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DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.

Days after Liam returns home, the federal government filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for his family, requesting an expedited deportation. They have a hearing today.

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Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show

RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️

My latest: A look inside the secretive immigration prisons at Guantanamo—and the ethical questions that doctors and nurses face to treat those inside.

Judge: Lawmakers Can Visit ICE Detention Centers Unannounced - Documented Plus: A $45 billion expansion for immigrant detention sites faces pushback nationwide, and tensions remain high in Minnesota

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Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...

🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

‘Bad Guys Are Taking Mommies and Daddies’: ICE Upends Minneapolis Kids' Lives In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction.

How do you explain ICE raids to children? @setharichardson.bsky.social reports on how Minnesota parents are struggling to protect their kids from the trauma of ICE’s occupation, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of being detained.

‘Bad Guys Are Taking Mommies and Daddies’: ICE Upends Minneapolis Kids' Lives In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction.

I talked with parents, teachers and kids about ICE's ongoing operation and how it has upended their day-to-day lives. One of the harder stories I've reported. For @rewirenewsgroup.com
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Since ICE got to Minneapolis, 5-year-old Vera has a new hobby: setting traps.

“All bad guys are trying to take dark skin people like my friend,” Vera said. “So I try to keep them safe.”

@setharichardson.bsky.social on how kids, parents, and schools are handling the upheaval of ICE violence.

‘Bad Guys Are Taking Mommies and Daddies’: ICE Upends Minneapolis Kids' Lives In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction.

It's live. Get your tissues.

“I’m OK with crying in front of him," said a mom, "but he’s come up to me a couple times and said, ‘It’s OK mama, I’ll protect you.’ That’s my job as a mom. I need to protect you.”

Vera, 5, is taking matters into her own hands: She sets traps to catch the "naughties."

‘Bad Guys Are Taking Mommies and Daddies’: ICE Upends Minneapolis Kids' Lives In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction.

For @rewirenewsgroup.com, @setharichardson.bsky.social reported on how ICE's presence in the Twin Cities has transformed kids' daily lives: "You can’t say to this student everything is going to be OK, because it’s not. Her mom did go to the detention center." rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/03/i...

‘Bad Guys Are Taking Mommies and Daddies’: ICE Upends Minneapolis Kids' Lives In Minneapolis, parents must figure that out, while teachers face half-empty classrooms as students stay home for fear of abduction.

"Bad guys are taking mommies and daddies."

@setharichardson.bsky.social did the painstaking work of talking to children and families about how the Twin Cities ICE raids are affecting their daily lives. And @natasharoy.bsky.social led the edit.

It's a gutwrenching read, but a necessary one:

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Florida and Texas Sue the FDA, Planned Parenthood Loses Appeal, and More: December 15 News Roundup Plus, Josh and Erin Hawley launch a new dark money group.

NEW: Planned Parenthood is dropping its challenge to the GOP's Medicaid "defunding" of PP and other large abortion providers. As we noted in a recent @autonomynews.co roundup, after a loss at the First Circuit, PP's choices were essentially to drop the suit or risk a terrible SCOTUS decision

screenshot of court filing: PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.; PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS; and PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH, Plaintiffs, v. ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as SECRETARY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; MEHMET OZ, in his official capacity as ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES; and CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, Defendants. Case No. 1:25-cv-11913-IT NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs hereby dismiss without prejudice all claims against Defendants in the above-captioned case. By this notice, filed before any answer or motion for summary judgment, dismissal of the above-captioned case without prejudice is effective immediately. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i); Universidad Cent. del Caribe, Inc. v. Liaison Comm. on Medical Educ., 760 F.2d 14, 19 (1st Cir. 1985) (“[T]he plaintiff had the right voluntarily to dismiss the case at any time before an answer or a motion for summary judgment was served. The plaintiff properly invoked that right, and the district court had no power to condition its dismissal.”). Each party is to bear its own costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees. docket here: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70721678/planned-parenthood-federation-of-america-inc-v-kennedy/?order_by=desc

JUST IN: Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against the Trump administration over law that "defunds" the abortion provider for 1 year. PP lost at the 1st Circuit and had to decide whether to appeal to SCOTUS. (Dismissed "without prejudice," could refile later)
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This drops tomorrow.

Disability justice advocate @vilissathompson.bsky.social joins B*tch, Listen, hosted by @angryblacklady.blacksky.app, to lay out how true crime reframes violence against disabled people as “mercy”—and what gets erased in the process.

🎧 New episode • Jan. 29, 2026

How 'Bridgerton' and Other Romances Have Evolved in Their Depictions of Consent Bridgerton's fourth season is an opportunity for the show to improve its source material’s portrayals of consent.

Bridgerton fans are getting hyped to step into a new season tomorrow—but can the show improve its depiction of consent? The romance genre has long grappled with how to show people mutually agreeing to sex, and Bridgerton has a chance to improve upon its source material.

Alternatively: They Let Me Put Bridgerton And Heated Rivalry In The Newspaper

How 'Bridgerton' and Other Romances Have Evolved in Their Depictions of Consent Bridgerton's fourth season is an opportunity for the show to improve its source material’s portrayals of consent.

Today’s @rewirenewsgroup.com story takes a look at how Bridgerton and other romance stories depict consent, and how the romance genre’s concept of consent has evolved over the years. So excited about today’s piece, please give it a read!! rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/28/b...

Government Killings and Kidnappings in Argentina Drove Mothers to Revolt --- And Eventually Win After the regime "disappeared" their children, Argentina’s Madres de la Plaza de Maya relentlessly demanded justice—and exposed the atrocities of a dictatorship.

After Renee Good's killing, I kept thinking about Argentina -namely, how moms became a potent resistance force when the dictatorship started "disappearing" their kids. I asked an authoritarianism scholar who survived that regime what the U.S. could learn. It's hard reading but, I think, heartening.

When disabled people are killed by family members or caregivers, true crime often reframes the violence as “mercy” or caregiver stress, shifting sympathy away from the victim.

Disability justice advocate @vilissathompson.bsky.social explains this narrative on B*tch, Listen.

🎧 New • Jan. 29, 2026

For eight weeks, our journalists at the @minnesotareformer.com have been reporting from the front lines of the federal government's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.

What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy? How pelvic floor exercises and therapy can help address pelvic floor pain for people of all genders.

According to @moderation.bsky.app, basic health care is too "adult" to be shown fully on the platform. But that shouldn't stop you from reading @haileycolp.bsky.social's latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com

What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy? How pelvic floor exercises and therapy can help address pelvic floor pain for people of all genders.

Can pelvic floor therapy be helpful for you? Probably! In today's @rewirenewsgroup.com story, @haileycolp.bsky.social shares her experience with pelvic floor therapy and debunks common myths about it. Check it out here: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/22/p...

Apparently, this qualifies as "adult content" to @bsky.app mods, but I promise the image is marvelous and entirely uncontroversial. Believe me when I say art for a pelvic floor story could have gone in a much more NSFW direction!

What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy? How pelvic floor exercises and therapy can help address pelvic floor pain for people of all genders.

Yes, it works (and for a lot of problems you might not expect) No, it's not just for women. Yes, it is an, ahem, intimate process. @rewirenewsgroup.com answers everything you didn't know about pelvic floor therapy and were maybe too embarrassed to ask.