The president and his administration have simultaneously relied on and weaponized the law itself to legitimize their violence and their violations.
https://bit.ly/3MUSdVV
This guy gets it.
I find the circumstances surrounding Talarico’s appearance more interesting than him as a senatorial candidate. But if this is what it takes to “flip Texas,” I guess it’s a start … ?
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
To use Chomsky and Herman’s propaganda model, “slopagandists” are creating a “common enemy”— in this case the mainstream media— to mobilize viewers against and “gain their consent” (views).
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU
"ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. ICE and its ilk are ... a problem with only one solution. They are malignant, they are worthless, and they should not exist."
A post-by-post dissection of the Nazi and neo-Nazi tropes used in U.S. government social media accounts. By @alibreland.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
🚨ICE violently dragged a U.S. veteran out of her car near Minneapolis
ICE: Get out of the f*cking car!
Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran?
ICE: I don't care what you are!
[ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger]
ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Sickening.
A fascinating dynamic here. Starlink, a for-profit entity with Elon Musk pulling the strings, has unilateral control over internet access during blackouts. Don’t you think regulatory oversight should prohibit this kind of monopolization and seemingly authoritarian power?
Just like Comsat/ Intelsat during the Cold War, Starlink’s recent actions in Iran demonstrate the continued geopolitical implications of satellite communications technology.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/t...
On the other hand, Paramount’s Ellison family is overcompensating after their financial liquidity was questioned. Larry Ellison’s ‘rags to riches’ life story might be influencing his desire to over accumulate in pursuit of greater prestige and influence. www.businessinsider.com/rags-to-rich...
I feel like emotions and personality politics play a monumental role in Hollywood M&A. Warner Bros new CEO needs to feel validated that he’s sufficiently ‘turned the company around,’ so he’s pushing the Netflix deal. No doubt he’ll get a massive payout too. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
@azmatzahra.bsky.social on what happens when a hedge fund buys the only source for satellite imagery of a conflict zone, with Anya Schiffrin and Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Librarians are the pillars of society, change my mind
Sunbathing while mommy works on finals. No thoughts, just sun and sprawl
Regulation should prohibit mergers like this, not enable them.
My temporary coworker (his breath smells)
Rachel Maddow covered the story last night.
youtu.be/q6Mb4AQIx3Q?...
Working hard or hardly working?
The Federal Gov. is attempting to build an ICE facility in the community I grew up in. This is heart wrenching and would have an enormous impact on the community. While my family no longer lives there, a piece of me/us always will. www.klcc.org/local-news/2...
The uprisings in Portland are truly terrifying.
A gross example of executive overstep.
I can only dream of commanding an audience as well as Morgan Spector does. Abolish the billionaire class, once city at a time🙏
Devastating blow to public interest media. CPB was created to help protect citizens from undue business influence— civil society will suffer greatly without access to independent information. Not to mention folks in rural areas who rely on public media for any kind of news. cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
