Steve Slocum
@steveslocum.bsky.social
Award-Winning author, societal reform dreamer, thinker. Ex-Christian, ex-missionary. Dad, surfer, spaceship designer. Lover of science. Posting excerpts from solid sources.
"Geo Group complained to investors that ICE isn't sending them enough detainees. The stocks of Geo Group and others have *given back all the gains since Trump became President*." Mark Provost on FB
February 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
"Geo Group complained to investors that ICE isn't sending them enough detainees. The stocks of Geo Group and others have *given back all the gains since Trump became President*." Mark Provost on FB
I'm with God on this one...
These camps will be privately owned and run, with their massive profits going into the pockets of the billionaires who have created this system in the first place. It's just a money generating scheme. Anybody with half a brain can see it.
These camps will be privately owned and run, with their massive profits going into the pockets of the billionaires who have created this system in the first place. It's just a money generating scheme. Anybody with half a brain can see it.
There should be nationwide marches against all the gigantic concentration camps.
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I'm with God on this one...
These camps will be privately owned and run, with their massive profits going into the pockets of the billionaires who have created this system in the first place. It's just a money generating scheme. Anybody with half a brain can see it.
These camps will be privately owned and run, with their massive profits going into the pockets of the billionaires who have created this system in the first place. It's just a money generating scheme. Anybody with half a brain can see it.
Best approach I've heard yet:
February 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Best approach I've heard yet:
It is indescribable how ever-present they are in our state in every community and how dangerously they act. You could be just going about your daily life and encounter them. And that has not changed. On the ground it is still very hellish. Minn. State Senator Erin Maye Quade
February 13, 2026 at 2:11 AM
It is indescribable how ever-present they are in our state in every community and how dangerously they act. You could be just going about your daily life and encounter them. And that has not changed. On the ground it is still very hellish. Minn. State Senator Erin Maye Quade
Last year it took me at least a month of reading the various analyses and rewatching Kendrick Lamar's super bowl halftime show to begin to understand what was being communicated. It was a profound learning experience. Very much looking forward to doing the same with Bad Bunny's show! Anybody else?
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Last year it took me at least a month of reading the various analyses and rewatching Kendrick Lamar's super bowl halftime show to begin to understand what was being communicated. It was a profound learning experience. Very much looking forward to doing the same with Bad Bunny's show! Anybody else?
As of early 2026, estimated Russian troop fatalities in the war with Ukraine, estimated between 243,000 and 352,000, far exceed the 58,220 US military personnel killed in the Vietnam War. Russian deaths in this conflict are widely considered the highest for a major power since World War II
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
As of early 2026, estimated Russian troop fatalities in the war with Ukraine, estimated between 243,000 and 352,000, far exceed the 58,220 US military personnel killed in the Vietnam War. Russian deaths in this conflict are widely considered the highest for a major power since World War II
"McCarthy’s supporters in the 1950s claimed that his lies were necessary for keeping Republicans in power: the ends justified the means. Neither journalists nor politicians could figure out how to counter McCarthy’s tactics.
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"McCarthy’s supporters in the 1950s claimed that his lies were necessary for keeping Republicans in power: the ends justified the means. Neither journalists nor politicians could figure out how to counter McCarthy’s tactics.
Kudos to the NFL. Last year, Kendrick Lamar, this year, Bad Bunny. Celebrating American culture. That's a win-win. Especially timely this year to center and celebrate Latin culture at this national event. #iceout I love my Latina/Latino neighbors!
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Kudos to the NFL. Last year, Kendrick Lamar, this year, Bad Bunny. Celebrating American culture. That's a win-win. Especially timely this year to center and celebrate Latin culture at this national event. #iceout I love my Latina/Latino neighbors!
Midterm rigging is at the top now
"The strict ID rules could keep millions of already-registered Americans who don’t have that documentation on hand from casting ballots. According to a Brennan Center for Justice analysis, around 21 million Americans could be disenfranchised." @democracydocket.com
"The strict ID rules could keep millions of already-registered Americans who don’t have that documentation on hand from casting ballots. According to a Brennan Center for Justice analysis, around 21 million Americans could be disenfranchised." @democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Midterm rigging is at the top now
"The strict ID rules could keep millions of already-registered Americans who don’t have that documentation on hand from casting ballots. According to a Brennan Center for Justice analysis, around 21 million Americans could be disenfranchised." @democracydocket.com
"The strict ID rules could keep millions of already-registered Americans who don’t have that documentation on hand from casting ballots. According to a Brennan Center for Justice analysis, around 21 million Americans could be disenfranchised." @democracydocket.com
"When all the dust settles, the math tells the story: Democrats are likely to equal or exceed Republican gains resulting from the midcycle redistricting Trump believed would guarantee GOP control of Congress." Mark Elias, @democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"When all the dust settles, the math tells the story: Democrats are likely to equal or exceed Republican gains resulting from the midcycle redistricting Trump believed would guarantee GOP control of Congress." Mark Elias, @democracydocket.com
The madness is not without consequences:
“the current Administration's actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag[ricultural] research and staffing.”
“the current Administration's actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag[ricultural] research and staffing.”
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The madness is not without consequences:
“the current Administration's actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag[ricultural] research and staffing.”
“the current Administration's actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag[ricultural] research and staffing.”
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Man charged with assault after allegedly attacking a high school girl who was participating in school walkout
Man charged with assault after allegedly attacking a high school girl who was participating in school walkout
A man in Texas is charged with assault for allegedly starting a physical altercation involving a high school girl.
www.1011now.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Man charged with assault after allegedly attacking a high school girl who was participating in school walkout
In a win for voters, the Supreme Court allowed California to use its new voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map and counter the GOP gains made in Texas. @democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:42 AM
In a win for voters, the Supreme Court allowed California to use its new voter-approved congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats could pick up as many as five more seats in Congress under the new map and counter the GOP gains made in Texas. @democracydocket.com
"There simply aren't enough people with criminal backgrounds to meet the quotas." Deborah Fleischaker, former acting ICE Chief of Staff
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"There simply aren't enough people with criminal backgrounds to meet the quotas." Deborah Fleischaker, former acting ICE Chief of Staff
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How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled
How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled
The project would have built on the ruins of the defence ministry bombed by Nato back in 1999.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
How plans for Trump International hotel in Belgrade unravelled
Pure gold. Source unknown but accessed from Andy Borowitz
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Pure gold. Source unknown but accessed from Andy Borowitz
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
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It's a tour de force:
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!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim@jpeg)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
It's a tour de force:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
There is so much more to do to achieve meaningful societal reform than gain a couple of seats advantage in the House or Senate.
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 AM
There is so much more to do to achieve meaningful societal reform than gain a couple of seats advantage in the House or Senate.
There are a thousand Epstein/Maxwell victims according to the FBI. Only a few dozen have come forward.
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
There are a thousand Epstein/Maxwell victims according to the FBI. Only a few dozen have come forward.
... we don't want this to become a chilling effect where survivors feel like they can't come forward and those in power will always be able to pull the strings. And that's... it's hard right now to feel any other way.
Danielle Bensky, survivor.
Danielle Bensky, survivor.
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
... we don't want this to become a chilling effect where survivors feel like they can't come forward and those in power will always be able to pull the strings. And that's... it's hard right now to feel any other way.
Danielle Bensky, survivor.
Danielle Bensky, survivor.
"Imagine giving educators a $50,000 incentive to become K-12 grade teachers and equally funding education programs with the billions DHS now receives to terrorize communities?" @pedroconsafos.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 11:36 PM
"Imagine giving educators a $50,000 incentive to become K-12 grade teachers and equally funding education programs with the billions DHS now receives to terrorize communities?" @pedroconsafos.bsky.social
I gotta hand it to him. Convincing the very people against whom he intends to carry out mass deportation to vote for him. Or maybe we start to take seriously the national security issue of corporate financed, AI energized, superpower executed disinformation campaigns. An ordinary human has no chance
February 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I gotta hand it to him. Convincing the very people against whom he intends to carry out mass deportation to vote for him. Or maybe we start to take seriously the national security issue of corporate financed, AI energized, superpower executed disinformation campaigns. An ordinary human has no chance