About to become a Super Bowl widow and just finished book was reading (new Lily King novel, superb).

Think that is David Bowie coming out of 15yo’s room.

“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”

Breaking MS NOW: The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official. At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance. www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...

It's not hypocisy. She just fucking lies.

There's a particular smirk that I'm coming to associate with the cruelty of this regime. Comic book evil, real world victims

U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter said in a statement Friday afternoon that she is “escorting” the Crespo-Gonzalez family home to Oregon. The family of three had been apprehended seeking medical attention for 7-year-old Diana.

American star Alysa Liu overcame a delay en route to the Milano Skating Arena caused by Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade and finished second in the women’s short program at the Olympics team event. “We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.

JD Vance ruins everything

There is zero reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet in a kleptocracy. And so billionaires are gutting the media companies they own, reorienting them to better align with the regime, and spending money on bribes rather than journalists www.404media.co/the-washingt...

These D. Minn. judges are soon going to have little choice but to insist that the U.S. Att'y and senior ICE officials appear in court themselves ... and keep those hearings open and ongoing until those officials' orders to release the prisoners are carried out, in real time. [4]

I've never read a more painful transcript of a judicial proceeding. DOJ throws a neophyte into court to defend ICE's failure to comply with judicial orders even though she has no courtroom experience and has been given no guidance whatsoever about how to proceed, ... [1] @justsecurity.org

New: Trump endgame unclear as the U.S. and Iran head to talks in Oman open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...

The CIA is up to something and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who is the longest serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, doesn't like it but can't tell us about it.

"The email also revealed a rather bizarre chain of command, with Bovino saying he reported to Noem’s aide, Corey Lewandowski..." www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-email...

Shadow Hearings are happening~ RIGHT NOW

I hope every American is paying attention to Trump’s unfolding plans to steal the midterms.

I must say this 10x a day here. Glad to see Mark take over for awhile:

Per Yahoo, Le was previously an immigration court attorney for ICE and volunteered* to help the U.S. Attorney's Office in MN. And it broke her. “We have no guidance or direction on what we need to do,” Le said. * "Volunteered" could be her boss saying, "you must volunteer for this."

A GOP-backed proposal in Missouri would require citizen-led ballot initiatives to win majorities in all eight congressional districts to pass. But amendments that lawmakers put on the ballot themselves wouldn't be subjected to the same high bar.

The attorney working for DOJ who asked to be held in contempt so she could get some sleep and said "this job sucks" was assigned **88** federal cases in less than a month, per a court docket search. www.fox9.com/news/federal...

“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..” @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/post/206100/...

Trump's disembodied voice on that Bongino podcast sounds like a 95-year-old man telling stories at the VFW Hall

Shoveled our cross walk for an hour and a half, by far the most useful thing I have ever done

(Prompted by Fresh Air interview with Ethan Hawke). Thought Blue Moon was precious and almost painfully boring

“Trump personally ordered Gabbard to go to Atlanta for the search, and coordinated her actions with Andrew Bailey, one of two deputy F.B.I. directors, according to the U.S. official.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Thank you, Representative Castro, for all your work bringing Liam and his father home, and for saying you won't stop until all children and families are home.

Thank you to everyone who demanded freedom for Liam. We won’t stop until all children and families are home.

A Private Life, with Jody Foster, is fantastic. A favorite

The US Senate passes a bill to fund most of the federal government and buy more time to debate new accountability measures for immigration agents, but many agencies will still shutter this weekend. wapo.st/4bYNfRQ

Breaking MS NOW: The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week. The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.

The reviews for “Melania” are going to be far more entertaining than the movie. What a fabulous headline:

🧵🧵🧵 "Melania" reviews 🧵🧵🧵

Thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis to protest Operation Metro Surge Friday's demonstration is the latest rally since thousands of federal officers were sent to the Twin Cities as part of Operation Metro Surge. | KARE 11 www.kare11.com/article/news...

New: “We’re watching the President unravel.” open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...

First review to pop up on Rotten Tomatoes is from Australia.

JUST IN: Deputy AG Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice has now released every file connected to the Epstein investigation that they are legally allowed and/or forced to release. The information is now available on the DOJ website: www.justice.gov/epstein/doj-...

Continuing to protect trump and his cronies.

Congratulations Azby and Safecast!

Greg Bovino appears to be driving back to California after being reassigned from Minneapolis. Eagle-eyed observers spotted Bovino in South Dakota and Wyoming as he travels west in a convoy of SUVs.

Ah, here’s that softened tone: rather than shooting Minnesotans dead, the administration will play nice by setting them up for stochastic harassment and death threats.

Trump's relentless bullying of Ukraine presented as a "peace process" is making us sound like broken records. Like, how many times do we have to say that asking Ukraine to withdraw from its most fortified region in exchange for another useless Budapest memorandum offer is a dumb proposition?

‘Attacks day after day’: Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs as war pivots back to Black Sea www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

On the one hand it's telling that Fico of all people said this. On the other hand I wish there was some actual detail and/or examples of their conversation to explain why he said this. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

New: Trump’s failed first year open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...

Very good piece by @mashagessen.bsky.social, the author of Surviving Autocracy, who left Russia in 2013 as the authoritarian hammer really started coming down, and moved to the United States. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

Going to ignore a judge. Typical of this government.

An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...