Unfortunately, hundreds of habeas lawsuits in Minnesota may soon be rendered moot; the 8th Circuit appears likely to follow the 5th Circuit in endorsing a view of a 1996 mandatory detention law that not even ICE thought was legitimate until last year.

They erased them from the textbooks. I’m putting them back in the story In the Guatemala Syphilis Experiments, they infected vulnerable and buried the truth ERASED isn’t a book—it’s a weapon. Read it before they ban it. Share it before they silence it Get your copy now: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

Tech billionaires don't care if we survive. @taylorlorenz.bsky.social explains the bunker mentality of the Silicon Valley elite. They believe their wealth will insulate them from the crises they’ve helped accelerate. Stream and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEM...

Trump & his Admin are threatening everything from federalizing our elections to putting federal agents at the polls to ensure, as Kristi Noem said, the "right people" are "electing the right leaders." They're doing everything to subvert & intimidate. We can't let that happen.

DOOCY: On Prince Andrew, do you think American associates of Jeffrey Epstein will wind up in handcuffs too? TRUMP: I'm the expert in a way because I've been totally exonerated. That's very nice. I can actually speak about it very nicely. I think it's a shame. I did nothing.

Remember back in the day when Congress used to be in charge of appropriations?

Important piece from @niacouncil.org’s executive director Jamal Abdi www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Federal agents keep deploying tear gas near kids. We have no idea what it does to their health. 19thnews.org/2026/02/ice-... via @19thnews.org

A pride flag, a bathroom ban, a job change: LGBTQ+ federal workers challenge Trump in court 19thnews.org/2026/02/lgbt... via @19thnews.org

Former students blast Grand Canyon University over 'worthless degrees' www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

Shutdown Propaganda vs. Shutdown Policy open.substack.com/pub/detentio...

“No puedo respirar!” ICE drastically expands as in-custody deaths surge. open.substack.com/pub/tanag/p/...

As well they should! 1/ Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant people in ICE custody - POLITICO apple.news/ANf-4OcqnQbi...

He came here as a child but lost refugee status for a no-prison theft conviction. No arrests since 2005, couldn’t be deported bc country of origin refused to issue a travel document. For decades. Then suddenly it did. A frequent story right now for former SE Asian child refugees targeted by ICE.

Judge Gail A. Weilheimer of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania joins the chorus of judges using memos granting release petition of detainees to chastise the ICE's mandatory detention policy. "The Government will look at the mark, paint a target to the left of it, and accuse them of missing."

Here's How Democrats Can Resist Trump Even as a Minority Instead of playing possum or the usual politics, former Republican strategist Kurt Bardella recommends Democrats give the spotlight to Epstein's survivors and victims of ICE after Trump's SOTU. thelefthook.substack.com/p/heres-how-...

“I do not believe when Mr. Wexner says that he did not have a personal relationship or a friendly relationship" with Jeffrey Epstein, Rep. Robert Garcia said. He also sharply criticized the DOJ after Wexner stated he has not been contacted by the FBI. "What the hell is going on? That is shameful.”

CBS can try to obey in advance by pressuring Stephen Colbert to silence his interview with James Talarico, the gifted communicate running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, but people can see what’s happening—& can listen to the convo on YouTube. Brendan Carr & the FCC’s free speech attack will backfire.

Some of today’s Democrats aspire to return us to some pre-Trump “normal.” But for millions of Americans, that isn’t good enough The country needs a Democratic Party that seeks to create a far better “normal”—and that’s willing to fight the people standing in the way. trib.al/ssNZL0c

“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”

Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/us-military-boats-strikes

JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.

A detainee died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Indiana on Monday, with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody reut.rs/4aY1wgH

Demolition Asbestos Poisons Workers at DHS Headquarters (SCOOP) open.substack.com/pub/migranti...

1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first. 2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts. 3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger. 4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover. 5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.

If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.

Seventh Immigrant Dies in ICE Custody This Year open.substack.com/pub/austinko...

Mass Deportation Is Damaging Our Country On An Unprecedented Scale open.substack.com/pub/americas...

NEW: ICE has raided dormitories at the Dilley concentration camp to confiscate letters from children per @pabloreports.bsky.social. I have filed a FOIA request for them. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social: the second we get anything, we will send it to you. 1/ www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-ice-co...

Dozens of Minnesota GOP lawmakers propose bill to criminalize residential protesting #MN #ICEOUT #1A #FDT #WalterHudson www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Social media sites subpoenaed for identities behind anti-ICE accounts. "[DHS] is... sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

"The Army’s strength has always rested on trust: trust that performance matters more than patronage, that merit outweighs politics, and that the institution protects those who serve honorably....Undermining that trust...weakens the foundation of professional military service."

The Constitution is not a bargaining chip for a budget negotiation open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...

February 17, 2026 Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent. All derived from Lunar cycles. New Moon Today — 7:00am ET

Arizona GOP intraparty fight looms over competing election overhaul proposals www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

RFK Jr. made promises in order to become health secretary. He’s broken many of them. | Analysis www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/repo...

ICE at the polls: Arizona Republicans push plan to require agents at all voting sites www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

Medicare Advantage Insurers Face Pennies in Penalties as Seniors Face Delays and Denials open.substack.com/pub/healthca...

Happy Lunar New Year! As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we step into a new year with the resilience to meet this moment together and build true prosperity that reaches every family and community. Here’s to a year of renewed health, happiness, and good fortune!

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced their “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour” will kick off this spring. The first stop is Minneapolis. The second stop is Portland. Read more at www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

Robert Duvall could carry a film thunderously, yet also stand out in the subtlest of roles. David Sims on the “Godfather” actor’s versatile and fascinating decades-long screen presence: theatln.tc/P1IH7IbT

ICE agents crashed directly into a 19-year-old refugee's car, pulled him out from the wreck, threw him on the ground, then rushed him off to detention before he could locate the immigration papers in his car that proved he's here lawfully. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...