Liam Goldrick

Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about.

Their stories should be known:

Epstein accuser also alleged Trump sexually assaulted and hit her during her early teenage years A woman who came forward in July 2019 to accuse Jeffrey Epstein of assaulting and raping her several times in the 1980s, beginning when she was just 13, is also a Trump accuser featured in the Epstein...

“‘Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the President of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House cover-up,’ said Rep. @robertgarcia.house.gov of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.” www.ms.now/news/epstein...

The thing about elected Democrats attending the State of the Union is that Donald Trump used social media to call for the execution of elected Democrats mere months ago, like, if you're calling for my execution, I'm not attending your lie-filled speech. That's the only way to project dignity here.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir. The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?

Billions of your tax dollars are going to Palantir — and the police state it's helping Trump build could soon be used against you.

📌NEW: WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll has Trump’s disapproval rating at 60% and approval at 39%*.

Independents disapprove, 69%-31%.

The last time Trump was at 60% was after his Jan. 6, 2021, violent coup attempt.

*Yes, it is appalling 39% approve. Without them, there is no him. THEY are the problem.

The Trump regime is holding press conferences to announce the quiet parts out loud now (often meant for an audience of one).

At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.

The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it.

Seems kinda bad?

Is Trump *really* going to announce a crank theory, pushed by former crack addict and pillow salesman Mike Lindell, that since the writing of the Constitution, almost 2 & 1/2 centuries ago, all of America's constitutional scholars have failed to notice a line of text in the document?

I don’t think we should allow the secret police to round people up and sort them by race

The DOJ appears to have surveilled members of Congress who were looking through unredacted pages in the Epstein files and provided that information to Pam Bondi for her hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.

Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.

Why does Lutnick still have his job?

The GOP is defending pedophiles and their friends...

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. abcnews.go.com/Business/tru...

Vermont US Representative Becca Balint being interviewed by Drop Site News shortly after reviewing more, unreleased Epstein files saying
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"

I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

"The aggregate effect of Trump’s Perpetual Distraction Machine is disorienting for his opponents, who often find it impossible to respond effectively to an overwhelming fusillade of provocations or to effectively shine a spotlight on Trump’s missteps."

Two-page image of a formal letter on U.S. House of Representatives letterhead, dated February 8, 2026, addressed to Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The letter states that Ghislaine Maxwell plans to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at an upcoming House Oversight deposition and criticizes her intent to do so on a blanket basis rather than question by question. It notes her prior meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and requests clarity on whether she will invoke the Fifth Amendment in response to specific questions. Page one lists six detailed questions concerning alleged co-conspirators in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minors, the lack of indictments, Maxwell’s knowledge of prosecutorial decisions, any role involving President Donald Trump, discussions of a potential presidential pardon in exchange for silence, and any client lists or records maintained by Maxwell or Epstein. Page two adds a seventh question asking Maxwell to identify any foreign governments or intelligence services, including those linked to Russia or Israel, with which Epstein allegedly shared information or acted on behalf of. The letter asks that this document be entered into the official record at the start of the deposition and closes with a formal sign-off and signature from Congressman Ro Khanna, Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.

NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell is set to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer all questions related to Epstein, Trump, and more during tomorrow’s deposition. Rep. Ro Khanna has sent the following letter to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer in response:

52 percent of U.S. adults say Trump has made the economy worse Three major polls this week show Americans remain deeply pessimistic about affordability, opportunity, and their economic future. Your weekly political data roundup for February 8, 2026.

52 percent of U.S. adults say Trump has made the economy worse, vs 28% who say we are better off because of him www.gelliottmorris.com/p/americans-...

Warning Signs of Election Interference The Fulton County raid and other recent developments show how Trump and his allies are moving to discredit losses and control future elections.

The future of our democracy hasn’t been decided yet. It’s being determined right now, in state capitals, county offices, and courtrooms.

What Democrats need to know to truly reform ICE I'm an expert, and the misconduct and corruption is far deeper than even their deadly surges have shown.

America cannot survive as a free society if ICE and CBP continue to operate as they have over the last year—let alone as both agencies are turbocharged and empowered with even more funding, more officers, more guns, and more arrests.

The chair of the first law firm that bent the knee to Trump’s extortion and agreed to do pro bono work for him is featured in the Epstein Files, you say? Huh.

Tariffs Are a Buzzkill for the Coffee Biz - NerdWallet Tariffs on coffee-producing countries — including a 50% levy on Brazil — are likely to raise prices for America’s millions of coffee drinkers.

Trump's reckless tariffs have driven up coffee prices by nearly 15% since last summer.
 
Your morning cup shouldn't cost more because of the administration's trade policies.

 www.nerdwallet.com/finance/lear...

Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.

Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."

He was paid 50K to stand at that podium 💰

"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February

"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March

"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman

In a Minneapolis federal court where 16 protesters were charged on Wednesday with assaulting immigration agents, Judge Dulce J. Foster said she was “deeply disturbed” that Attorney General Pam Bondi had published photographs of some of the defendants on social media. Judge Foster said images of people who are presumed innocent should not be shared. “This conduct is not something that the court condones,” she said.

The charges against protestors announced today by Bondi were very clearly done with producing #content as the first priority and law enforcement a distant second. The decision to wave mugshots around is already harming DOJ's credibility in court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

The amount of money the US government spent on troops in DC in 2025 ($223m) would have been enough to give the city's ~5,100 homeless residents each $43,000. Instead, federal troops destroyed their meager encampments.

Alex Pretti’s ICE murder is beyond politics. This is about good vs. evil | Will Bunch Trump's inhumane immigration raids and two ICE murders has triggered an American yearning for a return to morality.

The senseless murder of Alex Pretti is finally showing everyday folks that the Trump regime is beyond any redemption. And in an anti-religious age, it's sparked a quest for a new American morality

It's beyond politics now. This is about good vs. evil

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...