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Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
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This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
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Not one dime for this cruelty.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

15.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 19085    πŸ” 7384    πŸ’¬ 642    πŸ“Œ 389
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Why Dem's Can't Blink on ICE Funding Plus thoughts on the Texas primary, impeachment, and Chuck Schumer's future

Dems get a lot of shit for not fighting hard enough against Trump, but they have stood strong on ICE funding. They have the upper hand in this fight; they can win and absolutely cannot blink, no matter how long it goes
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14.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Kit cat with bite marks through 3 fingers

Kit cat with bite marks through 3 fingers

Straight up don’t give a shit anymore

14.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2085    πŸ” 201    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 54
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

14.02.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 23486    πŸ” 8228    πŸ’¬ 601    πŸ“Œ 1358

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

14.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9431    πŸ” 3380    πŸ’¬ 284    πŸ“Œ 107

Completely agree

14.02.2026 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1239    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.

This is devastating, and infuriating.
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...

14.02.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 681    πŸ” 348    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 13
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New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting The β€œshow your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.

The SAVE Act is an election power grab that could block millions of eligible voters.

Let’s be clear: we’ve already seen U.S. citizens detained by ICE despite having proof of citizenship. Now we’re supposed to trust this same government to police paperwork at the ballot box? tinyurl.com/yhwj7b77

13.02.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5142    πŸ” 1998    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 64
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Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.

14.02.2026 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5507    πŸ” 1167    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 78
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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE A sweeping boycott has begun β€” targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

A sweeping boycott has begun β€” targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

14.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1039    πŸ” 425    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 44

Shouldn’t Senate Dems introduce legislation providing full funding TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, etc.β€”and no new funding for ICE and CBP?

Seems like pretty good ground to fight on.

Offer to come back and pass it Tuesday.

14.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 984    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 14

β€œI have a challenge to all the patriots out there who fly β€œDon’t Tread on Me” flags and talk about upholding the Constitution. This is your moment. You’ve spent your entire lives talking about resisting tyranny. Now it is happening right before your eyes.”

thehill.com/opinion/civi...

14.02.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 817    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 5

One of the better ideas I’ve seen. Scott Galloway with his β€œResist and Unsubscribe.
Resistandunsubscribe.com

14.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2107    πŸ” 584    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 46
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"...this insane hearing with Pam Bondi -"

"I think the legal term you're struggling to find, Sarah, and I'm glad I'm here to provide it for you, is batshit crazy."

@weissmann.substack.com joins @weissmann.substack.com on The Illegal News:

13.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 630    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œI Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

Since the start of Trump’s second term, the number of children in ICE detention has increased sixfold.

In their letters, kids held at the Dilley center told us about missing their friends, being unable to go to school and feeling trapped.

14.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 893    πŸ” 468    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 26
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We Can Choose Not to Let AI Destroy Us Systemic risk and AI’s speed problem.

"We do not have to walk into a dystopian future just because OpenAI builds it. We have agency."

14.02.2026 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.

This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)

13.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6797    πŸ” 2553    πŸ’¬ 499    πŸ“Œ 170
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Ben Wittes: A Defiant Ukraine Watch now | Trump may keep telling Ukrainians their country is about to collapse, and Putin may keep bombing their power plantsβ€”leaving them miserably cold during one of the harshest winters in yearsβ€”...

🚨 @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses his trip to #Ukraine and #ProjectBatteries with @timmiller.bsky.social on the #BulwarkPodcast ‼️

www.thebulwark.com/p/ben-wittes...

12.02.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The 19th: House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

The 19th: House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ

Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.

Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...

13.02.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2714    πŸ” 1281    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 76
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February 11, 2026 On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.

February 11, 2026

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[Abraham] β€œLincoln saw clearly that if we give up the principle of equality before the law, we have given up the whole game.”

β€”Letters from an American πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ by @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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12.02.2026 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7

BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.

The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.

11.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11009    πŸ” 5423    πŸ’¬ 509    πŸ“Œ 580
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Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden’s Economy Here’s what they’re worried about.

Jonathan V Last: "In 2023, the economy added 3 million jobs. In 2024, still under Biden, it added 2.2 million jobs. In 2025, under Trump, it added just 181,000 jobs. This is a story about an economy getting throttled by one man's capricious, destructive governance."

11.02.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 702    πŸ” 270    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

Blessed be the people who use their platform and prominence to stand up for people who have none.

10.02.2026 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 592    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

10.02.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 32371    πŸ” 7768    πŸ’¬ 494    πŸ“Œ 653

Please watch the whole video from our Saint Paul Olympian. It’s one of the most direct and eloquent statements about the situation that I’ve heard from anyone.
Proud to be a Minnesotan, proud to be represented by Rich Ruohonen.

10.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of bad bunny with the word love

A picture of bad bunny with the word love

Bad Bunny understood the assignment…

09.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 40595    πŸ” 7471    πŸ’¬ 507    πŸ“Œ 268
Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

Unidos somos AmΓ©rica.

09.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 26189    πŸ” 4130    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 136
Fuck ICE

Fuck ICE

09.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6426    πŸ” 1765    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 108

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

08.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 38095    πŸ” 14369    πŸ’¬ 1386    πŸ“Œ 750

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