David Dayen
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Executive editor, The American Prospect. Author, Chain of Title and Monopolized. Tips at ddayen-at-prospect-dot-org or Signal at ddayen.90
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The entire conceit of "reforming" ICE, ensuring only targeted operations, nothing without a warrant, etc., is incongruous with the $75 billion cash infusion for the agency. They're going to spend that money on *something*. Like a network of local offices.
In Philadelphia, ICE will share office space with a DMV. A proposed ICE office in Portland, Maine is within walking distance of 8 places of worship. Today WIRED is publishing the locations of dozens of planned ICE offices across the US, part of a major expansion. from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The entire conceit of "reforming" ICE, ensuring only targeted operations, nothing without a warrant, etc., is incongruous with the $75 billion cash infusion for the agency. They're going to spend that money on *something*. Like a network of local offices.
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Amazing a whole story about Eddie Bauer filing for bankruptcy can leave out the fact that it was owned by private equity from 2009 to 2021 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/b...
Eddie Bauer Files for Bankruptcy
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February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Amazing a whole story about Eddie Bauer filing for bankruptcy can leave out the fact that it was owned by private equity from 2009 to 2021 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/b...
As ICE and CBP testify in Congress, we have updated our tracker of deaths at the hands of immigration enforcers. 25 have been killed with another 18 seriously injured, and there have also been 44 deaths in ICE/CBP custody.
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
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Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
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A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured - The American Prospect
ICE is not required to report any use-of-force incidents against the public. So The American Prospect created our own running tally.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
As ICE and CBP testify in Congress, we have updated our tracker of deaths at the hands of immigration enforcers. 25 have been killed with another 18 seriously injured, and there have also been 44 deaths in ICE/CBP custody.
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
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Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
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Between crypto, private credit, and AI, risks of another financial crash are prominent. Having a Trump sycophant at the Fed likely means that crash will lead to rewarding friends and punishing enemies. From Bob Kuttner.
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The Next Financial Collapse - The American Prospect
In the coming crisis, the Fed is not likely to be in good hands.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Between crypto, private credit, and AI, risks of another financial crash are prominent. Having a Trump sycophant at the Fed likely means that crash will lead to rewarding friends and punishing enemies. From Bob Kuttner.
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Utah's packing its court.
Virginia posted new maps in defiance of a judicial order.
Maryland's Senate is resisting a redraw while the House embraces it.
Trump's gerrymandering demand will be largely a wash but it has opened a Pandora's box, @gurleygg.bsky.social writes.
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Virginia posted new maps in defiance of a judicial order.
Maryland's Senate is resisting a redraw while the House embraces it.
Trump's gerrymandering demand will be largely a wash but it has opened a Pandora's box, @gurleygg.bsky.social writes.
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America Sinks Into the Quicksand of Mid-Decade Redistricting - The American Prospect
After the Texas-California stalemate, predicting an outcome to this debacle is futile.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Utah's packing its court.
Virginia posted new maps in defiance of a judicial order.
Maryland's Senate is resisting a redraw while the House embraces it.
Trump's gerrymandering demand will be largely a wash but it has opened a Pandora's box, @gurleygg.bsky.social writes.
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Virginia posted new maps in defiance of a judicial order.
Maryland's Senate is resisting a redraw while the House embraces it.
Trump's gerrymandering demand will be largely a wash but it has opened a Pandora's box, @gurleygg.bsky.social writes.
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NBA, NFL, MLB, & NHL players make around 50% of total league revenues. WNBA players make 9%. Their demand for 30%, still a bargain, has been rebuffed by owners, who offered 15%.
As Harold Meyerson writes, sports unions have always struggled for a fair share of the enormous profits they generate.
As Harold Meyerson writes, sports unions have always struggled for a fair share of the enormous profits they generate.
Baselines and Picket Lines - The American Prospect
Superstar athletes are close to American royalty, but they still have to fight like other workers for fair pay.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
NBA, NFL, MLB, & NHL players make around 50% of total league revenues. WNBA players make 9%. Their demand for 30%, still a bargain, has been rebuffed by owners, who offered 15%.
As Harold Meyerson writes, sports unions have always struggled for a fair share of the enormous profits they generate.
As Harold Meyerson writes, sports unions have always struggled for a fair share of the enormous profits they generate.
Just learned that AIPAC has now jumped into a fourth open seat House race in Illinois, backing Melissa Conyears Ervin with what has been described as a $2.8 million buy (around $500k a week).
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Just learned that AIPAC has now jumped into a fourth open seat House race in Illinois, backing Melissa Conyears Ervin with what has been described as a $2.8 million buy (around $500k a week).
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
MAGA lobbyists are demanding that Trump's antitrust division settle the monopolization case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster. The top lawyers in the department don't want to do it. So now the #2 at DOJ Antitrust just quit.
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
MAGA lobbyists are demanding that Trump's antitrust division settle the monopolization case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster. The top lawyers in the department don't want to do it. So now the #2 at DOJ Antitrust just quit.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
We got the pitch deck that public-private partnership Freedom 250 is using to sell access to corporations to Trump in conjunction with the semiquincentennial. $1 million and up gets you a private reception with the president. Read the deck here:
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Read Trump’s Pitch Deck for Selling America’s Birthday - The American Prospect
Freedom 250 is urging donors to repeat far-right Christian nationalist and anti-abortion talking points.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
We got the pitch deck that public-private partnership Freedom 250 is using to sell access to corporations to Trump in conjunction with the semiquincentennial. $1 million and up gets you a private reception with the president. Read the deck here:
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Look at this cute new milkshake duck, trying to save Democrats from their excesses.
Update: we regret to inform you that the milkshake duck is a registered lobbyist for OpenAI.
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Update: we regret to inform you that the milkshake duck is a registered lobbyist for OpenAI.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Look at this cute new milkshake duck, trying to save Democrats from their excesses.
Update: we regret to inform you that the milkshake duck is a registered lobbyist for OpenAI.
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Update: we regret to inform you that the milkshake duck is a registered lobbyist for OpenAI.
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The trade of "reforms" to ICE for funding for the Department of Homeland Security looks more and more like it's off the table, Bob Kuttner reports.
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Republican Frostbite - The American Prospect
Defense of ICE has become a political loser, and the deal to trade reforms for continued funding is off the table.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The trade of "reforms" to ICE for funding for the Department of Homeland Security looks more and more like it's off the table, Bob Kuttner reports.
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A federal worker at the CFPB found out in December that she had a brain tumor that needed to be removed.
The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan.
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The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan.
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A Federal Worker Developed A Brain Tumor. The Trump Admin's Next Move Was Unspeakably Cruel.
Russell Vought is seizing every opportunity he can to dismantle a crucial watchdog agency.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A federal worker at the CFPB found out in December that she had a brain tumor that needed to be removed.
The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan.
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
The next month, Russ Vought unilaterally ended her agency's short-term disability plan.
www.huffpost.com/entry/russel...
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The Trump admin made a pitch deck for corporate sponsors to take over America's 250th birthday.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Trump admin made a pitch deck for corporate sponsors to take over America's 250th birthday.
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Very annoyed at the people who decided to open the floodgates to online sports betting, it is absolutely a scourge. Great piece from Gabrielle Gurley on people spending hours a day on these predatory apps.
The Scourge of Online Sports Betting - The American Prospect
States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Very annoyed at the people who decided to open the floodgates to online sports betting, it is absolutely a scourge. Great piece from Gabrielle Gurley on people spending hours a day on these predatory apps.
I am pretty used to corporate self-interest, but even I'm shocked by what Ellen Ioanes dug up about the Board of Peace and its designs in Gaza.
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Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits - The American Prospect
Corporate interests dominate the organization planning the reconstruction of Gaza.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I am pretty used to corporate self-interest, but even I'm shocked by what Ellen Ioanes dug up about the Board of Peace and its designs in Gaza.
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There's way too much nonchalance about the fact that California is hurtling toward electing a MAGA governor, even if 65% of its voters vote for a Democrat in the primary. Harold Meyerson reports on the top-two primary setting conditions for an election at odds with voter preference.
The Nation’s Most Democratic State Might Elect a Trump-Friendly Governor - The American Prospect
California’s nonpartisan primary pits eight Democrats against two Republicans; only the top two finishers advance. Do the math.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
There's way too much nonchalance about the fact that California is hurtling toward electing a MAGA governor, even if 65% of its voters vote for a Democrat in the primary. Harold Meyerson reports on the top-two primary setting conditions for an election at odds with voter preference.
During college football season you may have endured endless ads telling you the game is in crisis. The crisis is this: players are getting paid. Katie Van Dyck explains how schools appealed to Congress to once again hoard the money players generate, and lost (for now):
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How Congress Refused to Save the NCAA From Itself - The American Prospect
Colleges want exemptions from antitrust and labor laws, so they can continue to hoard billions in cash from sports and deny the players their rights. So far, they’ve failed.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
During college football season you may have endured endless ads telling you the game is in crisis. The crisis is this: players are getting paid. Katie Van Dyck explains how schools appealed to Congress to once again hoard the money players generate, and lost (for now):
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
"What he may not understand is that Bad Bunny is inherently political"
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Bad Bunny Bowl - The American Prospect
Fresh off Grammy glory, Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny is set to perform on America’s biggest stage. It’s shaping up to be Puerto Rico’s moon-landing moment.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"What he may not understand is that Bad Bunny is inherently political"
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Every copywriter who produced these ads after that halftime show is calling NBC right now going "Spike it! Spike it!"
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Every copywriter who produced these ads after that halftime show is calling NBC right now going "Spike it! Spike it!"
Four dead of heart attacks in The Villages from this show so far
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Four dead of heart attacks in The Villages from this show so far
No reason to respect either of these QBs this far, 9 seems insurmountable
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
No reason to respect either of these QBs this far, 9 seems insurmountable