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Lovely profile of a fantastic filmmaker, alongside everything else.
Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:
What Mira Nair Taught Zohran Mamdani
The mayor’s famous filmmaker mother reveals the origins of his ferocious ambition.
www.vulture.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Lovely profile of a fantastic filmmaker, alongside everything else.
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One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
One of every thousand American residents has been taken into custody by ICE in the last year.
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
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this might be a long shot... but do i know anyone based in Japan who has access to the National Diet Library in Japan and could help me access digital scans of a book with contents that are now in the public domain (early 1900s)?
www.ndl.go.jp
www.ndl.go.jp
国立国会図書館
国立国会図書館の公式ウェブサイトです。当館は、国内外の資料・情報を広く収集・保存して、知識・文化の基盤となり、国会の活動を補佐するとともに、行政・司法及び国民に図書館サービスを提供しています。
www.ndl.go.jp
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
this might be a long shot... but do i know anyone based in Japan who has access to the National Diet Library in Japan and could help me access digital scans of a book with contents that are now in the public domain (early 1900s)?
www.ndl.go.jp
www.ndl.go.jp
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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You can't actually steal ppl's ability and capacity to create art so the next best thing is devaluing the creation of art itself.
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
You can't actually steal ppl's ability and capacity to create art so the next best thing is devaluing the creation of art itself.
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ICE was flawed from day one... born out of post-9/11 fear and built on policies that blurred national security with domestic control. Some systems don’t need reform. They need to be abolished.
#AbolishICE #ICEtapo #FDT
#AbolishICE #ICEtapo #FDT
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 AM
ICE was flawed from day one... born out of post-9/11 fear and built on policies that blurred national security with domestic control. Some systems don’t need reform. They need to be abolished.
#AbolishICE #ICEtapo #FDT
#AbolishICE #ICEtapo #FDT
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"But I can't afford to hire a human artist for my business!"
Then you can't afford a business.
Then you can't afford a business.
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"But I can't afford to hire a human artist for my business!"
Then you can't afford a business.
Then you can't afford a business.
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This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
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“The Lake Street Council estimated that the corridor’s more than 1,000 immigrant-owned businesses lost a cumulative $46 million in December and January.” 1/
www.startribune.com/ice-economic...
www.startribune.com/ice-economic...
Minneapolis businesses losing millions in sales each week as ICE operation continues
Immigrant-owned businesses are bearing the brunt of the losses from Operation Metro Surge, but effects are widespread.
www.startribune.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“The Lake Street Council estimated that the corridor’s more than 1,000 immigrant-owned businesses lost a cumulative $46 million in December and January.” 1/
www.startribune.com/ice-economic...
www.startribune.com/ice-economic...
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no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
no disrespect, but I'm not subscribing to your Substack for reasons that should be obvious if you google words like "substack" and "nazis"
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St. Paul calls on Walz, state leaders to freeze evictions and put a moratorium on utility disconnections. Xcel Energy says in St. Paul and Minneapolis, no one will be unplugged through the end of February: www.twincities.com/2026/02/04/s...
St. Paul to state leaders: Freeze evictions, utility shut-offs
Many residents are unable to leave home or out of work during Operation Metro Surge
www.twincities.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
St. Paul calls on Walz, state leaders to freeze evictions and put a moratorium on utility disconnections. Xcel Energy says in St. Paul and Minneapolis, no one will be unplugged through the end of February: www.twincities.com/2026/02/04/s...
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Dumas' FATHER was born to a French count and an enslaved African women in Haiti. The Père was then brought to France, was educated, served in the military, etc.
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Dumas' FATHER was born to a French count and an enslaved African women in Haiti. The Père was then brought to France, was educated, served in the military, etc.
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
"The Black Count" is a fantastic book about him.
His son is the author Alexander Dumas, and he based Count of Monte Cristo on his Dad.🇭🇹
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
👏👏 my hometown!
JUST IN: 2 school systems in MN file suit to block ICE enforcement near schools. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#1 in Fridley Public School District, Independent School District 14 v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-01023) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12627493) filed by Education Minnesota, Duluth Public School District, Independent School District 709, Fridley Public School D...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
👏👏 my hometown!
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This would heal me
In case you're wondering where we are at this point in American politics, it's at...hoping for a video of a group of wild turkeys f***ing up an 🧊 agent.
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This would heal me
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Once I learn that you use AI to create flyers or edit photos I don’t want to work with you.
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Once I learn that you use AI to create flyers or edit photos I don’t want to work with you.
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BREAKING: ICE won't stay away from our schools. So we're suing the federal government to keep them away. edmn.me/4rBNI1b #iceoutmn #iceoutschools
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
BREAKING: ICE won't stay away from our schools. So we're suing the federal government to keep them away. edmn.me/4rBNI1b #iceoutmn #iceoutschools
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ABOLISH ICE
REGULATE AI
TAX THE RICH LIKE YOU MEAN IT
REGULATE AI
TAX THE RICH LIKE YOU MEAN IT
February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
ABOLISH ICE
REGULATE AI
TAX THE RICH LIKE YOU MEAN IT
REGULATE AI
TAX THE RICH LIKE YOU MEAN IT
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | Liam Ramos Was Just One of Hundreds of Children at This Detention Center. Release Them All.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"A 2-year-old boy was breastfeeding in detention. One 6-year-old boy had leukemia. An 8-year-old girl began wetting the bed. A 14-year-old girl engaged in self-harm...None of these children or their parents had a criminal history anywhere in the world."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
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Without identification there is no accountability.
We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder.
We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off.
We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder.
We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off.
Mike Johnson on unmasking ICE agents: "It would create further danger ... taking the mask off and putting their names and addresses on their uniforms -- I don't think the president would approve it and he shouldn't"
February 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Without identification there is no accountability.
We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder.
We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off.
We are seeing the consequences of that over and over again in American communities, with officers engaging in violence, violations of rights, and even murder.
We don’t do secret police in America — the masks must come off.
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Minneapolis is 2.6mil people.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Minneapolis is 2.6mil people.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
Springfield is 60,000 with 15,000 of that population under threat of deportation (1/4th of the whole city.)
Springfield is 26 square miles. 1000 ICE agents is 40 agents per mile.
People are terrified. We need all the help we can get.
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One of the things that keeps me going is that we are trying to protect something--community--and in the process we are strengthening that very thing. Their goal is simply to destroy. They have the guns and we have the whistles, but every day we become stronger and they do not.
February 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
One of the things that keeps me going is that we are trying to protect something--community--and in the process we are strengthening that very thing. Their goal is simply to destroy. They have the guns and we have the whistles, but every day we become stronger and they do not.
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Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.
Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.