🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇦Celtic Curmudgeon
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CORRUPTION & ECONOMIC DISASTER
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As Trump escalates attacks on Somali community, ICE pulls over Ilhan Omar's son
Ilhan Omar Says ICE Pulled Over Her Son in Minnesota, Asked For ID
President Trump has repeatedly targeted the Somali-born congresswoman amid a surge in immigration raids in the Twin Cities.
www.motherjones.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
As Trump escalates attacks on Somali community, ICE pulls over Ilhan Omar's son
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apnews.com/video/secret...
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
apnews.com/video/secret...
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
Secretive Border Patrol program is detaining US citizens for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat
New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.
www.bellingcat.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
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To quote Winnie Brinks “There’s a special place in hell for someone willing to yank money away from moms and babies 15 days before Christmas.”
December 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
To quote Winnie Brinks “There’s a special place in hell for someone willing to yank money away from moms and babies 15 days before Christmas.”
Big Wins for Ukraine: The EU Strikes Back as President Zelenskyy Reports from the Front Line
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Imagine if U.S. executive leadership had a fraction of that courage—what we could accomplish as a nation. Instead we have mayhem & corruption.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Imagine if U.S. executive leadership had a fraction of that courage—what we could accomplish as a nation. Instead we have mayhem & corruption.
Big Wins for Ukraine: The EU Strikes Back as President Zelenskyy Reports from the Front Line
No, Kupyansk isn’t occupied by Russia—and President Zelenskyy still isn’t wearing a suit.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Big Wins for Ukraine: The EU Strikes Back as President Zelenskyy Reports from the Front Line
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Imagine if U.S. executive leadership had a fraction of that courage—what we could accomplish as a nation. Instead we have mayhem & corruption.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Imagine if U.S. executive leadership had a fraction of that courage—what we could accomplish as a nation. Instead we have mayhem & corruption.
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Trump's disaster economics is the flip side of his vast corruption.
youtu.be/1KaTXRmO370?...
youtu.be/1KaTXRmO370?...
MAGA’s Extinction Approaches—Alexa, Play ‘Bye B*tch’
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Trump's disaster economics is the flip side of his vast corruption.
youtu.be/1KaTXRmO370?...
youtu.be/1KaTXRmO370?...
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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Key tenets of The Art of the "Deal"
Coercion
Lies
Bullying
Threats
Intimidation
Extortion
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Trump started his "empire" by working with and laundering money for the NYC MAFIA and the NJ mob in Atlantic City.
Same as it ever was!
Coercion
Lies
Bullying
Threats
Intimidation
Extortion
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Trump started his "empire" by working with and laundering money for the NYC MAFIA and the NJ mob in Atlantic City.
Same as it ever was!
December 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Key tenets of The Art of the "Deal"
Coercion
Lies
Bullying
Threats
Intimidation
Extortion
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Trump started his "empire" by working with and laundering money for the NYC MAFIA and the NJ mob in Atlantic City.
Same as it ever was!
Coercion
Lies
Bullying
Threats
Intimidation
Extortion
"As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster"
Trump started his "empire" by working with and laundering money for the NYC MAFIA and the NJ mob in Atlantic City.
Same as it ever was!
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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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Congressional Republicans once again placed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in their crosshairs Wednesday, holding the second hearing so far this year on the landmark pro-voting law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP Aims to Weaken Key Federal Protection Against Voter Purges
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Congressional Republicans once again placed the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in their crosshairs Wednesday, holding the second hearing so far this year on the landmark pro-voting law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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How ICE Is Outsourcing Mass Deportations www.levernews.com/how-ice-is-o...
How ICE Is Outsourcing Mass Deportations
One of the world’s largest private security firms is poised to rake in millions from the Trump administration’s historic deportation spending blitz.
www.levernews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
How ICE Is Outsourcing Mass Deportations www.levernews.com/how-ice-is-o...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
In case you were still in doubt about Trump's authoritarian regime.
In case you were still in doubt about Trump's authoritarian regime.
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
www.bellingcat.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
In case you were still in doubt about Trump's authoritarian regime.
In case you were still in doubt about Trump's authoritarian regime.
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"So my plea to Democrats is: Press your advantage. Full speed ahead. It’s not yet time to indulge thoughts of peace and good will to all men (if that’s your thing). For the next two weeks, the kind of Christmas spirit we need is Washington crossing the Delaware."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
All Gas. No Brakes. Trump Quakes.
It’s dark out there, literally and politically. But there is hope, too.
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
"So my plea to Democrats is: Press your advantage. Full speed ahead. It’s not yet time to indulge thoughts of peace and good will to all men (if that’s your thing). For the next two weeks, the kind of Christmas spirit we need is Washington crossing the Delaware."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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In fairness many of Trump’s business dealings amount to some kind of fraud
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In fairness many of Trump’s business dealings amount to some kind of fraud
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NEW: We sent a letter demanding that ICE end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, the same facility used to intern people of Japanese descent during World War II.
People detained at this facility are denied adequate food, medical care, and are physically and sexually abused by the guards.
People detained at this facility are denied adequate food, medical care, and are physically and sexually abused by the guards.
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: We sent a letter demanding that ICE end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, the same facility used to intern people of Japanese descent during World War II.
People detained at this facility are denied adequate food, medical care, and are physically and sexually abused by the guards.
People detained at this facility are denied adequate food, medical care, and are physically and sexually abused by the guards.
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too?
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too?
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.