Jesse Eisinger
@jeisinger.bsky.social
ProPublica Editor & Reporter. At work on “Unfair Share: The 250-year Fight to Tax the Rich” (Avid Reader). @sarahellison's husband. “Succession” S3 consultant. Green Bay Packers.
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Jesse Eisinger
@jeisinger.bsky.social
· Jan 3
Some personal news 👇
(Which I forgot to post for over a year.)
(Which I forgot to post for over a year.)
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The interview w/Idaho sheriff involved in the raid (who I covered OFTEN years ago) is striking. He disputes zip-tied kids until shown pic of 14YO girl (same pic that made FBI backtrack months ago)
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The interview w/Idaho sheriff involved in the raid (who I covered OFTEN years ago) is striking. He disputes zip-tied kids until shown pic of 14YO girl (same pic that made FBI backtrack months ago)
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
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After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tiped teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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The Tribune has obtained evidence from the case of a Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol that offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at one of the highest-profile investigations of Operation Midway Blitz.
UPDATED STORY here with video and texts between agents
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
UPDATED STORY here with video and texts between agents
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martínez in Chicago, evidence shows
A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martinez by a Border Patrol agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz last October, including a body-worn camer…
www.chicagotribune.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The Tribune has obtained evidence from the case of a Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol that offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at one of the highest-profile investigations of Operation Midway Blitz.
UPDATED STORY here with video and texts between agents
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
UPDATED STORY here with video and texts between agents
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...
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Hours after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times, Gregory Bovino emailed him to ask he continue working past retirement:
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Hours after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times, Gregory Bovino emailed him to ask he continue working past retirement:
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
Delinquency rates on mortgages and credit cards rose to the highest levels since 2017.
Making America Great Again!
Making America Great Again!
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Delinquency rates on mortgages and credit cards rose to the highest levels since 2017.
Making America Great Again!
Making America Great Again!
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
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Matt Taibbi announces his site is rebooting under the eye of new editor Emily Kopp, most recently an investigative reporter at the Daily Caller
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Matt Taibbi announces his site is rebooting under the eye of new editor Emily Kopp, most recently an investigative reporter at the Daily Caller
Lots of liberals are predictably going to scoff at 15% GDP growth but when inflation falls 4,000%, Trump will have the last laugh.
The things you say when you know nothing about economies, economics and economic growth — but you’re freaked out about the midterm elections.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get Economy to Hit 15% Growth
President Donald Trump said his pick to lead the Federal Reserve can stoke the economy to grow at a rate of 15%, an exceedingly rosy target that nonetheless underscores the pressure that Kevin Warsh w...
www.bloomberg.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Lots of liberals are predictably going to scoff at 15% GDP growth but when inflation falls 4,000%, Trump will have the last laugh.
God help me but holding defense contractors accountable & limiting their exec comp and buybacks seems like a good initiative?* **
*Believe it when we see it
**If it doesn’t become corrupt, which it probably will
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
*Believe it when we see it
**If it doesn’t become corrupt, which it probably will
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
God help me but holding defense contractors accountable & limiting their exec comp and buybacks seems like a good initiative?* **
*Believe it when we see it
**If it doesn’t become corrupt, which it probably will
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
*Believe it when we see it
**If it doesn’t become corrupt, which it probably will
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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"Binance—Whose Founder Was Pardoned—Now Holds 87% Of Trump’s Stablecoin"
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"Binance—Whose Founder Was Pardoned—Now Holds 87% Of Trump’s Stablecoin"
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"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Appeasement is being coordinated while resistance is not" is exactly right. (This op-ed from Arne Duncan and David Pressman is excellent; I hope university leaders will read it.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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EXCLUSIVE: Since the FBI seized 2020 election materials from GA, questions have abounded as to what evidence justified the raid.
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Since the FBI seized 2020 election materials from GA, questions have abounded as to what evidence justified the raid.
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
@ProPublica has obtained audio of conservative activists discussing providing files and exhibits to the Department of Justice…
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
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MAGA lobbyists are demanding that Trump's antitrust division settle the monopolization case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster. The top lawyers in the department don't want to do it. So now the #2 at DOJ Antitrust just quit.
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
MAGA lobbyists are demanding that Trump's antitrust division settle the monopolization case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster. The top lawyers in the department don't want to do it. So now the #2 at DOJ Antitrust just quit.
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"Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants", proving they unaccountably had no clue who they were voting for.
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns reut.rs/3Mc4h4H
As Trump presidency enters second year, his voters share hopes – and concerns
Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants, healthcare reform, curbing waste and fraud, and lowering US debt.
reut.rs
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"Trump voters urge him to tone down the rhetoric and focus more on domestic issues, especially clearer pathways to legal status for law-abiding immigrants", proving they unaccountably had no clue who they were voting for.
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My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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1/ @motherjones.com reported extensively on this group, Freedom 250—and the larger effort to whitewash our history and get corporations to fund that destruction—in our cover story that went up last week: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
1/ @motherjones.com reported extensively on this group, Freedom 250—and the larger effort to whitewash our history and get corporations to fund that destruction—in our cover story that went up last week: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
by @dfriedman.bsky.social and @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
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Leon Black
Joe Gibbs
Former Washington Redskins coach
Dan Snyder
Former Washington Redskins owner
Larry Summers
George Mitchell
Ted Leonsis & Steve Case: AOL
Bob Goodlatte & Charles J. Colgan
Joseph & Jill Robert: Noted financiers
Prince Andrew
📸 ellieleonard.substack.com/p/decoding-a...
Joe Gibbs
Former Washington Redskins coach
Dan Snyder
Former Washington Redskins owner
Larry Summers
George Mitchell
Ted Leonsis & Steve Case: AOL
Bob Goodlatte & Charles J. Colgan
Joseph & Jill Robert: Noted financiers
Prince Andrew
📸 ellieleonard.substack.com/p/decoding-a...
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Leon Black
Joe Gibbs
Former Washington Redskins coach
Dan Snyder
Former Washington Redskins owner
Larry Summers
George Mitchell
Ted Leonsis & Steve Case: AOL
Bob Goodlatte & Charles J. Colgan
Joseph & Jill Robert: Noted financiers
Prince Andrew
📸 ellieleonard.substack.com/p/decoding-a...
Joe Gibbs
Former Washington Redskins coach
Dan Snyder
Former Washington Redskins owner
Larry Summers
George Mitchell
Ted Leonsis & Steve Case: AOL
Bob Goodlatte & Charles J. Colgan
Joseph & Jill Robert: Noted financiers
Prince Andrew
📸 ellieleonard.substack.com/p/decoding-a...
Yes of course this couldn’t have happened to a nicer Wide Boy but we all know that there’s another guy, the one who okay’d all of Will’s decisions while gazing from the poop deck at his yacht’s yacht and clasping the hand of his plasticine second wife, who made all of the relevant decisions, right?
fired
The lack of a Lewis quote in statement is how we know:
The lack of a Lewis quote in statement is how we know:
February 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Yes of course this couldn’t have happened to a nicer Wide Boy but we all know that there’s another guy, the one who okay’d all of Will’s decisions while gazing from the poop deck at his yacht’s yacht and clasping the hand of his plasticine second wife, who made all of the relevant decisions, right?
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Ariane de Rothschild ousted her husband as CEO of his family’s storied bank, negotiated a big DOJ settlement and examined several mergers
Behind every move was none other than Jeffrey Epstein, who had found his backdoor into one of Europe’s most powerful banking dynasties
www.ft.com/content/0d70...
Behind every move was none other than Jeffrey Epstein, who had found his backdoor into one of Europe’s most powerful banking dynasties
www.ft.com/content/0d70...
How the house of Rothschild became entangled with Epstein
Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild was in trouble. Ariane de Rothschild turned to Jeffrey Epstein
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Ariane de Rothschild ousted her husband as CEO of his family’s storied bank, negotiated a big DOJ settlement and examined several mergers
Behind every move was none other than Jeffrey Epstein, who had found his backdoor into one of Europe’s most powerful banking dynasties
www.ft.com/content/0d70...
Behind every move was none other than Jeffrey Epstein, who had found his backdoor into one of Europe’s most powerful banking dynasties
www.ft.com/content/0d70...
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$51 billion could buy a lot of child care slots.
February 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM
$51 billion could buy a lot of child care slots.
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Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.