Gillian Brockell
@gbrockell.bsky.social
I track ICE flights and third-country removals. Recent words in The American Prospect, Zeteo, Rolling Stone. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
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Gillian Brockell
@gbrockell.bsky.social
· Oct 10
NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.
It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
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It’s oligarchs all the way down.
My first for @zeteo.com:
zeteo.com/p/this-famil...
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Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was abducted in Minneapolis. He died in ICE’s El Paso detention camp 8 days later on Jan 14.
ICE calls it suicide.
They didn’t send his body to the El Paso County ME who just classified another “suicide” at that camp a homicide. They sent him to an army medical center.
ICE calls it suicide.
They didn’t send his body to the El Paso County ME who just classified another “suicide” at that camp a homicide. They sent him to an army medical center.
Family questions federal investigation of Nicaraguan migrant’s death at Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The lawyer representing the family of the third detainee to die at Camp East Montana said the family is skeptical that he may have committed suicide. As we previ…
www.borderreport.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was abducted in Minneapolis. He died in ICE’s El Paso detention camp 8 days later on Jan 14.
ICE calls it suicide.
They didn’t send his body to the El Paso County ME who just classified another “suicide” at that camp a homicide. They sent him to an army medical center.
ICE calls it suicide.
They didn’t send his body to the El Paso County ME who just classified another “suicide” at that camp a homicide. They sent him to an army medical center.
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new alex pareene and ta-nehisi coates articles on the same day. the long 2016 finally throws us a bone
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:21 PM
new alex pareene and ta-nehisi coates articles on the same day. the long 2016 finally throws us a bone
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Heckuva job, Will.
When I took the first WaPo buyout at the end of 2023, I hoped that would be the end of the cuts, but I’d seen this rodeo before. My spouse and I both said, “Take the pile of money now, because they won’t be offering it later.”
Still never imagined it would be this bad.
Still never imagined it would be this bad.
From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Heckuva job, Will.
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Your reminder that we still don’t know what caused WaPo’s steep downturn.
We were told for years we were profitable, doing great, kicking ass. Our hated publisher, Fred Ryan Jr., was given a golden parachute out after newsroom pressure.
We were told for years we were profitable, doing great, kicking ass. Our hated publisher, Fred Ryan Jr., was given a golden parachute out after newsroom pressure.
January 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Your reminder that we still don’t know what caused WaPo’s steep downturn.
We were told for years we were profitable, doing great, kicking ass. Our hated publisher, Fred Ryan Jr., was given a golden parachute out after newsroom pressure.
We were told for years we were profitable, doing great, kicking ass. Our hated publisher, Fred Ryan Jr., was given a golden parachute out after newsroom pressure.
When I took the first WaPo buyout at the end of 2023, I hoped that would be the end of the cuts, but I’d seen this rodeo before. My spouse and I both said, “Take the pile of money now, because they won’t be offering it later.”
Still never imagined it would be this bad.
Still never imagined it would be this bad.
From Paul Farhi at the other site. Former media reporter there.
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
When I took the first WaPo buyout at the end of 2023, I hoped that would be the end of the cuts, but I’d seen this rodeo before. My spouse and I both said, “Take the pile of money now, because they won’t be offering it later.”
Still never imagined it would be this bad.
Still never imagined it would be this bad.
As a former flight attendant, allow me to say: Absolutely fucking not.
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
As a former flight attendant, allow me to say: Absolutely fucking not.
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NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
They got the same memo the “Free” Press did—someone’s head is gonna symbolically roll. DHS’ll decide to do an investigation after all, which, months later will find Pretti’s killing was an unfortunate accident.
Until Stephen Miller is brought before The Hague, it’s all just window-dressing.
Until Stephen Miller is brought before The Hague, it’s all just window-dressing.
Fox correspondent Bill Melugin’s stark acknowledgement that "videos appear to show [Pretti] never drew his holstered firearm" was whiplash-inducing for anyone who had been following Fox’s on-air coverage of the killing -- and it marked a major shift.
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/aft...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/aft...
After 36 hours justifying the killing of Alex Pretti, Fox News suddenly changes its narrative
www.mediamatters.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:42 PM
They got the same memo the “Free” Press did—someone’s head is gonna symbolically roll. DHS’ll decide to do an investigation after all, which, months later will find Pretti’s killing was an unfortunate accident.
Until Stephen Miller is brought before The Hague, it’s all just window-dressing.
Until Stephen Miller is brought before The Hague, it’s all just window-dressing.
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Anyone who has read any of the dozen-plus books I have written knows what a deeply patriotic American I am.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
France announced today it’s phasing out Teams, Zoom, etc. to be replaced with a French/European solution called Visio. The data is hosted on Outscale. Transcripts and subtitles are also handled by French providers. The target is set on 2027 for government agencies.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Anyone who has read any of the dozen-plus books I have written knows what a deeply patriotic American I am.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
But Europeans are on the right side here. The junta in control of the US right now is on the wrong side. of everything.
If I were not American, I'd be avoiding American goods and services.
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so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
January 26, 2026 at 5:51 PM
so bari definitely got the heads up that noem is being shitcanned, right?
The fascist oligarchs who just bought it are moving fast
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The fascist oligarchs who just bought it are moving fast
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
OMFG. I was expecting my kid’s school to be closed today due to the snow, but the county just announced schools are now closed THROUGH THURSDAY.
Pray for us.
Pray for us.
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Alt: a close up of a man 's face with a blurred background doing a double take
media.tenor.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
OMFG. I was expecting my kid’s school to be closed today due to the snow, but the county just announced schools are now closed THROUGH THURSDAY.
Pray for us.
Pray for us.
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The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
Fuck Tom Suozzi, and also this abject humiliation tells you how much ICE’s crimes have broken through to the “centrists” Suozzi worships.
January 26, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Fuck Tom Suozzi, and also this abject humiliation tells you how much ICE’s crimes have broken through to the “centrists” Suozzi worships.
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Ye, fka Kanye West, takes out a full-page in the Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Black community, and for antisemitism:
“I lost touch with reality”
“I lost touch with reality”
January 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Ye, fka Kanye West, takes out a full-page in the Wall Street Journal to apologize to the Black community, and for antisemitism:
“I lost touch with reality”
“I lost touch with reality”
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Perhaps no better day to listen to the episode we just put out with @justinbaragona.bsky.social talking about Bari Weiss' time at the network so far and what a train wreck it has been
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Perhaps no better day to listen to the episode we just put out with @justinbaragona.bsky.social talking about Bari Weiss' time at the network so far and what a train wreck it has been
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.
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An excellent FAQ. This part in particular for MA residents. Call Gov Healey and tell her she can do more than write a stern letter.
"Demand the administrators of airports in your state set up public livestreams for ICE flights and cancel contracts with ICE Air partners."
"Demand the administrators of airports in your state set up public livestreams for ICE flights and cancel contracts with ICE Air partners."
NEW: The Definitive ICE Air FAQ
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
What is ICE Air?
Learn more about ICE’s massive, secretive and cruel air operation, which companies are profiting off of it, and what you can do to stop it.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
An excellent FAQ. This part in particular for MA residents. Call Gov Healey and tell her she can do more than write a stern letter.
"Demand the administrators of airports in your state set up public livestreams for ICE flights and cancel contracts with ICE Air partners."
"Demand the administrators of airports in your state set up public livestreams for ICE flights and cancel contracts with ICE Air partners."
Reposted by Gillian Brockell
I hope you are following Gillian. They are doing some incredible reporting on ICE.
NEW: The Definitive ICE Air FAQ
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
What is ICE Air?
Learn more about ICE’s massive, secretive and cruel air operation, which companies are profiting off of it, and what you can do to stop it.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I hope you are following Gillian. They are doing some incredible reporting on ICE.
As expected, this Omni ICE flight appears to have done a double transfer deport overnight —Russians via Egypt, Iranians via Kuwait.
Fortunately, lawyer for the two gay Iranians told @jerodmacevoy.com they were not onboard. Other asylum-seekers likely were.
Fortunately, lawyer for the two gay Iranians told @jerodmacevoy.com they were not onboard. Other asylum-seekers likely were.
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
As expected, this Omni ICE flight appears to have done a double transfer deport overnight —Russians via Egypt, Iranians via Kuwait.
Fortunately, lawyer for the two gay Iranians told @jerodmacevoy.com they were not onboard. Other asylum-seekers likely were.
Fortunately, lawyer for the two gay Iranians told @jerodmacevoy.com they were not onboard. Other asylum-seekers likely were.
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Legitimate airlines worldwide are facing a pilot shortage. There is NO REASON for any pilot to work for these fucks.
I’m also breaking a little news here. Avelo ending its ICE flights isn’t as great as you might’ve thought. (Sorry.) They sold the planes to the company DHS hired to stand up their own deportation fleet.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Legitimate airlines worldwide are facing a pilot shortage. There is NO REASON for any pilot to work for these fucks.
NEW: The Definitive ICE Air FAQ
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
What is ICE Air?
Learn more about ICE’s massive, secretive and cruel air operation, which companies are profiting off of it, and what you can do to stop it.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NEW: The Definitive ICE Air FAQ
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
ICE’s abuses aren’t just happening on the streets and in the camps -- they are happening in the air. Here I answer your questions on what we know, what we don’t, and what you can do to stop these dangerous flights. 1/
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/what-is-ice-...
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Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.