Dan Mitchell
@danmitchell.bsky.social
Reporter based in Oakland. An American, Chicago-born.
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It would be great if the top two stories about the executive branch were not a huge multinational child rape coverup and the establishment of a gulag of concentration camps
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 AM
It would be great if the top two stories about the executive branch were not a huge multinational child rape coverup and the establishment of a gulag of concentration camps
How about "uHoh?" It's even got that gratuicap thing that all the tech-marketing weasels were doing in the '90s. Very retrofuture.
A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027. www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Abandons ‘io’ Branding for Its AI Hardware
A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM
How about "uHoh?" It's even got that gratuicap thing that all the tech-marketing weasels were doing in the '90s. Very retrofuture.
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"There is no question that the number of police killings of civilians in the U.S. – who are disproportionately Black and other people of color – are the result of policies and practices that enable and even encourage police violence. ... American police kill civilians at incredibly high rates."
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
"There is no question that the number of police killings of civilians in the U.S. – who are disproportionately Black and other people of color – are the result of policies and practices that enable and even encourage police violence. ... American police kill civilians at incredibly high rates."
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They're building concentration camps, Chuck.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Our DHS reform demands are exceedingly reasonable.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
We're asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow.
Republicans, the ball is in your court. The clock is ticking.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
They're building concentration camps, Chuck.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
Killing American citizens.
If ICE isn't following the standards that other agencies follow, then they're breaking the law, Chuck.
I don't want my tax dollars going to support any of this, Chuck. 4 out of 5 Democrats agree.
“Analysis”
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
“Analysis”
Nothing I’ve ever seen indicates that this would help Republicans. All examinations of the question have concluded that it would either hurt the GOP more than the Democrats, or that it wouldn’t have much of an effect either way.
Trump is doing it to cast doubt on elections.
Trump is doing it to cast doubt on elections.
White House keeps pressure on House Republicans ahead of crucial vote on mail-in-voting
The Trump administration continues to press congressional Republicans to add a provision to their voter requirements bill that would either ban mail-in-voting
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Nothing I’ve ever seen indicates that this would help Republicans. All examinations of the question have concluded that it would either hurt the GOP more than the Democrats, or that it wouldn’t have much of an effect either way.
Trump is doing it to cast doubt on elections.
Trump is doing it to cast doubt on elections.
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“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Hundreds of millions spent on human misery
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Hundreds of millions spent on human misery
They'll just never see how their decades of insisting that the right wing was perfectly normal until 2016 (or even later, in many cases) led to this nightmare, even though the ability to recognize that fact isn't much past object-permanence, intellectual-development-wise.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
They'll just never see how their decades of insisting that the right wing was perfectly normal until 2016 (or even later, in many cases) led to this nightmare, even though the ability to recognize that fact isn't much past object-permanence, intellectual-development-wise.
Zengerle (nee NYT) was on (I think) "Fresh Air" recently and spent much of the time talking about how Tucker Carlson used to be a Real Journalist and how Zengerle and all his DC reporter pals used to look up to and try to emulate him. He also lauded The Weekly Standard.
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Zengerle (nee NYT) was on (I think) "Fresh Air" recently and spent much of the time talking about how Tucker Carlson used to be a Real Journalist and how Zengerle and all his DC reporter pals used to look up to and try to emulate him. He also lauded The Weekly Standard.
Trump has done much worse stuff than this (though it's impeachable, as noted here) but not all that much that's more insane. I know this is sort of impossible to measure, just because of the overwhelming amounts of data, but this is fucking bonkers.
As Trump asks us to believe Schumer wanted to rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after Trump, there are fresh reasons this should be more than a one-day story. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump tries to blame Schumer for the president’s own Gateway tunnel project debacle
The president didn’t deny the absurd proposal, but he did try to blame the Senate Democratic leader for the idea. Schumer called it an “absolute lie.”
www.ms.now
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Trump has done much worse stuff than this (though it's impeachable, as noted here) but not all that much that's more insane. I know this is sort of impossible to measure, just because of the overwhelming amounts of data, but this is fucking bonkers.
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When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When I worked for Reason magazine during Trump's rise to power in 2016, I was explicitly forbidden by the editor in chief from writing about Trump's racism, or the violence and racism at his rallies.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
It was a "sideshow," I was told.
Seething ideologues tend to believe that others — particularly their political foes — are similarly seething. Like all weird dysfunctions, this is found most often on the right. So all law profs who identify as liberal must be liberal in the same way that this nutcase is “conservative.”
Josh Blackman has self-published his letter to the editor to the New York times (which they declined to publish) and GUYS
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Seething ideologues tend to believe that others — particularly their political foes — are similarly seething. Like all weird dysfunctions, this is found most often on the right. So all law profs who identify as liberal must be liberal in the same way that this nutcase is “conservative.”
"The Democrats failed to give voters an acceptable alternative."
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"The Democrats failed to give voters an acceptable alternative."
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NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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NEW: Two weeks ago, the FBI conducted an unprecedented raid of Fulton County’s central election hub to acquire 2020 election records.
Now, the county said in newly unsealed court filings that the search was "designed to intimidate" voters and may have violated numerous constitutional rights.
Now, the county said in newly unsealed court filings that the search was "designed to intimidate" voters and may have violated numerous constitutional rights.
‘Designed to intimidate': Fulton County official decries FBI raid in court filing
The FBI showed “callous disregard” for numerous constitutional rights through the raid, the county alleged.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
NEW: Two weeks ago, the FBI conducted an unprecedented raid of Fulton County’s central election hub to acquire 2020 election records.
Now, the county said in newly unsealed court filings that the search was "designed to intimidate" voters and may have violated numerous constitutional rights.
Now, the county said in newly unsealed court filings that the search was "designed to intimidate" voters and may have violated numerous constitutional rights.
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Twin Cities home builders are falling behind schedule as the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota has fueled a shortage of roofing, drywall and other construction workers, according to developers and real estate agents.
Twin Cities immigration crackdown delays home construction, slows real estate market
As immigrant workers move or stay home, a shortage of workers in the trades also is affecting the existing home market and rental owners.
www.startribune.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Twin Cities home builders are falling behind schedule as the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota has fueled a shortage of roofing, drywall and other construction workers, according to developers and real estate agents.
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worst Mortal Kombat roster of all time
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
worst Mortal Kombat roster of all time
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
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"Love" in scare quotes is killing me.
the first choice is literally what Jesus would teach, i feel like i'm losing my mind
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"Love" in scare quotes is killing me.
Oh, my lord. Not only did Kid Rock have to lip-sync along with himself just yelling, but he couldn't even do that competently.
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Kid Rock mocked for ‘miming’ Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime performance
Musician branded ‘complete and utter embarrassment’ for lip-syncing performance
www.the-independent.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Oh, my lord. Not only did Kid Rock have to lip-sync along with himself just yelling, but he couldn't even do that competently.
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
The annoying thing is when I want to go 80 in a 65, and some yahoo is going 60 in the left lane and just staying there, even though there's plenty of room in the other lanes. But if speed were capped at 65, It wouldn't be annoying.
Do you get super annoyed by the speed of a commuter train?
Do you get super annoyed by the speed of a commuter train?
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The annoying thing is when I want to go 80 in a 65, and some yahoo is going 60 in the left lane and just staying there, even though there's plenty of room in the other lanes. But if speed were capped at 65, It wouldn't be annoying.
Do you get super annoyed by the speed of a commuter train?
Do you get super annoyed by the speed of a commuter train?
When I'm stuck in slow traffic, I just live with it. It's kind of annoying, but it's just the way it is, so I just deal with it. Governed speed would be similar.
When I was younger, I often tried zipping through. I was never a dick about it, and I eventually realized that it was pointless.
When I was younger, I often tried zipping through. I was never a dick about it, and I eventually realized that it was pointless.
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
When I'm stuck in slow traffic, I just live with it. It's kind of annoying, but it's just the way it is, so I just deal with it. Governed speed would be similar.
When I was younger, I often tried zipping through. I was never a dick about it, and I eventually realized that it was pointless.
When I was younger, I often tried zipping through. I was never a dick about it, and I eventually realized that it was pointless.
I think a lot of the people who are appalled by Weiss (and of course all of the people who aren't) don't quite realize that she is, on top of everything else, a dolt.
In highlighting a CBS reporter's story debunking the Trump admin's lies on immigration enforcement, Bari Weiss appears to briefly forget that she now works for CBS and tweets that his story was for The Free Press.
February 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I think a lot of the people who are appalled by Weiss (and of course all of the people who aren't) don't quite realize that she is, on top of everything else, a dolt.