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human rights. sahel. migration. TOC. energy transition. ai.
hiking. running. photography. books. bad coffee. good films. hoops. mets. tottenham (sigh).
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Friends—I need you to connect to your rapid response in your city. Your ICE watch. If you don’t have one, start one. I’m watching Minneapolis and we need to be prepared for what comes next. Know the activists in our neighborhoods. If you don’t know your rights now is the time to learn. Have a plan.
Chicago. You can download single-page, easily printable ICE watch materials here.
English: drive.google.com/file/d/1CKXu...
Español:
drive.google.com/file/d/1O4F_...
Instructions: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
English: drive.google.com/file/d/1CKXu...
Español:
drive.google.com/file/d/1O4F_...
Instructions: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
“They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Ms. Levy Armstrong said, “so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”
”Reducing my image to some scared crying woman was just so degrading, & it just shows how far the office of the president has fallen”
”Reducing my image to some scared crying woman was just so degrading, & it just shows how far the office of the president has fallen”
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“They couldn’t break me by arresting me,” Ms. Levy Armstrong said, “so they doctored an image to show the world a false iteration of that time to make me look weak.”
”Reducing my image to some scared crying woman was just so degrading, & it just shows how far the office of the president has fallen”
”Reducing my image to some scared crying woman was just so degrading, & it just shows how far the office of the president has fallen”
Worth reiterating that this entire crisis is manufactured by people who just want to harm, harass, incarcerate, and deport black and brown people. They’ve said as much. There is no “immigration crisis“ and even “reasonable“ concerns about the labor market, wages, welfare, etc. are unfounded.
February 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Worth reiterating that this entire crisis is manufactured by people who just want to harm, harass, incarcerate, and deport black and brown people. They’ve said as much. There is no “immigration crisis“ and even “reasonable“ concerns about the labor market, wages, welfare, etc. are unfounded.
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Jumping to the end, Judge Reyes summarizes why she is blocking the termination of Haitian TPS for now, making clear that Secretary Noem had to follow the law and the facts, and having neither, chose instead to "pound X" with an irrelevant screed about immigrant killers.
February 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Jumping to the end, Judge Reyes summarizes why she is blocking the termination of Haitian TPS for now, making clear that Secretary Noem had to follow the law and the facts, and having neither, chose instead to "pound X" with an irrelevant screed about immigrant killers.
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I don’t think I can say this forcefully enough: hundreds of thousands of Haitians will lose status tomorrow with racist ending of their TPS & are spending today refreshing their feeds for a court order that could literally save thier lives.
This is nothing short of psychosocial torture.
This is nothing short of psychosocial torture.
February 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I don’t think I can say this forcefully enough: hundreds of thousands of Haitians will lose status tomorrow with racist ending of their TPS & are spending today refreshing their feeds for a court order that could literally save thier lives.
This is nothing short of psychosocial torture.
This is nothing short of psychosocial torture.
Today I learned that there is something called the Alfalfa Club, which holds an annual invitation only dinner each year to celebrate Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Guests this year included Jerome Powell, Jamie Dimon, David Rubenstein, and Condoleezza Rice…
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Today I learned that there is something called the Alfalfa Club, which holds an annual invitation only dinner each year to celebrate Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Guests this year included Jerome Powell, Jamie Dimon, David Rubenstein, and Condoleezza Rice…
It’s all just gonna be slop soon.
February 2, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s all just gonna be slop soon.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
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SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
NYT: How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
“Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.”
“Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.”
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:43 PM
NYT: How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
“Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.”
“Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said.”
I did my part. Block Club Chicago: 'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show
Anti-ICE sentiments made up nearly 80 percent of submissions. Voting for the top six names opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 14.
blockclubchicago.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I did my part. Block Club Chicago: 'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
Any system in which a child dies because they were denied access to adequate medical care needs to be abolished, not reformed.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Any system in which a child dies because they were denied access to adequate medical care needs to be abolished, not reformed.
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Guardian: Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
"The two were held for almost a week in a hotel 80 miles from their home, without access to a lawyer or a hearing before a judge, before being deported to the Central American country."
"The two were held for almost a week in a hotel 80 miles from their home, without access to a lawyer or a hearing before a judge, before being deported to the Central American country."
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Guardian: Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
"The two were held for almost a week in a hotel 80 miles from their home, without access to a lawyer or a hearing before a judge, before being deported to the Central American country."
"The two were held for almost a week in a hotel 80 miles from their home, without access to a lawyer or a hearing before a judge, before being deported to the Central American country."
Two great passages from this beautifully written piece by @adamserwer.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Two great passages from this beautifully written piece by @adamserwer.bsky.social. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
It’s great that people who work for Palantir are realizing “ICE are the bad guys.” Welcome aboard. Let’s organize together!
But as someone who used to protest outside Palantir HQ in Palo Alto in *2019*, I am fucking baffled that it took you this long to realize ICE/Palantir are the bad guys.
But as someone who used to protest outside Palantir HQ in Palo Alto in *2019*, I am fucking baffled that it took you this long to realize ICE/Palantir are the bad guys.
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 AM
It’s great that people who work for Palantir are realizing “ICE are the bad guys.” Welcome aboard. Let’s organize together!
But as someone who used to protest outside Palantir HQ in Palo Alto in *2019*, I am fucking baffled that it took you this long to realize ICE/Palantir are the bad guys.
But as someone who used to protest outside Palantir HQ in Palo Alto in *2019*, I am fucking baffled that it took you this long to realize ICE/Palantir are the bad guys.
That’s one Christmas Adventurer down...
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 AM
That’s one Christmas Adventurer down...
Incredible stuff.
”The Line, a futuristic linear city that is the gigaproject’s centrepiece, is to be radically scaled back. Neom could now become a hub for data centres as part of Prince Mohammed’s aggressive push for the kingdom to become a leading AI player, the people said.”
”The Line, a futuristic linear city that is the gigaproject’s centrepiece, is to be radically scaled back. Neom could now become a hub for data centres as part of Prince Mohammed’s aggressive push for the kingdom to become a leading AI player, the people said.”
Saudi Arabia to scale back Neom megaproject
Review expected to propose a significant redesign after years of delays and overruns
www.ft.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Incredible stuff.
”The Line, a futuristic linear city that is the gigaproject’s centrepiece, is to be radically scaled back. Neom could now become a hub for data centres as part of Prince Mohammed’s aggressive push for the kingdom to become a leading AI player, the people said.”
”The Line, a futuristic linear city that is the gigaproject’s centrepiece, is to be radically scaled back. Neom could now become a hub for data centres as part of Prince Mohammed’s aggressive push for the kingdom to become a leading AI player, the people said.”
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There is no “immigration crisis,” there is only a fascism crisis.
Minneapolis shooting deepens US immigration crisis as federal accounts are challenged
Minneapolis shooting deepens US immigration crisis as federal accounts are challenged
Video evidence, political rhetoric and competing narratives collide after the death of Alex Pretti
www.irishtimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
There is no “immigration crisis,” there is only a fascism crisis.
With the Jonathan Rauch essay—and others like it—making the rounds, I am reminded of this passage from an old Ta-Nehisi Coates blog. It stuck with me at the time and I will never forget it. Atlantic writers should read their own archives.
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
With the Jonathan Rauch essay—and others like it—making the rounds, I am reminded of this passage from an old Ta-Nehisi Coates blog. It stuck with me at the time and I will never forget it. Atlantic writers should read their own archives.
“Either way, we tell ourselves, if we can predict the consequences, we have agency.
But that’s not how state terror works.”
But that’s not how state terror works.”
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
“Either way, we tell ourselves, if we can predict the consequences, we have agency.
But that’s not how state terror works.”
But that’s not how state terror works.”
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
PROTIP: “Shame on you” does not work on people who lack the requisite personal dignity and human decency to feel shame.
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
PROTIP: “Shame on you” does not work on people who lack the requisite personal dignity and human decency to feel shame.
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