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Judi Brown
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Flâneuse, Washington DC
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And never forget. These are asylum seekers. This is what the USA is doing to the most vulnerable people on the planet who we promised to protect.
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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Don't forget: Last fall, Kristi Noem boasted that ICE would be "all over" the Super Bowl, and said only people who "love this country" should attend.

Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/

newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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Apropos of a recent due process discussion
February 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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The NSA “detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump… Tulsi Gabbard…took a paper copy of the intelligence directly to…Susie Wiles… After meeting Wiles, Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the report.”

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NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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In which Jeffrey Epstein, who laundered money for the Russians, explains how Donald Trump was doing exactly the same thing, and how this accounts for most of his wealth.
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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here’s my passport.
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Trump's concentration camps in Massachusetts. To start with, they are concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Imagine being Poland on the border of Russia’s war and hearing the U.S. ambassador threaten to pull troops, then having to ask if he’s freelancing. This is what Trump’s “America First” really looks like to our allies.
February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Despite government admissions that a Babson College freshman’s deportation to Honduras was in error and a judge urging that she be returned to the United States, the Trump administration filed court documents Friday saying it would not return the girl.
Trump administration refuses to return Babson College freshman deported to Honduras, court filings show - The Boston Globe
In a court filing Friday, the Trump administration sketched out a path where Any Lucia Lopez Belloza could possibly study in the US but not return permanently.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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I wrote about one of the worst aspects of the Epstein files

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Opinion | Jeffrey Epstein, the Devil’s Concierge
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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It really pays to remind ourselves frequently that this whole immigration "crisis" is made up out of whole cloth. There was no emergency,danger or problem, only a demagogue stirring up racist grievances for political advantage.
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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He lied at the National Prayer Breakfast to take credit for a prisoner freed who was actually freed during Obama.

You heard that right — Lying 🤥 at 🤥 a 🤥 prayer 🤥 breakfast 🤥

www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/p...
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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this is so so sad. imls. smh
NEW: The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.

But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...
www.propublica.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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Good Q @SarahKSilvermam
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.

DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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What a stupid, stupid way to run a government
Meanwhile, in the federal government’s war on the World’s Greatest University:
February 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
Live updates: White House blames 'staffer' for racist Obamas post shared by Trump
Trump administration live updates: New Jersey's special House primary too close to call
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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February 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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If you hear someone saying that they hope lawyers are ready to go to court to protect free and fair elections, I suggest you let them know that my law firm is already litigating more than 80 voting and election cases in 40 states.
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM