Lauren Wolfe

New Iran war thread for March 4. You can read yesterday's completed thread here.

Convenient how Trump invaded two countries with some of the largest oil reserves in the world

When ‘Human Flourishing’ Means Closed Clinics The latest expansion of the global gag rule stretches across nearly all U.S. foreign aid — and women and girls may pay the price.

A policy named for “human flourishing” now stretches across nearly all U.S. foreign aid. If flourishing is real, it should mean fewer maternal deaths and more open clinics — not the reverse. Here’s what the expansion of the global gag rule could mean: chills.substack.com/p/when-human...

What Happened to the Men Deported by the U.S. to South Sudan? Months after a secretive third-country deportation flight, here’s what we know.

What happened to the men the U.S. deported to South Sudan?

Six remain detained in Juba months later. A shadowy deportation program, opaque agreements and ongoing court battles leave their fate uncertain. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/what-happe...

What Happened to the Men Deported by the U.S. to South Sudan? Months after a secretive third-country deportation flight, here’s what we know.

What happened to the men the U.S. deported to South Sudan?

Six remain detained in Juba months later. A shadowy deportation program, opaque agreements and ongoing court battles leave their fate uncertain. New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/what-happe...

Look, the “fraud” isn’t fraud, just “crime” isn’t crime. It’s a stand-in for race. To be nonwhite is to be fraudulent, just as it’s a crime to be nonwhite. The press does not have to accept this coded language. Reporters can say what the regime means.

Two screenshots, one from the Holocaust Encyclopedia, the other from Erin In the Morning. The first: On October 5, 1938, the Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidates all German passports held by Jews. Jews must surrender their old passports, which will become valid only after the letter "J" has been stamped on them. The second, published on February 26, 2026: “Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediately Surrender Of Drivers Licenses”. Subtitle: “The legislature did not include a grace period."

History often rhymes with itself.

An official letter from the Kansas Division of Vehicles dated February 23, 2026, with a redacted recipient address. The letter notifies the recipient that due to the enactment of Senate Bill 244, all Kansas driver's licenses and IDs must reflect the holder's sex at birth. It states that the recipient's current credential will become invalid immediately upon the law's publication on February 26, 2026, with no grace period. The recipient is directed to surrender their current ID to receive a new one matching their sex assigned at birth. The document concludes with instructions on how to appeal the notice if received in error, along with contact information for the department.

Kansas is sending letters to trans people telling them that their licenses will be revoked as of tomorrow and that they risk arrest for driving on a suspended license.

This is pure cruelty.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

There are old lady hippies singing hippie songs in the lounge outside my apt. It’s keeping me sane

Every Democrat needs to stand up and walk out of the chamber. This is no joke. This is fascism and it’s time to make a damn point.

I have to watch the State of the Union because I sinned in a past life and am
being punished by a vengeful God.

Watching Vance and Johnson helps. It’s like staring at the headrest from the back seat of the car to stave off a little nausea

WHAT HEALTH CARE PLAN

Why does Mike Johnson look like your loser nephew who ended up at your house for Thanksgiving dinner and is afraid to tell his parents he dropped out of college

Everyone in America is very confused about “Trump accounts” right now

So far I can’t figure out if we’re watching an SNL sketch?

Everyone have their eggs ready?

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Guests Include Epstein Survivors, Minnesotans Impacted by ICE More than a dozen House Democrats are bringing survivors of the late...

More than a dozen House Democrats are bringing survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as their guests to the address tonight.

The Waiting Room Refugees were told they were safe. Now the U.S. government may reopen their cases — and test the meaning of refuge itself.

They waited years. They were screened, approved, admitted. They built lives in America — jobs, families, routines.

Now the government may reopen their cases and detain them anyway.

Refuge was supposed to end the waiting. It may not.

New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-waitin...

I had never seen this Fox News dropdown before. Many fairs, such balance.

My Brooklyn street today. As seen from Seattle 💃

Rep. Randy Fine said: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”

So as dumb as the story seems, there is serious hatred behind the move.

MAGA lawmaker launches ‘Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act’ Representative Randy Fine was slammed for claiming for suggesting ‘the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one’

This just broke my brain www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The Waiting Room Refugees were told they were safe. Now the U.S. government may reopen their cases — and test the meaning of refuge itself.

They waited years. They were screened, approved, admitted. They built lives in America — jobs, families, routines.

Now the government may reopen their cases and detain them anyway.

Refuge was supposed to end the waiting. It may not.

New on Chills: chills.substack.com/p/the-waitin...

congrats to everyone, well done, no notes

The more than 3 million people applying each year for immigration status changes — such as seeking work or travel authorization, a green card, or citizenship — will now be required to give the government their social media handles. In some cases, they must also provide the handles of their young children, spouses, and parents, many of whom are U.S. citizens, green card holders, or are otherwise in the United States legally. The new rules will require them to submit any social media handles they have used over the past five years, whether used in a personal or professional capacity or even on behalf of an organization. This covers platforms including Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube as well as messaging services such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and GroupMe.

Well, shit. This is batshit. This is bullshit. Even *posting* that I think this is bullshit is... I can't even.

(I have a green card)

www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal A woman who sought asylum in the United States after fleeing a country where homosexuality is illegal says the Trump administration's third-country deportation system sent her to another one.

apnews.com/article/trum...

Washington Post layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, preliminary Guild data shows "We cannot ignore what this means for equity, representation, and the future of this organization."

Well, this is fucked up www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...

"We have peace in the middle east right now" says Trump, at his Board of Peace Meeting as he positions massive numbers of bombers to the region. Referring to Iran: "We may need to take it further, you'll find out in about 10 days, maybe"