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Courage looks like Haitian meatpacking workers suing JBS for discrimination, despite Trump, Noem, and Big Ag stoking deportation fears and uncertainty. We're proud to represent them. Now, workers from many backgrounds at the Greeley plant have authorized a strike. thefern.org/2026/02/thes...

“I hear daily from Tyson workers living in fear because of the current administration’s anti-immigrant agenda. This fear is not abstract. It shows up on the production line, in workers’ homes and in their families" - Magaly Licolli, speaking for shareholders www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/tyso...

🚨New billboard our campaign just erected near the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado. Every ICE agent leaving the facility should know: you are not above the law.

On account of their name, Chock & Bates should only be allowed to appear on USA Network

As a comms professional daily longing to “retreat to the monastery,” I want to quote you nearly every line from @mattdpearce.com (and Italo Calvino) here: mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-millen...

Many are rightly noting that clicks alone is a terrible way to make coverage decisions. But it’s also just not true these cuts reflect reader interest. Some of the Post’s most popular writers were cut. The most read stories this week were written, edited and designed by people who lost their jobs.

In 2016, when Post reporter Jason Rezaian was freed after spending 1.5 years in Iranian prison, Jeff Bezos personally flew him back on his private plane. Bezos used it as a photo op. Now, Bezos is leaving people he laid off overseas in a lurch. bsky.app/profile/myhl...

The Myth of Normal Hill

Gold Zone commentator on an Italian women’s speed skating gold: “If Federico Fellini were alive today, this is the movie he’d be making” (???) He went on to say “there’ll be a lot of Chianti going down tonight.” I’m convinced this man has the Wikipedia page for “Italy” open

Judge Mustafa Kasubhai is incredible. He was supported by civil rights organizations because of his defense of workers’ rights and because of his commitment to making courts more inclusive and accessible. In 2024 he became the first Asian American and first Muslim lifetime judge to serve in Oregon.

Favorite player of my youth!

A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙

Every time I opened up the Arts and Books sections on Sunday, it was a little taste of a different, better world, and reaffirmed my pride in supporting the Post despite it all. No longer

Seems like this will be my last story for the Washington Post. A handful of my colleagues will still be covering local news in the DMV and I know they’ll do great work, but they and this region deserve so much better.

And if you're an un- or under-employed journalist with an eye for things that pop online feel free to drop me a line

The GOP is trying to override a DC funding law passed by the city’s elected council. DC's finances and right to self-govern shouldn't be in the hands of politicians who don’t represent its people. Tell your Members of Congress to reject Republicans’ power grab in DC.

If many people hold a left-wing opinion they are a mob and should be ignored; if few people hold a left wing opinion they are fringe and should be ignored. The substance or correctness of the opinion is irrelevant. This is the reactionary centrist credo bsky.app/profile/eliv...

⚠️ Potential danger: “Snowcrete” sliding off slanted roofs ❄️🧊 With temps rising above 32 today, be especially alert for snow and ice shedding from roofs of homes, schools, and businesses, it can pose a serious hazard. Be alert for this and avoid prone areas. Photo by Laurie McCartney Wehmeyer.

BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Yeah but what if the Melania movie was called Seven Samurai instead? And then when you went to see it they just showed you Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 masterpiece Seven Samurai? I bet you liberals would *love* it then. Typical.

DC is at a scary equilibrium in which every road is now easily passable for cars, and sidewalks and especially sidewalks at crosswalks are in crazy shape. Always notable how big single family house owners are most likely to pretend they have no responsibility to their sidewalks

UPDATE: Metro Rail & Bus service will be suspended at midnight tonight. Tomorrow, rail will run on a Sun schedule. Bus service will start at 6AM with plans to increase routes as road conditions permit. Metro Access will reopen at 8AM for all trips. ➡️ wmata.com/about/news/M...

Inspired by a bunch of you, I'll be keeping a thread of every book I finished in 2026. I let these dreamlike, surreal satirical short stories set mostly about 15 years ago wash over me in the best way. Could see myself rereading this yearly. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/254787...

My group chats are full of Minnesotans reacting to today’s murder by figuring out ways they can help. We need people outside of the state to do the same thing. Whatever you wish everyone else was doing right now? Do it today. Let’s make a list of things that could help.

Every single one of them is risking their lives against death squads to prove that the fascist vision of America, a country where we hate everyone different than ourselves, is a fucking lie

There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it. News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

When the Spurs game isn’t on Peacock and I can’t watch them

Today the EEOC will vote on rescinding its own harassment guidance because the guidance protects trans people. Here's why this matters so much: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Heads up: The National Guard will patrol Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park 24/7 "for the foreseeable future," per an email from the superintendent of Rock Creek Park. The request came from U.S. Park Police, which traditionally patrols the park, due to "high levels of incidents."

Ooof, the Chagall murals www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/a...

It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.

At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely. That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.

Key point here. @nytimes.com made the editorial choice to elevate Third Way memo because it buttressed "Dems divided over Abolish ICE" story they set out to tell. And Third Way produced the memo because they knew it would get media attention from reporters looking to tell that story. It's all rotten

hey Mom can you come pick me up. yeah everyone on the niche microblogging website is arguing about who has the correct emotional posture to the unknowable future again

“We must end the cooperation between our police officers and ICE,” says Lewis George. “We are under attack and need a mayor that has a record of standing up and fighting back, not shrinking in the face of injustice.”

Solid turnout and energy at @janeese4dc.bsky.social’s official mayoral campaign launch at the Howard Theatre tonight.

That’s right. Hoping this happens with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette eventually

JBS & its subsidiaries contributed $5M+ to Trump's inauguration, & since then, Trump has cut worker protections & reduced oversight. We're standing with workers to fight back. Read about our discrimination suit against JBS on behalf of Haitian workers ➡️ buff.ly/M2pyQ4z @healfoodalliance.bsky.social

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Despite the headline-grabbing nature of this single freak incident, no one died; none of the injuries sustained were life threatening. Whereas 300 people died in car crashes in Houston in 2024. Deaths so regular they go virtually unnoticed. Public transit remains safer than driving by every measure.

Big/bad news for consumers. Google is out today with an announcement of how they plan to integrate shopping into their AI offerings including search and Gemini. The plan includes “personalized upselling.” I.e. Analyzing your chat data and using it to overcharge you. 1/2

I'm following and covering Trump's judicial nominations closely on my Substack (nominationnotes.com), including who they are and why they matter. If this New York Times analysis interests/enrages you, consider checking it out (and, of course, follow Leah if you're not already!).

Alert: Police/MPD checkpoint on New York Ave NE and Fenwick at approximately 9:10pm, 1/9/26. Avoid the area if possible. Alerta: Retén de policía/MPD en la avenida New York Ave NE y Fenwick a las 9:10pm, 1/9/2026. Evite el área si es posible.