Sonam Sheth
@sonamsheth.bsky.social
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It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
Just going to point out again that our arbitrary political rules permit Republicans to attack urban areas with impunity but strictly forbid the faintest whiff of condescension toward rural areas by Democrats
“The first thing I thought was, ‘What is she talking about?’” said Bryan Fish, the vice mayor of Culver City, whom everyone calls Bubba but doesn’t look like someone whom everyone calls Bubba. “The only crime here,” he added, “is like the $18 strawberry at Erewhon.”
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
culver city, crime haven! lmaooo
February 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It really is amazing how much of political punditry, *especially* elite outfits in NYC and Washington, still embrace this bizarre idea that rural spaces represent the "Real America" while metropolitan areas, where most (presumably real) Americans actually live, should be held in contempt.
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So @elienyc.bsky.social and @strictscrutiny.bsky.social have speculated that Alito may retire soon. I agree. Elie lays out the case here—it'd be odd to release a memoir in October if he's (a) still serving and (b) unable to promote it because he's hearing arguments. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Is Samuel Alito Preparing to Disrobe?
In this installment of Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores the week’s big legal news, including a possible Alito retirement. Also, the anti-trans mob’s latest target: tight clothing.
www.thenation.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
So @elienyc.bsky.social and @strictscrutiny.bsky.social have speculated that Alito may retire soon. I agree. Elie lays out the case here—it'd be odd to release a memoir in October if he's (a) still serving and (b) unable to promote it because he's hearing arguments. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Apparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Apparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
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“Look, when I worked for her, our poor scheduler was getting calls at two o’clock in the morning to come bring her bottles of tequila,”a former staffer claimed of incidents they recalled going back to 2021.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Nancy Mace Is Not Okay
“Something’s broken. The motherboard’s fried. We’re short-circuiting somewhere.”
nymag.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
“Look, when I worked for her, our poor scheduler was getting calls at two o’clock in the morning to come bring her bottles of tequila,”a former staffer claimed of incidents they recalled going back to 2021.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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every epstein commentary is these immensely rich/powerful/influential people raving about what a genius epstein was, and every one of his emails is just “helo, my name jomfrie”
January 31, 2026 at 4:28 AM
every epstein commentary is these immensely rich/powerful/influential people raving about what a genius epstein was, and every one of his emails is just “helo, my name jomfrie”
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Public opinion has shifted dramatically against the White House's approach to immigration enforcement, as captured in the rising % of adults who want to abolish ICE (now +12 among independents, per YouGov). Dems have a lot of leverage to push for reforms rn. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
The ICE shootings are a tipping point
Donald Trump's approval on immigration has collapsed 17 points since taking office, and support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement has swung 50 points since Sept. 2024.
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Public opinion has shifted dramatically against the White House's approach to immigration enforcement, as captured in the rising % of adults who want to abolish ICE (now +12 among independents, per YouGov). Dems have a lot of leverage to push for reforms rn. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...
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New: Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is leading an administration-wide effort to probe the 2020 election for fraud and regularly briefing Trump and top White House officials on her progress. Officials are discussing EOs on voting ahead of midterms.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
New: Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is leading an administration-wide effort to probe the 2020 election for fraud and regularly briefing Trump and top White House officials on her progress. Officials are discussing EOs on voting ahead of midterms.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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Micayla Pretti, the younger sister of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man fatally shot by federal agents over the weekend, released a statement on Monday evening.
Read the full statement from Micayla Pretti on her brother Alex Pretti
“My brother is, and always will be, my hero,” Alex Pretti’s sister said.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Micayla Pretti, the younger sister of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man fatally shot by federal agents over the weekend, released a statement on Monday evening.
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"He is the third detainee to die at the detention center since it opened last year as a tent facility on the grounds of the Fort Bliss Army base outside El Paso." abcnews.go.com/US/detainees...
'Let go of me': Cuban man who died in ICE custody allegedly slammed by guards, witnesses say
Several detainees at a Texas detention facility claim they heard a Cuban immigrant, whose death was later ruled a homicide, being slammed to the ground before his death.
abcnews.go.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"He is the third detainee to die at the detention center since it opened last year as a tent facility on the grounds of the Fort Bliss Army base outside El Paso." abcnews.go.com/US/detainees...
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video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says www.axios.com/2026/01/28/i...
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CNN interviews the 'woman in the pink jacket,' aka Stella Carlson: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
CNN interviews the 'woman in the pink jacket,' aka Stella Carlson: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me
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With new census population estimates out today, here’s what the 2030 reapportionment would look like using the 5-year trend line.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
With new census population estimates out today, here’s what the 2030 reapportionment would look like using the 5-year trend line.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
Overall, remarkably stable with projections from last year. Big change is Florida gets only 3 rather than 4 seats.
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Ouch. I’ve dealt with Tricia going back to her days on the Vivek campaign, and this is not what she normally sounds like. She sounds nervous.
Her initial statement on the Renee Good killing is also something she has not been held accountable for, but I don’t think she expected this to happen on Fox
Her initial statement on the Renee Good killing is also something she has not been held accountable for, but I don’t think she expected this to happen on Fox
FOX NEWS: Are you standing by calling Pretti a domestic terrorist?
McLAUGHLIN: Well, we'll let this investigation ...
FOX NEWS: Ok. So I guess it stands.
McLAUGHLIN: Well, we'll let this investigation ...
FOX NEWS: Ok. So I guess it stands.
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Ouch. I’ve dealt with Tricia going back to her days on the Vivek campaign, and this is not what she normally sounds like. She sounds nervous.
Her initial statement on the Renee Good killing is also something she has not been held accountable for, but I don’t think she expected this to happen on Fox
Her initial statement on the Renee Good killing is also something she has not been held accountable for, but I don’t think she expected this to happen on Fox
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Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Dario Amodei was (among) the first of the CEO class to voice some public pushback against ICE yesterday, while later going on TV to say he appreciated trump changing course
today you see dealbook got an internal OAI memo with altman echoing same
CEOs are herd animals. maybe more of this today
today you see dealbook got an internal OAI memo with altman echoing same
CEOs are herd animals. maybe more of this today
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Dario Amodei was (among) the first of the CEO class to voice some public pushback against ICE yesterday, while later going on TV to say he appreciated trump changing course
today you see dealbook got an internal OAI memo with altman echoing same
CEOs are herd animals. maybe more of this today
today you see dealbook got an internal OAI memo with altman echoing same
CEOs are herd animals. maybe more of this today
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SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
SCOOP
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta has started blocking links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
"Let us go." Immigration attorney Eric Lee shares a drawing by his five-year-old client, stuck in an immigration prison.
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"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow, AP source says.
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis tomorrow, AP source says.
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Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
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Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Believe Your Eyes
People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Wrote about the observers. The people standing by and filming and the risk they are taking to let the world see what is happening. It's crucial and its the only way to combat the lies and blatant propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...