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I know this sounds simplistic, but it is a very good thing that the Trump administration is now squarely on the defensive - about ICE, but also about most things - and it’s great that Dems are sustaining the pressure. Credit where it’s due.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

SLOTKIN: So the fact we have ICE agents saying out loud to people they're trying to arrest that 'we're gonna put you in a database,' they are making that up? LYONS: We do not do that

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Based on what we have seen how the higher ups in the Trump administration answer congress and senator's questions. It would seem Lyons is trying to "answer questions" as Trump is probably not watching him or anyone at his level.

They're still on the offensive with trans people... and consistently winning in the courts. I suspect that we're only a year or two out from round ups, or at least gun confiscation and bans on being trans in public or the internet. About a year out from a ban on adult HRT.

I do hope you are not correct in this prediction but sadly there's reason to believe that you are on track. As a father to a transgender individual whom I Love, it has come to my attention that Democrats are largely willing to throw the community under the bus. It makes me ill. Stay Safe. I Fight!

Below is what I wrote then, and - while it took a while - I think we're here now and many Dem elected officials are doing the right strategic thing to make the most of it. More of this.

Bondi's little black book of database searches and other info seems to say otherwise.

Nick Turse@nickturse.bsky.social

SCOOP: Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7. theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...

As much as Slotkin irritates the shit out of me with her centrist posturing, she is the best at humiliating these squishy and terrible Dump officials during hearings. Pointing her finger at Pete Hegseth and yelling at him to BE A MAN was probably the funniest Washington thing I have ever seen.