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ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Kansas Trans Drivers License Revocations, Bathroom Bounty Hunter Law The lawsuit was filed in state court on Friday.

1. Yesterday, we broke the story that Kansas drivers licenses for transgender people were being immediately revoked by the state.

This morning, the ACLU filed suit in state court to block that process.

Thousands of trans Kansans watch with horror and hope.

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Harry Kaiser’s daughter, Lydia, was shot in the head and wounded with an AR-15 at Annunciation Catholic School. Nearly six months later, Minnesota lawmakers have still done nothing.

“This time, we are not just moving on.”

He witnessed a migrant death at an ICE detention center, then was deported A deported witness describes the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an El Paso ICE facility, alleging guards beat him while he yelled 'I can't breathe.'

"He was yelling 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe' as they hit him"

DHS deported one of the witnesses to the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at Camp East Montana. He was held in disciplinary segregation at the time when guards choked the 55-year-old Cuban immigrant to death.

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

Head and shoulders image of a white haired man with a white goatee looking off into the distance to the right. Some buildings and a bit of water are visible behind him. Ryan Dancey, former COO of Alderac Entertainment Group.

Text from a LinkedIn post which says: Ryan Dancey Author Chief Operating Officer at Alderac Entertainment Group I have zero reason to believe that an AI couldn't "come up with Tiny Towns or Flip Seven or Cubitos". I can prompt any of several AIs RIGHT NOW and get ideas for games as good as those. The gaming industry doesn't exist because humans create otherwise unobtainable ideas. It exists because many many previous games exist, feed into the minds of designers, who produce new variants on those themes. People then apply risk capital against those ideas to see if there's a product market fit. Sometimes there is, and sometimes there is not. (In fact, much more often than not). Extremely occasionally (twice in my lifetime: D&D and Magic: the Gathering) a human has produced an all new form of gaming entertainment. Those moments are so rare and incandescent that they echo across decades. Game publishing isn't an industry of unique special ideas. It's an industry about execution, marketing, and attention to detail. All things AIs are great at.

Ryan Dancey, a more than 30-year veteran of the tabletop gaming industry, has lost his COO job at publisher AEG a day after saying AI could generate game ideas as good as his company’s titles Tiny Towns and Cubitos:

boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

graphic that says no ice in Minnesota itch.io charity bundle

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!

There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!

Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

She speaks for millions of shocked Europeans - listen to powerful words of support from German Green Party EU Parliament member Terry Reintke.

A 600-acre AI data center could cost some Wisconsin residents their land An acclaimed Wisconsin artist faces losing his land to eminent domain in support of the growing expansion of AI data centers.

A 600-acre AI data center could cost some Wisconsin residents their land through eminent domain.

Across the US, communities are grappling with the rise of AI data centers.
abcnews.com/US/600-acre-...

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A British grandmother with a valid visa detained by ICE for 6 weeks.

"So why did ICE detain her, and keep her locked up for so long? ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. 'Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,' Karen says."

"excuse me sir, there must be some mistake- i voted to create the camps, not live in the zone of interest" is like every trump voter

I couldn't talk about this publicly when playing it for IGF but any close friend of mine can attest that I would not shut the fuck up about it. The funniest game I've played in forever and a deeply engrossing take on match 3-driven metagame.

“Y’all are the most submissive group of men I’ve ever seen.”

@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social co-host @mizzwelch.bsky.social and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social roast the men of MAGA for groveling to Trump.

Watch the full episode at zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...

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Pixelart of a pale woman with medium-length hair and dark eyes with glowing pupils, looking slightly down at the viewer and wearing gold ornaments that outline the shapes of bra, shorts, an armband and a face mask, but instead of concealing anything these areas expose reddish bones underneath the skin and flesh. Pale wisps of magic emanate from the edges of these cutouts and swirl around her middle and ring fingers on both hands

Lich's Lingerie

#pixelart #украрт

As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates.

First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/

Supporters of Barr from the crypto sector: Crypto​.com, Robinhood, Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz.

So far, he's the candidate who has received the most direct support from crypto companies and executives.

“I am somebody.” ♥️

About one of the Trump accusers in this piece:

“The interview [with the alleged victim and her attorney] was conducted July 24, 2019, and entered into the FBI’s case files on August 9, the day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell.”

ASIFA Launches $60K Will Ryan Excellence in Humor Award The annual award, backed by Ryan's family, will support emerging animation artists and be unveiled at the 53rd Annie Awards on February 21.

ASIFA-Hollywood has launched the Will Ryan Excellence in Humor Award, a new $60,000 annual grant supporting emerging artists pushing animation forward through comedy. Details will be unveiled at the 53rd Annie Awards on February 21.
www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/will-...

If you are seeing this post outside MN, this is what daily life is like here TODAY. STILL. Don’t be lulled by what you hear. Believe your eyes.

www.iflscience.com/worlds-oldes...

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”

hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...

Anatomy moths up for tattoo grabz too!
Poor things I keep forgetting telling that they are available as designs as well!

Future Knight is a Game & Watch styled 2D action game where you have 8 hours to stop an apocalypse!

Coming to consoles & Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4235410/...

by #gamedev
@studiokobagames.bsky.social & @aeternathegame.bsky.social #indiedev #gaming #indiegame

I would like to see one of the LA mayoral candidates explicitly run on cracking down on the LAPD.

Dramatically cut their budget and tell them they can have it back when they stop beating protestors and shooting journalists.

Bonobo's pretend tea party shows capacity for imagination Kanzi, a bonobo with exceptional language skills, took part in a make-believe tea party that demonstrated cognitive abilities never seen before in non-human primates

Bonobo's pretend tea party shows capacity for imagination #Science #Biology #Zoology #Bonobos #Imagination #AnimalBehavior

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514366-bonobos-pretend-tea-party-shows-capacity-for-imagination/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.

I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.

It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.

“ICE GTFO OF MN”

Minneapolis February 4, 2026

Minneapolis nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after anti-ICE protests The Nobel Peace Prize has never been given to a city in the past, typically only going to individuals and organizations.

I love the petty.