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.
Reposted by Emily Flitter
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 =>
Deutsche Bank is being investigated for for money laundering AGAIN
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Deutsche Bank is being investigated for for money laundering AGAIN
ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:42 AM
ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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BREAKING: Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS says in a notice to Congress obtained by AP.
ICE chief must appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
BREAKING: Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS says in a notice to Congress obtained by AP.
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A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America's divisions on immigration under the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/4k4as7n
https://to.pbs.org/4k4as7n
Judge issues temporary order barring removal of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America’s di...
www.pbs.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly became another lightning rod for America's divisions on immigration under the Trump administration.
https://to.pbs.org/4k4as7n
https://to.pbs.org/4k4as7n
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As Arendt noted, the legal-juridical framework under which the Frank family lived was not the anarchic state of non-law, but in some ways the opposite: a hyper-rationalized legal order in which exclusion was administered through regulations, permits, detention centers, and deportation machinery.
January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As Arendt noted, the legal-juridical framework under which the Frank family lived was not the anarchic state of non-law, but in some ways the opposite: a hyper-rationalized legal order in which exclusion was administered through regulations, permits, detention centers, and deportation machinery.
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If a non-citizen neighbor gets kidnapped by ICE, you supposedly have about 4-5 hours to file a habeas petition in Minnesota to prevent ICE from shipping people to Texas. They are moving people that quickly regardless of whether or not they have legal status.
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
How immigration detainees move around Minnesota and the nation
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
If a non-citizen neighbor gets kidnapped by ICE, you supposedly have about 4-5 hours to file a habeas petition in Minnesota to prevent ICE from shipping people to Texas. They are moving people that quickly regardless of whether or not they have legal status.
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Let's see what the NRA does with this.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Let's see what the NRA does with this.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
“SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THERE’S A LOT OF NOSTALGIA FOR THIS [CRONKITE SLIDE]”
Weiss' full remarks to CBS News staff (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THERE’S A LOT OF NOSTALGIA FOR THIS [CRONKITE SLIDE]”
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Explosive WaPo article
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed
The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Explosive WaPo article
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.