> Bailey, Kobach, and Labrador argued that mifepristone access would could cause “injuries” to their states because it is “depressing expected birth rates for teenaged mothers... further injuries as well: The [states’] subsequent ‘diminishment of political representation’ and ‘loss of federal funds'

Snø union, but yes NLRB charges... The NYC office of a Norwegian architecture firm has been accused of deploying illegal union-busting tactics like firing pro-union workers and grilling employees about their concerted activities during and after a 2023 union drive.

They just blindly shot through the fucking door. "Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."

Remember the incident where DHS claimed officers shot a guy because he attacked them with a snow shovel? Yeah. It didn't happen. They shot him through the door of his own home. And then arrested him. And then lied about it. Again. And they almost shot some kids in the process.

"In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world," photojournalist @cengizyar.com writes. "The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home." More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY

This made me weepy

from the leader of the legislative branch 😡

how can this not break your heart into pieces

Americans live under a lawless regime that refuses to obey court orders

My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg

“Don’t let anyone tell you this isn’t your home. America became the most powerful, prosperous nation on earth because of immigrants not in spite of them.”

Hello to everyone sharing this — I have a newsletter called Torched, it's all about LA and megaevents and Casey Wasserman, and you should *really* subscribe

The LA Times has published a story! Proud of them. They haven't previously reported on the connection between Wasserman and Epstein which, as is noted in this story, was first made in a 2003 Vanity Fair profile

NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights. After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Why read past headlines: Far too many centrists and even liberals criticized protesters for peacefully disrupting a church service. Fuck that. We need more actions like this. Expose how these Christians reject the teachings of Christ. www.salon.com/2026/01/26/p...

Everyone should be furious at these Democrats for voting to fund ICE, but the real culprit is Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. He refused to pressure his members to vote against ICE. He quite literally chose not to lead. Pathetic.

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history

But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes. What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one

WIRED spoke to 10 residents in Minneapolis about what life has been like for them since ICE seized the city. I know there's a lot of coverage out there, but spend time with this heart wrenching piece:

“.. The Trumps have generated about $1.4 billion from crypto projects that are new to his second term, a Bloomberg analysis shows. These have gotten a boost from Trump’s own policies ..” @bloomberg.com #Crypto www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I appreciate that The Verge keeps chewing on this bone

a good time to reread this www.propublica.org/article/irs-...

Flashbangs burn hotter then lava. They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed. *That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids. Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com: www.propublica.org/article/flas...

It is literally unconstitutional - fought a civil war and had a whole civil rights movement over this - stopped and even cuffed and detained for not being white. And they want to be able to revoke citizenship. Think about that.

I talked to LA's NPR station about public opinion toward ICE and the politics of immigration under Trump. We are seeing dramatic movement against the government, and Democrats have a real opportunity to push for reforms today. The public is about 70-30 against Trump here www.kcrw.com/shows/press-...

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

This was a major initiative from the Biden White House, based in the idea of getting together all the countries with a stake in this crisis. They pressured China to stop precursor chemicals, hit hard at the capital funding for production in Mexico, and funded Narcan in the U.S. It apparently worked.

This week: we execute a U.S. citizen. Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.” It's so transparent what's going on here.

it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants

This is a big deal 51:47 Senate trying to take its power back

disgusting in every way

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Started // Going

Minneapolis.

Wrote a piece for @slate.com explaining that states have a long history of prosecuting federal officers when they allegedly use excessive force. Federal officers are only immune from such prosecutions when they act reasonably in carrying out lawful duties.

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”

The world spent $2.7T on weapons in 2025 In 2026, UN asks the world for 1% of that - $23B to save 87M lives (due to lack of financing, down from estimated 305M in 2025) *10 US billionaires ADDED to their wealth untaxed $700B in 2025 Details here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/live/S6MoKWG...

My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.

One way to describe the collapse of American democracy is to say the Presidency and Supreme Court have taken all the power. Another way to describe the same problem is to say Congress is supposed to be the most powerful and representative branch of government, and it’s failing on both fronts.

Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something." They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable. These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.

“The Constitution of the Roberts Court is not color-blind. It is a Constitution that permits discrimination on the basis of race, but forbids alleviating discrimination on the basis of race.” Such a good @adamserwer.bsky.social piece. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

>>She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS News insider claimed. if only that were rhetorical or a provocative lede for a lesson in *exactly why* newsrooms need standards

here's the 60 minutes cecot video part 1 of 5 - recorded/uploaded by and all credit to @jasonparis.bsky.social I just reduced background noise, chopped the 14 minutes into 3 minute segments each compressed under 100 mb for bsky's limits, cropped and rotated a few degrees for easier viewing on here

Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas. www.nola.com/news/educati...

Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities. 28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.

Just when you thought this campaign couldn’t get worse. This is a photo of Bali