Gulag Bound
@gulag-bound.bsky.social
Artisanal smart ass destined to be sent to a Trump gulag
"What those woke Quakers seem to forget is that we live in a free country. If I can no longer decapitate whales to harvest their cranial fluid for candle wax, then democracy is dead."
I’m Captain Ahab and I Say We Must Never Transition Away from a Whale-Based Energy Industry
“What those woke Quakers seem to forget is that we live in a free country. If I can no longer decapitate whales to harvest their cranial fluid for candle wax...
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Prisciliano Trejo Ricano came to the U.S. at 3yrs old. ICE took him this June. He was 29. He told his family he didn't feel right but ICE wouldn't give him medical attention. After a month, ICE finally moved him to a hospital Prisciliano died five days later enlacelatinonc.org/en/Young-Mex...
A young Mexican man living in Durham died in ICE custody.
News in Spanish about politics, immigration and community issues for Latinos in North Carolina.
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Samuel Tunick is the Rosa Parks of our fascist big brother police state A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...
A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
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Folks, we’re not being governed, we are being LOOTED Taxpayer cost for the flying bribe “gift” is at least $5.1B “The Pentagon has tried to mask the total price tag — including from Congress — by taking the funds from a classified budget for nuclear modernization” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One
A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
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Representatives for Taylor Farms called the White House to try to delay a recall tied to one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history www.wsj.com/health/taylo...
Folks, don’t think of it as giving a sociopathic dictator a nuclear weapon - think of it as giving a sociopathic dictator a giant bone-saw U.S. Signs Deal to Help Saudis Obtain Nuclear Power www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
U.S. Signs Deal to Help Saudis Obtain Nuclear Power
The accord is intended to further bind the United States with the Saudi government as the war with Iran strains the relationship.
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U.S. Mint Unveils Series Of Gold Coins Commemorating President’s Extramarital Affairs https://theonion.com/u-s-mint-unveils-series-of-gold-coins-commemorating-presidents-extramarital-affairs/
Folks, Republicans just want our elections to be as secure as Olive Garden, where you have to show a “pasta pass” ID that costs $100 before getting all you can eat pasta. The new voting ID will be called a “poll pass” since “poll tax” didn’t test as well www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
How Republicans Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point
Republicans claim that Olive Garden polices its Never-Ending Pasta Bowl more tightly than the United States does its elections. It’s not that simple.
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A quick update on the Cyclospora outbreak.
"Nolan had a simple job—faithfully adapt Homer’s poem from the written dactylic hexameter into the visual medium of film. That should've started with geographically accurate casting—Greek actors playing Achaeans, Turkish actors playing Trojans, and Cyclops actors playing Cyclopes."
The New Odyssey Movie Is Historically Inaccurate; Matt Damon Isn’t the Least Bit Greek
“It is clear that Hollywood has no interest in historical representation and is instead focused on pushing a single agenda—putting as many white people from ...
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Folks, is there anything more on brand than Trump having to be forcibly removed from a stage he no longer belongs on?
Folks, it appears Kash Patel’s FBI isn’t corrupt enough to cover up DHS’s murders www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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From @theathletic.com: The Olympian Josh Kerr broke the world record for fastest mile at the London Diamond League on Saturday with a time of 3 minutes 42.66 seconds. trib.al/ZhfaZIl
Breaking News from @theathletic.com: The Olympian Josh Kerr broke the world record for fastest mile, which had stood for 27 years.
Josh Kerr breaks mile world record with 3:42.66s run at London Diamond League
The Scot bettered the previous 3:43.13s record which Hicham El Guerrouj had held since 1999 on Saturday.
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NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /
This could be the blueprint for extraditing pardoned administration officials. Let’s do this, NYC!
Doug Henwood@doughenwood.bsky.social · 3w ago'Netanyahu Belongs in the Hague' | NYC's Mamdani Says He Still Eyes Arrest of Israel's PM During September Visit - U.S. News www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
Prediction: after the midterms, states not complying with the administration’s “election security” demands will see their ballots seized in blue cities by federal goons. “Voter fraud” will be the pretext for Mike Johnson’s refusal to swear in new Democrat representatives to retain GOP control.