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Parkscope Joe

@parkscopejoe.bsky.social

My name is Joe. Into amusement & theme parks. Also: Politics (sorry), Tech, Sports, Food, Music, Gaming. He/Him http://www.parkscope.net

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Doomer VonDoomington 🇺🇦@doomervon.bsky.social · 28m ago

To all the "conservatives" who were hoping that DeSantis was better than Trump. He is not. He absolutely is not.

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2h ago

@attackerman.bsky.social reported on the Amnesty report at the time, and astutely compared it to the torture boxes at Gitmo, where Ron DeSantis, as a young military lawyer, oversaw the torture. So once again, mainstream media is months behind independent media. www.forever-wars.com/torture-tech...

ellie lockhart (she/they)@eleanor.lockhart.contact · 2h ago

"an increasing number of Democratic leaders have pushed back on the party's unflinching support for the transgender community" is a funny way of framing the party's unflinching support for the transgender community, which the headline in fact acknowledges

Claire Willett@clairewillett.bsky.social · 29m ago

the patron saint of maximalism. think of him every time you’re tempted to paint a room beige. majestically unafraid of being called “tacky.” we should all live our lives this boldly. make exactly what you want to make, no matter how bonkers it seems, and the Cher it is for will find it

Jenét Morrow@jenetallday.bsky.social · 44m ago

Known as the “sultan of sequins,” Mackie dressed some of Hollywood’s biggest names over more than 50 years. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

Parkscope Joe@parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 47m ago

Sad this dropped late, would have gotten another beer at the airport and showed the guy with the Alligator Alcatraz shirt this

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h ago

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.🧵

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S. Department of Homeland Security Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures. Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026 Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h ago

Next, the OIG says that people held in segregation were locked in tiny individual metal cages inside a building, held with no TV, no reading materials, no law library, no recreation, and no access to phones to call their lawyers. All of this wildly violated ICE standards.

Figures 8 and 9. Metal Housing Enclosures Inside the SMU (left) and Inside Metal Housing Enclosure (right); observed January 21, 2026 Underneath are two photos. One shows a row of small cage-like cells lined up against the wall of a tent. The other shows that inside the cage is a single mat laying just off the floor, with one end propped up somewhat to mimic a pillow.FFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S. Department of Homeland Security Key Finding 2: FSSF Did not Comply with SMU Standards11 Access to Recreation We found that only detainees in protective custody12 who did not present a security risk had access to recreation time in the general recreation area for 5 hours per week. Lack of access to recreation may negatively affect physical and mental health. Relevant standards state that detainees in the SMU should have access to at least 1 hour of recreation per day, 5 days per week.13 The other detainees in the SMU were confined to their metal enclosures and only left for escorted bathroom use, legal appointments, or other nonroutine events such as medical appointments. We observed that there were no TVs or playing cards available, and reading materials were limited to religious texts, further restricting detainees’ ability to meaningfully occupy their time. One detainee in administrative segregation reported being held for 8 days in the SMU without any opportunity for recreation. The NDS states that denial of recreation privileges for more than 7 days is expected to occur rarely, only in extreme circumstances, and requires the concurrence of the facility administrator and a health care professional. When we asked about the lack of recreation time for all detainees in the SMU, facility leadership showed the OIG team a dedicated recreation area that they stated had been set aside for segregated detainees. However, at the time of our inspection, facility staff said the area was not yet ready for use.Inset: Special Management Units The SMU is separate from the eight housing pods. It is a windowless soft-sided structure containing 16 individual cells surrounded by metal mesh that each house one detainee and measure 8 feet by 7 feet and are 8 feet tall in size (See Figures 8, 9, and 10). The SMU also contains a shared bathroom and shower area. Access to Legal Materials and Telephones During our inspection, SMU detainees did not have access to a law library or legal materials within the unit. The lack of access could have prevented detainees from contacting legal representation or arranging appointments. Detainees in the SMU should be provided access to law libraries, legal materials, and telephone calls unless specific, documented security restrictions apply. 14 FSSF leadership confirmed this limitation to legal materials, stating detainees could request escorts for scheduled legal appointments, but detainees could not access or retain legal materials otherwise. One detainee reported he did not have access to a telephone to speak with his attorney or ICE case officer during his 8 days in the SMU. FSSF had installed SMU telephones shortly before our inspection, but they were inoperable at the time of the inspection. The OIG inspection team confirmed this by locating one of the telephones and determining it did not work.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h ago

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.🧵

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S. Department of Homeland Security Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures. Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026 Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h ago

The OIG finds that each person detained at Alligator Alcatraz was in cells offering just 28 square feet per detainee, less than half than the 75 required. People could only leave their cells a few times per day, and were only allowed showers 3 times per week.

Key Finding 1: FSSF Did not Comply with Environmental Health and Safety Standards FSSF did not provide detainees with sufficient living space — less than half of what is required — creating cramped conditions for detainees who spent most of their time in their housing units. The lack of living space risks detainees’ well-being and may negatively impact their physical and mental health. The applicable standards require at least 75 square feet of floor space per inmate in dormitory8 housing units.9 At maximum capacity, the FSSF housing units provided 28 square feet per detainee — well below the required minimum. Detainees spent most of their time in the housing units; they could only leave their units for: • mealtime (three times a day);10 • recreation (1 hour a day, 3 days a week); • showers (three times a week); and • medical reasons. General Population FSSF’s general population housing consisted of eight windowless soft-sided structures, or housing pods, without views to the outside and a lack of natural light. Each soft-sided structure contained eight housing units surrounded by metal fencing on all sides, measured 39 feet long by 23 feet wide (897 square feet of floor space). The units were topped with metal fencing that was 9 feet high. Each unit contained three toilets, three wash basins, and four telephones. They were designed to hold 32 detainees (See Figures 2-7). Furnishings in the enclosures consisted of bunk beds with no common areas, seating, tables, or storage areas providedFigure 4: Inside a Detainee Housing Unit; Observed January 21, 2026. The picture shows a row of bunk beds set up in a small interior space surrounded by chain-link fence. In the middle of the space is a set of three toilets, entirely open, with a low 3-4 foot high wall blocking full view (but the toilets would be entirely visible form people on the top bunks). Perched on the wall of the toilets is a large water jug.Figure 5. Detainee Housing Unit Toilet and Washbasin Facilities; Observed January 21, 2026 A close-up image of the toilet set-up, with the paint shown as already peeling. The toilets are standard prison toilets which are both toilet and sink.Figure 6. Detainee Housing Unit Sleeping Bunks; Observed January 21, 2026 A picture of the same cell, this time from near the toilets and looking out across the cell. You can see how there is zero privacy, and how each cell is surrounded by other chain-link cells.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6h ago

the lesson from the right is not that their obsessions with trans volleyball, anti Haitian blood libel, or reversing the change in teen pregnancy rate are actually the well framed kitchen table issues of the volk but simply that political discourse becomes about things people say often and loudly

Adam Weinstein@adamweinstein.bsky.social · 4h ago

You know who else thought the Treaty of Versailles was a betrayal? That's not a rhetorical question, the answer is Hitler, and Jack consciously cites Versailles as a shoutout to Nazism because that's who Jack is

Thomas Zimmer@thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4h ago

“The Civil Rights Act was the Treaty of Versailles for white people,” MAGA personality Jack Posobiec blurted out in January 2024. That’s utterly ridiculous - but it just perfectly captures the sentiment that is driving the revanchist project of both MAGA and the AfD.

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · 4h ago

Mike Johnson never has had any moral center. He has no love for any part of the Bible that doesn't include stoning. And Herrera is the R trying to replace the guy who cheated on his wife with a staffer he drove to suicide. This is who the GOP is.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

HOLY SHIT - Tapper plays Johnson footage of GOP candidate Brandon Herrera describing moms as "cum trophies," mentions he called Nazi machine guns "the original ghetto blasters," & asks Johnson how he can support him. Mike says "he has run a very effective campaign ... that was his persona online"