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@tlafontan.bsky.social
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Mostly a lurker. Virulently anti-MAGA. And I like birds. And cats.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We are spending an estimated $1B per day on the war on Iran. Now Trump and Co want an extra $200B from Congress to fund the war. But healthcare? Cut. Food stamps? Cut. Education? Cut. Cancer research? Cut. Environmental protections? Cut. And of course, taxes on the rich? Cut. It's obscene.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A tax season reminder that Intuit TurboTax lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing. Trump then terminated the free IRS Direct File program established under Biden, just a year after the tax prep giant gave his inauguration fund $1M. Do you see how this works?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/03/2026
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
tariffs happening for no reason and theyre making your life worse, secret police kidnapping people for no reason and making your life worse, firing thousands of government employees for no reason and making your life worse, going to war with iran for no reason and making your life worse
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff. For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2069...
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Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All
In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end well—or anytime soon.
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✨Cramer©️ @cramer-1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M to detain 4k people. Of those- only 30 were accused of violent crimes. $9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Renee Good and Alex Pretti were unavailable for comment….
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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
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God @thegodshow.com · 07/02/2026
Dear Liberals, No, you don’t ever, ever have to forgive or forget what Trump voters have done. They can beg forgiveness and never get it and that’s ok. These people brought you mass ‘detention centers’ and government agents murdering citizens in the streets. Not ok. They can burn in hell. - God
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The thing that shocks me most is that all of this incriminating stuff was sitting at the DOJ for 4 years and Biden & Garland were not cynical or ruthless enough to use it against Trump & Musk in the run up to 2024. If only they were the evil ‘weaponizers of government’ that MAGA claimed they were!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/01/2026
No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Bauer, who is 49, struggled to maintain her composure as she described the day early this month when ICE showed up in force outside her school. Agents had been circling the school since December, seemingly learning its routines, and they arrested some parents just before the winter break. But this time, agents leapt out in riot gear and began entering the apartments just across from the school, where many students live.

“We had to lock down and keep the kids inside, and parents linked arms to block the school entrance,” Bauer said. “We had a student who was looking out the window and saw them break into his apartment and just sobbed, ‘That’s my house. That’s my home.’ And we shut the blinds, but it was too late.”
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It's time for a truly massive general strike. robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/01/2026
The United States government is disarming and executing people. Are there any foreign leaders that can help us?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity. They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.
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Johanna Saunders @johannasaunders.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
In a civilised society the military would turn on their despotic leader and remove him from power. They would defend the constitution and protect the people. The American people are not safe. The constitution is under attack. Remove him.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Remarkable speech from Mark Carney today at Davos, worth reading in full. Thanks to Paul Wells for transcribing (and translating the French portion): paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
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The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/01/2026
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket. He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War. Notice the suppressors 1/2
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
ICYMI — In negative degrees weather they took a LEGAL naturalized citizen out in his underwear, after trashing his house. They released him an hour later. The cruelty is the point. (From @thejfreakinc.bsky.social )
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
People going missing is a really bad sign.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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Gail BK @weedlawyer.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it
Middle aged white lady carrying a blue poster board sign with the words SEE YOU AT NUREMBERG FUCKERS
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/01/2026
Swalwell to @gregsargent.bsky.social: "I’m not voting to fund this ICE. I support getting rid of their immunity. I support requiring them to take off the masks ... This ICE is not what anybody asked for, and I’m not going to vote to continue it." Full episode: newrepublic.com/article/2051...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Conway: This man is violating his oath in myriad ways each and every day. Impeachment is not an option. It is mandatory. It is required. It is morally, constitutionally, and legally obligated.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
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Feral Maui Hermit @mauigreg.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
My purity test... Anyone who wants my vote has to explicitly state that they will completely dismantle ICE and pursue all legal means to arrest, try, and imprison or execute every single ICE employee for crimes against humanity. Anything less will not get my vote.
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God @thegodshow.com · 07/01/2026
Can’t wait for EU forces to abduct your corrupt dictator and his crime family and put them on trial for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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pete rogers, professional diaper changer @petemrogers.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
whichever candidate runs on prosecuting every single ice agent fuck to the fullest extent of the law has my vote
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot. It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
This is how you do it folks
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/12/2025
"When it happens, Republicans will object (and you can only imagine the meltdown Trump himself will have on Truth Social). The response Dems give should be simple: *Too bad. We have the power now.* A strong message must be sent to the country and future generations that Trump will not be honored."
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Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down
He's trying to create a physical legacy. The moment he's out of power, it has to be smashed to bits.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/12/2025
MAGA doesn’t follow Trump because they think he’s a brilliant businessman or a tough guy. They follow him because he’s convinced mediocre, insecure people that their ignorance and stupidity are actually strengths, and that absolutely nothing is their fault. He gives them permission to be hateful.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Trump has revoked legal status for at least 1.6 million immigrants over the past year by cancelling programs like TPS and student visas. Remember: these are people who entered the country legally. Trump never cared about “legal immigration" — just inflicting cruelty.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I don’t think I’m being alarmist. If anything, I worry that we’ve become so inured to Trump’s madness that we’re not alarmist enough. Trump must be removed from office as soon as possible. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real…
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined. ~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending. We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.
Infographic titled “2025 Billionaire Gains vs. Grocery Spending.” On the left, a large gold square shows that the top 100 richest Americans gained $995 billion in wealth in 2025, about $7,595 per U.S. household, representing wealth gains for just 100 individuals. On the right, a slightly smaller green square shows total U.S. grocery spending of $775 billion, about $5,916 per household, covering roughly 131 million households. A callout at the bottom reads “The Scale of Inequality,” noting that billionaire wealth gains exceeded national grocery spending by $220 billion. Sources listed: Bloomberg Billionaire Index and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/12/2025
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up? TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
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Pixburghgrrl @pixburghgrrl.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
"There can be no 'let’s just turn the page' kumbaya after Trump... Biden's original sin was believing that January 6th was the end of something, rather than the beginning." Read @vermontgmg.bsky.social because we've got work to do, yinz. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump is losing.
Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running. This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Sometimes I imagine the celebration of his demise, and it's literally the only thing that makes me feel better.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Hot off the keyboard and gifted: Hegseth has to go. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
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