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Monday, February 09, 2026

A 67-year-old retiree who emailed a DHS attorney urging mercy for an asylum seeker faced government surveillance when Google handed over his personal data without a judge-approved subpoena.

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Google and Meta have taken millions from DHS to promote ICE recruitment ads with clear ties to white nationalism. They're folding to pressure from this administration and putting profits over people.

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-- Representative Becca Balint (@balint.house.gov) Feb 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM

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Trump is coming for a majority of people in this blog. It's only a matter of time because the depth of his vindictiveness is infinite.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-09 09:32 AM | Reply

This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

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