Jan McVicker
@jmcvicker.bsky.social
Professor, SUNY (English, INDS) focusing on lit/theory/culture/media. Virginia Woolf studies/modernism. Opinions my own.
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DHS just hired a 21-year-old whose biggest résumé highlight is flooding government social media with white-nationalist slop. This is what federal “communications” looks like now.
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Meet the baby-faced bigot behind Homeland Security's icky social media
It’s been impossible to ignore the Nazification of official government social media accounts run by the Trump administration. It’s a sea of AI slop openly promoting white nationalism and anti-...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:30 AM
DHS just hired a 21-year-old whose biggest résumé highlight is flooding government social media with white-nationalist slop. This is what federal “communications” looks like now.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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New at Can We Still Govern: One aspect of ICE that is not discussed much is how dependent it is on private supply chains, including foreign companies. That provides an opportunity to name-and-shame firms providing its services.
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Private Chains, Public Harm
How Supply Networks Fuel ICE Operations
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February 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Stelzenmuller warning on Rubio's speech: "There was a reference where he said, 'we don't want you to be shackled by guilt and shame.' That language echoes the language of the German hard right. It's part of the bridge-building by the MAGA right to the European hard right"
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Rubio strikes a different tone than Vance at the Munich Security Conference
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Constanze Stelzenmüller of Brookings Institution, about the outcome of the Munich Security Conference and the state of U.S.-European relations.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Stelzenmuller warning on Rubio's speech: "There was a reference where he said, 'we don't want you to be shackled by guilt and shame.' That language echoes the language of the German hard right. It's part of the bridge-building by the MAGA right to the European hard right"
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www.npr.org/2026/02/15/n...
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NATO leaders assess America’s reliability as an ally
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Compass Points from PBS News | NATO leaders assess America’s reliability as an ally
In Munich, NATO leaders assess America’s reliability as an ally
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February 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
NATO leaders assess America’s reliability as an ally
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Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh
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February 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Islamist Party’s Rise Overshadows Student Revolution in Bangladesh
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/w...
In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...
In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad
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February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...
A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...
Texas University Closes Exhibition With Anti-ICE Artwork
The exhibition at the University of North Texas by a Mexican-born artist included the language “Immigration and Cruelty Enforcement.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a...
The exhibition at the University of North Texas by a Mexican-born artist included the language “Immigration and Cruelty Enforcement.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a...
Texas University Closes Exhibition With Anti-ICE Artwork
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February 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Texas University Closes Exhibition With Anti-ICE Artwork
The exhibition at the University of North Texas by a Mexican-born artist included the language “Immigration and Cruelty Enforcement.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a...
The exhibition at the University of North Texas by a Mexican-born artist included the language “Immigration and Cruelty Enforcement.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/a...
Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
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February 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
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More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
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How we got here
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Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage
The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more
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February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein Coverage by the Miami Herald
How we got here
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How we got here
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U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
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February 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools.
In dozens of states, students have staged walkouts over immigration enforcement. In Texas, they’re doing so despite threats from Gov. Greg Abbott.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
In dozens of states, students have staged walkouts over immigration enforcement. In Texas, they’re doing so despite threats from Gov. Greg Abbott.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Students Across the U.S. Are Protesting ICE. Texas Wants to Punish Their Schools.
In dozens of states, students have staged walkouts over immigration enforcement. In Texas, they’re doing so despite threats from Gov. Greg Abbott.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
In dozens of states, students have staged walkouts over immigration enforcement. In Texas, they’re doing so despite threats from Gov. Greg Abbott.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/u...
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Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza, Palestinians say; Israel says Hamas violated truce reut.rs/4rlDC4J
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza, Palestinians say; Israel says Hamas violated truce
Israel's military said its strikes were a response to ceasefire violations by Hamas.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza, Palestinians say; Israel says Hamas violated truce reut.rs/4rlDC4J
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The U.S. has slashed Arctic climate science, despite taking a greater geopolitical interest in the region, Brett Simpson reports—a move that will limit how clearly the U.S. can understand a place that is key to the world’s future:
The Blind Spot at the Top of the World
Slashing Arctic climate science will limit how clearly the U.S. can understand the region.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The U.S. has slashed Arctic climate science, despite taking a greater geopolitical interest in the region, Brett Simpson reports—a move that will limit how clearly the U.S. can understand a place that is key to the world’s future:
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Azdoufal, demon lord of roombas
“When his homegrown remote control app started talking to DJI’s servers, it wasn’t just one vacuum cleaner that replied. Roughly 7,000 of them, all around the world, began treating Azdoufal like their boss.”
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
DJI may have fixed it now.
www.theverge.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Azdoufal, demon lord of roombas
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Tinsel to tidewall: discarded Christmas trees reused to protect Lancashire coastline
Tinsel to tidewall: discarded Christmas trees reused to protect Lancashire coastline
The trees also morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare species
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February 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Tinsel to tidewall: discarded Christmas trees reused to protect Lancashire coastline
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US says it interdicted and boarded vessel defying Trump's quarantine reut.rs/4au6ssk
US says it interdicted and boarded vessel defying Trump's quarantine
The U.S. Department of Defense conducted a maritime interdiction and boarding of the vessel Veronica III, which tried to defy President Donald Trump’s quarantine, the department said on Sunday.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
US says it interdicted and boarded vessel defying Trump's quarantine reut.rs/4au6ssk
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Julian Bailey, 43, is the man who was killed by U.S. Marshals in DC earlier this week.
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Julian Bailey, 43, is the man who was killed by U.S. Marshals in DC earlier this week.
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
This is a message from his family.
#JusticeForJulian
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The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler
The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler
Our studies in civil resistance offer insight into the level of popular organizing needed to repel assaults on democracy
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February 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation | Mark Engler and Paul Engler
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this is ethnonationalism based on closed borders and even greater militarization..... it announces we're in league with the far right across Europe and the UK
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change
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February 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
this is ethnonationalism based on closed borders and even greater militarization..... it announces we're in league with the far right across Europe and the UK
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: In Munich, Rubio Calls Europe a Friend but Says It Must Change www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The Trump administration is “using detention to inflict pain on anyone — immigrant or citizen — caught in its grasp,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
The Trump administration is “using detention to inflict pain on anyone — immigrant or citizen — caught in its grasp,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | The Depravity of Trump’s Immigrant Detention
The president’s immigration dragnet is vicious but not surprising.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The Trump administration is “using detention to inflict pain on anyone — immigrant or citizen — caught in its grasp,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
The Trump administration is “using detention to inflict pain on anyone — immigrant or citizen — caught in its grasp,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
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This 10 year old boy was chased down by ICE in South Jersey. I am beyond outraged, both as an American and as a father to two boys.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
A 10-year-old boy recounted fleeing Thursday morning as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation began near his school bus stop in Lindenwold, New Jersey, saying, "We all were scared."
"We were all scared," says child who ran as ICE operation unfolded near New Jersey school bus stop
Dylan, who is a U.S. citizen, told CBS News the day seemed normal — until he heard his classmates suddenly start shouting "ICE."
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February 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This 10 year old boy was chased down by ICE in South Jersey. I am beyond outraged, both as an American and as a father to two boys.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
Our system is broken. The first step to fix it is for ICE to leave our state.
About 250,000 people demonstrated on Saturday against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a call from Iran 's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked-up international pressure on Tehran
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Thousands demonstrate for change in Iran following deadly crackdown
About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany. The giant protest in Munich on Saturday answered a call from Iran’s exiled...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
About 250,000 people demonstrated on Saturday against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, answering a call from Iran 's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for cranked-up international pressure on Tehran
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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