The trade of "reforms" to ICE for funding for the Department of Homeland Security looks more and more like it's off the table, Bob Kuttner reports. prospect.org/2026/02/09/r...

“Stable coin” sounds like a euphemism for horseshit.

Look at this cute new milkshake duck, trying to save Democrats from their excesses. Update: we regret to inform you that the milkshake duck is a registered lobbyist for OpenAI. lda.gov/filings/publ...

Payrolls must be absolutely brutal.

The fall of JD Vance

My piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social on Thomas Mann and the appeals of fascism to elites.

We got the pitch deck that public-private partnership Freedom 250 is using to sell access to corporations to Trump in conjunction with the semiquincentennial. $1 million and up gets you a private reception with the president. Read the deck here: prospect.org/2026/02/09/r...

ICE is using the Mobile Fortify app to identify protestors and pull them from TSA precheck or global entry as a form of unlawful retaliation. viewfromthewing.com/court-filing...

‼️Keep calling your reps and demand they defund ICE surveillance tech ‼️:” fftf.link/ICEFunding

oh my god how bad are these jobs numbers going to be lol

Wall Street loves the AI bubble ... until it doesn't 📉

Starbucks has signed union contracts almost nowhere, but in Chile, workers have a national agreement covering 176 stores. They were the first in the world to unionize, in 2009: labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

I get that Valenti can literally only understand politics through the lens of white middle-class liberal feminism, but I think the most interesting thing about this plan is how often it uses "revive the family" framing as a pretext for completely unrelated stuff like "more welfare work requirements"

The GOP is a party of bigots, but it's of vital importance to understand just how much of their project revolves around using bigotry as a pretext to advance the economic interests of the rich. If you can't see how the Heritage Foundation does this, you don't understand the Heritage Foundation

There will always be *some* people like Trump. We stop them from consolidating power by providing the working class with the support it needs. For four decades, governments of both parties refused to do that

California, arguably the most anti-Trump state, might well get a Trump acolyte as its next governor. buff.ly/y99VHrI

Minnesotans believe that every child, regardless of race, gender, the wealth of their family, or zip code, deserves the best education possible. That’s why I sued Trump and won this agreement protecting over half a billion dollars for Minnesota schools every year.

Less than 6 months ago @discord.com had a data breach exposing ID’s of 70,000 + of its users but …apparently hasn’t learned anything? ID checks don’t make the internet safer, they make us all more vulnerable. www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...

Refugees come to Minnesota fleeing some of the worst conditions on the planet, from war to famine to persecution. I’m taking a stand in court against DHS’ lawless actions and for the refugees that are doing so much to make Minnesota a better state.

Trump’s gutting of the Solar for All program is deeply felt on the Northern Plains reservations. From our colleagues at the @dailyyonder.bsky.social:

The US *does not* have the capacity to impose its will on Latin America if the region’s nations are united and actively support one another. The Monroe Doctrine hinges on divide and rule. It can be deterred through regional unity.

I'm going to go swear at some republicans on Twitter

It's the little things

The US cutting off oil to Cuba is truly one of the most depraved acts it is possible to imagine. Hospitals will close, food production will collapse, people will starve. It is urgent for US citizens, and every sane person, to oppose this barbarism with all their might.

Justice40, Biden’s government-wide environmental justice policy, failed to serve the marginalized communities it was meant to protect. So, too, did the IRA. And some of the blame for that rests on the shoulders of environmentalists. thebaffler.com/salvos/green...

In a Minnesota town, Emily, a nurse who treats many immigrant patients, can’t locate a patient who just had a test result that shows they might have cancer. The patient was recently detained by ICE. Situations like these have forced the clinic to adapt. This week on @revealnews.org:

Doctors offices should have a cocktail lounge or a pool table or something.

very fond of this guy youtu.be/MSQ8p5CrvcM?...

President Trump does not seem to do anything unless it benefits the U.S.—but more specifically, unless it benefits himself. buff.ly/JGd24ux

There is power in a union

Given all the recent hullabaloo, I recommend checking out this collection

Abundance has a new 501(c)(4) group to help push its deregulatory message according to reporting by Axios. "Next American Era" will be headed up by former DCCC chair and current OpenAI/Oracle lobbyist Cheri Bustos, further integrating data center construction with abundance

According to Axios, the group is inspired by Ezra Klein's message. We don't know who's funding it yet, but we guess some Silicon Valley figures eager to see environmental rules waived in the name of more AI.

BREAKING: Trump's DOJ blocked prosecutors from investigating Renee Good’s killing, several people told the Times. trib.al/G1kYE0F As soon as FBI agents received the warrant to examine blood splatter and bullet holes in Good’s vehicle, they received orders to stop the investigation. trib.al/G1kYE0F

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

Administration is just rounding up people showing us what the administration is doing.

“Abolish ICE” has gone from a fringe demand to a logical imperative. The more Republicans cling to ICE, the more public support they will lose. buff.ly/37Hfr96

Our democracy is under attack — from Donald Trump, billionaires, and special interests. Katie Porter is the fighter California needs as our next Governor, and Team Katie is ready to help her win. 💪

The guy who bankrupted every business when LEGALITY mattered! Found a way to succeed by being a THIEF!

*If the Democratic Party were a real political party, it would bring pressure to bear on the bottom half of the field to drop out. When the state party convention begins in San Francisco on February 20, that should be the only item of business before it* prospect.org/2026/02/09/c...

*When the state party convention begins in San Francisco on February 20, the only item of business before it should be condemning the bottom half for staying in the race and calling for a ballot measure to restore party primaries* prospect.org/2026/02/09/c...

*Corporate interests dominate the organization planning the reconstruction of Gaza* by Ellen Ioanes February 9, 2026 prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...

2017 poll: Nearly 50% of Americans don’t know Puerto Ricans are fellow citizens www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/u...

I was going to say it is our essence distilled but that implies something being made small and more potent which is the opposite of the Super Bowl and America neither of which can be diminished but instead can only expand. www.welcometohellworld.com/i-dont-know-...

Despite a seemingly endless barrage of think pieces bemoaning the fickleness and apathy of the young, teenagers and young adults have been at the forefront of every significant struggle of this moment.

In this period, environmentalists cannot afford to ignore the issues of energy prices and job loss. But neither can we allow the fossil fuel industry to slow our progress on getting off of fossil fuels.

Americans eat almost 10x as much guacamole during the Super Bowl as we did 25 years ago. trib.al/CDnfeui The U.S. government could ban imports of avocados linked to recent deforestation. But without governmental support, the cause is now relying on consumers for support.

Thomas Mann and the Temptations of Fascism jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...