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Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”

Fuentes, yesterday: “Our #1 political enemy is women because women constrain everything, every conversation, every man, everything. They have to be imprisoned. They are the ones that are hurting the fertility rate. They're the ones making us sympathetic to poor people, which are also brown people.”

"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE

The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...

www.propublica.org/article/chic...

What We Saw in Minneapolis Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti’s killing in Minneapolis.

www.propublica.org/article/minn...

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

www.propublica.org/article/alex...

Migration of bisphenol A from commercially available pacifiers: HPLC-FLD analysis and exposure assessment in infants and toddlers - Environmental Science and Pollution Research Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting compound widely used in plastics and resins and associated with metabolic, reproductive, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Infants and toddlers are particu...

I've long wondered about this - whether infants sucking on pacifiers are ingesting toxic chemicals. Turns out they are 😞

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last year

US carbon pollution rose in 2025 by 2.4% over the previous year.

The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, and higher natural gas prices.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

NEW: The Trump administration is planning to use AI to write federal regulations despite the risk of hallucinations.

“We don't even need a very good rule,” the Transportation Department’s top lawyer said of the plan, per meeting notes reviewed by ProPublica. “We want good enough.”🧵

Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds Exclusive: Beijing, Delhi, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro among worst affected, with demand close to exceeding supply

Half the world’s 100 largest cities are experiencing high levels of water stress, with 38 of these in regions of “extremely high water stress”, new analysis and mapping has shown.

About 1.1 billion people live in metropolitan areas experiencing long-term drying.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.

This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

Statistic: 2/3rds of murders in Minneapolis so far in 2026 have been committed by DHS agents

Screenshot of a TikTok video with error message at top saying “your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”

This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.

Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.

Well, here’s a link:

georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

LIVE NOW: Our reporters Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social and photographer @peterdicampo.bsky.social are taking your questions on Reddit about how Trump’s gutting of USAID exacerbated a cholera epidemic and created an American-made hunger crisis 👇

Tylenol in Pregnancy Not Tied to Autism, Rigorous Review Shows Study debunks fears about prenatal acetaminophen and child development

Tylenol in Pregnancy Not Tied to Autism, Rigorous Review Shows www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

But we do know that high fevers in pregnancy are associated with autism

“Asking scientists to spy on and report on their fellow co-authors” is a “classic hallmark of authoritarianism,” said Jennifer Jones, director for the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists

A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing. 16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understandin...

I’ve been following this case for several years. Finally, a judge in Milwaukee brought a grieving father’s 13-year quest for justice to a close, accepting a plea deal for two men who were criminally charged for their role in the 2012 killing of teenager Corey Stingley at a convenience store.

Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...

NEW from @lisalsong.bsky.social and me:

The Trump administration is now asking USDA workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.”

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

I am still tracking the detentions of U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents

If you know something or want to share your story, please get in touch

✉️nicole.foy@propublica.org
Signal: nicolefoy.27

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...

NEW: Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With, by @lisalsong.bsky.social @fastlerner.bsky.social

Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...

NEW from @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social: The Trump administration is directing employees at the USDA to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.

They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.

*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.

Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:

www.propublica.org/article/flas...

Associations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with markers of glycaemic control, insulin secretion and sensitivity, and diabetes risk: a systematic review and meta-analyses Evidence from observational studies supports PFAS associations with higher odds of GDM and increased markers of insulin resistance and secretion. PFAS associations with established T2D or T1D remain t...

the alarming studies keep rolling in... this one shows that exposure to "forever chemicals" is linked to a higher Risk of gestational diabetes
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00682-0/fulltext

kudos to the forever lobbying project and @stephanehorel.bsky.social

A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.

DOJ staff resign over the department’s disinterest in Good killing.

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

Sorry but you must read this 👇

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Airline are doing the exact opposite because premium seats are what make them money.

Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.

Great new story by @lisalsong.bsky.social

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If you read nothing else today... just make sure you have some time to grieve