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IrishBubbaLiberal

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July 10, 2025

NYTIMES debasing itself and showing us all its ass, all to try to derail a guy who wants to tax the rich.

Hilarious. A non-story hitpiece creates a backlash and they’re proud of getting clicks for all phases of it.

The @nytimes debasing itself and showing us all its ass, all to try to derail a guy who wants to tax the rich.

Hilarious. A non-story hitpiece creates a backlash and they’re proud of getting clicks for all phases of it.

The @nytimes debasing itself and showing us all its ass, all to try to derail a guy who wants to tax the rich.

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T13:43:53.144Z


The NYT has always been my preferred brand of toilet tissue

The NYT has always been my preferred brand of toilet tissue

Quelle Nightmare (@zombiekrill.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T14:00:47.025Z
July 10, 2025

Trump Suggested Slavery to Farmers Who Want to Keep Their Long-term Undocumented Workers


https://www.theroot.com/why-many-believe-trump-suggested-slavery-to-farmers-who-why-some-believe-trump-suggested-slavery-to-farmers-who-want-to-keep-their-undocumented-workers

Why Many Believe Trump Suggested Slavery to Farmers Who Want to Keep Their Long-term Undocumented Workers

The President accidentally (?) said what was exactly on his mind when talking about illegal immigrants.

Lawrence Ware
Published
July 7, 2025

Trump was caught saying the quiet part out loud. He slipped up and said exactly what he meant. Let me explain.

Last week, President Donald Trump toured his new immigration detention facility at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport inside Big Cypress National Preserve. This facility is in a part of Florida called the Everglades and is surrounded by “alligator and python-infested waters.” That is why the President refers to the facility as “Alligator Alcatraz.”

The Trump Administration’s hardline approach to immigration was met with protests in L.A., that he simply shrugged off. The people who caught his attention were farmers and hotel owners who said their businesses relied on illegal immigrants. They urged the president to come up with a way for them to keep those employees while he attempts to keep the promises he made on the campaign trail.

His solution? Slavery.
July 10, 2025

Do You Need a Burner Phone for Travel? How to Keep Data Private and Avoid Snooping Border Agents

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/traveling-abroad-get-a-burner-phone-to-keep-your-data-private/

Do You Need a Burner Phone for Travel? How to Keep Data Private and Avoid Snooping Border Agents

Especially if you're crossing into the US, a basic phone might be the best bet for protecting your data.

Palash Volvoikar
July 7, 2025 11:42 a.m. PT

International travel is filled with complexities like which suitcase to bring and how to stay connected while abroad, but now there's an additional headache: protecting your private information when crossing borders. According to recent reports, US Customs and Border Protection agents are increasing the frequency and intensity of device searches, even for American citizens returning home. Such searches are legal, but intrusive, so one option is to carry a "burner" phone that doesn't contain all your valuable data.

But a burner isn't just for crossing borders. It can also be a useful tool for everyday situations where you want to stay connected without sacrificing privacy or convenience. Whether you're trying to cut back on screen time, protect your personal details or just want a break from the constant ping of notifications, a no-frills device can help. Conan O'Brien swears by his for staying focused. If you've ever felt like your smartphone knows a little too much, it might be time to consider giving it a vacation of its own.

Read more: Best Prepaid Phone of 2025
(. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-prepaid-phones/ )

Although carriers have offered prepaid phones since the '90s, the term "burner phones" or "burners" essentially became popular in the 2000s because of their use in the celebrated HBO series The Wire, in which characters use burner phones to avoid getting caught by the police. Although often portrayed as such, burners are not only popular among criminals. With privacy concerns rising, you might consider using a burner phone yourself.

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July 10, 2025

Masked soldiers are disappearing people off our city streets and it's not some post-apocalyptic, dystopian novel. It's

Masked soldiers are disappearing people off our city streets and it’s not some post-apocalyptic, dystopian novel.

It’s actual America, 2025.

This can’t be repeated enough:

Masked soldiers are disappearing people off our city streets and it’s not some post-apocalyptic, dystopian novel.

It’s actual America, 2025.

Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T05:22:19.363Z
July 10, 2025

"I'm not white enough to shop at Home Depot right now"

“I’m not white enough to shop at Home Depot right now”

“I’m not white enough to shop at Home Depot right now”

Gandalf Lundgren (@coastally1337.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T07:17:36.868Z


It is a nightmare for everyone living here. I need to find my passport just so I don’t get kidnapped at the grocery store for not being white.

I will never, ever forgive the rest of America for this filth.

Gandalf Lundgren (@coastally1337.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T06:02:57.493Z


these videos collected and verified by @nbcnews.com represent a small fraction of many following a pattern: heavily armed authorities, little visible ID, often wearing masks while detaining people, sometimes violently, then putting them into vehicles. www.nbcnews.com/specials/tru...

Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social) 2025-07-09T19:29:48.668Z
July 10, 2025

Every American should read this lawsuit. The stuff of dystopian nightmares happening in Trump's Amerika

Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.

Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.

David Bier (@davidjbier.bsky.social) 2025-07-09T20:21:19.698Z


Citizens being assaulted, arrested, and sent to jails. Military-style sweeps of Hispanic neighborhoods. This is what Congress just gave President Trump $150 billion to do to Americans in every state. www.aclusocal.org/sites/defaul...

Citizens being assaulted, arrested, and sent to jails. Military-style sweeps of Hispanic neighborhoods. This is what Congress just gave President Trump 0 billion to do to Americans in every state. www.aclusocal.org/sites/defaul...

David Bier (@davidjbier.bsky.social) 2025-07-09T20:23:59.466Z
July 10, 2025

Testimony documents Brutal Despicable ICE Gestapo. "This is Fascism" At Hospital

This is FKN brutal 🤬

Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T00:29:13.535Z


Again, the media fails the country. Stories like this one (unfortunately there are many others) where innocent people are being kidnapped (& often injured in the process) & sent to God knows where should be prominent on every broadcast & on front pages every day.

U.S. journalism is dead.


Again, the media fails the country. Stories like this one (unfortunately there are many others) where innocent people are being kidnapped (& often injured in the process) & sent to God knows where should be prominent on every broadcast & on front pages every day.

U.S. journalism is dead.

(@missscarlett22.bsky.social) 2025-07-10T12:49:40.837Z
July 10, 2025

ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets



https://www.404media.co/ice-is-searching-a-massive-insurance-and-medical-bill-database-to-find-deportation-targets/

ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets


Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have gained access to a massive database of health and car insurance claims and are using it to track down people they want to deport, according to internal ICE material viewed by 404 Media. The database, which contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills and growing, includes peoples’ names, addresses, telephone and tax identification numbers, license plates, and other sensitive personal information.

The news shows how ICE continues to try to leverage whatever data it is able to access or purchase as part of its deportation mission. The news also highlights the existence of the database, called ISO ClaimSearch, that many members of the public have likely never heard of, nor understand they may be included in. Traditionally ISO ClaimSearch is used by insurers to identify people committing fraud or police to recover stolen vehicles. Now, that database is being repurposed as a deportation tool.

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Lifelong liberal As Molly Ivins told me to my face as she signed her book, (and this was not even at a book signing event) she told me, said… RAISE MORE HELL! Ann Richards was speaking at that same event,, back then Ann Richards wasn’t yet elected Governor Been here at DU since the beginning, Hung around BartCop, MediaWhoresOnLine, Smirking Chimp, etc Left posting on DU back in maybe 2002 after disagreeing w/ Skinner(?) over my posts, I was a fan of BARTCOP humor, especially pink tutu’s DEM so-called leaders AND like to post at DU a lot of BartCop stuff Lurking since, never posted at DU for over 20 years. With Trump 2.0, decision to try posting a little again.
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