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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
After more than 15 years of draconian measures, culminating in an ongoing internet shutdown, the Iranian regime seems to be staggering toward its digital surveillance endgame.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Letter From Minnesota: A Brief History of ICE in Poems
The following poems were written over the last decade, up until and including ICE’s occupation of the Twin Cities. * ________________________________________________________   ________________…
lithub.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Letter From Minnesota: Echoes of the Other Occupation
The point of an occupation is you don’t choose when it happens. They descend upon you at their convenience. On day fifty-four I watch an almost-live stream of someone getting shot dead by federal a…
lithub.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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How Trump is rigging immigration courts against Somali migrants
During a December 2 cabinet meeting, President Trump unleashed a torrent of bigoted invective against Somali migrants.
popular.info
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Hong Kong Court Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Monopoly Round-Up: The $2 Trillion Collapse of Bitcoin and Terrible Software Companies
AI is going to displace business software because so much of it is terrible quality crap peddled by monopolists. Policy can help. Plus, bitcoin falls, & enforcers may drop the Ticketmaster suit.
www.thebignewsletter.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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February 8, 2026
On February 9, 1950, Senator Joe McCarthy (R-WI) stood up in front of the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, at a gathering to celebrate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Epstein email cites Trump 'dementia' worry going back 10 years: 'Didn't recognize friends'
A dinner President Donald Trump apparently attended nearly a decade ago sparked fears at the time that the president may have already been exhibiting symptoms of the memory-loss disease dementia, acco...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Red States Are Jumping At The Chance To Make Things Even Worse For Immigrants
Blue states are scrambling to defend against ICE. But in red states where lawmakers are happy to comply, quietly dangerous operations are also underway.
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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There may be no turning back this climate crisis
As warming breaches a critical threshold, scientists fear cascading consequences.
www.motherjones.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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‘Black’ banned from flyers for FAMU College of Law Black History Month event, student says
A student at FAMU College of Law says the school told her to remove the word 'black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law.
www.clickorlando.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Two judges on the Fifth Circuit gave Trump exactly what he wants to enact mass detentions
On Friday night, Judges Edith Jones and Kyle Duncan split with more than 150 judges who have ruled against the Trump admin's unilateral, harsh interpretation of a 1996 law.
www.lawdork.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Hurting Children is the Point: The Right Wing Authoritarian Mindset
The motivation that hides in plain sight is the key to understanding what's happening
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Why the Resistance Matters
Anti-authoritarian “neighborism” and cross-racial solidarity from below are a massive problem for the regime, exposing Trumpism’s weaknesses and ideological blind spots
democracyamericana.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d
You should read this. It is the type of detail that experts in authoritarian regimes see as telling.
In this case, state agents are offered impunity from higher ups, and the legal system is rendered inoperative as a mode of accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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NSA detected foreign intelligence phone call about 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 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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The Women Holding Minneapolis Together
In Minnesota, a community is coming together to push back against ICE and support their neighbors. It should surprise no one that much of this work is being led by women. Glamour reports from the fron...
www.glamour.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM