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1. I've been saying this for years.

Sun May 31, 2026, 01:11 PM

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Private prisons have no place in a democracy.

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I've been saying this for years. wnylib Sunday #1

The new plantations and chain gangs malaise Sunday #3

Not a problem for Uglicans -- they don't really want a democracy anyway. eppur_se_muova Sunday #4

Andy Kim gives me hope. So does mahina Sunday #2

I hope Jasmine Crockett runs again for the House. She is fearless. OGBuzz Sunday #18

I feel the same! mahina Sunday #23

attorney general cynical_idealist Sunday #27

Just own the responsibility Envirogal Sunday #5

Governments are more accountable Soul_of_Wit Sunday #13

It's still profit and slave labor. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #19

I remember when Little Joe crud Sunday #9

Completely agree. Buddyzbuddy Sunday #10

True. Horrifically true Easterncedar Sunday #11

Yeah, Capitalism sucks. BlueTsunami2018 Sunday #12

This was covered in Kurt Vonnegut's 1990 novel, "Hocus Pocus." The Wizard Sunday #14

Mass incarceration started under Reagan orangecrush Sunday #16

Why doesnt the government have a policy to subsidize more doctors? SSJVegeta Sunday #22

I recently read it's not just warehouse type facilities now... littlemissmartypants Sunday #24

That's at least $1 million per detainee nuxvomica Sunday #25

It's Certainly Up There ProfessorGAC Sunday #28