NEW from @julialurie.bsky.social: As media and political scrutiny of the Dilley family detention center has increased—particularly after 5-year-old Liam Ramos arrived in January—so have threats of retribution against those who speak out.

That thing is still alive.

Terrific @wired.com @peard33.bsky.social article on Anduril. I’m particularly glad to see in depth reporting about Anduril’s solid rocket motor plant in Mississippi, which I’ve seen basically zero original reporting on

NEW: The Iran War's unpopularity is seeping into the military. Many were already disturbed by atrocities like the strike that killed 150+ kids. Now, troops are being told to "get ready" to invade. In response, record numbers—including some being deployed as we speak—are trying to refuse to serve.

I'd like to speak with trans adults (18+) whose access to transition care has changed due to state and/or federal policy changes. DM, email [email protected] or Signal joyurcaba.91

“When they're getting bankrolled to build data centers that take up entire zip codes, they are, in essence, eating the world.” Another great piece by @jacobsilverman.com

fuck it, let's just buy 1.4 billion pairs of Florsheim dress shoes www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

this is completely insane: since when is it acceptable for a tech company to rewrite news outlets' headlines without their consent? especially at a time when audiences are sensitive to how stories are framed in headlines? (ie Israel/Palestine, the Trump admin, ICE) www.theverge.com/tech/896490/...

For @defector.com, I wrote about the Nitehawk Workers Union, "saving movie theaters," and why humans respond to other humans defector.com/fair-pay-fee...

This is what ICE has done to journalist Estefany Rodriguez.

today all 9 people federally charged with "materially supporting terrorism", rioting, carrying an explosive, as part of an "ANTIFA cell" were found guilty on some or all charges. the case was based in part on being in Signal organizing group chats and possessing political leftist zines. important:

I'm hoping everyone who was excited Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey used the F-word against ICE can read this piece, because he just vetoed an ordinance that would have paused evictions, after the passed city council. Important reporting by Amie Stager.

“We’re not trying to propose that people stop paying taxes because taxation is wrong. We believe our taxes should be going towards the best use for people in this country, and that’s unfortunately not happening.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I think about this all the time and Anna did a really great job articulating it.

“We’re not trying to propose that people stop paying taxes because taxation is wrong. We believe our taxes should be going towards the best use for people in this country, and that’s unfortunately not happening.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“I’ve gotten a lot of people saying: ‘Rachel, this is illegal,’” Cohen said. “To which I say, with gentleness: ‘I am a competent attorney!’” 👏👏👏

time to consider this again (if it wasn't already). a good start on how: nwtrcc.org/PDFs/5%20ste...

Are you or a loved one on a fixed income and struggling to pay for gas right now? Want to talk to a reporter about it? Email sluterman at 19thnews dot org or DM.

“In a vacuum, I would certainly run the risk of a misdemeanor, as opposed to actively supporting concentration camps,” Rachel Cohen, a Chicago lawyer who went viral for an Instagram video stating she wouldn't pay federal income tax this year, said of ICE detention centers. @hurwitz.bsky.social

in January, the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee—around since the 80s—held its largest-ever War Tax Resistance 101 training. such trainings used to draw about a dozen attendees; 2 months ago, nearly 500 showed up, and the group’s site had over 110k visitors. @hurwitz.bsky.social

Sophie @hurwitz.bsky.social on war tax resistors today in @us.theguardian.com! "It’s not a new form of dissent—one of the first protests in the United States was, after all, a protest of unfair taxation—but it’s gaining steam, as Americans reject how their tax dollars are being spent under Trump."

ICYMI

After months of protests, a drone manufacturer lost its lease at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. But can activists permanently demilitarize one of New York’s most storied industrial sites? By: @hurwitz.bsky.social inkstickmedia.com/how-to-demil...

@hurwitz.bsky.social has a new story at @inkstickmedia.com about another anti-war "site fight" that evicted a drone manufacturer from NYC. These stories are rare but indeed occur! inkstickmedia.com/how-to-demil...

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

IRE calls for the immediate release of Estefany Rodríguez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, who was taken into custody while in a marked news vehicle, according to reports. Read the rest of our statement: https://bit.ly/4sto4Mh

I regret my decision to watch the White House / Big Tech press conference about their "ratepayer protection pledge." The highlight was when he went off-script and admitted that this is all about providing "PR help" to Big Tech companies.

these laws are a political project by which the state attempts to assume the power to decide sex and gender, power it does not have—and power it will express “incorrectly” because that’s power, too

‘The digital colonization of flyover states’: how datacenters are tearing small-town America apart

Hello! I am a trans journalist looking to speak with trans kids and parents of trans kids across the US who have been impacted by the clinic closures---please get in touch or share!

There are as many US military aircraft over Europe right now (that we can see!) as over the US.

Iran's Article 51 letter to the Security Council: "the air strikes carried out by the United States and the Israeli regime constitute a clear violation of Art 2(4) of the Charter of the UN and amount to an open armed aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran"

Back after 3 hours of sleep. They are reigning hell on my people

This story was fun to write bc it’s mostly older trans guys being like “we used to bind uphill both ways in the snow” But in all seriousness, binding used to be the wild west. Duct tape, electrical tape, ACE bandages. Now we have good products. But the FDA is cracking down on those. Read more:

Two big attacks on climate accountability lawsuits made the news last week -- and both were pushed by the Republican Attorneys General Association. Connecting the dots to some of RAGA's biggest funders: the same major oil industry players facing those lawsuits. www.exxonknews.org/p/the-top-co...

I stared at that phrase for a very long time today before checking the Polymarket odds on how many measles cases there will be in the US by the end of February

“Publics are made and maintained, not discovered preformed, like rock formations. It is a sign of a fatally limited imagination to assume that we can only ever desire the pittance to which we are currently reconciled.” ily Becca Rothfeld

A recent Congressional letter accuses DHS of not being compliant with a major civil rights law due to the mistreatment of disabled ICE detainees. As I reported for @motherjones.com, this is worsened by the fact DHS' office for civil rights has TWO EMPLOYEES now. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

the university of michigan is pushing to build a $1B facility in collab w/los alamos national laboratory. it's basically a huge datacenter. under the current neoliberal framework of every higher ed investment needing to "pay off", how does that project cash out for the university? because it has to.

NEW: @aarmlovi.bsky.social resigned from the Rent Guidelines Board today. This gives @mayor.nyc.gov a total of six seats to play with on the nine-member board. His appointments could deliver his promise of a rent freeze for a million rent-stabilized apartments. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/17/r...

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 16 Conversation: New study finds that funding surgery and hormones cuts down dramatically on mental health needs for trans kids and adult and would easily save national health services like Medicare tens of millions annually.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

journalism as a profession should be noble. on balance it is net monstrous

Wow! Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report. This is a *big* legal win. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

News: The Bari Weiss-led CBS News is set to slash its staff by at least 15% in the coming months, according to people briefed on the network's layoff plans. More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...

There's so much other stuff going on that's absolutely horrifying that I worry this won't make much noise. It's absolutely horrifying. www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...

Bianca Sonnenberg’s uniform has become her security blanket. Before ICE arrived in Minneapolis, she would change when she finished her route. Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations.

My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:

Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year. Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering. https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d