Travis Nichols
@travisjnichols.bsky.social
Director of https://tinyurl.com/y2y3rkts
Editor of http://bit.ly/326rRrY
Author of http://bit.ly/2x7mxCB & http://bit.ly/2CO2DSi
Formerly of CARE, Stand, Greenpeace, Poetry Foundation, Wave Books Poetry Bus, Seattle PI, Amherst Books, Flagpole, AHS Web
Editor of http://bit.ly/326rRrY
Author of http://bit.ly/2x7mxCB & http://bit.ly/2CO2DSi
Formerly of CARE, Stand, Greenpeace, Poetry Foundation, Wave Books Poetry Bus, Seattle PI, Amherst Books, Flagpole, AHS Web
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Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
Is that …. bad?
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Is that …. bad?
ICE agent arrested in a prostitution sting, Trump targets DSA, removes Stonewall Pride flags, ICE expands, Russians develop AI pigeons, OpenAI gives Pentagon full ChatGPT access & McDonald’s offers Valentine’s caviar
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2.11.26
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Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2.11.26
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/russian...
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tinyurl.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
ICE agent arrested in a prostitution sting, Trump targets DSA, removes Stonewall Pride flags, ICE expands, Russians develop AI pigeons, OpenAI gives Pentagon full ChatGPT access & McDonald’s offers Valentine’s caviar
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2.11.26
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/russian...
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2.11.26
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/russian...
*albini guitars*
🎶 I tried hard to have a father (figure) but instead I had a dad (bod) 🎶
*albini guitars*
🎶 I tried hard to have a father (figure) but instead I had a dad (bod) 🎶
*albini guitars*
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
*albini guitars*
🎶 I tried hard to have a father (figure) but instead I had a dad (bod) 🎶
*albini guitars*
🎶 I tried hard to have a father (figure) but instead I had a dad (bod) 🎶
*albini guitars*
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
Meanwhile . . .
Is Erik Prince -- founder of Blackwater, brother of Betsy DeVos -- missing in the DRC?
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
Is Erik Prince -- founder of Blackwater, brother of Betsy DeVos -- missing in the DRC?
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
Endangerment Finding Endangered, Erik Prince ALSO — Instrumental Communications
Will Stephen Miller cost GOP the midterms? The U.S. intercepts Russian tankers, Cuba's fuel crisis deepens, Jasmine Crockett’s unconventional Texas Senate bid, ICE abducts legal observers and terrifie...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Meanwhile . . .
Is Erik Prince -- founder of Blackwater, brother of Betsy DeVos -- missing in the DRC?
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
Is Erik Prince -- founder of Blackwater, brother of Betsy DeVos -- missing in the DRC?
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
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Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
This is very cool! Thank you!
It might be in the FAQ but how do you plan to roll out other types of risk assessments? Given the Zillow news, insurance company practices, etc, it seems like it will be SUPER useful for people who might not even think of themselves as "climate" people.
It might be in the FAQ but how do you plan to roll out other types of risk assessments? Given the Zillow news, insurance company practices, etc, it seems like it will be SUPER useful for people who might not even think of themselves as "climate" people.
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is very cool! Thank you!
It might be in the FAQ but how do you plan to roll out other types of risk assessments? Given the Zillow news, insurance company practices, etc, it seems like it will be SUPER useful for people who might not even think of themselves as "climate" people.
It might be in the FAQ but how do you plan to roll out other types of risk assessments? Given the Zillow news, insurance company practices, etc, it seems like it will be SUPER useful for people who might not even think of themselves as "climate" people.
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Tuesday, 2/10/26
Will Stephen Miller cost GOP the midterms? ICE abducts legal observers, Springfield schools close for safety, militants take Erik Prince, Atlanta battles corporate landlords, & American optimism hits record low
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
Will Stephen Miller cost GOP the midterms? ICE abducts legal observers, Springfield schools close for safety, militants take Erik Prince, Atlanta battles corporate landlords, & American optimism hits record low
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
February 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Tuesday, 2/10/26
Will Stephen Miller cost GOP the midterms? ICE abducts legal observers, Springfield schools close for safety, militants take Erik Prince, Atlanta battles corporate landlords, & American optimism hits record low
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
Will Stephen Miller cost GOP the midterms? ICE abducts legal observers, Springfield schools close for safety, militants take Erik Prince, Atlanta battles corporate landlords, & American optimism hits record low
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/endange...
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Monday 2/9/26
DHS monitors Reddit, ICE neglects trans immigrants, AI causes national labor shortages, Texas fracking threatens floodplains, Substack profits from Nazis, and the FCC probes "The View."
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-s...
DHS monitors Reddit, ICE neglects trans immigrants, AI causes national labor shortages, Texas fracking threatens floodplains, Substack profits from Nazis, and the FCC probes "The View."
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-s...
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Monday 2/9/26
DHS monitors Reddit, ICE neglects trans immigrants, AI causes national labor shortages, Texas fracking threatens floodplains, Substack profits from Nazis, and the FCC probes "The View."
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-s...
DHS monitors Reddit, ICE neglects trans immigrants, AI causes national labor shortages, Texas fracking threatens floodplains, Substack profits from Nazis, and the FCC probes "The View."
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/trump-s...
From Taffy Akner writing about Operation Mincemeat: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
From Taffy Akner writing about Operation Mincemeat: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
Give this paragraph a Pulitzer please.
February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Give this paragraph a Pulitzer please.
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2/6/26
Bitcoin plunges $2 trillion, Bovino is booted from a Vegas bar, ICE leaves "death cards" for immigrants, Hillary Clinton dares James Comer to a public hearing, Melania doc sets suspicious Rotten Tomatoes records.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/bovino-...
Bitcoin plunges $2 trillion, Bovino is booted from a Vegas bar, ICE leaves "death cards" for immigrants, Hillary Clinton dares James Comer to a public hearing, Melania doc sets suspicious Rotten Tomatoes records.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/bovino-...
Bovino Booted from Bar, Crypto Spirals, ICE Drops Death Cards — Instrumental Communications
Bitcoin plunges as $2 trillion, Gregory Bovino is booted from a Vegas bar, ICE leaves "death cards" for immigrants, Hillary Clinton dares James Comer to a public hearing, and Jeff Bezos-funded Melania...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2/6/26
Bitcoin plunges $2 trillion, Bovino is booted from a Vegas bar, ICE leaves "death cards" for immigrants, Hillary Clinton dares James Comer to a public hearing, Melania doc sets suspicious Rotten Tomatoes records.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/bovino-...
Bitcoin plunges $2 trillion, Bovino is booted from a Vegas bar, ICE leaves "death cards" for immigrants, Hillary Clinton dares James Comer to a public hearing, Melania doc sets suspicious Rotten Tomatoes records.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/bovino-...
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Thursday 2/5/26
Layoffs hit highest levels since 2009, Trump's ICE tactics face backlash, Supreme Court upholds California redistricting, Utah probes GOP signature fraud, the internet asks, 'Are Those Veggies Even Christian?'
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/tulsi-g...
Layoffs hit highest levels since 2009, Trump's ICE tactics face backlash, Supreme Court upholds California redistricting, Utah probes GOP signature fraud, the internet asks, 'Are Those Veggies Even Christian?'
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/tulsi-g...
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Thursday 2/5/26
Layoffs hit highest levels since 2009, Trump's ICE tactics face backlash, Supreme Court upholds California redistricting, Utah probes GOP signature fraud, the internet asks, 'Are Those Veggies Even Christian?'
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/tulsi-g...
Layoffs hit highest levels since 2009, Trump's ICE tactics face backlash, Supreme Court upholds California redistricting, Utah probes GOP signature fraud, the internet asks, 'Are Those Veggies Even Christian?'
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/tulsi-g...
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The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Wednesday 2/4/26
Trump targets critics with admin subpoenas, support for abolishing ICE surges, Ray Dalio warns of capital war, "Wokeflix" faces GOP scrutiny, Education Dept layoffs cost $28M, OpenAI shifts focus from research.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/two-new...
Trump targets critics with admin subpoenas, support for abolishing ICE surges, Ray Dalio warns of capital war, "Wokeflix" faces GOP scrutiny, Education Dept layoffs cost $28M, OpenAI shifts focus from research.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/two-new...
February 4, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Wednesday 2/4/26
Trump targets critics with admin subpoenas, support for abolishing ICE surges, Ray Dalio warns of capital war, "Wokeflix" faces GOP scrutiny, Education Dept layoffs cost $28M, OpenAI shifts focus from research.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/two-new...
Trump targets critics with admin subpoenas, support for abolishing ICE surges, Ray Dalio warns of capital war, "Wokeflix" faces GOP scrutiny, Education Dept layoffs cost $28M, OpenAI shifts focus from research.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/two-new...
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Tuesday, 2/3/2026
Grok’s “nudify” juices engagement with nonconsensual porn, Nancy Mace's spirals, Epstein emails and equals signs, CAIR Florida defies "terrorist" designation, plus ICE body cams:
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/musk-tu...
Grok’s “nudify” juices engagement with nonconsensual porn, Nancy Mace's spirals, Epstein emails and equals signs, CAIR Florida defies "terrorist" designation, plus ICE body cams:
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/musk-tu...
Inside Elon Musk’s Nudification of Grok, Nancy Mace is Not Okay, and What’s Up with All Those Equals Signs? — Instrumental Communications
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February 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for Tuesday, 2/3/2026
Grok’s “nudify” juices engagement with nonconsensual porn, Nancy Mace's spirals, Epstein emails and equals signs, CAIR Florida defies "terrorist" designation, plus ICE body cams:
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/musk-tu...
Grok’s “nudify” juices engagement with nonconsensual porn, Nancy Mace's spirals, Epstein emails and equals signs, CAIR Florida defies "terrorist" designation, plus ICE body cams:
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/musk-tu...
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2/2/26
Franco teaches, Trump approval dips, ICE expands, ProPublica IDs Alex Pretti's killers, abusers weaponize AI, Anthropic fights the Pentagon, Max Stein is Substack super agent, & Gallup poll says people like nurses.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/america...
Franco teaches, Trump approval dips, ICE expands, ProPublica IDs Alex Pretti's killers, abusers weaponize AI, Anthropic fights the Pentagon, Max Stein is Substack super agent, & Gallup poll says people like nurses.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/america...
What right-wing America is learning from Franco, more Epstein, less ICE — Instrumental Communications
Trump faces dipping Pew Research scores as ICE expands warrantless arrests. Protests erupt for Alex Pretti while Mike Johnson eyes a DHS budget deal. Anthropic fights the Pentagon on AI, Melania debut...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Your Daily #InstrumIntel for 2/2/26
Franco teaches, Trump approval dips, ICE expands, ProPublica IDs Alex Pretti's killers, abusers weaponize AI, Anthropic fights the Pentagon, Max Stein is Substack super agent, & Gallup poll says people like nurses.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/america...
Franco teaches, Trump approval dips, ICE expands, ProPublica IDs Alex Pretti's killers, abusers weaponize AI, Anthropic fights the Pentagon, Max Stein is Substack super agent, & Gallup poll says people like nurses.
www.instrumentalcomms.com/blog/america...
“I’m here to tell you there’s something else …”
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
“I’m here to tell you there’s something else …”
Taking his Center for Performing Arts and going home.
Breaking news: President Trump said that the Kennedy Center could temporarily close for roughly two years to undergo construction.
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
https://wapo.st/49VsdCk
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Taking his Center for Performing Arts and going home.
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ICE OUT
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
ICE OUT