The number of children in federal custody has climbed sharply since President Trump revived the practice of detaining immigrant families last year. Hundreds of children have since been held at a detention center in Dilley, Texas, where families describe poor conditions. trib.al/c0Wufj7

No new squares, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this lovely event by The Upskilling Labs that cosponsored this as a #TranspoBingo event with RideFlow DC. I had an absolute blast at this event! It was also lovely to see all the projects of the newest cohort.

Super fun night celebrating @transpobingo.bsky.social! Icing on the cake was watching #TheUpskillingLabs alum, @echo4dc.bsky.social win the whole enchilada by earning every square! Thanks for the fun, @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social and @handlebarsdc.bsky.social ! See ya next year! 🛴🚶🏽‍♀️🚉🚲

WSJ editorial board hits FDA: It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad who rejected Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review. www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...

Shout out to @sandramoscoso.bsky.social for organizing this and the fabulous stickers! Come to the TranspoBINGO happy hour to get one!

En route to host a second event celebrating @transpobingo.bsky.social ! See you at MLK @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social where the Upskilling Labs will host #MeetthePods! and give out stickers for your boards! Feeling pretty good about earning my Mario Kart square. #transpobingo 🚶🏽‍♀️🚉🫶

The SAVE Act would require every American to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The problem? 21 million citizens don’t have these documents readily available. This bill will just make it harder—if not outright impossible—for millions of eligible voters.

Roses are red, Violets are blue, I lo❤e you so much. I’ll set a VPN up for you! Need help choosing one? We got you! Happy #ValentinesDay! 🔗 freedom.press/digisec/blog...

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Not even Trump watched the TPUSA halftime show

Had fried plantains for dinner tonight. I like to think of them as an homage to PR and all the wonderful tropical places where plantains grow. Absolute YUM! 😋

For my final #TranspoBINGO square of a busy day I rolled the dice for a “New-to-Me Neighborhood.” 11 meant I traveled outside of DC - to Brentwood Maryland for Big Chair Chess Club’s chess social at MiXt Food Hall. Learned P Metrobus route is PG County. And yikes the sidewalks were bad!

Heads-up! Training exercise that will wake you up terrified! Yay!

So much amazing group play at tonight’s @dcgaymers.bsky.social free play game night. I played three games I’ve never played before, had great drinks and food, and met some awesome fun people. I’m over the moon. 😍🥹 #TranspoBINGO

👑#TranspoBINGO Sponsor of the Day (Thursday)!👑 Shoutout to @chalkriot for nailing it: 🎨 hopscotch at the bus stop 🚌 handmade signs thanking bus drivers 👯‍♀️ joyful group play in public space This is TranspoBINGO at its best. Playful, grateful, and people-powered.💛 www.instagram.com/p/DUZSnoLDd7A/

For a today’s #TranspoBINGO square I rolled the dice and got “5” for transfers. I joined Prance, Walk & Roll to School: 🔴 line C43 🚌 🚶🏻‍♀️to Bullfrog Bagels 🔵 line 🔴 line 🚶🏻‍♀️ home #PlayYourWayThroughTheCity

Super fun morning with hearty friends, celebrating @transpobingo.bsky.social (a week-long game celebrating active transportation that is played across the city. @w6pspo.bsky.social joined forces with the Prancers, @hillfamilybiking.org @thehillishome.com CHAMPSDC and Friends of Lincoln Park DC.

Heads are going to explode 💥 Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third. All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit. 1/3

The Washington Post laid off a third of its staff at the whim of a billionaire. DC needs a strong local press corps now more than ever with federal overreach. My heart breaks for the people who lost their jobs and for what it will mean for accountability and transparency in DC.

also laid off at The Post today include the two wonderful people behind the organization's inclusion networks (groups they let employees setup and run for folks to interact more with folks like them around the org).

Coffee up 20%. Ground beef up 15.5%. While Republicans give $75 billion to ICE, costs for “household staples are soaring,” new data shows.

BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.

In 16 weeks, South Carolina measles infections surpassed the case count over seven months in Texas, where an outbreak last year drove the country’s highest annual measles tally in 33 years. No. 2 at CDC says this is “health freedom.” www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...

“You are scaring schools, people and the world.” 🎁 link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

Looking for other ways to get an advance copy of the TranspoBINGO board? 👀 Join Improv for All with Washington Improv Theater 🎭 or the District Karaoke Preseason Social 🎤 on Feb 3 for fun ways to play early. You might just try something new! RSVP: www.transpobingo.com/2026-events

🎲Warm up for #TranspoBINGO with a Boozy Board Game Night with @labyrinthdc.bsky.social @ Mr. Henry’s on Feb 1! Play games, enjoy food + drinks, and snag an advance copy of the 2026 TranspoBINGO board to plan how you'll play your way through the city. RSVP: www.transpobingo.com/event-detail... 🎉

Registration is open for an informative and timely panel on immigration coverage with a focus on journalists' safety. You’ll hear practical guidance from experienced journalists who will speak about their experiences in the field and newsroom. 🗓️ Feb. 10 | 12 p.m. ET Click the 🔗 for more info:

Pam Bondi sent Minnesota officials a letter today saying ICE would leave the state if Minnesota turns over its voter files to the Trump Administration. Some of us have been sounding the alarm for ages, but it’s becoming more and more blatant: Trump is trying to become a dictator.

The march is now passing the Chicago city hall / Cook County hall building. The chant goes up, "Minnesota don't you fear, we, the people, are right here"

Even before Saturday’s killing, Minnesotans were angry. The police chief called for protesters to stay peaceful. If they manage that, they will have demonstrated considerably more restraint than the armed officers of the federal administration econ.st/4rilp7L Photo: AP

ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.

I live in the type of community where -> should you find yourself running late to a video call that you are chairing, (because the line at TJs snakes around the store - SNOW!), and you are super stressed, so you out of the blue call a nearby friend you haven't talked to in almost a year....

What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout: @peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE people.com/ice-detains-...

Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.

You're paying for this. Trump's Big Ugly Bill gave BILLIONS to ICE and giant corporations—using money meant to lower your health care costs. Instead of helping your mom get cancer treatment, your tax dollars are being used to terrorize communities.

DELETED After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post

16-year-old Arnoldo Bazan and his father were getting McDonald’s before school when immigration agents pulled them over. They slammed his father to the ground and put the teen in a chokehold. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” he said. Read the full story: https://propub.li/4qSnVkQ

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair.” - John Lewis #RIP

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

OUT: Helping you pay for health care. IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.

A partial victory in the D.C. Open Government's Coalition two-year battle to get the District government to provide information about is compliancewith its own open records laws. More on this soon. www.dcogc.org/dcogc-blog/court-orders-district-to-produce-long-sought-foia-records

New board member Kevin Bell talks transparency on Reddit, and no surprise, encountered skepticism about just how transparent the government is. Take a read here: www.dcogc.org/dcogc-blog/b...

Open government doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because people ask questions, demand answers, and stay engaged. Grateful for this community. 💙

✨ Meet Miranda — DCOGC’s VP & Chair of Community Outreach. An award-winning investigative journalist and author of Backroom Deals in Our Backyards, she leads our open government training efforts and helps the public learn how to access information and demand accountability. 💙

In 249 years, this country has yet to outlaw slavery. We change its form, we change its name, but slavery has been constant. Powerful people and businesses just really love slave labor, and a chunk of our economy is built on that.

YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS GOING EVEN HIGHER: "The bill is expected to reach $17 billion...That would mark the third consecutive year of record-breaking costs, as the swift build-out of data centers is adding billions of dollars to household utility bills." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

DGS has been blaming the backlog for this kind of neglect for years. How can we finally do better @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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