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Sunday doggie pic. But Mom, why donโ€™t you want to come play in the snow?

15.02.2026 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pretty accurate Summary....

13.02.2026 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

There is no significant voting by non-citizens. Therefore a new bundle of laws to stop that is dumb. Or worse. Itโ€™s voter suppression in a pretty package. IF ID is required, there must be guarantees that support will be provided to those who lack ID. And make Election Day a holiday.

12.02.2026 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2852    ๐Ÿ” 783    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 178    ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
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In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.

11.02.2026 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24073    ๐Ÿ” 5640    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 786    ๐Ÿ“Œ 258
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BLUMENTHAL: What is so different about ICE that it regards itself as an exception to the 4th Amendment?

LYONS: We don't

BLUMENTHAL: Why did you keep your memo about the warrant policy secret?

LYONS: I didn't

BLUMENTHAL: We learned about it when whistleblowers came to us

12.02.2026 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4353    ๐Ÿ” 1345    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 105    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44
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Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father) Dear Ms Bondi,

Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)
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12.02.2026 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump's EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight โ€” NPR The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

The EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight - NPR

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12.02.2026 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mass layoffs fuel fears of โ€˜death spiralโ€™ at Washington Post On Wednesday, storied newspaper axed nearly one-third of company after earlier unpopular moves by owner Jeff Bezos

Washington Post shrinks again.

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10.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Border Patrol Is the Problem. It Always Has Been.

He border patrol is the problem. It always has been.

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10.02.2026 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Use of Irish airport for US deportation flights to Israel called โ€˜reprehensibleโ€™ โ€” Guardian US Irish politicians condemn use of Shannon airport by private jet en route to Israel, owned by Trump donor Gil Dezer

The hate theme in action around the world

Use of Irish airport for US deportation flights to Israel called โ€˜reprehensibleโ€™ - The Guardian

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09.02.2026 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Timeline cleanse.

08.02.2026 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hospitalized toddler was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says โ€” NBC News The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.

Hospitalized toddler was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says - NBC News

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08.02.2026 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility โ€” The Texas Tribune 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

2 cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility - The Texas Tribune

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08.02.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Civil rights groups issue Florida travel alert ahead of FIFA World Cup โ€” USA TODAY The travel alert, which was issued on Wednesday, Feb. 4, advised people to

๐Ÿ˜ข Civil rights groups issue Florida travel alert ahead of FIFA World Cup - USA TODAY

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06.02.2026 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism โ€” Guardian US Fascism feeds on the arbitrary killings that have long plagued the US. Ending the horror starts with abolishing ICE

Opinion | State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism - The Guardian

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06.02.2026 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Why havenโ€™t American elites stood up for Minnesota? โ€” Guardian US If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracy

Opinion | Why havenโ€™t business elites stood up for Minnesota? - The Guardian

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05.02.2026 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer 'moral distress' โ€” NPR A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.

Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer 'moral distress' - NPR

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05.02.2026 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For those keeping score at home:

04.02.2026 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27083    ๐Ÿ” 11719    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 895    ๐Ÿ“Œ 614
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DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email โ€” The New Republic The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email - The New Republic

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03.02.2026 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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ICE observer says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face โ€” Ars Technica Global Entry and Precheck revoked three days after incident, court filing says.

ICE protester says her Global Entry was revoked after agent scanned her face - Ars Technica

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02.02.2026 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜They killed him insideโ€™: man who was sonโ€™s caretaker detained by ICE and denied final goodbye โ€” Guardian US Wael Tarabishi, who has a lifelong muscle disorder, died after Maher, his father and primary caretaker, was detained

โ€˜They killed him insideโ€™: man who was sonโ€™s caretaker detained by ICE and denied final goodbye - The Guardian

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02.02.2026 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Federal Agents Just Arrested an Army Veteranโ€”After He Protested ICE Outside a Church โ€” Mother Jones Ian Austin was part of the group that interrupted a St. Paul church service.

โ€œWhen they say why would you be out hereโ€ฆ my national is under attack.โ€

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31.01.2026 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Texas A&M University cancels programs in womenโ€™s and gender studies โ€” NPR The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Texas A&M Eliminates Womenโ€™s Studies

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31.01.2026 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now itโ€™s exposing ICE: โ€˜Predators donโ€™t get anonymityโ€™ โ€” Guardian US Following in a long American tradition of identifying fascists, a network of leftists has set out to name and shame Trumpโ€™s immigration agents

Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now itโ€™s exposing ICE: โ€˜Predators donโ€™t get anonymityโ€™ - The Guardian

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31.01.2026 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Looming US rule changes may curb pregnant worker supports โ€” Reuters Nearly three months pregnant, Kennisha just needed to sit down.

Better not work outside the home if youโ€™re pregnant. Weโ€™re going backwards. Again.

Looming U.S. rule changes may curb support for pregnant workers - Reuters

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In a new fundraising email, Trump asks people to give him money or else ICE will assume they are an โ€œillegal alienโ€ and โ€œtrack you downโ€

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โ€œThis is a criminal president and a criminal administration. This is straight-out fascism. This is about ending democracy. These people are destroying the Constitution. And if we say it in words that are any less blunt, we are not telling the truth."
George Conway

26.01.2026 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1919    ๐Ÿ” 651    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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26.01.2026 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7631    ๐Ÿ” 1839    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:

- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE

26.01.2026 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32076    ๐Ÿ” 7613    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 490    ๐Ÿ“Œ 371

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