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rye<p>I can't even finish reading this entire piece. It is too cruel to consider. I know that I have privilege saying that. </p><p>My god what are we doing here. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney?utm_source=fark&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_content=link&amp;ICID=ref_fark</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/crueltyisthepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crueltyisthepoint</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"does the plan have to be this <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> to the most vulnerable <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>? As I see it, the cruelty is a feature, not a bug.</p><p>After all, gratuitous, seemingly gleeful <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruelty</span></a> has been a hallmark of DOGE’s operations...</p><p>We’re mostly talking about poorly socialized young <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a> suddenly given the power to ruin other people’s lives, taking their cues from a leader who has declared that “the fundamental weakness of Western society is <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a>.”<br><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/smears-sadism-and-social-security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/sme</span><span class="invisible">ars-sadism-and-social-security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>Trump admin’s pursuit of ‘low-hanging fruit’ by allegedly tricking ppl is <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a>/counterproductive.</p><p>Trump greenlit: ability of ICE to conduct potential civil ENF ops at courthouses -reportedly set daily quotas -angry: agents don't meet#s -pressure from the top *likely incentivizing officers to go after soft targets🚨-not serious criminals.</p><p>ATTYs in NY: clients detained/deported after rptng for their <a href="https://toad.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> cases. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> check-ins: CONSF passports, ankle mon-."<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/trump-immigration-dragnet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/18/trump-immigration-dragnet</span></a></p>
David August<p>“…as for Homan’s ‘fresh’ idea of creating a hotline, well, there is already an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tipline where you can report crimes like document and benefit fraud, illegal immigration, human trafficking, and many other offenses. It has existed for more than twenty years, and it takes 15,000 calls a month.” </p><p>Homan is cruel and incompetent. </p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-fear-is-the-point" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/the-fear-is-t</span><span class="invisible">he-point</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/homan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/foolish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foolish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wasteful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wasteful</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/redundant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redundant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>And no one, least of all <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, escapes realizing the ramifications of one of their most important, longest, and vital <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clientstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clientstates</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a>, slipping away, as a distracted Russia could do nothing as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rebels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rebels</span></a> backed by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> swept the country and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Assad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Assad</span></a> crumbled. The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a> is over, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Syrian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syrian</span></a> people now with the potential for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a> in their long devastated land.</p>
Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪<p>zoveel mensen die dit nog niet weten: wol is nooit dierenleedvrij... nee ook niet in Europa.</p><p>In a beautiful ad shot by Michael Muller, Joaquin turns his focus to wool, admitting that he didn’t previously realize how <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> its production is. 🐑 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/joaquinphoenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joaquinphoenix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/animalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animalrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dierenwelzijn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dierenwelzijn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.peta.org/features/joaquin-phoenix-is-beautifully-suited/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">peta.org/features/joaquin-phoe</span><span class="invisible">nix-is-beautifully-suited/</span></a></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fiberart.club/@Axiom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Axiom</span></a></span> </p><p>And I said yes, from <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Gory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gory</span></a> details? My first <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/rabbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rabbit</span></a> experience was as a child. I didn't know any better, and there were no sources of pet-rabbit knowledge available. I had a Netherlands Dwarf rabbit, and built a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hutch</span></a> for her with a "hardware cloth" (aka "ferret wire") floor.</p><p>And yes, it caused problems with her <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hocks</span></a> and <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/paws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paws</span></a>. I learned later why this was, and that wire floors are terrible for rabbits. They're <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a>.</p><p>Use solid floors.</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Stop <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fomenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fomenting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> in the name of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a>. </p><p>Our <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/faithcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faithcommunities</span></a> see through this <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cynical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cynical</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dressedup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dressedup</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/costume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costume</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/religiousvalues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religiousvalues</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://religionnews.com/2024/10/23/stop-fomenting-fear-of-trans-people-in-the-name-of-religion/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">religionnews.com/2024/10/23/st</span><span class="invisible">op-fomenting-fear-of-trans-people-in-the-name-of-religion/</span></a></p>
Weasel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@AJEnglish" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AJEnglish</span></a></span> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/cruel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cruel</span></a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a></p>