David Armiak
@armiak.bsky.social
Research Director and Investigative Journalist at The Center for Media and Democracy. Anthropologist. Proud father. Music nerd.
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David Armiak
@armiak.bsky.social
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Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media ...
www.exposedbycmd.org
NEW: Last year DonorsTrust distributed $195.3 mil in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that underpin America’s far-right infrastructure.
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Ilhan Omar told us she has been facing death threats - and direct insults from Trump - since she came into Congress. She said her approach to politics is unwavering and clear cut: "Being a progressive to me has always been pretty simple. It’s about pushing for progress—forward."
January 28, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Ilhan Omar told us she has been facing death threats - and direct insults from Trump - since she came into Congress. She said her approach to politics is unwavering and clear cut: "Being a progressive to me has always been pretty simple. It’s about pushing for progress—forward."
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SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
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Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Rep. Chris Smith: "The abortion pill -- mifepristone -- is baby poison ... we now know that the abortion bill -- we've long expected this -- is extremely dangerous to women" (this is a lie)
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
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Michigan is now the 11th state to sue Big Oil for its climate lies. 👏 👏
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Michigan is now the 11th state to sue Big Oil for its climate lies. 👏 👏
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Federal immigration officers are reportedly asserting the right to forcibly enter people’s homes without a warrant.
If ICE is operating with unchecked authority, oversight and transparency of its deployments become all the more essential.
If ICE is operating with unchecked authority, oversight and transparency of its deployments become all the more essential.
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.
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Federal immigration officers are reportedly asserting the right to forcibly enter people’s homes without a warrant.
If ICE is operating with unchecked authority, oversight and transparency of its deployments become all the more essential.
If ICE is operating with unchecked authority, oversight and transparency of its deployments become all the more essential.
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1004 businesses shut down today
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
1004 businesses shut down today
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On Jan. 21, construction workers marched on the offices of housing developer D.R. Horton in Lakeville, Minnesota to demand the company keep ICE off their property. At least four construction workers have been detained while working jobs for D.R. Horton.
Construction Workers Occupy Lobby of a Developer, Demand Action Against ICE Raids on Job Sites - Workday Magazine
On January 21, construction workers and community allies sang, chanted, and marched into the offices of D.R. Horton, which organizers say is the largest developer of single family homes in the country...
workdaymagazine.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:55 PM
On Jan. 21, construction workers marched on the offices of housing developer D.R. Horton in Lakeville, Minnesota to demand the company keep ICE off their property. At least four construction workers have been detained while working jobs for D.R. Horton.
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NEW: An Atlanta-area crisis pregnancy center has raked in more than $1 million from an unusual source: the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The CPC is opening a maternity home, worrying advocates that residents may be coerced into relinquishing children for adoption.
@autonomynews.co
@autonomynews.co
One Crisis Pregnancy Center Has Received $1.1 Million in Federal Housing Funds Since 2020
A Georgia anti-abortion organization is building a maternity home. Public opposition surfaced allegations of false advertising and medical licensing issues—and resulted in cease and desist letters.
www.autonomynews.co
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
NEW: An Atlanta-area crisis pregnancy center has raked in more than $1 million from an unusual source: the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The CPC is opening a maternity home, worrying advocates that residents may be coerced into relinquishing children for adoption.
@autonomynews.co
@autonomynews.co
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
Please help get this great film over the finish line! Every donation helps and $25 gets you a virtual ticket to see the documentary before everyone else on Feb. 5.
We’ve made a change we think will make the event more accessible for everyone: our private screening of Moms Club is now virtual!
When:
Feb 5th at 7:00 PM PT
Thank you for the support so far—and for helping us finish this film and get it out to the people who need to see it!
gofund.me/63701e17c
When:
Feb 5th at 7:00 PM PT
Thank you for the support so far—and for helping us finish this film and get it out to the people who need to see it!
gofund.me/63701e17c
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Please help get this great film over the finish line! Every donation helps and $25 gets you a virtual ticket to see the documentary before everyone else on Feb. 5.
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This comes just one day after DeSantis bashed the ABA as a left-wing organization undeserving of being the “arbiter of legal education,” and months after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accused the organization of discriminating against Roman Catholics. floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/15/f...
Florida Supreme Court ends three-decade reliance on ABA, handing win to DeSantis • Florida Phoenix
In a massive win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Supreme Court Thursday ended its reliance on the agency in charge of accrediting law schools.
floridaphoenix.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This comes just one day after DeSantis bashed the ABA as a left-wing organization undeserving of being the “arbiter of legal education,” and months after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accused the organization of discriminating against Roman Catholics. floridaphoenix.com/2026/01/15/f...
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Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
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New PEN America Report Warns of Expanding Web of Control as Politicians Escalate Campaign to Censor U.S. Colleges and Universities https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-warns-of-expanding-web-of-control-as-politicians-escalate-campaign-to-censor-u-s-colleges-and-universities/
PEN America Warns of Expanding Web of Control as Politicians Escalate Campaign to Censor U.S. Colleges and Universities
A new PEN America report on the state of higher education warns of an alarming political web of control on state and federal levels
pen.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
New PEN America Report Warns of Expanding Web of Control as Politicians Escalate Campaign to Censor U.S. Colleges and Universities https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-warns-of-expanding-web-of-control-as-politicians-escalate-campaign-to-censor-u-s-colleges-and-universities/
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Could that “one other thing” be wondering why costs have gone up so much under Trump that Americans are supposed to follow a chicken/broccoli/tortilla diet?
(Is that on the menu at Mar-a-Lago?)
(Is that on the menu at Mar-a-Lago?)
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Could that “one other thing” be wondering why costs have gone up so much under Trump that Americans are supposed to follow a chicken/broccoli/tortilla diet?
(Is that on the menu at Mar-a-Lago?)
(Is that on the menu at Mar-a-Lago?)
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Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59
Mike Pence's group Advancing American Freedom has poached another from Heritage Foundation: Hans von Spakovsky. Spakovsky is a voter suppressionist with a long history of promoting myths of voter fraud. He will be a Senior Legal Fellow in the new Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law at AAF.
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Mike Pence's group Advancing American Freedom has poached another from Heritage Foundation: Hans von Spakovsky. Spakovsky is a voter suppressionist with a long history of promoting myths of voter fraud. He will be a Senior Legal Fellow in the new Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law at AAF.
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A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a DHS agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind in one eye after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protes...
www.latimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a DHS agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The big problem with the new food pyramid is that it encourages Americans to eat more beef and dairy—two of the most environmentally destructive foods when produced at scale.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
The problem with RFK Jr.'s food pyramid
Healthy food is not healthy if it destroys the environment that produces it.
heated.world
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The big problem with the new food pyramid is that it encourages Americans to eat more beef and dairy—two of the most environmentally destructive foods when produced at scale.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
You can’t build a healthy society on top of an unhealthy biosphere.
Seems like something RFK Jr. should know.
ICE agent who murdered Renee Good in Minneapolis yesterday has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross.
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
ICE agent who murdered Renee Good in Minneapolis yesterday has been identified by the Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
Here is a video of the ICE murder of an observer (or protestor?) in Minneapolis.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Here is a video of the ICE murder of an observer (or protestor?) in Minneapolis.