Joel Reinstein 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇻🇪
@joelreinstein.bsky.social
Labor organizer
"Would it not be easier for the government to dissolve the people, and elect another?"
"Would it not be easier for the government to dissolve the people, and elect another?"
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This by @tayari.bsky.social is my favorite essay and it's never far from my heart
time.com/5434381/taya...
time.com/5434381/taya...
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Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
February 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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More than 75,000 people were killed in the first 16 months of the two-year war in Gaza, at least 25,000 more than the death toll announced by local authorities at the time, according to a study published on Wednesday in the Lancet medical journal.
Gaza death toll in early part of war far higher than reported, says Lancet study
Research suggests more than 75,000 killed in the first 16 months of conflict, 25,000 more than announced at the time
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:55 AM
More than 75,000 people were killed in the first 16 months of the two-year war in Gaza, at least 25,000 more than the death toll announced by local authorities at the time, according to a study published on Wednesday in the Lancet medical journal.
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I don't know why, but the judge is now citing the historical precedent of Charles I of England. This is an incredibly ominous sign for Yoon.
February 19, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I don't know why, but the judge is now citing the historical precedent of Charles I of England. This is an incredibly ominous sign for Yoon.
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Rather than ascribing agency to machines that are built by other humans getting rich off of doing that, we should ascribe the agency to those humans and talk about what they're doing via their companies: stealing data, killing the environment, exploiting labor, and deceiving the public.
February 19, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Rather than ascribing agency to machines that are built by other humans getting rich off of doing that, we should ascribe the agency to those humans and talk about what they're doing via their companies: stealing data, killing the environment, exploiting labor, and deceiving the public.
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Wait no further: www.forbes.com/sites/ronsch...
Moltbook Looked Like An Emerging AI Society, But Humans Were Pulling The Strings
Moltbook is a platform described as a social network built exclusively for AI agents, but now it seems that humans were pulling the strings.
www.forbes.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Wait no further: www.forbes.com/sites/ronsch...
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Protesters may have helped drum Palantir out of Denver. Next objective: drumming it out of our lives
denverite.com/2026/02/17/p...
denverite.com/2026/02/17/p...
Tech giant Palantir moves headquarters from Denver to Miami after months of protests
The company has been instrumental in the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.
denverite.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Protesters may have helped drum Palantir out of Denver. Next objective: drumming it out of our lives
denverite.com/2026/02/17/p...
denverite.com/2026/02/17/p...
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The US is poised to engage in an unprovoked war of aggression against a country of 92 million, which will cause economic and political reverberations that dwarf the War on Terror and become a core factor of American life for decades. And these rats are like 🤓☝️ the polls say trans ppl are gross 😏
The Poll Realists only want to sacrifice trans people and immigrants, never Israel or foreign military entanglements, both of which are world historically unpopular across the entire voting public
Lakshya Jain and the Argument fled this website because they couldn't take the criticism and now he's advocating for Dems to abandon trans issues with polling about 'gender surgery for minors' a thing that is not real
February 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The US is poised to engage in an unprovoked war of aggression against a country of 92 million, which will cause economic and political reverberations that dwarf the War on Terror and become a core factor of American life for decades. And these rats are like 🤓☝️ the polls say trans ppl are gross 😏
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A lot of people seem to think Trump chickened out of attacking Iran in January but most reports seem to indicate that he decided against it at the time because there weren't enough resources in the region for the kind of campaign he wanted, and now there are
February 19, 2026 at 5:04 AM
A lot of people seem to think Trump chickened out of attacking Iran in January but most reports seem to indicate that he decided against it at the time because there weren't enough resources in the region for the kind of campaign he wanted, and now there are
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Here are my three extensive Law Dork reports on this, none of which are cited in The Washington Post's report tonight:
2/11: www.lawdork.com/p/opening-up...
2/13: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...
Today: www.lawdork.com/p/exclusive-...
2/11: www.lawdork.com/p/opening-up...
2/13: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...
Today: www.lawdork.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
www.lawdork.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Here are my three extensive Law Dork reports on this, none of which are cited in The Washington Post's report tonight:
2/11: www.lawdork.com/p/opening-up...
2/13: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...
Today: www.lawdork.com/p/exclusive-...
2/11: www.lawdork.com/p/opening-up...
2/13: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...
Today: www.lawdork.com/p/exclusive-...
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FYI, @washingtonpost.com: Here is the 8:23 p.m. story you didn't credit in your 11:22 p.m. "breaking news" report. Please add credit. Thanks. —>
EXCLUSIVE: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo.
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
www.lawdork.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
FYI, @washingtonpost.com: Here is the 8:23 p.m. story you didn't credit in your 11:22 p.m. "breaking news" report. Please add credit. Thanks. —>
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NEW: One year ago, we caught a peek of MAGA authoritarianism when men roughly dragged a woman named Teresa out of an Idaho town hall.
This is the story behind that viral video and the radicalization of the community where it happened.
My investigation:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is the story behind that viral video and the radicalization of the community where it happened.
My investigation:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back
“Who the fuck are these men?”
www.motherjones.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
NEW: One year ago, we caught a peek of MAGA authoritarianism when men roughly dragged a woman named Teresa out of an Idaho town hall.
This is the story behind that viral video and the radicalization of the community where it happened.
My investigation:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is the story behind that viral video and the radicalization of the community where it happened.
My investigation:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The U.S. is sending significant numbers of jet fighters and support aircraft to the Middle East, assembling the greatest amount of air power in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
U.S. Gathers the Most Air Power in the Mideast Since the 2003 Iraq Invasion
President Trump is being briefed on military options for striking Iran, even as aides hold talks with its regime.
on.wsj.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The U.S. is sending significant numbers of jet fighters and support aircraft to the Middle East, assembling the greatest amount of air power in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Crazy ICE experiences yesterday! Four ICE vehicles boxed me in outside my own house after following me home and trying to have me arrested. Watch the video for details!
February 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Crazy ICE experiences yesterday! Four ICE vehicles boxed me in outside my own house after following me home and trying to have me arrested. Watch the video for details!
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But one thing was clear:
Despite the drawdown, ICE is still here. They’re stalking legal observers in our communities, at times doing so with no regard for traffic laws or safety.
Despite the drawdown, ICE is still here. They’re stalking legal observers in our communities, at times doing so with no regard for traffic laws or safety.
February 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
But one thing was clear:
Despite the drawdown, ICE is still here. They’re stalking legal observers in our communities, at times doing so with no regard for traffic laws or safety.
Despite the drawdown, ICE is still here. They’re stalking legal observers in our communities, at times doing so with no regard for traffic laws or safety.
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⭕️ New: The WH is weighing a plan to recruit organized crime & drug-dealing gangs to form a new Gaza police force, The Telegraph reports. The proposal, backed by Israel, would draw heavily from anti-Hamas militias that Israel has armed since Oct. 2023.
Some clans have been widely reported to have...
Some clans have been widely reported to have...
February 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
⭕️ New: The WH is weighing a plan to recruit organized crime & drug-dealing gangs to form a new Gaza police force, The Telegraph reports. The proposal, backed by Israel, would draw heavily from anti-Hamas militias that Israel has armed since Oct. 2023.
Some clans have been widely reported to have...
Some clans have been widely reported to have...
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ICE is still here in Minnesota.
The only difference in the “drawdown” I am seeing is a shift from the Bovino actions that were done for confrontation and conflict for the cameras to more snatch and grabs that are no less awful, if more dispersed.
Until they are all home.
Until we are all safe.
The only difference in the “drawdown” I am seeing is a shift from the Bovino actions that were done for confrontation and conflict for the cameras to more snatch and grabs that are no less awful, if more dispersed.
Until they are all home.
Until we are all safe.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
ICE is still here in Minnesota.
The only difference in the “drawdown” I am seeing is a shift from the Bovino actions that were done for confrontation and conflict for the cameras to more snatch and grabs that are no less awful, if more dispersed.
Until they are all home.
Until we are all safe.
The only difference in the “drawdown” I am seeing is a shift from the Bovino actions that were done for confrontation and conflict for the cameras to more snatch and grabs that are no less awful, if more dispersed.
Until they are all home.
Until we are all safe.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo.
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
Exclusive: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
www.lawdork.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:23 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Senior DHS officials double down on arresting and detaining refugees in new memo.
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
Hours after DOJ filed the new memo in court in Minnesota, a magistrate judge denied Law Dork's request for greater public access in the case — including remote electronic docket access.
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
Lots of good news today
February 19, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Lots of good news today
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And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
February 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
And after all that, the Pitt/Cruise AI fight scene appears to have been just digital BG and face replacement on multi-angle green screen reference videos of two real live human stuntees fighting.
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
In other words, like most AI hype — it was a con. www.shokunin.studio/blog/2026/2/...
There's something ironically similar about voting blue no matter who and complying in advance
February 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM
There's something ironically similar about voting blue no matter who and complying in advance
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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"Anderson Cooper’s ‘F*ck You’ to Bari Weiss"
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
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Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
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Anderson Cooper’s ‘F*ck You’ to Bari Weiss
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' is back with the behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
zeteo.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
"Anderson Cooper’s ‘F*ck You’ to Bari Weiss"
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
Read/share/subscribe:
Zeteo's media newsletter, 'Ragebait,' from @justinbaragona, is back, behind the scenes of Weiss's latest blunder at CBS News, why Stephen Colbert dgaf, and the billionaire eyeing CNN who has staffers there on edge.
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JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
February 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.