Jenna Amatulli
@ohheyjenna.bsky.social
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Deputy head of news at The Guardian US. Adjunct professor. Book hoarding New Yorker.
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NEW: How does ICE actually use Palantir?

A new cache of documents obtained by @justfutureslaw.bsky.social from 2014-2022 give us a fresh look at real examples of how the agency has used the technology to perform enforcement operations www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Those are emojis the FBI, NYPD, CBP and US Army have said could be signs of affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang + part of their “code language”, internal records show.

“Just like tattoos, we could see folks rounded up + tortured based solely on their use of certain emojis”
Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation
Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor
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melodyschreiber.com
I'm increasing the number of stories I am doing starting this month. I'll continue reporting on RFK Jr and all things HHS, but I really want to do more on food systems. What would you like to see covered more?
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joolia.bsky.social
“What shocked me, when I was kidnapped [by US immigration], was just how reminiscent that was to cases I witnessed in Syria. You would have plainclothed officers without any warrant come and take you just because of your political speech.”

@oliverlaughland.bsky.social interviews Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’
His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him
www.theguardian.com
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ohheybrittany.bsky.social
25 years ago, four childhood best friends wanted to be like the Spice Girls and form a girl group. With the help of a mom in the home taping scene, they made something they weren't expecting.

This is the story of X-Cetra, unexpected outsider music stars:

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Four Best Friends Made an Album as Kids. 25 Years Later, It's a Cult Classic
In 2000, X-Cetra recorded a homemade album called 'Stardust.' After being posted online, it took on a life of its own.
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melodyschreiber.com
When Hope's health started declining, her parents and medical team turned to an investigational drug. It changed everything for the fearless and sassy 4-year-old.

But that drug didn't clear FDA approval in May. What happens next -- and why is it so hard to approve drugs for ultra-rare conditions?
Patients with ultra-rare diseases worry new FDA rules will leave them without treatment
Testing is difficult for drugs for rare diseases, and new rules may make it harder for sufferers to obtain life-saving drugs
www.theguardian.com
ohheyjenna.bsky.social
Jackson's dissents this season have been incredible - incl. this one, on SCOTUS granting Trump admin request to partially stay lower court's nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship cases:

"The majority’s ruling... is also profoundly dangerous... With deep disillusionment, I dissent."
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lol i forgot elections could be fun
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Good morning. It's a great day to read, share and support independent and nonprofit news. It's primary day in NYC, so read these:

Hellgate NYC: @hellgatenyc.com

The City: @thecity.nyc

WNYC: @wnyc.org

Gothamist: @gothamist.com

📌 this feed for more.
ohheyjenna.bsky.social
Powerful words from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social just now on Lander's arrest:

"[ICE] only has an interest in terrorizing people across this country... NYers and Americans are looking to leaders to meet this moment... Today’s arrest is but one example of what ICE is doing every single day."
ohheyjenna.bsky.social
"I am extraordinarily proud of my husband," said Brad Lander's wife, Meg Barnette, during a press conference just now.

"What was going on in those courtrooms is absolutely unacceptable... This is not the way people are treated in the US."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New York City comptroller Brad Lander arrested at immigration court hearing
Mayoral candidate was detained by Ice as he escorted an immigrant out of court, says his wife
www.theguardian.com
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wow did not anticipate anything being more dramatic than another new episode of Love Island US today
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we start at .50/word for what's commissioned