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“I’m coming to Boston, I’m bringing hell with me.” —Tom Homan, “border czar” and former acting director of ICE

Hell is not a lake of fire, nor is it composed of the circles Dante envisioned, like an infant’s stacking toy.

It’s not “The Bad Place” of sitcom fame, though it’s easy to imagine some in the current administration taking notes on hot dog torture and butthole spiders.

It’s not the Hellmouth, nor is it one of the dark parallel universes in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as much as some of us want to believe we’ve shifted into an alternate reality.

Hell is as foundational as smallpox blankets and pedophile priests, as petty as a MAGA-festooned pickup that “rolls coal” on a passing Prius.

“My favorite moment in production is walking on set for the first time and thinking, This could go horribly. Because then you’re really risking something.”

Tom Homan is taking heat in Sackets Harbor, New York, after ICE agents detained a mom and her three children in a raid.

The post Trump’s Border Czar Faces Backlash in His Hometown for Locking Up a Local Family appeared first on The Intercept.

Tom Homan is taking heat in Sackets Harbor, New York, after ICE agents detained a mom and her three children in a raid.

The post Trump’s Border Czar Faces Backlash in His Hometown for Locking Up a Local Family appeared first on The Intercept.

1. White people achieve new levels of whiteness via their most privileged impulses.

2. The stars of the show are a group of entitled and insensitive characters who may or may not face the consequences of their own actions.

3. There will be some antagonists and villains from previous seasons.

4. New and unsavory characters will be introduced.

5. Class, wealth, and power will be constantly explored in a way that seems humorous at first but is ultimately dispiriting and devastating.

6. An egocentric man will not consider his family’s well-being in the name of becoming obscenely rich.

7. We will witness an onslaught of clumsy international affairs.

8. There will be crimes in broad daylight, of course.

9. There will be fascinating, perplexing, and disturbing monologues by men.

10. The most dysfunctional characters will mask themselves as friendly and convivial to hide their moral flaws and inherent awfulness.

11. Tension will build as the audience realizes everyone involved has a literal nation-shattering secret.

12. Other cultures will continue to serve as a mirror to America’s bawdiness.

- by Psyche Film

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Grassroots revolt is taking shape across the country via elections, town halls, and Tesla protests.

The post Unplugged: The Backlash Against Trump–Musk appeared first on The Intercept.

Grassroots revolt is taking shape across the country via elections, town halls, and Tesla protests.

The post Unplugged: The Backlash Against Trump–Musk appeared first on The Intercept.

- by John Britton

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COFFS Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) has announced the dates of its annual Showground Gallery Art Prize. The long-standing exhibition runs from Saturday 3 May to Wednesday 11 June, with entries from local and member artists now open until Friday 18 April. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....

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NEW Zealander Grant “Axe” Rawlinson and Australian Luke Richmond have set a new record, rowing from Houhora in far north New Zealand to Coffs Harbour in 22 days, two hours and 40 minutes – knocking nine days off the previous record. Arriving in Coffs Harbour at 4.45pm on Friday 28 March, the men were escorted...

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