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Simply extraordinary and chilling. The MD delegation is directly comparing the Baltimore ICE facility to animal shelters (the shelters are better) and slave quarters.

‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

“Tehran is burning. And smoke has filled the streets. It’s impossible to drive out of the city right now and even with the windows closed, heavy smoke is making its way inside."

Read every word.

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why this 19-year-old Hopkins student helps record the dying’s last words A Johns Hopkins sophomore helped launch a project that deploys volunteers to hospices around the country to collect the final words of the dying.

This 19-year-old Johns Hopkins student has an obsession with the dying’s last words

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Flashback to my parents every friday night.

Opinion | 40 Iranian Doctors and Nurses Describe a Massacre We surveyed medical workers across 14 cities and 11 provinces in Iran about their experiences treating wounded protesters.

This is so well done

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump may force banks to demand your papers. Survivors of abuse will pay. The White House is reportedly eyeing rules that advocates say “will make getting a bank account nearly impossible" for many survivors, citizens or not.

Ironic given this www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...

That's my senator! Well done @alsobrooks.senate.gov

'I feel your pain' say that all the time with Bill's accent

What a dumbass. The federal government has been involved with this from the beginning.

Oof.

Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.

How schools will respond to rumored ICE ramp-ups Rumors of an influx of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents coming to Maryland have put communities on edge.

How Maryland schools will respond to rumored ICE ramp-ups

I watched this full exchange on PBS. Brilliantly argued. Thank you for representing us.

Yep he's too exposed.

Project Salt Box: How citizen sleuths are monitoring ICE in Maryland Inside their homes scattered around the Baltimore area, the group of watchdogs is unearthing records, like property filings, contracts, and government procurements, that are otherwise overlooked.

On Monday evening, Rachel Maddow spotlighted this group working out of Baltimore. Just another in a long list of unsung, American heroes. Donate to their project!
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RFK Jr's Nutrition Chatbot Recommends Best Foods to Insert Into Your Rectum "Top Assitarian Staples,” include “Bananas (firm, not overripe; peeled).”

MAHA indeed. Glad this was advertised at the Super Bowl:

www.404media.co/rfk-jrs-nutr...

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht? Advice for Jeff Bezos

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... by @petridishes.bsky.social

There's nothing like live theater— like art.

The closest analog I can think of is Parisian salons in the 19th century.

Priced at $1.5 million, this two-bedroom bungalow will send a clear message to every working-class family still in the neighborhood that their days are truly numbered. Reference #7086

Real Estate: The Beginning Of The End

$45 billion is an insane amount of money.

We got a microwave in 1979 and my mom took a class with a bunch of other housewives to learn how to cook with it. So funny because now I just reheat leftovers with it but they were experimenting with all the things it could do. Those old ovens were huge.

In my family we half jokingly call her Trump's case officer.

A good time to repost this about Ilhan Omar 💕

Appreciate this perspective I wasn't sure what to make of this list.

What an incredible story.

He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.

Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.

Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.

🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...