KPM
@kpmcgrath.bsky.social
Chicago Gay. Day job is healthcare analytics, unpaid night gig is trying to get my friends to play math rocks with me. Recovering policy addict. Cat pics are my own, but it's not my cat.
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Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
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One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 15, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
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There is no reforming this. There is only abolition, and then trials.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There is no reforming this. There is only abolition, and then trials.
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Make sure you’re registered to vote!
If not, do it ASAP, in case the senate passes Trump’s unconstitutional SAVE Act.
If not, do it ASAP, in case the senate passes Trump’s unconstitutional SAVE Act.
Early voting for Chicago voters starts downtown today.
The Black Voter Project is hosting a U.S. Congressional District 7 Candidate Forum tonight at 6:30 p.m. on the West Side.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/the-...
The Black Voter Project is hosting a U.S. Congressional District 7 Candidate Forum tonight at 6:30 p.m. on the West Side.
thetriibe.com/2026/02/the-...
Illinois' 7th Congressional District race is one you need to pay attention to • The TRiiBE
Primary Election Day is on March 17. Illinois’ 7th Congressional District has had a Black leader at the helm for over 50 years. Will the seat remain Black?
thetriibe.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Make sure you’re registered to vote!
If not, do it ASAP, in case the senate passes Trump’s unconstitutional SAVE Act.
If not, do it ASAP, in case the senate passes Trump’s unconstitutional SAVE Act.
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And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
And what awaits these clients in Texas? Unspeakably cruel and inhumane treatment.
1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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1. Rotten food. I had a client explain she had to make a half-pint of milk and an apple last every day because the other meals consisted of spoiled or rotten food. One client wasn’t fed for >36 hours.
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Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it.
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
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The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it.
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
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The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
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absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
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The regime has proposed two rules that are intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
You can help fight back by submitting a public comment, which will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
You can help fight back by submitting a public comment, which will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Submit Public Comments
act.hrc.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The regime has proposed two rules that are intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
You can help fight back by submitting a public comment, which will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
You can help fight back by submitting a public comment, which will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
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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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This is what I mean when I say the *entire* British media and political establishment needs to be dismantled. Decades upon decades of this, of all the important people knowing each other and caring far more about the political ambitions of those in their social circles than the lives of the public.
In the middle of a moral panic about sex trafficking so intense that I can't advertise a book about medieval history online and no one can access prom anymore, Labour's best and brightest are desperate to get on TV and let you know actually it is fine if rich people do it to poor girls.
"People like me, people like Pat that come onto programs like this are going to be supportive of people that we have worked closely with"
Asked about Pat McFadden defending Morgan McSweeney keeping his job yesterday, Baroness Jacqui Smith accidentally says the quiet bit out loud
Asked about Pat McFadden defending Morgan McSweeney keeping his job yesterday, Baroness Jacqui Smith accidentally says the quiet bit out loud
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This is what I mean when I say the *entire* British media and political establishment needs to be dismantled. Decades upon decades of this, of all the important people knowing each other and caring far more about the political ambitions of those in their social circles than the lives of the public.
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
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At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city.
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026
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“There’s a cascading set of problems with this app and what ICE and CBP are doing,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @WIRED.com, and “there’s a straightforward argument that DHS and its components are exceeding their authority here.” www.wired.com/story/cbp-i...
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy rules.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
“There’s a cascading set of problems with this app and what ICE and CBP are doing,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @WIRED.com, and “there’s a straightforward argument that DHS and its components are exceeding their authority here.” www.wired.com/story/cbp-i...
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The regime has proposed two rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Submit Public Comments
act.hrc.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The regime has proposed two rules intended to make it extremely difficult (if not impossible) for trans youth to receive the healthcare they need.
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
Here’s how you can help fight back: Though your public comments won't sway this transphobic regime, they will be very important for future lawsuits. 👇
They have slain Minnesota Nice and I do not think they are prepared for what rises from its funeral pyre.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
They have slain Minnesota Nice and I do not think they are prepared for what rises from its funeral pyre.
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This is, as we know, the problem with "better training and oversight."
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This is, as we know, the problem with "better training and oversight."
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
It is already a clear violation of DHS/ICE's use of force guidelines to immediately draw and point your firearm at an unarmed person. They know this, and they know the administration will defend their rule-breaking.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
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So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 AM
So believe me I understand this is deeply frustrating and unfair, but a march that does everything right and still gets tear gassed is a successful march that is winning.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
A lot of the strategy of protest is luring the authorities into engaging in obviously, transparently unjust uses of force.
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Two things can be true: we’re a competitive authoritarian state with all sorts of efforts to put a thumb on the scale of who has power AND we have sufficiently free and sufficiently fair elections that every month we see the party in power lose.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Two things can be true: we’re a competitive authoritarian state with all sorts of efforts to put a thumb on the scale of who has power AND we have sufficiently free and sufficiently fair elections that every month we see the party in power lose.
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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Impeach
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Impeach
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Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
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No data, no problem?
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 AM
No data, no problem?
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
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look, I'm not demanding you all feel the same way I do or you're as bad as republicans. not in the least. but you better make room for this anger and not dismiss it as undeserved.
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 AM
look, I'm not demanding you all feel the same way I do or you're as bad as republicans. not in the least. but you better make room for this anger and not dismiss it as undeserved.