Yes, he was. They just weren't televising and bragging about it. Every year of Biden's administration, ICE dragged away more people than in the previous year, including the year he took over from Trump. This is part of a steady escalation, not a sudden change.

You shouldn’t trust the people who insist that the Democratic Party cannot fail, only that the people fail the Democratic Party

On today’s edition of “basic world knowledge making you sound like a deranged schizo”:

The US inviting Julani to New York all but confirms that ISIS is a CIA-backed terrorist organization

Believe it or not, funding public transit and bike lanes, and supporting walkable, dense neighborhoods in urban areas is a necessary component of preserving rural and agricultural ways of life

Knowing basic facts about US foreign policy makes you sound like a complete schizo to the average American. Why yes Susan, the US does support Al-Qaeda…our gov just invited one of them to NYC and regard him as the noble leader of Syria

Bluesky is a refreshing break from the “Charlie Kirk was just a good faith debater” *discourse* on Meta

“It’s a convenient way for both sides to minimize long covid and feel safe in their decision to drop all precautions… It blames the individual for their choices and makes them feel safe and in control over our current situation.”

I for one am not at all worried that the most powerful people on earth have optimized my society and my brain to be ultra-reliant on the misery machine we keep in our pockets.

happening, becoming more like
the openly fascist MAGA party is the only “logical” move. It won’t work. Can’t say you didn’t know

you need a positive vision for the country. Most MAGA voters are not Christian nationalists, but they sympathize with the (evil) “positive” vision. They sympathize with populist rhetoric. The way to win is left wing economic populism, but when reverence to oligarchs and donors preempts that ever…2/3

There’s no one less trustworthy as a political analyst than someone who uncritically parrots the “Dems need to stand for even less and be pro-life to win elections”. You’re not going to scapegoat women, black and brown people, or queer people your way to winning. You need to stand for something… 1/3

People in Gaza are posting final messages.

Can’t wait for 10 years from now when all the liberals on here start acting like how opposed they were to the Palestinian genocide in Gaza

The Houthis have more moral authority than all of the “civilized” liberal democracies combined

Bad opsec about US war crimes is good actually. #petehegseth #hegseth #signal

Y’all ever think about how it benefits the ruling class to have us believing in bounded individualism, all while becoming increasingly sick/disabled right as the climate and ecological crises begin to accelerate?

Dang, y’all ever think about how the (ongoing) COVID pandemic has been used by our ruling class to desensitize us to mass death, disabling, and displacement? To condition us into individualism and disregard for our fellow human beings? To render us docile for the crimes they’re planning?

I’m not a history buff or anything, what do we call the moderate Liberals who collaborated with Hitler? #shutdown #govshutdown #GOPBudget #senate

I guess it’s anti-semitism to think that material resistance to genocide and apartheid are justified

Truly a golden-age of snake oil salesmen

Y’all ‘member in June of last year when the head of the USDA said bird flu was gonna “burn itself out”. I remember

we need a new slur to describe the bizarre combination of traits exhibited by elon musk. traditional insults are simply not enough

Someone tell the democrats that Trump is actually just a college student saying “genocide bad”—maybe then they’ll step it the fuck up

Can’t wait till the 2028 elections when the democrats come out against gay marriage and refuse to say they’ll restore the dept of education

Read this thread

What’s the material difference between:
1.) “we’re working
for a ceasefire”(but will never stop providing bombs to be dropped on hospitals)
2.) “Palestinians deserve a better life” (we’re gonna expell them from their land and make big $$$ on real estate developments)

Explain it to me like I’m 5

Elon Musk saying the Nazis were communist is clear proof that he is in fact *not* a genius. It is a breathtakingly ignorant claim. The Nazis were feverishly anti-communist, and massacred some one million socialists and communists for their political views.

Let's talk about the "escalation ladder". At any point in a conflict, you have a number of self-defense options ranging from lower risk (legally, ethically, physically) to higher risk.

On the bottom rung of the escalation ladder are options like raising your voice. At the top would be deadly force.

It’s like y’all are determined to never win an election again

Party leadership is just incapable of accepting responsibility for anything ever