Kiko
@kiko-kat.bsky.social
Photojournalist and librarian (I am a sliver in a Venn diagram).
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there has been a repeated and calculated effort to not only go after Black activists and journalists but also to go to extreme lengths to try to rob them of their dignity and create racialized propaganda. this is vile, vicious stuff and it needs to be called out directly
Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
there has been a repeated and calculated effort to not only go after Black activists and journalists but also to go to extreme lengths to try to rob them of their dignity and create racialized propaganda. this is vile, vicious stuff and it needs to be called out directly
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
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Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
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Make America Graft Again
New: Binance holds 87% of the Trump family's stablecoin—$4.7 billion—a higher concentration than any other major stablecoin has at any single exchange.
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Its U.S. affiliate holds $1,119.
me, for @forbes.com
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Make America Graft Again
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To the contrary, no one has any problem with warehouses. The problem is with concentration camps.
February 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
To the contrary, no one has any problem with warehouses. The problem is with concentration camps.
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
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Trump says he’ll donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity. Americans shouldn’t buy it.
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
Trump says he’ll donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity. Americans shouldn’t buy it.
Jen Psaki breaks down Trump's shady history with donations after the president promised to donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Trump says he’ll donate $10 billion from his IRS lawsuit to charity. Americans shouldn’t buy it.
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
The president has been caught lying about his charitable donations many, many times before. | MS Now
www.ms.now/the-briefing...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny is expected to take place between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. ET.
The alternate halftime show by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock is expected to take place between 1930 and 1932.
The alternate halftime show by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock is expected to take place between 1930 and 1932.
February 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bad Bunny is expected to take place between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. ET.
The alternate halftime show by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock is expected to take place between 1930 and 1932.
The alternate halftime show by Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock is expected to take place between 1930 and 1932.
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The Super Bowl halftime show will undoubtedly be fun, joyous and, like all such shows, a spectacle. Imagine having so much anger and insecurity in you that you waste moments of your life feeling mad about such a thing. That takes energy, and it darkens the soul. Such people are ghosts made flesh.
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Super Bowl halftime show will undoubtedly be fun, joyous and, like all such shows, a spectacle. Imagine having so much anger and insecurity in you that you waste moments of your life feeling mad about such a thing. That takes energy, and it darkens the soul. Such people are ghosts made flesh.
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TrumpRx is nothing more than Donald Trump’s latest vanity project.
If Donald Trump cared at all about making health care more affordable, he wouldn't have kicked 15 million Americans off their health insurance.
If Donald Trump cared at all about making health care more affordable, he wouldn't have kicked 15 million Americans off their health insurance.
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
TrumpRx is nothing more than Donald Trump’s latest vanity project.
If Donald Trump cared at all about making health care more affordable, he wouldn't have kicked 15 million Americans off their health insurance.
If Donald Trump cared at all about making health care more affordable, he wouldn't have kicked 15 million Americans off their health insurance.
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part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
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It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
It’s weird how the White House can just blame a “staffer” for the racist post as if just any low level flunky can pretend to be the President of the United States at any random time.
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I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
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Over 73,000 people are currently in ICE custody, the most ever...
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Over 73,000 people are currently in ICE custody, the most ever...
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
But that's not the only shocking number:
- There has been a 2,450% increase in the number of people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.
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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 12:25 AM
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...
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The Justice Dept. unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement — including during the crackdown in Minneapolis — has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force, people familiar with its work told Reuters.
Exclusive: Justice Department unit on police misconduct sees staffing plunge and probes scaled back, sources say
The U.S. Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal immigration in Minneapolis, has lost two-thirds of its p...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The Justice Dept. unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement — including during the crackdown in Minneapolis — has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force, people familiar with its work told Reuters.
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I share @willbunch.bsky.social's work on the regular, because it's all good. This latest piece is a haunting barnburner about a planned concentration camp in rural Pennsylvania. The first sentence is: "Evil has never looked this banal."
Please read this and share:
www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Please read this and share:
www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont, Pa., that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in a $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I share @willbunch.bsky.social's work on the regular, because it's all good. This latest piece is a haunting barnburner about a planned concentration camp in rural Pennsylvania. The first sentence is: "Evil has never looked this banal."
Please read this and share:
www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Please read this and share:
www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.
After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice. https://cnn.it/4kqanLy
February 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.
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Q: Steve Bannon recently said, 'We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November.' Can you guarantee that ICE will not be around voting locations?
Leavitt: I can't guarantee that an ICE agent won't be around a polling location in November. That's frankly a very silly hypothetical question
Leavitt: I can't guarantee that an ICE agent won't be around a polling location in November. That's frankly a very silly hypothetical question
February 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Q: Steve Bannon recently said, 'We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November.' Can you guarantee that ICE will not be around voting locations?
Leavitt: I can't guarantee that an ICE agent won't be around a polling location in November. That's frankly a very silly hypothetical question
Leavitt: I can't guarantee that an ICE agent won't be around a polling location in November. That's frankly a very silly hypothetical question
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This is precisely what happened to the transcript of the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. They stashed it in a code-word classified system for political reasons.
The whistleblower complaint against Gabbard was allegedly that info was being classified for political reasons.
Now seems like a good time for the intelligence community IG to have its own FOIA office so you don't have to submit your requests for IG records through DNI headquarters first.
Now seems like a good time for the intelligence community IG to have its own FOIA office so you don't have to submit your requests for IG records through DNI headquarters first.
Congress Receives Redacted Version of Whistleblower Complaint Against Gabbard
Significant portions of the document had been blacked out for executive privilege.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is precisely what happened to the transcript of the Zelensky call that led to Trump’s first impeachment. They stashed it in a code-word classified system for political reasons.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Trump--the only President in US history who has never won an election against a man.
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Trump--the only President in US history who has never won an election against a man.