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techdirt.com > 03/19/2026 > white-south-africans-would-rather-live-in-south-africa-than-in-the-us-under-trump

White South Africans would Rather Live In South Africa Than In The US Under Trump

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (800+ words) Shortly after Trump took office for a second time, his administration made it clear that it felt constitutional rights were merely privileges it would extend only to those who fully supported whatever the hell the administration happened to be doing....

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techdirt.com > 01/15/2026 > dhs-expands-immigration-ban-ensuring-the-only-way-an-african-can-come-to-the-us-is-if-we-bring-slavery-back

DHS Expands Immigration Ban, Ensuring The Only Way An African Can Come To The US Is If We Bring Slavery Back

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1753+ words) Ever since Trump took office and turned over immigration enforcement to someone who killed pets more often than she's experienced moments of joy, the world has been shrinking. It America vs. everyone else at this point, with the Trump administration…...

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techdirt.com > 08/25/2025 > state-dept-guts-human-rights-reporting-removing-anything-the-administration-doesnt-think-violates-human-rights

State Dept. Guts Human Rights Reporting, Removing Anything The Administration Doesn’t Think Violates Human Rights

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (608+ words) Not content to rewrite American history to better serve white people, the Trump administration is now rewriting world history on the fly by recasting terminal human rights violators as "not all that bad, actually" and adding stuff to other human…...

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techdirt.com > 07/28/2025 > dhs-repurposes-johnny-cash-wwii-film-and-the-bible-itself-to-pretend-god-hates-migrants

DHS Repurposes Johnny Cash, WWII Film, And The Bible Itself To Pretend God Hates Migrants

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (605+ words) To be sure, the version of God these people acknowledge would definitely be all in on bigotry and fascism. That's why so many people in Trump's orbit pretend the New Testament doesn't exist and go hard with quotes from the…...