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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

TIME cover shows a series of red MAGA hats. The front one says “Make Iran Great Again” The others have different countries

TIME’s latest cover

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NEW: Trump says UK PM Starmer, “should be giving us, without question or hesitation, things like bases”. (New York Post)

Astonishing that the US president thinks he can issue commands to the leaders of foreign nations, including allies.

Countries need to keep telling him “no”. Sovereignty matters.

Meta sued over AI smart glasses' privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage | TechCrunch Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.

That escalated quickly.

Your regular reminder that the UK is in fact a high trust society and anyone who implies it isn’t is either selling you a pup or has bought one.

the amount of Islamophobic content they've managed to generate out of a historically left-wing constituency voting for a left-wing MP is astonishing

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, which has secretly benefited a firm with ties to Kristi Noem.

(Published Nov. 2025)

Using adblockers such as privacy badger or ublock origin is a necessary step, not just for privacy but for safety!

I was the first female cricket reporter on British radio.

Corporate targets for tech worker activism against ICE A coalition of tech industry workers, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends cultivating solidarity among all workers in tech.

WE LOVE RECIEPTS

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A table of the amount of money awarded in contracts to companies: THE GEO GROUP, INC. $5,370,665,928 MVM, INC. $2,068,344,189 CORECIVIC, INC. $2,028,372,809 B.I. INCORPORATED $1,672,887,893 INSERSO CORPORATION $1,484,191,479 AKIMA INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION LLC $1,241,684,376 AKIMA GLOBAL SERVICES, LLC $1,045,991,175 PARAGON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC $1,044,183,289 STEAMPUNK, INC. $819,579,403 WIDEPOINT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CORP $691,184,173 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. $659,800,540 DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP $610,394,065 CACI, INC. – FEDERAL $591,706,852 G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS (USA) INC. $556,405,484 CACI NSS, LLC $421,025,885 MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION $420,212,896 CLASSIC AIR CHARTER INC. $379,336,739 ITC FEDERAL, LLC $347,138,958

In this, we got the names of the top 20 contracts awarded to ICE.

THE FIRST ONE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRISON COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY.

WHO says it has verified 13 attacks on health sites in Iran The World Health Organization chief said on Thursday that it ‌has verified 13 attacks on health infrastructure in Iran amid a U.S.-Israeli campaign and it was checking reports that four healthcare workers were killed and 25 ​others injured.

WHO says it has verified 13 attacks on health sites in Iran reut.rs/4rP5zlx

For Kristi Noem’s many critics, her ouster is the first step, not the last “Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy,” one Democratic senator said. “See you at Nuremberg 2.0.”

As Kristi Noem exits DHS, many of her critics see this as the first step, not the last.

The list of Democrats eyeing post-DHS “accountability” for the hapless secretary is not short.
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

AI can’t even reliably adds numbers so sure, have it do your taxes.

NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1

Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for political donations to be capped * UK politics live – latest updates Christopher Harborne has donated another £3m to Reform UK on top of his record £9m last summer. Nigel Farage’s party, which has been topping the polls for more than a year, brought in a huge £5.5m in the last quarter of 2025. It also included a £200,000 donation from JC Bamford Excavators – traditionally a Conservative donor – which also gave the same sum to the Tories that quarter. Continue reading...

Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform

Wow cool!!

A little good news. Tiny, endangered sea turtle found on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands for the first time: buff.ly/kTWOdcE

Nature is amazing. Protect it.

I don't think you can define 1st amendment rights violation any better than a US senator trying to silence a Marine veteran, drag the veteran from speaking and breaking the veteran's arm.

I lost oxygen supply at the bottom of the ocean and somehow didn't panic.

PEPFAR, the program to stop hundreds of thousands of children and adults from dying of HIV/AIDS, was $6.5 billion a year.

Ad for a session. There is a black and teal gradient in the back. It reads AWP 2026 Conference How to Resist AI in Writing & Teaching Then three images: A femme with dark hair wearing a black blazer and a dark blouse, looking towards the camera, with an arm up on a table. Below it reads, Carmen Maria Machado. A black and white picture of a man with dark skin, slightly long black hair, and dark stubble. Below it reads, Umair Kazi. A brown trans woman with slightly longer black curly hair, wearing a black sweater, with her arms crossed. She is standing in front of a brick wall. Below it reads, Dr. Alex Hanna. A fourth picture is on the right: a woman with brown skin, shoulder-length black hair, is smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a chunky necklace and a black t-shirt. Below it reads, Moderated by Vauhini Vara. Below the images, it reads: Thursday, March 5, 12:10 PM. Room 310. Sponsored by The Author's Guild. The Author's Guild is represented by its logo.

Thursday @ AWP 2026! Join Carmen Maria Machado, Umair Kazi, @vauhinivara.bsky.social, and myself as we discuss how to Resist AI in Writing and Teaching. Sponsored by @authorsguild.org.

12:10 PM in Room 310. See you in Baltimore!

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I'm in a Bollywood action movie.

Musk defends himself against accusations of misconduct prior to Twitter takeover A defiant Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back o...

Elon Musk on Wednesday took the stand in a jury trial to defend himself against accusations that he engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter before he finally completed the takeover. https://to.pbs.org/4ua1HNv

I'm glad to hear your family were safe at least. Sorry to hear of the loss.

Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

Very convincing call to cancel your ChatGTP subscription if you have one. There are very good reasons, it's painless as there are alternatives, and it may form part of an effective boycott!

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"[T]he U.S. news media largely complied with not asking too many questions as the government abducted people ... and tortured them in Guantánamo Bay, bombed countries in the Global South, and terrorized communities here — all in the name of ​'fighting terrorism' and stopping ​'criminal activity.'"

Men from Wales arrested on suspicion of spying for China The Metropolitan Police said the suspects – aged 39, 43 and 68 – were arrested by counter-terrorism officers

Two men have been arrested in Wales / Cymru on suspicion of spying for China.

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