Corin Faife
@corin.bsky.social
Data journalist covering North America for @afp.com. Formerly Verge, Markup, Cornell Tech, some other places. Always looking for the future in the present.
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think this might be one of the first good instances of AI visual art I've seen. the making of is great too cannoneyed.com/projects/iso...
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
think this might be one of the first good instances of AI visual art I've seen. the making of is great too cannoneyed.com/projects/iso...
The brutality in Minneapolis has in effect taken a very popular issue for Trump (immigration enforcement) and turned it into a political liability
Interesting. Stephen Miller is looking increasingly isolated inside the White House as others start realizing that deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is hurting Republicans politically.
Per WSJ:
Per WSJ:
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The brutality in Minneapolis has in effect taken a very popular issue for Trump (immigration enforcement) and turned it into a political liability
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Hard to argue with this. Great piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
After Saturday's tragic shooting, I wrote about why Minnesota "officially" isn't doing more to resist ICE — and why Trump's actions are so dangerous. www.wired.com/story/why-mi...
Why Minnesota Can't Do More to Stop ICE
Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldn't trigger something like civil war.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Hard to argue with this. Great piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Remarkable scenes of resistance.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Remarkable scenes of resistance.
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Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
A powerful essay from a Minneapolis-based writer on fear and solidarity under occupation
"We are out there in every place they are, showing them that every person in this city is one of our own, that there is no such thing as other people’s children, that collectively we are not afraid of staring them in the eye," @erikhane.bsky.social writes from Minneapolis.
There is no such thing as other people’s children
It is intolerable
www.welcometohellworld.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
A powerful essay from a Minneapolis-based writer on fear and solidarity under occupation
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
The FBI wants to build a classified/Top-Secret level biometric identity search system, per this RFI to government contractors.
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
The FBI wants to build a classified/Top-Secret level biometric identity search system, per this RFI to government contractors.
sam.gov/workspace/co...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
The State Department just announced that it will suspend all visa processing for *75 countries*.
The list of countries below was initially posted in the Fox News article but has since been removed.
www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...
The list of countries below was initially posted in the Fox News article but has since been removed.
www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The State Department just announced that it will suspend all visa processing for *75 countries*.
The list of countries below was initially posted in the Fox News article but has since been removed.
www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...
The list of countries below was initially posted in the Fox News article but has since been removed.
www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...
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The stated reason for ICE agents being in Minnesota is because of the ongoing fraud claims around daycare and other services.
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The stated reason for ICE agents being in Minnesota is because of the ongoing fraud claims around daycare and other services.
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
The two prosecutors leading those investigations have now resigned in the wake of Renee Good’s shooting. Even the internal supposed logic of this deployment is falling apart
This morning USCIS rescinded Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals and gave them 2 months to leave.
The State Department currently has a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Somalia due to terrorism, kidnapping and violent crime.
travel.state.gov/content/trav...
The State Department currently has a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Somalia due to terrorism, kidnapping and violent crime.
travel.state.gov/content/trav...
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This morning USCIS rescinded Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals and gave them 2 months to leave.
The State Department currently has a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Somalia due to terrorism, kidnapping and violent crime.
travel.state.gov/content/trav...
The State Department currently has a Level 4 "Do Not Travel" advisory for Somalia due to terrorism, kidnapping and violent crime.
travel.state.gov/content/trav...
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New from 404 Media: police have unwittingly unmasked millions of their surveillance targets because of a Flock redaction error. Police didn't redact specific license plates in public record releases. A site is now making that information searchable, 2.3 million plates www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New from 404 Media: police have unwittingly unmasked millions of their surveillance targets because of a Flock redaction error. Police didn't redact specific license plates in public record releases. A site is now making that information searchable, 2.3 million plates www.404media.co/police-unmas...
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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OFCOM - Investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content and child users from harmful content
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content and child users from harmful content
www.ofcom.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
OFCOM - Investigation into X Internet Unlimited Company and its compliance with duties to protect its users from illegal content and child users from harmful content
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
Ironically through all this dehumanization the Trump administration has created a program for decolonizing South Africa
Refugees from Haiti, Venezuela, or Somalia are described in the most dehumanizing way and treated horribly by this administration. But if you're a white Afrikaner, you are welcomed into the family. I wonder what's different.
www.amerikaners.com
www.amerikaners.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ironically through all this dehumanization the Trump administration has created a program for decolonizing South Africa
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
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ICE has recently bought the capability of monitoring the location histories of entire neighborhoods worth of phones. The data is likely harvested from apps that sell your data, which filters up through data brokers and eventually to companies that sell to ICE:
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICE has recently bought the capability of monitoring the location histories of entire neighborhoods worth of phones. The data is likely harvested from apps that sell your data, which filters up through data brokers and eventually to companies that sell to ICE:
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
How long will Grok / xAI be able to keep doing this without facing consequences?
The "undressing" deepfakes generated by Grok on X were just the tip of the iceberg. @mattburgess1.bsky.social and I found far more explicit AI videos on Grok.com, including dozens that a researcher said they reported to a regulator because they appeared to be CSAM: www.wired.com/story/grok-i...
Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X
A WIRED review of outputs hosted on Grok’s official website shows it’s being used to create violent sexual images and videos, as well as content that includes apparent minors.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
How long will Grok / xAI be able to keep doing this without facing consequences?
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You can draw a draw a straight line from a right wing YouTuber's unverified viral video about Somali American daycares to ICE showing up in Minneapolis to this killing.
This feels like a galvanizing moment for the city in the same way George Floyd's death was five years ago.
This feels like a galvanizing moment for the city in the same way George Floyd's death was five years ago.
January 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
You can draw a draw a straight line from a right wing YouTuber's unverified viral video about Somali American daycares to ICE showing up in Minneapolis to this killing.
This feels like a galvanizing moment for the city in the same way George Floyd's death was five years ago.
This feels like a galvanizing moment for the city in the same way George Floyd's death was five years ago.
Both videos of the fatal shooting in Minneapolis – which I don't want to repost – show an ICE agent shooting directly into a car at head height while leaning on the hood. There's very little to contradict these facts, even from DHS.
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Both videos of the fatal shooting in Minneapolis – which I don't want to repost – show an ICE agent shooting directly into a car at head height while leaning on the hood. There's very little to contradict these facts, even from DHS.
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Here’s an eyewitness account from @mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Here’s an eyewitness account from @mprnews.org