Gerry Doyle

Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don’t mince words on ICE tactics Federal judges in Minnesota are overwhelmed with cases stemming from Operation Metro Surge.

"A POLITICO analysis has identified 347 judges across the country who have rejected the administration’s detention policy..."
#MeltICE

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The Killings and Cruelty in Minneapolis Can’t Be Spun Over the course of the last many days, indelible images have dominated the White House’s mass deportation efforts in Minnesota. A teary-eyed five-year-old named Liam Ramos, wearing a blue bunny hat an...

“The steady drumbeat of imagery out of Minnesota is persuading the last few persuadable voters that this deportation campaign has gone too far. More than half of independents now approve of abolishing ICE, once a rallying cry of progressives.”
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I think it's simpler than that: there is a ton of corruption

this is a very weak piece, for multiple reasons. its claim about Gen Z is based on a couple of comments, not actual sales. it is also extremely normal for kids not to be *that* into a series from two decades ago. And there's minimum mention of Rowling turning into a fervent bigot.

long tom sighting!

Yuen: My parents thought we had made it. Now we carry papers. Living under ICE’s crackdown has changed how some Minnesotans of color, including U.S. citizens, move through the world.

"A document that once made me proud of all the places I’ve traveled is now a badge to prove I belong," writes columnist Laura Yuen. "It speaks volumes that a person like me is scared — somebody with so many privileges, including my perfect American English."

"Aren’t you scared, too?"

this sucks. there is no reason for it

As @washingtonpost.com international & local correspondents, we have risked our lives, side by side, because we believe reporting from the ground serves the public good. To choke that engine of brave, committed colleagues would be devastating. If you value our work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost.

yeah I agree with this, legally speaking (altho to be clear my knowledge of the law drops off sharply after the first amendment)

“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.

Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"

you can’t libel the dead

good thread. it's interesting to see how the legal issues involved are playing out

ok I like your way

I think I'd meticulously clean the apartment and leave every single duck in place

NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.

There was no protest. Armed, masked federal agents were just harassing people as usual. He was not a protester and not protesting. They killed him anyway. bsky.app/profile/atru...

The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.

Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.

what is going on

[butterfly meme]

is this intellectualism?

it feels a bit like trying to play all the old hits because no one is dancing

Exclusive: Carney likely to visit India in early March as Canada trade pivot intensifies, envoy says Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely visit India the first week of March and sign deals on uranium, energy, minerals ​and artificial intelligence, Dinesh Patnaik, India's High Commissioner to Canada said in an interview.

Exclusive: Carney likely to visit India in early March as Canada trade pivot intensifies, envoy says reut.rs/4sYm7Zd

I think we have to commit to a tailless or twin tail avro arrow, otherwise the stealth shaping fails

the arrow's performance is imo overrated into legendary status but the op is right, this would be the funniest thing

quick someone do an artist rendering of a stealth arrow

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....

sounds good, ai can't say how many fingers a person has but this should be fine www.propublica.org/article/trum...

I was in the middle east during the arab spring (not in any country directly affected by it tho) and the u.s. is not there yet by any objective measure. but one key commonality is that state violence is generating more resistance and protest rather than less

Signs of Trump Overreach After Another Death in Minneapolis The shooting death of a US citizen by federal agents has prompted pushback even from some members of Trump’s own party.

The shooting death of a US citizen by federal agents has prompted pushback even from some members of Trump’s own party.

Helsing and Stark Set to Win German Drone Order as Rheinmetall Lags German defense start-ups Helsing and Stark Defence are set to receive military orders worth €300 million each to deliver loitering munitions for a German armored brigade in Lithuania, while local gian...

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for my european friends, this is a football match

yes, and an endless supply of patience