Neem
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curating the news (retweeting things)
curating the news (retweeting things)
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I couldn't forward the article but I think the headline says it all.
February 17, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I couldn't forward the article but I think the headline says it all.
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🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
ICE Expands Watchlist Effort
Meanwhile, homeland's spokesperson is resigning
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...
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FBI refusing to share Alex Pretti shooting evidence with state investigators. "BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said Monday that the FBI formally notified the state on Friday that it won’t grant the access." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
FBI will not provide the BCA access to evidence gathered from Pretti shooting, BCA says
Minnesota criminal investigators have again been denied access to evidence and other materials collected by federal authorities after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, state officials said Monday.
www.mprnews.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
FBI refusing to share Alex Pretti shooting evidence with state investigators. "BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said Monday that the FBI formally notified the state on Friday that it won’t grant the access." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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Another thing to add to the Dem platform: all of these contracts were plainly procured through fraud, not one of them will be honored, and all culpable parties will be prosecuted.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role.
February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Another thing to add to the Dem platform: all of these contracts were plainly procured through fraud, not one of them will be honored, and all culpable parties will be prosecuted.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
This isn't a "radical" demand, it's the bare minimum required to re-establish the rule of law.
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🚨 Kylian Mbappé: “Prestianni clearly called Vini Jr a monkey, it happened five times”. “I saw that. UEFA have the best cameras, now we wait. This is not acceptable. It’s not my kind of human being”.
February 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
🚨 Kylian Mbappé: “Prestianni clearly called Vini Jr a monkey, it happened five times”. “I saw that. UEFA have the best cameras, now we wait. This is not acceptable. It’s not my kind of human being”.
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The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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The Provost at Texas Tech University had denied a talented and extremely productive faculty member tenure, despite 90% approval at the department and college levels, because of his outspoken critique of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Academic freedom in the US is a myth.
Academic freedom in the US is a myth.
February 17, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The Provost at Texas Tech University had denied a talented and extremely productive faculty member tenure, despite 90% approval at the department and college levels, because of his outspoken critique of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Academic freedom in the US is a myth.
Academic freedom in the US is a myth.
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AOC on Randy Fine: “This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official — It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this — Fine should be censured & stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept & normalize it”
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
AOC on Randy Fine: “This is genuinely one of the most disgusting statements I have ever seen issued by an American official — It should not stop shocking us that the Republican Party openly embraces this — Fine should be censured & stripped of committees. To ignore this is to accept & normalize it”
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
Federal judge orders release of Filipino man from an ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
Federal judge orders release of Filipino man from an ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care
The man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nbc...
Federal judge orders release of Filipino man from an ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
Federal judge orders release of Filipino man from an ICE detention facility in Tacoma, Washington.
Man's rights were violated after inappropriate medical treatment "more likely than not" led to extreme pain and two partial foot amputation surgeries, the judge said.
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ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.
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I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025
The company that owns Michigan’s North Lake Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Midwest, reported $254 million in profit last year, up nearly 700 percent from $32 mill...
www.michiganpublic.org
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I can’t help thinking there’s so much money changing hands wrt ICE detention that there aren’t even enough investigative reporters to track
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-jus...
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
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BREAKING: An immigration judge has *terminated* the Trump-Vance administration's efforts to deport Columbia pro-Palestine student protestor Mohsen Mahdawi.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
BREAKING: An immigration judge has *terminated* the Trump-Vance administration's efforts to deport Columbia pro-Palestine student protestor Mohsen Mahdawi.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
Mohsen was first detained 10 months ago, when agents ambushed him at a citizenship interview.
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A protester accused of being part of a Texas "antifa cell" was held in solitary confinement for three months.
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
Guilt by Association: First ‘Antifa’ Case Sweeps Anti-Trump Activists Into One Terrorism Conspiracy
This article is part of TPM’s ongoing “Creating the Enemy Within” project,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
A protester accused of being part of a Texas "antifa cell" was held in solitary confinement for three months.
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
“They went and poisoned everyone against the defendants before we ever even knew what was going on,” her sister told
@joshkovensky.bsky.social
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/guilt-b...
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
Rent Board Resignation Clears Path for Mamdani Rent Freeze Promise
The new mayor is now able to appoint a majority to the Rent Guidelines Board, giving him the numbers for a signature campaign promise.
www.thecity.nyc
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
looks like Mamdani is gonna get his rent freeze this year after all. big news on the housing beat from @smaldo.bsky.social:
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ICYMI: ICE’s plans to convert warehouse into detention space is “doomed to failure,” according to an account from a person with firsthand knowledge of ICE’s plans to convert warehouses into mass detention centers.
Have a tip or insight? Reach us at [email protected]
Have a tip or insight? Reach us at [email protected]
"Doomed to Failure”
Veteran officials know the plan is unworkable. Political leadership doesn't care. And the budget has soared past $55 billion.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
ICYMI: ICE’s plans to convert warehouse into detention space is “doomed to failure,” according to an account from a person with firsthand knowledge of ICE’s plans to convert warehouses into mass detention centers.
Have a tip or insight? Reach us at [email protected]
Have a tip or insight? Reach us at [email protected]
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we need some way to get the harpers letter and entire “free speech” crowd cornered and on the record about this, i can’t deal with people being like “where are they now hmm” anymore, I need them cornered and on the record
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
we need some way to get the harpers letter and entire “free speech” crowd cornered and on the record about this, i can’t deal with people being like “where are they now hmm” anymore, I need them cornered and on the record
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February 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Simply hire a bunch of 22yo kids into jobs of unclear legitimacy, put them in charge of DHS, fire all DHS employees, and fold DHS into idk the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. It's all legal now. I don't want to hear this loser shit anymore after what they did to my friends.
One thing that's important to realize now is that, even in a scenario where Dems sweep to a crushing trifecta in 2028, Republicans will use their control of the courts to attempt to continue, as much as they can, to run executive agencies in exile, with DHS/ICE under Biden as the model
February 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Simply hire a bunch of 22yo kids into jobs of unclear legitimacy, put them in charge of DHS, fire all DHS employees, and fold DHS into idk the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. It's all legal now. I don't want to hear this loser shit anymore after what they did to my friends.
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One of the wildest things has been to see how venture capital changes people. People go from being decent folks, w/ good values, who care about others, to literal war criminals, collaborators in genocide, people who are knowingly part of a conspiracy to take over the US government, to secede from it
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
One of the wildest things has been to see how venture capital changes people. People go from being decent folks, w/ good values, who care about others, to literal war criminals, collaborators in genocide, people who are knowingly part of a conspiracy to take over the US government, to secede from it
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
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Over the last few days, the US began sending another aircraft carrier to the middle east, and sent dozens of new combat aircraft. Iran held a military exercise simulating the closure of the Hormuz strait. Thousands of Monarchist dissidents gathered in Germany.
Talks were held today, TBD on results.
Talks were held today, TBD on results.
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Over the last few days, the US began sending another aircraft carrier to the middle east, and sent dozens of new combat aircraft. Iran held a military exercise simulating the closure of the Hormuz strait. Thousands of Monarchist dissidents gathered in Germany.
Talks were held today, TBD on results.
Talks were held today, TBD on results.