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to all history nerd, etc. What could have the German population done (legal AND illegal) that could have held back Hitler??
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Here Noem says the quiet part out loud.
Trump's DHS is not a traditional Cabinet agency, a part of the U.S. government established and constrained by laws, regulations, and court rulings.
DHS is now an arm of Trump and MAGA, used against citizens the administration disfavors.
Trump's DHS is not a traditional Cabinet agency, a part of the U.S. government established and constrained by laws, regulations, and court rulings.
DHS is now an arm of Trump and MAGA, used against citizens the administration disfavors.
BREAKING: How the Trump administration will determine the “right” voters
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Here Noem says the quiet part out loud.
Trump's DHS is not a traditional Cabinet agency, a part of the U.S. government established and constrained by laws, regulations, and court rulings.
DHS is now an arm of Trump and MAGA, used against citizens the administration disfavors.
Trump's DHS is not a traditional Cabinet agency, a part of the U.S. government established and constrained by laws, regulations, and court rulings.
DHS is now an arm of Trump and MAGA, used against citizens the administration disfavors.
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…she will make sure they vote for “the right leaders?”
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
…she will make sure they vote for “the right leaders?”
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
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Once again, a reminder that the "free speech" crusaders were always cynics operating in bad faith
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Once again, a reminder that the "free speech" crusaders were always cynics operating in bad faith
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DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
ChatGPT cuts in action
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
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A very normal and cool thing from a regime that is super-duper sincerely on the side of free speech.
Homeland Security is said to have sent Google and Meta hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or criticize ICE.
Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A very normal and cool thing from a regime that is super-duper sincerely on the side of free speech.
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The dictator will keep dictating until we stop him.
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The dictator will keep dictating until we stop him.
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Another reason to oppose Trump’s attempt to take over elections through the SAVE Act.
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Another reason to oppose Trump’s attempt to take over elections through the SAVE Act.
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Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
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Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Partisan political speeches have no place on military bases to active duty troops. These soldiers have no choice - they are ordered to be there. No politician should ever make a speech like this to troops. The continued silence on this issue by Republicans is a disgrace. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump, speaking to troops in North Carolina, is now attacking ex-governor and Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper as a "disaster" who was culpable for a woman getting her "throat slit"
(note the total silence from the crowd)
(note the total silence from the crowd)
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Partisan political speeches have no place on military bases to active duty troops. These soldiers have no choice - they are ordered to be there. No politician should ever make a speech like this to troops. The continued silence on this issue by Republicans is a disgrace. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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Wow: Meta has been working on plans to add facial recognition technology to its AI smart glasses. nyti.ms/3Os1oxf
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
February 13, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Wow: Meta has been working on plans to add facial recognition technology to its AI smart glasses. nyti.ms/3Os1oxf
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
And this was the company’s cynical view on when, and how, to do it:
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NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
February 13, 2026 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
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It’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move.
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | Trump Says He Wants to Cancel Elections, but Here Is the Real Threat
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 AM
It’s election subversion, not cancellation, that is the real authoritarian move.
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
Putin hasn’t canceled an election. Iran has regular elections.
It's competitive authoritarianism, where "democratic institutions & elections persist, but are hollowed out."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/o...
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The last time I saw Pam Bondi, she was drunk and dragging some embarrassed male on to a campaign bus. Dressed in what one female staffer referred to as “stripper formal,” she fell asleep on the bus and everyone tried to
ignore her snoring.
ignore her snoring.
Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a “washed up lawyer” when he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
Bondi Declines To Apologize To Epstein Victims: 'I'm Not Going To Get In The Gutter'
Bondi called Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a “washed up lawyer” when he tried to intervene in a verbal altercation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The last time I saw Pam Bondi, she was drunk and dragging some embarrassed male on to a campaign bus. Dressed in what one female staffer referred to as “stripper formal,” she fell asleep on the bus and everyone tried to
ignore her snoring.
ignore her snoring.
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Marimar Martinez was shot by Border Patrol five times.
DHS accused her of being a domestic terrorist.
She went to court to get the body cam footage released.
It shows Agent Charles Exum driving with his gun drawn.
Saying “do something b*tch”.
Ramming her car.
Shooting her.
It shows DHS lied.
DHS accused her of being a domestic terrorist.
She went to court to get the body cam footage released.
It shows Agent Charles Exum driving with his gun drawn.
Saying “do something b*tch”.
Ramming her car.
Shooting her.
It shows DHS lied.
February 12, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Marimar Martinez was shot by Border Patrol five times.
DHS accused her of being a domestic terrorist.
She went to court to get the body cam footage released.
It shows Agent Charles Exum driving with his gun drawn.
Saying “do something b*tch”.
Ramming her car.
Shooting her.
It shows DHS lied.
DHS accused her of being a domestic terrorist.
She went to court to get the body cam footage released.
It shows Agent Charles Exum driving with his gun drawn.
Saying “do something b*tch”.
Ramming her car.
Shooting her.
It shows DHS lied.
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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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Hold on murderous robber let me go to my wall and grab my antique knife. It's shaped like brass knuckles so give me a minute.
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Hold on murderous robber let me go to my wall and grab my antique knife. It's shaped like brass knuckles so give me a minute.
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Looks like Will Lewis, the recently ousted WaPo publisher who couldn’t be bothered to attend the zoom meeting to fire a third of his staff, was being paid $3m open.substack.com/pub/genewein...
Three Million Reasons to Facepalm
— So.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Looks like Will Lewis, the recently ousted WaPo publisher who couldn’t be bothered to attend the zoom meeting to fire a third of his staff, was being paid $3m open.substack.com/pub/genewein...