Lex Vaughn
@lex.vaughn.theneedling.com
Founder & Editor of @theneedling.com, Seattle's Only Real Fake News. Pulitzer Prize-winning real real news reporter.
A lil more about me: https://tinyurl.com/awveap8v
A lil more about me: https://tinyurl.com/awveap8v
"The aspiring officers fall broadly into three categories: thick-necked law enforcement types who look like they do steroids but don’t know how to work out, bearded spec-ops wannabes who look like they take steroids and do know how to work out, and dorks. Pencil-necked misfits."
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"The aspiring officers fall broadly into three categories: thick-necked law enforcement types who look like they do steroids but don’t know how to work out, bearded spec-ops wannabes who look like they take steroids and do know how to work out, and dorks. Pencil-necked misfits."
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Apparently Tren de Aragua members are deep undercover as low-wage workers, and they refuse to break character even while being abducted by ICE
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Apparently Tren de Aragua members are deep undercover as low-wage workers, and they refuse to break character even while being abducted by ICE
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NEW: Dem Gluesenkamp Perez spoke out 14 minutes after Charlie Kirk got shot. She hasn't said a word about Renee Nicole Good, the two people shot near her district, or anyone else killed by ICE who won't get a congressional resolution.
www.theburnerseattle.com/post/democra...
www.theburnerseattle.com/post/democra...
Democrat Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Spoke Out Minutes After Charlie Kirk Shooting, But Still Silent A Week After ICE Execution
U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has been completely silent after the state-sanctioned execution of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis sent shock waves through the nation. Even when Border Patrol agent...
www.theburnerseattle.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
NEW: Dem Gluesenkamp Perez spoke out 14 minutes after Charlie Kirk got shot. She hasn't said a word about Renee Nicole Good, the two people shot near her district, or anyone else killed by ICE who won't get a congressional resolution.
www.theburnerseattle.com/post/democra...
www.theburnerseattle.com/post/democra...
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The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is to humiliate him.
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is to humiliate him.
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Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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if you think this is an issue with lack of training, you are out of your fucking mind
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
if you think this is an issue with lack of training, you are out of your fucking mind
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Billions of YOUR tax dollars spent to hire these goons, by the way. Watch ICE vs ice tomorrow on pay per view.
Most Anticipated Movie of 2026 Just 90 Straight Minutes of ICE Slipping on Ice: tinyurl.com/3btmv2aw
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Billions of YOUR tax dollars spent to hire these goons, by the way. Watch ICE vs ice tomorrow on pay per view.
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With no Queen Anne Sedan Snow Slam for so long, the ICE Big Bum Slip and Slam must suffice.
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
With no Queen Anne Sedan Snow Slam for so long, the ICE Big Bum Slip and Slam must suffice.
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Johnny Knoxville is going to win an Oscar for producing a “documentary” that is just chuds getting hit in the balls in increasingly creative ways
Most Anticipated Movie of 2026 Just 90 Straight Minutes of ICE Slipping on Ice: tinyurl.com/3btmv2aw
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Johnny Knoxville is going to win an Oscar for producing a “documentary” that is just chuds getting hit in the balls in increasingly creative ways
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When I first read this headline today on Instagram, I very much, very fully, thought I was reading a brilliant satirical headline from UCLA's satire paper, The Westwood Enabler. It is not. This a real thing that happened in the last week.
Trump mischaracterizes Undie Run video as reaction to Nicolas Maduro capture - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:02 p.m. President Donald Trump mischaracterized a video of UCLA students participating in the quarterly Undie Run as Venezuelans celebrating the ousting of deposed ...
dailybruin.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
When I first read this headline today on Instagram, I very much, very fully, thought I was reading a brilliant satirical headline from UCLA's satire paper, The Westwood Enabler. It is not. This a real thing that happened in the last week.
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Most Anticipated Movie of 2026 Just 90 Straight Minutes of ICE Slipping on Ice: tinyurl.com/3btmv2aw
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Most Anticipated Movie of 2026 Just 90 Straight Minutes of ICE Slipping on Ice: tinyurl.com/3btmv2aw
When I first read this headline today on Instagram, I very much, very fully, thought I was reading a brilliant satirical headline from UCLA's satire paper, The Westwood Enabler. It is not. This a real thing that happened in the last week.
Trump mischaracterizes Undie Run video as reaction to Nicolas Maduro capture - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 10:02 p.m. President Donald Trump mischaracterized a video of UCLA students participating in the quarterly Undie Run as Venezuelans celebrating the ousting of deposed ...
dailybruin.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
When I first read this headline today on Instagram, I very much, very fully, thought I was reading a brilliant satirical headline from UCLA's satire paper, The Westwood Enabler. It is not. This a real thing that happened in the last week.
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Walking in the UCLA campus today, I grabbed what I thought was a copy of the "Daily Bruin" student newspaper. Turns out it's a (quite good!) lookalike satire in the vein of @theonion.com Worth zooming in on the images to read the headlines.
May 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Walking in the UCLA campus today, I grabbed what I thought was a copy of the "Daily Bruin" student newspaper. Turns out it's a (quite good!) lookalike satire in the vein of @theonion.com Worth zooming in on the images to read the headlines.
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@jordanklepper.bsky.social on the Trump administration's real-time reaction to the Minnesota ICE shooting, ditching empathy for a victim-blaming narrative
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
@jordanklepper.bsky.social on the Trump administration's real-time reaction to the Minnesota ICE shooting, ditching empathy for a victim-blaming narrative
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DHS Releases List Of Mothers Driving Cars
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
DHS Releases List Of Mothers Driving Cars
“With One Laptop per Child, the fallouts included wasted expenditure and poor learning outcomes,” Steven Vosloo, a digital policy specialist at UNICEF, wrote in a recent post. “Unguided use of A.I. systems may actively de-skill students and teachers.”
As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/t... gift link
As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
“With One Laptop per Child, the fallouts included wasted expenditure and poor learning outcomes,” Steven Vosloo, a digital policy specialist at UNICEF, wrote in a recent post. “Unguided use of A.I. systems may actively de-skill students and teachers.”
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this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
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This is how the book burning actually looks.
Tech giants are racing to embed AI in schools around the globe
Tech giants are racing to embed AI in schools around the globe
More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
www.seattletimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is how the book burning actually looks.
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ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE agents are, simply put, fucking clowns. Some observations from four days on the ground in Minneapolis.
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
www.garbageday.email/p/we-re-all-...
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Great on-the-ground reporting from Minneapolis, by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social.
We're all just content for ICE
Four days on the ground in Minneapolis
www.garbageday.email
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Great on-the-ground reporting from Minneapolis, by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social.
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My latest about how a new UW report shows ICE still has ways to access to WA's Dept of Licensing driver data, including photos, home addresses, etc. This is the latest in a now long saga of the DOL giving personal information to immigration enforcement.
UW Report: Immigration Agents Still Accessing WA Driver Data » The Urbanist
# The University of Washington Center for Human Rights reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still accessing state license data to aid mass deportation, despite state efforts ...
www.theurbanist.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
My latest about how a new UW report shows ICE still has ways to access to WA's Dept of Licensing driver data, including photos, home addresses, etc. This is the latest in a now long saga of the DOL giving personal information to immigration enforcement.
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"The Foreskin Tactical Hoodie is perfect for outdoorsmen and army-man dress-up parties. It is not for doing stuff women normally do, like yoga, crying, or watching 'Heated Rivalry.'"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sor...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sor...
Sorry Ladies, the Foreskin Tactical Hoodie Is Only for Men
The Foreskin Tactical Hoodie is the antithesis of all things feminine and female. It comes in black, brown, and olive green. It does not come in fu...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"The Foreskin Tactical Hoodie is perfect for outdoorsmen and army-man dress-up parties. It is not for doing stuff women normally do, like yoga, crying, or watching 'Heated Rivalry.'"
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sor...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sor...
This is how the book burning actually looks.
Tech giants are racing to embed AI in schools around the globe
Tech giants are racing to embed AI in schools around the globe
More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
www.seattletimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is how the book burning actually looks.
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An online brouhaha over a recent failed high-wind forecast shows how some influencers use extreme forecasts to win followers, even at the expense of accuracy.
How Seattle’s weather wonks sparked a Northwest tempest in a teapot
www.seattletimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
An online brouhaha over a recent failed high-wind forecast shows how some influencers use extreme forecasts to win followers, even at the expense of accuracy.
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About one-third of U.S. teens report relying on an AI chatbot for emotional support. That trend has Washington state regulators sounding alarm bells.
WA Gov. Bob Ferguson calls for regulations on AI chatbot companions
About one-third of U.S. teens report relying on an AI chatbot for emotional support. That trend has Washington state regulators sounding alarm bells.
www.kuow.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
About one-third of U.S. teens report relying on an AI chatbot for emotional support. That trend has Washington state regulators sounding alarm bells.