Fava Bean
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we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds
Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds
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If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
If I have the right Nellie Bowles, the partner in question is Bari Weiss
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The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing."
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community ...
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The very well-accepted term for "stripping the legal protections of a minority group and then sending a paramilitary force to carry them away" is "ethnic cleansing."
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
They are planning to ethnically cleanse Springfield, Ohio.
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Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Jim Pattison won't sell U.S. warehouse proposed as new ICE facility | CBC News
Jim Pattison Developments has announced it will not sell an industrial building in Ashland, Va., that was set to be turned into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility.
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Turns out that you can simply chose not to sell your warehouse and prevent it from becoming a detention center
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🚨 Since July 2025, 43 deaths tied to ICE/CBP: 35 in detention, 8 in raids or stops. Surge began post–Trump second term orders. That’s over 6/month — 5× 2024 rate. PAXIS verified each one: www.PAXIS.app
🛑 ICE needs judicial warrants.
📄 PAXIS teaches how to spot fakes.
🗣️ Response training for homes.
🛑 ICE needs judicial warrants.
📄 PAXIS teaches how to spot fakes.
🗣️ Response training for homes.
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 PM
🚨 Since July 2025, 43 deaths tied to ICE/CBP: 35 in detention, 8 in raids or stops. Surge began post–Trump second term orders. That’s over 6/month — 5× 2024 rate. PAXIS verified each one: www.PAXIS.app
🛑 ICE needs judicial warrants.
📄 PAXIS teaches how to spot fakes.
🗣️ Response training for homes.
🛑 ICE needs judicial warrants.
📄 PAXIS teaches how to spot fakes.
🗣️ Response training for homes.
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“a peaceful island experience is the opposite of what I’m looking for”
NEW: Elon Musk has insisted that Jeffrey Epstein invited him to the notorious island and he declined. But new emails show the opposite -- Musk was practically begging to party with Epstein in the Caribbean, years after Epstein's sex convictions were public knowledge
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Begging to Visit His Notorious Island
Newly released documents show how Elon Musk extensively communicated with Jeffrey Epstein to plan parties and trips to his island.
futurism.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“a peaceful island experience is the opposite of what I’m looking for”
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently
The feds are describing a perfectly peaceful protest as an attack. They are craven liars and we have to make sure everyone knows it.
Walking into a church and speaking is not an attack! Free these patriots!
Walking into a church and speaking is not an attack! Free these patriots!
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The feds are describing a perfectly peaceful protest as an attack. They are craven liars and we have to make sure everyone knows it.
Walking into a church and speaking is not an attack! Free these patriots!
Walking into a church and speaking is not an attack! Free these patriots!
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Following up on this! ATSG, the conglomerate that owns ICE charter Omni Air International, also owns the cargo airline that operates Amazon Prime Air fleet.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
PLUS,
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
PLUS,
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Following up on this! ATSG, the conglomerate that owns ICE charter Omni Air International, also owns the cargo airline that operates Amazon Prime Air fleet.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
PLUS,
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
PLUS,
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You could imagine similar situations in which members of the media coordinated in solidarity around Lemon to direct sustained negative attention to Trump over this story. Instead the political press spent the earlier part of the week making up a fake story ("new tone") to help Trump.
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
You could imagine similar situations in which members of the media coordinated in solidarity around Lemon to direct sustained negative attention to Trump over this story. Instead the political press spent the earlier part of the week making up a fake story ("new tone") to help Trump.
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“No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE.”
That’s the rallying cry behind the campaign for a nationwide general strike on Friday, seeking to galvanize opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
That’s the rallying cry behind the campaign for a nationwide general strike on Friday, seeking to galvanize opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Meet the Minnesota students behind today's national general strike campaign.
"We want everyone to feel that solidarity that we felt last week."
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE.”
That’s the rallying cry behind the campaign for a nationwide general strike on Friday, seeking to galvanize opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
That’s the rallying cry behind the campaign for a nationwide general strike on Friday, seeking to galvanize opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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For all the discussion of doxxing federal agents, there’s essentially no discussion of how those agents are taking steps that attach severe punitive measures that stretch across wide swaths of the federal bureaucracy against people acting lawfully.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
For all the discussion of doxxing federal agents, there’s essentially no discussion of how those agents are taking steps that attach severe punitive measures that stretch across wide swaths of the federal bureaucracy against people acting lawfully.
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Eight hours after Homan's press conference, my kids' school went into code yellow and were held inside past release time because of ICE vehicles in the area. Maybe they were just looking to abduct children in a more professional, targeted manner, though.
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Eight hours after Homan's press conference, my kids' school went into code yellow and were held inside past release time because of ICE vehicles in the area. Maybe they were just looking to abduct children in a more professional, targeted manner, though.
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But, even more: these Elite simply cannot understand how/why these big city Democrats come together like this: cities breed & invite collaboration & engagement with neighbors in a way that suburbs & rural areas allow people to avoid. Entire premise of Elites was not just wrong, but backwards.
January 30, 2026 at 12:17 AM
But, even more: these Elite simply cannot understand how/why these big city Democrats come together like this: cities breed & invite collaboration & engagement with neighbors in a way that suburbs & rural areas allow people to avoid. Entire premise of Elites was not just wrong, but backwards.
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Wanna hear something crazy?
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
January 30, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Wanna hear something crazy?
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
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Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore
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You can’t deport citizens. Some naturalized citizens can be denaturalized after a felony conviction.
He is describing expulsion, a crime against humanity. It should not be subject to negotiation.
Primary the entire leadership. Get them out of office if they won’t defend our rights.
He is describing expulsion, a crime against humanity. It should not be subject to negotiation.
Primary the entire leadership. Get them out of office if they won’t defend our rights.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 AM
You can’t deport citizens. Some naturalized citizens can be denaturalized after a felony conviction.
He is describing expulsion, a crime against humanity. It should not be subject to negotiation.
Primary the entire leadership. Get them out of office if they won’t defend our rights.
He is describing expulsion, a crime against humanity. It should not be subject to negotiation.
Primary the entire leadership. Get them out of office if they won’t defend our rights.
The losingest loser that ever lost, and he's taking American democracy down with him.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer's office says a bipartisan funding deal has been reached to avert a government shutdown. GOP Senate leaders are now working to schedule a vote. https://cnn.it/4qMtoK9
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The losingest loser that ever lost, and he's taking American democracy down with him.
Fire the corrupt scum. Just fire them.
If I refused to do part of my job I'd be fired in seconds. Enough of this Fucking Over People protection racket. It's not even protecting us anymore, just stealing.
If I refused to do part of my job I'd be fired in seconds. Enough of this Fucking Over People protection racket. It's not even protecting us anymore, just stealing.
January 30, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Fire the corrupt scum. Just fire them.
If I refused to do part of my job I'd be fired in seconds. Enough of this Fucking Over People protection racket. It's not even protecting us anymore, just stealing.
If I refused to do part of my job I'd be fired in seconds. Enough of this Fucking Over People protection racket. It's not even protecting us anymore, just stealing.
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Most murderous PD in the country sees a law and says “haha no thank you we like the masked kidnappers”
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Most murderous PD in the country sees a law and says “haha no thank you we like the masked kidnappers”
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Gloria says in this article that she’s been told in the last year that shows centered on an all-Latino family are “too political.” I’ve also heard in the last year that my work, which tends to be all-Black, is also “too political.” If you miss minorities on screen, that might be why.
Entertainment folk (and everybody else too) - my friend and colleague Gloria Calderón Kellett wrote an op-ed that’s worth your time deadline.com/2026/01/odes...
The Latino Waiting Game: When One Role Means Everything – Guest Column
'One Day at a Time' reboot creator Gloria Calderon Kellett's guest column on the 'Deep Cuts' casting of Odessa A'Zion as a Latina character and representation.
deadline.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Gloria says in this article that she’s been told in the last year that shows centered on an all-Latino family are “too political.” I’ve also heard in the last year that my work, which tends to be all-Black, is also “too political.” If you miss minorities on screen, that might be why.
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there is not a single mention anywhere in this article about the CEO being a white supremacist extremist, his long history of empty promises and fraud, or the slightest hint that any aspect of this proposal could potentially be dubious
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says
The merger would bring Musk’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform and Grok AI chatbot together and could boost his efforts to launch data centers into orbit, according to a pers...
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
there is not a single mention anywhere in this article about the CEO being a white supremacist extremist, his long history of empty promises and fraud, or the slightest hint that any aspect of this proposal could potentially be dubious
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
the press still treats him as entirely reputable
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As Greg points out, the Times thinks they're doing a dunk on Pretti, when actually they're providing evidence of *motive.* The ICE agents should be charged with Murder 1.
So the homicide was premeditated. Planned in advance. Agents knew they wanted to kill him, so they prepared for the opportunity and took it.
Thanks for helping NYT.
Thanks for helping NYT.
More than a week before federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their SUV, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
As Greg points out, the Times thinks they're doing a dunk on Pretti, when actually they're providing evidence of *motive.* The ICE agents should be charged with Murder 1.