DetentionReports.com now includes an interactive map of all 237 ICE detention facilities, comparative scatter plots, & publicly available contracts archive. Designed to support empirical research and institutional accountability. Link to my substack: austinkocher.substack.com/p/the-best-s...

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Trump tapped white nationalist Jeremy Carl for Assistant Secretary of State for International Orgs. He called the Civil Rights Act an “anti-white weapon,” pushed the “great replacement,” called Juneteenth a “race hustle,” and compared J6 defendants to Black defendants in Jim Crow trials. 1/2

Hi friends, As many of you know, ICE is operating in ways that tear families apart, enter homes without warrants, and traumatize innocent people. This is not law enforcement — this is terror and an abuse of power.

🚨BREAKING: In a big win for Virginia Democrats’ efforts to counter President Donald Trump’s GOP gerrymanders in other states, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state can hold its special election on the redistricting plan. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

the Barrancos are the “best of the best” of what our country represents — not the “worst of the worst.”

Disabled American citizen arrested by ICE: "It's horrific, horrific scenes in there. There are black and brown people shackled and chained together... I ended up on the floor of a cold concrete cell that has no toilet, no bed, no blanket... We're not safe. This can't go on."

A million mentions and counting.

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

How utterly embarrassing. It’s not the pilot’s job to remember cosplay Barbie’s blankie.

“The people of Minnesota showed up for the people of Minnesota. Between mutual aid, rapid response, protests on the streets, never backing down and never being intimidated.” ~Jolly Good Ginger #MinnesotaStrong #AbolishICE @jollygoodginger.bsky.social

So dark — Tennessee-based @CoreCivic wants to be making even more money on ICE detentions. “ICE was our first customer 43 years ago, and has been our largest customer for over a decade,” CoreCivic CEO Patrick Swindle said on the earnings call. theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...

Sixty men with one toilet and no shower crammed into one room. It’s inhumane and needs to stop.

honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.

Frey: "Obviously there's progress in that they are leaving right now, but as far as some deal was struck to get them out -- the answer is no. I think what you saw is a federal govt and administration that thought they were going to break the people of Minneapolis down."

This ad should concern Susan Collins.

BREAKING: Goldman Sachs's top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, has just resigned in the wake of the Justice Department's release of emails and other material that revealed her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...

Brace for increased suicidal ideation, attempts and completions. Other populations that are being targeted by the Trump regime will also have an increase in suicidal behavior. Study the warning signs and actions to take to protect your friends or loved ones. #SuicidePrevention #VA

The resistance mounted by the people in Minnesota have been a testament to resilience, solidarity and strength. They have shown the nation fighting for your neighbor is where you find the true soul of America. #Minnesota #AbolishICE #Resist @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight. The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Amid the chaos of national politics, the power of the local is easy to overlook. But showing up in local organizations, processes, and politics can be a powerful way to change things for the better.

Wonder how MAGA and GOP congressmen will feel when the next democratic administration treats their members in oversight hearings with the same respect they’ve shown

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Literally no words. Rep. Castro speaking about the kids in Dilley Detention Center says “some of them are just stone-faced from the trauma.” Then he tells us there is a TWO MONTH OLD THERE. These are crimes against humanity. Republicans are OK with it. Just awful

Donald Trump isn’t going unchallenged — at least by us. ash.harvard.edu/programs/cro... @chenoweth.bsky.social

The Alex Pretti Memorial was cleared out last night to clean up ice and snow with what I’m told is coordination of those tending to the memorial. Visitors to the memorial are still working tonight to place items back.

The “worst of the worst” are in the White House dictating the kidnapping, beating, detaining and killing the best of the best in America. #StandWithAlejandro

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirms Trump prison camp purchase called off, and vows to ensure that no other site in Kansas City gets one either. KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale: www.kcur.org/news/2026-02... Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/

"A jury in Florida found the man guilty of five charges, including molesting a child under 12 and another under 16... "He tried to silence one victim by claiming he would receive $10 million from the Trump administration as restitution for Jan. 6 defendants... www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

How Pam Bondi will be remembered in history.

Call your Rep. to have them start the process of impeachment of Pam Bondi. The phone number for the U.S. House of Representatives switchboard is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with your representative's office. #PamBondi

Look! "News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..." And now: www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...

BREAKING on MS NOW: A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders. Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.

ICE thinks they can just leave Minnesota after murdering two Americans in cold blood. We will not forget. This administration owns that bloodshed and Democrats should not give an inch on funding.

BREAKING Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing. Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says. Doc buff.ly/rccakD7

Gov. Tim Walz: "They left us with deep damage. Generational trauma. Economic ruin in some cases. The left us with many unanswered questions. Where are our children? Where and what is the process of the investigation into those that were responsible for the deaths of Renee and Alex?"

Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."

In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."

Attorney General Pam Bondi tells a member of a co-equal branch of government during a public hearing: “You don’t tell me anything, you washed-up loser lawyer.” The disdain for our own government is appalling. This administration is destroying our democracy.

A Scientologist you say? This tracks.

Elon Musk gets to move to Texas, dumps toxic waste water, pays little to no taxes and gets treated like he’s royally. Time for more Tesla Takedowns! #PlanetOverProfit #TeslaTakeDown

ICE is releasing detainees in Minneapolis without warm clothing, phones, money or transportation. Volunteers have formed the Haven Watch charity to feed them and help them on release. Here's a link to their GoFundMe: gofund.me/71ad6d115

ICYMI — @crockett.house.gov 🔥 to Bondi: “You’ll be remembered as one of the worst Attorney Generals in history.”

The Epstein files are full of abusive, detached predators and enablers. Bondi mirrors all of them. #ImpeachBondi

Lies. I’ve been waiting 8 months for a dental appointment.

Survivors of abuse shouldn’t carry the cost of these cuts! Don’t force SA survivors into arbitration. @wadems.org @housedemocrats.wa.gov

“CBP's lack of accountability and oversight paired with its culture of violence has resulted in the loss of lives of U.S. citizens and noncitizens. 📌No on-duty agent in the nearly 100-year history of the agency has been successfully convicted of a killing while on duty.”

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones. Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.