Jake Goldman

They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.

(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 31, 2026, Section A, Page 19 of the New York edition with the headline: Justice Dept. Releases 3 Million Pages of Epstein Files. Order Reprints | Today's Paper I Subscribe

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btw the civility panic a few years ago was about precisely this: the ability to have polite conversations about how black people are racially inferior in public without criticism or backlash bsky.app/profile/hann...

Elon...They scrubbed Trump from the files but not you. They're setting you up to take the fall! You gave them $300M and this is how they thank you. Next they're coming for your subsidiesss and contractsss

If this is the same Peter Attia MD who was just revealed as one of Bari Weiss's big new additions to CBS News, he can just tell the stories about the "outrageous" life Jeffrey Epstein led on the Evening News.

Think of the ratings!

every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds

reminder that a small handful of Republicans in the House and Senate could end this madness today

Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently

Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?

More images of this agent “NS-919,” one of two who shot Pretti and a main instigator of the Pretti incident— from January 21.

NS-919 pushed the woman that started the Pretti violence on January 24.

ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.

BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.

This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

except for deleting those files with accusations about Trump after the were (inadvertenly?) posted by DOJ

kinda proves again that this guy is a fucking untrustworthy liar who still sees himself as Trump's personal lawyer

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into federal custody in connection with events at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement in response to the event: “We are deeply troubled by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for doing exactly what the First Amendment protects. Freedom of the press is not optional—it is foundational to a thriving multiracial democracy and is a vital constraint on government overreach. Targeting two acclaimed Black independent journalists for criminal prosecution sends a chilling message at a moment when independent Black media is more necessary than ever. Criminalizing journalism is an outrage, and it threatens the ability of all of us to know and tell the truth. This is not just stifling dissent–it’s chilling speech and stifling basic access to information and facts, targeting viewpoints the administration dislikes, and retaliating against law firms, universities, nonprofit organizations, and now reporters who value truth, equality, and justice. This is authoritarianism. And it must not stand.”

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights: "This is not just stifling dissent–it’s chilling speech and stifling basic access to information and facts, targeting viewpoints the administration dislikes... and now reporters who value truth, equality, and justice. This is authoritarianism."

The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.

Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.

The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.

nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...

BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56

Shot and chaser from new Epstein batch

A sreenshot from an Epstein file. The screenshot is an FBI email chain containing an allegation that Donald Trump engaged in sexual activities with a child.

At least one of the newly released Epstein file is already down.

This link no longer appears to work (www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)

It contained an FBI email chain outlining an allegation against Trump involving sexual activities with a child.

This is a screenshot from that email chain.

Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."

I'm sorry, WHAT?👀

The DNI just happened by a FBI raid and jumped into the back of a truck full of seized ballots?

I really try to keep an even keel, and self-regulate because it’s the only way to be in this for the long haul, but sometimes the fury overtakes you for a bit.

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

I know it’s been said a million times but it’s pretty funny how many short king steroid comedians with corny ass manchild tattoos called themselves free speech warriors right up until the moment free speech was actually under attack.

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

Mass movements force change. ICE has committed human rights abuses and those responsible must be prosecuted.

As people protest all across the country today, our office is a third space. We are open for mutual aid support, free posters, and bracelet-making for anyone who needs community.

there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content

'A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites Election officials are preparing for the possibility of immigration enforcement activity at or near polling sites in November.

'A pretext to rig the election’: Democrats scramble to block ICE crackdowns near polling sites

he spat on a rental car and then kicked it twice. no ice officer was in sight, but five of them immediately jumped out to beat him senseless, and then tear-gassed a crowd of maybe 50 bystanders as a parting shot