Jacob Rosenberg

JD Vance is doing a fundraising tour with all the right kinds of people:

— the guys making the tech that tracks you
— the guy who made money on prisons
— the guy enriching the president's family

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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

"Of the 279 people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were US citizens. ... Close to half of those Americans were never charged with assault. None have been convicted at trial."
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DHS wants to build a system to surveil Americans’ travel records

A Saturday scoop from @schuylermitchell.bsky.social: Previously unreported documents show that DHS wants to build a tool that would track personal travel data, including passenger names and their itineraries. Last year, a similar program was shuttered over public outcry.

DOJ Official Pushes for Cases Against Cuban Leaders, as Trump Eyes Regime Change The administration used criminal charges against Venezuela’s Maduro as justification for his ouster.

Blatant, absurd, horrible—the norm www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Modern Love | Tobi Haslett Like McCarthy and the New York Intellectuals of yore, Gary Indiana has acquired the status of a novelist-critic, gleeful in his evisceration of public morality and correction of popular taste. But the...

Finally read "Horse Crazy." This piece is still stunningly good.

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Don DeLillo's Funniest Novel Is A 1980 Hockey Sex Romp He Won't Acknowledge | Defector The end of the 1970s seemed to be a moment of uncertainty for Don DeLillo, creatively speaking. The previous decade had seen him become a rather important American author, enough so that he had left…

Don DeLillo’s funniest novel is a 1980 hockey sex romp he won’t acknowledge:

24,403 lawsuits and counting: How habeas corpus became the front line of immigration defense "We have to kick the door down."

Immigrants are successfully challenging the Trump administration's mass detention policy and winning release from ICE custody—thanks to a centuries-old legal principle and constitutional right. My latest for @motherjones.com:

Parents Are Spending Big to Optimize Their Babies’ Microbiomes Companies offer tests, supplements and guidance—like petting zoos and dirt piles—with the promise of improving infants’ health.

"Parents send in stool samples and the companies return detailed analyses of the types and prevalence of various microbes found. The companies also offer recommendations, like giving certain supplements or bringing babies to a petting zoo..."

www.wsj.com/health/welln...

As Arkansas weighs a prison book ban, formerly incarcerated readers share how books reshaped their lives - Arkansas Times Arkansas is considering the strictest book ban in the country, which would forbid all outside books, magazine and newspapers from being sent directly to people in prison. To understand what’s at stake...

Arkansas is considering the strictest book ban in the country: forbidding all outside books, magazines, and newspapers from being sent directly to incarcerated people.

Here's a powerful look at the costs of such a proposal.

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24,403 lawsuits and counting: How habeas corpus became the front line of immigration defense "We have to kick the door down."

“We’ve never seen something like this, where you have judges appointed by all sorts of different administrations in various states across the country agreeing that the government is reading the law incorrectly and also that this violates people’s due process.”

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Lou Reed Guess I'm Falling in love live YouTube video by Lund Peterson

velvet underground researchers have apparently confirmed that this audio from a random youtube user is genuinely the long-lost july '67 performance from upbeat, a cleveland teen tv show, doing the unreleased "guess i'm falling in love" complete with screaming girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2U...

The Feds Targeted Charlotte. Now a Local Democrat Who Helped ICE Faces Voters. - Bolts North Carolina lawmaker Carla Cunningham voted to mandate compliance with ICE, and derided immigrants on the House floor. The Democrat faces an intense March primary.

allow me to drop our bolts story on this :) boltsmag.org/north-caroli...

This House Democrat may lose her primary over past support for Israel The primary of Rep. Valerie Foushee, a North Carolina Democrat, is putting a spotlight on the shifting politics of Israel within the party.

There are three elections tomorrow that could qualify for that horrid election year phrase: litmus test www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

In North Carolina, a Tight Primary Could Upend the Balance of Conservative Power

It's one of a few massive local elections in NC www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

North Carolina governor backs challenger of sitting Democrat in Charlotte-area primary Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, is endorsing Rodney Sadler in his campaign against seven-term state Rep. Carla Cunningham in the Democratic primary to represent northern Mecklenburg County.

You might remember an infamous speech last year from a Democrat in North Carolina who pushed to aid ICE and said "all cultures are not equal."

Her primary is Tuesday—and Gov. Stein, and other prominent Dems, are backing a challenger

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Yep, that’s when it all got started—nothing before that.

Kissinger said that learning too much history was a mistake — just keep moving forward. don’t lose the will

Aww yeah!

There's a video or two circulating online that seem sketchy, at best. This is a really big leap!

What? I have not seen any reporting to confirm saying that "the strikes were welcomed by Iranians"—except this throwaway, lazy line.

Wanting to see an end of a regime doesn't mean you want the US to bomb you

From @eamonwhalen.bsky.social

Donald Trump was never antiwar MAGA's critique of globalism always left room for conflict.

"'Well, I’ll tell you this,' Hegseth ­answered. 'The era of reckless adventurism around the globe is over.'"
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Dean Smith supported government healthcare for all

Around Sound, by Mike Polizze 10 track album

Missed this record from last year. Casually gorgeous mikepolizze.bandcamp.com/album/around...

Everybody hates Cory Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump's “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.

The on-the-record quotes in this story about Rep. Cory Mills are absolutely bananas. Sample: "When you’re a Grade A jackass and you do dumb shit and you make everybody look bad, you get remembered." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.

SCOOP: Previously unreported details in the Epstein files reveal Howard Lutnick & his firm had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. One email shows "HWL" discussing the investment with Epstein as late as 2018. Via @nlanard.bsky.social
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