
The Present Illness ICE's Dystopian Daycare (+ Gisèle Pelicot)
Feb 20, 2026
01:09:28
Go Team USA! Weird Workout with RFK Jr; ICE harming kids in detention; Gisele Pelicot speaks out about her husband's abuse
- Hilary Knight is the greatest US women’s hockey scorer ever
- RFK Jr and Kid Rock working out
Dystopian Daycare in Dilley
- Hundreds of kids detained > 20 day Flores rule limit.
- Two measles cases confirmed at the Dilley family detention center
- 2-month-old Juan Nicolás developed respiratory illness requiring hospitalization. Family deported immediately after hospital release.
- 18 month old Amalia, also sick with respiratory illnesses, discharged back to ICE custody and allegedly denied needed meds after hospitalization.
- Read letters written by children in ICE detention facility
Pelicot’s Book Release
- A review of Gisèle Pelicot’s book: A Hymn to Life
- Mme Pelicot’s interview with the New York Times
- Daughter Caroline Darian’s book: I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again
- Philip Young pleads guilty
- The Telegram group with 70,000 men giving tips on how to SA women
- Swedish man accused of selling sex with his wife
- German man convicted of drugging and raping his wife
💊Take Two and Call Me in the Morning
- Arghavan’s carousel of “First in my bloodline” (the tweet)
- Eileen Gu laughs at journalist after winning 2 silver medals
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Credits
- Production by Arghavan Salles & Alyssa Burgart
- Editing by Alyssa Burgart
- Theme Music by Joseph Uphoff
- Social Media by Arghavan Salles
