Chris Newman
@cnewman.bsky.social
General Counsel, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON).
Faculty, UCLA Labor Studies.
Partner and follower of @marjoriegarcia.bsky.social
Vituperative tweeter with a gentle heart
Faculty, UCLA Labor Studies.
Partner and follower of @marjoriegarcia.bsky.social
Vituperative tweeter with a gentle heart
Hilary Clinton over at one of those Davos/Epstein class panels arguing that Democrats are better than Republicans at deportations so perfectly, ironically, and unwittingly encapsulates how we got to this moment. Democrats need wholesale leadership change. And quick.
February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Hilary Clinton over at one of those Davos/Epstein class panels arguing that Democrats are better than Republicans at deportations so perfectly, ironically, and unwittingly encapsulates how we got to this moment. Democrats need wholesale leadership change. And quick.
Reposted by Chris Newman
In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a nutshell, the Dem lodestar should be: "ICE is bad, and immigration is good"
Reposted by Chris Newman
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
My theory of the moment: The extraordinary courage of ordinary people in places like Minneapolis is reawakening us to our social and economic ties to immigrants. It's making "love thy neighbor" cool again. That's the ultimate antidote to MAGA hate.
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Reposted by Chris Newman
Democrats should boycott the State of the Union and send Epstein survivors and people illegally detained by ICE in their place.
February 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Democrats should boycott the State of the Union and send Epstein survivors and people illegally detained by ICE in their place.
Reposted by Chris Newman
Watch this exchange btwn Dems leader Hakeem Jeffries and the one and only Waj Ali to start your week. A few reforms of this *militarized federal police* aren’t going to cut it.
“Jeffries threw up his arms and said “I don’t understand anything that you just said!”
“I spoke English,” Ali shot back.
“Jeffries threw up his arms and said “I don’t understand anything that you just said!”
“I spoke English,” Ali shot back.
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Watch this exchange btwn Dems leader Hakeem Jeffries and the one and only Waj Ali to start your week. A few reforms of this *militarized federal police* aren’t going to cut it.
“Jeffries threw up his arms and said “I don’t understand anything that you just said!”
“I spoke English,” Ali shot back.
“Jeffries threw up his arms and said “I don’t understand anything that you just said!”
“I spoke English,” Ali shot back.
no surprise here
Jeffrey Epstein felt a special kinship with Brett Kavanaugh, Epstein emails show.
Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show
Files show convicted sex abuser messaged with Ken Starr and others about Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
no surprise here
Reposted by Chris Newman
Chuck Schumer is like if you told ChatGPT to speak only in politician-speak platitudes from thirty years ago, and with the same level of self-awareness.
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Chuck Schumer is like if you told ChatGPT to speak only in politician-speak platitudes from thirty years ago, and with the same level of self-awareness.
Reposted by Chris Newman
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Tempting as it is to mock Jeffries for his obvious failure and incompetence, it's worth noting that in some way he is authentically giving voice to the Democratic Party's decades-long failure to come up with a coherent message on immigration.
Jeffries: "The Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures has been part of our fabric since the very beginning of our constitutional republic. It's incredible to us that Republicans have decided to draw a hard line in the sand. Judicial warrants should be required."
February 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Tempting as it is to mock Jeffries for his obvious failure and incompetence, it's worth noting that in some way he is authentically giving voice to the Democratic Party's decades-long failure to come up with a coherent message on immigration.
This guy from New Jersey supports my theory that Bruce Springsteen himself should be leading negotiations for the Democratic Party to get ICE out of our cities.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This guy from New Jersey supports my theory that Bruce Springsteen himself should be leading negotiations for the Democratic Party to get ICE out of our cities.
Reposted by Chris Newman
Anyway, you can preorder a Brody King ABOLISH ICE shirt here, all proceeds go to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: edgemenstore.com/collections/...
BRODY KING
Edgemen Store
edgemenstore.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Anyway, you can preorder a Brody King ABOLISH ICE shirt here, all proceeds go to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: edgemenstore.com/collections/...
Reposted by Chris Newman
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Reposted by Chris Newman
We must never normalize these ongoing attacks by DHS agents on the people they supposedly protect.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
We must never normalize these ongoing attacks by DHS agents on the people they supposedly protect.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
(If there was a publication called "The Postmodern Times," this is how it would cover this story)
"The head of the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history lied-- outright lied-- to Congress yesterday, and no one seemed to notice or care. No one that is, except a local television journalist in Colorado....."
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
(If there was a publication called "The Postmodern Times," this is how it would cover this story)
"The head of the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history lied-- outright lied-- to Congress yesterday, and no one seemed to notice or care. No one that is, except a local television journalist in Colorado....."
NEW: Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Congress today that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked word of a raid, allowing gang members to clear out of apartments.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
Those apartments were being cleared out weeks earlier.
Tonight, ICE deleted social media posts with the claim.
February 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"The head of the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in US history lied-- outright lied-- to Congress yesterday, and no one seemed to notice or care. No one that is, except a local television journalist in Colorado....."
Reposted by Chris Newman
It is incredibly difficult to find a wrong way to criticize Jeffrey Epstein, but hot damn, Fox News hosts managed to find one.
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
It is incredibly difficult to find a wrong way to criticize Jeffrey Epstein, but hot damn, Fox News hosts managed to find one.
Reposted by Chris Newman
@gregsargent.bsky.social has intensely followed immigration issue for many years
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
The extraordinary public backlash to Trump's ICE raids and mass deportations suggests it's time to rethink how information warfare and political persuasion work in the Trump era. Dems have an opening to reset the immigration debate if they act now.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
@gregsargent.bsky.social has intensely followed immigration issue for many years
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
@cnewman.bsky.social is right that "skittishness on immigrants’ rights is the norm in Washington, D.C."
That has to end
Greg provides a roadmap for Democrats - who should learn from @gelliottmorris.com too
Reposted by Chris Newman
CBP is increasingly just another military branch in terms of equipment and technology, but crucially one that can easily be and routinely is deployed on U.S. soil against civilians, with a far looser oversight structure
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
CBP is increasingly just another military branch in terms of equipment and technology, but crucially one that can easily be and routinely is deployed on U.S. soil against civilians, with a far looser oversight structure
Reposted by Chris Newman
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
Reposted by Chris Newman
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Stupendous essay from Minnesota by Professor Emmanuel Mauleón — a clear, undistorted description of reality with invaluable prescriptive insight for navigating this moment, as well-intended reform and abolition impulses collide: lpeproject.org/blog/whistli... #ICEoutofMinnesota
Whistling at the Edge of Law
The whistle is sounding in Minneapolis. The question before the legal profession is whether we will hear it, amplify it, and act accordingly, or instead insist that the ground eroding beneath our feet...
lpeproject.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Stupendous essay from Minnesota by Professor Emmanuel Mauleón — a clear, undistorted description of reality with invaluable prescriptive insight for navigating this moment, as well-intended reform and abolition impulses collide: lpeproject.org/blog/whistli... #ICEoutofMinnesota
Don't think of an elephant.
and
Don't think of an ILLEGITIMATE law enforcement agency.
and
Don't think of an ILLEGITIMATE law enforcement agency.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Don't think of an elephant.
and
Don't think of an ILLEGITIMATE law enforcement agency.
and
Don't think of an ILLEGITIMATE law enforcement agency.
Reposted by Chris Newman
Every word of this is a lie. And any news organization that quotes this without saying as much is failing its audience.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Every word of this is a lie. And any news organization that quotes this without saying as much is failing its audience.