Please do not waste your time listening to, reading, or analyzing what Tom Homan actually said this morning.
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From where I sit, I don’t think it’s a trap. It’s been clear for a while that they’re digging themselves deeper in a hole the longer they keep doing what they’ve been doing, and that they’re going to need to declare “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” so they can switch to some different awful thing.
However, this is very much a “don’t let your guard down” moment. They’re gearing up for some different horrible thing. They’re not disappearing.
elala@nrw.social (@elala@nrw.social)
@inthehands@hachyderm.io When I read the report about Homan's statements, my immediate thought was that he wants to divide the resistance and the solidarity community, because many people are naturally tired and want to believe that the paramilitary troops will withdraw when the demonstrations subside, while others assume that he is a liar. I think it's a trap, but I'm far away.
NRW.social (nrw.social)
@inthehands I think they're going to sit back and plan how to assault the election. They consider all this civil violence a "theatre of combat", so all these people are considered to have training/experience now.
I have no doubt they're going to put a couple guys a lot of polling stations as a powder keg and just start throwing lit matches.
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@solitha @inthehands I guess I missed all the videos of them no longer identifying as agents, wearing street clothes and abducting folks. Or the battering rams on doors. Or this:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-29/us-spends-hundreds-of-millions-on-warehouses-for-ice-detention-centersPerhaps posting on facebook is working.
@retech Yes, we are in an arms race. They've changed tactics.
And guess what? We found out. Because they're being watched. Because people are out there and being alert. And because that open outrage actually makes the media pay attention.
People are rallying against those warehouses, forcing their local gov'ts to refuse approvals. The new offices? Building management can decide the risk is not worth the rent.
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@retech Yes, we are in an arms race. They've changed tactics.
And guess what? We found out. Because they're being watched. Because people are out there and being alert. And because that open outrage actually makes the media pay attention.
People are rallying against those warehouses, forcing their local gov'ts to refuse approvals. The new offices? Building management can decide the risk is not worth the rent.
@retech I think the important thing to remember is that *we* are forcing *them* to change tactics.
Which means yes, standing in the streets is most definitely hurting them. They can't bring in the numbers being demanded of them. We're slowing them and costing them money.
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@retech I think the important thing to remember is that *we* are forcing *them* to change tactics.
Which means yes, standing in the streets is most definitely hurting them. They can't bring in the numbers being demanded of them. We're slowing them and costing them money.
@solitha @inthehands @solitha @inthehands I have not disagreed with that at all. I've only said these are all components.
Dismissing or ignoring the fact that they have a $45 billion budget for the centers is naive. They will buy them, if not one location than another. Everyone has a price. And businesses have little, if any morality. What I am saying is that we need to understand and work at this on ALL fronts. When folks pat themselves on the back over the very visible acts they, most often, dismiss or completely ignore the other areas. The budget approval, the purchases, the more nefarious tactics are huge problems and I would argue far more destructive than the sporadic instances of them backing down.
I will die on the hill that cutting them to the quick by canceling their streams of revenue is a very effective and more powerful tactic than any other. I wish people would even take a page from their play book and max out their personal debt en masse and file for bankruptcy. I know that's a controversial one, but crashing their system would be incredibly effective.
The EU is going to do that soonish. The move to consolidate and do things like dump VISA and MC will be extremely damaging. That is an effective means to stop this. We're not in a democracy any longer. We're in a capitalist oligarchy. We need to fight accordingly.
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Even if they do leave, they’ll still exist, they’ll still be funded like a national military, they’ll still be an authoritarian secret police in the making.
And the damage they did to my city, to the lives of my neighbors, will echo through generations.
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@inthehands
It definitely feels like they're past the "in the making" stage. They're an authoritarian secret police which commits thefts, destroys property, harasses, spies, kidnaps, and murders innocent people. -
Honestly, I’ve been expecting the “mission accomplished” banner since the day they murdered Alex Pretti. Maybe they were hoping for an ICE officer to be shot in retaliation so they could go for martial law, but a few days later when that hadn’t happened and the country was still seething, the writing was on the wall.
@inthehands
> Maybe they were hoping for an ICE officer to be shot in retaliation so they could go for martial law...Yes, they desperately want to invoke the Insurrection Act, declare martial law, and suspend elections and civil rights.
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@retech
> Standing in the streets does nothing to hurt them.No, wrong — and dangerously wrong. Visible opposition is what made the MSP invasion a failure for them. The murders, the kidnapping, horrible video after horrible video have direly eroded the popular support they need to consolidate power. Until they reach North Korea / Iran levels of total control over all the workings of society, an authoritarian does still need support. And the Trump regime has substantially less now than they did when the invasion started.
Like the last time, fascism has funding from the richest people on the planet.
In addition to street protests & ditching Nazi platforms, go after the money of the Epstein Class.
Taxation. RICO investigations. Antitrust. Think tanks.
Government contracts. Sanctions. Divestment. Ditch fossil fuels.
Corporate breakups like Standard Oil. Pop the AI bubble. RenewablesProject 2025 is funded by:
Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife Mellon, Seid, Uihlein
Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025
Unraveling a $130 million web of climate denial, political extremism, and Trump campaign ties.
DeSmog (www.desmog.com)
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@inthehands as in the news yesterday that they are sneakily opening ICE offices all around the country. Going into more a stealthier mode.
@firefly @inthehands Fortunately they are completely unable to do anything in a stealthy way ...
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@solitha @inthehands @solitha @inthehands I have not disagreed with that at all. I've only said these are all components.
Dismissing or ignoring the fact that they have a $45 billion budget for the centers is naive. They will buy them, if not one location than another. Everyone has a price. And businesses have little, if any morality. What I am saying is that we need to understand and work at this on ALL fronts. When folks pat themselves on the back over the very visible acts they, most often, dismiss or completely ignore the other areas. The budget approval, the purchases, the more nefarious tactics are huge problems and I would argue far more destructive than the sporadic instances of them backing down.
I will die on the hill that cutting them to the quick by canceling their streams of revenue is a very effective and more powerful tactic than any other. I wish people would even take a page from their play book and max out their personal debt en masse and file for bankruptcy. I know that's a controversial one, but crashing their system would be incredibly effective.
The EU is going to do that soonish. The move to consolidate and do things like dump VISA and MC will be extremely damaging. That is an effective means to stop this. We're not in a democracy any longer. We're in a capitalist oligarchy. We need to fight accordingly.
@retech Okay, maybe you lost track here a little.
I want to give you a moment to read the words you wrote, which @inthehands quoted, and then read how I used those same words in my post.
You've engaged in "moving the goalpost", although I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt that this was not your intent.
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Like the last time, fascism has funding from the richest people on the planet.
In addition to street protests & ditching Nazi platforms, go after the money of the Epstein Class.
Taxation. RICO investigations. Antitrust. Think tanks.
Government contracts. Sanctions. Divestment. Ditch fossil fuels.
Corporate breakups like Standard Oil. Pop the AI bubble. RenewablesProject 2025 is funded by:
Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife Mellon, Seid, Uihlein
Mapped: How 6 Billionaire Family Fortunes Fund Project 2025
Unraveling a $130 million web of climate denial, political extremism, and Trump campaign ties.
DeSmog (www.desmog.com)
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https://www.status.news/p/larry-ellison-2020-election-cbs-news-january-6
Ditch Oracle & every other tech lord working for Project 2025.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09/oracle-invested-millions-in-government-influence-before-winning-a-major-stake-in-tiktok/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/project-2025-oracle-19654875.php
Why Oracle Stock Fell Hard To Start 2026 | The Motley Fool
Oracle stock continued to drop in January.
The Motley Fool (www.fool.com)
Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison
We told you this was coming months ago. The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has initiated a broad investigation of Netflix's business practices and it's planned $82.7 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The Trump DOJ's pretense is that they're just suddenly really concerned about media consolidation and monopoly power (you're to ignore the…
Techdirt (www.techdirt.com)
The TikTok Deal Is Awful
The app itself still faces an uncertain future—one that might result in a platform that is far more right-leaning, more hostile, and less secure.
Slate Magazine (slate.com)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/larry_ellison_wants_all_data/
A sure sign that there's something going on:
https://www.ft.com/content/ae2cfbd4-0aa2-4437-8bcd-bfb00c6f8454 -
@Nazani @Npars01 @inthehands 100%... taxed out of being such, prosecuted and punished for their crimes. They are the most detestable things humanity has ever created.
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Please do not waste your time listening to, reading, or analyzing what Tom Homan actually said this morning. That man is full of shit, everything that comes out of his mouth it shit, and you don’t need to eat it.
I hope ICE and CBP actually leave soon. I’ll believe it when they do. They’re still out there right now. They’re still horrible. They’re still destroying lives •this morning•.
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It is hurting the polls, bullying Trump thought he could have it his way, but it backfired in a major way (again). So much losing...
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https://www.status.news/p/larry-ellison-2020-election-cbs-news-january-6
Ditch Oracle & every other tech lord working for Project 2025.
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/09/oracle-invested-millions-in-government-influence-before-winning-a-major-stake-in-tiktok/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/project-2025-oracle-19654875.php
Why Oracle Stock Fell Hard To Start 2026 | The Motley Fool
Oracle stock continued to drop in January.
The Motley Fool (www.fool.com)
Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison
We told you this was coming months ago. The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has initiated a broad investigation of Netflix's business practices and it's planned $82.7 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The Trump DOJ's pretense is that they're just suddenly really concerned about media consolidation and monopoly power (you're to ignore the…
Techdirt (www.techdirt.com)
The TikTok Deal Is Awful
The app itself still faces an uncertain future—one that might result in a platform that is far more right-leaning, more hostile, and less secure.
Slate Magazine (slate.com)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/larry_ellison_wants_all_data/
A sure sign that there's something going on:
https://www.ft.com/content/ae2cfbd4-0aa2-4437-8bcd-bfb00c6f84543/
Ditch the fossil fuel industry & its enablers.Koch
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.htmlMusk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/31/elon-musk-trump-donor-2024-election/Access to this page has been denied
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(thehill.com)
#PrinceBonesaw
https://www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos-jamal-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-ai-deal
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet
How long after a nation-state murders one of your columnists is it appropriate to make a multibillion-dollar deal with it? For Bezos: five years.
The Verge (www.theverge.com)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/
EpsteIn
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/jeffrey-epstein-documents-michael-wolff-emails-00649998
How Saudi money returned to Silicon Valley
All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital
Vox (www.vox.com)
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Ditch the fossil fuel industry & its enablers.Koch
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.htmlMusk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/31/elon-musk-trump-donor-2024-election/Access to this page has been denied
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(thehill.com)
#PrinceBonesaw
https://www.status.news/p/jeff-bezos-jamal-khashoggi-saudi-arabia-ai-deal
Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet
How long after a nation-state murders one of your columnists is it appropriate to make a multibillion-dollar deal with it? For Bezos: five years.
The Verge (www.theverge.com)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/
EpsteIn
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/jeffrey-epstein-documents-michael-wolff-emails-00649998
How Saudi money returned to Silicon Valley
All the ways Saudi Arabia’s cash powers tech startups and venture capital
Vox (www.vox.com)
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Go after these folks' wealth.
1. Elon Musk $291,482,587
2. Timothy Mellon $197,047,200
3. Miriam Adelson $148,304,900
4. Richard Uihlein $143,498,936
5. Ken Griffin $108,402,284
6. Jeff Yass $101,128,680
7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
8. Marc Andreessen $42,365,113
9. Stephen Schwarzman $40,202,039
10. Timothy Dunn $35,780,200
11. Rob Bigelow $34,991,500
12. Diane Hendricks $33,165,417
13. JJ Ricketts $32,273,650
14. Shirley W. Ryan $32,198,116
15. Warren A. Stephens $25,895,650 -
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Go after these folks' wealth.
1. Elon Musk $291,482,587
2. Timothy Mellon $197,047,200
3. Miriam Adelson $148,304,900
4. Richard Uihlein $143,498,936
5. Ken Griffin $108,402,284
6. Jeff Yass $101,128,680
7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
8. Marc Andreessen $42,365,113
9. Stephen Schwarzman $40,202,039
10. Timothy Dunn $35,780,200
11. Rob Bigelow $34,991,500
12. Diane Hendricks $33,165,417
13. JJ Ricketts $32,273,650
14. Shirley W. Ryan $32,198,116
15. Warren A. Stephens $25,895,6505/
#FFFO
"Fund a Fascist & Find Out"16. Isaac & Laura Perlmutter $25,344,890
17. Vince & Linda McMahon $23,961,659
18. Ronnie & Nina Cameron $21,372,500
19. Jan Koum $20,855,091
20. Thomas Klingenstein $17,410,263
21. Rob Walton $17,572,601
22. Janet J. Duchossois $16,306,033
23. Howard W Lutnick $16,503,667
24. Kelcy L Warren $16,151,105
25. Walter W Buckley Jr. $15,522,500
26. Thomas Peterffy $14,305,900
27. Anthony Pratt $14,000,000
28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,894 -
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#FFFO
"Fund a Fascist & Find Out"16. Isaac & Laura Perlmutter $25,344,890
17. Vince & Linda McMahon $23,961,659
18. Ronnie & Nina Cameron $21,372,500
19. Jan Koum $20,855,091
20. Thomas Klingenstein $17,410,263
21. Rob Walton $17,572,601
22. Janet J. Duchossois $16,306,033
23. Howard W Lutnick $16,503,667
24. Kelcy L Warren $16,151,105
25. Walter W Buckley Jr. $15,522,500
26. Thomas Peterffy $14,305,900
27. Anthony Pratt $14,000,000
28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,8946/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/epstein-europe-america-fallout-00769506
https://archive.ph/u2X5E29. David Millstone $13,413,486
30. Lynne Walton $13,037,750
31. Charles Schwab $12,801,600
32. Stephen Wynn $12,518,750
33. Anthony Lomangino $9,529,705
34. J. Christopher Reyes $9,536,425
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,800
40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,299 -
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#FFFO
"Fund a Fascist & Find Out"16. Isaac & Laura Perlmutter $25,344,890
17. Vince & Linda McMahon $23,961,659
18. Ronnie & Nina Cameron $21,372,500
19. Jan Koum $20,855,091
20. Thomas Klingenstein $17,410,263
21. Rob Walton $17,572,601
22. Janet J. Duchossois $16,306,033
23. Howard W Lutnick $16,503,667
24. Kelcy L Warren $16,151,105
25. Walter W Buckley Jr. $15,522,500
26. Thomas Peterffy $14,305,900
27. Anthony Pratt $14,000,000
28. Sherrilyn Fisher $13,299,894@Npars01 I would add Eric Prince and his sister Betty de voss
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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/epstein-europe-america-fallout-00769506
https://archive.ph/u2X5E29. David Millstone $13,413,486
30. Lynne Walton $13,037,750
31. Charles Schwab $12,801,600
32. Stephen Wynn $12,518,750
33. Anthony Lomangino $9,529,705
34. J. Christopher Reyes $9,536,425
35. Jay Winters Faison $9,084,324
36. James Davis $8,497,854
37. John W. Childs $8,694,286
38. Patricia Duggan $8,446,099
39. Richard G. Haworth $7,500,800
40. Marc J. Rowan $8,721,2997/
Trump Goon and Her Billionaire Husband Unmasked as Mystery Buyers of $30M Home
Kelly Loeffler reportedly bought the priciest home in Georgia alongside her Trump donor husband.
The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com)
41. Jeffrey Specher, Kelly Loeffler $7,052,013
42. John L. Nau III $7,030,556
43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,065
44. Robert H. Book $6,986,387
45. Susan Fox $6,687,414
46. Patricia Perkins-Leone $6,606,600
47. Jeffrey Hildebrand $6,508,389
48. Bernard Marcus $9,397,150
49. Steve Brodie $6,481,298
50. Daniel Newlin $6,063,928
51. Trevor D. Rees-Jones $5,765,124
52. Ross & Sarah Perot $5,643,416
53. Harold C. Simmons $5,596,530 -
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Go after these folks' wealth.
1. Elon Musk $291,482,587
2. Timothy Mellon $197,047,200
3. Miriam Adelson $148,304,900
4. Richard Uihlein $143,498,936
5. Ken Griffin $108,402,284
6. Jeff Yass $101,128,680
7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
8. Marc Andreessen $42,365,113
9. Stephen Schwarzman $40,202,039
10. Timothy Dunn $35,780,200
11. Rob Bigelow $34,991,500
12. Diane Hendricks $33,165,417
13. JJ Ricketts $32,273,650
14. Shirley W. Ryan $32,198,116
15. Warren A. Stephens $25,895,650@Npars01 They should be given a choice. Hand over your money or into the wood chipper. If you don't cause trouble you can go in head first.
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Trump Goon and Her Billionaire Husband Unmasked as Mystery Buyers of $30M Home
Kelly Loeffler reportedly bought the priciest home in Georgia alongside her Trump donor husband.
The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com)
41. Jeffrey Specher, Kelly Loeffler $7,052,013
42. John L. Nau III $7,030,556
43. John & Shannon V. Addison $6,757,065
44. Robert H. Book $6,986,387
45. Susan Fox $6,687,414
46. Patricia Perkins-Leone $6,606,600
47. Jeffrey Hildebrand $6,508,389
48. Bernard Marcus $9,397,150
49. Steve Brodie $6,481,298
50. Daniel Newlin $6,063,928
51. Trevor D. Rees-Jones $5,765,124
52. Ross & Sarah Perot $5,643,416
53. Harold C. Simmons $5,596,5308/
Who is Ben Navarro, the Charleston businessman and philanthropist buying Union Pier?
Ben Navarro is buying Union Pier. He also owns Sorelle Sherman Financial Group Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island and The Charleston Place on King Street.
Post and Courier (www.postandcourier.com)
Beemok Capital's $260M Cincinnati Open Renovation is an Investment in Tennis' Future
How Beemok Capital's $260 million investment in the renovation of the Cincinnati Open facilities helps the future of the sport.
Serve On SI (www.si.com)
A 140-acre sand mine is planned on part of an old Lowcountry plantation. Locals are feeling deja vu.
Huger residents are voicing concerns about planned 140-acre sand mine and negative impacts it could have on traffic, community safety, and the environment.
Post and Courier (www.postandcourier.com)
Navarro made her feelings clear on US Open star who's also billionaire heiress
Emma Navarro remains close with fellow US tennis star and billionaire heiress Jessica Pegula.
Daily Express US (www.the-express.com)
54. Ben & Kelly Navarro $5,373,100
55. Alice Walton $10,248,000
56. Rob Granieri $5,587,899
