Ben Jacobs
@benjacobs.bsky.social
Washington County: Feds’ plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Washington County says feds’ plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped
The federal government moved quickly over the last month to establish a foothold in Maryland, notifying Washington County officials of its intentions just days before inking the deed giving it full ow...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Washington County: Feds’ plan for immigration detention near Hagerstown cannot be stopped www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Related: One project of the Searchlight wing of the party is getting back to 2012 Obama positioning on immigration. Secure the border, pass a comprehensive bill. They feel (I don't disagree) that Boehner killing the House version of reform kept the issue for Trump while radicalizing imm groups.
IDK why right-wingers keep bringing up Obama's record deportations, it just shows that if you wanted to have a conservative immigration policy without partisan militias occupying cities and gunning people down in the streets you could do it and a lot of americans would be fine with it
January 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Related: One project of the Searchlight wing of the party is getting back to 2012 Obama positioning on immigration. Secure the border, pass a comprehensive bill. They feel (I don't disagree) that Boehner killing the House version of reform kept the issue for Trump while radicalizing imm groups.
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btw I think this stinks. Most discourses rn are started by people reacting to screenshots of headlines or undated videos of people's comments being clipped. It would be better if they were reacting to more op-eds they disagree w! But NYT has dominated the Take Zone.
Sidebar: The changes at WaPo have made the NYT/WP opinion clout level even more lopsided. NYT Opinion can get a discourse cookin' every few days. WP doesn't; biggest impact I've seen recently was Brandon Johnson being asked to respond to their Chicago op-eds.
... what?
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
btw I think this stinks. Most discourses rn are started by people reacting to screenshots of headlines or undated videos of people's comments being clipped. It would be better if they were reacting to more op-eds they disagree w! But NYT has dominated the Take Zone.
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/s...
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found
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January 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/s...
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Tom Suozzi, one of the 7 House Dems who voted for the DHS bill: "I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis... I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that."
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Tom Suozzi, one of the 7 House Dems who voted for the DHS bill: "I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis... I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that."
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A suspect in what federal authorities consider the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history might avoid a trial because he was deported to Ecuador, bringing further disarray to the victims affected by the multimillion dollar robbery, their lawyer says.
Jewelry heist suspect’s deportation left victims ‘in disbelief,’ lawyer says
The deportation has thrown the heist’s victims into further upheaval after enduring three years of financial hardship, the jewelry companies’ lawyer said.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A suspect in what federal authorities consider the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history might avoid a trial because he was deported to Ecuador, bringing further disarray to the victims affected by the multimillion dollar robbery, their lawyer says.
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NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/s...
If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should
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January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/s...
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Stephen Miller’s tweet on the Minnesota shooting is slapped with a community note
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Stephen Miller’s tweet on the Minnesota shooting is slapped with a community note
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BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge blocks FBI/DOJ/DHS from destroying or altering evidence related to shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Judge Eric Tostrud grants TRO & sets Monday hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Order on Motion for TRO – #10 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com
Order on Motion for TRO
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January 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM
BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge blocks FBI/DOJ/DHS from destroying or altering evidence related to shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Judge Eric Tostrud grants TRO & sets Monday hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
According to an internal email to Washington Post sports staff, the paper isn't sending any reporters to cover the winter Olympics next month. The decision comes as major layoffs are expected in the coming weeks.
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The FBI is a rule-bound and tight-lipped institution, but 45 current and former agents spoke to The New York Times Magazine anyway — a sign of the extreme alarm rippling through it. Many said that with the agency under Kash Patel's leadership, the U.S. is less safe. nyti.ms/4qzxs0f
January 22, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The FBI is a rule-bound and tight-lipped institution, but 45 current and former agents spoke to The New York Times Magazine anyway — a sign of the extreme alarm rippling through it. Many said that with the agency under Kash Patel's leadership, the U.S. is less safe. nyti.ms/4qzxs0f
Nate Morris's campaign has a webpage for superPACs (including the one that just got $10 million from Elon Musk) with a lot of thoughts on advertising messages (including on January 6)
January 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Nate Morris's campaign has a webpage for superPACs (including the one that just got $10 million from Elon Musk) with a lot of thoughts on advertising messages (including on January 6)
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Final Hall of Fame election results.
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Final Hall of Fame election results.
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
59 percent for Utley and almost a 26 percent jump for Felix!
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Together with a lot of other journalists I was just refused entry to a press conference with Greg Bovino in Minneapolis for unspecified "security reasons". I had sent an RSVP in time. Not a big deal tbh but another example of the press being restricted
January 20, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Together with a lot of other journalists I was just refused entry to a press conference with Greg Bovino in Minneapolis for unspecified "security reasons". I had sent an RSVP in time. Not a big deal tbh but another example of the press being restricted
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The White House was unhappy with this story and warned they were drafting a tweet to dunk on it.
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 PM
The White House was unhappy with this story and warned they were drafting a tweet to dunk on it.
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NEW via Reuters
Trump Questions Reza Pahlavi’s Ability to Garner Support in Iran
Full Story: reut.rs/4qTkYQU
Trump Questions Reza Pahlavi’s Ability to Garner Support in Iran
Full Story: reut.rs/4qTkYQU
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
NEW via Reuters
Trump Questions Reza Pahlavi’s Ability to Garner Support in Iran
Full Story: reut.rs/4qTkYQU
Trump Questions Reza Pahlavi’s Ability to Garner Support in Iran
Full Story: reut.rs/4qTkYQU
INBOX: Senator Warren Statement on Her Call with President Donald Trump
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
INBOX: Senator Warren Statement on Her Call with President Donald Trump
With Steny Hoyer's retirement scooped by @pkcapitol.bsky.social, #tbt to this moment from The Ambition and The Power where Hoyer picked a fight with the Soviets over their human rights abuses on a trip to Moscow against the wishes of Jim Wright.
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
With Steny Hoyer's retirement scooped by @pkcapitol.bsky.social, #tbt to this moment from The Ambition and The Power where Hoyer picked a fight with the Soviets over their human rights abuses on a trip to Moscow against the wishes of Jim Wright.
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I sat down for 2-plus hours Tuesday with Steny Hoyer as he talked about a career that began in Annapolis in 1967 and will end later this year.
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
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Rep. Steny Hoyer to retire, ending storied career in elected office
Maryland’s longest serving member of Congress won’t seek reelection after having spent two decades as the No. 2 House Democrat.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I sat down for 2-plus hours Tuesday with Steny Hoyer as he talked about a career that began in Annapolis in 1967 and will end later this year.
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
He’s not running again. And he’s content with a storied career even if he didn’t get the speaker’s gavel.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Congrats to Ronnie from Dundalk on his new job as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens
🚨 🚨 🚨
The Ravens and long-time decorated head coach John Harbaugh are parting ways after days of discussion, per The Insiders.
Major decision in Baltimore.
The Ravens and long-time decorated head coach John Harbaugh are parting ways after days of discussion, per The Insiders.
Major decision in Baltimore.
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Congrats to Ronnie from Dundalk on his new job as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens
The Year in Neanderthals www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s...
The Year in Neanderthals
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January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Year in Neanderthals www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/s...
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A national ticket with Tim Walz on it could never lose!
If Dems talked like this regularly, we wouldn't have to focus on "how to win close elections in difficult environments." We would have a lot fewer close elections, and a lot fewer difficult environments.
Walz is out of Fs: "Not a single Republican supported this, so every Minnesotan from here on, whoever uses this program, there is no bit of thanks that would go to the R legislators who did all they could to stop this ... our schools have money to pay their teachers? I'll take credit for that too."
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
A national ticket with Tim Walz on it could never lose!
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Breaking news: The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the U.S. including RSV, influenza, hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The new strategy would no longer broadly recommend vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus and meningitis. The Trump administration says this aligns the U.S. with peer countries.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration is overhauling the list of routine shots recommended for all babies and children in the U.S. including RSV, influenza, hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly