An Appeal To Pragmatism
Leftists on BlueSky say that the Trump Admin is continuing to siege the cities of Minnesota. ICE is active ‘24/7’ racking up arrests of migrants
ICE is still roaming around Minnesota in the major cities and broader suburbs seeking out arrests.
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An Appeal To Pragmatism
Groups of Catholic Bishops again call for the administration to stop deporting so many people, and the admin says no.
It is not clear what the motivation behind this visit to the pathway of replacement would be, however it is very consistent with actions of the Pope and of the Church over the past 60 to 90 years.
The Church in practice is the largest instrument responsible for refugee resettlement in America and Europe, by itself—Catholic bishops, priests and charities have been a driving force behind every amnesty in the U.S. (1965, 1986, 1990, 2012, etc.), and the first U.S.C.C.B. notice in 12 years was last year, to rebuke mass deportations. Pope Leo has continued the trend, appointing pro-immigration archbishops. Whatever the reason, the impact has been quite bad.
The Church in practice is the largest instrument responsible for refugee resettlement in America and Europe, by itself—Catholic bishops, priests and charities have been a driving force behind every amnesty in the U.S. (1965, 1986, 1990, 2012, etc.), and the first U.S.C.C.B. notice in 12 years was last year, to rebuke mass deportations. Pope Leo has continued the trend, appointing pro-immigration archbishops. Whatever the reason, the impact has been quite bad.
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/BMW/ - The Bureau of Memetic Warfare
The FDA didn’t just reverse itself on artificial colors. They’re actually changing the regulations so companies can now put ingredients known to be dangerous into their products and still label them as “no artificial colors”.
The FDA didn't reverse anything. They simply are allowing companies to use alternative colouring on the grounds that the company stops using petroleum-based or barely edible synthetic dyes. Companies can use naturally-derived dyes to achieve the artificial colour they want, if they agree to cut out the worst options first.
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/BMW/ - The Bureau of Memetic Warfare
so companies can now put ingredients known to be dangerous into their products
The liberal article being cited makes a complete 'what-if' statement to suggest dangerous substances can be used. “Companies will use natural substances, yet natural stuff like lead and arsenic can be dangerous too!” This isn't a serious problem or even genuine, it's like saying poison is natural so companies can use snake venom now. Read the articles you are quoting.
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The Trump Administration through USCIS is moving to “cut off access to an avenue that allows millions of migrants to work legally while awaiting a decision on their asylum claims”.
‘A proposed Trump admin regulation unveiled on Friday would suspend the acceptance of asylum work permit applications until USCIS reaches the point where it decides all asylum cases within an average of 180 days. That requirement would almost certainly amount to indefinite pause on asylum-related work permits...over 77% of all legal entry applications take beyond 180 days.’
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Whistleblow on H-1B: civilrights.justice.gov
More H-1B, Indian-hiring scheme investigations.
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An analysis of over 100k deportations between January 2025 to August 2025, only a fraction of Trump's ongoing record mass deportations, indicates that the admin is “ensnaring as many people as possible in the detention & deportation process” regardless of their criminal status.
‘They are trying to remove everybody they can get their hands on, and calling them all criminals.’
‘They are trying to remove everybody they can get their hands on, and calling them all criminals.’
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Criminal or non-criminal, legal or illegal, the Trump admin is creating systemic conditions to prevent, prosecute, and pressure as many migrants it can, with the chilling effects lasting for decades. The more we can establish useful Right-Wing/Republican control at local and national levels, the better this fight will become, like the efforts in Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee and Indiana to make ICE cooperation embedded in the state.
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‘Miller carries the biggest jumble of assignments. He is both the White House’s homeland security adviser and policy chief — a long leash that allows him to burrow into almost any foreign or domestic priority that Trump puts forward. ... All the orders signed on Day One, Week One, Month One were Stephen selected’ ... Stephen brings together all corners of the government to ensure every single policy, both foreign and domestic, is implemented at record speed ... Other officials act as a brake on Stephen, to keep up with him.’
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An Appeal To Pragmatism
President Trump's ICE has been skirting the law without breaking the law
Judges say the Trump Admin has been bypassing dozens of court orders a month, and getting away with it practically every time.
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