Emily Flitter
@emilyflitter.bsky.social
Bloomberg News reporter writing about inequality in finance, housing and corporate America. Author: THE WHITE WALL, ‘22. Bird-noticer, Floridian, Rangers hockey fan forever.
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, a Justice Department official familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested, official says
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, a Justice Department official familiar with the situation said on Friday.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested, a Justice Department official familiar with the situation said on Friday.
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
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“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
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Trump is now mobilizing the power of the federal government to relitigate the 2020 election that he lost by again advancing lies and distortions already debunked by Republicans and judges. Here is what really happened @reidepstein.bsky.social @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
How Trump’s 2020 Election Claims Have Been Debunked Again and Again
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Trump is now mobilizing the power of the federal government to relitigate the 2020 election that he lost by again advancing lies and distortions already debunked by Republicans and judges. Here is what really happened @reidepstein.bsky.social @nytnickc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
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U.S. appeals court says decision by President Convicted Felon's administration to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal. #Florida has more Venezuelan refugees than any other state. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
U.S. appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her authority in taking the action.
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
U.S. appeals court says decision by President Convicted Felon's administration to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal. #Florida has more Venezuelan refugees than any other state. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Fascinating case of Utah beating out New York and California to first enact a law allowing plug-in solar without utility approval.
@toddwoody.bsky.social has the story @bloomberg.com, sharing with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@toddwoody.bsky.social has the story @bloomberg.com, sharing with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
To Lower Electricity Costs, Consumers Quietly Install DIY Solar
Popular in Germany, “plug-in solar” has remained in the shadows in the US because it’s largely unregulated. Legislation recently introduced in many states aims to promote adoption.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Fascinating case of Utah beating out New York and California to first enact a law allowing plug-in solar without utility approval.
@toddwoody.bsky.social has the story @bloomberg.com, sharing with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@toddwoody.bsky.social has the story @bloomberg.com, sharing with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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One Minnesota journalist doing remarkable work right now is Elizabeth Shockman/@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social for @mprnews.org. This article posted yesterday on child detentions is an essential read. An essential read.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 PM
One Minnesota journalist doing remarkable work right now is Elizabeth Shockman/@eshockmanwrites.bsky.social for @mprnews.org. This article posted yesterday on child detentions is an essential read. An essential read.
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Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
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The circumstances of the FBI's raid to seize 2020 ballots in Atlanta yesterday were surpassingly unusual.
An out-of-state U.S. attorney (not a line prosecutor). The deputy director of the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence on the scene. Very not normal.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
An out-of-state U.S. attorney (not a line prosecutor). The deputy director of the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence on the scene. Very not normal.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims
The FBI searched an election office in Georgia's Fulton County outside Atlanta on Wednesday, pursuing U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespr...
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The circumstances of the FBI's raid to seize 2020 ballots in Atlanta yesterday were surpassingly unusual.
An out-of-state U.S. attorney (not a line prosecutor). The deputy director of the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence on the scene. Very not normal.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
An out-of-state U.S. attorney (not a line prosecutor). The deputy director of the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence on the scene. Very not normal.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump admin this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere… A senior trader at Vitol donated $6 million to Trump’s 2024 election. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery
The Trump administration awarded $500 million in contracts for Venezuelan oil sales to two firms with a history of bribery and corruption.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Two global trading houses that brokered an opaque deal with the Trump admin this month to sell Venezuelan oil were previously prosecuted for bribery schemes involving oil sales elsewhere… A senior trader at Vitol donated $6 million to Trump’s 2024 election. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Through my window this morning I saw a pigeon’s breath (the cold). Later as I was walking to the subway I heard a white-throated sparrow singing his spring song (the light).
January 29, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Through my window this morning I saw a pigeon’s breath (the cold). Later as I was walking to the subway I heard a white-throated sparrow singing his spring song (the light).
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This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
Ice rink was a sanctuary for this girls hockey team until ICE touched down in the Twin Cities | Strib Varsity
Hockey Across Minnesota: A youth hockey club dedicated to diversity sees attendance dip amid federal agents’ presence.
varsity.startribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This is SUCH a specific local angle and a good example of how the occupation has affected every part of local life and everything Minnesota holds dear in the collective culture
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
(Basically, ICE has come for the Mighty Ducks)
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Protected speech made my agents murder these people, says federal official
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Protected speech made my agents murder these people, says federal official
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All the children love Coalie.
Throw him in a fire and watch as he spreads climate chaos, lung cancer, heart disease, cognitive impairment, infertility and all kinds of other goodies across the world.
Thanks, Coalie!
grist.org/culture/trum...
Throw him in a fire and watch as he spreads climate chaos, lung cancer, heart disease, cognitive impairment, infertility and all kinds of other goodies across the world.
Thanks, Coalie!
grist.org/culture/trum...
Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Trump said that coal needed better public relations. Then Coalie, the mascot of an obscure federal office, showed up.
grist.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
All the children love Coalie.
Throw him in a fire and watch as he spreads climate chaos, lung cancer, heart disease, cognitive impairment, infertility and all kinds of other goodies across the world.
Thanks, Coalie!
grist.org/culture/trum...
Throw him in a fire and watch as he spreads climate chaos, lung cancer, heart disease, cognitive impairment, infertility and all kinds of other goodies across the world.
Thanks, Coalie!
grist.org/culture/trum...
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Jay Powell just described the Supreme Court case about whether Trump can fire Lisa Cook as "perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed's 113 year history."
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Jay Powell just described the Supreme Court case about whether Trump can fire Lisa Cook as "perhaps the most important legal case in the Fed's 113 year history."
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In Springfield, faith-based coalitions are creating emergency hubs to care for children — and churches are preparing for their sanctuaries to be breached.
Fear, faith and preparation as ICE closes in on an Ohio community
In Springfield, faith-based coalitions are creating emergency hubs to care for children — and churches are preparing for their sanctuaries to be breached.
19thnews.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
In Springfield, faith-based coalitions are creating emergency hubs to care for children — and churches are preparing for their sanctuaries to be breached.
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After adjusting for adaptation, global yields from staple crops in a high-emissions future will be 24% less in 2100 than without climate change. The US and other breadbaskets are among the hardest-hit, while regions in Canada, China and Russia may benefit”
agupdate.com/agriview/mar...
agupdate.com/agriview/mar...
Climate change will devastate crop yields
A sweeping new analysis finds that warming global temperatures will dampen the world’s capacity to produce food from most staple crops, even after accounting for economic development and adaptation by
agupdate.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
After adjusting for adaptation, global yields from staple crops in a high-emissions future will be 24% less in 2100 than without climate change. The US and other breadbaskets are among the hardest-hit, while regions in Canada, China and Russia may benefit”
agupdate.com/agriview/mar...
agupdate.com/agriview/mar...
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My @washingtonmonthly.com column today chronicles Trump's 5-decade history of advocating for an "unshackled" police and violence against protesters & immigrants washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/28/b...
The paper & video trail is long. Let's take a look...
The paper & video trail is long. Let's take a look...
Don’t Make Bovino the Fall Guy for the Violence Trump Long Craved
The White House is scapegoating Greg Bovino for killings in Minnesota. But Trump has spent years urging police brutality and mob violence.
washingtonmonthly.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
My @washingtonmonthly.com column today chronicles Trump's 5-decade history of advocating for an "unshackled" police and violence against protesters & immigrants washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/28/b...
The paper & video trail is long. Let's take a look...
The paper & video trail is long. Let's take a look...
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Dave scoop: SAS joins Gateway in limbo =>
The federal money for the Second Avenue subway is also still frozen, and the MTA will be unable to award the next project if the money isn’t flowing by March nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/28/t...
'Gateway' Drug: Trump Is Holding the Second Avenue Subway Hostage - Streetsblog New York City
Trump's decision to suspend federal funds for New York City's Second Avenue Subway threatens the future of the transit expansion.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Dave scoop: SAS joins Gateway in limbo =>