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Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows - Camilo Montoya-Galvez www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.

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Jeff Besos never really struck me as a Sports Guy.

ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational

A tweet from Lizzie Johnson that reads, I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated."

This is painful to read.

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

Hanover warehouse owner pulls out of potential Virginia ICE facility deal The company, Jim Pattison Developments, put out a statement Friday afternoon saying the deal would not proceed.

VICTORY: After thousands of locals protested, called, and gave public comments, a company halted the sale of a Virginia warehouse to DHS to be used for immigrant detention.

DHS wants to buy 23 warehouses nationwide. Resist all of them.

Southwest Airlines expects to quadruple profits this year after making changes including charging for checked bags, adding fees for extra-legroom seats, and eliminating open seating, WSJ reports.

The Mamdani Effect: Three Delivery Apps Must Pay $5M In Minimum Pay Settlement - Streetsblog New York City A new era: Mayor Mamdani's worker protection department announces new enforcement against UberEats, HungryPanda, and Fantuan for not complying with the minimum pay law.

Three delivery apps, including UberEats, will pay NYC delivery workers $4.6 million after they violated the city's minimum pay law.

The Mamdani admin will announce the settlement today, which comes after enforcement action taken by the city.

nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/30/t...

“The Border Is the Entire Country”: How Trump Brought Borderland Violence into U.S. Cities As President Trump shakes up the leadership of his immigration crackdown in Minnesota following the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents, we examine the expanding role of the agenc...

DHS appears to be bringing decades of violence at the U.S.-Mexico border to cities throughout the United States.

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Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?

Why was Jeffrey Epstein’s procurer transferred to a cushy prison?

Federal court rejects GOP bid to block California redistricting Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A federal court Wednesday ruled against a Republican challenge to California’s redistricting plan, rejecting the GOP claim that the state had engaged in illegal racial gerrymandering when drawing up its new congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.’s new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatricians’ guidance instead Their decisions underscore a growing divide between federal health authorities and major medical groups.

Hospitals and doctors are ignoring RFK Jr.’s new vaccine schedule and relying on pediatricians’ guidance instead. Story by @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2026/01/15/n...

What You Need to Know About the U.S. Attack on Venezuela - Institute for Policy Studies What You Need to Know About the U.S. Attack on Venezuela

NEW: No, it was never really about drugs. Yes, it was about oil — but it wasn't *only* about oil. And no, it wasn't even close to being legal.

In a new explainer out today, IPS scholars clear up the biggest questions about the U.S. attack on Venezuela:

How incredible!! Thank you for sharing 🤗

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9th Circuit Court Temporarily Blocks Lower Court Forced Outing Ruling In California A lower court ruling would have required schools to allow teachers to out transgender students to their parents.

In a small breath of reprieve, the 9th Circuit Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling from a conservative judge that would have allowed teachers to forcibly out trans students to their parents.

This case will eventually have national implications.

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Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation. Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what a US Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. My column on the condemnation of good journalism.

Regulatory Ruptures For A Lab-Grown Blood Vessel Despite controversies and safety concerns, biotech firm Humacyte is pushing its cutting-edge lab-grown blood vessels for uses far beyond what regulators have allowed.

A biotech company was called out for concerning science about their artificial blood vessels. Now, instead of restricting the vessels' reach, the company appears to be touting the product beyond the prescribed limits set by the FDA. My latest for @levernews.com www.levernews.com/regulatory-r...

How dare you assume that someone whose entire career has been a bad faith grift to benefit conservatives is acting in bad faith to benefit conservatives.

BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.

DOJ Chickens Out on Epstein Files Release in Violation of New Law Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice will fail to publicly release all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a Friday deadline, violating a new federal law explicitly mandating that the trove of documents be turned over for public scrutiny. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You YouTube video by More Perfect Union

John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.

The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...

For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care.

www.transyouthemergencyproject.org

Just move to Colorado where it's 65 in December. It's fine. We're fine. 🫠