Citing my reporting for @propublica.org - about how federal prisons are losing staff to ICE - House Dems are raising concerns about how that's impacing prisoners' lives and demanding BOP answer Q's as to what the agency is doing about it democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...

This case is insane: ICE shot and killed a citizen last March then *hid it for a year.* The young man they killed had no criminal history. All we know about shooting is from internal ICE docs. We don't know officers' names. We don't have footage. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

Nearly a month after four people, including three children, were killed in a shooting in Stockton, California, the police have yet to arrest a suspect. Grieving residents are asking questions about what they wish for their city, which has long suffered from gang violence, to become. trib.al/ukQneqC

Hell of a lede, @lawrencehurley.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK

really great piece in Bloomberg about rail travel in Texas that I'm jealous I didn't write www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Really touching story by @jonmalexander.bsky.social on former Texans center Justin Britt (MIZ!) and how he uses running to combat his depression and inspire others struggling with their mental health www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texan...

The la times design/data graphics/ features teams’ Halloween themed potluck at the office is MIND blowing.

While lawyers and big financial backers took home millions, many Texans who were charged sky-high electricity rates during the winter storm may never see a dime from Griddy Energy. bit.ly/4ohKcXR

Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

"After 40 days on the picket line, unionized workers at the Hilton Americas-Houston ended their strike after ratifying a new contract with hotel management on Friday." by Maliya Ellis, @houstonchronicle.com www.houstonchronicle.com/business/art...

The Case That Broke American American Justice.

Last year I co-wrote a piece with @umairfan.bsky.social about the way cultures that valorize endurance make it much harder for people to take the threat of extreme heat as seriously as they do extreme cold. It's past time to change that. www.vox.com/climate/3597...

no you’re crying

Just got a great set of emails from the FBI.

It’s a cat silently judging you in the nighttime

I think a lot about how one of the last times the Astrodome was ever used was to hold refugees from Katrina www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

At first, a 16-year-old used ChatGPT for schoolwork. Then he started discussing plans to end his life.

Can folks do me a favor? I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January. I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am. I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics. Here’s two favorite set photos. Repost? I am in the wilderness.

Some incredibly good news: One year ago this week, The Onion returned to print. In that one year, we’ve grown to the 13th largest print newspaper in the United States, just ahead of the Boston Globe, and growing fast. In short, it’s working. So… thank you. Thank you for helping save this thing.

US Senator Jon Ossoff has launched an investigation into the abuse of women and children in US immigration detention, citing among other reports, the WIRED story below: www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a prison camp in Texas. BOP hasn't said why... but one union official offered a suggestion: "If someone is a cooperating witness, they can request a lower security level." From me and @elissacj.bsky.social www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

From @nytopinion.nytimes.com “There is no excuse for the world to stand by and watch two million human beings suffer on the brink of full-blown famine,” the chef José Andrés writes about Gaza.

I reviewed the Tesla Diner, congrats to me on my new career as a food critic

‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people reut.rs/4feiSqq

I wrote about John “Ozzy” Osbourne—a working class lad made good, who rose from a slaughterhouse killing floor to the highest echelons of rock stardom in spite of himself, who gave us heavy metal and left a more complex legacy than many realize—for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/cult...

1/ DO NOT MISS @annamerlan.bsky.social & @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's deep dive into how RFK Jr is taking his fight against vaccines to trying to get rid of the vaccine injury court, without which there will not be new & better vaccines developed. It's diabolical www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I’m turning 50 soon. After nearly 30 years in the work I‘ve been doing, I’ve been deeply struggling with burnout & all the existential questions, knowing my time is limited on this Earth. I found this episode to be helpful for thinking through it all.

My son really captured the mind of @realgdt.bsky.social with this one

I love the @cpsc.gov's annual fireworks safety video. I look forward to it every year.

Houston is getting ready to ban people from sleeping on the sidewalk at any time, day or not -- because city officials claim it will help keep homeless people safe from the dangers of sleeping on the street... www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Note: We turned off the paywall for this one because it's primarily based on public records.

Another nice little story about the best newspaper in America.

She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... via Matt DeGrood and Sam Kelly

That last part is literally true

Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband. The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

“I just find it fascinating that this student can write [a racist] article, a series of [racist] articles that are essentially manifestoes, and that’s free speech,” Ms. Chatman said, “but my class can’t be called ‘Race, Entrepreneurship and Inequality.’”

Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

Houston Housing Authority cited over a dozen cases in a legal brief. Almost none of the quotes exist. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Hudson Valley erupted with hundreds marching in the "No Kings" rally, sending a powerful message against tyranny in one of the nation’s key battleground states. The fight for democracy is far from over. #NoKings #HudsonValley #TyrannyFighters #BattlegroundState www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Thread of my pics from today's peaceful protest in Downtown Houston.

There were no arrests, no tagging and no windows broken at today's protest in Houston. I didn't see any even vague tense confrontations or exchanges with police. After 2.5 years in LA, it's wild to see how much calmer Houston police are than LASD/LAPD. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

NEW: The legality of Trump's deployment of the military to LA remains up in the air, but legal experts tell @wired.com that the decision may mark a fundamental shift for American democracy. @dell.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/trump-...

The second I heard the news about Sly Stone I wanted to read what Wesley Morris would have to write about him, which is always the correct impulse to have. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/a...

Daily bunny no.2978 does this every summer

This from Sam Graham-Felsen is excellent. Everyone should read it.

NEW: ICE updated its policy for "enforcement actions" in and near courthouses, removing a provision directing officers to ensure they weren't violating state or local laws. @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-qu...

I need you all to see the hype video that this person made to sell their 1994 Geo Metro

Confidential records obtained by WIRED & @propertyofthepeople.org show the ag industry deploying moles to infiltrate activist meetings, while functionally serving as FBI informants, in a shadow campaign to brand the animal rights movement America's biggest bioterrorism threat. My latest @wired.com: