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February 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
@altlibraryresource.bsky.social you are better at intros than me...
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Council of Europe strips former head of immunity over Epstein probe reut.rs/4toTrc9
Council of Europe strips former head of immunity over Epstein probe
The Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights watchdog, said it has agreed to lift the diplomatic immunity of its former Norwegian secretary general, allowing police to investigate his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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"The complaint asserted that Kromberg likely violated ethics rules by not informing the judge of the Privacy Protection Act of 1980, a law that limits searches for reporting materials...[and] that Kromberg was likely 'well aware of applicable law, but deliberately chose not to mention it.'"
US DOJ lawyer hit with bar complaint over search of reporter’s home
A press freedom organization has urged Virginia's attorney licensing body to discipline a federal prosecutor who applied for a warrant last month to search the home of a Washington Post reporter.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"The complaint asserted that Kromberg likely violated ethics rules by not informing the judge of the Privacy Protection Act of 1980, a law that limits searches for reporting materials...[and] that Kromberg was likely 'well aware of applicable law, but deliberately chose not to mention it.'"
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European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google's AI Overviews reut.rs/3ZYsdeX
European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google's AI Overviews
The European Publishers Council has complained to EU antitrust regulators about Alphabet unit Google's AI-generated summaries known as AI Overviews, the lobbying group said on Tuesday.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
European Publishers Council files EU antitrust complaint about Google's AI Overviews reut.rs/3ZYsdeX
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ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j
ICE is cracking down on people who follow them in their cars
Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly boxed in by unmarked vehicles.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j
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Surprising no one
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Surprising no one
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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico.
Breaking down the symbolism in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico.
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The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Trump Administration’s War on Data
A series of recent steps have erased the shared facts that help uphold democracy.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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On Tuesday, Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino (R-New York) plans to lead what is likely to be the most contentious and closely watched hearing of his short tenure as a House committee chairman.
Moderate Republican willing to break with party is set to lead ICE hearing
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-New York) faces the challenge of leading the questioning of top immigration officials at the peril of angering the White House.
wapo.st
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
On Tuesday, Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino (R-New York) plans to lead what is likely to be the most contentious and closely watched hearing of his short tenure as a House committee chairman.
I know these are confusing times. Here is how to figure what is a distraction and not.
Here is the Sunday post @altlibraryresource.bsky.social
Here is the Sunday post @altlibraryresource.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I know these are confusing times. Here is how to figure what is a distraction and not.
Here is the Sunday post @altlibraryresource.bsky.social
Here is the Sunday post @altlibraryresource.bsky.social
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The domino effect from the tech industry’s $700 billion AI spending spree is diverting resources and attention from other sectors of the economy, making finding an electrician or a reasonably priced smartphone increasingly difficult.
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else
The hundreds of billions of dollars being spent by tech companies on AI projects are diverting resources from other parts of the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The domino effect from the tech industry’s $700 billion AI spending spree is diverting resources and attention from other sectors of the economy, making finding an electrician or a reasonably priced smartphone increasingly difficult.
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Since March 2025, the Trump administration has used tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out “DEI” and “gender ideology" from child welfare programs.
HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants
Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.”
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February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Since March 2025, the Trump administration has used tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out “DEI” and “gender ideology" from child welfare programs.
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CPJ spoke with 20 journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who said that violence, threats, detention, and censorship had worsened since the M23 rebels' advance began a year ago, forcing many to flee within the DRC and abroad. Read more:
Threats, exile, censorship: DRC journalists besieged in year of rebel rule - Committee to Protect Journalists
For Congolese journalist Prince Cikala Mihigo, the first day of 2026 brought a brutal reminder of the risks of reporting: rebel soldiers beat and kicked him while questioning him about his work,…
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February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
CPJ spoke with 20 journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who said that violence, threats, detention, and censorship had worsened since the M23 rebels' advance began a year ago, forcing many to flee within the DRC and abroad. Read more:
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"The new rule proposes that appeals be filed quickly -- in 10 days, down from 30 -- which immigration advocates say is not enough time to find a lawyer or to present an appeal."
New rule will go into effect in March.
New rule will go into effect in March.
New DOJ rules seek to limit asylum appeals, Colorado immigrant advocates say it denies due process rights
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"The new rule proposes that appeals be filed quickly -- in 10 days, down from 30 -- which immigration advocates say is not enough time to find a lawyer or to present an appeal."
New rule will go into effect in March.
New rule will go into effect in March.
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Shameful and unnecessary.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Shameful and unnecessary.
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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They can't even violate our rights competently.
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
They can't even violate our rights competently.
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An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
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#JournalismMatters
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
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#JournalismMatters
August 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
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ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules
ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules
ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules
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Threatened consequences include:
Students being marked absent and districts losing state funding.
Educators being investigated and disciplined, including losing their teaching license.
Districts facing state oversight, including the replacement of an elected school board with a board of managers.
Students being marked absent and districts losing state funding.
Educators being investigated and disciplined, including losing their teaching license.
Districts facing state oversight, including the replacement of an elected school board with a board of managers.
February 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Threatened consequences include:
Students being marked absent and districts losing state funding.
Educators being investigated and disciplined, including losing their teaching license.
Districts facing state oversight, including the replacement of an elected school board with a board of managers.
Students being marked absent and districts losing state funding.
Educators being investigated and disciplined, including losing their teaching license.
Districts facing state oversight, including the replacement of an elected school board with a board of managers.
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Trump Is Said to Have Dropped Demand for Cash From Harvard
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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And here we go again. Some federal employees are starting to receive furlough notices as lawmakers in Washington weigh how to end the partial government shutdown that began over the weekend.
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
And here we go again. Some federal employees are starting to receive furlough notices as lawmakers in Washington weigh how to end the partial government shutdown that began over the weekend.
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"Instead of a blanket shutdown, Galloway is calling for Americans to focus on major tech companies by unsubscribing from — or opting out of — services like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Amazon's Prime Video, and Microsoft Office."
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"Instead of a blanket shutdown, Galloway is calling for Americans to focus on major tech companies by unsubscribing from — or opting out of — services like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Amazon's Prime Video, and Microsoft Office."