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So many confirmed ICE sightings across the Minneapolis suburbs today (and further out). Keep your buckle on folks, this terrible ride is still going.

Mia Valentina Paz Faria A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas Detained for 70 days “I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by @micarosenberg et al for ProPublica:

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.

Guys I found the best Epstein Files email. The one that illuminates an elite class that's cocooned themselves into an unaccountable shell of wealth and privilege, fighting to protect their secrets and offenses.
I could write a novel about this email.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...

In other words, the backsliding is real and serious. This is perhaps the most unfavorable that the public has been toward trans rights in quite some time. Republicans have successfully and effectively exploited several flashpoint issues, like sports, in order to shift public opinion in their direction, while progressives have been unable to effectively muster persuasive arguments. Some of this may be down to an unwillingness to even entertain a debate, in an unsuccessful effort to maintain a unified front. Progressive activists and organizations have often been confrontational when challenged with dissenting views, leading critics to claim that these tactics left little room for actual debate. The net result, however, is the worst-case scenario for progressives and trans individuals alike, as a previously sympathetic public’s support of trans rights has completely unraveled over the last decade.

The anti-trans side made bomb threats to children's hospitals. They spent a billion dollars messaging this over the last 7 years while the Dems mostly stayed silent or ducked away. But somehow, they always seem to blame trans people for their own persecution.

archive.ph/E2pfS

Undercover ICIS...

The tech industry used to make things before they ran out of ideas and decided to invent stuff no one had ever seen before like fraud and serfdom

AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.

NEW: ChatGPT is encouraging stalkers, telling them they share a special bond with their targets -- and to keep harassing them even after they've been asked to stop

futurism.com/artificial-i...

When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...

In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a
@wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found.

Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.

(Published Jan. 2024)

Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.

Mark Zuckerberg is a ghoul.

www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...

The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect Jeffrey Epstein and his friends standing up for Mary Jo White against Elizabeth Warren tells you everything about the class war at the heart of the files.

When you hear the term Epstein Class, this is what it refers to. A group of elites that support one another, bury each other's secrets, defend each others indefensible acts.
It's a big club, and you ain't in it.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/e...

Paulette Jordan just won the Democratic primary for governor in Idaho. Meaning, she's now positioned to become the first female governor of Idaho--and the first Native American governor in the US

Hays County may halt water-heavy developments amid data center growth Hays County wants to halt industrial projects using more than 25,000 gallons of water per day. The proposal comes as San Marcos votes on a contentious project.

Good story from a colleague

www.statesman.com/business/tec...

New York climate goals face challenge as concern mounts about energy reliability The Public Service Commission is weighing a proposal to suspend or modify green energy transition goals.

Yet another clear, depressing sign that @governor.ny.gov's big climate initiative this year is going to be attacking the state's landmark climate law.

gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

The thing to really notice from this chart is that - during an unprecedented economic recovery with a historic run of positive job growth during Joe Biden’s presidency - the news people heard about the economy in 2022-24 was <more negative> than at any time in 60 years except the GFC & Covid crises

Kristi Noem pulls plane off search for overboard Coast Guardsman to deport migrants Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got off to an immediately rocky start with the U.S. Coast Guard, according to new in-depth reporting.President Donald Trump's pick to lead DHS angered senior Coast Guard officials by prioritizing deportation flights over search-and-rescue operations, and the t...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got off to an immediately rocky start with the U.S. Coast Guard, according to new in-depth reporting.

Those AI executives should face 20 years in prison for the mass murders they are committing through their fossil fuel burning.

20 years AT LEAST.

When will climate scientists and activists start to call for climate trials?

Why is this not happening every single day?

No more mr nice guy.

History of Guaranteed Minimum Income in America • RGMII A three-part history of Guaranteed Minimum Income in America — from early debates to the 1960s–70s near-miss and today’s modern pilots and experiments.

"does UBI solve poverty" experiments been going on since 1791 (not a typo) and they won't stop doing them because the answer keeps being "yes"

i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.

Rest in Power Jesse Jackson

“What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.”—
Jesse Jackson

Weaponizing the FDA Against Vaccines By rejecting Moderna’s application for an mRNA influenza vaccine, RFK Jr.’s FDA is advancing his anti-vaccine agenda.

Paul Offit: Weaponizing the FDA Against Vaccines

By rejecting Moderna’s application for an mRNA influenza vaccine, RFK Jr.’s FDA is advancing his anti-vaccine agenda

bit.ly/4bZOvnU

by @pauloffit.bsky.social

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Someone tell Hillary that this is her husband’s legacy too

A two month old-detained in the ICE concentration camp at Dilley-was rushed to the hospital this weekend

The boy’s extreme youth made him particularly vulnerable in a prison setting

Worse, they knew he was sick-and couldn’t care for him-because the facility didn’t even have a doctor

ABOLISH
ICE

It blows my mind how frequently military veterans in this country get deported. Absolutely garbage country.

Just a reminder that virtually the entire Republican party, and absolutely the entire Trump White House, is actively covering for this.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.

ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.

Josh Johnson destroying Elon Musk for begging Epstein to come to the pedo island is the funniest shit I’ve seen this morning.

Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S. Godfrey Wade was arrested by immigration authorities following a traffic stop and was deported because of minor criminal violations from 20 years ago.

I think this is paywalled but you can get the gist www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...