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BREAKING: in March 2026, *every single one* of the 1,341 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans:
In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 4,496 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else.
www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...
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rpc.state.gov/documents/Refu...
BREAKING: in March 2026, *every single one* of the 1,341 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans:
In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 4,496 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else.
www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mencpxk4spd3xn3qotwkyyqf/post/3mikoaomun22m
rpc.state.gov/documents/Refu...
Here's another photo of the year candidate from Getty contributor Megan Varner:
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6sdn2o7q6tpzfwkcqdinx5sw/post/3mhqtvpbbds23
I really don't know what's worse:
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that I'm not seeing this radicalization of the DC press corps reflected in their reporting, or that
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Not even a shooting at the WHCD, "quiet, piggy", being used as a decoy on Air Force One, or the AP being banned from the Oval Office could move these people
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