Derek Mead
@dmead.bsky.social
I am the happiest man on the internet. Chief content officer of Straight Arrow News, san.com.
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
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Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Even worse than limiting access to information is eliminating the existence of information entirely, a trend that only seems to be accelerating in the US thehill.com/homenews/med...
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting thi…
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February 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Even worse than limiting access to information is eliminating the existence of information entirely, a trend that only seems to be accelerating in the US thehill.com/homenews/med...
Bad Bunny's choreographed reminder of Puerto Rico's broken electric grid is truly a masterstroke of starting conversations without asking people why they aren't ALREADY having a conversation (looking at you attention grifters out there) san.com/cc/why-did-b...
Why did Bad Bunny climb a utility pole? A deep dive into Puerto Rico’s power grid
When Bad Bunny climbed a utility pole during the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show, he reminded us that Puerto Rico’s power grid isn’t fixed.
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February 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bad Bunny's choreographed reminder of Puerto Rico's broken electric grid is truly a masterstroke of starting conversations without asking people why they aren't ALREADY having a conversation (looking at you attention grifters out there) san.com/cc/why-did-b...
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this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds: www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds: www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
Home buyers now have a bit of leverage? That's new! san.com/cc/is-the-er...
Is the era of the all-powerful real estate agent over?
The spring home selling season is about to open, bringing with it a steeplechase of complications for buyers. But it also brings a massive power shift. “I don’t know how much buyers are aware of the n...
san.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Home buyers now have a bit of leverage? That's new! san.com/cc/is-the-er...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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NEW: Epstein was told in a 2014 email to hire Hector "Sabu" Monsegur, the LulzSec hacker turned FBI informant.
Here's what Monsegur said when I asked him whether he'd ever been contacted by Epstein or his associates.
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Here's what Monsegur said when I asked him whether he'd ever been contacted by Epstein or his associates.
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Jeffrey Epstein wanted to hire ‘top hacker.’ What was he looking for?
Emails released by the DOJ from the inbox of Jeffrey Epstein show the sex offender’s interest in hiring hackers.
san.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:23 PM
NEW: Epstein was told in a 2014 email to hire Hector "Sabu" Monsegur, the LulzSec hacker turned FBI informant.
Here's what Monsegur said when I asked him whether he'd ever been contacted by Epstein or his associates.
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Here's what Monsegur said when I asked him whether he'd ever been contacted by Epstein or his associates.
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Is ICE conducting blanket surveillance at protests? Following his research in Portland, @mikaelthalen.bsky.social went to Minneapolis to test: san.com/cc/minneapol...
Is Minneapolis under surveillance during ICE surge? We went there to find out
Minneapolis residents are wondering whether Flock license plate data is being used by ICE to track migrants and protesters.
san.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Is ICE conducting blanket surveillance at protests? Following his research in Portland, @mikaelthalen.bsky.social went to Minneapolis to test: san.com/cc/minneapol...
ICE will not be doing security at the Olympics, the USOPC confirmed to SAN: san.com/cc/ice-will-...
ICE will not conduct security, enforcement activity at Olympics: USOPC
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it is not working with ICE for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics despite earlier reports.
san.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
ICE will not be doing security at the Olympics, the USOPC confirmed to SAN: san.com/cc/ice-will-...
Very crucial exclusive reporting here outlining how Kansas City is responding to ICE's apparent plan to covert local warehouse space into a "mega" detention center: san.com/cc/how-a-qui...
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Very crucial exclusive reporting here outlining how Kansas City is responding to ICE's apparent plan to covert local warehouse space into a "mega" detention center: san.com/cc/how-a-qui...
Read @mikaelthalen.bsky.social's first reporter looking for signals of crowd surveillance in Minneapolis: san.com/cc/minneapol...
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Read @mikaelthalen.bsky.social's first reporter looking for signals of crowd surveillance in Minneapolis: san.com/cc/minneapol...
That whole $3 meal thing is really not nearly as deranged as the national media made it sound. Perhaps a symptom of where media is concentrated... san.com/cc/brooke-ro...
Brooke Rollins' '$3 meal' comment was ridiculed, but she's right. Here's the math
Trump's agriculture secretary is facing internet ridicule for saying a meal "can cost around $3." She's not wrong, though.
san.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
That whole $3 meal thing is really not nearly as deranged as the national media made it sound. Perhaps a symptom of where media is concentrated... san.com/cc/brooke-ro...
More and more doctors are moving to cash payment, bypassing insurance entirely. Here's why: san.com/cc/why-more-...
Why more doctors are billing their patients like it's the 1920s
Cash-based clinics, or direct primary care, are becoming more popular as health care spending skyrockets and quality of care declines.
san.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
More and more doctors are moving to cash payment, bypassing insurance entirely. Here's why: san.com/cc/why-more-...
"The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars" ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
"The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars" ictnews.org/news/north-c...
When pundits say "norms are being broken", what they're really talking about is the precarious nature of common law san.com/cc/can-a-sta...
Can a state prosecute a federal agent? Answer divides state, federal officials
In the wake of controversial shootings by federal immigration agents, legal and political battles have erupted over who has jurisdiction.
san.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
When pundits say "norms are being broken", what they're really talking about is the precarious nature of common law san.com/cc/can-a-sta...
I asked NORAD what they've learned from 70 years of tracking Santa. "He's a very special aviator," they said. san.com/cc/after-70-...
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I asked NORAD what they've learned from 70 years of tracking Santa. "He's a very special aviator," they said. san.com/cc/after-70-...
The Pentagon's new AI (powered by Google!) told multiple users this week that the double-tap boat strike scenario is definitely illegal san.com/cc/the-milit...
The military's new AI says 'hypothetical' boat strike scenario 'unambiguously illegal’
An AI chatbot unveiled by the Pentagon appears to have described airstrikes against suspected drug smugglers at sea as “illegal.”
san.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Pentagon's new AI (powered by Google!) told multiple users this week that the double-tap boat strike scenario is definitely illegal san.com/cc/the-milit...
This is a seismic shift in US vaccine guidance, and potentially for policy to come san.com/cc/panel-rec...
Panel recommends CDC end routine hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices changed its recommendations for vaccinating infants against hepatitis B.
san.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is a seismic shift in US vaccine guidance, and potentially for policy to come san.com/cc/panel-rec...
Renowned artist Isabel Brourman—who Trump once called a genius—has taken on a new project: documenting immigration court: san.com/cc/trump-cal...
Trump called her work ‘genius’. Now this artist documents his deportation push
Courtroom sketch artist Isabelle Brourman is the only person documenting the daily drama unfolding in New York City's immigration courtrooms.
san.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Renowned artist Isabel Brourman—who Trump once called a genius—has taken on a new project: documenting immigration court: san.com/cc/trump-cal...
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The legendary HOPE hacking conference has been banned from its venue at St. John's University over what the university seems to be calling an "anti-police agenda." Part of a broader crackdown on security research / hacking / open source: www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
HOPE Hacking Conference Banned From University Venue Over Apparent ‘Anti-Police Agenda’
"The lack of due process on its own is extremely disturbing," the conference said.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The legendary HOPE hacking conference has been banned from its venue at St. John's University over what the university seems to be calling an "anti-police agenda." Part of a broader crackdown on security research / hacking / open source: www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
Former federal health workers in a wide variety of leadership roles say that RFK Jr. rarely attends briefings on health concerns from the various agencies under HHS. This is increasing risk we won't be prepared for the next health disaster: san.com/cc/former-fe...
Former federal health workers concerned about where RFK gets his information
Former federal health workers shared their concerns with SAN over where HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets his information.
san.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Former federal health workers in a wide variety of leadership roles say that RFK Jr. rarely attends briefings on health concerns from the various agencies under HHS. This is increasing risk we won't be prepared for the next health disaster: san.com/cc/former-fe...
SAN won best site redesign for the Editor & Publisher annual awards. Well-deserved, as our product team is really dang good www.eppyawards.com
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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
SAN won best site redesign for the Editor & Publisher annual awards. Well-deserved, as our product team is really dang good www.eppyawards.com
Adoption is unbelievably expensive in the US, and prospective parents are taking on additional jobs just to pay the fees san.com/cc/facing-50...
Facing $50K in adoption fees, this Texas couple baked up a sweet side hustle
Unable to conceive, a couple channeled their heartbreak into hope by selling baked goods at pop-up markets to fund a $50,000 adoption journey.
san.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Adoption is unbelievably expensive in the US, and prospective parents are taking on additional jobs just to pay the fees san.com/cc/facing-50...
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The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse. n.pr/4qLBoeQ
ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse. n.pr/4qLBoeQ