Rahat S.

South asian american here, I pronounce it lee chee too.

Whatever you think of Bill Clinton overall, and granting that his heyday was in a very different era of politics, he was a cannier political operator than maybe any other living Democrat. Getting into a public rhetorical knife fight with him seems like a sucker's bet.

Are there any good ecology/evolution synthesis opportunities like NCEAS or SESYNC or CESAB (France) that would pay for people to meet together to synthesize research on a topic for a big paper?

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?

Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

UM Peter Attia?

Majority of Senate opposes proceeding with approps package - clear sign that a deal has been made.
The deal is almost definitely what was reported this morning that the WH signed off on:
- passage of all approps (including nearly $1 trillion for Defense) except DHS
- short (1 or 2 week) CR for DHS.

So basically I'm like ciabatta bread.

It kind of sucks to be living through a situation that is both Orwellian AND Kafkaesque.

Update--it's a Snow Day in DC, so come to the Senate and bring your kids with you to stand AGAINST the abuses of ICE and stand FOR federal workers.

House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too “The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.

Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”

‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself

Italy is upset and they have every right to be. This is disgusting

‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics

Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I need an interview with this person immediately

what is it like to be the one and only Londoner to go see the Melania movie? and why?

I have to know who this is.

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Also, uh, we have more than 100,000 people registered for this ICE watch training tonight. Largest training of it type in history by a long shot. Please join if you've not be trained yet, and share to friends/fam/neighbors!

Original, analog art for very little $$

It can get lower!

The balance of the equities tips sharply in Plaintiffs’ favor. Plaintiffs seek to protect their sovereignty as well as their residents’ health, welfare, and safety. Plaintiffs also seek to retain control over local law enforcement, education, and public safety. At bottom, Plaintiffs seek to protect fundamental principles of American federalism from Defendants’ unprecedented intrusion. The public is in no way benefited from such unlawful or unconstitutional activity and there is substantial public interest in “Americans trusting their own government to follow the rule of law.” ... On the other hand, the federal government faces no harm from an injunction. The federal government has enforced federal law in Minnesota for decades without the support of thousands of federal agents roving the streets and making illegal stops. Defendants may continue to enforce such laws even with Plaintiffs’ requested injunction in place.

A hearing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT (10 a.m. ET) on the state of Minnesota's request to halt the ICE surge in the Twin Cities.

I'm covering the proceedings remotely.

From the state's memo:

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Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes | CNN Politics Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at FEMA to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States. The ...

Federal agencies are *trying* to warn the public about the massive winter storm. Official social media posts, however, are being denied because warning about ICE is not allowed.
How juvenile this administration is.

Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...

You cannot overstate how startling it is to see a politician just say the thing with clarity and poise. No fearful hemming. No overwrought qualifying down til it’s meaningless. No lingering sense that there is a loyalty to a donor class or an ideology of stasis that they’d never admit to.

THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…

We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.

📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.

I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.

Wow

The night before Spanberger’s inauguration

She’s cleared house at UVA

Top Youngkin appointees resign

Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta

The former CIA officer asserting her control

abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...

Lucky me living within 5 miles of DC.

doesn't this just mean nobody likes you. why is that good