Peter Coviello isn't on Bluesky, but this definitely should be: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

This is an enforced disappearance: “‘they wouldn’t give us information about when my son would be released or where he was,’ Avalos said at a press conference on Wednesday. Avalos said she still had not been able to speak to her son to find out where he is being held.” apple.news/AY5YWfFv_Rdy...

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

Immigration judges with prior immigrant defense work make up the largest share of those fired by the Trump admin. NPR identified 70 fired immigration judges. The changes have at least shifted perception of fairness in these courts My latest investigation: www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

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A distraught man came to Broadview searching for his wife of five years after she was taken by ICE at her court hearing. He wasn’t told anything, tracked her by her phone, and was left weeping in the parking lot.

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

My new article "Immigration is Not Invasion" is now up on SSRN. It comprehensively explains why illegal migration and drug smuggling do not qualify as "invasion" under the Constitution and the Alien Enemies Act of 1798: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

UPDATE: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said she will issue a sweeping injunction limiting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area after she found a litany of violations were committed in recent weeks.

Not all gyros wear capes

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

BIG news for Texas. State troopers in Texas will now have the authority to make immigration arrests, same as ICE and Border Patrol. Whether this means all state troopers, or only a subset of officers, will get trained and authorized to carry out this duty remains to be seen.

Today's hearing, which @jonseidel.bsky.social has been livetweeting, is in a lawsuit about conditions inside Broadview. One man held for 3 days broke into tears as he testified to the awful conditions. Multiple sworn declarations says ICE uses the threat of longer stays to get deportation orders. 🧵

Finland’s 🇫🇮 right-wing government has been toughening its #immigration laws since 2023, leading to more #deportations, stricter #asylum rules, and fewer residence and work permits. This has sparked growing fear among undocumented #migrants about the future. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6789...

When did someone people who talk about abolition begin thinking about abolition as a “method”, rather than what it literally means—legally ending an institution or practice?

Come on New York let’s do this!

ICE officers reportedly shot a 25-year-old named Carlos Jimenez. He was shot after getting out of his car to tell the agents, who had pulled over a vehicle, that children would soon be gathering in that spot for the school bus.

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

David Graeber has a whole category of bullshit job about this. The catoegory is called the “flukie” or unnecessary inferior. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshi...

Reminder: People are forced to use every possible means, including cargo ships, to reach safety in Europe because safe legal pathways for migration are not available.

Legal experts called DHS’ move to use driver’s license data for citizenship checks more evidence of federal overreach. “The administration wants to get as much data as it can, however it can, whenever it can.” With @texastribune.org

This should be the biggest news story in the world right now

Trump was gifted a crown belonging to a king who claimed power from heaven. Silla’s kings rose by centralizing absolute power… and eventually collapsed under the corruption and rebellion. This was expert-level trolling by S. Korea, but Trump is too absorbed in himself to notice he’s the punchline.

Our joint research project on depolarization now has a little web description! www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/en/fachberei...

“Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.” Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.

Can I also just say, again, that the Biden admin under no circumstances committed to “left-wing” migration policy, in any way, shape, or form. I want Douthat to articulate what specific policies he thinks are included in that, because I think he seriously misunderstands the policies at issue.

NEW: More than 100 federal judges have now rejected the Trump administration’s new policy to lock up nearly everyone facing deportation — including 12 judges appointed by Trump, according to a POLITICO analysis. Only 2 judges have sided with ICE. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Amazing, but my soul hurts.

this is insane. www.kivitv.com/canyon-count...

Just when you think you’re fully integrated into Germany, some obscure holiday comes along and fucks up your grocery shopping plans.

Sharing this INCREDIBLE new resource on the family separation policy, the impacts of which are still being felt today. Please check it out!

Stephen Miller’s wife threatened to have a naturalized citizen deported because she didn’t like what he said during a TV debate. www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...

Are there real humans who listen to Interesting Times with Ross Douthat voluntarily?

"Advocates and former ICE officials are sounding the alarm that their extended use puts people in unsafe conditions, raises the risk of abuse and medical neglect, and violates due process rights." https://bit.ly/48UN7kX

The special issue I guested edited on "Relational Equality and Migration" is now out in full in Moral Philosophy and Politics. www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

I guess this was a relatively good result, given everything? Dutch left seem to be in pretty bad shape though. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

The special issue I guested edited on "Relational Equality and Migration" is now out in full in Moral Philosophy and Politics. www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

(only if you are so inclined, of course)