Lois Norder
@gainvestigate.bsky.social
Investigations editor in Atlanta. The devil's in the details.
He didn’t vote for nearly two decades. Now the firmer football coach is running for the U.S. Senate. apnews.com/article/dere...
Derek Dooley didn't vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders. Derek Dooley goes a step further. Not only is the former football coach running for the first time, but he says he didn't vote for nearly two d...
apnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
He didn’t vote for nearly two decades. Now the firmer football coach is running for the U.S. Senate. apnews.com/article/dere...
An Israeli anti-settlement group says the move amounts to a "mega land grab" from Palestinians. apnews.com/article/isra...
Israel will begin contentious West Bank land registration in new step to deepen control
Israel is beginning a land registration process in the occupied West Bank that critics say can shift large areas into state control.
apnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
An Israeli anti-settlement group says the move amounts to a "mega land grab" from Palestinians. apnews.com/article/isra...
The company downplayed the health risk should an accident cause nickel carbonyl, a liquid so poisonous that it is compared to cyanide, escape into the atmosphere outside the factory. Townspeople weren't buying it: www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
Nickel is gold to EV makers. Why a coastal Georgia city opposes a refinery.
An effort to build a refinery to process nickel for the electric vehicle sector has stalled amid concerns about health, the environment and the company's track record.
www.ajc.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The company downplayed the health risk should an accident cause nickel carbonyl, a liquid so poisonous that it is compared to cyanide, escape into the atmosphere outside the factory. Townspeople weren't buying it: www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
Meanwhile in the UK, a news presenter & UK candidate had suggested a "negative child benefit tax" on those without offspring. He also said it was "insane" for a man to get an 18-month jail sentence for calling for people to burn asylum hotels & attack MPs and parliaments.
February 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Meanwhile in the UK, a news presenter & UK candidate had suggested a "negative child benefit tax" on those without offspring. He also said it was "insane" for a man to get an 18-month jail sentence for calling for people to burn asylum hotels & attack MPs and parliaments.
‘You paid for your TV. You didn’t agree to be a data source when you bought it.’ flip.it/lgsS2s
Your Samsung TV is watching you — how to turn off data collection
Your Samsung TV knows too much about you
flip.it
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
‘You paid for your TV. You didn’t agree to be a data source when you bought it.’ flip.it/lgsS2s
After state courts repeatedly defeated key parts of the GOP agenda, Republicans came up with a new plan: Remake the state judiciary. flip.it/WUQqu5
Cox quickly signs Utah ‘constitutional court’ into law — but the Legislature isn’t done targeting the judiciary
Gov. Cox quickly signed a bill creating a ‘constitutional court’ in Utah. It's the latest effort in the Utah Legislature's crusade to reshape the judiciary.
flip.it
February 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
After state courts repeatedly defeated key parts of the GOP agenda, Republicans came up with a new plan: Remake the state judiciary. flip.it/WUQqu5
One goal: Encourage the Supreme Court to revisit the Establishment Clause, which forbids the government from establishing a state religion or picking a favorite: flip.it/vFImFD
Trump has chipped away at the long-standing wall between church and state. It’s just the beginning | CNN Politics
A series of faith initiatives championed by the White House has led to a systematic religious revival within the government’s operations, culture and policy.
flip.it
February 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
One goal: Encourage the Supreme Court to revisit the Establishment Clause, which forbids the government from establishing a state religion or picking a favorite: flip.it/vFImFD
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An investigation into what the government is requesting, what Google is handing over, and what you can do about it.
Google Is Handing Data of 'ICE Critics' to DHS
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Google Is Handing Data of 'ICE Critics' to DHS
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Google Is Giving Your Data to ICE.
An investigation into what the government is requesting, what Google is handing over, and what you can do about it.
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:51 AM
An investigation into what the government is requesting, what Google is handing over, and what you can do about it.
Google Is Handing Data of 'ICE Critics' to DHS
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
Google Is Handing Data of 'ICE Critics' to DHS
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
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DHS Sends Hundreds of Subpoenas to Social Media Firms for Data on Anonymous ICE Critics: NYT
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DHS Sends Hundreds of Subpoenas to Social Media Firms for Data on Anonymous ICE Critics: NYT
The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresse...
ground.news
February 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
DHS Sends Hundreds of Subpoenas to Social Media Firms for Data on Anonymous ICE Critics: NYT
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Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report
Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies seeking information behind social media accounts, according to a report in The New York Times.In recen...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report
ICE is buying a former Pep Boys warehouse in small village of Chester, NY, for a detention center. Plans are to process immigrants there - a move the mayor and county executive say would be "catastrophic for the local community." www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
ICE says it bought Hudson Valley warehouse, but county has no record yet
Orange County officials said they have no filings indicating that ICE has purchased the property where it wants to build a new detention center.
www.timesunion.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
ICE is buying a former Pep Boys warehouse in small village of Chester, NY, for a detention center. Plans are to process immigrants there - a move the mayor and county executive say would be "catastrophic for the local community." www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
France, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and the U.K. said they were reporting Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using toxin from dart frog, UK says
There is no innocent explanation for the toxin being found in samples taken from Navalny's body, Foreign Office says.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:31 AM
France, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands and the U.K. said they were reporting Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. www.bbc.com/news/article...
He held himself out as a prophet. Formers followers say he fleeced his flock. Latest on the House of Prayer www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Georgia Pastor Accused of Defrauding the VA of Nearly $24 Million
The founder of House of Prayer held himself out as a prophet. Former members of the church say he used fundamentalist teachings to manipulate them.
www.bloomberg.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
He held himself out as a prophet. Formers followers say he fleeced his flock. Latest on the House of Prayer www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
FAA cited a “grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology the Pentagon was using. flip.it/kgnJm0
flip.it
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
FAA cited a “grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology the Pentagon was using. flip.it/kgnJm0
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Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4tH3r0O
February 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Steve Bannon discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take down” the pontiff, according to newly released files from the US Department of Justice. https://cnn.it/4tH3r0O
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DHS is demanding tech platforms identify people behind accounts that document ICE or criticize the government.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
We (@eff.org & @aclu-norcal.bsky.social) have asked several techcos to closely scrutinize and resist compliance with administrative subpoenas from ICE, CBP, and other DHS components. DHS is using these subpoenas to punish those exercising their First Amendment rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Open Letter to Tech Companies: Protect Your Users From Lawless DHS Subpoenas
EFF is calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting DHS lawless administrative subpoenas for user data.
www.eff.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:11 AM
DHS is demanding tech platforms identify people behind accounts that document ICE or criticize the government.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
EFF and ACLU are calling on the platforms to resist complying while court challenges play out.
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President Zelensky said no power plant in Ukraine remains undamaged after Russian attacks. He warned that hearing air defense missile stocks are empty is one of the worst reports for a wartime leader, especially when intelligence signals a new mass strike within 1-2 days. #Ukraine
February 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
President Zelensky said no power plant in Ukraine remains undamaged after Russian attacks. He warned that hearing air defense missile stocks are empty is one of the worst reports for a wartime leader, especially when intelligence signals a new mass strike within 1-2 days. #Ukraine
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"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
The Transformative Power of the White ‘Race Traitor’
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"The first person to be executed for treason in the US was not a spy or someone who sold secrets to a foreign government. It was not a Confederate general who took up arms against his government. It was an abolitionist named John Brown." from @nhannahjones.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m...
He immigrated to the U.S. legally. He served in the U.S. military. He was deported last week without a chance to go before a judge and make his case on why he should stay. www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S.
Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.
www.ajc.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:36 AM
He immigrated to the U.S. legally. He served in the U.S. military. He was deported last week without a chance to go before a judge and make his case on why he should stay. www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...
To be enforced how? With federal agents at every poll? www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
Trump vows to require voter ID in midterms "whether approved by Congress or not"
He said there should also be proof of citizenship and a ban on mail-in ballots, with some exceptions.
www.cbsnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:04 AM
To be enforced how? With federal agents at every poll? www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-v...
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
