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Man this is really something
Mayor Mamdani names criminal justice reformer Stanley Richards as NYC’s new Department of Correction commissioner
Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
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Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to lead the city’s jails system
@gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/mamdani...
Mamdani names reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex
Exactly one month into his term, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a formerly incarcerated person to manage the facility.
gothamist.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Man this is really something
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A huge political earthquake in Texas tonight as Democrats flipped a State Senate seat from red to blue in a district Trump won by 17 points.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
February 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
A huge political earthquake in Texas tonight as Democrats flipped a State Senate seat from red to blue in a district Trump won by 17 points.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
Trump personally waded in — endorsing the Republican and personally urging base turnout — and was dealt a massive loss.
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JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
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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
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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
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What a weird thing to write in an article where every single quoted lawyer states clearly that the charges are illegitimate.
"Legally speaking, the federal charges against journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are complex and unusual, sparking debate among lawyers about the legitimacy of the cases," writes Brian Stelter | Analysis
https://cnn.it/4a4ZQAr
https://cnn.it/4a4ZQAr
February 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
What a weird thing to write in an article where every single quoted lawyer states clearly that the charges are illegitimate.
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As more academic names keep coming up in the Epstein files, I keep thinking about this NYT interview with the Bard president from a few years ago, and wondering how many people were rationalizing in similar ways.
www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/u...
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
As more academic names keep coming up in the Epstein files, I keep thinking about this NYT interview with the Bard president from a few years ago, and wondering how many people were rationalizing in similar ways.
www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/u...
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DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
January 31, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DHS should be embarrassed that their ICE agent hires are so soft they can’t handle being videotaped, even while masked, so they resort to pepper spraying women at close range.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
And we should be proud of the Santa Barbara women who stood their ground anyway.
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Mikie Sherrill, the newly inaugurated Democratic governor of New Jersey, said that her administration would soon begin collecting images of federal agents interacting with the public, cementing the state’s growing opposition to Trump’s [fascist] crackdown.
Sherrill Urges New Jersey Residents to Record ICE Action on Their Phones
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Mikie Sherrill, the newly inaugurated Democratic governor of New Jersey, said that her administration would soon begin collecting images of federal agents interacting with the public, cementing the state’s growing opposition to Trump’s [fascist] crackdown.
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As norms-worshiping Democrats unilaterally disarm in the court wars, even the allegedly “moderate” Ezra Klein-approved Republicans are openly escalating their onslaught
January 31, 2026 at 11:32 PM
As norms-worshiping Democrats unilaterally disarm in the court wars, even the allegedly “moderate” Ezra Klein-approved Republicans are openly escalating their onslaught
I don’t buy it…
Casey Wasserman tells THR, "I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light. I never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein."
L.A. Olympics Boss Casey Wasserman Gets Mired In Epstein Emails
Hollywood mogul Casey Wasserman’s notably close relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell in the early 2000s is revealed in the latest tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files. A new round of docs was released by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30 to abide by Congress’ demand for fuller transparency about the convicted human trafficker and child sex offender, who died in 2019.
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I don’t buy it…
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I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
A Bad Heir Day at the Fed
No, Kevin Warsh isn’t qualified
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I wrote yesterday about Kevin Warsh, saying what everyone who really follows monetary debates knows: he's a bullshitter who uses big words to make incoherent arguments that always amount to stimulus for Republicans, austerity for Dems 1/
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-bad-heir...
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giant fucking embarrassing loser
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
giant fucking embarrassing loser
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JD Vance in 2021:
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
JD Vance in 2021:
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
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So tell your Minnesota cops to stop assisting the fascist gestapo. They are brutalizing people outside the concentration camp in Minneapolis. It’s Minnesota State Police.
Minnesota may be known for our lakes, Bob Dylan, and Prince - but our civic engagement runs deeper.
If Donald Trump intended to make an example out of Minnesota, then I am damn proud of that example.
If Donald Trump intended to make an example out of Minnesota, then I am damn proud of that example.
January 31, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So tell your Minnesota cops to stop assisting the fascist gestapo. They are brutalizing people outside the concentration camp in Minneapolis. It’s Minnesota State Police.
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In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved as devastated family recalls final days
The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.
www.cbsnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old
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It is illegal for ICE to detain U.S. citizens, full stop.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
January 31, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It is illegal for ICE to detain U.S. citizens, full stop.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
We’re in court reminding the Trump administration of our fundamental rights to due process and to live free from racial profiling.
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Liam and his father might be released.
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention, source says | CNN
A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the fed...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Liam and his father might be released.
$75 Million!
The first reviews for the exorbitant $75 million project are in, and critics didn't hold back.
'Melania' Doc Lands Brutal 6% Score On Rotten Tomatoes: 'Pure, Endless Hell"
The first reviews for the exorbitant $75 million project are in, and critics didn't hold back.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:13 PM
$75 Million!
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And finally there is an editorial, in which we argue that Donald Trump is "creating a militia which answers only to himself" and how he could use it to "stage provocations pretty much anywhere with impunity, including during elections" if Congress does not step in www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
www.economist.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 PM
And finally there is an editorial, in which we argue that Donald Trump is "creating a militia which answers only to himself" and how he could use it to "stage provocations pretty much anywhere with impunity, including during elections" if Congress does not step in www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
He’s putting on an act and all of you reporters fall for his schtick every single damn time. Lame.
Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, has earned a reputation as perhaps the most quotable senator because of his folksy, simile-heavy way of speaking.
His book, “How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will,” is written in that same tone. https://wapo.st/4k3T9Dc
His book, “How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will,” is written in that same tone. https://wapo.st/4k3T9Dc
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
He’s putting on an act and all of you reporters fall for his schtick every single damn time. Lame.
Nellie and Bari got some ‘splainin’ to do!
Not only is that the very same Nellie Bowles, but she pops up 17 different times in the files!
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Nellie and Bari got some ‘splainin’ to do!
wow it’s 24°
might break out in a sweat
might break out in a sweat
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 PM
wow it’s 24°
might break out in a sweat
might break out in a sweat
oh
January 31, 2026 at 7:51 PM
oh