Mastodawn

This is why Trump does it. It's not necessarily for the outcome. It's this: #CrueltyIsThePoint

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WYM Mod Jun 1

Is bureaucratic cruelty a tool of terror? Paul Krugman argues the Trump administration's immigration crackdown targets all foreign-born people, not just undocumented immigrants, using deliberate cruelty for self-deportation through misery. His evidence shows the campaign works by making life unbearable but fails to help native-born workers or reduce crime. Read more: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/pogroms-american-style #ImmigrationPolicy #CrueltyIsThePoint

Pogroms, American Style

The Trump administration’s attack on immigrants isn’t about rule of law, crime or jobs. It’s racism and sadism all the way down

Paul Krugman

I finally put something in my bio Apr 29

@lastweektonight.com @[email protected] @[email protected] #CrueltyIsThePoint

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Sue Cohen Apr 26

GOP does nothing to end violence in America
Why?
Because that's exactly the GOP Platform or #GOPDeathCult
The #TrumpRegime & GOP- if they were not already obsessed with causing as much misery, pain & suffering to all of US?
Now they want to bring back #FiringSquads
The #CrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/donald-trump-firing-squad/

@GottaLaff Apr 1

Only Trump's DOJ could be this cruel. #CrueltyIsThePoint

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Techdirt [Unofficial]Mar 23

DHS Takes Out Its Funding Frustrations On Millions Of Americans By Sending ICE Agents To Do TSA Work

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/23/dhs-takes-out-its-funding-frustrations-on-millions-of-americans-by-sending-ice-agents-to-do-tsa-work/

DHS Takes Out Its Funding Frustrations On Millions Of Americans By Sending ICE Agents To Do TSA Work

With the partial shutdown still ongoing and no budget resolution in sight because the GOP is simply unwilling to endure any oversight of its anti-migrant programs, the TSA is leaking personnel. A w…

Techdirt

Despicable.

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-03-11/judge-orders-release-of-marlborough-14-year-old-detained-by-homeland-security

h/t @universalhub

#MApoli #USpol #DHS #ICEbait #CrueltyIsThePoint

Judge orders release of Marlborough 14-year-old detained by Homeland Security

State lawmakers said she was being used as “bait.” Federal officials claimed they were rescuing her from gang members.

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JackMex Mar 9

@realTuckFrumper
#CrueltyIsThePoint

Nate Cochrane Mar 6

Expert with background in statistics & psychometrics develops scoring tool, never thinking for a moment govt would use it for automated assessments to deny cover. Hello? #Robodebt? 🤦 #auspol #CrueltyIsThePoint www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

She helped design Australia’s ...

She helped design Australia’s aged care assessment tool – but now Lynda Henderson is too scared to use it

Exclusive: Member of working group behind questionnaire had no idea it would eventually be underpinned by ‘ridiculously simplistic’ algorithm

The Guardian