This is murder. ICE routinely deposits released detainees far from their home just to be cruel. It’s standard practice. To do this to a blind man on a wet cold winter day in Buffalo is to know you are potentially sending him to his death.

Following reports that anti-voting activists are coordinating with the White House on an emergency executive order allowing President Donald Trump to take control of voting, top Democratic lawmakers warned Trump is setting the stage to steal the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“We are at a defining moment in our nation’s history,” Spanberger said. “Virginians and Americans across the country are contending with rising costs, chaos in their communities, and a real fear of what each day might bring.”

NEW: Jeffrey Epstein cultivated a network of friendly Customs & Border Protection officers in the US Virgin Islands at the same time that he was allegedly sex trafficking there. The friendly relationships led to an FBI criminal investigation after Epstein's death. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

Be Careful: We're Winning open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

"Rubio’s speech presented Europe with a Trumpism with a human face. But beneath the veneer, his speech was not substantively different from Vance’s hostile message, nor did it announce any meaningful departure from policies openly hostile to Europe’s interests." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

"It is beyond comprehension that the Senate confirmed this man to oversee America’s health. The risks are so immediate and constant that it can be difficult to keep track of them all." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Ongoing, staggering betrayal of the West, of democracy, of America itself. We are now functionally aligned with Russia, and not Europe. And why? What in the world is in it for us? All of this is making us less prosperous, less safe, and less free and our leaders should be fighting it far harder.

Trump never gave a damn about freedom for the Venezuelan people. He just wants the oil.

DHS is shutting down. Why? Because Democrats took an oath of office to uphold the Constitution and ICE is lawless and out of control. We cannot fund an agency that is murdering our citizens, tear gassing school zones, and disappearing legal immigrants.

"...this insane hearing with Pam Bondi -" "I think the legal term you're struggling to find, Sarah, and I'm glad I'm here to provide it for you, is batshit crazy." @weissmann.substack.com joins @weissmann.substack.com on The Illegal News:

2026 is turning out to be a rough year for Trump and Trumpism. He is much weaker today, and we are stronger. The courageous people of Minnesota are showing us the way. New video, written analysis 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trump-is-w...

I'm cool with that

While the media sells ICE’s shake down man, Homan, as a reasonable mass deportation officer, remember he is also spending billions of tax payer dollars on concentration warehouses. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

“Gabbard is either incapable of identifying malign foreign influencers, or she is simply unwilling to do so when their narrative fits her worldview.” open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...

"Any contrary evidence - we all know this was investigated up one side and down the other - do you want to know how much is in that affidavit?" "Hmm...very little?" "That would be an overstatement." @weissmann.substack.com talks the Fulton County raid affidavit with @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:

"Zelensky said that Russia and the United States were discussing bilateral economic agreements worth some $12 trillion, including deals that would affect Ukraine" (Note: there are not $12 trillion worth of deals to be done in Russia) www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

Another US lethal strike on a boat, this one in the eastern Pacific. Total attacks now up to 38, killing at least 128. As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.

For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.

A gentle reminder that many states —including Illinois — allow you to obtain body cam footage through FOIA if you’re the subject of the encounter.

"This has become a defining moment not just in reining in ICE and DHS, but in reining in Trump. The Europeans got him to retreat a few weeks ago. It is our turn now." @simonwdc.bsky.social sees big potential in this moment (discusses opposition to ICE camps) www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/american-p...

If the 300+ people who were just shamefully fired from the Washington Post united and started a new media thing of their own, I’d donate immediately. So would millions of people worldwide. You all could build something very powerful. And truly independent.

So surprising the Ed Martin, formerly in charge of the Weaponization Working Group at DOJ, weaponized grand jury information to target Trump political foes and has been booted from HQ. Hope he gets to keep the trench coat.

Another Trump ice goon viciously pepper sprays an unarmed woman who poses no threat www.instagram.com/reel/DUUA4k6...

"This theory reaches truly outer-space levels of nuttiness rarely seen even in the second Trump administration. And yet it’s now made its way to the president, and it may potentially be providing a framework for an active FBI investigation."

While vetting the Epstein files, the FBI created a list of prominent names mentioned in the documents—and they noted which people had "salacious information" about them in the records. Trump was on the "salacious" list. Bill Clinton was not. www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

NEW: At least one other FBI special agent connected to the Arctic Frost Trump investigation was pushed out of the bureau today. The agent was retirement eligible and had previously been a part of the CR-15 federal public corruption squad. He received an award during the first Trump administration.

Extraordinary US government surveillance of ordinary people is beginning www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

This should be a bigger fucking story. Thread.👇

This is a mask *very* specifically associated with Atomwaffen and Nazi Terrorgram (as OP notes downthread)

ICE's budget could fund the ACA (healthcare) extension and expand Medicaid to millions. Instead, it funds home invasions, family separation, and killing protesters. Republicans made this choice for you. Remember in November... #FundHealthcareOverICE

This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.

Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

With the last significant nuclear-arms-control treaty about to expire, "the world is about to get a little more dangerous this week," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/azdk6Duu

Yes! We have no Bongino

👀 "Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics" techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...

These people are terrorists. Full stop.

Wow. 'Hold me in contempt, Judge, so I can get some sleep,' says DOJ attorney defending its unconstitutional detentions. "The system sucks. I hate my job." Saving this post for the #ICETribunal, 'just-doing-my-job good soldier' edition.

"A careful reading of the indictment shows just how far the prosecution departs from the conduct Congress sought to criminalize."

I was honored to do this Q&A with @newyorker.com's @ichotiner.bsky.social "Stephen Miller suggested, in May, that the Administration was 'looking at' suspending habeas corpus. Now, lo and behold, what Judge Schiltz is describing is a form of effectively suspending habeas corpus."

@jennbudd.bsky.social @reecejones.bsky.social Just posted on X. www.wired.com/story/ice-cb...

I discuss the rupturing of checks and balances with ICE defying court orders in Minnesota and across the country. Orders to release people from detention Orders to present detainee to court Orders not to transfer out of jurisdiction Plus how judges are pushing back, and role for SCOTUS.

Gift Article @jennbudd.bsky.social @vizslamum65.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

@jennbudd.bsky.social @reecejones.bsky.social Recipe For Tragedy www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

Tim and I discuss the scandals of the Epstein files and the Epstein class, the fake populism of JD Vance and Steve Bannon, and the out-of-control Border Patrol and ICE. But there's good news too--the TX special election, and Bad Bunny tells the truth. youtu.be/bbesKdsPtNk?...

Clearview AI was envisioned by far-right extremists and employed people who said things like they “wholeheartedly endorse[s] racism, racialism, ethnocentrism, Islamophobia, Eurocentrism and anti-Semitism.”2/2

ICE and Border Patrol are using Clearview AI to scan faces and target legal observers. Don't forget that this company was founded by people on the extreme right 1/2 www.huffpost.com/entry/clearv...

I testified Friday on the history of CBP and ICE's corruption and training problems. It's so much worse than you think. The population of CBP officers/agents arrested THEMSELVES since 2005 would be America's 4th largest police dept—larger than the Philly PD. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...

This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...