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I really loved Roddenberry's recording showcased in this video youtu.be/lyrlfvAN-kA?...
Why Fascists Love Stories That Hate Them
YouTube video by PrideBrary
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July 19, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I really loved Roddenberry's recording showcased in this video youtu.be/lyrlfvAN-kA?...
“I have goodwill for you all, but may you all now depart.”
-- the Buddha
-- the Buddha
May 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“I have goodwill for you all, but may you all now depart.”
-- the Buddha
-- the Buddha
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A ProPublica analysis of ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
www.propublica.org
April 29, 2026 at 2:01 AM
A ProPublica analysis of ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
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The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them.
Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.
Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
www.propublica.org
April 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them.
Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.
Under RFK Jr., both are in peril.
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Donald Trump has been clamoring for the Nobel Peace Prize since he retook office.
It’s unlikely that the war is helping Trump’s case with the Nobel committee, especially after he threatened Tuesday morning to wipe Iran and its history from the face of the Earth.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It’s unlikely that the war is helping Trump’s case with the Nobel committee, especially after he threatened Tuesday morning to wipe Iran and its history from the face of the Earth.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight,' Warns Nobel Peace Prize Hopeful
Donald Trump escalated his threats against Iran, writing that "a whole civilization will die tonight" if the nation doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz.
www.rollingstone.com
April 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Donald Trump has been clamoring for the Nobel Peace Prize since he retook office.
It’s unlikely that the war is helping Trump’s case with the Nobel committee, especially after he threatened Tuesday morning to wipe Iran and its history from the face of the Earth.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
It’s unlikely that the war is helping Trump’s case with the Nobel committee, especially after he threatened Tuesday morning to wipe Iran and its history from the face of the Earth.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Our privacy should be a collaborative effort between the government and companies–but we cannot rely solely on their goodwill. That’s why we need strict legislative and democratic controls to contain the surveillance state and private industry. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The Anthropic-DOD Conflict: Privacy Protections Shouldn’t Depend On
The U.S. military has officially ended its $200 million contract with AI company Anthropic and has ordered all other military contractors to cease use of their products. Why? Because of a dispute
www.eff.org
March 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Our privacy should be a collaborative effort between the government and companies–but we cannot rely solely on their goodwill. That’s why we need strict legislative and democratic controls to contain the surveillance state and private industry. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Authoritarianism is rising because our democracy was failing before Trump.
When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people.
We need a new democracy.
When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people.
We need a new democracy.
February 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Authoritarianism is rising because our democracy was failing before Trump.
When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people.
We need a new democracy.
When pro-democracy forces take back power, we can’t just restore the status quo. We need to change a political system that gives oligarchs a veto over working people.
We need a new democracy.
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
projects.propublica.org
February 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Thousands of obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Thousands of obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built a tool to show you.
Here’s how Rx Inspector has helped patients, doctors and researchers so far.
Here’s how Rx Inspector has helped patients, doctors and researchers so far.
“A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs
Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report they’ve discovered troubling records at the factories wh...
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built a tool to show you.
Here’s how Rx Inspector has helped patients, doctors and researchers so far.
Here’s how Rx Inspector has helped patients, doctors and researchers so far.
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“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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I would categorize most if not all killings by ICE inside detention centers as lynchings along with their impromptu assaults in the streets because these people have NOT been given appropriate due process
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I would categorize most if not all killings by ICE inside detention centers as lynchings along with their impromptu assaults in the streets because these people have NOT been given appropriate due process
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Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
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You notice how thousands and thousands of cops aren't coming out to condemn Jonathan Ross for senselessly killing Renee Good?
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
You notice how thousands and thousands of cops aren't coming out to condemn Jonathan Ross for senselessly killing Renee Good?
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
This is what people mean by "all cops are bastards". If this were any other profession, the entire group would condemn it. With cops it's the reverse, they all justify it.
Nobody is going to save us.
January 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Nobody is going to save us.
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Stephen Miller is kicking America into full evil empire mode after Venezuela
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Stephen Miller is kicking America into full evil empire mode after Venezuela
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"All the while
more and more bones
still stacking up
underhill
with no sign
of the stolen ones
yet
So America said
what’s spoken
is what is
even in possession
So America says
but what’s seen is another matter."
– Ian Maxton, "The Possession"
proteanmag.com/2025/04/08/t...
more and more bones
still stacking up
underhill
with no sign
of the stolen ones
yet
So America said
what’s spoken
is what is
even in possession
So America says
but what’s seen is another matter."
– Ian Maxton, "The Possession"
proteanmag.com/2025/04/08/t...
The Possession • Protean Magazine
Poet Ian Maxton's "The Possession" roams across the "spooked-out American map," surveying the machinery of empire and the scorched landscapes it leaves behind.
proteanmag.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
"All the while
more and more bones
still stacking up
underhill
with no sign
of the stolen ones
yet
So America said
what’s spoken
is what is
even in possession
So America says
but what’s seen is another matter."
– Ian Maxton, "The Possession"
proteanmag.com/2025/04/08/t...
more and more bones
still stacking up
underhill
with no sign
of the stolen ones
yet
So America said
what’s spoken
is what is
even in possession
So America says
but what’s seen is another matter."
– Ian Maxton, "The Possession"
proteanmag.com/2025/04/08/t...
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra said DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
(Published Oct.)
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
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California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy. More drastic action is required.
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy. More drastic action is required.
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We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We found that 11 of Trump’s DOT appointees disclosed between $12 million and $52 million in stock holdings and other financial interests in airlines, railroads, oil and gas corporations, transportation technology firms and other related businesses.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
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1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇