NEW: ICE is getting intense backlash for its plan to buy dozens of warehouses across the country and brutally detain tens of thousands more people.
Even Trump-supporting communities are against this: “Nobody wants a prison in their backyard."
Collage with two social media posts and captions: Caption: Things Trump Likes Corresponding post: realstewpeters TRUMP: “You gotta lighten up on this, they might have come into our country illegally but they're good people and they’re cheap workers. They’re working now on farms, in luncheonettes and hotels. We’re just focused on getting the murderers out.” So much for mass deportations. (still image from Fox News channel of Trump speaking in the White House briefing room) 2:12 PM · Mar 5, 2026 Caption: Things Trump doesn't like Corresponding post: jmart Vintage Trump: the breaking point wasn’t Americans being killed in Minneapolis, it was bad TV coverage 2:06 PM · Mar 5, 2026
Things Trump likes: cheap labor
Things Trump doesn't like: public embarrassment
Just the cherry on the top that Noem goes out by spouting out another falsehood.
George Orwell did not say this:
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this may be the single greatest appointed office in terms of graft opportunity in American history
i think when we get a final reckoning of how much Noem has personally profited from her office this question might answer itself
Daily Beast, Jan. 26: “During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, the Oklahoma Republican rallied behind ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fired three shots into a vehicle in Minneapolis, killing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.” www.thedailybeast.com/markwayne-mu...
Pete Hague-seth
Stephen Miller at an international conference about cartels: "These organizations can only be defeated with military power. I see some heads nodding because they understand. You're dealing with a lot of lawyers in your own country, I'm sure. You have my permission not to listen to them."
Clip two from today for the trials.
Hegseth: "The dumb, politically correct wars of the past were the opposite of what we're doing here. They had vague objections with restrictive, minimalist rules of engagement. No more."
Yeah, this clip will certainly be shown as evidence at the trials.
Trump Touts Care Affordability, Omits Largest Cost Drivers —Hospitals www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
Trump still favors Noem enough to create a new position for her and keep her in the administration. She continues to serve at the pleasure of the President.
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Screen grab of Truth Social Alert: Truth Social — $DJT breaking news alert 🚨 BREAKING: Trump names Sen. Markwayne Mullin new Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem to become Special Envoy
Donald Trump, as President, nominates current Oklahoma Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin will need to be approved by the Senate.
Screen grab of AP headlines at 2:19pm EST - live 3 mins ago Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary (still image of Kristi Noem with her mouth open speaking at a microphone) MORE COVERAGE Trump says he’ll make Noem a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas” (circled to highlight the headline) 2 MIN READ Republicans take another crack at Homeland Security funding, citing Iran war 3 MIN READ
The @apnews.com reports that Trump, as President, has reassigned Kristi Noem within his administration. She will be moved from the Department of Homeland Security to “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas." This is not a significant change and shouldn't impact Democrats votes on DHS funding.
Screen grab of social media post from BenjaminSWeiss: Text: I’m losing my mind: the WHITE HOUSE just started a compilation of Iran war clips with footage of the MGB killstreak animation from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022). It’s the one you earn from getting 30 consecutive kills without dying (it replaced the tactical nuke). Timestamp: 5:53 PM · Mar 4, 2026 Image: shows a social media post from the White House account 20 hours previous, with the text "Courtesy of the Red, White &Blue" and a still image from a modified video from the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
This administration is juvenile and insulting
#NoKings #NoDictators #NoEmperorWhoHasNoClothes
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Having spent a year criticizing, insulting and threatening European leaders, Donald Trump now sees the value of having friends in strategically important places.
That is, if they have military assets he can use.
The Supreme Court intervened to stop a New York court from forcing a redraw of Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’s district, keeping the current map in place for now.
Four months before an election is sometimes too late—and sometimes not.
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Screen grab of a social media post from the White House account: Text: MAGA (American flag emoji and lightning bolt emoji) Image: a scene from the phone app game Animal Crossing in the background with "make america great again" in colorful, playful, lowercase letters superimposed in the foreground like the game logo Timestamp: 9:34 AM · Mar 5, 2026
No, the adults are not in charge
#WeThePeople assemble March 28 because we deserve a legitimate and functional government
#NoKings #RemoveTheRegime #WeAreTheOpposition
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Well would you look at that
BREAKING: U.S. Central Command is now saying internally that this war against Iran is likely to last through September, per POLITICO
Impeachment is the remedy for a lawless regime.
A bill by House Majority Leader William Lamberth that will require K-12 districts to gather student immigration status data and report it to the state’s education department drew boos and cries of "Shame, shame" from opponents on Wednesday, reports @anitawadhwani.bsky.social.
Screen grab of AP article: Headline: US Homeland Security investigates whether Bovino made disparaging comments about Jewish faith Image caption: U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino stands with Federal agents outside a convenience store, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File) Byline and dateline: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 8:26 PM EST, March 4, 2026
Gonna go out on a limb, here
Screen grab of a list of news sources with examples: - print media (newspapers, journals, magazines) - news outlet online source (website, socials account, video reports/podcasts, alerts) - third party expert (i.e. lawyers, medical doctors, elected officials: newsletter, podcast, socials posts) - commentary and opinion (cable network pundits, online personalities, talk shows)
SURVEY
What is your primary source for news:
- A) print media
- B) news outlet online source
- C) third party expert
- D) commentary and opinion
One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
The most valuable outlets in the world going forward are going to be the ones that try to help people understand the world we’re all living in.
Trump promised to lower costs and avoid endless forever wars, but he continues to break his promises.
Good framing
