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Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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For years, I've criticised countries like Russia & Georgia that try to prevent foreign funding of civil society. Now I'm starting to wonder whether we need similar rules: to stop Russian influence operations, certainly, but also to stop the US boosting the far right in Europe. What times we live in!
Not to take away from a really important story, but what is important about it is tells is what the US new national security strategy means in practice:
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
For years, I've criticised countries like Russia & Georgia that try to prevent foreign funding of civil society. Now I'm starting to wonder whether we need similar rules: to stop Russian influence operations, certainly, but also to stop the US boosting the far right in Europe. What times we live in!
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Seltsam: "inoffizielle" Medienaccounts inaktiv seit August 2024, seit gestern (5. Februar) wieder aktiv, umgeleitet über eine domain die auch erst gestern erstellt wurde.
Sieht mir nach geplanter Desinfo aus, Doppelgänger-mäßig.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Sieht mir nach geplanter Desinfo aus, Doppelgänger-mäßig.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Seltsam: "inoffizielle" Medienaccounts inaktiv seit August 2024, seit gestern (5. Februar) wieder aktiv, umgeleitet über eine domain die auch erst gestern erstellt wurde.
Sieht mir nach geplanter Desinfo aus, Doppelgänger-mäßig.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Sieht mir nach geplanter Desinfo aus, Doppelgänger-mäßig.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Es gibt hier auf Bluesky zwei Tagesschau-Bots.
Einer mit Namen »tagesschau« und einer mit Namen »tagesschaubot«
Letzterer war anderthalb Jahre ruhig. Seit heute ist er aber wieder aktiv. Und postet Links, die zwar zur Tagesschau führen, aber mit Umweg über eine Seite Namens »fascinating–news«. 1/
Einer mit Namen »tagesschau« und einer mit Namen »tagesschaubot«
Letzterer war anderthalb Jahre ruhig. Seit heute ist er aber wieder aktiv. Und postet Links, die zwar zur Tagesschau führen, aber mit Umweg über eine Seite Namens »fascinating–news«. 1/
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Es gibt hier auf Bluesky zwei Tagesschau-Bots.
Einer mit Namen »tagesschau« und einer mit Namen »tagesschaubot«
Letzterer war anderthalb Jahre ruhig. Seit heute ist er aber wieder aktiv. Und postet Links, die zwar zur Tagesschau führen, aber mit Umweg über eine Seite Namens »fascinating–news«. 1/
Einer mit Namen »tagesschau« und einer mit Namen »tagesschaubot«
Letzterer war anderthalb Jahre ruhig. Seit heute ist er aber wieder aktiv. Und postet Links, die zwar zur Tagesschau führen, aber mit Umweg über eine Seite Namens »fascinating–news«. 1/
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. The Trump admin just took a SLEDGEHAMMER to due process, largely eliminating the Board of Immigration Appeals process and MANDATING DISMISSAL of ALL appeals (which cost $1,000 thanks to OBBBA) filed after tomorrow unless a majority of the BIA votes to hear the case.
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DHS should be abolished. Visiting high schools where people vote has nothing to do with its mandate.Suppressing the vote improves the security of no one.
www.daytondailynews.com/local/homela...
www.daytondailynews.com/local/homela...
Homeland Security responds with statement after agents visited Ponitz high school
Three officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security visited Ponitz Career Technology High School Monday to investigate allegations of voter fraud, said David Lawrence, Dayton Public Schools ...
www.daytondailynews.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
DHS should be abolished. Visiting high schools where people vote has nothing to do with its mandate.Suppressing the vote improves the security of no one.
www.daytondailynews.com/local/homela...
www.daytondailynews.com/local/homela...
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This was to be expected - after cutting support to pro-democracy civil society last year, the US state is now looking to actively support far-right affiliated think tanks and charities in Europe.
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 AM
This was to be expected - after cutting support to pro-democracy civil society last year, the US state is now looking to actively support far-right affiliated think tanks and charities in Europe.
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For months Governor Abbott secretly deployed the Texas National Guard into ICE detention facilities, even forcing them to work in the detention center that imprisoned Liam Ramos and a two month old baby.
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM
For months Governor Abbott secretly deployed the Texas National Guard into ICE detention facilities, even forcing them to work in the detention center that imprisoned Liam Ramos and a two month old baby.
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there is a kind of person that would dunk on this, but this sort of reflection over a seemingly tiny thing is exactly the sort of civic virtue that we need to be encouraging more of
I got my first whistle last weekend and it was a very intense moment, putting it around my neck and thinking about how to use it responsibly to protect my neighborhood. That happened because of the organizing that has already been done in MN, Chicago, and LA.
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
there is a kind of person that would dunk on this, but this sort of reflection over a seemingly tiny thing is exactly the sort of civic virtue that we need to be encouraging more of
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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8/8
Sollte STARK die 300 Millionen erhalten, gewinnen erneut antidemokratisch denkende (russische?) Netzwerke Einfluss in Deutschland.
Ein zweites Palantir entsteht, in einer Phase massiver russischer Bedrohung.
Das darf nicht passieren. Wir sollten widerstandsfähiger werden!
Sollte STARK die 300 Millionen erhalten, gewinnen erneut antidemokratisch denkende (russische?) Netzwerke Einfluss in Deutschland.
Ein zweites Palantir entsteht, in einer Phase massiver russischer Bedrohung.
Das darf nicht passieren. Wir sollten widerstandsfähiger werden!
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Sollte STARK die 300 Millionen erhalten, gewinnen erneut antidemokratisch denkende (russische?) Netzwerke Einfluss in Deutschland.
Ein zweites Palantir entsteht, in einer Phase massiver russischer Bedrohung.
Das darf nicht passieren. Wir sollten widerstandsfähiger werden!
Sollte STARK die 300 Millionen erhalten, gewinnen erneut antidemokratisch denkende (russische?) Netzwerke Einfluss in Deutschland.
Ein zweites Palantir entsteht, in einer Phase massiver russischer Bedrohung.
Das darf nicht passieren. Wir sollten widerstandsfähiger werden!
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Moritz Döpfner arbeitete lange für Thiel und verwaltet heute rund 50 Millionen € seines Vermögens. Sein Vater Mathias Döpfner ließ öffentlich für Trumps Wiederwahl beten und ist seit Jahren eng mit Thiel verbunden, hat ihm den Frank-Schirrmacher-Preis verliehen.
Moritz Döpfner arbeitete lange für Thiel und verwaltet heute rund 50 Millionen € seines Vermögens. Sein Vater Mathias Döpfner ließ öffentlich für Trumps Wiederwahl beten und ist seit Jahren eng mit Thiel verbunden, hat ihm den Frank-Schirrmacher-Preis verliehen.
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Moritz Döpfner arbeitete lange für Thiel und verwaltet heute rund 50 Millionen € seines Vermögens. Sein Vater Mathias Döpfner ließ öffentlich für Trumps Wiederwahl beten und ist seit Jahren eng mit Thiel verbunden, hat ihm den Frank-Schirrmacher-Preis verliehen.
Moritz Döpfner arbeitete lange für Thiel und verwaltet heute rund 50 Millionen € seines Vermögens. Sein Vater Mathias Döpfner ließ öffentlich für Trumps Wiederwahl beten und ist seit Jahren eng mit Thiel verbunden, hat ihm den Frank-Schirrmacher-Preis verliehen.
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Dann soll der Bundestag beschließen, dass die Rüstungsfirma STARK 300 Millionen € für Drohnen erhält.
Zu den Eigentümern von STARK zählen u.a. Peter Thiel, die Familie Döpfner und die CIA.
Dann soll der Bundestag beschließen, dass die Rüstungsfirma STARK 300 Millionen € für Drohnen erhält.
Zu den Eigentümern von STARK zählen u.a. Peter Thiel, die Familie Döpfner und die CIA.
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Dann soll der Bundestag beschließen, dass die Rüstungsfirma STARK 300 Millionen € für Drohnen erhält.
Zu den Eigentümern von STARK zählen u.a. Peter Thiel, die Familie Döpfner und die CIA.
Dann soll der Bundestag beschließen, dass die Rüstungsfirma STARK 300 Millionen € für Drohnen erhält.
Zu den Eigentümern von STARK zählen u.a. Peter Thiel, die Familie Döpfner und die CIA.
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Brian Kilmeade from Fox literally just said out loud that ICE pulled out of Maine to protect Susan Collins’ re‑election campaign. I can’t believe he would just admit that.
February 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Brian Kilmeade from Fox literally just said out loud that ICE pulled out of Maine to protect Susan Collins’ re‑election campaign. I can’t believe he would just admit that.
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The #WashingtonPost will forever be known as the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal, and #Bezos will forever be known as the man who broke the Washington Post.
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The #WashingtonPost will forever be known as the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal, and #Bezos will forever be known as the man who broke the Washington Post.
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Ex-Trump adviser claims undocumented people vote in large numbers in elections, leading to Democratic victories
Steve Bannon urges immigration agents to patrol US polling sites during midterm elections
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Ex-Trump adviser claims undocumented people vote in large numbers in elections, leading to Democratic victories
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Their collective misunderstanding of the sources of American power - and how their largesse is all downstream from it - is authentically stunning.
They believe they did it on their own, that their fortune isn’t a freak effect of the tax code, the courts, the Navy, rivers, & land grant universities.
They believe they did it on their own, that their fortune isn’t a freak effect of the tax code, the courts, the Navy, rivers, & land grant universities.
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Their collective misunderstanding of the sources of American power - and how their largesse is all downstream from it - is authentically stunning.
They believe they did it on their own, that their fortune isn’t a freak effect of the tax code, the courts, the Navy, rivers, & land grant universities.
They believe they did it on their own, that their fortune isn’t a freak effect of the tax code, the courts, the Navy, rivers, & land grant universities.
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Sacking The Washington Post probably has Bezos high-fiving his yachted authoritarian friends, all thinking they’re noble Centurions putting a knife into some loudmouth Senator under cover of darkness and saving Rome in the process.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Sacking The Washington Post probably has Bezos high-fiving his yachted authoritarian friends, all thinking they’re noble Centurions putting a knife into some loudmouth Senator under cover of darkness and saving Rome in the process.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
They fail to appreciate that they actually wrecked an aqueduct.
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Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Homan is smarter than Bovino (no real feat, there). He understands that if he does stuff that signals that we’re in the denouement of the crisis, media will move on. But brutality with observers is escalating, ICE is still omnipresent. Little sign on the ground that it’s over
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Homan is smarter than Bovino (no real feat, there). He understands that if he does stuff that signals that we’re in the denouement of the crisis, media will move on. But brutality with observers is escalating, ICE is still omnipresent. Little sign on the ground that it’s over