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Trump fires DHS secretary Kristi Noem and replaces her with Republican senator Noem’s tenure was marked by killings of US citizens by federal agents, a rumored affair and $220m spent on ads

Kristi Noem's tenure at DHS will end March 31, Trump announced today.

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

Important and terrifying reporting from @sarabraun28.bsky.social:

"US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical 'end times' to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group."

If you want to catch up on today's coverage on Trump and US government's response to the attack on Iran and the escalating violence spreading across the Middle East, our live blog is here to help
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Identity crisis In LA28's quest to have so many logos, now LA's games have no logo

I've been looking at the LA28 logo a lot more than usual over the last few weeks and I had some questions. Once I show you the problems with having 50+ variations of a logo, this information will haunt you for the next two years as you see these graphics spattered across the city

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Would gladly give East Coast 30 of these degrees, no charge

no thank you please

Tired: release all the Epstein files

Wired: release all the X-files 🛸

Commentary: The West Portal Crash Wasn’t Incomprehensible. But the Lack of Punishment Is - Streetsblog San Francisco The crime was playing Russian Roulette on West Portal’s streets

"Of course Lau didn’t intend to kill anyone. I’m sure she feels remorse, though whether it’s for the family or for how this has disrupted her own life is unclear. But she did intend to endanger the public to save a few seconds. On March 16, 2024, the result was fatal."

California drivers kill thousands each year, but murder charges are rare. Here’s why Killing someone with a car is simply viewed differently under the law. Some say that’s created inequities in how drivers are held accountable after a fatal crash.

This reminded me of my deep dive in 2023 after a California driver received rare murder charges for killing four young women in Malibu.

Experts I spoke with said reckless drivers often benefit from the societal bias of our car-centric culture, which permeates how we think about accountability.

Why is the driver in fatal West Portal crash likely to avoid jail? Experts weigh in as outrage erupts Backlash erupted after a San Francisco judge signaled probation, not prison, for a driver accused of killing a family of four in a 2024 West Portal crash.

A speeding driver killed a family of four, including a toddler and an infant. The judge in the case has signaled he will give the SF woman probation instead of prison.

It's a stark example of how killing someone with a vehicle is often perceived and treated differently within the US justice system.

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Eight skiers dead after California avalanche, authorities say One skier still missing and six others rescued after group swept up in Sierra Nevada mountains during severe storm

Sad news out of Northern California.

Eight skiers have been confirmed dead and another is still missing after an avalanche in the Sierra Nevadas.

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‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters

Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”

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DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘a smear campaign’ Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims

This has been a pattern in recent shootings by federal immigration agents.

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Prosecutor Seeks to Drop Charges Against Immigrant Shot by ICE Agent

Another case against a person shot by DHS agents is falling apart.

Minnesota's top federal prosecutor — a Trump nominee — says that “newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations” that federal officials submitted to court.

It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

"The remote agent may not control the steering wheel, but they still make major decisions on where the vehicle navigates next."
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Gray wolf appears in Los Angeles county for first time in more than 100 years Three-year-old black coat female, known as BEY03F, crossed into LA county around 6am on 7 February

Please stay away from the freeways, queen

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Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show

“The data raises questions about the degree to which campus surveillance technology intended for student safety is being repurposed to support immigration enforcement.”

Reporting by @the74.bsky.social

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.

Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.

Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.

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Not on my watch

Another deadly day on LA streets, another round of media coverage that removes the driver from the act of killing people.

cc @pablo.show

‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada Wada is to investigate claims ski jumpers are injecting acid into their penises to game the suit-measuring system

Find a better lede today, I dare you 💉

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Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father

Elizabeth, a 10-year-old Minnesota girl, spent a month detained at the ICE facility in Dilley, TX before her release last night w/ her mom.

Dilley now has a measles outbreak and hundreds of other kids remain detained. Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms and her mom has hives, a school official told me

With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

ICE attorney who said ‘this job sucks’ removed from detail Julie Le expressed frustration to judge, in response to questions about failure to comply with court orders

"During the hearing, Le acknowledged that many at the DHS did not understand the seriousness of an order from a federal judge."

Reporting by @sarabraun28.bsky.social

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