Trump has never accepted election results and he is only getting worse While Trump has been banging the rigged-election drum for years, it is getting worse.

As Trump threatens this year’s elections, he operates against the cold reality that he has never accepted an election he lost. He won’t accept it when he loses control of Congress this fall. He will try to overturn it however he can, with the full range of tools available to him as president.

Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Concentration camps:

“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

An income tax will capture more money from out of state workers than a sales tax. Let's fund Alaska by taxing those that don't live here and just take from our state. #akleg

Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/

"Mobile Fortify’s primary function is to expand the number of photos and biometric data that DHS collects by shifting its collection from ports of entry to routine ICE encounters far from US borders."

It's all exploitation. Always. Their cyberpunk dreams are bullshit based on exploiting workers.

I really need people to understand that the National Prayer Breakfast is not harmless. It is a front for an elitist, authoritarian project, and always has been. @jeffsharlet.bsky.social literally wrote the book about it („The Family“). Read it - or watch the Netflix documentary about it.

From the technology community on Reddit: Hi! We're 404 Media's Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox. AMA (us) about the tech ICE is using, Flock and the state of surveillance in the US on Feb. 4, 12 pm ET Explore this post and more from the technology community

At 12 ET today me and Jason are doing AMA on the main technology subreddit about the tech ICE is using, the nationwide network of AI Flock cameras around the U.S., and the state of surveillance in general. Get your questions in before then: www.reddit.com/r/technology...

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.

The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.

https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?

Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

Since last year, we’ve been reporting on ICE extensively. But every week brings new information, and it’s getting harder to keep track of what’s happening, let alone remember what’s already happened.

So here’s a quick thread to help.

Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently

Breaking on MS NOW:

@lawofruby.bsky.social reports that, in the latest release of Epstein files, the Trump DOJ produced documents revealing the names and other identifying details of known Epstein survivors.

In at least one case, MS NOW found a driver's license with an unredacted photo.

Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.

SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.

The full user guide here:

A large crowd rallies at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau in protest of ICE, murders of Minneapolis residents Alex Pretti, Renee Good and others in ICE custody, and calling for an end to ICE operations + immigration crackdown

probably so they can have it click on all the ads being delivered through Google's ad system and charge advertisers more

Trump's "you can't carry guns" statement might mean we're finally be ready to talk about how the very first gun control laws targeted the Black Panthers and how badly tyrants would like their people disarmed and helpless

And how MAGA isn't pro gun, they're pro themselves having guns

Okay, so this is an authoritarian playbook trick, once the evidence is overwhelming say everyone needs to wait for the official investigation then either fix it or attack it when its completed. Same shit Russian pulled with MH17 and chemical attacks in Syria, very predictable.

NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.

Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.

(e) There is imposed for each taxable year upon the entire taxable income of29 every corporation derived from sources within the state a tax of zero percent of the30 taxable income.

Sec. 43.20.011. Tax on corporations. (a) [Repealed, § 10 ch 1 SSSLA 1980.] (b) [Repealed, § 10 ch 1 SSSLA 1980.] (c) [Repealed, § 10 ch 1 SSSLA 1980.] (d) [Repealed, § 10 ch 1 SSSLA 1980.] (e) There is imposed for each taxable year upon the entire taxable income of every corporation derived from sources within the state a tax computed as follows: If the taxable income is:Then the tax is: Less than $25,000zero $25,000 but less than $49,0002 percent of the taxable income over $25,000 $49,000 but less than $74,000$480 plus 3 percent of the taxable income over $49,000 $74,000 but less than $99,000$1,230 plus 4 percent of the taxable income over $74,000 $99,000 but less than $124,000$2,230 plus 5 percent of the taxable income over $99,000 $124,000 but less than $148,000$3,480 plus 6 percent of the taxable income over $124,000 $148,000 but less than $173,000$4,920 plus 7 percent of the taxable income over $148,000 $173,000 but less than $198,000$6,670 plus 8 percent of the taxable income over $173,000 $198,000 but less than $222,000$8,670 plus 9 percent of the taxable income over $198,000 $222,000 or more$10,830 plus 9.4 percent of the taxable income over $222,000. (f) [Repealed, § 10 ch 1 SSSLA 1980.]

Yes, it really does just totally eliminate the corporate income tax, which is expected to bring in about $250M next year.

So Dunleavy wants to institute a sales tax that would, in part, fund lower corporate income taxes.

Neat.

#akleg

Here's the proposed language and what it'd replace:

✨Mina’s Minute✨ ICE has been unjustly and violently harming our neighbors. Here are resources to protect Alaskans from ICE. #akleg

Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”

Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.

They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.

They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.

He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.

A 🧵 of ICE abuse

Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia

Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.

Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.

The next could be you.

What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.

This is personal — to every one of us.

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Seth Moulton is calling for ICE to be prosecuted in no uncertain terms.

This is becoming a foundational political agreement for anyone seeing to oppose the regime. We need the broadest possible coalition all united about the necessity of caging these fucking monsters.

NYT push alert: "A person was shot dead today during a struggle with federal agents in Minneapolis, according to officials."

By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions.

We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇