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Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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He was living under Federal protection in Miami but I guess no one told ICE and now he's going to go to trial for crimes against humanity
The secrets kept by Armando Fernández Larios, former Pinochet agent arrested by ICE
Wanted in Chile for crimes committed during the dictatorship, he was convicted in the US in 1987 for the 1976 assassination in Washington DC of Orlando Letelier and his young assistant Ronni Moffitt
english.elpais.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
He was living under Federal protection in Miami but I guess no one told ICE and now he's going to go to trial for crimes against humanity
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Interesting detail:
In trying to frame Leqaa Kordia sending money to her family in Palestine as supporting Hamas, DHS claims she's financially aided "individuals living in nations hostile to the US."
Are they conflating Hamas with Palestine — and also inadvertently recognizing Palestine as a state?
In trying to frame Leqaa Kordia sending money to her family in Palestine as supporting Hamas, DHS claims she's financially aided "individuals living in nations hostile to the US."
Are they conflating Hamas with Palestine — and also inadvertently recognizing Palestine as a state?
First, the Trump administration said it detained Leqaa Kordia for an immigration violation.
Then, they used her participation in a pro-Palestine Columbia protest to justify it.
Now, they say she supports Hamas because she sent money to family in Palestine.
She has been detained for nearly a year:
Then, they used her participation in a pro-Palestine Columbia protest to justify it.
Now, they say she supports Hamas because she sent money to family in Palestine.
She has been detained for nearly a year:
Why Has This Columbia University Protester Been in ICE Detention for Nearly a Year?
Leqaa Kordia's family worries about her health after she was briefly hospitalized last week. DHS refused to give them information about her condition and she is still 'very sick.'
zeteo.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Interesting detail:
In trying to frame Leqaa Kordia sending money to her family in Palestine as supporting Hamas, DHS claims she's financially aided "individuals living in nations hostile to the US."
Are they conflating Hamas with Palestine — and also inadvertently recognizing Palestine as a state?
In trying to frame Leqaa Kordia sending money to her family in Palestine as supporting Hamas, DHS claims she's financially aided "individuals living in nations hostile to the US."
Are they conflating Hamas with Palestine — and also inadvertently recognizing Palestine as a state?
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Getting reports and videos from friends on the scene. One person taken by ambulance.
Apparently caused by a high speed chase — in one of the oldest, densest corners of Saint Paul.
Apparently caused by a high speed chase — in one of the oldest, densest corners of Saint Paul.
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Getting reports and videos from friends on the scene. One person taken by ambulance.
Apparently caused by a high speed chase — in one of the oldest, densest corners of Saint Paul.
Apparently caused by a high speed chase — in one of the oldest, densest corners of Saint Paul.
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MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
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New: our @startribune.com/Kare11/NBC poll of Minnesotans on the ICE raids & the administration's immigration crackdown.
66% believe ICE has gone too far
69% believe ICE should be reformed or abolished
67% believe in path to legal status
More: www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-...
66% believe ICE has gone too far
69% believe ICE should be reformed or abolished
67% believe in path to legal status
More: www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-...
Poll: Trump’s immigration crackdown deeply unpopular in Minnesota
Federal deportation efforts are also unpopular nationally, turning immigration from a political strength to a problem for the president ahead of the midterm elections.
www.startribune.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
New: our @startribune.com/Kare11/NBC poll of Minnesotans on the ICE raids & the administration's immigration crackdown.
66% believe ICE has gone too far
69% believe ICE should be reformed or abolished
67% believe in path to legal status
More: www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-...
66% believe ICE has gone too far
69% believe ICE should be reformed or abolished
67% believe in path to legal status
More: www.startribune.com/poll-trumps-...
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
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The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
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If you thought MPD overspending their 2025 overtime budget by 50% was bad, get a load of 2026: "We have spent all of our overtime budgeted for police and fire this year in the first 3 weeks of January."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Lg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Lg...
Minneapolis City Council to debate $5M fund shift to support local businesses
A Minneapolis City Council member is proposing to allocate $5 million to support local businesses, but some argue the city lacks the funds. STORY:…
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 AM
If you thought MPD overspending their 2025 overtime budget by 50% was bad, get a load of 2026: "We have spent all of our overtime budgeted for police and fire this year in the first 3 weeks of January."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Lg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Lg...
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Because their entire belief system is built on reactionary politics and antagonizing people. At no point are they trying to reclaim joy, they're trying to suppress it in others. They confuse enjoying the suffering of others with joy. And also, for a bunch of haters, they're not even good at that
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Because their entire belief system is built on reactionary politics and antagonizing people. At no point are they trying to reclaim joy, they're trying to suppress it in others. They confuse enjoying the suffering of others with joy. And also, for a bunch of haters, they're not even good at that
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Bloomington Police just announced they've arrested a Department of Defense employee in a sex trafficking sting. The police chief said his job is to do background checks and security clearance checks on ICE agents.
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Bloomington Police just announced they've arrested a Department of Defense employee in a sex trafficking sting. The police chief said his job is to do background checks and security clearance checks on ICE agents.
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Rep. Lieu: “Howard Lutnick must resign… The Epstein Files new release shows that not only did Howard Lutnick lie to the American people, he went into business with Jeffrey Epstein, he visited Epstein Island, and Howard Lutnick did this knowing how evil Epstein was.”
February 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Rep. Lieu: “Howard Lutnick must resign… The Epstein Files new release shows that not only did Howard Lutnick lie to the American people, he went into business with Jeffrey Epstein, he visited Epstein Island, and Howard Lutnick did this knowing how evil Epstein was.”
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"The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,000 in 2025 and $1,300 in 2026," according to a new report from the Tax Foundation think tank.
"The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP (0.54 percent for 2026) since 1993."
#Tariffs
#Inflation
"The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP (0.54 percent for 2026) since 1993."
#Tariffs
#Inflation
Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs
The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993 and amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.
taxfoundation.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
"The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,000 in 2025 and $1,300 in 2026," according to a new report from the Tax Foundation think tank.
"The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP (0.54 percent for 2026) since 1993."
#Tariffs
#Inflation
"The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP (0.54 percent for 2026) since 1993."
#Tariffs
#Inflation
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Immigration-rights attorneys will get to see for themselves the conditions inside the Whipple Federal Building and visit clients today following a judge’s ruling granting them access to the facility.
Immigration attorneys allowed to inspect ICE detention facility at Whipple Building after court order
They will be able to speak with clients during their visit on Monday.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Immigration-rights attorneys will get to see for themselves the conditions inside the Whipple Federal Building and visit clients today following a judge’s ruling granting them access to the facility.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
All tac and no battle. A generational gutless wonder.
Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, filmed himself destroying an anti-ICE ice sculpture made by military veterans in St. Paul.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-jake-lang-destroys-prosecute-ice-veterans-sculpture
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-jake-lang-destroys-prosecute-ice-veterans-sculpture
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
All tac and no battle. A generational gutless wonder.
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video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now
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I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
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Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.