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We need this in Maryland.
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NJ ICE Video Portal Sparks Fury and Praise Across the Garden State. Here is how it works.
New Jersey's new portal encourages residents to upload video of ICE interactions. Here is how the site works, and what it does and does not do.
nj1015.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We need this in Maryland.
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...
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Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Enraging that this took a court order:
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.
Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
January 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
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Wow! Thanks to everyone who pitched in Alex Pretti’s GoFundMe it has surpassed $1.3 million. Huge thanks to Keith Edwards for organizing.
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Wow! Thanks to everyone who pitched in Alex Pretti’s GoFundMe it has surpassed $1.3 million. Huge thanks to Keith Edwards for organizing.
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American centrists & institutions move a bit quicker when white people are murdered in broad daylight & on camera.
Not so much when it comes to Black people, immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, & Palestinians.
If this is what it sadly takes to wake everyone up to the nightmare that's always existed...
Not so much when it comes to Black people, immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, & Palestinians.
If this is what it sadly takes to wake everyone up to the nightmare that's always existed...
January 27, 2026 at 1:16 AM
American centrists & institutions move a bit quicker when white people are murdered in broad daylight & on camera.
Not so much when it comes to Black people, immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, & Palestinians.
If this is what it sadly takes to wake everyone up to the nightmare that's always existed...
Not so much when it comes to Black people, immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, & Palestinians.
If this is what it sadly takes to wake everyone up to the nightmare that's always existed...
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Most people have heard about how datacenter development is flooding into North Carolina. But did you know that we, North Carolina residents and taxpayers, are subsidizing them?
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Most people have heard about how datacenter development is flooding into North Carolina. But did you know that we, North Carolina residents and taxpayers, are subsidizing them?
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Not sure who needs to hear this, but here it is: standing against injustice is always the right thing to do.
Not always the most popular. But always right.
Not always the most popular. But always right.
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but here it is: standing against injustice is always the right thing to do.
Not always the most popular. But always right.
Not always the most popular. But always right.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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I am in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people, who are standing up for their freedom against a brutal regime and decades of authoritarian, theocratic rule.
January 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I am in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people, who are standing up for their freedom against a brutal regime and decades of authoritarian, theocratic rule.
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"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country.
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
They say they’re monitoring ICE arrests. Feds say they’re breaking the law.
The fatal shooting of Renée Good last week, as ICE officers and residents faced off on a Minneapolis street here, has brought new attention to ICE monitoring.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"The veteran said he saw volunteering as an ICE observer as another way of serving his country.
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
'It’s the most American thing to do: not to be scared of people trying to scare you...
This is a pivotal moment we’ll be asked about by our kids, "Where were you?"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The biggest single myth about North Carolina's public schools is that they spend too much on "central office" and administration.
But good news...
But good news...
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The biggest single myth about North Carolina's public schools is that they spend too much on "central office" and administration.
But good news...
But good news...
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Rural North Carolina is in very serious trouble. The rural economy in our state has been in a permanent recession for 15 years; schools are crumbling, hospitals are closing, roads are falling apart.
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Rural North Carolina is in very serious trouble. The rural economy in our state has been in a permanent recession for 15 years; schools are crumbling, hospitals are closing, roads are falling apart.
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
Why does our state legislature ignore rural communities? 🌾
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MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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We The People are laser-focused on the #Epstein files and will ensure that the rapist-in-chief and others like him face Justice.
Every attempt at distraction SHARPENS OUR FOCUS.
Every attempt at distraction SHARPENS OUR FOCUS.
January 5, 2026 at 9:56 PM
We The People are laser-focused on the #Epstein files and will ensure that the rapist-in-chief and others like him face Justice.
Every attempt at distraction SHARPENS OUR FOCUS.
Every attempt at distraction SHARPENS OUR FOCUS.
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The administration who is doing a truly shit job of running our country is now going to run another one. Awesome.
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The administration who is doing a truly shit job of running our country is now going to run another one. Awesome.
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What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.
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This daycare fraud case from right here in North Carolina will blow your mind.
The perps are Mark and Yolanda Robinson, the former second couple of North Carolina.
carolinaforward.org/blog/analysi...
The perps are Mark and Yolanda Robinson, the former second couple of North Carolina.
carolinaforward.org/blog/analysi...
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This daycare fraud case from right here in North Carolina will blow your mind.
The perps are Mark and Yolanda Robinson, the former second couple of North Carolina.
carolinaforward.org/blog/analysi...
The perps are Mark and Yolanda Robinson, the former second couple of North Carolina.
carolinaforward.org/blog/analysi...
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"Regional offices abruptly disappeared in a rushed reorganization. New policies were rolled out only to be canceled or changed, prompting confused customers to jam the phones and the website, which crashed repeatedly..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump
Customer service deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"Regional offices abruptly disappeared in a rushed reorganization. New policies were rolled out only to be canceled or changed, prompting confused customers to jam the phones and the website, which crashed repeatedly..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Hope everyone's feeling good this morning. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Hope everyone's feeling good this morning. Happy New Year!