Walker Bragman
@walkerbragman.bsky.social
He/Him. Dad. Journo tracking dark money and attacks on public health. JD, ADHD, occasional cartoonist.
Co-founder of Accountability Journalism Institute. Accountabilityjournalism.org
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Reporting: https://www.importantcontext.news
Co-founder of Accountability Journalism Institute. Accountabilityjournalism.org
Signal: walkerbragman.44
Reporting: https://www.importantcontext.news
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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Found the fraud, waste, and abuse…
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ongoing military operations in US cities will cost $93m a month.
Trump's troop deployment in US cities cost almost $500m in 2025
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ongoing military operations in US cities will cost $93m a month.
www.aljazeera.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Found the fraud, waste, and abuse…
CBS News, folks.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed his secret breakfast indulgence to CBS News' Kelly O'Grady — and he made her promise not to tell Human and Health Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
CBS News, folks.
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“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
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Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the 5-year-old boy held with his father at a Texas detention facility | CNN
US Rep. Joaquin Castro met Wednesday with Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old Minnesota boy taken from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, t...
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:52 AM
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
The Great Barrington Declaration was shortsighted and morally reprehensible. The first Trump administration embraced it.
Now, two of its authors hold key public health positions in the second Trump administration.
COVID is still dangerous and we’re still not doing anything about it.
Now, two of its authors hold key public health positions in the second Trump administration.
COVID is still dangerous and we’re still not doing anything about it.
Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Studies offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had COVID infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations and cut research.
www.cbsnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The Great Barrington Declaration was shortsighted and morally reprehensible. The first Trump administration embraced it.
Now, two of its authors hold key public health positions in the second Trump administration.
COVID is still dangerous and we’re still not doing anything about it.
Now, two of its authors hold key public health positions in the second Trump administration.
COVID is still dangerous and we’re still not doing anything about it.
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The timing of this interview, and so much of what Will says is just mind blowing. “It couldn’t happen here” collides hard with This is totally happening here!
Minnesotans are unbelievable heroes‼️
Minnesotans are unbelievable heroes‼️
“What is happening here in Minnesota as a result is that basically the entire non-white population is afraid to go outside. It’s awful. Our schools are about 50 percent absenteeism. Sometimes it’s 70 percent.” — @whstancil.bsky.social
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“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
www.importantcontext.news
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 AM
The timing of this interview, and so much of what Will says is just mind blowing. “It couldn’t happen here” collides hard with This is totally happening here!
Minnesotans are unbelievable heroes‼️
Minnesotans are unbelievable heroes‼️
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Minneapolis is living under “a state of siege.” Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, part of a decentralized community network tracking ICE/CBP movements.
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“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
www.importantcontext.news
January 29, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Minneapolis is living under “a state of siege.” Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, part of a decentralized community network tracking ICE/CBP movements.
www.importantcontext.news/p/the-entire...
www.importantcontext.news/p/the-entire...
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
“What is happening here in Minnesota as a result is that basically the entire non-white population is afraid to go outside. It’s awful. Our schools are about 50 percent absenteeism. Sometimes it’s 70 percent.” — @whstancil.bsky.social
www.importantcontext.news/p/the-entire...
www.importantcontext.news/p/the-entire...
“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
www.importantcontext.news
January 29, 2026 at 4:10 AM
“What is happening here in Minnesota as a result is that basically the entire non-white population is afraid to go outside. It’s awful. Our schools are about 50 percent absenteeism. Sometimes it’s 70 percent.” — @whstancil.bsky.social
www.importantcontext.news/p/the-entire...
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Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
Cannot be reformed
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Cannot be reformed
He made another one and it’s even cooler. Take a break from doomscrolling and watch this.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
He made another one and it’s even cooler. Take a break from doomscrolling and watch this.
youtu.be/FP77IrZEn7c?...
youtu.be/FP77IrZEn7c?...
Kash Patel should be impeached over this.
FBI executes search warrant at Georgia election office over 2020 US vote https://aje.news/oh7ymy
January 28, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Kash Patel should be impeached over this.
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The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
HHS will allow pharmacies to boycott lifesaving drugs used in medication abortion
Misoprostol and methotrexate do more than end pregnancies—but anti-abortion pharmacists can now refuse to offer them and still get federal funds.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The “I was just following orders” phase is starting early.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The “I was just following orders” phase is starting early.
They’re making a hero list.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
They’re making a hero list.
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Must-read piece from the frontline!
@walkerbragman.bsky.social: We’ve seen videos of ICE agents threatening people for doing this activity.
@whstancil.bsky.social: It infuriates them. They hate it. Clearly they’re putting a lot of resources into not being detected
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@walkerbragman.bsky.social: We’ve seen videos of ICE agents threatening people for doing this activity.
@whstancil.bsky.social: It infuriates them. They hate it. Clearly they’re putting a lot of resources into not being detected
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Must-read piece from the frontline!
@walkerbragman.bsky.social: We’ve seen videos of ICE agents threatening people for doing this activity.
@whstancil.bsky.social: It infuriates them. They hate it. Clearly they’re putting a lot of resources into not being detected
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
@walkerbragman.bsky.social: We’ve seen videos of ICE agents threatening people for doing this activity.
@whstancil.bsky.social: It infuriates them. They hate it. Clearly they’re putting a lot of resources into not being detected
open.substack.com/pub/importan...
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Incredible interview with @whstancil.bsky.social The details are useful (for us in ME) and sobering.
NEW: Hours after the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, I interviewed @whstancil.bsky.social, who has been involved in local rapid response efforts to track ICE in the city.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
www.importantcontext.news
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Incredible interview with @whstancil.bsky.social The details are useful (for us in ME) and sobering.
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Nine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach':
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Nine DAs are coalescing to work on prosecuting federal agents for 'overreach':
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
—L. Krasner in Philly
—J. Creuzot in Dallas
—M. Moriarty in Minneapolis
—L. Conover in Tucson
—S. Descano in Fairfax (VA)
—R. Fatehi in Norfolk (VA)
—S. Morales in Portsmouth (VA)
—P. Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington (VA)
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Important testimony and how-to guide for civil defense
NEW: Hours after the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, I interviewed @whstancil.bsky.social, who has been involved in local rapid response efforts to track ICE in the city.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
“The Entire City's in This Sort of State of Siege:” A Conversation With A Minneapolis ICE Tracker
Important Context spoke with attorney Will Stancil, who has been tracking ICE in his city.
www.importantcontext.news
January 28, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Important testimony and how-to guide for civil defense
NEW piece from my @accountabilityji.bsky.social colleague @origgio.bsky.social published in FAIR:
fair.org/home/with-us...
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With US’s Measles-Free Status in Danger, ABC Fails to Mention Trump and MAHA as Cause
When ABC reported on reluctance to vaccinate and its consequences, it failed to call out the administration sowing much of this doubt and confusion.
fair.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
NEW piece from my @accountabilityji.bsky.social colleague @origgio.bsky.social published in FAIR:
fair.org/home/with-us...
fair.org/home/with-us...
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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I live an hour north of Minneapolis and they’re here too. They’re rounding up workers in chicken processing plants and breweries.
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I live an hour north of Minneapolis and they’re here too. They’re rounding up workers in chicken processing plants and breweries.
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They do this parting shot with tear gas all the time, pretty much a matter of policy at this point. Maybe a Bovino special? We’ll see.
Stancil said something I’ve been thinking about for the past two days.
He said he’s getting tear gassed basically every other day at this point because after a standoff with neighbors, agents “all kind of load into a convoy of cars, and then as they leave…toss a bunch of tear gas out the back.”
He said he’s getting tear gassed basically every other day at this point because after a standoff with neighbors, agents “all kind of load into a convoy of cars, and then as they leave…toss a bunch of tear gas out the back.”
NEW: Hours after the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, I interviewed @whstancil.bsky.social, who has been involved in local rapid response efforts to track ICE in the city.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
January 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM
They do this parting shot with tear gas all the time, pretty much a matter of policy at this point. Maybe a Bovino special? We’ll see.