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FAA: "The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso has been lifted. There is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal."

The FAA has lifted the airspace closure over El Paso.

El Paso, New Mexico airspace closed by FAA without explanation; flights restricted under national defense noticeWithout explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites national defense airspace - El Paso Matters The Federal Aviation Administration has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a national defense designation, offering no explanation for the rare move.An…

BREAKING: The FAA has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a “national defense airspace” designation, offering no explanation for the rare move. The order warns violators could face interception and possible deadly force.
elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.

SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.

On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...

THE LIBRARIANS is now streaming on @pbs.org’s YouTube channel and app. Watch now and get engaged in the Freedom to Read movement in your community!

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“[T]here's no indication that the person who was detained is the figure seen in the newly released video footage.”

10 Dead in Shooting at School and Home in British Columbia

9 victims dead, “about 25” others injured in a mass shooting at a school and residence in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The believed shooter is also dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...

This is far from the first time @weratedogs.com has provided crucial context on issues seemingly (but not actually) disconnected from 12/10 dogs. Also, as someone actively involved in local lost dog rescues, I recommend hiring a trained and licensed person with a drone to help find your lost pup.

Screen cap of text messages: Q: Are they supportive? A: Big time. Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself ... according to Bovino.

Here's another damning picture from @chicagotribune.com's public record's request of the Marimar Martinez files.

Bovino (who testified under oath he got his orders from the White House) told shooter Charles Exum "El Jefe" supported him after the shooting.

www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/m...

Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress

A grand jury has again rejected the political prosecution of Trump administration enemies, this time over a video from Democratic lawmakers reminding US service members of their obligations to the Constitution, the @nytimes.com reports: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: Documents obtained by @wired.com show that ICE has or plans to open more than 150 facilities around the US, in nearly every state, many near major metro areas. @leahfeiger.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

The Freedom of the Press Foundation files a disciplinary complaint against the federal prosecutor who signed the search warrant of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson, arguing he failed to cite a federal law barring the application.

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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...

Among those appointed last week was Daniel Rossignol, a doctor who was sued for alleged fraud after prescribing a 7-year-old autistic child a debunked and dangerous treatment. Tracy Slepcevic, an appointee who Kennedy calls a “dear friend,” offers exposure to a wide range of bogus autism cures at her annual Autism Health Summit, including one that involves the injection of animal stem cells into children. Another appointee, Toby Rogers, has claimed that “no thinking person vaccinates” and that vaccine makers are “poisoning children.” Rogers is a fellow at the Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research and has also called vaccines “one of the greatest crimes in human history.” He has written articles for Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the anti-vaccine group founded by Kennedy that has linked autism to vaccines.

Other appointees are no different: John Gilmore founded the Autism Action Network and has said that his autistic son is “vaccine injured.” Gilmore is also the founder of the New York chapter of Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense group. Ginger Taylor, the former director of the Maine Coalition for Vaccine Choice, has publicly claimed that many autism cases involve “vaccine causation.” Elizabeth Mumper has written for Children’s Health Defense and is a senior fellow with the Independent Medical Alliance, a group formerly known as the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance that has promoted ivermectin as a treatment for Covid.

Meet the brain geniuses that RFK Jr has put on a key US government autism committee. from @davidgilbert.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

Federal judge: "The presumption of regularity that has previously extended to [the United States Government] that it could be taken at its word—with little doubt about its intentions and stated purposes—no longer holds."

This is in a case where the Trump admin sued Oregon.

ICE Agent's ‘Dragging’ Case May Help Expose Evidence in Renee Good Shooting The government has withheld details of the investigation of Renee Good's killing—but an unrelated case involving the ICE agent who shot her could force new revelations.

NEW: Attorneys for a man convicted of assaulting ICE agent Jonathan Ross with his car filed a motion today seeking the investigative files in the killing of Renee Good on the grounds they could affect the man's sentencing. @dell.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/jonath...

Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.

“Upon becoming aware of the individual’s presence, the patron was asked to leave the premises and was escorted out by staff in accordance with venue policy to maintain a safe and orderly environment for all patrons,” the venue said. lasvegassun.com/news/2026/fe...

ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...

NEW: Mobile Fortify is not designed to "verify" identity, as DHS claims, and it was only approved after DHS rewrote its privacy review rules, records reviewed by @wired.com show. @dell.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social & @hudsongiles.bsky.social w/scoops. No paywall. www.wired.com/story/cbp-ic...

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p sure there is data about this

new nightmare to prep for

snow vs no snow curb depths

nyc rn

just let him cook

Exclusive | Top Democrat Launches Probe into “Spy Sheikh” Deal with Trump Company More than a dozen Democrats have condemned the company’s decision to accept an investment by Abu Dhabi royal.

Exclusive: The top Democrat on a House committee overseeing U.S.-China competition has launched a probe into a $500 million investment by an Abu Dhabi royal in a Trump family cryptocurrency company.

Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …

The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!

This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...

Need some data hoarders to save the CIA's World Factbook—a definitive source on many topics—since they're now killing it www.cia.gov/stories/stor...

Damn, I'm so sorry to hear this. Always been a big fan of your work, and will be wherever is lucky enough to land you.

Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs “I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.

NEW: @telliotter.bsky.social got an inside look at an online forum where ICE and CBP agents often post about how the agencies have changed for the worse. “[T]his agency has managed to turn a righteous mission into a complete clown show,” one longtime user wrote. Scoop: www.wired.com/story/inside...