Simon Davis-Cohen

Rights Organizations Demand Halt to Mobile Fortify, ICE's Handheld A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and civil rights organizations are demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down the use of Mobile Fortify, release the agency's privacy

ICE officers shouldn't be allowed to stick a phone in anyone's face to run face recognition without their consent. A coalition of privacy and civil rights advocates are telling DHS to end the program immediately.
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Horizontal bar chart titled “US banks are the most favoured by deregulation.” It displays the expected impact of regulatory changes on return on equity (%). US banks like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are projected to see a boost of nearly 8%. UK banks such as HSBC and Barclays also benefit, but to a lesser extent. EU and Swiss banks (Deutsche Bank, UBS) see a negative impact. Banks are colour-coded by region: dark blue for US, light blue for UK, medium blue for EU, and pink for Swiss banks. Source: Alvarez & Marsal.

Further reforms are yet to be presented in detail — but critics are wary. Analysts say that deregulation will free up almost $2.6tn in lending capacity and boost profitability, prompting bankers around the world to lobby their own regulators for a loosening of rules in a risky “race to the bottom”.

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“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”

#ICE

The big data center buildup An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.

The big data center buildup

An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies.

Mamdani's First Budget | Andrew Perry Image and reality of New York City’s finances

“While City expenditures have kept pace with revenues, they have lagged behind the growth of private incomes and spending—which means that as a share of the local economy, the public sector has actually been shrinking for years.”

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With new ordinance, Santa Fe becomes first city to tie minimum wage to rental costs SANTA FE — The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers’ rights advocates

Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.

The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.

Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.

Trump Calls on New York’s Con Ed to Cut Rates in Meeting With Mamdani President Donald Trump said he talked about the need for New York utility Consolidated Edison Inc. to lower rates during a meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.

NEWS - Trump and Mamdani agree that NY utility ConEd needs to lower utility bills.

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Un incendio obliga a suspender y desalojar la cumbre del clima de Brasil El fuego ha sido extinguido con rapidez y 21 personas han tenido que ser atendidas por inhalación de humo y crisis de ansiedad. Las instalaciones han vuelto a abrir esta noche tras casi siete horas

Un incendio obliga a suspender y desalojar la cumbre del clima de Brasil. 21 personas han tenido que ser atendidas por inhalación de humo y crisis de ansiedad. social.elpais.com/7arjb30

US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.

A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp

New York’s Millionaires Will Get a $12 Billion Federal Tax Cut Next Year - Fiscal Policy Institute OBBBA will save New York taxpayers who earn $1 million in annual income a collective $12 billion in federal taxes each year.

On average, Trump's OBBBA will give the equivalent of a $129,600 annual tax cut to each millionaire in New York next year—2.7% of their total income.

La extrema derecha empuja a las autonomías del PP a eliminar de las escuelas un programa de enseñanza del árabe creado por Rajoy Murcia y Madrid ya han cerrado el programa, en el que participaron 8.000 alumnos de 400 colegios en 2024 en toda España. Cataluña (PSOE) pide al Ministerio de Educación que oculte los nombres de los centros participantes por las amenazas de ultras

La extrema derecha empuja a las autonomías del PP a eliminar de las escuelas un programa de enseñanza del árabe creado por Rajoy. Murcia y Madrid ya han cerrado el programa, en el que participaron 8.000 alumnos de 400 colegios en 2024 social.elpais.com/c_obl6

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns

Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns

Queens Family Demands Answers After Chinese Immigrant Found Bound in ICE Jail Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in an ICE custody facility in Pennsylvania with his hands and feet bound. While the county coroner ruled his death as a suicide, his family is suing to...

Chaofeng Ge, a Chinese immigrant, was found dead in an ICE custody facility in Pennsylvania with his hands and feet bound. While the county coroner ruled his death as a suicide, his family is suing to obtain records that may explain the circumstances of his death.

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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.

ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.

We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:

Most states don’t disclose which companies get data center incentives, report finds • Ohio Capital Journal Most states offering incentives to data centers don’t disclose which companies benefit, according to a new report.

36 states have crafted subsidies for data center projects, according to Good Jobs First, a nonprofit watchdog group that tracks economic development incentives. But only 11 of those states, including Ohio, disclose which companies receive those incentives ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/14/r...

Child care can be free and universal • Ohio Capital Journal New Mexico is now expanding its free, high-quality child care program so that all families can access it. Families will save an average of $12,000 per year with this program. It’s the first of its…

Commentary: New Mexico is expanding its free, high-quality child care program so all families can access it. Families will save an average of $12,000 per year with this program. It’s the first of its kind in the nation, and I hope other states will follow ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/r...

With Upper, Lower basin states still snagged, feds give them more time to craft Colorado River plan | Colorado Newsline Nevada and six other Colorado River states failed to reach a broad agreement Tuesday on how to share the river’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense clos...

Colorado and six other states failed to reach a broad agreement this week on how to share the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, missing a federally-imposed deadline after days of intense closed-door negotiations.

What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa? For farmers in the nation's breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.

What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?

For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.

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#Hurricane #Jamaica #Food #Farms #Disaster #Weather

32BJ SEIU member Sophia Harris holds a union banner. It curls around the building

New: Pull up. We’re building a movement. Solidarity is what unions are all about. Here are a few reasons why it’s a great idea to bring your union identity—and your union—to the struggle. labornotes.org/blogs/2025/1...

Graph showing the prevalence of diagnoses among youth in confinement: 4% autism spectrum, 27% learning disabilities, 60% ADD or ADHD

Data shows that more than two-thirds of confined youth meet criteria for neurodivergence.

Kids need care – not cages.

"Have you heard of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social?”

@32bjseiu.bsky.social volunteers have been calling thousands of their neighbors every week, to elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and win a more affordable NYC!

After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It - Bucks County Beacon Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”

After Local Judge Greenlights Bucks County Sheriff-ICE Pact, Voters May Be the Last Hope to Derail It | Democratic candidate for sheriff Danny Ceisler said if elected he vows to “end this deportation partnership once and for all.”

What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

Not only does this story get a number of basic facts wrong, it doesn’t take time to actually explore why Portlanders elected these folks. Coming in with a pre-baked PDX story to fit a NYT narrative about NYC is harmful, especially at this moment.

The Insatiable Energy Demands of Data Centers Could Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions in California By 2030, the centers could consume the equivalent of adding another city the size of L.A. to the state’s power grid.

NEW INVESTIGATION

California predicts data centers will consume as much power as adding another LA to grid by 2030

A utility anticipates additional emissions equal to 21 gas plants

Some environmentalists see reducing gas power as “a lot less likely” due to AI capitalandmain.com/the-insatiab...

New York City deserves a mayor who will fight for those of us who labor every single hour of the day!

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New York Spent Millions to Resettle Them. Trump Is Deporting Them. The Migrant Relocation Assistance Program helped families leave crowded shelters and put down roots. Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending that.

New York state helped hundreds of asylum-seeker families leave crowded New York City shelters to find housing and jobs upstate. Now, some of them have been swept up in Trump’s immigration dragnet.
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Increased ICE Transfers Impede Detainees’ Access to Lawyers, Contact With Family Some men said for days they weren’t allowed to make phone calls to inform their families and attorneys where they were.

“Being transferred is like the worst experience that anybody could go through,” one man detained by ICE said. Detainees were not initially told where they were going, and only received a piece of bread and cheese and a bottle of water for the entire day.

Prison Food Is a Growing Billion-Dollar Industry. Many Meals Are Inedible. As private food providers' contracts grow, the meager and moldy portions behind bars have forced some people to eat toothpaste and toilet paper.

"Cell phone images smuggled out of jails and prisons across the country reveal food that hardly looks edible, let alone nutritious. ...kitchen workers at prisons in Arizona, Oregon, and elsewhere reported seeing boxes of food that were served to prisoners marked: 'not for human consumption.'"

How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy

Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy.

"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."

Some news: For the first time ever, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which represents nearly half of the Democratic caucus in the House, has voted to endorse blocking weapons shipments to Israel, multiple sources tell me