In this column I suggest a way to think about, and respond to, a post-information age: It’s harder to identify basic information. The Internet is down, even when it’s up.

Photos that didn't make the wire: Federal agents brutalized activists and members of the press from dawn to dusk at a migrant detention facility outside of Chicago in Broadview, IL, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.

"NPR is taking this very seriously. We'll be working with other news organizations to push back. We're big fans of the 1st Amendment and transparency and we want the American public to understand what's being done in their name."

While elected officials demanded access to the 10th floor to observe conditions where migrants are held, an ICE agent struck a photographer’s camera (Michael Nigro) and then falsely claimed the photographer hit him: “You hit me in the face with it.”

Aside from an off-center logo, the ICE-branded charger in front of the detention facility in Broadview, IL, just outside of Chicago, has improper US flag placement.

I won. There is now a new law protecting all journalist's published works in the U.S. from state entities.

Beans, the toothless barn cat, is doing a lot better. Earlier this summer she had her first taste of tubes. Her breakfast this chilly morning had a little warm gravy and a tube mixed in with her can.

PHOTOS: Thousands protested peacefully in The Loop on Chicago's first full day of 'Operation Midway Blitz,' Tuesday afternoon into the evening. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Read More Here: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

One month after President Donald Trump’s administration effectively took over Washington, DC’s police department, surging federal law enforcement and troops across the capital, crime in the city is down. But those changes have come at a price. Tourism numbers have declined. https://cnn.it/3VCJSGW

There is more to the occupation, the disappearances, the silence and the best daily protests than 30 second clips and sound bites. So I wrote about it for @wonkettemedia.bsky.social

We don’t need anymore podcasts but part of me wants to create a rage-fueled one where it’s just me highlighting different every day journalists who ARE covering the story. It is so damaging to constantly bash “the media” without specifics. It drives me crazy.

Photos that didn't make the wire: Tens of thousands protest US President Donald Trump's use of national guard soldiers and federal agents to carry out routine policing operations, Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2025.

"S👏T👏F👏U👏 about 🌭Chicago🌭" 🚬🍻

HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of Americans flood the streets of DC for a “Free DC” rally against the corrupt Trump regime (Video: @dominicgwinn.com)

📊Trump Fatigue North of the Border The latest from @canadianpolling.bsky.social for 338 ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/trump-fati...

Yep.

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Speaking as a photographer, if you're at a political conference and think nobody is paying attention, I guarantee I watched you - all of you - pick your nose and eat your boogers.

I woke up to a "Ma'am, this is a Wendy's" moment...

NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE

I'm here at the Haymarket Memorial in Chicago where folks are setting up for today's Labor Day rally and march. This will be the thread for that.

Photos that didn't make the wire: Residents of Washington D.C. protest Pres. Donald Trump's use of federal agents and the National Guard to perform basic policing actions throughout the city, Aug. 30, 2025.

Good morning Chicago. As I skeet, thousands of us have mounted our warcycles and are riding through the militarized Lake Shore Drive Zone to take over the John Hancock Center and rechristen it the Jane Footpussy Citadel

Ok, hear me out: A Lord of the Rings re-make, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor...

There's lots of important things that need to be documented and reported... ...But DHS has been setting up random dragnet checkpoints almost every day in DC's lower income areas to nickel and dime POC for minor vehicle infractions, make legally dubious arrests and disappear immigrants.

Bottoms Up, And Up Yours, To The Martial Takeover Of Washington DC. www.wonkette.com/p/bottoms-up... By Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com

The banner with Trump's face on the Dept. of Labor is gone. There's a handful of people on the roof, FWIW.

Unlike other journalists, I actually grew up in/around DC. So I wrote about it, and took some pictures, because that's what I do.

People living in cars and trucks don't care what Cracker Barrel's logo looks like as long as we can sleep in the parking lot and use the bathroom. That's why you see semi trucks, RVs, vans and old SUVs at Cracker Barrel. Pic related: It's from a Cracker Barrel parking lot in Alabama.

If you’re in Norfolk, Va and walk dogs… give me a yell.

All hands, prepare for warp...

Why is the National Guard patrolling DC's luxury and tourist locales that see little serious crime?

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Photos that didn't make the wire: August 23, 2025 Washington D.C.

Ben Meislas is stealing footage from freelance journalists. If you want footage, buy it. Otherwise you need to get off your ass, go outside and take the risks involved in documenting something yourself.

The realities of freelance journalism are pennies on a dollar after every media outlet from Alex Jones and Fox, to the New York Times, use my images. And this man has the audacity to use Chat GPT to respond.

Photos that didn't make the wire: Washington D.C. residents march through the Columbia Heights neighborhood in protest of Pres. Donald Trump's use of seizure of local police, and use of federal agents and National Guard units to enforce anti-immigration policies. Aug. 22, 2025.

Had a chance to stop a member of the Guard and ask whether they carried any guidance on their person about Posse Comitatus Act (and/or a list of "exceptions" like the troops in LA were given per DOJ). He didn't seem sure what PCA is but did show me this doc he had in his pocket on rules of force.

That's my photo!

As someone who has lived out of luggage for the last four years, I found the 5,4,3,2,1 method to be fucking stupid.

Photos that didn't make the wire: Members of the National Guard from multiple states patrol Metro transit stations in Washington D.C. on orders from Pres. Donald Trump, Aug. 20, 2025.

Meanwhile...

I am no longer sure if, "Your career in media would be better if you spent more time talking shit on the Internet" is bad advice.

Photos that didn't make the wire: Multiple buses carrying National Guard just arrived in D.C. Aug. 19, 2025.

Photos that didn't make the wire: 2025-08-18 Washington D.C.

I wrote about how the fun police were out in DC, ruining everyone's weekend for @wonkettemedia.bsky.social www.wonkette.com/p/trumps-fed...

Photos that didn't make the wire: Federal agents, on orders from President Donald Trump, patrol the U Street corridor of Washington D.C., an area known for its popular bars and club on August 15, 2025.