article with more images of the protests outside Delaney Hall "detention center" (concentration camp) in Newark NJ
https://www.amny.com/news/delaney-hall-ice-agents-beat-protesters-05282026/

"Things almost turned deadly when one protester threw an object at an ICE agent, sending the enraged agent chasing after those in front of him. The agent tossed one man into the wheel of a moving truck — the gigantic wheel passing over his leg.

In another instance, a different ICE agent beat a man with a baton between the wheels of the gigantic truck, narrowly missing him being crushed completely."

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Edited Tuesday at 09:19 PM4 days by janea4old

On 5/30/2026 at 10:04 AM, janea4old said:

This will be stopped by the courts.

Again, when headlines talk about what the White House "plans" to do, people would be wise to realize that most of their plans never happen or get reversed (See also: the Kennedy Center.)

10 minutes ago, marceline said:

This will be stopped by the courts.

Yes many judges are standing up for the constitution and the rule of law, thankfully! The problem is that some judges are caving, especially the majority of the Supreme Court.

SCOTUS and the rest of the judiciary are two very different things. SCOTUS is basically a wholly owned subsidiary of the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, and the Chamber of Commerce. Conversely there are almost 1,800 Federal judges and Trump's own appointees routinely rule against him.

1 hour ago, marceline said:

SCOTUS is basically a wholly owned subsidiary of the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, and the Chamber of Commerce.

Justices Brown-Jackson, Kagan and Sotomayor are the literal definition of salmon swimming upstream.

Reposting this correctly, because I made a typo in my original post that caused it to mean the opposite of my intent.

Edited to correct typo!!!

from May 4th (obviously).
I just love how Mr. Obama says it's "not about me", it's about everyone in the future.

Vincent Irizarry's son is really moving up in the world!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/january-6-rioter-elias-irizarry-counterterrorism

38 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Vincent Irizarry's son is really moving up in the world!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/january-6-rioter-elias-irizarry-counterterrorism

oh wow. I remember when he was arrested in 2021,
see posts on this thread, there were photos and videos of him at the Capitol,
it starts here:
https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/28724-the-politics-thread/page/2446/#findComment-1718844

And in 2023, marceline posted a tweet mentioning his sentencing

Edited Wednesday at 12:17 AM4 days by janea4old

"Irizzary will serve in a position attached to a counterterrorism and irregular warfare team"

A J6 terrorist for that job?

Edited Wednesday at 06:32 AM3 days by janea4old

Like the song says, you have to be taught to hate; and Elias wasn't taught to hate like that at no damn Citadel.

Deb Haaland has won the New Mexico Democratic Governor primary. If elected, she will make history as the nation's first Native American woman governor.

Edited Wednesday at 06:35 PM3 days by janea4old

Protests in Albania grow over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/protests-in-albania-grow-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort

the tweeted video says 2nd straight day but actually it's been five days.

From June 1st

youtube description from Associated Press says:

Thousands of people took to the streets of Tirana on Monday to protest against a luxury resort project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

The project is planned to be built on several hectares of the protected Vjosa-Narta coastal landscape in Zvernec and on the uninhabited Adriatic island of Sazan.

Protesters chanted, "Albania belongs to Albanians" while holding placards that read, "Hands off Vjosa-Narta."

"The situation in Narta (Lagoon) is that, in practice, we have a protected area, but above all, our state has allowed construction work to continue without consultation and without transparency," said Klajdi Belo, an activist who attended the demonstration.

Environmental NGOs have long raised concerns that the project could threaten the area's biodiversity and disrupt bird migration routes.

Public alarm grew in early May when excavators began clearing pine forests and dunes to open new access roads and construction sites.

Arilda Lleshi, who took part in the protest, said public outrage escalated after a video circulated on social media showing what she said was an activist being forcibly removed from the site.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by janea4old