Update: Judge Alexakis said she is largely granting Marimar Martinez's motion to modify the court protective order around her case, allowing certain materials, incl. multiple texts from the Border Patrol agent who shot her, to be made public.

FWIW: During a hearing about an ICE arrest back in October, Craig Oswald of the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago answered a judge's question by saying, in part, the office "had a discussion with our client." Given the context, it seemed to be a reference to Homeland Security.

Keep an eye on this story 👇 If this information is provided, it will illuminate practices & @housedemocrats.bsky.social & @democrats.senate.gov will provide further evidence of DHS: CBP & ICE practices that need to be prevented in approps

Important to listen We must stop these prison camps. The inhumane conditions are being paid by our tax payer dollars. Congress time to act @democrats.senate.gov

“great replacement” is a white supremacist conspiracy theory that has been cited in NUMEROUS mass shootings including buffalo topps and el paso walmart furthermore, what we are seeing in MN is a direct result of that hateful racist rhetoric manufacturing consent and democrats should be saying that

PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," helped spur innovation. But they're also insidious to human health. https://to.pbs.org/4qRXD2m

Skokie's diversity is partially why Vincent Yang, owner of Monkey King Jianbing, brought his business there. It's one of more than 30 Chicago-area suburbs that have shifted from majority-white communities to majority non-white ones in the last 20 years, according to a WBEZ analysis of census data.

The FAA's official safety alert comes as SpaceX looks to ramp up Starship tests. A recent ProPublica investigation found that explosions during previous Starship launches disrupted air traffic and forced pilots to scramble for safety.

🩹Texas Puts a Band-Aid on the Hemorrhage They Caused Texas is now training doctors in when they can legally save your life with an abortion. How thoughtful! bit.ly/3ZX9jFa

Yes: Kira Kelley is a rock star. But she’s not a prosecutor. She’s a public interest lawyer. climatedefenseproject.org/profile/kira...

This has all been public for a couple of decades. It's Thiel’s client Vance’s job to bring this to completion if Trump doesn't suffice. (2/2)

Peter Theil has a plan and it is terrifying 👇

We used to fund USAID, which saved millions, but Elon Musk said it was a government propaganda front and so he shut it. Millions will die and the US govt is now funding actual MAGA propaganda.

You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.

Updates on Operation Metro Surge still constantly streaming into @startribune.com’s live blog: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

Evil, pure evil

This is how cities & counties should be working together. Always #strongertogether.

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Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.

Keep your eyes on Marimar she is smart & hard working. Keep amplying her voice

Here's how we're fighting for Minnesota in court.

NEW: 150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse. Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere. This evening, at Law Dork:

Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...

what they are doing to our judiciary is frightening

There... aren't any trans characters on any current Netflix shows. The number is already zero.

CRITICAL Hopefully by now you've heard of #Palantir, Peter Theil's AI platform that has codified every person living in America - both citizens and non-citizens, and assigned them "threat" codes. If not, sorry; your anxiety is going to spike. Please share.

EXCLUSIVE: When Senate Bill 17 went into effect in 2024, Texas universities were forced to enact anti-DEI policies. Since then, 12 queer resource centers or programs have closed — along with layoffs or transfers of at least 100 people. thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/05/c...

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How about a hearing on this & require DHS to follow privacy rules @democrats.senate.gov

Among (lots of) other things, this is going to flood the federal courts of appeals with cases in which the BIA might previously have cleaned up the IJ's messes. When something like this happened in 2004, the circuit courts ... did not respond favorably to the government's positions in those cases.

This is devastating @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social We need investigation, hearings, & moratorium in new facilities. & need to follow the $$ whose is being paid to manage these prison camps. Legal friends time for lawsuits against private firms inhumane conditions?

Friends in Chicago...this is what we need 👇

The Boston Community Health Collaborative released the 2025-2028 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), a citywide roadmap to improve health outcomes for Boston residents and advance health equity across neighborhoods. Read the full plan at www.boston.gov/news/boston-...

ICE is still in Minnesota. ICE is still breaking down glass windows and doors. ICE is still separating families. ICE is still targeting our neighbors who need to go to work because they cannot afford food, rent, and basic living expenses. 1/

Continued pressure is necessary. Keep calling Congress and visiting their offices in-person. Have thoughts on this framework & the most important next step is pressure at townhalls, at offices and in-person.

JUST IN: The trial in Chicago's Broadview conspiracy case is set for May 26. Background: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

New Quinnipiac poll: 63% of voters disapprove of ICE 60% want ICE out of Minneapolis 58% want Kristi Noem removed from office

We have updated DetentionReports.com with the most recently released data from ICE. Many people have asked that we add a map to the home page. We have added this feature. Click one of the blue icons to proceed to the report of the corresponding detention facility. detentionreports.com

Mass layoffs outlined by the likes of Amazon and UPS meant last month was the worst January for job cut announcements since the Great Recession, new data showed. https://cnn.it/4rvq5XI

Rest is song & joy Lemonte Let’s put on some 5th Dimension today.

Watch this! This is the power of art as resistance.

Big law 🤮

NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today. "I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..." Law Dork:

GOLDMAN DESK: “.. this is a simple basket of US software stocks. .. the cycle highs were as recent as September; in the time since, around $2tr of market cap has been erased.”

Jordan Brand recently dropped this “Generational Greatness” ad 🎥🔥 Niecy Nash as a genie, Napheesa Collier is looking amazing, and Teyana Taylor in the mix too. Love this. Do you spot anyone else? 👀 #WNBA #Unrivaled

East San Antonio, TX "This warehouse will traffic some of the most disreputable commercial activity since WWII," the County Commissioner said in a statement... www.wfaa.com/article/news...