Thomas Paine 2.0

Thomas Paine 2.0

@robertgcole.bsky.social

Believer in democracy and fairness for all. Believer in the rule of law and the need for all participants to exercise their rights and their right to defend them. Discerner of truth and lies.

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Shame Susan Collins. You paid for this injustice.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

"'We have confirmation due to communication between Kate and Wilber that he’s in Pearsall for interrogation and still has the bullet lodged in his body. He’s received no pain medication and had to sleep on the floor.'"

Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Markwayne Mullin and their funders like Susan Collins should spend a few months in Miramar under the current conditions.

CJ Ciaramella@cjciaramella.bsky.social

Latest: As immigration arrests hit all-time highs, an ICE field office in Miramar, Florida, has turned into an overcrowded detention center. Family members and advocacy groups say detainees are stuffed in temporary holding cells with 50+ other people for more than a week reason.com/2026/08/25/t...

These are Republican Detainment Cages brought to you by Marco Rubio, JD Vance and Donald Trump and paid for by Susan Collins and her Republican congressional colleagues. This is America in 2026.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵

Republicans like Susan Collins could have prevented this since she is in charge of the “purse”. Troy Jackson and the democrats are committed to restoring faith in our alliance. We need a little time.

nytimes.comCarney Has Canadians’ Support on Trump. Now Comes the Hard Part.The U.S.-Canada trade war has galvanized Canadians behind their prime minister’s decision to walk away from negotiations. What happens when the time comes for talks to restart?

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Karoline Leavitt is leaving her job to spend more time with her young children, who one day will grow up and realize their mother repeatedly disgraced and humiliated herself for a vile, incoherent rapist, while justifying the harm of millions of people. Super work, mom!

How we arrived at a place where citizens are victims of an autocrat’s whims is clear. Trump’s circle has squeezed out all but 3 or 4 advisors and they (milller, vought, Rubio, Vance) are his only link to the outside world. Time to vote!

washingtonpost.comArrested at Reflecting Pool, woman details ‘heartbreaking’ toll case has takenSophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.

A moral low point for the US Senate. Shameful.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Whitehouse: "Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States..."

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So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.