Lori Friedman

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

#ICE #DHS #Noem #immigration #HumanRights

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A Marine Corps veteran protesting Trump’s War on Iran had his arm broken by Capitol Police and GOP Senator Tim Sheehy. It appears to be a compound fracture.

Secretary Rubio's remarks indicate that Israel put U.S. forces in harm's way by insisting on attacking Iran. And the administration was complicit—joining their war instead of talking them down.

This is unacceptable of the President, and unacceptable of a country that calls itself our ally.

A line plot with the numbers of NSF awards for fiscal years 2021-2026. The curve for fiscal year 2026 is quite a bit lower than those for 2021-2025 while the curve for fiscal year 2026 (in red) is much lower than all through the same date.

But, as they say, there is no time like the present

[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]

But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!

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The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

Each one of those three missiles costs 33% more than the annual budget of the national park where I work.

Our baby has been alive for two deadly, illegal campaigns by the U.S. to remove a foreign leader. She’s 7 weeks old.

When I saw the news story about the girls school being bombed, one of my first thoughts was about how unlike American physics, Iranian physics is 50% women at the undergrad level and how some of those girls who had been murdered were going to be physicists one day

ABC: “The toll from a strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab in southern Iran has risen to 64 dead and 92 injured, according to Iran's semiofficial Tasnim News Agency, which cited the local governor.” abc7ny.com/live-updates...

Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas.

The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and the Federal Aviation Administration responded by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas. n.pr/4sfXciR

A figure showing that Twitter users are by far the most likely to not only see conspiracy theories but also to believe. Users of Other platforms, including BlueSky, are far less likely to believe in conspiracies.

The analysis of conspiracy theories on social media also shows that Twitter users are by far the most likely to not only be aware of conspiracy theories, but to believe them.

Social media platforms must be held accountable for the dangerous proliferation of misinformation.

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Trans people are not a threat to anyone, but Kansas Republicans are….

Estrogen patches in short supply as demand for menopause hormone therapy grows | CNN For many women in the United States who encounter drenching night sweats, sudden hot flashes, debilitating exhaustion and other menopausal symptoms, small estradiol patches worn on the skin have becom...

This is stupidity, to be sure. The supply chain definitely needs to catch up to *what will help most menopausal people*. It's cool more women/menopausal people haven't been frightened off HRT - but the supply shouldn't be the same. www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/h...

The National Science Foundation’s entire budget is $10 billion.

Pritzker’s invoice to White House:

(via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

Trump acknowledges that Democrats would be better off packing the court.

YES THEY WOULD. IF DEMS WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME ABOIT THIS, I HAVE EXTENSIVE NOTES

NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.

Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. A man shivers in bed while a smiling lady in a red mask shows off her bandage on her arm. Text: Noses are red Ice packs are blue I'm vaxed so miss me with severe symptoms of flu.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Two lady scientists shrug lackadaisically. Text reads: My love for you can't be explained by science. Just like the new federal vaccine guidelines.

A valentine from Public Health of Seattle and King County. Protesters in Minneapolis wear thick clothes and hold signs of support for immigrant neighbors. Text reads: To the health departments in the Twin Cities: Love unites us. Our hearts are with you.

Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).

Faith in Action Bay Area rapid response

Mayor Lurie ‘aware’ of purported ICE arrest of 'elderly nanny' in S.F. The San Francisco Rapid Response Network, a coalition of immigrant rights’ group in the city that works to verify purported immigration arrests, put out a

JUST IN: The San Francisco Rapid Response Network said it had verified the arrest of an "elderly nanny" by federal immigration agents in the Diamond Heights neighborhood.

Mayor Daniel Lurie said he has been made "aware" of the purported arrest.

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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.

7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.

CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.

“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ

Rockwell would have painted this.

So DOD risked civilian airspace to obliterate some fucking balloons; when FAA found out and asked them to stop they refused; FAA did what it had to keep people safe; when the public rightly freaked out, DOD relented, lied, and blamed the FAA.

Sounds like Hegseth!

www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...

Rep Ted Lieu speaking at a congressional hearing

Ted Lieu: “Were there any underage girls at that party or any party that Trump attended with Epstein”

Pam Bondi: “There is no evidence that Trump has committed a crime”

Ted Lieu: “I believe you just lied under oath”

People talking about terrible teachers and gender bias in STEM fields & I can remember when the anatomy teacher tried to keep a girl from going on a field trip to Chico State to view a cadaver. Her mom raised absolute hell & now that girl has a Ph.d in molecular biology and leads R&D.

So the DOD started laser testing because they believed party balloons were drones, shut down all of El Paso airspace, and blamed it on Mexican cartels?

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad