Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."
24.02.2026 18:21 β π 27166 π 10009 π¬ 360 π 274
The press has reported on yesterdayβs Supreme Court decision as if it were only about tariffs. Wrong. Itβs far bigger and even more important. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supreme-courts-tariff-decision
21.02.2026 20:01 β π 3518 π 1211 π¬ 120 π 65
This one hits hard.
21.02.2026 22:59 β π 35423 π 10478 π¬ 775 π 594
Arresting a former prince sends a message. And if a former president can testify on Capitol Hill, thereβs no reason the current one canβt tooβunless this is all about protecting Donald Trump. Insist that your representatives in Congress make that happen. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
20.02.2026 03:41 β π 3678 π 1107 π¬ 92 π 30
βIt is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is operating as a massive criminal enterprise.β
This absolutely captures it. Instead of "Trump Administration," we should say "Trump Syndicate."
#TrumpSyndicate
19.02.2026 17:05 β π 13046 π 5219 π¬ 603 π 355
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appallingβand it could have been avoided.
"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee Americaβs health."
20.02.2026 04:00 β π 2545 π 661 π¬ 159 π 40
The cover-up just never ends. Rest in peace, Ruben Ray Martinez.
20.02.2026 03:40 β π 19135 π 9005 π¬ 509 π 393
So⦠not a hoax then?
19.02.2026 13:43 β π 16066 π 6005 π¬ 562 π 270
Hereβs the latest.
Former Prince Andrew arrested over accusations that he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
19.02.2026 10:40 β π 1499 π 369 π¬ 103 π 33
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19.02.2026 14:41 β π 32 π 19 π¬ 0 π 0
CBS pulling @jamestalarico.bsky.socialβs interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is alarming and nothing short of censorship. Full breakdown on my Substack page (link below).
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17.02.2026 19:43 β π 12205 π 3765 π¬ 511 π 135
Help save baby Juan Nicolasβs life! Please call Dilley Detention Center at 830-378-6500 (as soon as you hear the recorded greeting press zero and youβll get a receptionist.)
Then call your members of Congress at 202-224-3121
17.02.2026 01:44 β π 850 π 611 π¬ 32 π 36
Colbert Doesnβt Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.
"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
17.02.2026 14:15 β π 12149 π 3668 π¬ 392 π 246
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if youβre a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
17.02.2026 15:17 β π 29714 π 11985 π¬ 1991 π 1234
Does that seem fair to you?
16.02.2026 23:11 β π 11814 π 4810 π¬ 754 π 297
AOC: βYou are the Attorney General of the United States of America & you don't want to hold anyone of these pedophiles accountable β resign or be impeached"οΏΌ
16.02.2026 17:48 β π 10138 π 2539 π¬ 192 π 118
Short term, medium term, long term: We have to stop funding ICE. Period.
#stopICE
16.02.2026 10:49 β π 11361 π 2478 π¬ 288 π 92
DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE
A sweeping boycott has begun β targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.
The campaign, "Resist and Unsubscribe" isn't for everyone, but it should be. If we hope to derail the MAGA authoritarian regime that has taken hold of the United States, this is the most powerful statement that can be made. Hit 'em where it hurts! π½ www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
15.02.2026 12:44 β π 803 π 336 π¬ 42 π 29
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
"The tech companies can choose whether or not to provide the information...
"Google, Meta and Reddit complied with some of the requests..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
15.02.2026 00:23 β π 2005 π 1098 π¬ 205 π 84
βIβve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.β ππΊπΈπ
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
15.02.2026 00:45 β π 28971 π 10027 π¬ 642 π 590
Hey there Pam Bondi if you have nothing to hide why were you tracking what congressmen were searching on the Epstein files?
Why uhβ¦. Whyβ¦. Why so nervous?
13.02.2026 14:27 β π 18135 π 4274 π¬ 607 π 120
Metaβs internal memo said the political tumult in the United States was good timing for the featureβs release.
βWe will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns,β according to the document from Metaβs Reality Labs, which works on hardware including smart glasses.
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where β at a bare minimum β they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
13.02.2026 14:54 β π 6579 π 2232 π¬ 15 π 164
From @wired.com: βFederal records reveal ICE is secretly expanding into 150+ facilities across nearly every state β many near schools, medical offices, and places of worshipβ¦ DHS asked the General Services Administration to hide lease listings and bypass normal proceduresβ¦βπ€
12.02.2026 03:52 β π 5054 π 3786 π¬ 402 π 390
Question: did the administration want to send planes out of the country without normal procedures of logging all flights and flight plans with the FAA? So they could better obscure deportation flights?
11.02.2026 16:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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