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ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress
Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts.
inthesetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
ICE-Cold Cash: Private Prison Companies and Executives Have Donated Millions to Members of Congress inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
350,000 People Could ‘Lose Everything’ Overnight Thanks To #Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/haitia...
The Trump Admin Wants To Make 350,000 People Undocumented Overnight
A judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking TPS status for Haitians in the U.S. They’re relieved – for now.
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
350,000 People Could ‘Lose Everything’ Overnight Thanks To #Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/haitia...
Health care workers want #ICE out of hospitals, and blue states are responding wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/09/r...
Health care workers want ICE out of hospitals, and blue states are responding • Wisconsin Examiner
Health care workers say ICE is deterring people from seeking medical care and creating chaos that jeopardizes the safety of their patients.
wisconsinexaminer.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Health care workers want #ICE out of hospitals, and blue states are responding wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/02/09/r...
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We're living in a terrifying new reality. Trump's DHS mob are killing US citizens, kidnapping kids and terrorizing hard working immigrants - including the farm workers who feed us.
Call your Senators TODAY! Tell them don't fund ICEs terror campaign!
act.seiu.org/a/do_not-fun... #ICEout
Call your Senators TODAY! Tell them don't fund ICEs terror campaign!
act.seiu.org/a/do_not-fun... #ICEout
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
We're living in a terrifying new reality. Trump's DHS mob are killing US citizens, kidnapping kids and terrorizing hard working immigrants - including the farm workers who feed us.
Call your Senators TODAY! Tell them don't fund ICEs terror campaign!
act.seiu.org/a/do_not-fun... #ICEout
Call your Senators TODAY! Tell them don't fund ICEs terror campaign!
act.seiu.org/a/do_not-fun... #ICEout
The UAW’s 70-year-old culture cannot be changed in one election. Cultural change needs sustained attention and commitment; without it, we will return to a one-party union controlled by just a handful of leaders. portside.org/2026-02-05/u... #1u
UAW Reform Is at Risk
From the mid-1980s until 1995, New Directions was the first United Auto Workers caucus to champion a membership-led union rooted in democracy, accountability and transparency. Both of us were active i...
portside.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The UAW’s 70-year-old culture cannot be changed in one election. Cultural change needs sustained attention and commitment; without it, we will return to a one-party union controlled by just a handful of leaders. portside.org/2026-02-05/u... #1u
Corporate Judges on Fifth Circuit panel authorize concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu... #Fascism
Fifth Circuit panel authorizes mass incarcerations
February 9, 2026
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Corporate Judges on Fifth Circuit panel authorize concentration camps. open.substack.com/pub/roberthu... #Fascism
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting prospect.org/2026/02/04/f...
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting - The American Prospect
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.
prospect.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting prospect.org/2026/02/04/f...
What you can do to stop big corporations from helping #ICE open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What you can do to stop big corporations from helping ICE
You are not powerless. You can stop their complicity in this humanitarian disaster.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
What you can do to stop big corporations from helping #ICE open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.) open.substack.com/pub/insideme... #Science
Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.)
My public health reading list for this week.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Why vaccines might help prevent chronic diseases. (Someone tell Secretary Kennedy.) open.substack.com/pub/insideme... #Science
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Yes, and certain "Good Germans" looked the other way as well. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... #CostaRica
World’s largest pencil maker accuses Costa Rica of misusing old factory as detention center
Faber-Castell says it was unaware its facility was being used to detain asylum seekers deported by the Trump administration
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Yes, and certain "Good Germans" looked the other way as well. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... #CostaRica
Is There a Labor of Love in Your Bag of Pet Food? open.substack.com/pub/justcaus... #1u
Is There a Labor of Love in Your Bag of Pet Food?
You may not know it, but rank-and-file Teamsters are powering America’s multibillion-dollar pet food industry.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Is There a Labor of Love in Your Bag of Pet Food? open.substack.com/pub/justcaus... #1u
Bill seeks to lower the minimum wage for minors in #Missouri missouriindependent.com/briefs/bill-... #1u
Bill seeks to lower the minimum wage for minors in Missouri • Missouri Independent
A bill that would lower the minimum wage for minors was pitched by its sponsor Wednesday as a way to help small businesses and young workers.
missouriindependent.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Bill seeks to lower the minimum wage for minors in #Missouri missouriindependent.com/briefs/bill-... #1u
Vegandale is Quietly Relaunching Their Festival As Voenix blackvegfest.org/blog/f/vegan... #Vegan
Vegandale is Quietly Relaunching Their Festival As Voenix
Not because of their mistakes, but because of bad festival reviews.
blackvegfest.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Vegandale is Quietly Relaunching Their Festival As Voenix blackvegfest.org/blog/f/vegan... #Vegan
Bad Bunny:"God Bless America"- Choosing Light Over Darkness, Joy Over Fear, Love Over Hate
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
Bad Bunny:"God Bless America"- Choosing Light Over Darkness, Joy Over Fear, Love Over Hate
DHS runs out of money this Friday. Let's be very, very loud this week all and do everything we can to rein in ICE, together.
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Bad Bunny:"God Bless America"- Choosing Light Over Darkness, Joy Over Fear, Love Over Hate
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
The #Housing Debate Is Finally Catching Up to Reality www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026...
The Housing Debate Is Finally Catching Up to Reality | Strong Towns
Arguments that ignore finance, power, and legitimacy are breaking down.
www.strongtowns.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The #Housing Debate Is Finally Catching Up to Reality www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026...
British police assess claim former Prince Andrew shared confidential trade information with #Epstein www.cnn.com/2026/02/09/u... #UK
British police assess claim former Prince Andrew shared confidential trade information with Epstein | CNN
British police are assessing a report that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegedly shared confidential reports with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the former prince’s role as UK trade envoy...
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
British police assess claim former Prince Andrew shared confidential trade information with #Epstein www.cnn.com/2026/02/09/u... #UK
Keith Ellison: #Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other open.substack.com/pub/thenatio... #Minnesota
Keith Ellison: Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other
The Minnesota attorney general writes in The Nation: "The president has gone after us because of who we are and what we value. We have an obligation to resist."
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Keith Ellison: #Trump Hates Minnesotans Because We Love Each Other open.substack.com/pub/thenatio... #Minnesota
Because Country Club Democrat Ted Wheeler was too busy trying to turn #Portland into a cop town instead of, you know, actually governing. www.opb.org/article/2026... #Art #Oregon
How Portland’s arts tax let $9M go unused for years
As Portlanders gear up to once again pay their arts tax by April 15, even supporters say the voter-approved charge needs an overhaul.
www.opb.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Because Country Club Democrat Ted Wheeler was too busy trying to turn #Portland into a cop town instead of, you know, actually governing. www.opb.org/article/2026... #Art #Oregon
#Trump Is Pushing To Include Risky Assets Like Crypto and Private Equity in 401(k)s portside.org/2026-02-07/t... #1u
Trump Is Pushing To Include Risky Assets Like Crypto and Private Equity in 401(k)s
Key takeaways President Trump has veered away from the path that previous administrations have taken on 401(k) and other retirement plans. Instead of protecting the millions of workers with retirement...
portside.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
#Trump Is Pushing To Include Risky Assets Like Crypto and Private Equity in 401(k)s portside.org/2026-02-07/t... #1u
The labor movement isn’t just the weakest it’s been in a century. Without a radical and aggressive shift in organizing, US unions could effectively cease to matter in the very near future. jacobin.com/2026/02/unio... #1u
Unions Are Going to Die Unless Something Big Changes Soon
The labor movement isn’t just the weakest it’s been in a century. Without a radical and aggressive shift in organizing, US unions could effectively cease to matter in the very near future.
jacobin.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The labor movement isn’t just the weakest it’s been in a century. Without a radical and aggressive shift in organizing, US unions could effectively cease to matter in the very near future. jacobin.com/2026/02/unio... #1u
"The larger problem here is that corporate power is growing... in a staggering way, creating disparities of wealth that are unconscionable, even unimaginable just a generation ago." -- Sen. Cory Booker. #NewJersey
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"The larger problem here is that corporate power is growing... in a staggering way, creating disparities of wealth that are unconscionable, even unimaginable just a generation ago." -- Sen. Cory Booker. #NewJersey
Largest Nurses Strike in NYC History: CWA Stands with NYSNA – LaborPress
www.laborpress.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM