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The Israeli gov has finally admitted that the data from the Gaza Health Ministry on the number of Palestinians killed is in fact accurate.
I continue to be astounded by the shamelessness of genocide deniers. And I fear that the actual number of Palestinians killed is far greater.
I continue to be astounded by the shamelessness of genocide deniers. And I fear that the actual number of Palestinians killed is far greater.
Israel Admits 70k Palestinians Killed
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The Israeli gov has finally admitted that the data from the Gaza Health Ministry on the number of Palestinians killed is in fact accurate.
I continue to be astounded by the shamelessness of genocide deniers. And I fear that the actual number of Palestinians killed is far greater.
I continue to be astounded by the shamelessness of genocide deniers. And I fear that the actual number of Palestinians killed is far greater.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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This feels personal. 😠
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This feels personal. 😠
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One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
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WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
Q: You're a constitutional lawyer. Can you detail the 4th Amendment protections someone has if ICE approaches their home w/an administrative warrant?
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
MIKE JOHNSON: When ICE goes to execute a warrant, it's issued by an immigration judge, & that is a sufficient legal authority to go apprehend someone
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
WRONG. I-205 administrative warrants are not issued by immigration judges. They’re signed by ICE officers. And EVEN IF THEY WERE issued by an immigration judge - they are executive branch employees, NOT judicial branch. JUDICIAL warrants are needed to enter a home without consent.
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Rep. Kelly Morrison describes 'horrifying' conditions inside Whipple building www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Rep. Kelly Morrison describes 'horrifying' conditions inside Whipple building
Rep. Kelly Morrison describes cold temperatures, shackling and lack of medical care inside a Minneapolis ICE holding site after a judge restored congressional access.
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Rep. Kelly Morrison describes 'horrifying' conditions inside Whipple building www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Wilmer Menjivar went inside a private business and locked the door behind him. Agents wearing Border Patrol vests smashed their way through the door and took him into custody.
They didn’t have a warrant, and told Menjivar’s wife they didn’t need one.
They didn’t have a warrant, and told Menjivar’s wife they didn’t need one.
Border Patrol detentions at Utah auto shop spark questions about warrantless arrests
A video of an immigration-related arrest at an auto shop in West Valley City went viral over the weekend. Here’s what happened.
www.sltrib.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Wilmer Menjivar went inside a private business and locked the door behind him. Agents wearing Border Patrol vests smashed their way through the door and took him into custody.
They didn’t have a warrant, and told Menjivar’s wife they didn’t need one.
They didn’t have a warrant, and told Menjivar’s wife they didn’t need one.
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The deportation phase is not working (predictably) and the concentration camp phase is underway.
February 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The deportation phase is not working (predictably) and the concentration camp phase is underway.
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How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 AM
How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
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American tear gas factories include:
Combined Systems in Jamestown, PA.
Non-Lethal Technologies in Duluth, Georgia.
Defense Technology in Casper, Wyoming.
Combined Systems in Jamestown, PA.
Non-Lethal Technologies in Duluth, Georgia.
Defense Technology in Casper, Wyoming.
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
American tear gas factories include:
Combined Systems in Jamestown, PA.
Non-Lethal Technologies in Duluth, Georgia.
Defense Technology in Casper, Wyoming.
Combined Systems in Jamestown, PA.
Non-Lethal Technologies in Duluth, Georgia.
Defense Technology in Casper, Wyoming.
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
I've noticed an uptick of vague calling out of persons celebrated on the left. Usually by someone casually dropping names in the chat with no follow up. ⚠️ Be very suspicious of that and demand receipts.
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I've noticed an uptick of vague calling out of persons celebrated on the left. Usually by someone casually dropping names in the chat with no follow up. ⚠️ Be very suspicious of that and demand receipts.
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This
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This
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Multiple explosions across different Iranian cities, e.g., Tehran, Tabriz, and possibly Bandar Abbas, are being reported.
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Multiple explosions across different Iranian cities, e.g., Tehran, Tabriz, and possibly Bandar Abbas, are being reported.
Super sad #CatherineO'Hara died.
Catherine O'Hara, who starred in 'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek,' dies at 71
O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Super sad #CatherineO'Hara died.
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Guys maybe the number one obstacle to organizing here in Minneapolis is the unfounded fear that if you get involved, DHS will put you on a list and assassinate you. It leads people to avoid organizing or act in ways that are completely detrimental to organizing. Please please do not spread that fear
January 27, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Guys maybe the number one obstacle to organizing here in Minneapolis is the unfounded fear that if you get involved, DHS will put you on a list and assassinate you. It leads people to avoid organizing or act in ways that are completely detrimental to organizing. Please please do not spread that fear
When people are questioning the value of showing up to record with your phone, this is the point.
part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 PM
When people are questioning the value of showing up to record with your phone, this is the point.
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part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 AM
part of why we are driving ICE absolutely mad is that we are using tactics that do not really permit them to legally arrest us. they cannot operate the way they want to operate when we have eyes on them.
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
they want to be a secret police and we simply will not let them be secret
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National Park Service workers across the U.S. are removing materials about slavery, climate change and labor history to comply with an order from President Trump. In some of the first legal pushback, the city of Philadelphia sued the Trump administration on Thursday. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
National Park Service workers across the U.S. are removing materials about slavery, climate change and labor history to comply with an order from President Trump. In some of the first legal pushback, the city of Philadelphia sued the Trump administration on Thursday. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/c...
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Hey “ALL LIVES MATTER” people—federal fascists just killed two white people.
Where y’all at?🤔
Oh right. It was never *actually* about all lives mattering. It was just a slogan to undermine Black lives mattering. Yeah we saw your hypocrisy & racism then. And we see your cowardice & fascism now too.
Where y’all at?🤔
Oh right. It was never *actually* about all lives mattering. It was just a slogan to undermine Black lives mattering. Yeah we saw your hypocrisy & racism then. And we see your cowardice & fascism now too.
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Hey “ALL LIVES MATTER” people—federal fascists just killed two white people.
Where y’all at?🤔
Oh right. It was never *actually* about all lives mattering. It was just a slogan to undermine Black lives mattering. Yeah we saw your hypocrisy & racism then. And we see your cowardice & fascism now too.
Where y’all at?🤔
Oh right. It was never *actually* about all lives mattering. It was just a slogan to undermine Black lives mattering. Yeah we saw your hypocrisy & racism then. And we see your cowardice & fascism now too.
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I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”