representatives.
Our pressure is working as the Senate bill to fund DHS did not pass last night. Keep up the pressure by reaching out to your federal representatives.
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right. Not just #AbolishICE:
Instead: More Immigration. Immigrants Make America Great.
We need more immigration.
We are a pluralistic multicultural democracy that benefits from immigrants, and that's been true throughout our history.
The US is a melting pot of talent and energy.
Instead: More Immigration. Immigrants Make America Great.
We need more immigration.
We are a pluralistic multicultural democracy that benefits from immigrants, and that's been true throughout our history.
The US is a melting pot of talent and energy.
As @editorialboard.bsky.social says, #AbolishICE is actually narrow, a kind of liberalism-of-fear cruelty minimization. We can go beyond that and proudly advocate the diverse and inclusive society we saw with Bad Bunny's half time show.
February 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM
right. Not just #AbolishICE:
Instead: More Immigration. Immigrants Make America Great.
We need more immigration.
We are a pluralistic multicultural democracy that benefits from immigrants, and that's been true throughout our history.
The US is a melting pot of talent and energy.
Instead: More Immigration. Immigrants Make America Great.
We need more immigration.
We are a pluralistic multicultural democracy that benefits from immigrants, and that's been true throughout our history.
The US is a melting pot of talent and energy.
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"While this “precision cycle” has at times advanced civilian harm mitigation, it also risks hollowing precision into performance—allowing visual credibility to stand in for legal, strategic, and ethical judgment," writes Christopher Fuller.
The Visual Performance of Precision Lethality on Social Media
How precision strikes became visual performances—and why that matters for law, legitimacy, and civilian harm.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"While this “precision cycle” has at times advanced civilian harm mitigation, it also risks hollowing precision into performance—allowing visual credibility to stand in for legal, strategic, and ethical judgment," writes Christopher Fuller.
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The ICE surge must ramp down as quickly as possible so we can get on with important recovery efforts, such as purging from public life anyone seeking statewide office who thought the federal government brutalizing Minnesota was a fine idea and just what we deserved.
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The ICE surge must ramp down as quickly as possible so we can get on with important recovery efforts, such as purging from public life anyone seeking statewide office who thought the federal government brutalizing Minnesota was a fine idea and just what we deserved.
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ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
February 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
ICE “left” Chicago in November, but they’ve disappeared three people from my community in two days this week.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
Don’t believe the hype about them, leaving Minnesota, either.
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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
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Rand Paul to ICE officials on moments before Pretti's killing: "No one in America believes that shoving that woman's face in the snow was deescalation."
Note that ICE officials then confirm it was improper for her to be thrown down.
Note that ICE officials then confirm it was improper for her to be thrown down.
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Rand Paul to ICE officials on moments before Pretti's killing: "No one in America believes that shoving that woman's face in the snow was deescalation."
Note that ICE officials then confirm it was improper for her to be thrown down.
Note that ICE officials then confirm it was improper for her to be thrown down.
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Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
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The idea that this is all a backlash to some kind of Biden open-borders regime is premised whole-cloth on a falsehood, a deliberate lie that supposedly Reasonable Thinkers have adopted as truth. It's. just. not. true.
February 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The idea that this is all a backlash to some kind of Biden open-borders regime is premised whole-cloth on a falsehood, a deliberate lie that supposedly Reasonable Thinkers have adopted as truth. It's. just. not. true.
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Just going to note again, because somehow we've all completely retconned this and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, that pound-for-pound Biden had one of the most draconian border security regimes of any U.S. president ever, second only to Trump, *many of whose policies he inherited and kept*
Not going to read them all because jesus fucking christ but this is nasty work from Friedersdorf
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Just going to note again, because somehow we've all completely retconned this and I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, that pound-for-pound Biden had one of the most draconian border security regimes of any U.S. president ever, second only to Trump, *many of whose policies he inherited and kept*
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Keith Ellison's momentary deadly serious expression at the end. My A.G. is NOT playing.
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Keith Ellison's momentary deadly serious expression at the end. My A.G. is NOT playing.