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Loulan
@loulanwest.bsky.social
· May 4
This is the smartest thing you will read today.
Rural America & deep south/red states are not prepared for the devastation & community suffering they are going to shortly experience due to Trump.
When society breaks down - life seems to be running normally until suddenly it all turns to shit.
Rural America & deep south/red states are not prepared for the devastation & community suffering they are going to shortly experience due to Trump.
When society breaks down - life seems to be running normally until suddenly it all turns to shit.
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This week, the last of the accused 9/11 co-conspirators' confessions was ruled inadmissible due to their torture while in CIA custody.
These rulings are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law, writes Benjamin Farley.
These rulings are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law, writes Benjamin Farley.
The 9/11 Military Commission and Lessons of Recent History
The 9/11 military commission's recent rulings are a reminder that the government fares better when it abides by the law.
www.justsecurity.org
October 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This week, the last of the accused 9/11 co-conspirators' confessions was ruled inadmissible due to their torture while in CIA custody.
These rulings are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law, writes Benjamin Farley.
These rulings are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law, writes Benjamin Farley.
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Imposing 18-year term limits for justices would improve the Supreme Court by ensuring no single person has generational power, by giving each president two appointments per four-year term, and by lowering the stakes of the confirmation process. bit.ly/47DWAuZ
3 Charts that Show the Need for Supreme Court Term Limits
Interactive data visualizations analyzing changes in Supreme Court tenure, unequal numbers of presidential appointments, and narrowing Senate confirmation votes make the case for reform.
www.brennancenter.org
October 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Imposing 18-year term limits for justices would improve the Supreme Court by ensuring no single person has generational power, by giving each president two appointments per four-year term, and by lowering the stakes of the confirmation process. bit.ly/47DWAuZ
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The latest Trump financial disclosure shows individual trades covering August, including buys of a SpaceX corporate bond worth between $1 million and $5 million, Palantir, NVIDIA (and a sale of the same), $5 mil to $25 mil of Meta, and more.
extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden...
extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden...
extapps2.oge.gov
October 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The latest Trump financial disclosure shows individual trades covering August, including buys of a SpaceX corporate bond worth between $1 million and $5 million, Palantir, NVIDIA (and a sale of the same), $5 mil to $25 mil of Meta, and more.
extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden...
extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden...
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ICYMI, last night a federal court in Arizona ordered ICE to "facilitate the return" of an Egyptian man currently imprisoned incommunicado by the Equatoguinean government.
Mr. Soliman was sent to Equatorial Guinea with no notice. ICE refused his request for a torture screening.
Mr. Soliman was sent to Equatorial Guinea with no notice. ICE refused his request for a torture screening.
WHOA. This is big news.
Mr. Soliman is a 31-year-old gay man from Egypt who came here at 3 with a green card. He lost his green card after a conviction, but an immigration judge found that he would be persecuted in Egypt and barred sending him there. He's locked in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea now.
Mr. Soliman is a 31-year-old gay man from Egypt who came here at 3 with a green card. He lost his green card after a conviction, but an immigration judge found that he would be persecuted in Egypt and barred sending him there. He's locked in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea now.
October 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
ICYMI, last night a federal court in Arizona ordered ICE to "facilitate the return" of an Egyptian man currently imprisoned incommunicado by the Equatoguinean government.
Mr. Soliman was sent to Equatorial Guinea with no notice. ICE refused his request for a torture screening.
Mr. Soliman was sent to Equatorial Guinea with no notice. ICE refused his request for a torture screening.
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So what's happening with the warehouses now? Well, ICE is now trying to offload most of them "at a steep discount."
In other words, ICE effectively set millions of dollars on fire for a complete boondoggle.
Reporting courtesy @projectsaltbox.com. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-puts-s...
In other words, ICE effectively set millions of dollars on fire for a complete boondoggle.
Reporting courtesy @projectsaltbox.com. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-puts-s...
ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market
The properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.
www.projectsaltbox.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
So what's happening with the warehouses now? Well, ICE is now trying to offload most of them "at a steep discount."
In other words, ICE effectively set millions of dollars on fire for a complete boondoggle.
Reporting courtesy @projectsaltbox.com. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-puts-s...
In other words, ICE effectively set millions of dollars on fire for a complete boondoggle.
Reporting courtesy @projectsaltbox.com. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-puts-s...
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ICE appears to be using the parking lot of the Roxbury warehouse for processing and brief detention, and at least once appears to have taken people inside.
But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity.
But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity.
October 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
ICE appears to be using the parking lot of the Roxbury warehouse for processing and brief detention, and at least once appears to have taken people inside.
But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity.
But also, read this inside look from a federal contractor about how everyone knew the warehouse plan was insane but Miller demanded inhumanity.
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Trump admin brings partisan tv ad rate fight back to Supreme Court
FCC says lower court violated previous SCOTUS order. Background here: courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
FCC says lower court violated previous SCOTUS order. Background here: courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
October 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Trump admin brings partisan tv ad rate fight back to Supreme Court
FCC says lower court violated previous SCOTUS order. Background here: courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
FCC says lower court violated previous SCOTUS order. Background here: courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...
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Millions of people of conscience around the world have organized for an end to the Israeli military’s campaign of relentless bombing and forced starvation in Gaza, as well as an end to ethnic cleansing across the occupied West Bank and destruction in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.
October 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Millions of people of conscience around the world have organized for an end to the Israeli military’s campaign of relentless bombing and forced starvation in Gaza, as well as an end to ethnic cleansing across the occupied West Bank and destruction in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.
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We have reached an unthinkable milestone: three years of genocide.
October 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
We have reached an unthinkable milestone: three years of genocide.
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So Trump's campaign rally with Ken Paxton last night went well www.huffpost.com/entry/electi...
Trump Interrupted By Protesters As He Fights To Rally Texas Voters Behind Paxton In U.S. Senate Race
President Donald Trump fought to rally Texas voters behind Senate candidate Ken Paxton as a series of protests disrupted his rally in San Antonio.
www.huffpost.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
So Trump's campaign rally with Ken Paxton last night went well www.huffpost.com/entry/electi...
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Leaked audio of Ken Paxton revealing he wants to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid:
“Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.”
“Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.”
October 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Leaked audio of Ken Paxton revealing he wants to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid:
“Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.”
“Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.”
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People around Ken Paxton anytime he’s about to say something damaging to his campaign
October 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
People around Ken Paxton anytime he’s about to say something damaging to his campaign
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Also, I want to highlight this part of the case for all the pilots and avgeeks out there. I’ve heard ICE is doing this with manifests from a number of sources, but this is, as far as I know, the first confirmation.
Really shows the complicity of the pilot-in-command. This was an Omni flight.
Really shows the complicity of the pilot-in-command. This was an Omni flight.
October 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Also, I want to highlight this part of the case for all the pilots and avgeeks out there. I’ve heard ICE is doing this with manifests from a number of sources, but this is, as far as I know, the first confirmation.
Really shows the complicity of the pilot-in-command. This was an Omni flight.
Really shows the complicity of the pilot-in-command. This was an Omni flight.
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New: The Trump admin is rolling out a nationwide tour to combat hate and antisemitism — meanwhile, a rabbi arrested for protesting Israel now says that ICE agents told him they "don't care" about his religious needs, like the ability to pray away from a prison toilet during the Jewish holy days.
ICE Jailed a Rabbi For Protesting Israel. Now He Can’t Observe His Faith
Officers told an anti-Zionist Orthodox Jew they ‘don't care’ about his need to pray away from a prison toilet. Plus: Trump gets angry over two advisers leaving the country for a major payday.
zeteo.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
New: The Trump admin is rolling out a nationwide tour to combat hate and antisemitism — meanwhile, a rabbi arrested for protesting Israel now says that ICE agents told him they "don't care" about his religious needs, like the ability to pray away from a prison toilet during the Jewish holy days.
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If you're looking for a message from God, or the Universe or whatever you believe in, this is it. apnews.com/article/chri...
Trying to execute Christa Pike again would push into uncharted legal territory, experts say
After Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived an execution attempt it's unclear whether the state will try again.
apnews.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
If you're looking for a message from God, or the Universe or whatever you believe in, this is it. apnews.com/article/chri...
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Thank y’all. Truly.
We have folks that don’t live in Florida donating. I truly appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart.
Any amount helps us get one step closer to having one of us representing Floridians in the Senate.
Chip in at AngieNixon.com/donate!
We have folks that don’t live in Florida donating. I truly appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart.
Any amount helps us get one step closer to having one of us representing Floridians in the Senate.
Chip in at AngieNixon.com/donate!
October 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Thank y’all. Truly.
We have folks that don’t live in Florida donating. I truly appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart.
Any amount helps us get one step closer to having one of us representing Floridians in the Senate.
Chip in at AngieNixon.com/donate!
We have folks that don’t live in Florida donating. I truly appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart.
Any amount helps us get one step closer to having one of us representing Floridians in the Senate.
Chip in at AngieNixon.com/donate!
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Zelensky seems tired of the American administration. But he is right: It is dishonest to claim that there is a diplomatically impossible situation when there are plenty of levers they could pull if they wanted to.
President Zelenskyy’s comment on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks that the war in Ukraine is at a "strategic stalemate" and that there are now "no prospects for a negotiated settlement":
"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other,
"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other,
October 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Zelensky seems tired of the American administration. But he is right: It is dishonest to claim that there is a diplomatically impossible situation when there are plenty of levers they could pull if they wanted to.
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claim that we are in some kind of diplomatic stalemate. We are not in a diplomatic stalemate.
Shut down Russia’s entire economy. Shut Russia's mouth. Stop feeding them through your sales. Impose sanctions on their weapons."
Shut down Russia’s entire economy. Shut Russia's mouth. Stop feeding them through your sales. Impose sanctions on their weapons."
October 8, 2026 at 1:54 PM
claim that we are in some kind of diplomatic stalemate. We are not in a diplomatic stalemate.
Shut down Russia’s entire economy. Shut Russia's mouth. Stop feeding them through your sales. Impose sanctions on their weapons."
Shut down Russia’s entire economy. Shut Russia's mouth. Stop feeding them through your sales. Impose sanctions on their weapons."
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President Zelenskyy’s comment on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks that the war in Ukraine is at a "strategic stalemate" and that there are now "no prospects for a negotiated settlement":
"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other,
"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other,
October 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
President Zelenskyy’s comment on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks that the war in Ukraine is at a "strategic stalemate" and that there are now "no prospects for a negotiated settlement":
"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other,
"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other,
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Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity.
My latest for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/trump-cornell-misogyny-sexism
My latest for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/trump-cornell-misogyny-sexism
Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity | Robert Reich
The allegations against seven men at Cornell University come amid a climate of belligerent sexism
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Trump is fueling a culture of misogynistic impunity.
My latest for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/trump-cornell-misogyny-sexism
My latest for The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/trump-cornell-misogyny-sexism
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive. https://cnn.it/4zgcsQc
October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive. https://cnn.it/4zgcsQc
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ICE is already setting record arrests, fueled by a growing push towards arresting people with no criminal records and people who are technically out of status but are checking in with the government and waiting for a bureaucrat to decide their applications.
Now they want to ramp up arrests by 50%.
Now they want to ramp up arrests by 50%.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive. https://cnn.it/4zgcsQc
October 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
ICE is already setting record arrests, fueled by a growing push towards arresting people with no criminal records and people who are technically out of status but are checking in with the government and waiting for a bureaucrat to decide their applications.
Now they want to ramp up arrests by 50%.
Now they want to ramp up arrests by 50%.
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Chalian: "Look at Donald Trump's approval rating in the Buckeye State. He is down to 36%, 28 points underwater."
October 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Chalian: "Look at Donald Trump's approval rating in the Buckeye State. He is down to 36%, 28 points underwater."
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this is so fucking sad
October 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
this is so fucking sad
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This fucker is so sick.
October 8, 2026 at 9:58 AM
This fucker is so sick.