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Freelance journalist, covering business, tech, culture and bit of everything else. Formerly tech correspondent at The Times
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US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order
Federal immigration agents detained a two-year-old girl and her father in Minneapolis on Thursday and transported them to Texas, according to court records and the family’s lawyers.
The father, identified in court filings as Elvis Joel TE, and his daughter were stopped and detained by officers around 1pm when they were returning home from the store. By the evening, a federal judge had ordered the girl be released by 9.30pm. But federal officials instead put both of them on a plane heading to a Texas detention center. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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What a headline, an amazing summary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip the signing of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Davos after Switzerland confirmed it would enforce the ICC arrest warrant over war crimes in Gaza.
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
What a headline, an amazing summary
God this picture is so heartbreaking
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:21 AM
God this picture is so heartbreaking
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Gerald Ford once lost an election b/c he made a slip of the tongue re: Poland.
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Gerald Ford once lost an election b/c he made a slip of the tongue re: Poland.
*Looks at the news to see what Trump’s saying at Davos*… Good stuff
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
*Looks at the news to see what Trump’s saying at Davos*… Good stuff
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I am the last in a long line of Catholics which is why I would not have characterized a pope raising the plight of the poor as divisive
As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”
As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’
Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I am the last in a long line of Catholics which is why I would not have characterized a pope raising the plight of the poor as divisive
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It's hard to overstate how alarming NY AG Letitia James's reported indictment is.
This is the second time in weeks that a political opponent of Trump has been indicted, at his urging, against the advice of career prosecutors and Trump's own appointees. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This is the second time in weeks that a political opponent of Trump has been indicted, at his urging, against the advice of career prosecutors and Trump's own appointees. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Department indicts N.Y. attorney general
Justice Department wins indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of committing mortgage fraud in 2023.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It's hard to overstate how alarming NY AG Letitia James's reported indictment is.
This is the second time in weeks that a political opponent of Trump has been indicted, at his urging, against the advice of career prosecutors and Trump's own appointees. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This is the second time in weeks that a political opponent of Trump has been indicted, at his urging, against the advice of career prosecutors and Trump's own appointees. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Not sure if this headline quite works in the sun 🥴
August 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Not sure if this headline quite works in the sun 🥴
Shocked that a ski resort being built in the… *checks notes*… desert is taking longer than initially thought to complete
August 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Shocked that a ski resort being built in the… *checks notes*… desert is taking longer than initially thought to complete
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
cpj.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
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“The UK government’s continued complicity in Israel’s atrocities is unconscionable, and I do not want to spend another day operating on children who have been shot and starved by a military our government supports.” Devastating reporting.
I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard
A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
“The UK government’s continued complicity in Israel’s atrocities is unconscionable, and I do not want to spend another day operating on children who have been shot and starved by a military our government supports.” Devastating reporting.
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He's one of Britain's richest men. So why does Asif Aziz's property company keep leasing London gift shops to overseas students based in abandoned offices or flytipped car parks — before vanishing without paying millions of pounds in taxes? www.londoncentric.media/p/asf-aziz-l...
The billionaire and the tax evading gift shops
Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital manages a row of high-profile shops at Piccadilly Circus. So why does his team keeping renting them to students who vanish without paying millions of pounds in taxes?
www.londoncentric.media
July 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
He's one of Britain's richest men. So why does Asif Aziz's property company keep leasing London gift shops to overseas students based in abandoned offices or flytipped car parks — before vanishing without paying millions of pounds in taxes? www.londoncentric.media/p/asf-aziz-l...
You certainly can't claim that HMRC don't know how to have a good time
June 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
You certainly can't claim that HMRC don't know how to have a good time
One of the best journalists of modern times and also one of the nicest and kindest in the business. RIP Andrew
www.thetimes.com/article/828c...
www.thetimes.com/article/828c...
Andrew Norfolk obituary: Times reporter who exposed grooming gangs
Investigative journalist whose forensic investigations revealed the systematic sexual abuse of girls by men of Pakistani heritage, dies aged 60
www.thetimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
One of the best journalists of modern times and also one of the nicest and kindest in the business. RIP Andrew
www.thetimes.com/article/828c...
www.thetimes.com/article/828c...
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Top headlines today at the Wall Street Journal. This is just the past 24 hours
April 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Top headlines today at the Wall Street Journal. This is just the past 24 hours
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bloomberg: ~90% of deported migrants to el salvador had no criminal record
April 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
bloomberg: ~90% of deported migrants to el salvador had no criminal record
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'An Israeli air strike has destroyed part of the last functioning hospital in Gaza City, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry has said.
Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.'
Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.'
Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says
Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli hospital, the main medical facility in Gaza City.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
'An Israeli air strike has destroyed part of the last functioning hospital in Gaza City, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry has said.
Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.'
Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.'
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Plainclothes agents. Trying to question elementary-aged kids. And lying that they had parents permission to do so.
April 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Plainclothes agents. Trying to question elementary-aged kids. And lying that they had parents permission to do so.