Melinda Hudspeth

New SNAP restrictions go into effect April 1 for Texans Beginning April 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAPrecipients in Texas can no longer use their benefits to buy candy or sweetened drinks.

The change comes after Abbott wrote a letter requesting that SNAP benefits be prohibited from being used to make certain purchases.

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

SCOOP: Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts, by @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social

I’ve seen enough. Not about the election. Just generally.

Camp East Montana, which is run by Acquisition Logistics, a private corporation with no prior experience in running immigration detention facilities, is closed to visitors and attorneys until March 19th or 20th because of a measles outbreak.

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My thought is “he looks rapey”

There are 600 stories like this and every one of these people will be throne-sniffing to the point of asphyxia again in a week. We’ve been over this 1,000 times. There’s no point.

What we know about the Austin downtown shooting Two people were killed and 14 wounded in a West Sixth Street attack. Police say the shooter fired from an SUV before getting out and continuing on foot.

Two people were killed and 14 wounded in the in the downtown Austin shooting on Sunday. Police say the shooter fired from an SUV before getting out and continuing on foot.

Here’s what we know so far.

I just learned that Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Khomenei are not the same person. Here's my plan for regime change in Iran....(1/23)

That bar has been around forever. Under so many names.

No one has asserted that documents were deleted, and the unreleased documents do not fall within any cognizable privilege. It’s also not the government’s role to determine what’s credible or not. They need to produce all responsive documents. The gap in the Bates numbers shows docs were removed.

"I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs]," Trump said in a five-minute phone interview from Mar-a-Lago.

“All I want is freedom for the people,” Trump said in a brief phone interview shortly after 4 a.m., when asked what he hopes his legacy will be as a result of the military action and a push for regime change in Iran.

On the left:

Trump tells Axios U.S. military action could end quickly and then resume if Iran starts rebuilding it nuclear and missile programs

On the right:

Trump tells Washington Post, U.S. military action is about freedom for the Iranian people/regime change

RFK Jr. Looks like the kind of guy who read “Portnoy’s Complaint” as a how-to manual

"Everyone is 12" theory going strong

That’s adorable. They’ll get right on it.

THIS MEASLES DIDDLING TAINTWAFFLE SPENT AN HOUR PROMOTING $40/LB BRISKET AT A FUCKING AUSTIN BBQ YESTERDAY

NEW: A federal judge said in an opinion issued today that the Trump administration violated the tax law “approximately 42,695 times” in turning over immigrant data to ICE

US Rep. Escobar, Democrats call for closure of Camp East Montana U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar and congressional Democrats are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to close Camp East Montana.

U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, and Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, and over 20 other Democrats are calling on the DHS to shut down Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas due to the reports of violations and unsanitary and inhumane conditions at the private facility.

My story:

you’re going to want to shower after reading this one, but I promise you should anyway

The shutdown helps Democrats by changing what "immigration" means to voters Trump's approval on immigration varies by nearly 20 points depending on whether respondents are asked about border security, deportations, ICE, or immigration in general

New piece:
The shutdown helps Democrats by changing what "immigration" means to voters. "Border security" is much better territory for Trump than "deportations," or "maked federal agents have been deployed to your community to disappear long-term residents"
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-shutdo...

Short version: Three of the six justices in the majority (the Chief, Gorsuch, and Barrett) rely on the major questions doctrine; the other three (Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson) don't. So there's daylight as to exactly *why* IEEPA doesn't authorize the tariffs, but not *that* it doesn't.

Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.

The labor secretary’s husband was barred from the department’s premises after two staffers said he sexually assaulted them.

OK actually selling your car when the car lists a maiden name IS A HUGE PAIN IN THE ASS AND ABSOLUTELY SUCKS. I know this from personal experience. in fact, literally opted to sell a car instead of trying to get the DMV to correct name/address information for the registration b/c that was even worse

Tennessee said yes to ICE—and turned into a deportation state How the feds worked with state troopers to terrorize Nashville’s immigrants.

We watched more than 50 hours of dashcam and bodycam footage taken from the first night of the ICE sweeps in Nashville in May. During one arrest, an agent finds an immigrant's ID and notes he's a manager at a Mexican restaurant.

“The guacamole is never going to taste the same,” the agent laughs.

I heard from a well-connected friend in El Paso that Gonzales had a fundraiser scheduled tonight at UTEP. The school’s President is MAGA friendly. I’m curious whether the fundraiser was called off. My friend said that Gonzales is likely to stick around.

Some fun news…

Have We Underestimated El Paso All Along? The site of revolutionary ferment, intellectual tumult, and a radical ethic of caring, El Paso has always been a glorious mosaic.

Celebrating this fantastic review (!!!) in Texas Monthly ahead of my book’s release on March 3: "…a deeply moving record of our fitful attempts to become a state and a nation that welcome people from all over the world." www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

To my Republican colleagues, I am pleading with you for help.

If the Trump administration does not care about its humanitarian responsibilities, I am pleading with you to care about the fraud at Camp East Montana, Acquisitions Logistics, and the massive expansion of migrant detention facilities.

Cooper’s Final Minutes While Anderson Cooper cited the desire to spend more time with family as he announced his exit from “60 Minutes,” Status has learned that deeper issues at the Bari Weiss-led network played a role in h...

While Anderson Cooper publicly said he’s exiting “60 Minutes” to spend more time with family, @status.news has learned he was uncomfortable with Bari Weiss’ direction.

“He’s in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it,” an insider said. The full story:
www.status.news/p/anderson-c...

Valentine’s Day party for singles turns chaotic in Texas, deputies respond Harrison County deputies responded to a Valentine’s Day party that quickly descended into chaos, resulting in an assault investigation and an urging for the public to consider the safety and …

The deputy found a crowd of roughly 250–300 people engaged in "adult activities" at a Valentine's Day party for singles.

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace

Morons

Morons are in charge

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...