J. Emory Parker 🏳️🌈
@jaspar.bsky.social
Pulitzer prize winning editor and news developer. Bluesky elder. Now: Data Editor at @statnews.bsky.social
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· Feb 14
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing.
www.statnews.com
New from me: Here it is, everything I know about every change I've been monitoring on data.cdc.gov plus an archive of every file that's been removed or altered.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Horrifying and unnerving. DHS sent an administrative subpoena to Google for this retiree's records and even sent armed agents out to his house for the "offense" of writing the following completely anodyne email to a federal prosecutor using an email address he found via Google.
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Horrifying and unnerving. DHS sent an administrative subpoena to Google for this retiree's records and even sent armed agents out to his house for the "offense" of writing the following completely anodyne email to a federal prosecutor using an email address he found via Google.
Bari Weiss loves cancel culture. It's just only when she's the one doing the cancelling.
Imagine writing these words, in February 2026, regarding the most vicious McCarthyite of the modern era: "Bari Weiss Hates cancel culture"
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Bari Weiss loves cancel culture. It's just only when she's the one doing the cancelling.
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This entire answer from Mike Johnson — the speaker of the House and a lawyer — must be seen.
It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This entire answer from Mike Johnson — the speaker of the House and a lawyer — must be seen.
It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
It is fundamentally wrong on both points: as to administrative warrants (which need not be signed by immigration judges) and as to judicial warrants (which are not "new" for authorizing home entry).
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I followed this advice today and it was 100% correct.
Sick people of MN: do yourself a solid and get the hot and spicy lemongrass pho from Pho Hoa. I swear I could feel my health meter going up
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I followed this advice today and it was 100% correct.
lol. To entertain the possibility he's asking in good faith, the very simple answer is that Boston is one of, if not the, largest hubs in the nation for scientific research with several of the nation's top research institutions. From 2025 RePORTER data, I count 205 research orgs in MA vs 23 in IN.
JIM BANKS (R-Indiana): Massachusetts, which is virtually the same size as my state (?!), received nearly $3 billion last year.
Can you explain why schools on the coast seem to get more NIH funding than schools like my state, which is doing a lot of research as well?
Can you explain why schools on the coast seem to get more NIH funding than schools like my state, which is doing a lot of research as well?
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
lol. To entertain the possibility he's asking in good faith, the very simple answer is that Boston is one of, if not the, largest hubs in the nation for scientific research with several of the nation's top research institutions. From 2025 RePORTER data, I count 205 research orgs in MA vs 23 in IN.
My basic take on the Stancil drama is pretty much that the situation here reached the point where it transitioned from "immediate crisis" to "ongoing crisis" and that gave people a bit of time and space to do a little in-fighting and score-settling. But I don't see a broader vibe-shift.
The successful nonviolence and civil rights movements of the past, as I’ve gathered from reading about them, ALSO featured a shit ton of incessant petty drama and in-fighting.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
My basic take on the Stancil drama is pretty much that the situation here reached the point where it transitioned from "immediate crisis" to "ongoing crisis" and that gave people a bit of time and space to do a little in-fighting and score-settling. But I don't see a broader vibe-shift.
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I spoke with several VA staffers, most in Minneapolis, who say they've heard almost nothing from VA leadership after Alex Pretti was killed. They report low morale, blocked memorials and a feeling that the VA is downplaying it. New from me @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...
Veterans Affairs personnel say ‘silence is deafening’ from leaders after Alex Pretti’s death
Several VA employees report silence and slow responses from national leadership after Pretti was killed last month.
taskandpurpose.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I spoke with several VA staffers, most in Minneapolis, who say they've heard almost nothing from VA leadership after Alex Pretti was killed. They report low morale, blocked memorials and a feeling that the VA is downplaying it. New from me @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/veteran...
My new challenge is just to ignore bad takes about what people in the Twin Cities should be doing from people who don't even live here.
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
My new challenge is just to ignore bad takes about what people in the Twin Cities should be doing from people who don't even live here.
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Sure seems like they just don't like being bothered with warrants to bust down physical or digital doors.
The government is claiming the right to compel organizations like Google to provide this sort of personal information without asking a judge for permission.
February 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Sure seems like they just don't like being bothered with warrants to bust down physical or digital doors.
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In the entryway of a cramped two-bedroom house in Shakopee, a pair of pink backpacks idle on coat hooks. The two girls haven’t been to school in weeks.
What’s it like to live in Minnesota right now? Life in the shadow of ICE.
We asked people how their lives have changed, or not changed.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
In the entryway of a cramped two-bedroom house in Shakopee, a pair of pink backpacks idle on coat hooks. The two girls haven’t been to school in weeks.
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Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, on Monday threatened jail time for anyone who enters Washington with a gun. Her remarks prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.
Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms
The remarks by Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.
nyti.ms
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Jeannine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, on Monday threatened jail time for anyone who enters Washington with a gun. Her remarks prompted swift pushback from the Republican Party’s pro-Second Amendment wing.
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From 2019: Jeffrey Epstein liked to describe himself as a “science philanthropist,” and academics liked to take his money.
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
Jeffrey Epstein infiltrated science because it was ready to accommodate him
What could “nerd tunnel vision” possibly mean?
www.theverge.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
From 2019: Jeffrey Epstein liked to describe himself as a “science philanthropist,” and academics liked to take his money.
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
As more of Epstein’s enablers are uncovered, it’s worth asking why it was so easy for him to infiltrate science in the first place.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
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Doctors nationwide are seeing patients avoid care amid ICE crackdowns, sometimes with dire consequences.
Health providers are now employing pandemic-era tactics to keep care accessible.
How immigration policy is changing American health care:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
Health providers are now employing pandemic-era tactics to keep care accessible.
How immigration policy is changing American health care:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
Fearing ICE crackdown, immigrants nationally are avoiding treatment, sometimes with dire consequences
Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who put off medical care because of fears of ICE.
www.statnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Doctors nationwide are seeing patients avoid care amid ICE crackdowns, sometimes with dire consequences.
Health providers are now employing pandemic-era tactics to keep care accessible.
How immigration policy is changing American health care:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
Health providers are now employing pandemic-era tactics to keep care accessible.
How immigration policy is changing American health care:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
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ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
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In which @tressiemcphd.bsky.social scares the shit out of me.
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
In which @tressiemcphd.bsky.social scares the shit out of me.
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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Look closely at this graph of U.S. border crossings.
The horizontal line is President Trump's inauguration.
It explodes myths about effectiveness of Trump border patrol policies.
Important expert analysis in advance of congressional hearings next week: www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
The horizontal line is President Trump's inauguration.
It explodes myths about effectiveness of Trump border patrol policies.
Important expert analysis in advance of congressional hearings next week: www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Look closely at this graph of U.S. border crossings.
The horizontal line is President Trump's inauguration.
It explodes myths about effectiveness of Trump border patrol policies.
Important expert analysis in advance of congressional hearings next week: www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
The horizontal line is President Trump's inauguration.
It explodes myths about effectiveness of Trump border patrol policies.
Important expert analysis in advance of congressional hearings next week: www.justsecurity.org/130422/fact-...
"Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who delayed seeking care or skipped it altogether, including a child who suffered a ruptured eardrum and a patient with a burst appendix."
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
Fearing ICE crackdown, immigrants nationally are avoiding treatment, sometimes with dire consequences
Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who put off medical care because of fears of ICE.
www.statnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
"Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who delayed seeking care or skipped it altogether, including a child who suffered a ruptured eardrum and a patient with a burst appendix."
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
www.statnews.com/2026/02/03/i...
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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Adding to this with one of my biggest gripes:
If rights in the Constitution aren’t enforceable by individuals when such rights have been violated or if the rights are held otherwise non-justiciable, then those rights in the Constitution cease to exist.
If rights in the Constitution aren’t enforceable by individuals when such rights have been violated or if the rights are held otherwise non-justiciable, then those rights in the Constitution cease to exist.
Again, my big takeaway from four-plus years of reporting on the Trump Hotel DC—
Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.
Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Adding to this with one of my biggest gripes:
If rights in the Constitution aren’t enforceable by individuals when such rights have been violated or if the rights are held otherwise non-justiciable, then those rights in the Constitution cease to exist.
If rights in the Constitution aren’t enforceable by individuals when such rights have been violated or if the rights are held otherwise non-justiciable, then those rights in the Constitution cease to exist.
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Here's all the Klobuchar v. Republican matchups from that SurveyUSA poll
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Here's all the Klobuchar v. Republican matchups from that SurveyUSA poll
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
Best Klobuchar lead is +20, worst is +14
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DHS lied about the people they shot? Gosh.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
DHS lied about the people they shot? Gosh.
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Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
After ICE release St. Paul woman, she says agents keep returning to her home
Thi Dua Vang legally came to the U.S. two years ago. So when ICE showed up, she thought it must have been a mistake.
www.kare11.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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