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The Education Department abruptly canceled a federal program that helped underserved students, affecting programs in 11 states and D.C., because the grantees had mentioned DEI in their applications.
Services cut. Staff laid off. New Trump cuts hit schools in 11 states, D.C.
Halfway through the academic year, the administration canceled $168 million in community schools grants.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Education Department abruptly canceled a federal program that helped underserved students, affecting programs in 11 states and D.C., because the grantees had mentioned DEI in their applications.
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Pitt's Damarco Minor scrambles from first child's birth to Saturday matinee at North Carolina
Pitt's Damarco Minor scrambles from first child's birth to Saturday matinee at North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Damarco Minor planned on arriving at the Dean E. Smith Center earlier in the day, but he missed his 6 a.m. plane to Raleigh-Durham...
www.post-gazette.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Pitt's Damarco Minor scrambles from first child's birth to Saturday matinee at North Carolina
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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The Department of Homeland Security has had to correct information provided to at least five states after its SAVE voter tool misidentified some voters as noncitizens, according to correspondence between state and federal officials.
With @texastribune.org
With @texastribune.org
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The Department of Homeland Security has had to correct information provided to at least five states after its SAVE voter tool misidentified some voters as noncitizens, according to correspondence between state and federal officials.
With @texastribune.org
With @texastribune.org
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Folks have noted that shutting down DHS also means shutting down FEMA. But it's important to remember that Trump already has been fighting to deny $233 million in FEMA funding to blue states. www.ksbw.com/article/judg...
Judge orders restored disaster funding to Democratic-led states
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must restore $233 million in disaster funding to at least a dozen states. The funding was previously slashed over so-called "sanctuary" immigrat...
www.ksbw.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Folks have noted that shutting down DHS also means shutting down FEMA. But it's important to remember that Trump already has been fighting to deny $233 million in FEMA funding to blue states. www.ksbw.com/article/judg...
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Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday
Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Most people probably focus on the damage ICE has caused in Minnesota
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
But their violent, fascist tactics affect people all over the country
Here they are-terrorizing 4th and 5th graders at a bus stop in New Jersey
May Trump and Stephen Miller rot in hell
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
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Bad Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Bad Samaritans
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12-year-old Ender wrote that when she felt sick at Dilley, the doctor would only say to drink more water.
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
12-year-old Ender wrote that when she felt sick at Dilley, the doctor would only say to drink more water.
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
“The worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here,” she wrote in her letter.
By @micarosenberg.bsky.social
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Instant analysis: Scorching shooting start for No. 11 North Carolina sinks Pitt in fifth straight loss
Instant analysis: Scorching shooting start for No. 11 North Carolina sinks Pitt in fifth straight loss
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pitt men’s basketball had upset on its mind as it hit the road to conclude a brutal mid-year stretch that included four...
www.post-gazette.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Instant analysis: Scorching shooting start for No. 11 North Carolina sinks Pitt in fifth straight loss
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I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
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straight out of those Civil War histories where some ill informed white Union soldier got a view of slavery up close and became hyper abolitionist in an instant
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
straight out of those Civil War histories where some ill informed white Union soldier got a view of slavery up close and became hyper abolitionist in an instant
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ICE is traumatizing children. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
ICE raid at apartment complex causes elementary students to run from their bus stop in NJ Thursday
Students were seen running away from their bus stop on Thursday morning as ICE agents conducted an operation at an apartment in Lindenwold, NJ.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
ICE is traumatizing children. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/f...
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Brought to you by JD Vance and Stephen Miller:
“This was a victory, and I am happy for it,” Mr. Barranco said in a phone interview on Wednesday. “But I am still afraid that I could be grabbed.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
“This was a victory, and I am happy for it,” Mr. Barranco said in a phone interview on Wednesday. “But I am still afraid that I could be grabbed.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Brought to you by JD Vance and Stephen Miller:
“This was a victory, and I am happy for it,” Mr. Barranco said in a phone interview on Wednesday. “But I am still afraid that I could be grabbed.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
“This was a victory, and I am happy for it,” Mr. Barranco said in a phone interview on Wednesday. “But I am still afraid that I could be grabbed.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
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I said this yesterday and I'll say it again. The Trump regime is running a squalid, disease-ridden and deadly concentration camp at Fort Bliss called Camp East Montana. Is it any wonder they don't want drones observing what happens there?
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I said this yesterday and I'll say it again. The Trump regime is running a squalid, disease-ridden and deadly concentration camp at Fort Bliss called Camp East Montana. Is it any wonder they don't want drones observing what happens there?
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19 Buddhist monks journeyed 2,300 miles from Texas to our nation's capital to spread a message of peace.
It was a privilege to witness part of that inspiring pilgrimage.
It was a privilege to witness part of that inspiring pilgrimage.
February 11, 2026 at 11:54 PM
19 Buddhist monks journeyed 2,300 miles from Texas to our nation's capital to spread a message of peace.
It was a privilege to witness part of that inspiring pilgrimage.
It was a privilege to witness part of that inspiring pilgrimage.
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The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about t
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Dilley family detention center is run by CoreCivic, a major Trump donor who has raked in millions from federal contracts already.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
Never forget who is profiting from this cruelty.
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A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
n.pr
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child. n.pr/4tx7oVq
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Abby Schnable's Pitt sports chat: 02.11.26
Abby Schnable's Pitt sports chat: 02.11.26
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www.post-gazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Abby Schnable's Pitt sports chat: 02.11.26
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The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The most important thing to understand about the debt:
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
Yes, spending is rising – due to demographics & health care cost growth
But taxes used to be on pace to match that rising spending
Then we cut taxes and now it isn't
Spending is rising slower than expected, so tax cuts bear 100% of the blame
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Pitt's Kyle Louis and Desmond Reid are among the 300+ invitees to this year's NFL scouting combine.
www.nfl.com/news/nfl-com...
www.nfl.com/news/nfl-com...
NFL combine: Full list of draft prospects invited to 2026 scouting event
On Wednesday, the NFL released the list of 319 prospects invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, which will take place in Indianapolis from February 23 through March 2.
www.nfl.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Pitt's Kyle Louis and Desmond Reid are among the 300+ invitees to this year's NFL scouting combine.
www.nfl.com/news/nfl-com...
www.nfl.com/news/nfl-com...
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According to The Marshall Project, the number of children in ICE detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration.
"The worst of the worst," according to Trump. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
"The worst of the worst," according to Trump. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
February 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
According to The Marshall Project, the number of children in ICE detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration.
"The worst of the worst," according to Trump. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
"The worst of the worst," according to Trump. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]