Sarah D. Wire
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There are many ways to choose which people to interview at a protest. This was the first time I chased down someone with a sign referencing her Oma while yelling "I have an Oma too!"
Beth Rubin, 67, said she attended because she sees ICE on a path toward what her family fled in the 1930s.
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
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"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
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'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:27 AM
There are many ways to choose which people to interview at a protest. This was the first time I chased down someone with a sign referencing her Oma while yelling "I have an Oma too!"
Reposted by Sarah D. Wire
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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Beth Rubin, 67, said she attended because she sees ICE on a path toward what her family fled in the 1930s.
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Beth Rubin, 67, said she attended because she sees ICE on a path toward what her family fled in the 1930s.
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"What is happening today to immigrants, to citizens, to innocent people...to the undocumented and the documented is very similar to what happened then."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"It's time the Jewish community has got to stand up and say, 'You know what? What's going on is not acceptable. It's just not acceptable. It doesn't comport with Jewish values,'" said Sol Glasner
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'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"It's time the Jewish community has got to stand up and say, 'You know what? What's going on is not acceptable. It's just not acceptable. It doesn't comport with Jewish values,'" said Sol Glasner
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'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
'An affront to God.' Rabbis and Jewish leaders protest outside ICE headquarters www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
"ICE is an affront to Torah, ICE is an affront to God," Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T'ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization, told the crowd.
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Jewish leaders protest in DC, say ICE's actions are 'affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"ICE is an affront to Torah, ICE is an affront to God," Rabbi Jill Jacobs, CEO of T'ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization, told the crowd.
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Rabbis, cantors protest ICE headquarters. 'An affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Jewish leaders protest in DC, say ICE's actions are 'affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Rabbis, cantors protest ICE headquarters. 'An affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Jewish leaders protest in DC, say ICE's actions are 'affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Jewish leaders protest in DC, say ICE's actions are 'affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Jewish leaders protest in DC, say ICE's actions are 'affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Rabbis, cantors protest ICE headquarters in DC. 'It's a moral issue'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Jewish leaders protest in DC, say ICE's actions are 'affront to God'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Rabbis, cantors protest ICE headquarters in DC. 'It's a moral issue'
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
More than 150 rabbis and cantors protest outside ICE's headquarters in Washington, DC, criticizing the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
I have covered A LOT of protests in Washington, but today's all Jewish protest at ICE HQ was the first time I've heard protest songs sung in Hebrew by a large crowd
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I have covered A LOT of protests in Washington, but today's all Jewish protest at ICE HQ was the first time I've heard protest songs sung in Hebrew by a large crowd
Judges keep berating ICE. Here are their harshest comments. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
Judges keep berating ICE. Here are their harshest comments.
The White House and Homeland Security officials have pushed back, criticizing the judges as "activists," including those appointed by Republicans.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Judges keep berating ICE. Here are their harshest comments. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com
Reposted by Sarah D. Wire
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:57 AM
The FAA is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport, for “special security reasons."
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
The FAA's notice did not provide additional details.
Just going to keep posting this one---->Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Just going to keep posting this one---->Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
"It's been a huge opportunity for communities that have captured really tenured high-quality talent that they just wouldn't have had access to in any other scenario," said Caitlin Lewis with Work for America
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Former federal workers follow their 'calling' to state and city jobs
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"It's been a huge opportunity for communities that have captured really tenured high-quality talent that they just wouldn't have had access to in any other scenario," said Caitlin Lewis with Work for America
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Feds remove pride flag from Stonewall, iconic site in LGBTQ+ movement www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Feds remove pride flag from Stonewall, iconic site in LGBTQ+ movement
The move came after a directive from President Donald Trump to remove certain flags from national historic sites.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Feds remove pride flag from Stonewall, iconic site in LGBTQ+ movement www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Former federal workers follow their 'calling' to state and city jobs
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Federal workers snapped up by cities in states after layoffs
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Former federal workers follow their 'calling' to state and city jobs
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Federal workers snapped up by cities in states after layoffs
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Reposted by Sarah D. Wire
Mackenzie Scott could do a really funny thing
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Mackenzie Scott could do a really funny thing
Visitor brochures are returned to Medgar Evers home mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/v...
Visitor brochures are returned to Medgar Evers home - Mississippi Today
Officials with the National Park Service said they had removed brochures to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that identified his murderer as a racist because they were “outdated.”
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February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Visitor brochures are returned to Medgar Evers home mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/v...
'Every hour matters.' Judge orders DOJ to protect Epstein survivor IDs www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
'Every hour matters.' Judge orders DOJ to protect Epstein survivor IDs
Federal judge has given the Justice Department until Feb. 5 to show how it's redacting all info about Jeffrey Epstein accusers it accidentally made public.
www.usatoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:20 PM
'Every hour matters.' Judge orders DOJ to protect Epstein survivor IDs www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a new Marist College poll say immigration enforcement actions have gone too far.
65% of Americans think ICE actions have gone too far, poll shows
Nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a new Marist College poll say immigration enforcement actions have gone too far.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed in a new Marist College poll say immigration enforcement actions have gone too far.
Supreme Court lets California use congressional map that favors Dems www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Supreme Court lets California use congressional map that favors Dems
In a move that will make it harder for the GOP to keep control of Congress, the Supreme Court said the state can use a congressional map that favors Democrats.
www.usatoday.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Supreme Court lets California use congressional map that favors Dems www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Trump commerce secretary Lutnick invited Epstein to Hillary Clinton fundraiser www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Trump commerce secretary Lutnick invited Epstein to Clinton fundraiser
New documents reveal Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick invited Jeffrey Epstein to a 2015 Hillary Clinton fundraiser.
www.usatoday.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Trump commerce secretary Lutnick invited Epstein to Hillary Clinton fundraiser www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Reupping this article from November as new details come from the Epstein files dump--->Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message.
“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000."
www.usatoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Reupping this article from November as new details come from the Epstein files dump--->Jeffrey Epstein victimized 1,000 women and children. His survivors have a message. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com