Benjamin Detenber
@detenber.bsky.social
University professor in Singapore studying media and public opinion.
In terms of diversity and immigration policy, Trump is losing the culture war. Obvious as that is, given his state of mind (and state of decline), he might not know it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bad Bunny makes history as Trump criticises 'terrible' Super Bowl show
Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny makes history with his entirely Spanish set on the sporting world's biggest stage.
www.bbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
In terms of diversity and immigration policy, Trump is losing the culture war. Obvious as that is, given his state of mind (and state of decline), he might not know it. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
I appreciate the framing here.
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I appreciate the framing here.
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y'all, I almost fell for this one. This is a fake email www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
Don't need to make things up to know that Trump is a racist
Don't need to make things up to know that Trump is a racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
y'all, I almost fell for this one. This is a fake email www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
Don't need to make things up to know that Trump is a racist
Don't need to make things up to know that Trump is a racist
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Seeing this now (again) hurts my heart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDjf...
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Seeing this now (again) hurts my heart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDjf...
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"This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction."
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron dismembers Jeff Bezos.
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron dismembers Jeff Bezos.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction."
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron dismembers Jeff Bezos.
Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron dismembers Jeff Bezos.
Damn. I didn't think I needed this 90s inflected cut at this time, but I do.
HE GOT GAME —>
SHE GOT GAME
YEAH BOOYYYEEEE SHE GOT IT,!!
And now so do you.
Available on all major streaming platforms.
Public Enemy with Flau’Jae + Retina MC
Featuring an All-Star female band:
Cindy Blackman Santana
Blu DeTiger
Elizabeth Beisel
+ Grace Bowers
SHE GOT GAME
YEAH BOOYYYEEEE SHE GOT IT,!!
And now so do you.
Available on all major streaming platforms.
Public Enemy with Flau’Jae + Retina MC
Featuring an All-Star female band:
Cindy Blackman Santana
Blu DeTiger
Elizabeth Beisel
+ Grace Bowers
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Damn. I didn't think I needed this 90s inflected cut at this time, but I do.
This is an incredible article that we are unlikely to see much of now. I canceled my subscription to the WaPo early last year when the writing was on the wall, and it lapsed last week. It's a gift link from a friend; hope you can open it.
wapo.st/4tije5J
wapo.st/4tije5J
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
wapo.st
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This is an incredible article that we are unlikely to see much of now. I canceled my subscription to the WaPo early last year when the writing was on the wall, and it lapsed last week. It's a gift link from a friend; hope you can open it.
wapo.st/4tije5J
wapo.st/4tije5J
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CBP has a deeply deeply rooted culture of racism and misogyny that should not be tolerated in any federal law enforcement agency, which I explored in depth in my recent testimony about CBP corruption and abuse of deadly force. It’s all linked together: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
CBP has a deeply deeply rooted culture of racism and misogyny that should not be tolerated in any federal law enforcement agency, which I explored in depth in my recent testimony about CBP corruption and abuse of deadly force. It’s all linked together: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
Indeed, we need this kind of local news coverage. Also, keep resisting, keep pushing back on the lawlessness of ICE, DHS, and DOJ. It's the only way we are every going to see assemblance of accountability.
ICE attorney says the system, her job 'sucks' while in court
Bless local news
Bless local news
ICE attorney says the system, her job 'sucks' while in court
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Indeed, we need this kind of local news coverage. Also, keep resisting, keep pushing back on the lawlessness of ICE, DHS, and DOJ. It's the only way we are every going to see assemblance of accountability.
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They're coming for combination vaccines
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
They're coming for combination vaccines
"The choice now is to transform the party’s strategy to meet the scale of the threat, or to fail. In this contest, failure is not just an electoral defeat; it may be the end of democratic self-governance." True that. www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"The choice now is to transform the party’s strategy to meet the scale of the threat, or to fail. In this contest, failure is not just an electoral defeat; it may be the end of democratic self-governance." True that. www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
I love the Boston Review, and I subscribe. This new piece is the bomb, or whatever younger people are saying crushes it.
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I love the Boston Review, and I subscribe. This new piece is the bomb, or whatever younger people are saying crushes it.
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New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
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The SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting. It failed before, and it must fail again. Tell your Senators: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The SAVE Act would block millions of American citizens from voting. It failed before, and it must fail again. Tell your Senators: bit.ly/4tmVIor
This incredible. Feel the energy. Use it.
Watch Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello lead a Mpls crowd at the iconic First Avenue in singing Killing in the Name. "In this very room Prince created a revolution, now it's our turn." [kottke.org]
Killing In The Name, The Minnesota Edition
Late last week, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello led a crowd gathered at the iconic First Avenue music venue in a spirited rendition of the band’s Killing In the Name. The band handled the music while t
kottke.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This incredible. Feel the energy. Use it.
Does it seem like Seth Meyers is going even harder at the current regime and their corruption, or is that the corruption is blowing up and going off the charts? www.youtube.com/live/SDuxH6m...
Musk's Emails to Epstein Revealed; Trump Sues IRS for $10 Billion, Rakes in UAE Money: A Closer Look
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Does it seem like Seth Meyers is going even harder at the current regime and their corruption, or is that the corruption is blowing up and going off the charts? www.youtube.com/live/SDuxH6m...
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10/10 ICE protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 PM
10/10 ICE protest sign