Ineducable recidivist

Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary Transfer of subjects of acclaimed film about inhumane prison conditions described as ‘straight-up retaliation’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.

404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for the Palantir-made tool called ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co/here-is-the-...

Bucks County parents of deaf and blind infants are worried about losing a ‘lifeline’ as early intervention contract ends

On Saturday, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit will stop services for hearing and visually impaired babies and toddlers ages 0-2. It’s unclear where parents will find services next.

Trump would probably have preferred to make the Kennedy Center into some kind of MAGA venue but closing it works just as well, because the important thing isn't for them to win, but for us to lose

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

This article is a very good example of why "more training" and "more vetting" isn't the answer. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez joined Border Patrol in 2018 and 2014 respectively. These aren't new agents. www.propublica.org/article/alex...

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps

As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home.

Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).

U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...

4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...

I can imagine only in a limited way the impact of what you are going through on you and all your loved ones. I know something of the costs of such trauma long term. May this war be over soon and may Ukraine keep all of its pre-war territory. Slava Ukraini!

Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/

Yes! I dream of a time when I can pay one fee, create my interest profile with settings for randomness and other confounders, and read what I'm interested in. Or maybe it's metered, per article. I remember all the talk of micropayments when online was overtaking print.

Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort

WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.

Live with Heather Cox Richardson A recording from Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson's live video

A can't miss conversation between two of the best out there in @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @pkrugman.bsky.social.

Also brb because we're all getting "left-leaning but scrupulously honest" tattoos.

Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.

LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.

abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...

Reading this post and the comments has me feeling very nauseated. I am going to go collect every picture of a man I can find, tear them up, take the pile to the bathroom, put it in the toilet, vomit on it, and flush. And then maybe I'll need to call a plumber, but it'll be worth it.

"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.

When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.

For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.

I just listened to Ezra Klein interview Gavin Newsom and I can feel in my body that I am becoming radicalized. Newsom has been a hard no for me. When did he start getting front-runner billing? Too soon. Not him. Not if I can help it. I'm not really feeling sorry for white men at the moment.

They steal our likenesses, they steal our copyrighted work, they don't pay nearly enough in taxes and now they want our tax dollars to guarantee *their* business risks?

KMA

US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.

NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.

The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:

just wanted to re-post this messaging that helped win an election

Pritzker breaks ground on state-backed grocery in Venice, calling it a 'revival' for forgotten towns The Illinois governor says the project proves government can help the free market work where private investors walked away.

In 2023, I proposed the Illinois Grocery Initiative to lower food prices and provide options in food deserts across the state. www.ksdk.com/article/news...

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

Seeing this bubble grow from the front row and yelling into the void as we head towards 2008 part deux is making me lose my mind.

COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms? Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.

“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”

SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies

go.nature.com/3LeRVbd

Hands Off NYC We are over 100 unions, faith leaders, and community groups, standing together in nonviolent resistance to protect NYC.

Good time for New Yorkers to check out @handsoffnyc.bsky.social and HandsOffNYC.com. They’re building a massive coalition of unions, community groups, faith leaders, etc. to protect every neighborhood in NYC.

It's Ma*M*dani!

Military (esp junior enlisted) if you missed SNAP or WIC this month, AER will make it up.

www.armyemergencyrelief.org/offices/

Type in which you missed, apply for that amount.

Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.