Steve Lackmeyer

Trump Directs Entire Federal Government To Drop Anthropic After Standoff With Pentagon Anthropic rejected a request from the Pentagon to allow it to have unrestricted access to its AI model, taking issue with the agency using the model for mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.

Anthropic rejected a request from the Pentagon to allow it to have unrestricted access to its AI model, taking issue with the agency using the model for mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons.

Tell me one thing private equity hasn't ruined.

"Sold high" Lol

ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...

Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.

“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said. Continued global heating could trigger climate tipping points, leading to a cascade of further tipping points and feedback loops, they said. This would lock the world into a new and hellish “hothouse Earth” climate far worse than the 2-3C temperature rise the world is on track to reach. The climate would also be very different to the benign conditions of the past 11,000 years, during which the whole of human civilisation developed. Continue reading...

Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say

Expand Energy, formerly Chesapeake, to move headquarters out of Oklahoma City Expand Energy, formerly Chesapeake Energy, is moving its headquarters to Houston by mid-2026, but promises its 500 OKC employees will remain.

Check out this story from The Oklahoman: Expand Energy moves headquarters to Houston, keeps OKC workforce

Expand Energy, formerly Chesapeake Energy, is moving its headquarters to Houston by mid-2026, but promises its 500 OKC employees will remain.

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We found at least 18 of the drugs on TrumpRx have cheaper generics available ranging from potential savings of over $600 for Tikosyn to just around $2 for Diflucan. Most of the drugs are made by Pfizer.

So about TrumpRx: We crunched the numbers today and about half of the drugs on there have cheaper generics available already. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/t...

From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who’s who of powerful men are named in Epstein files Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.

From Elon Musk to the former Prince Andrew, a who’s who of powerful men are named in Epstein files

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Trump wants his DC arch to be 'biggest one of all' “I’d like it to be the biggest one of all," Trump said Jan. 31. "We’re the biggest, most powerful, nation. I’d like it to be the biggest one.”

“I’d like it to be the biggest one of all," Trump said Jan. 31. "We’re the biggest, most powerful, nation. I’d like it to be the biggest one.”

You're weird.

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Could make matters worse....

1. What is CNN's definition of "fashion"? 2. What news did CNN skip to focus on meaningless crap like this?

Activists prepare thousands of protestors: 'They are coming for you.' National groups start ICE watcher training ahead of third mass protest scheduled for March.

National groups start ICE watcher training ahead of third mass protest scheduled for March.

Trump admin sued over 2 deaths in boat strike off Venezuelan coast Relatives of men killed in a strike on a suspected drug boat sued for wrongful death, alleging they were killed in an unlawful military campaign.

Relatives of men killed in a strike on a suspected drug boat sued for wrongful death, alleging they were killed in an unlawful military campaign.

It's really cool to see Michael get recognized nationally like this. He really is just that good of a dude.

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.

ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa - The Pickup Immigration detentions in Oklahoma are on the rise. One case shows how ICE’s cooperation with Tulsa County makes it possible.

ICE separated a family in Midtown Tulsa; here's Tulsa County makes it possible.

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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Have you shared this thought with Draymond Green?

N.J. Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying, Asking, 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food, Mom Claims The mother of a 6-year-old girl in New Jersey says her daughter was found walking alone outside their apartment crying and asking for her father over the weekend after he was detained by ICE agents wh...

“N.J. girl, 6, found alone by neighbors crying ‘Where's papi?' after dad was detained by ICE while picking up food, mom claims.” people.com/nj-girl-foun...

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Good news: Missing 12-year-old RJ Davis found safe in Chickasha

The boy had been missing since Jan. 2. The OSBI said in a Facebook post Sunday that he was found safe in Chickasha.

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Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

RFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):

ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record. Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...

Some 600 immigrant kids were sent to federal custody by ICE in 2025.

A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.

Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.

(Published Nov. 2025)

AI slop access to my medical records? No.

I want to see movies for free.

I was a big fan of Amy Grant when I was in high school and college. Saw her perform at Lloyd Noble. Strong return.