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Cruelty is their norm
This is UNBEARABLY WRONG
5 hours in shackles!
Cut off her wedding ring when processing her !
Happening in Minneapolis
ICE MUST BE STOPPED
Call Your Representatives 202 224-3121 !!
This is UNBEARABLY WRONG
5 hours in shackles!
Cut off her wedding ring when processing her !
Happening in Minneapolis
ICE MUST BE STOPPED
Call Your Representatives 202 224-3121 !!
This woman was an observer when ice was arresting her Somali neighbors who are legal citizens. She was arrested and her legs kept in shackles for 5 hours and they CUT OFF her wedding ring when they were processing her. It is so appalling. In Minneapolis my hometown.
December 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Cruelty is their norm
This is UNBEARABLY WRONG
5 hours in shackles!
Cut off her wedding ring when processing her !
Happening in Minneapolis
ICE MUST BE STOPPED
Call Your Representatives 202 224-3121 !!
This is UNBEARABLY WRONG
5 hours in shackles!
Cut off her wedding ring when processing her !
Happening in Minneapolis
ICE MUST BE STOPPED
Call Your Representatives 202 224-3121 !!
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December 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
WOW. So this is obviously a huge violation of this man's rights, and it illustrates a few things we're seeing broadly:
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
- DHS officers are ignoring peoples' IDs and instead requiring screening through their own systems
- Confirms @404media.co's reports of use of DHS's facial recognition app.
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So much ugliness, violence, pain, suffering - it's appalling and drains the soul. Stay strong and do all you can to resist.
The way that this administration is targeting and harassing Somalians in Minneapolis is disgusting and vile. Keep filming this because one day we are going to hold these agents accountable. Last I heard peacefully protesting doesn’t warrant being sprayed with chemical irritants.
December 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
So much ugliness, violence, pain, suffering - it's appalling and drains the soul. Stay strong and do all you can to resist.
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Trump: I will probably be involved in the Netflix WBD deal, the people who have run CNN are a disgrace, no one watches, they're spreading poison and lies, they don't have too much money, CNN should be sold, the people running it are either corrupt or incompetent.
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Trump: I will probably be involved in the Netflix WBD deal, the people who have run CNN are a disgrace, no one watches, they're spreading poison and lies, they don't have too much money, CNN should be sold, the people running it are either corrupt or incompetent.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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"Ilhan Omar is garbage. She’s garbage. Her friends are garbage" is a disgusting thing for a president to say about a congresswoman. It's also the kind of thing an insecure high schooler says. Let's not base immigration policy on Trump's freestyle bigotry.
Trump’s Attack on Somali Americans Is Vile Fascism
He’s testing our country’s tolerance for ethnic persecution. And we’re failing the test.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Ilhan Omar is garbage. She’s garbage. Her friends are garbage" is a disgusting thing for a president to say about a congresswoman. It's also the kind of thing an insecure high schooler says. Let's not base immigration policy on Trump's freestyle bigotry.
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Black Student Magazine At University of Alabama Shut Down Amid Trump’s Anti-DEI Policies - ESSENCE
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Black Student Magazine At University of Alabama Shut Down Amid Trump’s Anti-DEI Policies - ESSENCE
And the Robert’s Court doesn’t think Trump has enough unchecked power. JFC
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
Move is major escalation of US pressure campaign against South American country’s dictator, Nicolás MaduroUS politics live – latest updates
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
And the Robert’s Court doesn’t think Trump has enough unchecked power. JFC
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NEW: Christopher Dawson won hundreds of millions in federal contracts, promising to help Native Hawaiians.
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
He Spent Funds Meant for Native Hawaiians on Polo and Porsches. The Federal Government Failed to Stop Him.
A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.
www.propublica.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Christopher Dawson won hundreds of millions in federal contracts, promising to help Native Hawaiians.
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
Documents suggest he pocketed the profits to invest in a beachfront horse farm and luxury homes.
With @civilbeat.bsky.social
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Capital, along with the sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, have ‘agreed to forgo any governance rights – including board representation – associate...
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Opera Singer Jubilant Sykes Stabbed To Death At California Home
www.huffpost.com
Opera Singer Jubilant Sykes Stabbed To Death At California Home
twp.ai
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Opera Singer Jubilant Sykes Stabbed To Death At California Home
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I can’t understand a politician watching Trumps speech and your takeaway attack message is that he “didn’t say anything.” The Democrats are fundamentally broken on this front. They’re winning by default but are set up to lose the long fight.
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I can’t understand a politician watching Trumps speech and your takeaway attack message is that he “didn’t say anything.” The Democrats are fundamentally broken on this front. They’re winning by default but are set up to lose the long fight.
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Mikey, the repeated Sgt. Schultz - “I know nothing” excuse is lame. 🙄
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Mikey, the repeated Sgt. Schultz - “I know nothing” excuse is lame. 🙄
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Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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Why is he reposting the label on my Dr. Bronner’s soap?
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Why is he reposting the label on my Dr. Bronner’s soap?
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Just in time for festivus
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just in time for festivus
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Look at this chart.
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Look at this chart.
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world?
Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
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BREAKING: Judge Breyer GRANTS Newsom’s motion for a preliminary injunction BLOCKING Trump from deploying the California National Guard and returning control of the guard to the governor. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BREAKING: Judge Breyer GRANTS Newsom’s motion for a preliminary injunction BLOCKING Trump from deploying the California National Guard and returning control of the guard to the governor. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Israel has shrunk Gaza by 50%
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Israel has shrunk Gaza by 50%
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM
Anyone crossing the new imaginary border gets shot. Israel keeps moving this boundary
Food & aid is woefully short
Still no Journalists allowed
Israels objective to make life intolerable in Gaza
All illegal & all receiving zero attention our leaders & MSM