Sherrilyn Ifill
@sifill.bsky.social
Civil rights lawyer; democracy warrior, dedicated to racial justice & equality. Fmr President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
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The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The Champions League final in Germany last year opened with Linkin Park
This is hilarious.
SpaceX shifts focus from something that it will never do on Mars to something it will never do on the Moon.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This is hilarious.
The silence from the game broadcast crew when they returned was cowardly and very, very rude. They didn’t even acknowledge the show or the artist.
#NFLhalftime
#NFLhalftime
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The silence from the game broadcast crew when they returned was cowardly and very, very rude. They didn’t even acknowledge the show or the artist.
#NFLhalftime
#NFLhalftime
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
This was too much! Yes!!
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
This was too much! Yes!!
I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
I love this show. Benito is bringing it all!
#NFLhalftimeshow
#NFLhalftimeshow
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I mean I am up dancing. Plus Cardi, Gaga, Ricky Martin? Brilliant.
I love this show. Benito is bringing it all!
#NFLhalftimeshow
#NFLhalftimeshow
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I love this show. Benito is bringing it all!
#NFLhalftimeshow
#NFLhalftimeshow
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Massie on Howard Lutnick: "He should just resign. Three people in Great Britain resigned for less than what we've seen Howard Lutnick lie about. He clearly went to the island, if we believe what's in these files. He was in business with Jeffrey Epstein."
This.
I see on a regular basis how white hetcis men are championed for being geniuses for saying things that sound complicated or hard to understand and how Black people, especially Black women, are treated like we are totally incompetent when we talk about complex things and ask people to sit and think
February 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This.
How can any prosecutor worth his salt suggest in light of evidence like this Epstein did not run a sex-trafficking ring? Todd Blanche needs to step down. And Patel.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Jeffrey Epstein's Global Reach
There are emails from men and women who were helping Epstein procure girls in Australia, London, Paris, Russia, Sweden ...
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM
How can any prosecutor worth his salt suggest in light of evidence like this Epstein did not run a sex-trafficking ring? Todd Blanche needs to step down. And Patel.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Well that resignation letter is the icing on the cake. Have some self-respect. Geez.
Days after Washington Post laid off 300 journalists, publisher Will Lewis -- conspicuously absent during the notifications to those whose jobs were cut -- is stepping down. Attached is Lewis' memo to staff, courtesy of my NPR colleague David Folkenflik. READ: https://loom.ly/vZyjS90
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Well that resignation letter is the icing on the cake. Have some self-respect. Geez.
Keep pushing Norm.
A federal court cleared way for us @democracydefendersfund.org to depose Elon Musk over the unconstitutional shutdown of USAID
Our case now moves into discovery
As our Legal Director Tianna Mays explains: accountability starts w/ facts👇 - TN
Our case now moves into discovery
As our Legal Director Tianna Mays explains: accountability starts w/ facts👇 - TN
Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE
The former DOGE head will have to answer for what happened at USAID.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Keep pushing Norm.
Seriously praying that they return this woman to her family. 🙏🏾
BREAKING
In a new video, Savannah Guthrie, joined by her sister and brother, speaks directly to the person or persons who abducted their mother, Nancy, and says she will pay the ransom to have her returned.
In a new video, Savannah Guthrie, joined by her sister and brother, speaks directly to the person or persons who abducted their mother, Nancy, and says she will pay the ransom to have her returned.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Seriously praying that they return this woman to her family. 🙏🏾
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6 Democrats called for an independent investigation and full briefing about ICE activity in Eagle County in a letter to Kristi Noem
coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/e...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/e...
Colorado Democrats in Congress demand investigation into ICE after ace of spades cards left in Eagle County
Six Democrats called for an independent investigation and full briefing about ICE activity in Eagle County in a letter to Kristi Noem
coloradosun.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
6 Democrats called for an independent investigation and full briefing about ICE activity in Eagle County in a letter to Kristi Noem
coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/e...
coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/e...
The sheriffs….
🚨Minneapolis Sheriffs aggressively push ICE protesters into a corner, using their police vehicles to threaten running them over to get them to move.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The sheriffs….
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One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
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SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”
@acyn.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social
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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
So Bezos won’t sell…
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
So Bezos won’t sell…
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somebody should inform the Politico/CNN/Axios/NYT brunchlord media establishment that corruption has hollowed out public safety, labor rights, and consumer protection, opening the door to decades of mass suffering and death
I feel like that might be an interesting story
I feel like that might be an interesting story
Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds
The Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.
arstechnica.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
somebody should inform the Politico/CNN/Axios/NYT brunchlord media establishment that corruption has hollowed out public safety, labor rights, and consumer protection, opening the door to decades of mass suffering and death
I feel like that might be an interesting story
I feel like that might be an interesting story
The reason I’m not writing about Trump’s racist post is because I see no value in repeating what I’ve been saying for nearly two decades about the man. Here’s a piece I wrote for CNN in 2011.
www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION...
www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION...
It's not about his birth, it's about his race
I will not click on the link to view the long form of President Obama's birth certificate. I will not participate in this final humiliation -- in the president's reluctant acquiescence in this ongoing...
www.cnn.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The reason I’m not writing about Trump’s racist post is because I see no value in repeating what I’ve been saying for nearly two decades about the man. Here’s a piece I wrote for CNN in 2011.
www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION...
www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION...
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The violence against immigrants, protesters and civilian observers in Minneapolis has sparked renewed calls for oversight of the Border Patrol. It is a pattern abuse with a long history in Mexican American communities on the border, icymi from me and Eileen Sullivan. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The violence against immigrants, protesters and civilian observers in Minneapolis has sparked renewed calls for oversight of the Border Patrol. It is a pattern abuse with a long history in Mexican American communities on the border, icymi from me and Eileen Sullivan. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
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This is scathing. Kash Patel and anyone else involved in this must be impeached.
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This is scathing. Kash Patel and anyone else involved in this must be impeached.
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.