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I'm an educator who cares about human rights, science, and democracy. #HumanRights #CovidIsAirborne #EndGunViolence #IndigenousAlly Canadian/American living in Los Angeles County on Chumash land. Avatar: circle mosaic Picture: mossy tree

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This is a #5AlarmFire.

16.02.2026 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Even Grok acknowledges that the so-called β€œSave America Act” (backed by Trump & Musk) may undermine the security of our elections by creating a Single Point of Attack for voter roll maintenance via the Save Program, which links to an SSA database mishandled by DOGE. #NoOnSave #ProtectOurVotes 1/

16.02.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 819    πŸ” 368    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 20
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Very Powerful. Sad. Enraging.

Watch Till The End.

11.02.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s an anime of Pam Bondi’s crash out

😭

12.02.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7
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13.02.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A real leaf insect perfectly camouflaged to look exactly like a leaf

15.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I've woken up to them outside the house twice now? I'm okay with it - time wasted trying to scare me is time spent not kidnapping a vulnerable neighbor.

Anyway if you go out at fuckass o'clock with your phone in one hand and a whistle ready in the other, they see you and leave lol.

14.02.2026 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 554    πŸ” 174    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

15.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3169    πŸ” 1364    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 75
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Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.

Why are our taxpayer dollars funding our own torture?

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

16.02.2026 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 16
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No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
No negotiation. No surrender. No fear.
Just us. And a few million of our closest friends.
March 28.
#NoKings2026 social.demcast.com/s/fCWhCgEz
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15.02.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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Irish nationalβ€”married to US citizen, valid work permit, green card pendingβ€”thrown into ICE's "concentration camp." His story rips the mask off: Not safety, just cruelty. Locked up, dehumanized, family shattered. This isn't America. Shut these camps down. Demand justice. #sheshed

15.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 447    πŸ” 338    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 20
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This is why we must

#ImpeachThemAll

15.02.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6354    πŸ” 1413    πŸ’¬ 484    πŸ“Œ 116
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In victory for Democrats, Virginia Supreme Court says redistricting vote can go forward Voters will get to decide on a proposed β€œ10-1” map that could deliver four more Democratic seats in Congress.

WIN: The Virginia Supreme Court authorized an April special election in which voters will decide whether the state should redraw its congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders.


If passed, Democrats could gain four more seats in Congress, leaving Republicans with just one of 11 seats.

15.02.2026 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 942    πŸ” 276    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 19

I am so goddamn proud of her.

16.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2721    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 7
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BREAKING: Canada Just Dropped the Blueprint to Break Free from the U.S. Military Industrial Complex 125,000 jobs. 5% of GDP. 70% domestic procurement. And a deliberate pivot away from American arms manufacturers. This isn’t procurement reform β€” it’s geopolitical emancipation.

After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.

Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
β€’ 5% of GDP on defence
β€’ 70% built at home
β€’ 125,000 Canadian jobs
β€’ Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

16.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 413    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 12
Musk advocates white monoculturalism

Musk advocates white monoculturalism

We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.

There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.

Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.

15.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4801    πŸ” 1360    πŸ’¬ 491    πŸ“Œ 367

I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate.

And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials.

As the Constitution requires.

Not the bullshit fake trials like the ones that the Senate held in 2020 and 2021...

15.02.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 21537    πŸ” 4814    πŸ’¬ 1185    πŸ“Œ 283
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For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.

04.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1844    πŸ” 918    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 96
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Deutsche Bank Deathsβ€”Spate of Suicides Involving Employees in Recent Years The father of Valentin Broeksmit, the whistleblower who was found dead in California, is among a number of Deutsche Bank-linked suicide deaths since 2014.

"She flagged Jeffrey Epstein’s suspicious transactions.
She warned about high-risk clients.
She says Deutsche Bank fired her."

Could be worse.

www.newsweek.com/deutsche-ban...

14.02.2026 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein β€” And Lost Her Job An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner β€” and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.

Read the full story here: levernews.com/the-compliance-officer-who-flagged-epstein-and-lost-her-job/

14.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Watchdog Designed To Keep ICE In Check Is Being Quietly Erased Trump largely dismantled ICE’s civil rights oversight office. Now, as Congress clashes over Homeland Security funding, its fate hangs in the balance.

🚨NEWS: Trump quietly dismantled ICE's civil liberties enforcement office as the agency faces 6,000 complaints, according to court records reviewed by @levernews.com.

Without the office, Congress-mandated ICE reforms could go unenforced.

Dems have not been pressing to reverse the cuts.

13.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."

One way concentration camps become zones where law doesn't apply is by neglecting policies & standards that would protect health & provide healthcare. You deny laws & norms & dehumanize your victim.
Read "Illness and Inhumanity in Stalin’s Gulag" by Alexopoulos
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...

08.02.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 708    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 22
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Bomb threats, suspicious packages in Springfield prompt evacuations Bomb threats that said Haitian immigrants should be gone from Springfield were sent to several Clark County offices Monday morning, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said at a press conference.

Bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio. Much like what happened after Vance, Trump, and Nazis told lies about Haitians in September 2024. Reportage here. See my substack for background.
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/bomb-th...

09.02.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 817    πŸ” 366    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 21
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U.S. military preparing for possibility of weeks-long Iran operations Pentagon sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, raising stakes for diplomacy between the two countries

www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

15.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday

🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

15.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump is ALREADY interfering with the 2026 elections
YouTube video by L O L G O P Donald Trump is ALREADY interfering with the 2026 elections

REMINDER: Donald Trump is already interfering in the 2026 elections, says Ari Berman, who has been covering voting rights since before Donald Trump started birthing.

Nothing hypothetical about this.

15.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Rep. Ayanna Pressley holds a sign that reads β€˜They Deserve Justice’

Rep. Ayanna Pressley holds a sign that reads β€˜They Deserve Justice’

We can never get true justice for those killed by ICE. Because true justice would mean they would be alive today.

But our demands for accountability remain clear:

Abolish ICE.
Impeach Kristi Noem.
End qualified immunity.

15.02.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 837    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8
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How are we letting this happen to children?

Children are being terrorized. Children are being tortured, deprived of medicine, medical care, potable water & healthy food.

We need to do more to stop #ICELawlessness.

Tell MAGA neighbors & family what's happening.

Download & send them videos. 🧡

15.02.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 688    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 16
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Indianapolis, Indiana: Anti-ICE protesters march on 2/14/26, openly exercising their 2nd Amendment rights.

15.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 465    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 10
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Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal: β€œNearly a year after we won, the same Israeli settler who attacked me after I returned from LA again led an attack against my family. 4 of my family members are currently arrested, one in the hospital… we call the police, they do nothing.”

15.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 696    πŸ” 337    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10

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