No explanation for the El Paso airspace closure was offered until the order was reversed eight hours later, an information vacuum that was filled by frenzied speculation. Sources have pointed to miscommunication between the military and the FAA.

Pamela Jo Bondi coldly ignoring the Epstein survivors as she memorizes her next irrelevant lie to protect one of the main perpetrators.

Late last night, the FAA announced a ban on all air travel over El Paso, Texas for the next ten days. No flights in or out until Feb. 20th. They offered no explanation. This seems really bad. It hasn't happened since 9/11. elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...

"So, what better distraction than to rally his base with military operations that violate Mexican sovereignty? The El Paso story is still developing, but I believe that’s where this is going. I believe that’s the play Trump is making."

"Images obtained by CBS News appear to show the zip ties and bruised wrists of Anabel Romero's 14-year-old daughter SueHey, a U.S. citizen who was tending to her 6- and 8-year-old siblings when the agents descended on the crowd in military-style gear and herded them into a confined area."

NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it

Rep. Jamie Raskin now says Trump's name is mentioned "more than a million times" in the un-redacted version of the Epstein files that were released nearly two weeks ago. This doesn't include the other three million files that have yet to be released. A million times in the first 3.5 million files.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons tells Rep. Troy Carter of Louisiana that ICE doesn't arrest U.S. citizens — then adds that Americans have been detained.

Trump posts a new image of the Epstein Memorial Ballroom

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott blames "paid agitators" for difficulties faced by the federal government in enforcing immigration laws in Minnesota.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons says that ICE will be a key part of World Cup security.

HOOOOOO boy. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?" Lyons: "Yes ma'am." McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?" "Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"

Rep. Swalwell: "Last year you said at the Border Security Expo that you wanted to see a deportation process that was like, 'Amazon Prime, but with human beings'…How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom three times in the face?" ICE Director Lyons: "None."

VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island? LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children

Kennedy: Will you commit to unmasking your ICE agents? Lyons: No. Kennedy: "That's a sad response.... Completely unacceptable. People who are proud of what they do aren't hiding their identity."

Todd Lyons, Trump's ICE chief, is testifying this morning in a House hearing. Lyons will say in his opening remarks that ICE is somehow the victim of ICE's reign of terror and violence in Minnesota, not the immigrants too traumatized to go outside or the American citizens ICE/CBP have killed.

“While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump's all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families since the president's re-election.” www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

Playing politics with disaster relief funding is a new low, even for the Trump Administration. Let’s call it for what it really is: a politically motivated decision that punishes thousands of Illinois families in a critical moment of need.

Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."

Howard Lutnick continues to hide from the media since the last Epstein release.

“During his arrest, immigration agents initially mistook Alcantar for a separate target but still detained and transported the 22-year-old to a facility in Missouri after properly identifying him, Greenslade said.”

Felix Vallotton's picture (1920) depicts late afternoon at Les Alyscamps, a large Roman necropolis a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles in southern France.

Just a reminder that Trump’s former criminal defense attorney turned Dep. AG Todd Blanche transferred Ghislaine Maxwell to a Club Fed where she now plays with puppies and goes to yoga classes.

In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”

this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

Siccing local and state police on protestors outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility was explicitly part of the state's legal defense against the Trump admin deploying troops to the Chicago area. Shockingly, it did little to convince protestors that local police were on their side.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

That highly classified whistleblower report Tulsi Gabbard covering up? Guardian reports it’s an NSA intercept of a call between a close Trump associate and “an individual associated with foreign intelligence.” Sounds similar to Trump’s campaign chair meeting Russian intel and sharing data in 2016.

Officer accidentally discharges rifle during search at Lake Nona Middle School, Orlando Police say

Lots of details in this NYT report on MN US Attorney's office, including that Greg Bovino described he was going to "put it down" in MN. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

If you are watching the opening ceremony on NBC, you won't hear the boos of JD Vance because NBC cut it. Corporations working to keep Americans in the dark about how unpopular their elected officials are. The White House reposted the censored clip. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If you don’t know Alberto Castañeda Mondragón’s story, the story of his arrest by ICE, read here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Making JD Vance getting booed at the Olympics my ringtone.

Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.

The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today. Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

My count is 32 known defendants. Out of that pool, and assuming the Meier dismissal goes forward, there's been: 1 jury acquittal 3 confirmed grand jury "no bills" 12 dismissals (again, assuming Meier) 0 convictions Here's our tracker: chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker...

ICE investigators were supposed to investigate the killing of Alex Pretti. Instead, they investigated Alex. Not his killers. With FBI now leading this probe, I’m calling on Kristi Noem and Kash Patel: Remove all ICE agents from this investigation completely.

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world

Two days ago, we discovered Trump has engaged in the most corrupt behavior of any president in history—giving secret technology to China's ally in exchange for the Trump family getting half a billion dollars. And nobody is still talking about it. #Corruption www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons. We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team. Read more:

For nearly a year, the administration has said that DOGE had no unauthorized access to your Social Security data. A new government filing admits that was false.

The cowards who couldn’t even face their employees laid off a reporter in a war zone

Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs- “saving” the paper by firing its staff. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

I think people often wonder this, and it's a great question, so let me explain the advantages of 3D printing whistles. There are many. The 3D printing effort started from one of our organizers who started by sourcing mass-produced whistles.

Well, my fellow Maine voters. Here is Susan Collins today paying tribute to her boss while holding her MAGA hat.