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8. We never have been

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 04:56 PM

Jul 12

It's just now - it's glaring and the world can't look away.

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These detainees are living in cages....32 individuals per cage...3 tiny toilets [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 12 OP

Shut it down, release those interned there wendyb-NC Jul 12 #1

We're becoming a totalitarian state Dave says Jul 12 #11

WTF! Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #2

Yup senseandsensibility Jul 12 #3

Overton Window shifted right Dave says Jul 12 #12

and said disease will spread beyond the facility MadameButterfly Jul 12 #18

It's insane and it's what they have in a lot of prisons mucifer Jul 12 #26

The camp was built in 8 days. Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #6

According to another accounting of what she said, it was this: AZJonnie Jul 12 #21

I heard it live and tried to transcribe it senseandsensibility Jul 12 #23

Totally all good, I don't know which account to believe now lol AZJonnie Jul 12 #24

In many jails, including the one where markodochartaigh Jul 12 #9

I agree, we should markodochartaigh Jul 12 #22

We are no longer the gold standard for human rights. Baitball Blogger Jul 12 #7

We never have been JustAnotherGen Jul 12 #8

We exited that stage a long time ago Dave says Jul 12 #15

These camps were built for you and I Johnny2X2X Jul 12 #13

You are right Dave says Jul 12 #16

I'm inclined to think that the fresh water wells are shallow. taxi Jul 12 #14

Alex twit...not ready for primetime. spanone Jul 12 #20

Omg Demovictory9 Jul 12 #28