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Today’s Black History Month focus: Eunice Hunton Carter.
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
Eunice Carter, First Black Woman Assistant District Attorney in NYS - Historical Society of the New York Courts
Eunice Carter’s life and career was celebrated in Invisible No More: The Eunice Carter Story with a special focus on her work in the prosecution of Lucky … More Eunice Carter, First Black Woman Assist...
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February 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Today’s Black History Month focus: Eunice Hunton Carter.
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
Harlem attorney. Relentless investigator. One of the first Black women prosecutors in New York.
And she helped take down Lucky Luciano, years before “organized crime” was a TV genre.
history.nycourts.gov/about_period...
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?
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Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?
ICE’s nationwide detention system continues to expand under plans that would double its size while shielding it from meaningful accountability…
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February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Over 70,000 People Detained in 225 Concentration Camps, With Plans to Double Them: Why Isn’t This a National Emergency?
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Prayer asks God to improve Trump's moral failings as president stands feet away - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/jonathan-jac...
Prayer asks God to improve Trump's moral failings as president stands feet away
A Democratic congressman shamed President Donald Trump during a prayer from just feet away.Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) spoke Thursday morning at the bipartisan National Prayer Breakfast, where he cit...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Prayer asks God to improve Trump's moral failings as president stands feet away - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/jonathan-jac...
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Gov. Newsom rocks. His Davos quote, “Trump is a T-rex. You mate with him or he devours you," is one for the ages.
January 20, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Gov. Newsom rocks. His Davos quote, “Trump is a T-rex. You mate with him or he devours you," is one for the ages.
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California has a long, proud history of protecting its resources. But right now, the federal government is trying to handcuff our state agencies and strip away our ability to safeguard our own waters.
In Congress, I stood up to Big Oil and won. Together, we'll do it again.
In Congress, I stood up to Big Oil and won. Together, we'll do it again.
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
California has a long, proud history of protecting its resources. But right now, the federal government is trying to handcuff our state agencies and strip away our ability to safeguard our own waters.
In Congress, I stood up to Big Oil and won. Together, we'll do it again.
In Congress, I stood up to Big Oil and won. Together, we'll do it again.
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Some mushrooms I encountered today in Kingston ,Jamaica.
Check out #Roostersworldja to see more cool stuff from the island d of Jamaica
Check out #Roostersworldja to see more cool stuff from the island d of Jamaica
February 6, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Some mushrooms I encountered today in Kingston ,Jamaica.
Check out #Roostersworldja to see more cool stuff from the island d of Jamaica
Check out #Roostersworldja to see more cool stuff from the island d of Jamaica
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A string of violent incidents involving U.S. immigration agents in Minneapolis has prompted Vermont officials & local organizers to prepare in case a similar enforcement surge is aimed at them.
Vermont forbids police departments from collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
Vermont forbids police departments from collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
Fears of ICE Surge Galvanize Vermonters to Respond | Seven Days
The threat of a large-scale immigration enforcement surge in Vermont has galvanized elected leaders and community organizers to prepare with a greater sense of urgency.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
A string of violent incidents involving U.S. immigration agents in Minneapolis has prompted Vermont officials & local organizers to prepare in case a similar enforcement surge is aimed at them.
Vermont forbids police departments from collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
Vermont forbids police departments from collaborating with federal immigration authorities.
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Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota - The Minnesota Star Tribune
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota — The Minnesota Star Tribune
The government says the undocumented immigrant voluntarily left the U.S. His attorney is seeking a contempt of court finding as the federal courts remain overwhelmed by immigration cases.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Despite judge’s order, ICE sent an immigrant to Mexico instead of back to Minnesota - The Minnesota Star Tribune
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
"Meanwhile...
the arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will remain active."
www.palestinechronicle.com/netanyahu-ta...
the arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will remain active."
www.palestinechronicle.com/netanyahu-ta...
www.palestinechronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 AM
"Meanwhile...
the arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will remain active."
www.palestinechronicle.com/netanyahu-ta...
the arrest warrants issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will remain active."
www.palestinechronicle.com/netanyahu-ta...
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Meanwhile, two Human Rights Watch employees have resigned after the organization’s leadership blocked a report which called Israel’s denial of the right of return for Palestinians a crime against humanity.
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Meanwhile, two Human Rights Watch employees have resigned after the organization’s leadership blocked a report which called Israel’s denial of the right of return for Palestinians a crime against humanity.
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“A rare misstep”
Stephen Miller called Alex Pretti a “domestic terrorist” after the VA nurse was killed by federal agents, a rare misstep for Miller, the White House aide stoking President Trump’s boundary-pushing impulses.
🔗: on.wsj.com/49XmNXz
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February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“A rare misstep”
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Oh. He just came out and said it
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Oh. He just came out and said it
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cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
February 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
cannot possibly convey how actually crazy-making it can feel, after spending 20 years monitoring all these orgs blaming sex workers and the internet for enabling a vast sex trafficking network, to now see Jeffery Epstein’s inbox
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I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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Oh my god
JD Vance getting lip fillers is so fucking funny
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Oh my god
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February 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM