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“Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it.
Instead, as his 4-year-old grandson watched and cried…”
Instead, as his 4-year-old grandson watched and cried…”
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it.
Instead, as his 4-year-old grandson watched and cried…”
Instead, as his 4-year-old grandson watched and cried…”
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Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped thousands of users, who were unable to stop costly monthly charges. n.pr/4qkPpQf
FTC accuses AI search engine of 'rampant consumer deception'
Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped thousands of users, who were unable to stop costly monthly charges.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped thousands of users, who were unable to stop costly monthly charges. n.pr/4qkPpQf
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I want to tell you about what's happening here in Minnesota.
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I want to tell you about what's happening here in Minnesota.
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Gift link to this detailed, harrowing breakdown of the Minneapolis shooting, including a synchronous analysis demonstrating that a video circulated as evidence that the ICE officer was "run over" does not in fact show that: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Gift link to this detailed, harrowing breakdown of the Minneapolis shooting, including a synchronous analysis demonstrating that a video circulated as evidence that the ICE officer was "run over" does not in fact show that: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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I sat down with Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, who both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and experienced some of the most brutal violence that day.
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
YouTube video by NPR
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
I sat down with Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges, who both defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and experienced some of the most brutal violence that day.
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
We watched their bodycam footage together - moment by moment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvL4...
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Yashar Ali has the spiked 60 Minutes segment on his Substack. See the story Canadian viewers watched that was withheld from US viewers. loom.ly/6Ab3IMo
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Yashar Ali has the spiked 60 Minutes segment on his Substack. See the story Canadian viewers watched that was withheld from US viewers. loom.ly/6Ab3IMo
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Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
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BBC showing tennis’s new Battle of the Sexes will just offer up opportunity to belittle women’s sport | Barney Ronay
BBC showing tennis’s new Battle of the Sexes will just offer up opportunity to belittle women’s sport | Barney Ronay
The match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios opens up a direct channel between the BBC of old and a world of toxic internet hatred
It’s always best to take a sceptical view of the constant flow of BBC-bashing newspaper stories, which are often simply bogus outrage expressed for commercial gain. Even the war-on-woke, cod-ideological stuff – Clive Myrie INSISTS hamsters can breastfeed human robots – the bits that make you want to smear your face with greengage jam and weep for England, our England, with its meadows, its shadows, its curates made entirely from beef. Even these come from a hard, transactional place.
Basically, it’s the licence fee. The BBC is free at the point of delivery, but paid for by a national levy. The BBC is also a direct commercial competitor to every other form of legacy media, all of which are trying to find ways to survive and recoup revenue. Continue reading...
dlvr.it
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
BBC showing tennis’s new Battle of the Sexes will just offer up opportunity to belittle women’s sport | Barney Ronay
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NPR fights Trump's executive order against public media
The case isn't getting much attention.
But it pits the press's right not to face government retaliation over coverage against the president's assertion of vast executive powers
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
The case isn't getting much attention.
But it pits the press's right not to face government retaliation over coverage against the president's assertion of vast executive powers
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
NPR battles Trump executive order in court
NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NPR fights Trump's executive order against public media
The case isn't getting much attention.
But it pits the press's right not to face government retaliation over coverage against the president's assertion of vast executive powers
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
The case isn't getting much attention.
But it pits the press's right not to face government retaliation over coverage against the president's assertion of vast executive powers
My story:
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/g...
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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As NPR reports, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on provisions of the Voting Rights Act which, if struck down, could allow Republicans to redistrict 19 districts in favor of the GOP -- possibly eliminating 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus. READ: https://loom.ly/sVtklII
A Supreme Court ruling on voting rights could boost Republicans' redistricting efforts
A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.
www.npr.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
As NPR reports, the Supreme Court is hearing a case on provisions of the Voting Rights Act which, if struck down, could allow Republicans to redistrict 19 districts in favor of the GOP -- possibly eliminating 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus. READ: https://loom.ly/sVtklII
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After trading messages with so many readers asking this question, I pulled together a post on how to find trustworthy news sources. The bad news: It means a LOT more work for consumers. READ: https://loom.ly/lG92xgs
How to find trustworthy news reporting in these times?
I don't have the perfect answer. But here's a few ideas.
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
After trading messages with so many readers asking this question, I pulled together a post on how to find trustworthy news sources. The bad news: It means a LOT more work for consumers. READ: https://loom.ly/lG92xgs
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My column on Jimmy Kimmel, Big Media owners and the shrinking of free speech in American media. https://loom.ly/P8pK0Gw
Jimmy Kimmel's fate signals Big Media's capitulation
The loss of free speech in America signaled by Jimmy Kimmel's suspension has been ushered in by big media companies who refuse to defend their employees.
open.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My column on Jimmy Kimmel, Big Media owners and the shrinking of free speech in American media. https://loom.ly/P8pK0Gw
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korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
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Bagel Bites: Enter the GOAT
No, I'm not referring to THEM. I'm referring to HIM.
forty-deuce.ghost.io
September 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
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Wrote for the New York Times about Taylor Townsend. She hasn't had a clothing sponsor for seven years, so she decided to start her own namesake brand. At the US Open, she'll be wearing orcas, all thanks to Samuel L. Jackson www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/s...
She’s Serving New Clothes at the U.S. Open
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wrote for the New York Times about Taylor Townsend. She hasn't had a clothing sponsor for seven years, so she decided to start her own namesake brand. At the US Open, she'll be wearing orcas, all thanks to Samuel L. Jackson www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/s...
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my friends yelled at me last week for not promoting what i'm doing. whatever. but they are loud and persistent so to shut them up, here.
i have been doing regular link-dumps of tennis content. i just posted a new one.
forty-deuce.ghost.io/bagel-bites-...
i have been doing regular link-dumps of tennis content. i just posted a new one.
forty-deuce.ghost.io/bagel-bites-...
Bagel Bites: Trust no one.
Except Tumaini.
forty-deuce.ghost.io
August 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
my friends yelled at me last week for not promoting what i'm doing. whatever. but they are loud and persistent so to shut them up, here.
i have been doing regular link-dumps of tennis content. i just posted a new one.
forty-deuce.ghost.io/bagel-bites-...
i have been doing regular link-dumps of tennis content. i just posted a new one.
forty-deuce.ghost.io/bagel-bites-...
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If you want to donate to a PBS station in a state that needs it the most, I made a list of all of the donation pages and a legend with how much of their budget relies on federal funding
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Donate to PBS
docs.google.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If you want to donate to a PBS station in a state that needs it the most, I made a list of all of the donation pages and a legend with how much of their budget relies on federal funding
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...