Sophie Hurwitz
@hurwitz.bsky.social
reporter/researcher, just hanging out | [email protected], Signal @shurwitz.18
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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journalism as a profession should be noble. on balance it is net monstrous
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
journalism as a profession should be noble. on balance it is net monstrous
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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News: The Bari Weiss-led CBS News is set to slash its staff by at least 15% in the coming months, according to people briefed on the network's layoff plans.
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
The Coming CBS News Cuts
As CBS News staff quietly brace for another round of layoffs, Status has learned key new details about the cuts executives are planning behind the scenes.
www.status.news
February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
News: The Bari Weiss-led CBS News is set to slash its staff by at least 15% in the coming months, according to people briefed on the network's layoff plans.
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
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There's so much other stuff going on that's absolutely horrifying that I worry this won't make much noise. It's absolutely horrifying.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...
Trump repeals EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution | CNN
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency delivered a significant blow to longstanding US climate policy on Thursday, finalizing rules to revoke a 2009 scientific finding that human-caused climate cha...
www.cnn.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
There's so much other stuff going on that's absolutely horrifying that I worry this won't make much noise. It's absolutely horrifying.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...
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Bianca Sonnenberg’s uniform has become her security blanket. Before ICE arrived in Minneapolis, she would change when she finished her route.
Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations.
Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations.
I’m a Minneapolis postal worker. This is what I saw.
Come rain, shine, tear gas, or ICE shootings, postal worker Bianca Sonnenberg is delivering the mail.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Bianca Sonnenberg’s uniform has become her security blanket. Before ICE arrived in Minneapolis, she would change when she finished her route.
Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations.
Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations.
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My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
My team at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman.bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) has shared a big data update, covering all recorded US protests through Jan 2026. Some key takeaways 🧵:
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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Every Democratic candidate in NJ-12 except Sam Wang at a CAIR event say that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Every Democratic candidate in NJ-12 except Sam Wang at a CAIR event say that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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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.
prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits - The American Prospect
Corporate interests dominate the organization planning the reconstruction of Gaza.
prospect.org
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.
prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
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Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Commenting on energy injustice is now the floor for any halftime act.
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Eagle-eyed watchers of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show would have spied Toñita, the queen of Los Sures, AKA Williamsburg.
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Williamsburg Changes, But Toñita Still Reigns - Hell Gate
For 50 years, Maria Antonia "Toñita" Cay has overseen the Caribbean Social Club in Williamsburg. It's now the last Puerto Rican social club in Brooklyn.
hellgatenyc.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Eagle-eyed watchers of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show would have spied Toñita, the queen of Los Sures, AKA Williamsburg.
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
Read all about Maria Antonia “Toñita” Cay here: hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...
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There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
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urbanomnibus.net/2026/02/wher... This is a very cool project reverse engineering Amazon shipping routes!
Where's My Package? - Urban Omnibus
Amazon’s logistical network is as extensive as it is abstruse. To get a sense of its scale, we reconstruct the regional distribution system, one order at a time.
urbanomnibus.net
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
urbanomnibus.net/2026/02/wher... This is a very cool project reverse engineering Amazon shipping routes!
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Here is the FBI's Epstein List
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
We still don't know what the FBI did to investigate these allegations
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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This week on @wired.com Big Interview: I talked to two tech workers who signed the ICEout.tech open letter about the momentum behind the movement, the pressure on Big Tech execs, and what they'd tell tech employees who haven't signed on yet.
"The stakes are too high not to act and not to speak up."
"The stakes are too high not to act and not to speak up."
Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities
Even as Big Tech CEOs curry favor with President Trump, Silicon Valley employees are calling on their bosses to use their influence to help stop his immigration policies.
www.wired.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This week on @wired.com Big Interview: I talked to two tech workers who signed the ICEout.tech open letter about the momentum behind the movement, the pressure on Big Tech execs, and what they'd tell tech employees who haven't signed on yet.
"The stakes are too high not to act and not to speak up."
"The stakes are too high not to act and not to speak up."
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Dominoes are falling, per @ruddock.bsky.social.
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Dominoes are falling, per @ruddock.bsky.social.
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Last night we had 2 ICE agents get out of a car, pepper spray legal observers, shout something to the effect of "I'm fucking ICE motherfucker" and drive away.
Ice is being very aggressive with arresting observers this afternoon.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Last night we had 2 ICE agents get out of a car, pepper spray legal observers, shout something to the effect of "I'm fucking ICE motherfucker" and drive away.
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You’ve heard about the Don Lemon arrest, but have you seen the stories of the dozens of *other* journalists who’ve had their rights violated by ICE?
“What we have seen out of Minnesota — just in the last month — is shocking.”
Watch @freedom.press' @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
“What we have seen out of Minnesota — just in the last month — is shocking.”
Watch @freedom.press' @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
You’ve heard about the Don Lemon arrest, but have you seen the stories of the dozens of *other* journalists who’ve had their rights violated by ICE?
“What we have seen out of Minnesota — just in the last month — is shocking.”
Watch @freedom.press' @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
“What we have seen out of Minnesota — just in the last month — is shocking.”
Watch @freedom.press' @trevortimm.bsky.social explain.
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👀 Bill alert: Data center moratorium 👀
S9144, from Liz Krueger and Anna Kelles, would block new data center construction for three years in NY while the state crafts rules for the industry.
Food & Water Watch appears to be leading the organizing, with broad support from enviro/progressive groups
S9144, from Liz Krueger and Anna Kelles, would block new data center construction for three years in NY while the state crafts rules for the industry.
Food & Water Watch appears to be leading the organizing, with broad support from enviro/progressive groups
NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9144
Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and g...
www.nysenate.gov
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
👀 Bill alert: Data center moratorium 👀
S9144, from Liz Krueger and Anna Kelles, would block new data center construction for three years in NY while the state crafts rules for the industry.
Food & Water Watch appears to be leading the organizing, with broad support from enviro/progressive groups
S9144, from Liz Krueger and Anna Kelles, would block new data center construction for three years in NY while the state crafts rules for the industry.
Food & Water Watch appears to be leading the organizing, with broad support from enviro/progressive groups
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NEW: The FDA recently approved the contraceptive implant Nexplanon for use up to five years (instead of three). But it also placed the device under a REMS protocol, a special layer of regulation that could affect access.
Many providers did not yet know about the REMS when I contacted them.
Many providers did not yet know about the REMS when I contacted them.
The FDA Quietly Slapped More Restrictions on the Birth Control Implant
The agency recently approved Nexplanon for up to five years of use—but it also imposed extra regulations that leave some providers worried.
www.autonomynews.co
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
NEW: The FDA recently approved the contraceptive implant Nexplanon for use up to five years (instead of three). But it also placed the device under a REMS protocol, a special layer of regulation that could affect access.
Many providers did not yet know about the REMS when I contacted them.
Many providers did not yet know about the REMS when I contacted them.
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Camp East Montana is run by the contractor Acquisition Logistics, an LLC with no experience in immigration prisons that is registered to the Virginia home of the company's CEO, retired senior Naval flight officer Ken Wagner.
Camp East Montana remains the largest facility in the US.
ICE detains over 3,100 people there on a typical day. From the reporting I have read, the conditions at Camp East Montana are extremely bad. detentionreports.com/facility/ERO...
ICE detains over 3,100 people there on a typical day. From the reporting I have read, the conditions at Camp East Montana are extremely bad. detentionreports.com/facility/ERO...
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Camp East Montana is run by the contractor Acquisition Logistics, an LLC with no experience in immigration prisons that is registered to the Virginia home of the company's CEO, retired senior Naval flight officer Ken Wagner.
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One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.