Drew Hudson
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At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
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Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for themselves whether to volunteer information to ICE — or even hand people over.
GOP slams Mass. for not working with ICE — but reality tells a different story
Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for the...
www.wbur.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for themselves whether to volunteer information to ICE — or even hand people over.
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NEW - An internal poll from Daniel Biss in #IL09 shows him with a double digit lead over Laura Fine and Kat Abughazaleh who are tied at 18
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
NEW - An internal poll from Daniel Biss in #IL09 shows him with a double digit lead over Laura Fine and Kat Abughazaleh who are tied at 18
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
Biss - 31%
Fine - 18%
Abughazaleh - 18%
Simmons - 7%
Andrew - 7%
Amiwala - 4%
Huynh - 2%
Someone else - 2%
Undecided - 11%
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The American Geophysical Union unequivocally condemns this reckless and senseless decision.
AGU is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences.
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-denounce...
AGU is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences.
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-denounce...
AGU Denounces Trump Administration’s Repeal of the EPA Endangerment Finding
In 1856, American scientist Eunice Foote made history by publishing the first academic paper demonstrating that carbon dioxide traps heat from the Sun, a discovery that laid the foundation for climate...
fromtheprow.agu.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The American Geophysical Union unequivocally condemns this reckless and senseless decision.
AGU is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences.
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-denounce...
AGU is a global community supporting more than half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences.
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-denounce...
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
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On May 9, 2024, oil billionaire Harold Hamm hosted a closed-door Trump fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. He told oil and gas execs Trump would fast-track drilling and pipelines, roll back pollution rules and clean energy, and deliver huge tax breaks—for $1B in donations. They took the deal. #DefundOligarchy
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
On May 9, 2024, oil billionaire Harold Hamm hosted a closed-door Trump fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. He told oil and gas execs Trump would fast-track drilling and pipelines, roll back pollution rules and clean energy, and deliver huge tax breaks—for $1B in donations. They took the deal. #DefundOligarchy
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AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
AG Keith Ellison: "The surge is contributing to violent crime. Two of the three homicides committed in Minneapolis in 2026 have come at the hands of federal immigration agents."
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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🚨 A U.S. House representative said she is crafting legislation to stop climate lawsuits and climate superfund laws that would make Big Oil companies pay for climate damages.
It’s time for leaders in Congress to speak out and make clear that Big Oil is not above the law.
📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣
It’s time for leaders in Congress to speak out and make clear that Big Oil is not above the law.
📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣
February 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
🚨 A U.S. House representative said she is crafting legislation to stop climate lawsuits and climate superfund laws that would make Big Oil companies pay for climate damages.
It’s time for leaders in Congress to speak out and make clear that Big Oil is not above the law.
📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣
It’s time for leaders in Congress to speak out and make clear that Big Oil is not above the law.
📣 NO IMMUNITY FOR BIG OIL 📣
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BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
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Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Way-hey! After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.
"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...
patch.com/new-jersey/c...
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Home insurance rates are soaring in the aftermath of wildfires in Maui and Los Angeles.
Two new bills introduced in Hawaiʻi and California would help protect families from rising costs by making Big Oil pay their fair share. 👏
Two new bills introduced in Hawaiʻi and California would help protect families from rising costs by making Big Oil pay their fair share. 👏
California and Hawai`i join growing movement to hold Big Oil accountable for the climate-driven home insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity
New bills would empower state attorneys general to protect the public from rising insurance costs after a climate disaster
climateintegrity.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Home insurance rates are soaring in the aftermath of wildfires in Maui and Los Angeles.
Two new bills introduced in Hawaiʻi and California would help protect families from rising costs by making Big Oil pay their fair share. 👏
Two new bills introduced in Hawaiʻi and California would help protect families from rising costs by making Big Oil pay their fair share. 👏
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I just canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription. The same $120/year is paying for half the journalists, because Bezos laid off the other half. TBH I was on the fence until this pair of headlines, one about the three way-warmest years ever, the second celebrating inability to act on climate.
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I just canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription. The same $120/year is paying for half the journalists, because Bezos laid off the other half. TBH I was on the fence until this pair of headlines, one about the three way-warmest years ever, the second celebrating inability to act on climate.
Just a friendly reminder that we're still waging a war for oil in #Venezuela, not to distract from the Bondi hearing, Epstein files, storm troopers in your streets or anything else these #fossilfueledfascist monsters are doing apnews.com/article/vene...
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to assess oil industry overhaul
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright is visiting Venezuela to assess the country's oil industry as the Trump administration eases sanctions and pushes a major overhaul.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Just a friendly reminder that we're still waging a war for oil in #Venezuela, not to distract from the Bondi hearing, Epstein files, storm troopers in your streets or anything else these #fossilfueledfascist monsters are doing apnews.com/article/vene...
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A Dakota prayer camp has gone up across the highway from Whipple Federal Building to protest U.S. immigration enforcement. Organizers draw connections between current practices and historical injustices.
Indigenous group speaks out against immigration enforcement with prayer camp
A Dakota prayer camp has gone up across the highway from Whipple Federal Building to protest U.S. immigration enforcement. Organizers draw connections between current practices and historical injustic...
www.mprnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A Dakota prayer camp has gone up across the highway from Whipple Federal Building to protest U.S. immigration enforcement. Organizers draw connections between current practices and historical injustices.
Fascists keep moving up. Good people keep moving out. Long road to repair ahead. #fossilfueledfascists www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Fascists keep moving up. Good people keep moving out. Long road to repair ahead. #fossilfueledfascists www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.
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Congress is scrambling to pass a DHS funding bill by Friday, and we need to make it loud and clear that our senators and representatives must oppose any bill that hands ICE and Border Patrol more funding or fails to include strict safeguards to protect our communities.
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Congress is scrambling to pass a DHS funding bill by Friday, and we need to make it loud and clear that our senators and representatives must oppose any bill that hands ICE and Border Patrol more funding or fails to include strict safeguards to protect our communities.
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These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters
Proposals by California, Hawaii and New York lawmakers aim to hold fossil fuel industry accountable for soaring rates
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Today I've signed the #NoFossilFuelMoney pledge. I am committed to prioritize our health, our climate, and our democracy over fossil fuel industry profits.
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Today I've signed the #NoFossilFuelMoney pledge. I am committed to prioritize our health, our climate, and our democracy over fossil fuel industry profits.
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The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it
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"One of the last things I heard on that cell floor was my cellmate begging for medical care."
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"One of the last things I heard on that cell floor was my cellmate begging for medical care."
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.
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First, New Brunswick. Soon, the world.
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
Canadian Province New Brunswick to Quit Using Elon Musk’s X
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced Thursday.
bloom.bg
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
First, New Brunswick. Soon, the world.
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"the D.C. National Guard is on track to spend more than $602 million per year on the deployment — a sum slightly larger than the operating 2026 budget for the Metropolitan Police Department, which employs about 4,900 officers"
National Guard deployment in DC having no measurable impact on crime, report says
The National Guard said troops’ presence has deterred petty crime and helps control crowds during the police department’s law enforcement efforts.
www.stripes.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"the D.C. National Guard is on track to spend more than $602 million per year on the deployment — a sum slightly larger than the operating 2026 budget for the Metropolitan Police Department, which employs about 4,900 officers"
51 Senators voted for this 1 week ago: www.newsweek.com/two-republic...
February 6, 2026 at 1:51 AM
51 Senators voted for this 1 week ago: www.newsweek.com/two-republic...