Rodney Gibbs
@rodneygibbs.com
ED of Heartland Signal, a digital newsroom and radio network. Priors: Texas Tribune, National Trust for Local News, AJC + start-ups. Board member: Online News Association, The Current GA, Canopy Atlanta. DJ at WRFG-FM ATL.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.”
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January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.”
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
From @heartlandsignal.bsky.social
“This moment fits a deeply troubling pattern we are seeing across the country — the use of federal power to silence dissent, to target political leaders, and to criminalize those who stand up for their communities.”
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“This moment fits a deeply troubling pattern we are seeing across the country — the use of federal power to silence dissent, to target political leaders, and to criminalize those who stand up for their communities.”
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Federal agents arrest Minnesota candidate, journalists in anti-ICE church protest — all are Black
Federal authorities arrested Jamael Lundy, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) state Senate candidate in Minnesota, along with other protesters and independent journalists for their roles in a protest at ...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM
From @heartlandsignal.bsky.social
“This moment fits a deeply troubling pattern we are seeing across the country — the use of federal power to silence dissent, to target political leaders, and to criminalize those who stand up for their communities.”
heartlandsignal.com/2026/01/30/f...
“This moment fits a deeply troubling pattern we are seeing across the country — the use of federal power to silence dissent, to target political leaders, and to criminalize those who stand up for their communities.”
heartlandsignal.com/2026/01/30/f...
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One of the "overt acts" of the conspiracy was Don Lemon and Georgia Fort interviewing the pastor of the church:
!["Overt Act #23: With other co-conspirators standing nearby, defendants LEMON, [REDACTED], and FORT approached the pastor and largely surrounded him (to his front and both sides), stood in close proximity to the pastor in an attempt to oppress and intimidate him, and physically obstructed his freedom of movement while LEMON peppered him with questions to promote the operation's message."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a5fwvpvub5e7mxaebuxn3tuu/bafkreifyh36ns7z4u3hrfkpyjyu72wpb74cfk6cgcwes52dpjtoataipou@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
One of the "overt acts" of the conspiracy was Don Lemon and Georgia Fort interviewing the pastor of the church:
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"News outlets across the political spectrum need to loudly defend [independent journalists Don] Lemon’s and [Georgia] Fort’s rights. Journalists are not making themselves the story, Trump is.”
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
"News outlets across the political spectrum need to loudly defend [independent journalists Don] Lemon’s and [Georgia] Fort’s rights. Journalists are not making themselves the story, Trump is.”
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
Full Freedom of the Press Foundation statement below.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Learn about the different law enforcement agencies involved in immigration raids in the U.S. and understand your rights when encountering them.
ICE vs. Customs and Border Protection: What Immigration Law Enforcement Does - Documented
Learn about the different law enforcement agencies involved in immigration enforcement in the U.S. and understand your rights when encountering agents.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Learn about the different law enforcement agencies involved in immigration raids in the U.S. and understand your rights when encountering them.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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In seeking a fed court order to stop fed agents from “destroying or altering evidence” re the Pretti shooting, granted last night by a Trump-appointed judge, MN’s BCA chief said feds blocked his inquiry for 1st time in his 20+ yrs—even after he got a search warrant to inspect the public space.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
In seeking a fed court order to stop fed agents from “destroying or altering evidence” re the Pretti shooting, granted last night by a Trump-appointed judge, MN’s BCA chief said feds blocked his inquiry for 1st time in his 20+ yrs—even after he got a search warrant to inspect the public space.
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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(gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage
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January 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Featured story, from @josephinelee.bsky.social: 92% of private schools already enrolled in the state's voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. An investigation by the Texas Observer found many of these exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
Texas Taxpayers Will Fund Dozens of Private Schools that Openly Discriminate
The state has signed off on voucher funds for schools that exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
www.texasobserver.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Featured story, from @josephinelee.bsky.social: 92% of private schools already enrolled in the state's voucher programs serving kids beyond kindergarten are religious. An investigation by the Texas Observer found many of these exclude non-Christian and LGBTQ+ kids.
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The @wired.com guide to ICE invading your neighborhood:
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The @wired.com guide to ICE invading your neighborhood:
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per my point about the mercator projection being the root of this whole thing
Why is Trump fixated on Greenland? @sbg1.bsky.social recalls what he told us in 2021: "I said, 'Why don’t we have that?' You take a look at a map...I love maps. And I always said 'Look at the size of this, it’s massive and that should be part of the United States.'" www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
per my point about the mercator projection being the root of this whole thing
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404 Media has obtained material that explains how two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
January 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
404 Media has obtained material that explains how two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. One can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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This may not mean much to some of you, but for music nerds, this is quite the reunion. pitchfork.com/news/heavenl...
Heavenly Announce First Album in 30 Years
Highway to Heavenly drops in February
pitchfork.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
This may not mean much to some of you, but for music nerds, this is quite the reunion. pitchfork.com/news/heavenl...
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Listen to Jack Smith push back on GOP House lawyer trying to spin Trump as an innocent dupe of Rudy et al’s Big Lie spin www.tiktok.com/t/ZTheYeUha/
#BreakingNews #fyp #Trump #MAGA #politics
TikTok video by Joe
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January 3, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Listen to Jack Smith push back on GOP House lawyer trying to spin Trump as an innocent dupe of Rudy et al’s Big Lie spin www.tiktok.com/t/ZTheYeUha/
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NEW: Jack Smith seemed in total command of the details of his probes and used his deposition to forcefully rebut claims of weaponization and reiterate his belief that Trump was guilty of historic crimes.
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
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Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW: Jack Smith seemed in total command of the details of his probes and used his deposition to forcefully rebut claims of weaponization and reiterate his belief that Trump was guilty of historic crimes.
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Our 7 takeaways.
w/ @Hailey_Fuchs @jordainc
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...