David Taylor
@davidataylor.bsky.social
Writer, reader, walker. Producer of the Signal award-winning People’s Recorder podcast. Fulbright Scholar, Hawthornden Fellow http://linktr.ee/dataylor1
U.S. District Court judge orders ICE to release asylum seeker who was arrested without warrant: @pressherald.com
Live updates: Free to access
* South Portland man tells ICE he intends to sue for $7.5 million
* Gov. Janet Mills demands ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ details from Trump administration
* Lewiston asylum seeker arrested at routine check-in: ‘They put chains on me’
* South Portland man tells ICE he intends to sue for $7.5 million
* Gov. Janet Mills demands ‘Operation Catch of the Day’ details from Trump administration
* Lewiston asylum seeker arrested at routine check-in: ‘They put chains on me’
Live updates: South Portland man files intent to sue ICE for violating First Amendment rights
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said the increased operation that has gripped the state for more than a week has ended, but protests and demonstrations remain and the aftermath could last months.
www.pressherald.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:04 AM
U.S. District Court judge orders ICE to release asylum seeker who was arrested without warrant: @pressherald.com
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Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🛠️ GIJN’s Tips & Tools
• @tcij.org scholarships build investigative skills for climate reporting
• The Reuters Institute fellowship lets mid-career journalists take time off to explore
• Nominate a journalist for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight Award
🔗 https://twp.ai/9PadSX
• @tcij.org scholarships build investigative skills for climate reporting
• The Reuters Institute fellowship lets mid-career journalists take time off to explore
• Nominate a journalist for the @icfjorg.bsky.social Knight Award
🔗 https://twp.ai/9PadSX
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Democrats voted to block legislation to fund DHS as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for ICE.
Thursday’s vote was 45-55. Money runs out on Friday.
Thursday’s vote was 45-55. Money runs out on Friday.
Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue to avert a shutdown
www.stripes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Democrats voted to block legislation to fund DHS as they continued to negotiate with Republicans and the White House on new restrictions for ICE.
Thursday’s vote was 45-55. Money runs out on Friday.
Thursday’s vote was 45-55. Money runs out on Friday.
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JWST just saw a galaxy that existed only 280 million years after the big bang
JWST spots most distant galaxy ever, pushing the limits of the observable universe
The galaxy MoM-z14 could offer clues to what the universe looked like in its early infancy
www.scientificamerican.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
JWST just saw a galaxy that existed only 280 million years after the big bang
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📣 BIG NEWS: BPR has partnered with @frontlinepbs, PBS’s investigative documentary series, for a year-long reporting project focused on Western North Carolina’s recovery after Hurricane Helene.
www.bpr.org/announcement...
www.bpr.org/announcement...
BPR partners with PBS FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Hurricane Helene
BPR’s Gerard Albert III will investigate how changes to FEMA are impacting recovery efforts in Western North Carolina for residents, local governments, farmers and small business owners.
www.bpr.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
📣 BIG NEWS: BPR has partnered with @frontlinepbs, PBS’s investigative documentary series, for a year-long reporting project focused on Western North Carolina’s recovery after Hurricane Helene.
www.bpr.org/announcement...
www.bpr.org/announcement...
ANALYSIS: Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to American cities cost $496 million last year and could cost $1.1 billion this year.
National Guard deployments estimated to cost $1.1B in 2026
Deployments to Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland have ended, but the National Guard presence is continuing in D.C., Memphis and New Orleans.
www.stripes.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Americans benefited from many projects USAID funded. “They were just as important for the US economy, US farmers, US consumers as it was for overseas,” said a University of FL official.
Its loss hurt many millions
For Food Supply, Federal Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/s...
Its loss hurt many millions
For Food Supply, Federal Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/s...
For the World’s Food Supply, Federal Funding Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Americans benefited from many projects USAID funded. “They were just as important for the US economy, US farmers, US consumers as it was for overseas,” said a University of FL official.
Its loss hurt many millions
For Food Supply, Federal Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/s...
Its loss hurt many millions
For Food Supply, Federal Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/s...
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JUST IN: GOP Sen. Thom Tillis just called for President Trump to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
“I think that what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis tells reporters. “She should be out of a job.”
“I think that what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis tells reporters. “She should be out of a job.”
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
JUST IN: GOP Sen. Thom Tillis just called for President Trump to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
“I think that what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis tells reporters. “She should be out of a job.”
“I think that what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis tells reporters. “She should be out of a job.”
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Happening now: Members of @wearecasa.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social Congregation Action Network and @domesticworkers.bsky.social are gathering to demand the Senate block all funding for DHS and ICE.
January 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Happening now: Members of @wearecasa.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social Congregation Action Network and @domesticworkers.bsky.social are gathering to demand the Senate block all funding for DHS and ICE.
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⚡️Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupt power supply to military‑industrial plant, group claims.
Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupt power supply to military‑industrial plant, group claims
The Atesh partisan group sabotaged an electrical substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupting power supply to the nearby "BUMMASH" military‑industrial plant, the group claimed in a Telegram post...
kyivindependent.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:59 AM
⚡️Pro-Ukrainian partisans sabotage substation in Russia's Udmurt Republic, disrupt power supply to military‑industrial plant, group claims.
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Will Maduro's downfall disrupt or merely reshape Venezuela's criminal state? Our experts, including @stevensdudley.bsky.social from @insightcrime.org, will analyze the implications for financial crime.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Will Maduro's downfall disrupt or merely reshape Venezuela's criminal state? Our experts, including @stevensdudley.bsky.social from @insightcrime.org, will analyze the implications for financial crime.
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“Amazon has billions in government contracts and provides much of the technological backbone for ICE’s surveillance and deportation activities.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts the database, known as Investigative Case Management (ICM), that ICE uses to target and deport immigrants.”
Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts the database, known as Investigative Case Management (ICM), that ICE uses to target and deport immigrants.”
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
“Amazon has billions in government contracts and provides much of the technological backbone for ICE’s surveillance and deportation activities.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts the database, known as Investigative Case Management (ICM), that ICE uses to target and deport immigrants.”
Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosts the database, known as Investigative Case Management (ICM), that ICE uses to target and deport immigrants.”
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An accidental “crying horse” toy caused by a manufacturing error turning its its smile into a frown has turned into a viral bestseller in China. 👉 ebx.sh/SJJYZs
January 26, 2026 at 11:18 PM
An accidental “crying horse” toy caused by a manufacturing error turning its its smile into a frown has turned into a viral bestseller in China. 👉 ebx.sh/SJJYZs
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This black hole is erupting again for the first time in 100 million years
Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus
Radio images captured this “cosmic volcano” being reborn at the heart of the galaxy J1007+3540
www.scientificamerican.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This black hole is erupting again for the first time in 100 million years
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⚡️ EU gives final approval to ban on Russian gas by 2027.
A full ban on Russian LNG will take effect in early 2027, followed by pipeline gas imports in the autumn of that year.
A full ban on Russian LNG will take effect in early 2027, followed by pipeline gas imports in the autumn of that year.
EU gives final approval to ban on Russian gas by 2027
A full ban on LNG imports will take effect in early 2027, followed by a prohibition on pipeline gas in the autumn of that year.
kyivindependent.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 AM
⚡️ EU gives final approval to ban on Russian gas by 2027.
A full ban on Russian LNG will take effect in early 2027, followed by pipeline gas imports in the autumn of that year.
A full ban on Russian LNG will take effect in early 2027, followed by pipeline gas imports in the autumn of that year.
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Yes, this is an excellent job by Dana Bash, on @cnn.com State of the Union,, with the openly fascist Bovino.
CNN's Dana Bash grilling Bovino as well. And WaPo and WSJ analyses! I hope this new stance/moment lasts.
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Minneapolis: Bash presses Gregory Bovino on Alex Pretti shooting
YouTube video by CNN
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January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Yes, this is an excellent job by Dana Bash, on @cnn.com State of the Union,, with the openly fascist Bovino.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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A pause in ICE activity in Minnesota is not debatable after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, writes the Star Tribune Editorial Board.
Editorial | An ICE pause is the only path to peace
A pause in ICE activity in Minnesota is not debatable after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, writes the Star Tribune Editorial Board.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A pause in ICE activity in Minnesota is not debatable after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti Saturday morning in south Minneapolis, writes the Star Tribune Editorial Board.
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A federal judge has order federal officials to preserve the evidence related to the Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Latest: Federal judge orders federal authorities to preserve evidence in Alex Pretti shooting
Defendants include the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol and their leadership, as well as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A federal judge has order federal officials to preserve the evidence related to the Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
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On this day in 1953, CBS aired one of the most anticipated TV births on “I Love Lucy.” It became the most viewed TV episode in history. For more on U.S. TV history from the JAH, see Cynthia B. Meyer’s “Inside a Broadcasting Blacklist: Kraft Television Theatre, 1951–1955.” https://tinyurl.com/mrx2ym9
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
On this day in 1953, CBS aired one of the most anticipated TV births on “I Love Lucy.” It became the most viewed TV episode in history. For more on U.S. TV history from the JAH, see Cynthia B. Meyer’s “Inside a Broadcasting Blacklist: Kraft Television Theatre, 1951–1955.” https://tinyurl.com/mrx2ym9
What we give and what we get as Americans - a rich, timely and inspiring conversation in new ep 23 of @spfstories.bsky.social: www.softpowerfulstories.org/23-hamse-war...
#23 - Hamse Warfa
Hamse Warfa is the CEO of World Savvy, a non-profit organization that equips educators and students with the skills, perspectives, and global awareness needed to th…
www.softpowerfulstories.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
What we give and what we get as Americans - a rich, timely and inspiring conversation in new ep 23 of @spfstories.bsky.social: www.softpowerfulstories.org/23-hamse-war...
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‘Golden’ from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ featuring Germantown’s Rei Ami nabs Oscar nomination
‘Golden’ from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ featuring Germantown’s Rei Ami nabs Oscar nomination
Rei Ami, who hails from Germantown, is part of a trio that sings what is now an Oscar-nominated song, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday.
buff.ly
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
‘Golden’ from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ featuring Germantown’s Rei Ami nabs Oscar nomination
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In April, Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, announced that she would aggressively investigate intelligence leaks: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
AG Pam Bondi rescinded Biden-era policies protecting journalists from federal subpoenas: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
AG Pam Bondi rescinded Biden-era policies protecting journalists from federal subpoenas: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
Tulsi Gabbard targets press, leakers as national intelligence director
Shortly after President Donald Trump’s second term began, Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, joined Trump in taking steps to …
pressfreedomtracker.us
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
In April, Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, announced that she would aggressively investigate intelligence leaks: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
AG Pam Bondi rescinded Biden-era policies protecting journalists from federal subpoenas: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
AG Pam Bondi rescinded Biden-era policies protecting journalists from federal subpoenas: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
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Newsrooms: We've made a lot of changes to our guide to confidential tip pages. The biggest change — informed by our research into common channels — is that we've actually cut WhatsApp from the list and added web forms. Check it out. freedom.press/digisec/blog...
Security considerations for confidential tip pages
News organizations should take a few steps to improve the security and efficacy of their confidential tip pages.
freedom.press
January 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Newsrooms: We've made a lot of changes to our guide to confidential tip pages. The biggest change — informed by our research into common channels — is that we've actually cut WhatsApp from the list and added web forms. Check it out. freedom.press/digisec/blog...