Alex Nicoll

February 26, 2026 Dear members of the Columbia community: This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. We are working to gather more information, working to reach the family, and providing legal support. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a "missing person." We are working to gather more details. It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including

It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access. An administrative warrant is not sufficient. If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety. Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University's response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena. We will update our community as additional information becomes available. Sincerely,

BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.

"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"

lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 49m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.

FBI searches home of this Washington Post reporter- -Hannah Natanson. She also recently reported on Maduro and Venezuela.

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Great question!

It’s not just about whether or not the gyre is widening – its that the falcon cannot hear the Falconer. In today’s blood-dimmed world, it’s a game-changer that many don’t consider.

The kicker? A beast that is rough, slouching, and born.

it’s coworker posting

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If Condé Nast Can Illegally Fire Me, No Union Worker Is Safe The Trump administration is making employers think they can ignore their legal obligations and trample on the rights of workers.

For @thenation.com, I wrote about the Condé Nast Fired Four and what our fight means for the labor movement

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In 2018, Steve Bannon asked Jeffrey Epstein to “get rid” of Steve Mnuchin and Jay Powell.

Epstein declined, before explaining how “my nerds” taught “the geriatrics” that “cyber is a weapon.”

JOIN US WEDNESDAY: Come out and support those illegally fired and suspended by Conde Nast at a rally on Wednesday at 6PM EST outside the World Trade Center.....

Thank you all so much for your support 💛💛💛 our petition demanding the company reinstate us and reverse our illegal terminations is now live! show your support at the link below

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Solidarity with @goodbyealma.bsky.social @jakelahut.writes.news Ben Dewey and Jasper Lo. Union busting is disgusting, and Condé Nast should be ashamed of itself. Marching on the boss is a legally protected activity and if executives are going to cut jobs, they should be ready to answer questions.

I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.

I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them

conde nast fired the vp of new york newsguild for asking HR questions

I was one of the four people who got canned.

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Justice for Alma Avalle, Jake Lahut and the two other employees fired by Condé Nast for questioning their management’s decision to fold Teen Vogue

More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.

please listen to the union’s calls to action when a company does something illegal and retaliatory to its employees instead of just blindly canceling or boycotting the company because someone craving engagement told you to do so

sorry to hear about that lex, their loss

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

weird to see media not recognize the song of the summer is just obviously “illegal” by pinkpantheress

Graphic with text reading "Market giants like Brookfield view our homes as assets, and their only objective is to squeeze residents for profits," said Noëlle Porter, an organizer for Brookfield DC Tenants and director of government affairs for the National Housing Law Project.

Corporate landlords are supersizing junk fees for tenants. NHLP’s @noelleporter.bsky.social talked to @nicollsanddimes.bsky.social at @businessinsider.com about how junk fees threaten tenants’ housing security.

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

'Juice this hog': How real estate companies supersized renter fees What started out as fees for luxury amenities morphed into a juggernaut to charge tenants extra — even for the act of paying rent.

Thank you to Cecilia Reyes, @estherbrooklyn.bsky.social , and @tracyconnor.bsky.social for all of your work on this piece!

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If you’ve rented an apartment recently, you probably paid a range of small fees on top of your rent. When we decided to figure out why for @businessinsider.com we found that it is part of a decades-long plan by the real estate industry to, well, “juice this hog,” and maximize profits.

See where the average Wall Street worker went to college and how much she earns The average banker at Wall Street's biggest banks didn't go to Harvard and is less likely to be white than you may think. Unless he's the boss.

The average banker didn’t go to Harvard and is less likely to be white than you may think — unless he’s the boss. My latest for @businessinsider.com

www.businessinsider.com/wall-street-...

some of the large private credit shops are actually doing this. they’re not directly lending to consumers but they’re lending to “tech” companies who actually underwrite the personal/car loans

are you paying in tranches?

let one thousand flowers bloom