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The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino says that the whistles and honking actually help the feds make apprehensions. I witnessed the complete opposite in New Orleans.
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I wrote about how fucked up the past year has been as a person who's covered the far right for over a decade and who lives in DC. The guardrails are gone, and everyone knows it.
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
the not-so "golden age," one year on
Expo, a Swedish antiracist magazine that I contribute to, asked me to write a personal reflection how researching and reporting on the far right has felt during the first year of Donald Trump's return...
postsfromunderground.ghost.io
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I wrote about how fucked up the past year has been as a person who's covered the far right for over a decade and who lives in DC. The guardrails are gone, and everyone knows it.
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
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great reporting here…
If you are watching the Super Bowl and wondering what the hell America250 is, @dfriedman.bsky.social and I wrote an entire (cover!) story about it!
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 PM
great reporting here…
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No reason to quit caffeine. Find a real problem. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
No reason to quit caffeine. Find a real problem. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
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Trump's "Freedom 250" group promises that anyone who gives them $2.5 million will have a chance to speak on July 4 at the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It's exciting to consider how many rich whack jobs may take this chance to air their takes to the nation.
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Trump's "Freedom 250" group promises that anyone who gives them $2.5 million will have a chance to speak on July 4 at the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It's exciting to consider how many rich whack jobs may take this chance to air their takes to the nation.
She pleaded with Armando, “You don’t have to go with them.” But the agents had their guns pointed at them. He said: “I don’t want to die.”
So he went with them.
So he went with them.
The Minnesotans trapped at home, too terrified of ICE to go outside: ‘Our house is like a jail’
The surge of federal immigration agents has forced many families to remain inside for weeks, living in fear of roving ICE patrols snatching people off the street
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
She pleaded with Armando, “You don’t have to go with them.” But the agents had their guns pointed at them. He said: “I don’t want to die.”
So he went with them.
So he went with them.
I left the libertarian party because of Black Lives Matter/Ferguson and Trump’s first run. What is she talking about?
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I left the libertarian party because of Black Lives Matter/Ferguson and Trump’s first run. What is she talking about?
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Trump spoke at the fucking Libertarian Party Convention in 2024!
i am not going to be tut-tutted by an overwhelming majority of libertarians who have spent the entire trump era sitting on their hands, tacitly approving, or enthusiastically approving virtually everything trump has done
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Trump spoke at the fucking Libertarian Party Convention in 2024!
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
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Take a break from the head smashing and read about America 250.
If you are watching the Super Bowl and wondering what the hell America250 is, @dfriedman.bsky.social and I wrote an entire (cover!) story about it!
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Take a break from the head smashing and read about America 250.
If you are watching the Super Bowl and wondering what the hell America250 is, @dfriedman.bsky.social and I wrote an entire (cover!) story about it!
Trump's war on history
As America's 250th anniversary approaches, the president wants to control the country's future by bulldozing its past.
www.motherjones.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
If you are watching the Super Bowl and wondering what the hell America250 is, @dfriedman.bsky.social and I wrote an entire (cover!) story about it!
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I agree with this, and I think it’s time for the writers to step up. Following ICE around has primarily been a story covered by visual journos (outside of ridealong w commuters features). The media approach has to shift to cover Homan, with more behind the scenes work than what dominated last month.
February 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I agree with this, and I think it’s time for the writers to step up. Following ICE around has primarily been a story covered by visual journos (outside of ridealong w commuters features). The media approach has to shift to cover Homan, with more behind the scenes work than what dominated last month.
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Yes we're called Orioles fans
Are there sports guys on here who adopt the annoying too-savvy doomerism of politics guys? Saying stuff like "You really think there's going to be a second half"
if you see someone posting "I CANT BELIEVE IT, HOLY SHIT" or "THIS IS UN-FUCKING REAL" later this afternoon know with confidence it's either someone watching "the big game" or more evidence of elite wrongdoing uncovered in the unending global pedophile trafficking scandal
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Yes we're called Orioles fans
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This is Tom Homan's actual goal and why he is focused on law enforcement cooperation.
wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is Tom Homan's actual goal and why he is focused on law enforcement cooperation.
Bringing back this thread.
I think more of you should be getting your news from photographers. Here’s a thread. Most aren’t here. Sorry, you’ll have to branch out.
Scott Olson, Getty.
Scott Olson, Getty.
Scott Olson on Instagram: "Border patrol agents smash out a man’s car window before taking him into custody for failing to present citizenship documentation while at a gas station in St. Paul, MN. #b...
8,138 likes, 402 comments - olsongetty on January 11, 2026: "Border patrol agents smash out a man’s car window before taking him into custody for failing to present citizenship documentation while at ...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Bringing back this thread.
Exclusive video footage from Minnesota last week: they have some big ass birds out there, y’all. What the hell. That’s like a dog.
February 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Exclusive video footage from Minnesota last week: they have some big ass birds out there, y’all. What the hell. That’s like a dog.
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Freedom 250, the Trump-run group the NYT reports is offering big donors special access, has totally supplanted America250, the congressional org that had been organizing 250th events, as we reported last week .So Trump is turning 250th into a party for himself, with taxpayer $, but no oversight.
February 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Freedom 250, the Trump-run group the NYT reports is offering big donors special access, has totally supplanted America250, the congressional org that had been organizing 250th events, as we reported last week .So Trump is turning 250th into a party for himself, with taxpayer $, but no oversight.
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Fantastic work by @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social. She's always in the thick of it bringing back the story and video evidence of govt crimes. Stay safe, Amanda Moore!
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Fantastic work by @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social. She's always in the thick of it bringing back the story and video evidence of govt crimes. Stay safe, Amanda Moore!
Two months ago I wrote a story spelling out how the on the ground tactics of activists and neighbors worked.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Two months ago I wrote a story spelling out how the on the ground tactics of activists and neighbors worked.
Reposted by amanda moore 🐢
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
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I’ve been following Greg Bovino and Border Patrol around for months. Here’s some of my footage (and thoughts).
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I’ve been following Greg Bovino and Border Patrol around for months. Here’s some of my footage (and thoughts).
wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
Sephora subreddit had to make an announcement that political posts are okay now because of the Epstein Files.
February 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Sephora subreddit had to make an announcement that political posts are okay now because of the Epstein Files.
I’ve been following Greg Bovino and Border Patrol around for months. Here’s some of my footage (and thoughts).
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I’ve been following Greg Bovino and Border Patrol around for months. Here’s some of my footage (and thoughts).
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"This isn't Christian, This isn't American, it is Fascism"
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
"This isn't Christian, This isn't American, it is Fascism"