@mjlyle
Journalist at NevadaCurrent.com, part of the statesnewsroom.com network. I report on homelessness, housing, criminal justice, and state and local government. A queer, Black writer trying to make the world better. (he/him)
“The scarce resources we have should be used to prioritise the basic needs of people in poverty and to create what is of societal value rather than serve the frivolous desires of the ultra-rich.” via @theguardian.com
The Democratic governor of Colorado, who has sided with Trump on deportations, and sided with RFK Jr on public health, aligns with Lauren Boebert on Tina Peters.
Proud to be part of this reporting series. The amount of taxpayer dollars being funneled to these centers is astounding. And many of them do good work within their scope. But this public largesse hasn’t been accompanied by robust oversight. Read more:
States are going to have to spend over $1 billion just to upgrade their Medicaid in order to comply with Republicans' new work requirements. A windfall for the consulting companies that have a monopoly on this work. apnews.com/article/medi...
The US is carrying out strikes on Iran, two US officials tell CNN. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4rFzzQF
So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office:
"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"
This is the Orban playbook: use state power to transfer media assets into the hands of pro-regime tycoons.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
in general (thanks @laminda.bsky.social)
go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e
As transgender Kansans grapple with a challenging new reality today, and the rest of the nation watches what’s happening in the Sunflower State, here’s a thread of @kansasreflector.com stories and opinion pieces about SB 244. (1/15) #ksleg #trans #lgbtq
Some transgender Kansans said they had received the letters from the Department of Revenue. Others hadn’t by Wednesday evening.
“Sending money home to help your parent buy food or your child to attend school should not be a crime."
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
Hello! I’m the reporter who has been tracking citizens detained by immigration agents. And last night, I noticed something: A lot of them were at the State of the Union, including a number of whom I’ve written about.
Their stories should be known:
see that's that bullshit
a tic is involuntary, but BAFTA not saying anything to Delroy Lindo and Michael B. Jordan afterwards is a choice
Cortez Masto is pushing "common sense solutions" to rein in ICE. Immigrant orgs say it's not enough. "How does she know what people need without listening to the groups and the organizations who are fighting to protect immigrant families day in and day out?” My story in @nevadacurrent.com ICYMI.
The newly unearthed connections in this are 👀
The Department of Commerce did not respond to a request for comment. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is the president mocking the U.S. women’s hockey team on a celebratory call with the men’s team going to attract even an iota of the sustained handwringing that the idea of trans athletes disadvantaging women’s sports has gotten
So NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE.
And this is what they called it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...
With New Momentum, Republican States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans In states that once focused mainly on health care and sports for transgender minors, debates now revolve around the validity of transgender identity.
The subheadline on this NYT piece is going to turn me into the Joker.
Like... this... is exactly what trans people have been saying was going to happen for years.
JUST IN from @ashleymurray.bsky.social @fischler.bsky.social
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump’s trade agenda Friday, ruling the tariffs he issued under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act are illegal.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...
“Hanging that banner should put to rest any doubt that Donald Trump has hijacked the independence of the Justice Department. He — not the American people — is the only client DOJ’s current leadership serves." www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
NEW -- Donald Trump has put our country on the brink of war with Iran to stop its nuclear weapons program.
Yes, the same nuclear weapons program that he claimed he "completely and totally obliterated" eight months ago.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
BREAKING NYT:
The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department's headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The Times.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
We want management to come to the table and finally give us a fair contract that lets @propublica.org workers keep doing good journalism! Give us just cause like our peers! bsky.app/profile/prop...
"At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their documented wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other abuses of authority," via @apnews.com.
Nevada hasn't seen siege of immigration enforcement other states have experienced. But data shows there has been a drastic increase in immigration arrests. My latest in @nevadacurrent.com.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
Trump’s racist post depicting the Obamas as apes has been removed from his Truth Social feed, with the White House claiming it was posted “erroneously” by a staffer.
🔴 LIVE NOW: Join our conversation with local journalists @eltragon.bsky.social, @franciagarciah.bsky.social, @nigrotime.bsky.social, and @kevinhfoster.bsky.social to learn about tips on covering immigration enforcement.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=UaNk...
as a journalist, the gutting of wapo makes me anxious; as an american, it makes me terrified