Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships. We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...

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It's wild that two of the most prominent right wing tech oligarchs, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, are both products of apartheid South Africa. Both are foreign nationals, but through their wealth and complexion have gained immense power within current "America First" Administration.

Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths 'I am their voice' NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

LEMON: “They want to embarrass you. They want to intimidate you. They want to instill fear.” @donlemonofficial.bsky.social tells Kimmel he offered to turn himself into the DOJ, but heard nothing… until 12 Trump goons came and grabbed him as he covered the Grammys.

Cruelty is big business

General strikes are workers’ most powerful weapon. But it takes more than hashtags to make them real. Here’s how we can build a real general strike to stop ICE in the US www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-to-org...

When the current administration tried to kill two federal agencies critical for worker safety union members refused to give up the fight.

I've got to imagine the fall of rome probably involved a bunch of rich pedophiles extorting each other also.

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

This.

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

WELKER: Trump's name appears throughout the Epstein files. Do you have any outstanding questions about the relationship between him and Epstein? JOHNSON: I do not W: He called the files a 'Democratic hoax' J: What he said was the hoax of the Democrats trying to turn this into a political issue

A nice bonus about living across the street from a park has been watching kids sled non-stop this week. Hell yeah to the youth energy.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

BGA staff speak out about the dangerous escalation of ICE presence and tactics they've witnessed in their home state of Minnesota. We stand together to push back against these unconstitutional and unchecked acts of violence toward communities across the country. #ICEoutofMN

There isn't gonna be a world cup.

ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.

VA employees are angry that their boss, VA Secretary Doug Collins, hasn't sent any personal communication to staff abotu the death of VA nurse Alex Pretti. Suzanne Gordon talks to workers and veterans about his killing. prospect.org/2026/01/28/i...

Consistently one of the best podcasts out there!

I'm not sure what "seek answers" means? The leader of the Republican Party has an irrational NIMBYist fear of this technology. Either do something about it or stop pretending you care.

US long-term unemployment has hit a four-year high. www.ft.com/content/2c10...

Swalwell: "The masks has to come off. These guys, the don't just wear these masks for their own anonymity. They wear it for moral cover. They hide their identities from us and their humanity from themselves. So their masks have to come off. Period."

Stephen Miller going down at the power of the labor movement would be one of the proudest moments I'd witness in my nearly 20 years in organized labor. Let's get it done.

there's space between winning and won. don't stop now.

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month. Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.

National Nurses United, largest nurses' union in US, are holding actions over the coming week in honor of Alex Pretti and all others killed by ICE www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...

someone in a nail polish subreddit created a shade that matches the one in this photo and is selling it on etsy so she can afford to buy her boyfriend a bulletproof vest to wear while doing ICE watch at home depot. we live in hell but we are going to fucking win.

hey everybody lifelong tech expert here > "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

So much for legal gun rights in this country. This could be their first step in trying to disarm the populace.

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.

Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

BARKLEY: “It’s sad. It’s scary. Somebody’s gotta step up and be adults. 2 people have died for no reason.” The Minnesota Timberwolves game was postponed.

Bout time

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Beyond the immediate need for mass action, the electoral goal must be to not only win control of the House and Senate, but do it by large enough margins that it is veto proof. Then we came immediately start rolling back some of this stuff. I completely believe this is possible.

The DHS funding bill can’t pass the Senate without Democratic votes. We must flood Senate Democrats’ offices with calls and force them to use their leverage to rein in ICE. Call your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena... Or send an email: act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

Virginia: The Senate votes on DHS funding this week, the Department that funds ICE. Time to let Warner and Kaine know that this must end and that bill must fail.

What is happening in Minneapolis is becoming what is happening in Iran

We will win. When we do, we can expect that a lot more stories than we already know will come out about the atrocities the regime has committed. We will need to be very serious about accountability and justice. A root-and-branch process of deMAGAfication of the US.

BREAKING: Todd Blanche’s aides directed federal investigators in Minnesota to shut down the investigation into the ICE officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good—and instead probe the victim for possible criminal liability, according to reporting from MS Now’s Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian.

Minnesota is the best of us.

More smug Ivy league condescension from Vance.

Seventy percent of Solano County residents oppose California Forever, a tech utopia proposed by a billionaire-funded company. But the project is planning to steamroll the local community with help from Trump and construction unions. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...