Mass detention camps. Or, as they were called in other contexts (such as South Africa during the Boer War and a few places since), concentration camps.

I realise this is partly to do with China (and therefore GovHK) supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine in spirit, as well as GovHK's general paranoia that everyone is out to overthrow them, but even for Chris Tang this is a cheap shot.

Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media. n.pr/4qIxx1Q

Kids got off at the bus drop-off in Ypsilanti and their parents weren't there to pick them up because ICE kidnaped them

The thing about this is that I don’t know a single journalist who will be intimidated by Don Lemon being arrested? But, then, that’s not why the administration is doing this. The founders couldn’t have imagined a president violating core freedoms for the purposes of social-media accolades.

The Trump Adm is arresting Don Lemon and overcharging disruptive protesters at Cities Church to posture as if it’s protecting Christians. It’s not. DHS is staging disruptive ops at other churches, at least one of which has had to go online. ... 1/4

Framed #1421 🎥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 framed.wtf Oh, that. Never seen it. Didn't really care for the American version of the TV show (though I actually did learn to play the theme song guitar riff as a joke for a song we did about Ultraman).

Ten bucks says he hasn't seen it. Twenty says that's because he slept through it.

It's been quite the week in Hong Kong 🚍

The main deficiencies are that it's impractical to comply with and impossible to enforce consistently (if at all).

Every time some conservative politician, official or pundit complains about the dangers of angry, inflammatory rhetoric, I can't help thinking about how conservative politicians, officials and pundits have spent the past 40+ years building their entire movement on angry, inflammatory rhetoric.

Spotted on Facebook. The ad is real, though no idea if the offer is. It's for this weekend, so it'll be interesting to see if 50 bucks is enough to convince ppl to sit through the whole thing. (It would also be interesting to know who is funding this stunt if it's legit.)

Some movies are ahead of their time. This is one of them. Most ppl were not ready (or in the mood) for The Thing when it first came out. I thought it was amazing. I still do (though I confess the dog kennel scene is a lot harder to watch now).

That shall be what I call them from now on. Sweet turtle rabbit 💖

It's also literally false that ICE is exclusively going after illegal immigrants who commit heinous crimes. It has kidnapped legal immigrants and US citizens, and of all ppl kidnapped, detained and/or deported, most have no criminal record. This is already well documented.

If Dick Tracy was a Dick Tracy villain.

Funny how Trump, who built up his own mythology as a savvy, genius deal maker, has spent all of his time in office (including his first term) making deals and enriching himself by basically using his power to threaten ppl. Like, that's his whole negotiation tactic.

An online rumor claims authorities with ICE, the FBI and the DEA arrested more than 5,000 cartel members as part of a Minneapolis campaign named Operation Iron North. That never happened. ❌ www.snopes.com/fact-check/o...

Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.

In a police brutality case that drew national attention, Sean Grayson fatally shot the Black woman in her home in 2024 after she had called 911 to investigate a possible prowler.

“ARREST OBAMA NOW!” -Trump, this morning

Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history. “There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.” My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

Every law enforcement agency in America knows how to manage the car after an arrest at a traffic stop. The Trump DHS leaves them open on the road like that to terrorize the rest of us. A nationwide policy.

If nothing else, he certainly runs America as if it's one of his businesses, seeing everything as transactional and governing by corporate memo.

Good piece here from @yasminjullah.bsky.social in @dvbenglish.bsky.social speaking on AI, misogyny & the war on Rohingya women’s visibility "Rohingya women are told, constantly, that we should advocate, but quietly. Lead, but from behind a curtain. Be visible, but not too much. Exist, but not fully"

🚨"They're stealing the car!" As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️

We're taking ICE and CBP to court on behalf of people like R.C., who was carrying proof of his lawful permanent residence status when immigration agents used unnecessary force and arrested him anyway.

You know , eewent through this with minibuses. To this day, most ppl still don't buckle up on a minibus simply cos they're not used to it. Since the new law was passed, I hardly see anyone buckling up for the same reason. Taxis are different because the driver can enforce it. Bus drivers can't. 1/2

Good plan. That way we have to wait for the next bus after the current one fills up. (Hypothesis: Chan Yuen-han hasn't taken the bus for a long time.)

It's rather impressive how this has gone wrong beyond the usual predictable ways.

Status update

Yourself, but as a cartoon

“RTHK has now fully retreated from its public mission. Far from defending editorial independence, its executives bow to officials in Beijing, surrendering RTHK’s once-proud commitment to impartial journalism for Hong Kong audiences in favor of state narratives” lingua-sinica.org/letters-from...

I've decided that having a gullible president who inhabits a completely different reality than the rest of us is not a good thing.

Hmmmmmmmm.

Just so we are clear. Haitians are currently in the United States legally. They are not here illegally. Trump is revoking their legal status Feb. 3, and then, according to reports, immediately sending ICE in to Springfield and Columbus, Ohio, to target them.

The mass market paperback was the only format I could afford to buy as a kid. Lot of folks don't understand how damaging this will be to young and marginalized readers.

This is what it's always been.

Pretty sure this is a Sparks song.

Kinuko Y. Craft's 1990 cover art for 'The Malacia Tapestry,' by Brian Aldiss

honestly “whiskey friday with tony dokoupil” is the only half decent idea that has come out of bari weiss’s CBS so far

Framed #1419 🎥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 framed.wtf Haven't seen it (yet).

The great thing about living under an authoritarian regime is that everything is kinda dumb and nothing makes sense because it doesn't have to.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

What was your very first “favorite song” growing up as a kid? Oh, probably this. (I was not a cool kid. Never was. Still not cool. Now I'm just proud of it. Kinda smug, actually.)

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis, as well as countless other victims. We honor their lives by rejecting the evils of antisemitism, dehumanization, and authoritarian violence wherever they appear. Never again means never again for anyone.

ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Dozens of nudify apps found on Google and Apple’s app stores www.theverge.com/news/868614/... Thank goodness that the Gatekeepers so carefully curate for our comfort and security, and barely charge a penny for their diligence and benevolence.

This used to be a big deal