The singling out of a state for political punishment, by selectively denying it access to federal funds, violates every principle of the Union.

Keep 'em coming "U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy’s final decision invalidates a policy memo last spring from ICE that allows enforcement officers to deport migrants to countries that are not their own with as little as six hours’ notice"

Look, I know I have an obligation not to look away and do nothing, but omg do we have to see this brutality over and over before _everyone_ will do something??? How can elected officials turn blind eyes to this at local, state, and federal levels? Let alone endorse or participate???

Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith. n.pr/4rB8gap

"First published in the Federal Register on Feb. 17, the rule is technically still on the books" - and you have until 4/20 to make a comment with your thoughts on it.

This is such an awesome thread. 🧵 I laughed and enjoyed.

This is just wrong on the part of government. Absolutely wrong.

This seems cool.

Most Conservative Students Don’t Feel Persecuted on Campus A new survey of college students contradicts Republican rhetoric that campus culture is hostile to right-wing views. https://bit.ly/4styRX5 #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EDUSky

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Yesterday, snowy landscapes in Maryland.

NEW: Maine immigration observers sue over Trump administration "domestic terrorist watchlist" threats. The First Amendment lawsuit will seek class-action relief. Today, at Law Dork:

This is the 25th time I’ve posted this Doonesbury since 2015.

Jeanine Pirro's office has decided to stop pursuing the case against six Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence communities in a social media video not to comply with unlawful orders, NBC reported www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Stripped for Parts, a 2023 documentary by Rick Goldsmith that investigates how hedge funds are buying and gutting local newspapers, specifically focusing on the journalists fighting back and highlighting the threat to democracy from the collapse of local journalism. www.pbs.org/video/stripp...

Federal Judge Joseph Goodwin (West Virginia), on the reign of terror by “agents of the federal government—masked, anonymous, armed with military weapons … It is an assault on the constitutional order. It is what the Fourth Amendment was written to prevent.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"If medication or other treatment lessens the functional impairment a disability causes and thereby improves a veteran’s earning capacity..." I just... Quick thread, I guess

Do you understand my dreams? Sometimes you say you do — And sometimes you say you don't. Either way It doesn’t matter. I continue to dream. Langston Hughes

When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people... each day had no limits. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself. Hemingway A Moveable Feast

In an era of growing authoritarianism in the country, one of the pillars of government by consent—the press—is under widespread siege, writes columnist @hofrench.bsky.social.

Measured profile image of China's latest Type-095 nuclear submarine... www.hisutton.com/China-Type-0...

Lydia Polgreen hits on a dynamic I’ve noticed: That as news organizations grew more skeptical and more questioning of government over the last decades of the 20th century, audiences liked them less.

Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data. Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here: newrepublic.com/article/2059...

This is a significant win for critics of Flock. That terrible Super Bowl ad really did a number on them. Heh. www.theverge.com/news/878447/...

“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan

These dudes think this is so clever. Beyond the difference in harms that accompanies the age limits for booze and voting, there were 26,000+ arrests of minors for liquor law violations in 2019. It’s a relatively common crime. There are functionally no arrests each year for in-person voter fraud.

ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps. If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

@princetonupress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale on new and classic military history books, including work by @profsaunders.bsky.social and yours truly (code: PUP30) press.princeton.edu/books

This is a pretty interesting take on security risks from AI agents and how they are implemented/used. Persistent memory as a long-term threat modality? Seems worrisome. www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network...

I think this has been the best Grammy award show in many years! Both the nominees and variety but also the exceptional live performances!

BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.

Shared Amazon accounts are so fascinating. I just learned my wife bought snow shoes. Fortunately just for her, because I am NOT going outside in this weather.

To find out what kind of surveillance tech you may be facing at a protest, check out EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance: www.atlasofsurveillance.org/.

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

Good to see: Rep Jamie Raskin is encouraging whistleblowers inside DHS and DOJ to approach Dems and share info about failure to investigate ICE murders. "We are now being far more direct in asking whistleblowers to come forward," Raskin tells me. In my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2057...

Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases

Breaking news: A DHS report said two officers shot Alex Pretti and did not describe him brandishing a gun. The initial government review contradicts comments from the Trump administration that came in the immediate aftermath of the confrontation.

Fox: Let's talk about Iowa. There were 6 special election races in 2025. Democrats won 5. Two thirds of Iowans' health care costs are rising. An eighth of Iowa needs to go to food pantries. 200,000 Iowan families cannot afford their electricity bills. Tariffs have been a disaster in the farmland.

"In the past, Republicans have just waited us out because they thought we would break. This would be a very dangerous moment for us to do that because of the specific moral question being put to the nation: Does the president of the United States get to murder American citizens?"

My latest, for the MIT Press Reader: Why is an anti-immigrant extremist force cracking down on non-immigrants? Because when extremists can't win over their in-group, they must assign dissenting members to an out-group in order to maintain legitimacy. thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/anatomy-of-e...

ICYMI on Friday amidst the weather reporting: National Defense Strategy (unclassified version) released Friday evening. breakingdefense.com/2026/01/nati...

I suppose this is one way to incentivize manufacturing. www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-pay-...

What the Trump Admin is telling you. -Don't record ICE -Don't carry a gun around ICE -Don't ask ICE for a warrant. So that takes out the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Amendments.

The first professional police force in the US began in 1838 in Boston. In 1854 only three cities had police forces: NYC, Philly, and Boston.

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...