If you want to FINALLY watch Scott Bessent get pinned down on specifics about the illegal money laundering operation being conducted by the Trump admin from someone who knows WTF he’s talking about, this clip is your chance. Bessent gets destroyed.

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.

ICE and CBP are out of control. ​Join us Thursday at 10 am PT for a livestream​ to discuss ways to protect and exercise your digital rights in the face of immigration enforcement's brutality. eff.org/livestream-ice

More than 21 million American adults lack easy access to a passport or birth certificate. Requiring these documents to register to vote could disenfranchise millions of eligible Americans. bit.ly/40ysFRc

Why do people report that Trump has shut down the Kennedy Center “for two years”? What has he DONE: Shut it down. What has he PROMISED: To reopen it in 2 years. What is REPORTED: The promise. What do we KNOW: Trump always lies.

Federal agencies are set to reopen after the House on Tuesday approved a spending package funding those forced to close their doors over the weekend, ending the shutdown less than four days after it began. buff.ly/QkE6fgj

Northern Command Tells N.C., Alaska Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

"The Constitution is very clear. It gives states the power to set the rules for federal elections, and it gives Congress simultaneous power to make those rules or even override state rules. What it does not do is give the president any power over federal elections."

What the hell is wrong with some people??!!” New court filing reveals there are people menacing and sending “disgusting” things to Epstein survivors youtube.com/shorts/Nc5Vt...

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what an Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. (Published Dec. 2025)

Elon Musk slandered Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme.” Meanwhile, his DOGE minions were engaged in an actual scheme: Signing an agreement to hand over our private data to election deniers.

Heads up.

Historian Timothy Snyder writes about Springfield, Ohio, and the lies told by JD Vance. Haitians there received temporary protected status after fleeing from instability in their own country. They will lose that status on Tuesday. ICE is reportedly planning to remove them at any cost on Wednesday.

FLASH: Trump says Kennedy Center will close for two years on July 4 Trump says closure is for renovations

And guess what? We've got a criminal statute for that:

From license-plate readers to drones and cell-site simulators, ICE relies on a growing web of surveillance. Here’s how hackers are shining a light on it—and why that matters. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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PORTLAND MAYOR WILSON: “.. To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. … you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

As @vetsat.bsky.social reminded in the comments, this was in Project 2025 😬😬😬😬

NEWS: Democrat Christian Menefee has won the special election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, further narrowing the GOP’s slim majority in the House.

MAJOR UPSET ALERT: Democrat Taylor Rehmet has just been projected the winner of the Texas SD9 special election — flipping a district that went Trump +17 and hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1991. Trump personally endorsed Leigh Wambsganss and spent days hyping this race… and still lost.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u... Enjoy this gift article establishing beyond question that Greg Bovino is an even bigger scumbag than we all thought.

A lot going on here. Watch the video first, then read MPR's account of what happened. The driver passes into a space where there is no law or accountability, but then out again when local police show up. Later on the police say they did NOT intervene. (OK officer...) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Donald Trump reposted a completely fake, AI-generated video smearing Gov. Gavin Newsom with made-up cartel claims, created by a bot account posing as a woman delivering “news.”

The Supreme Court has revealed its schedule for the March argument session and will hear the birthright citizenship case on April 1.

This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners. Decide. Who are you?

"Caterpillar Inc, which imports raw materials and parts for construction equipment, said it expects the president’s levies to cost about $2.6 billion this year." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody today by DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p... For reasons obscure. Gharges have not been released yet. The First Amendment alarm is about as high as it gets.

BREAKING: The DOJ just DELETED a document in the Epstein Files that contained allegations made against Donald Trump. But we saved it. 👇

ICYMI: I'll be filling-in to host for my good friend @donlemonofficial.bsky.social for his show on YouTube in a just few minutes so join us there! www.youtube.com/@TheDonLemon...

"I love the poorly educated," Trump declared in 2016. A decade later, MAGA has manifested that love into policy. They're purging scientists from govt; defunding R&D; and blocking the best & brightest from around the world from studying, teaching, working, or founding businesses in the United States.

Trump's new pick for Fed Chair makes an appearance in today's Epstein Files release:

To find out what kind of surveillance tech you may be facing at a protest, check out EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance: www.atlasofsurveillance.org/.

Notus: Tik Tock is censoring many large anti Trump accounts.

Don’t miss this great performance by Lady Gaga! #WontYouBeMyNeighbor #WouldYouBeMine #MrRogers #ConnectionIsEverything

another escalation in Minnesota, feels like maybe it's time for the state's governor to get real about what's going on here

🚨 ATTN North Carolina: We know recovery from Hurricane Helene is far from over. With RenewNC, the state housing recovery program, closing applications on Jan. 31, ProPublica & @theassemblync.bsky.social want to know: Have you applied? What’s been your experience? And if not, tell us why 👇

Arresting journalists. Good God.

States wait long periods for FEMA disaster assistance for damage to bridges, roads, water/sewer systems and debris removal. Imagine those who no longer have a place to live. . .

Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line. At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia. (Published Nov. 2025)

The Great American Brain Drain has begun www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...

Henry Louis Gates Jr has a new series starting next month called "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History" www.hadassahmagazine.org/2026/01/05/h...

THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context

1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document. Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...

This is a tipping point. - 61% have an unfavorable opinion of ICE (The Argument/Verasight) - 59% say ICE is too aggressive, up 10 points since July (Fox News) - 58% say ICE has gone “too far” (Reuters/Ipsos) - 55% have very little confidence in ICE (YouGov)

THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. Come with FACTS and USE THEM.