Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social
Reporter at @Gizmodo.com.
I’ve been writing about the history of futurism at @Paleofuture.com since 2007.
Email: [email protected]
Signal: mattnovak.11
I’ve been writing about the history of futurism at @Paleofuture.com since 2007.
Email: [email protected]
Signal: mattnovak.11
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I’m at the Otay Mesa concentration camp in San Diego, where protesters and community organizers gather every Sunday.
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First of all, that's despicable. It's never acceptable to lie about using deadly force on anyone.
Second, here are federal officers completely fabricating what happened when they charged Miramar Martinez with assault when they shot her five times.
www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/me...
Second, here are federal officers completely fabricating what happened when they charged Miramar Martinez with assault when they shot her five times.
www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/me...
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
First of all, that's despicable. It's never acceptable to lie about using deadly force on anyone.
Second, here are federal officers completely fabricating what happened when they charged Miramar Martinez with assault when they shot her five times.
www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/me...
Second, here are federal officers completely fabricating what happened when they charged Miramar Martinez with assault when they shot her five times.
www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/me...
"I'd like to clarify what you just said [...] no federal officer has lied about any incident involving shooting an American citizen. The story that's coming out now from three days ago is that two officers are on administrative leave for allegedly lying about a *Venezuelan* citizen..."
Rep. Mark Alford: "If you tie a judicial warrant to what ICE is doing, it will never happen"
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"I'd like to clarify what you just said [...] no federal officer has lied about any incident involving shooting an American citizen. The story that's coming out now from three days ago is that two officers are on administrative leave for allegedly lying about a *Venezuelan* citizen..."
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The coverup is Official official: “The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.”
Trump administration formally denies Minnesota access to Alex Pretti evidence
Drew Evans, the superintendent of the Minnesota BCA, said the FBI has formally denied his agency access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.
www.startribune.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The coverup is Official official: “The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.”
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Deeply ashamed to live in a country where tweeting this isn’t instant career suicide
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Deeply ashamed to live in a country where tweeting this isn’t instant career suicide
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You know, like Ted Bundy
Minnesota family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
February 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
You know, like Ted Bundy
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The thing i dont get about supporting Gavin Newsom this far out is we don't even know who's running yet. Maybe an even bigger piece of shit will pop up for you people to support!
February 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The thing i dont get about supporting Gavin Newsom this far out is we don't even know who's running yet. Maybe an even bigger piece of shit will pop up for you people to support!
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Feels like there’s an erosion of social trust and trust in the good faith of law enforcement here that is going to be hard to unwind
Minnesota family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
February 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Feels like there’s an erosion of social trust and trust in the good faith of law enforcement here that is going to be hard to unwind
Minnesota family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
February 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Minnesota family says ICE agents faked car trouble to lure man out of home
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
“Also, the naming of PENN Station […] to TRUMP STATION, was brought up by certain politicians and construction union heads, not me…”
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“Also, the naming of PENN Station […] to TRUMP STATION, was brought up by certain politicians and construction union heads, not me…”
It’s so gross that he’s doing all of this on air before he has any evidence that the claims are legit.
TMZ’s Harvey Levin Makes Offer to Author of Nancy Guthrie Letters: Prove You’re Real and We’ll ‘Ensure’ FBI Pays Reward
TMZ’s Harvey Levin Makes Offer to Author of Nancy Guthrie Letters: Prove You’re Real and We’ll ‘Ensure’ FBI Pays Reward
Harvey Levin made an offer to the person claiming to know where Nancy Guthrie is located in letters to TMZ: if you're info is legit, we'll ensure your reward
The post TMZ’s Harvey Levin Makes Offer to Author of Nancy Guthrie Letters: Prove You’re Real and We’ll ‘Ensure’ FBI Pays Reward first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
It’s so gross that he’s doing all of this on air before he has any evidence that the claims are legit.
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A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
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This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This message from the US State Department about "not wanting allies to be shackled by guilt and shame" is a pretty direct call-out to the German far-right argument that Germany has spent too long feeling guilty about the Holocaust, and needs to move on and stop doing remembrance.
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Can’t believe we are still doing this
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Can’t believe we are still doing this
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The psycho pedophile regime who kidnaps and kills us is polling unfavorably
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The psycho pedophile regime who kidnaps and kills us is polling unfavorably
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I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Back in 2020, Jake Tapper was blurring the faces of Trump’s secret police.
He doesn’t need to do that anymore now that they wear masks.
He doesn’t need to do that anymore now that they wear masks.
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Back in 2020, Jake Tapper was blurring the faces of Trump’s secret police.
He doesn’t need to do that anymore now that they wear masks.
He doesn’t need to do that anymore now that they wear masks.
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The drawing Kamilla made at Dilley while I spoke to her parents over Zoom this week.
It shows her near the lone tree that stands on the detention center’s grounds, butterflies fluttering around it — one of the few places, her mother said, where children sometimes see something alive and colorful.
It shows her near the lone tree that stands on the detention center’s grounds, butterflies fluttering around it — one of the few places, her mother said, where children sometimes see something alive and colorful.
February 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The drawing Kamilla made at Dilley while I spoke to her parents over Zoom this week.
It shows her near the lone tree that stands on the detention center’s grounds, butterflies fluttering around it — one of the few places, her mother said, where children sometimes see something alive and colorful.
It shows her near the lone tree that stands on the detention center’s grounds, butterflies fluttering around it — one of the few places, her mother said, where children sometimes see something alive and colorful.
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
“People with injuries often wait days or weeks to receive X-rays, diabetes patients lack regular access to insulin and people hoping to see outside specialists such as cancer doctors or dentists are frequently denied…”
“She overheard one immigration officer tell another that if she had been 10 years old, they would have been able to keep her separated from her mom.”
Read this: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention, by @micarosenberg.bsky.social
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“She overheard one immigration officer tell another that if she had been 10 years old, they would have been able to keep her separated from her mom.”
We murdered three more people in a boat today
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We murdered three more people in a boat today
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you: AI-upscaled and colorized Truman isn't real, he can't hurt you
me:
me:
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
you: AI-upscaled and colorized Truman isn't real, he can't hurt you
me:
me:
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⚠️ “The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack…in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries.”
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious ...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 AM
⚠️ “The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack…in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries.”