Dan Carney
@dancarney.bsky.social
Indefatigable iconoclast. Design News auto writer, dad, triathlete, racer, motorcyclist, and ballplayer. North American Car of the Year juror. 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇩🇰🇵🇦
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Using military lawyers to prosecute or adjudicate cases because civilian lawyers are resigning over ethical or legal concerns crosses a line. That is the kindest, most restrained way to put it. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3O5lJZa
JAGs Shouldn’t Be Civilian Prosecutors
The mass deportation policy is a legal mess—and reassigning military lawyers to support it would only create more problems.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Using military lawyers to prosecute or adjudicate cases because civilian lawyers are resigning over ethical or legal concerns crosses a line. That is the kindest, most restrained way to put it. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3O5lJZa
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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Former Washington football player Tre Johnson died Sunday morning while on a family trip. He was just 54 years old.
Former Washington offensive guard Tre Johnson dead at 54
Former Washington football player Tre Johnson died Sunday morning while on a family trip. He was just 54 years old. Johnson played for Washington from 1994 to 2001 as an offensive guard before playing...
www.nbcwashington.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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UTAH - Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Johnson arrested for allegedly “waterboarding” a teen girl for not cleaning her room.
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
UTAH - Wasatch County Republican Party Chair David Johnson arrested for allegedly “waterboarding” a teen girl for not cleaning her room.
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
She also had bruising, and says he did it to other kids. Released on $10,000 bail.
Full: www.abc4.com/news/crimes-...
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The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
robertreich.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
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RESPECT SISTER!
Erin Jackson, the first Black Woman to win an Olympic Gold medal in Speed Skating.
#WinterOlympics2026 #ErinJackson
Erin Jackson, the first Black Woman to win an Olympic Gold medal in Speed Skating.
#WinterOlympics2026 #ErinJackson
February 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
RESPECT SISTER!
Erin Jackson, the first Black Woman to win an Olympic Gold medal in Speed Skating.
#WinterOlympics2026 #ErinJackson
Erin Jackson, the first Black Woman to win an Olympic Gold medal in Speed Skating.
#WinterOlympics2026 #ErinJackson
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As a proud U.S. citizen, Juana never thought she'd be zip-tied and detained by ICE for hours with her 3-year-old son, especially while attending a family-friendly event.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
February 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As a proud U.S. citizen, Juana never thought she'd be zip-tied and detained by ICE for hours with her 3-year-old son, especially while attending a family-friendly event.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
Looking forward to bans on the American swastika.
A large Confederate flag was taken down in Spartanburg finally. It was not because it was offensive but for code violations on flag pole height but it's still a good thing that happened.
www.wbtv.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.wbtv.com/2026/02/13/c...
Confederate flag that flew over I-85 taken down in South Carolina
The flag was on a 120-foot-tall pole in the Spartanburg area.
www.wbtv.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Looking forward to bans on the American swastika.
Goals
I have officially set two times on a skeleton at Lillehammer’s luge track. If I can, anyone can.
February 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Goals
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Yet another way Trump is hurting our standing in the world, in addition to costing us billions in tourism dollars by shutting out visitors, is by crushing the power of the American passport and making it harder for his own citizens to travel. My latest: www.cntraveler.com/story/the-am...
The American Passport Is Losing Its Power
As the Trump Administration makes it more difficult for people to visit the US, other nations are starting to respond in kind.
www.cntraveler.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Yet another way Trump is hurting our standing in the world, in addition to costing us billions in tourism dollars by shutting out visitors, is by crushing the power of the American passport and making it harder for his own citizens to travel. My latest: www.cntraveler.com/story/the-am...
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More from State Department
February 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
More from State Department
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EU's Kaja Kallas: Coming from a country that is number two in the Press Freedom Index, hearing criticism regarding press freedom from a country that is fifty-eighth on this list (the U.S.) is interesting.
Ranking ⬇️
rsf.org/en/index
Ranking ⬇️
rsf.org/en/index
Index
RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.
rsf.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
EU's Kaja Kallas: Coming from a country that is number two in the Press Freedom Index, hearing criticism regarding press freedom from a country that is fifty-eighth on this list (the U.S.) is interesting.
Ranking ⬇️
rsf.org/en/index
Ranking ⬇️
rsf.org/en/index
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The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The Trumpists like to present themselves as defenders of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
There is one country fighting against brutality and barbarism, and in defense of everything we cherish about the West: Ukraine.
The Trumpists are hostile to Ukraine.
The Trumpists are betrayers of the West.
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
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Justin Floyd Qualls, a 40 year old Trump supporter whose Facebook included anti trans posts and accusations about President Biden, has now been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12.
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Justin Floyd Qualls, a 40 year old Trump supporter whose Facebook included anti trans posts and accusations about President Biden, has now been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the aggravated sexual abuse of a child under 12.
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Police lie. All the time. In paperwork. To prosecutors. To the media. On the stand while testifying under oath. And even when in the very rare case their lies are exposed, they get to keep lying with few if any consequences. This pattern isn’t just limited to ICE.
February 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Police lie. All the time. In paperwork. To prosecutors. To the media. On the stand while testifying under oath. And even when in the very rare case their lies are exposed, they get to keep lying with few if any consequences. This pattern isn’t just limited to ICE.
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Measles is going to kill some people's babies, years from now, and we get to watch it happen. We didn't have to do it. Vaccinate your kids.
Measles is going to kill some people's babies, years from now, and we get to watch it happen. We didn't have to do it. Vaccinate your kids.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Measles is going to kill some people's babies, years from now, and we get to watch it happen. We didn't have to do it. Vaccinate your kids.
Measles is going to kill some people's babies, years from now, and we get to watch it happen. We didn't have to do it. Vaccinate your kids.
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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They keep changing tactics but keep kidnapping my neighbors. Every time they claim they’re drawing down things get a little worse.
ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
From chaos to radio silence: How ICE tactics changed in weeks leading to Homan announcement
In recent days, observers have noticed a shift in methods.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
They keep changing tactics but keep kidnapping my neighbors. Every time they claim they’re drawing down things get a little worse.
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New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM