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Professor, sociology and criminology; medical researcher; author; grew up in US Air Force.

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Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries.

This is such a well done piece that reports out, with hard data and interviews, something profound about what's gone wrong in this country.

www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

26.02.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5098    πŸ” 1528    πŸ’¬ 367    πŸ“Œ 286

Alsoβ€”just a hunch hereβ€”they probably didn't want their Olympic gold medal achievement to be overshadowed by being photographed and filmed with an adjudicated sexual abuser of women.

26.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3202    πŸ” 717    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 23
President Trump giving the state of the union address. The Democrats on one side are all sitting and silent. The Republicans are all standing cheering and clapping. Some of the Republicans are saying: I jumped up first, I jumped up higher, I clapped louder, I clapped faster.

President Trump giving the state of the union address. The Democrats on one side are all sitting and silent. The Republicans are all standing cheering and clapping. Some of the Republicans are saying: I jumped up first, I jumped up higher, I clapped louder, I clapped faster.

26.02.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

Judge Quraishi says that if ICE keeps arresting people and detaining them without bond under the legal theory that has been rejected by hundreds of judges, and any of those cases come across his bench, he'll immediately order DHS and DOJ personnel hauled into court to explain themselves.

26.02.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3660    πŸ” 1131    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 66
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A little history that is newly relevant: Knitters in Minneapolis, showing there are a lot of different ways to protest against this administration. There's a role for all of us. Read more here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-other-...

26.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 552    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 2
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The first US Cabinet happened in 1789.

26.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 18302    πŸ” 3529    πŸ’¬ 3175    πŸ“Œ 755
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Oversight Democrats have been investigating the handling of serious allegations by a survivor against Donald Trump when she was a minor. We have now confirmed that some of the documents related to this survivor appear to be missing from the files.

Here’s what we know ⬇️

24.02.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2855    πŸ” 1078    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 61
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Jeanine Pirro's office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say A federal grand jury in D.C. unanimously rejected the attempt to indict six lawmakers who told military and intelligence community members on social media not to obey unlawful orders.

Breaking NBC:

Jeanine Pirro's office has decided to stop pursuing the case against six Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence communities in a social media video not to comply with unlawful orders, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

23.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3506    πŸ” 849    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 239
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Lol they're not your friends, Kash.

And you can't use federal resourcesβ€”including the FBI's $62M private jetβ€”to go on a taxpayer-funded Olympic getaway & locker room bender.

Adding it to the evidence file for our investigation, @raskin.house.gov.

23.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3616    πŸ” 675    πŸ’¬ 164    πŸ“Œ 50

The Trump tariffs are the highest tax increase on the American public since World War II

Yes, you read that correctly

What's worse, he did it while taking health insurance away from 20 million people

And giving $75 billion to ICE so they can hunt US citizens

#TrumpTariffChaos

23.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2414    πŸ” 1119    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 28
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Tennessee bill proposal would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion House Bill 570 allows for death penalty to be imposed on women who have abortions, as well as charging women β€˜involved in the homicide of her own unborn child’

So, a man can rape whomever he chooses and if the woman gets rid of the baby, she can get the death penalty. These people are nuts. WTF!!!

#USDemocracy

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

23.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 802    πŸ” 319    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 18
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Former ICE instructor testifies that agency slashed training for new officers A former instructor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement told congressional Democrats the agency has cut β€œvital classes” from mandatory training for recruits.

The agency eliminated 240 hours of β€œvital classes” from a mandatory 580-hour training program, including instruction about the legal boundaries for the use of force, how to safely handle firearms, and the proper way to detain and arrest immigrants. wapo.st/4aS06mU

23.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1708    πŸ” 775    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 21
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Plane with ICE detainees on tarmac at airport at Pease for more than 12 hours A plane with ICE detainees landed at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease around 1 a.m. Monday, and the nor'easter led it to remain on the tarmac for more than 12 hours.

""Had we been informed in advance of their intent to land here during the blizzard, we would have strongly advised against it..."

www.wmur.com/article/port...

23.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1410    πŸ” 575    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 27
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A simple tariff scoreboard: Consumers pay when prices rise; owners pay when margins fall. If you've got a 401(k), then you're paying either way, and the only question is whether you're doing it at the store, or out of your retirement account.

23.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 542    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

23.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26604    πŸ” 12688    πŸ’¬ 891    πŸ“Œ 955
Moms for Liberty ceremony

Moms for Liberty ceremony

Moms For Liberty named RJ May the South Carolina Legislator of the Year for 2023 for his efforts to protect children from the evils of the LGBTQ community.

He was just sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by 30 years of supervised probation for distributing child pornography.

23.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3066    πŸ” 1463    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 229
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#MorningVibe

In 1954, Edward R. Murrow reminded us that disagreeing with those in power isn’t the same as being disloyal. He warned against letting fear take over & replacing evidence with accusations.

This is a call to courage. Freedom doesn’t protect itself.

23.02.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1517    πŸ” 758    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 26

nearly every day we get some new revelation of open corruption and grifting that would have sunk every previous admin in history (and it's just ho hum)

23.02.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 553    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 2

Friends, this is why we must support @atrupar.com's efforts in Public Notice

I can barely take Trump in these little snippets. I can't imagine how much Aaron must bear in creating these posts

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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: First grade girl recounts searching for father after ICE detained him In an MS NOW Exclusive, Antonia Hylton sits down with Annabella, a New Jersey first grader whose life was uprooted when her father, Adonay Rodriguez, stepped outside to pick up a food order and was de...

ICE tackles and arrests New Jersey father outside his home, leaving his 6-year-old first-grade daughter at home alone.

She goes out looking for him.

"I got my boots and changed my clothes. I wanted to find some help to find my dad..."

www.ms.now/the-weekend-...

23.02.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 9796    πŸ” 4769    πŸ’¬ 464    πŸ“Œ 355
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The Republican Party Has a Nazi Problem How did the GOP become a haven for slogans and ideas straight out of the Third Reich?

If wannabe Nazis now confidently roam the halls of powerβ€”and the streets of American citiesβ€”it is because Republican leaders have made them feel at home.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

23.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1334    πŸ” 490    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 75

it doesn't get enough attention that there is clearly something seriously wrong with the president's health and the White House is covering it up

23.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3486    πŸ” 845    πŸ’¬ 299    πŸ“Œ 56

Sad sack low-energy whiny loser can't understand why he just hit 26% approval with independents. bsky.app/profile/atru...

23.02.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2258    πŸ” 479    πŸ’¬ 244    πŸ“Œ 39

The majority of this post is incoherent. Its only relevance is how strongly it speaks to his destructive and deteriorating mental health.

23.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kash Patel, laser focused on the safety of the American people

23.02.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3254    πŸ” 702    πŸ’¬ 367    πŸ“Œ 147
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Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.

NEW: Judge Aileen Cannon rules to prevent the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's report into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified government documents

www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...

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Per the Times, Patel sent this from the stands in Italy.

23.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 277    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
Shaver was a Border Patrol agent for over 20 years, mostly working in Ohio, according to his LinkedIn profile. He retired in 2023, and rejoined DHS in 2025 as ICE and Border Patrol surged into areas like the Twin Cities, where he had a 30-day assignment, according to the police report.

Shaver is one of several Sandusky, Ohio Border Patrol agents accused in a 2012 lawsuit of racially profiling Latino residents. A federal judge ruled in 2016 their actions did not violate the constitution.

Shaver was a Border Patrol agent for over 20 years, mostly working in Ohio, according to his LinkedIn profile. He retired in 2023, and rejoined DHS in 2025 as ICE and Border Patrol surged into areas like the Twin Cities, where he had a 30-day assignment, according to the police report. Shaver is one of several Sandusky, Ohio Border Patrol agents accused in a 2012 lawsuit of racially profiling Latino residents. A federal judge ruled in 2016 their actions did not violate the constitution.

A federal immigration agent deployed to Minnesota accidentally fired his handgun in an Eagan hotel, shooting a bullet through the wall and into the headboard in an adjacent room. 

Eagan police were dispatched to the Hampton Inn at 3000 Eagandale Place shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 after agent Bradley Shaver, 53, shot his Glock 19 while attempting to change out a part on the handle, according to a police report reviewed by Sahan Journal. 

The bullet went through the agent’s sweatshirt pocket, through the wall and into the neighboring room, according to the report. 

The room’s occupant, Aaron Wukawitz, had just checked into the hotel and was walking down the hallway to his room when he heard the gunshot. He got into his room and heard the federal agent cursing and panicking. A bullet was stuck in the headboard above a bedside table. 

β€œThat could have literally killed me,” Wukawitz told Sahan Journal.

A federal immigration agent deployed to Minnesota accidentally fired his handgun in an Eagan hotel, shooting a bullet through the wall and into the headboard in an adjacent room. Eagan police were dispatched to the Hampton Inn at 3000 Eagandale Place shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 after agent Bradley Shaver, 53, shot his Glock 19 while attempting to change out a part on the handle, according to a police report reviewed by Sahan Journal. The bullet went through the agent’s sweatshirt pocket, through the wall and into the neighboring room, according to the report. The room’s occupant, Aaron Wukawitz, had just checked into the hotel and was walking down the hallway to his room when he heard the gunshot. He got into his room and heard the federal agent cursing and panicking. A bullet was stuck in the headboard above a bedside table. β€œThat could have literally killed me,” Wukawitz told Sahan Journal.

Kristi Noem rehired a retired CBP officer w/a history of racism, and he nearly got himself and an innocent bystander killed with insanely irresponsible gun handling.

sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

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Awesome πŸ‘!!

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I have no problem with FBI Director Kash Patel taking vacation time to go watch the Olympics, but the pedophile protector hijacking a tax payer funded jet for his own private use is total bullshit. American taxpayers are paying this LOSER'S salary.

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