mz
@zwirnm.bsky.social
Just trying to get a hang of this thing. Same handle on the other site.
The targeted cruelty to people who are explicitly following all the steps to become productive American citizens puts the lie to the claim of “deporting illegal criminal aliens.”
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The targeted cruelty to people who are explicitly following all the steps to become productive American citizens puts the lie to the claim of “deporting illegal criminal aliens.”
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The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
February 6, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The Washington Post—for which I wrote editorials for nearly a decade—has closed its Kyiv bureau.
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
@lawfaremedia.org has not—and we will not.
We now employ more people in Kyiv than the Washington Post.
Let me tell you about what we have done in Ukraine over the past year and why we are not leaving
I cited the World Factbook so many times in an undergraduate and graduate degree academic career in international relations.
The CIA’s World Factbook, a repository of facts on nations that for six decades provided detailed figures on birth and death rates and major exports, relied upon first by government agents and eventually researchers, educators, journalists and more, was shuttered without warning on Wednesday.
C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades
The Factbook, a version of which dates to 1962, provided facts, figures, maps and more to generations of economists, professors, journalists and others.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I cited the World Factbook so many times in an undergraduate and graduate degree academic career in international relations.
Tremendous content.
I converted to Catholicism a couple weeks ago. Here’s how Communion should work.
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Tremendous content.
Presidents and Congresses come and go, but judges last forever, and they're now being nominated straight out Heritage Foundation pre-K.
I am running out of ways to convey how disconnected from reality Trump's judicial nominees are. They can't say that Trump lost the 2020 election, they won't say that the January 6 insurrection happened, they don't acknowledge any fact about anything if Trump hasn't authorized them to believe it
Trump Is Building a Federal Judiciary of Delusional, Cowardly Loyalists
Judges have to decide cases based on facts. For Trump judges, the only facts that matter are the ones that he authorizes them to believe.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Presidents and Congresses come and go, but judges last forever, and they're now being nominated straight out Heritage Foundation pre-K.
Good points but Congress has never shown any appetite to oversee DHS since the days of its creation.
The problem of ICE/CBP reform is we have a monster rampaging through our democracy and are trying to restrict *which* cities it can pillage and *how many* civilians it can eat. The problem isn’t the restrictions on the monster; the problem is the monster. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/six-ways-t...
Six Ways to Reform ICE and CBP
And why congressional "reform" isn't actually the real problem....
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Good points but Congress has never shown any appetite to oversee DHS since the days of its creation.
This is actually false; according to the editors Bezos never messed with the editorial section for the eight years or more that Marty Baron was in charge.
When Jeff Bezos bought WaPo, he immediately took control of the opinions section. Now, he's laying off hundreds of journalists, including those covering Amazon.
This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of billionaires with vested political agendas taking over our media.
This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of billionaires with vested political agendas taking over our media.
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This is actually false; according to the editors Bezos never messed with the editorial section for the eight years or more that Marty Baron was in charge.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A guy whose writings on music you should definitely follow, even if you didn't know he was in one of DC's more important 90s-00s bands, Q and Not U.
I’ve been laid off by The Washington Post
Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy
Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers
Serving as this newspaper’s pop music critic for the past 16-plus years has been my privilege, my joy
Endless solidarity to my righteous colleagues, endless gratitude to our faithful readers
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
A guy whose writings on music you should definitely follow, even if you didn't know he was in one of DC's more important 90s-00s bands, Q and Not U.
New shorter Washington Post slogan: "Democracy dies."
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
New shorter Washington Post slogan: "Democracy dies."
Terrible Maps needs to take a look at this monstrosity.
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Terrible Maps needs to take a look at this monstrosity.
a must-read.
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of paramilitary tactical units—including ICE’s two Special Response Teams (SRT), CBP’s one SRT, and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)—whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
www.wired.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
a must-read.
Excellent analysis of what will be a devastating blow to the cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage of DC
A two-year closure could be existential for the Kennedy Center, and it's unnecessary for the repairs proposed. Is there a larger agenda, including repurposing the memorial to the 35th President to serve the needs of the 47th? www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | The grave risk of Trump’s Kennedy Center shutdown
Even in the best-case scenario, the president’s plan will only strain the performing arts ecosystem required for the center to thrive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Excellent analysis of what will be a devastating blow to the cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage of DC
This is the stupidest premise for a NYT article since... well, whenever they last did a puff piece of a stylish and sophisticated young white nationalist.
From @theathletic.com: Reactions from NFL players about Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl were largely split. The majority who didn’t like the selection cited a lack of familiarity with his music or said they just preferred a different performer.
How do NFL players feel about Bad Bunny playing the Super Bowl halftime show?
Also in the latest installment of our NFL anonymous player poll: Who is your dream Super Bowl halftime performer?
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is the stupidest premise for a NYT article since... well, whenever they last did a puff piece of a stylish and sophisticated young white nationalist.
why would anyone stream stuff that's available free over the air?
When you stream the Super Bowl, what you see on your screen can be up to a minute behind the live feed. For a faster feed, try this cheap, easy-to-use antenna, vetted by Wirecutter testers. nyti.ms/4k6RcG4
Super Bowl Streams Have a Frustrating Delay. Try This Easy-to-Use, $20 Antenna to Avoid the Lag.
When you stream live TV, what you see on your screen can be up to a minute behind the live feed. For a faster feed, try our go-to indoor HDTV antenna.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
why would anyone stream stuff that's available free over the air?
Damn, Jill Sobule and Todd Snider and Raul Malo and Jimmy Cliff among many others I greatly admired in the in-memorium segment of the Grammys.
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Damn, Jill Sobule and Todd Snider and Raul Malo and Jimmy Cliff among many others I greatly admired in the in-memorium segment of the Grammys.
I am incandescent with rage at the destruction of the Kennedy Center.
February 2, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I am incandescent with rage at the destruction of the Kennedy Center.
Actually said “ What the fuck” aloud
With ticket sales plummeting and artists pulling out, Trump decides to close the Kennedy Center for two years, promising to renovate it and try again to find an audience and performers when it reopens in 2028.
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Actually said “ What the fuck” aloud
Still impresses my son that I saw her at a small club in DC (shoutout @songbyrddc.bsky.social) as part of an Icelandic Embassy-hosted event.
Laufey's 'A Matter Of Time' wins Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys
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February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Still impresses my son that I saw her at a small club in DC (shoutout @songbyrddc.bsky.social) as part of an Icelandic Embassy-hosted event.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
What is WRONG with these people? (And yes, the marketers and app designers have some of the blame to share, but this is household finance seppuku.)
What is WRONG with these people? (And yes, the marketers and app designers have some of the blame to share, but this is household finance seppuku.)
Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
What is WRONG with these people? (And yes, the marketers and app designers have some of the blame to share, but this is household finance seppuku.)
What is WRONG with these people? (And yes, the marketers and app designers have some of the blame to share, but this is household finance seppuku.)
Always the ones you’d most suspect
New:Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Always the ones you’d most suspect
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ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
“This Year” would kill in the competition
skaters will not have this problem should they choose to skate with the universally beloved music of the Mountain Goats
I’m getting word that there are skaters having to fight music rights battles right now just days before the Olympics. We know Lauriault/le Gac has already made the decision to change their RD. Don’t be surprised if we get some other program changes in Milan
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“This Year” would kill in the competition
So we’re bombing Iran to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files to distract from the murders and ICE terror in Minneapolis to distract the invasion of Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files. And it’s still January.
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM
So we’re bombing Iran to distract from the Jeffrey Epstein files to distract from the murders and ICE terror in Minneapolis to distract the invasion of Venezuela to distract from the Epstein files. And it’s still January.
Carleton College - a sampler
Congress and the Presidency
Politics of International Economic Relations
Ethnomusicology
Government and Politics of Africa
Fascism (senior year history seminar)
Congress and the Presidency
Politics of International Economic Relations
Ethnomusicology
Government and Politics of Africa
Fascism (senior year history seminar)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy
Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)
Urban politics
Urban sociology
Mid 20th century U.S. History
Gender and Politics
World History (I'm sorry for sleeping through this at 8am, but the prof was so nice in office hours, I will always pay that forward)
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Carleton College - a sampler
Congress and the Presidency
Politics of International Economic Relations
Ethnomusicology
Government and Politics of Africa
Fascism (senior year history seminar)
Congress and the Presidency
Politics of International Economic Relations
Ethnomusicology
Government and Politics of Africa
Fascism (senior year history seminar)