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Immigrant or not, Trump’s mass deportation pledges have fundamentally changed how regular people live. www.vox.com/politics/483...

The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds. www.vox.com/politics/484...

I bring tidings: www.vox.com/politics/484...

“They’re going to release the hounds.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

What kind of “fighter” do Democratic voters want in 2026? @christianpaz.bsky.social on today's Senate primary in Texas and what the party might take from James Talarico's bid www.vox.com/politics/480...

How Trump might finally be breaking the manosphere. www.vox.com/politics/481...

Why Rep. Ro Khanna isn't done talking about the Epstein files. www.vox.com/podcasts/480...

For our next Patreon Reporter Q&A, Vox's @christianpaz.bsky.social and @jonquilynhill.bsky.social will discuss the intersection of the manosphere and politics — specifically how these right-wing coalitions inform elections and public opinion of our leaders. What questions do you have for them? 👇

"Whatever their immigration status, these are human beings created in the image and likeness of God, and this is a moral inflection point for our country." www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

I’ll be cross posting some of my Boston Globe articles on Substack and will be launching a (free) newsletter soon. If you’d like to follow me there, you can subscribe at: substack.com/@abdallahfay...

Isn't this the problem with the modern age? www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

One of the key virtues of Brazilian democracy that I witnessed: its multiparty system. The separation of interests between the president and Congressional majority led to a kind of legislative anti-authoritarian pushback from a center-right Congress Americans can only dream about.

The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018

"But if this is indeed the nadir of our democracy, social repair will require not just policy adjustments, but a reconsideration of what makes for legitimate moral and political leadership." nymag.com/intelligence...

Progressive Catholics are ready to confront MAGA. www.vox.com/life/478653/...

New Q&A up on an under-the-radar transformation of the US Catholic Church under Pope Leo, and the revived sense of a Catholic Left in America, for @vox.com : www.vox.com/life/478653/...

Welcome to the Woke Reconquista

The bloodbath at the Post is the worst day in US media in quite some time. Hundreds of talented journalists laid off because a billionaire wants to curry favor with an authoritarian president.

Tom Homan's prior controversies suggest that he is something other than the moderating “adult in the room” that he has been presented as by the Trump administration.

I wrote about this a while ago. Not only are ICE and CBP growing, they are sucking up other federal law enforcement. And employees of those agencies, in turn, will adopt the norms and practices of immigration enforcement, such as wearing masks. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

This whole country has influencer-brain. It's the modern get-rich-quick-ism.

A series of recent polls hammer home just how unpopular ICE has become: Almost half of voters say they’d like to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and six in 10 say the agency has gone too far. This week, Senate Democrats are attempting to leverage that disapproval into reform:

The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong. I landed on "slopagandist." Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...

Even before Alex Pretti’s killing, the Trump administration was bending the truth and pushing contradictory narratives about how ICE and Customs and Border Protection operate — denying what videos seemed to show and witnesses reported in testimony.

Your favorite social platform may be influencing how you view the events unfolding in Minneapolis. Vox correspondent @christianpaz.bsky.social explained how social media is deepening polarization and distorting our shared sense of the truth in this Reporter Extra.

Americans are increasingly living in two different realities when it comes to immigration and ICE — realities shaped by the social media platforms they use. In this Patreon exclusive Reporter Extra, @christianpaz.bsky.social looks at how social media is deepening polarization.

Follow @vox.com's coverage of ICE/CBP, Minnesota, and what happens next, including the latest from @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social , @jcameronpeters.bsky.social , @imillhiser.bsky.social , @ericlevitz.bsky.social, @christianpaz.bsky.social and more: www.vox.com/politics/476...

Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...

Our initial analysis is up. The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot. He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.

Preparedness tips National Weather Service is asking media partners to pass along for both the snow/ice and cold.

To break down these divisions and the different ways that religious leaders in and beyond Minnesota are responding, Vox correspondent @christianpaz.bsky.social spoke with @jackjenkins.me, a national reporter for the Religion News Service.

A moment of truth for America's faithful, and their leaders. @vox.com www.vox.com/politics/476...

Another year, another round of layoffs at Vox Media. In solidarity with our laid-off colleagues, here is our full statement:

New: how right-wing influencers are trying to change and set the narrative in Minneapolis, and data that shows how effective (or not) they are: www.vox.com/politics/475...

If you live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, I hope you’ll see your story reflected in @taylorcarik.bsky.social’s. Enough that when people outside the area reach out to try to get you to describe it, you can just point them here www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...

The sheer volume of white nationalist memes/allusions posted from official government accounts over the past year is staggering www.vox.com/politics/475...

Where the fuck are the Democrats? www.garbageday.email/p/where-are-...

Its not that the media is not covering what is happening, but it does feel like the military occupation of an American city should be treated as a national crisis.

I'm interviewed in this piece www.vox.com/politics/473...

New @vox.com piece discusses new findings from Young Men Research Project and some of my thoughts on an emerging generational split within Gen Z. Young Gen Z is experiencing a Trump presidency for the first time and may be developing buyers' remorse. www.vox.com/politics/473...

There’s a new line dividing young Americans. www.vox.com/politics/473...

learning about how Nazarbaev prepared for his famous drinking bouts with yeltsin. he would line his stomach with olive oil and step away occasionally to throw up. rinse repeat. this is the president of Kazakhstan btw yeltsin would just slam the vodka and pass out like a simple soul

great time to re-read these two @elainegodfrey.bsky.social stories www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

in which we explore the ways in which my generation is screwed, and also not, for @vox.com www.vox.com/life/470517/...