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drewharwell.com
A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account.

A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.

New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
“Unconscionable,” Jon thought as he found an email address online for the lead prosecutor, Joseph Dernbach, who was named in the story. Peering through metal-rimmed glasses, Jon opened Gmail on his computer monitor. “Mr. Dernbach, don’t play Russian roulette with H’s life,” he wrote. “Err on the side of caution. There’s a reason the US government along with many other governments don’t recognise the Taliban. Apply principles of common sense and decency.” That was it. In five minutes, Jon said, he finished the note, signed his first and last name, pressed send and hoped his plea would make a difference. Five hours and one minute later, Jon was watching TV with his wife when an email popped up in his inbox. He noticed it on his phone. “Google,” the message read, “has received legal process from a Law Enforcement authority compelling the release of information related to your Google Account.”
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
citizensnippy.bsky.social Citizen Snippy △ @citizensnippy.bsky.social · 18h
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.

An absolute enemy of humanity.
"I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." - Peter Thiel
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Time is up.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

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"On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1 More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet]. So says the official responsible for overseeing the TPS program. And one of those (her word) “damn” countries is Haiti. Relevant here, three days before making the above post, Secretary Noem announced she would terminate Haiti’s TPS designation as of February 3, 2026. See 90 Fed. Reg. 54733 (Nov. 28, 2025) (Termination). Plaintiffs are five Haitian TPS holders. They are not, it emerges, “killers, leeches, or entitlement junkies.” They are instead: Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, a neuroscientist researching Alzheimer’s disease, Dkt. 90 (Second Am. Compl. (SAC)) ¶ 1; Rudolph Civil, a software engineer at a national bank, id. ¶ 2; Marlene Gail Noble, a laboratory assistant in a toxicology department, id. ¶ 3; Marica Merline Laguerre, a college economics major, id. ¶ 4; and Vilbrun Dorsainvil, a full-time registered nurse, id. ¶ 5. They claim that Secretary Noem’s decision violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 706(2), and the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Government counters that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and, in any case, the Secretary did not violate the law. Plaintiffs seek to stay the Secretary’s decision under 5 U.S.C. § 705 pending the outcome of this litigation. See Dkt. 81 (§ 705 Mot.). To decide their motion, the Court considers first whether it has jurisdiction. It does. See Part II. It then considers: whether Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; whether they will be irreparably harmed absent a stay; and whether a merged balance of the equities and public interest analysis favors a stay. See Part III. Each element favors Plaintiffs. See Parts IV, V, and VI. Plaintiffs charge that Secretary Noem preordained her termination decision and did so because of hostility to nonwhite immigrants. This seems substantially likely. Secretary Noem has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up, twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8 U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all. See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id. The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes, the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary, Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A. As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot] Dkt. 100 (§ 705 Reply) at 20–21.4 “Do not travel to Haiti for any reason” does not exactly scream, as Secretary Noem concluded, suitable for return. And so, the Government studiously does not argue that Plaintiffs will suffer no harm if removed to Haiti. Instead, it argues Plaintiffs will not certainly suffer irreparable harm because DHS might not remove them. But this fails to take Secretary Noem at her word: “WE DON’T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.” See Section IV.B.2.b. Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...
GVSU students visit basement tunnels for Groundhog Day, emerge to see their shadows
Students, faculty and staff at Grand Valley State University were invited on Monday, Feb. 2 to enter the campus' basement tunnels and “re-emerge like Punxsutawney Phil to see their shadow.”
www.mlive.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Fifteen years ago my three-hour commute from Springfield on Amtrak turned into a twelve-hour affair, courtesy of the Groundhog Day Blizzard. Finally got to Union Station at 3:15AM, greeted by this dark beauty.
A mostly darkened Sears Tower blends into the late night sky as snow streaks across it during a 2011 blizzard in Chicago.
February 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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lukeknox.me
hard to overstate just how much Houston nailed it with the dunking astronaut logo
HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 28: Kevin Durant #7 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 28, 2026 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images)
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“Where in the world is Woonsocket’s annual audit? The city still hasn’t filed the legally required annual review of its 2023-24 spending, which was due over a year ago."
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
January 31, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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davidsacerdote.bsky.social
Today's letter for my rep and senators is about how being stopped and asked for papers discourages citizens from voting, so they should abolish ICE and the Border Patrol to protect their own electability.

Thanks to @boltsmag.org for making me aware of this years ago.

boltsmag.org/a-police-sto...
A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote - Bolts
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis grabbed headlines throughout 2022 for practices that weakened democracy—from creating a police force to monitor voting to coordinating the arrests of people who allegedly...
boltsmag.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Hear me out Providence: we use the Superman Building as a snow reservoir.
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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davmicrot.bsky.social
Where do I go to get my apology from Corporate Media for amplifying obviously absurd disinformation about Trump pivoting in Minnesota that did not even last 24 hours before he explicitly renounced the lie?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota?

TRUMP: No no. Not at all.
January 30, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Rotations," "in theater," "draw down"—wanna be soldiers unfit for civilian law enforcement.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?

HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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teapainusa.bsky.social
They’re gonna stuff ballot boxes from the past as a rationale to take control of ballot boxes in the future.
asharangappa.bsky.social Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 5d
So my connect the dots here is that there will be some allegation that there was foreign interference in the voting — Hugo Chavez, Italian satellites, etc. — (hence why DNI is involved), making it a nat sec issue that they will use to justify doing something crazy/illegal in Nov
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”

@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 AM
youtu.be/DknI7YJthEQ
January 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
"This account of Mr. Trump’s shifting strategy in Minnesota, and the dawning realization that his usual tactics were not working, is based on interviews with a dozen people..."

Talk about fake news.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
Nervous Allies and Fox News: How Trump Realized He Had a Big Problem in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
Who bears the liability for the damage an AI agent like Gemini does in the world? Is it the billionaires and fancy companies who released this tech into the wild without understanding how it operates, who stole heedlessly to create it, and who derive the profits from it? Or is it you, the consumer?
January 28, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
By Shaila Dewan Jan. 27, 2026, 6:50 p.m. ET Nine progressive prosecutors from cities around the country are launching a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws, one of the prosecutors, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, said on Tuesday. The organization, which is called the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach, will also include Mary Moriarty, the elected prosecutor in Minneapolis. Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences, and its formation was spurred by “growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents,” according to a news release.
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I have faith that one of Noori Farzan, Berke, or Cowperthwaite has a standing request to pilot a drone and/or spelunk up the Moshassuck Valley and Seekonk River Interceptors.
samghoward.riliberator.com Sam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · 7d
I mean, Providence's sewers are actually one of the most glaring challenges the city faces... but so unappealing to talk about that press is not interested on focusing on that.
January 27, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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web3isgoinggreat.com
Thief of $90M in seized U​.S.-controlled crypto alleged to be government crypto contractor's son

January 23, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=lick-theft
Thief of $90M in seized U.S.-controlled crypto alleged to be government crypto contractor's son Two crypto thieves decided to settle an argument over who was wealthier by screensharing as they transferred crypto between wallets to prove ownership. In doing so, one of them — known online as "Lick" — revealed a wallet address that crypto sleuth zachxbt quickly tied to the theft of around $90 million from US government wallets containing seized crypto assets, including a $20 million theft zachxbt reported in October 2024. zachxbt has alleged that "Lick" is a man named John Daghita. After reporting Daghita's identity, "Lick" appeared to try to scrub his Telegram account, then dusted zachxbt's public crypto wallet from one of the theft addresses. Daghitia is reportedly the son of Dean Daghita, the owner of Command Services & Support (CMDSS). In October 2024, CMDSS landed a contract with the US Marshals to manage seized crypto assets, which is still active. After zachxbt linked the younger Daghita to his father and CMDSS, CMDSS also scrubbed its online presence. Around that time, Lick began trolling zachxbt again, and later sent 0.6767 ETH (~$1,900) of the stolen funds to zachxbt. CMDSS' website boasts that they are "a proven provider of mission-critical services to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice".
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
ICE is so grown up, already getting a sweet junket they're not trained to undertake and outside their scope of work.
volberg.bsky.social Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 7d
Milans mayor Sala has different opinion
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Cypress Street is a disaster in need of another truck of sand and salt. Theoretically doable if people allow a lot of time and distance and keep it below 10 mph, but this is RI.
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
There's a lesson here for RI Republicans.
marialangholz.bsky.social Maria Langholz @marialangholz.bsky.social · 8d
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:

"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026
The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
www.military.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM