Erika
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In other words, long enough that habeas petitions can be filed on their behalf in Minnesota before they're whisked off to an immigration detention facility somewhere in the Fifth Circuit (where, under that court's current law, they wouldn't be eligible for a bond hearing).
Incredibly powerful opinion chronicling the awfulness in Whipple and the ways it interfered with the right to counsel.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
One key part of the ruling (that ICE will likely appeal ASAP); Judge Brasel bars ICE from transferring anyone out of Minnesota within 72 hours of arrest.
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
In other words, long enough that habeas petitions can be filed on their behalf in Minnesota before they're whisked off to an immigration detention facility somewhere in the Fifth Circuit (where, under that court's current law, they wouldn't be eligible for a bond hearing).
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NEW: Senate Democrats REJECT funding for DHS, which will lead to shutdown of the agency. Keep in mind, ICE and CBP are still funded by supplemental money in the BBB, but it's harder to spend and will deplete those funds. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Senate Democrats Block DHS Measure as Funding Deadline Approaches
Lawmakers say they remain far apart on deal on Homeland Security to put new restrictions on immigration enforcement
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
NEW: Senate Democrats REJECT funding for DHS, which will lead to shutdown of the agency. Keep in mind, ICE and CBP are still funded by supplemental money in the BBB, but it's harder to spend and will deplete those funds. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
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February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
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Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, please remember there is no greater expert than Alina Habba on the law of parking garages and your state has a lot of them! 😀
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Governor @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, please remember there is no greater expert than Alina Habba on the law of parking garages and your state has a lot of them! 😀
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Garry Tan, the Y Combinator CEO who has long been a connector between tech & San Francisco's center-right politics, is taking his efforts statewide.
He today announced the launch of a new dark-money group, Garry's List, to spend up & down the state.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-g...
He today announced the launch of a new dark-money group, Garry's List, to spend up & down the state.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-g...
Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to influence California politics
The Y Combinator CEO announced "Garry's List," a new big-money group spending and operating in races across the state.
missionlocal.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Garry Tan, the Y Combinator CEO who has long been a connector between tech & San Francisco's center-right politics, is taking his efforts statewide.
He today announced the launch of a new dark-money group, Garry's List, to spend up & down the state.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-g...
He today announced the launch of a new dark-money group, Garry's List, to spend up & down the state.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-g...
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MOAR
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
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#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
MOAR
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yeah, so the hundreds of people in my mentions last night who were like nothing will happen, no one is gonna read those names on the floor of the House
MAYBE TAKE A SEAT
newrepublic.com/post/206411/...
MAYBE TAKE A SEAT
newrepublic.com/post/206411/...
Ro Khanna Reads Out Names of “Six Powerful Men” in Epstein Files
Democratic Representative Ro Khanna used his time on the House floor to name names in the Epstein files.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
yeah, so the hundreds of people in my mentions last night who were like nothing will happen, no one is gonna read those names on the floor of the House
MAYBE TAKE A SEAT
newrepublic.com/post/206411/...
MAYBE TAKE A SEAT
newrepublic.com/post/206411/...
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I am over the damn moon about this. So good.
Analilia Mejia’s historic victory is a huge win for working people and sends a clear signal that it’s a new day in New Jersey politics, and that our country is ready for bold, working-class leadership.
We’re one step closer to sending an organizer and a WFP champion to Congress! 🏆
We’re one step closer to sending an organizer and a WFP champion to Congress! 🏆
February 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am over the damn moon about this. So good.
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Internalized hatred is a monster.
Head of GEO group was a “dreamer” before immigration laws tightened & now runs GEO which builds DHS concentration camps.🧵
“if George Zoley had been born just 20 years later, he’d more likely be cowering inside the Aurora Detention Center instead of raking in the profits from it.”
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“if George Zoley had been born just 20 years later, he’d more likely be cowering inside the Aurora Detention Center instead of raking in the profits from it.”
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Immigrant Owner of ICE Detention Center Doubles His Money With Trump
The man who is making a killing from Trump’s current onslaught of immigrant persecution is himself an immigrant. In fact, if George Zoley had been born just 20 years later,...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Internalized hatred is a monster.
Hahahahahaha!
The Kid Rock-led “All-American Halftime Show,” a conservative alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show was 32 minutes — and surprisingly dull.
All this hype for that? Kid Rock’s halftime show was an exercise in banality
The Kid Rock-led “All-American Halftime Show,” a conservative alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show was 32 minutes — and surprisingly dull.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Hahahahahaha!
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Dinosaur Convention out here with higher moral standards than the Cabinet.
February 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Dinosaur Convention out here with higher moral standards than the Cabinet.
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EXCELLENT.
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
EXCELLENT.
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LOL
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
LOL
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McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
McGregor was found liable for sexual assault in 2024 and the jury ordered him to pay the victim $257,000. He lost all his appeals.
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Epstein survivors released an incredible ad during the Super Bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Epstein survivors released an incredible ad during the Super Bowl.
I love this ... she's going on offense to see if the DOJ is gonna blink
Elissa Slotkin rejects Justice Department interview request | AP News share.google/nkA3lmPUU99F...
Elissa Slotkin rejects Justice Department interview request | AP News share.google/nkA3lmPUU99F...
Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders'
Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan says she won't sit for an interview with the Justice Department regarding a probe into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders.”
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February 6, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I love this ... she's going on offense to see if the DOJ is gonna blink
Elissa Slotkin rejects Justice Department interview request | AP News share.google/nkA3lmPUU99F...
Elissa Slotkin rejects Justice Department interview request | AP News share.google/nkA3lmPUU99F...
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OH HEY. And now they have Maduro in custody and they’re raiding election offices? Wonder if this has to do with that whistleblower report filed last May that just got to Congress?
Breaking Reuters:
A team working for Tulsi Gabbard last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines.
The goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.
The probe did not produce any clear evidence of interference.
A team working for Tulsi Gabbard last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines.
The goal was to work with the FBI to investigate claims that Venezuela had hacked voting machines in Puerto Rico.
The probe did not produce any clear evidence of interference.
Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico
A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the pre...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 AM
OH HEY. And now they have Maduro in custody and they’re raiding election offices? Wonder if this has to do with that whistleblower report filed last May that just got to Congress?
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The Supreme Court rejected an effort to block implementation of Prop 50 by the California Republican Party and the Trump administration, leaving the new maps in effect for 2026.
Supreme Court leaves California’s Prop 50 maps in place for 2026 midterms
The Supreme Court rejected an effort to block implementation of Prop 50 by the California Republican Party and the Trump administration, leaving the new maps in effect for 2026.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The Supreme Court rejected an effort to block implementation of Prop 50 by the California Republican Party and the Trump administration, leaving the new maps in effect for 2026.
I don't believe anything they say.
The National Nuclear Security Administration said it's part of normal protocol.
Radiation-detecting military aircraft seen flying low over Bay Area
The National Nuclear Security Administration said it's part of normal protocol.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I don't believe anything they say.
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700 out still leaves 2300 on the ground— roughly four times the number of cops in the Minneapolis PD, just for example.
This Homan presser is completely incoherent. He started by announcing a drawdown of 700 agents (good!) but then pivoted to whining about "rhetoric" (bad) and suggested there will be more bloodshed if it doesn't stop (grim). Not clear to me that anything is actually changing on the ground here in MN.
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
700 out still leaves 2300 on the ground— roughly four times the number of cops in the Minneapolis PD, just for example.
Watch us Mother F*cker.
This is an absolute threat. “You’re not going to stop ICE. You’re not going to stop Border Patrol.”
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
Said with the cool casual tone of a sociopath.
February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Watch us Mother F*cker.
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This is a deeply important piece. "A tool meant to make D.M.V. data sharing frictionless for law enforcement agencies also acts like a privacy Trojan horse, because agencies don’t need just cause or a warrant to look at it."
Opinion | ICE Is Watching You
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This is a deeply important piece. "A tool meant to make D.M.V. data sharing frictionless for law enforcement agencies also acts like a privacy Trojan horse, because agencies don’t need just cause or a warrant to look at it."
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My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.