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A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.The killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last...
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.
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He's not it y'all.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vowed to block a tax on billionaires, saying that a ballot proposal has already scared off tech leaders.
Gavin Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
He's not it y'all.
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Crucial context: ICE agents have typically been taught not to get scared, shoot fleeing moms in the head, and then call them a bitch afterwards on days 48 and 49 of their training.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Crucial context: ICE agents have typically been taught not to get scared, shoot fleeing moms in the head, and then call them a bitch afterwards on days 48 and 49 of their training.
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There is no attitude for which legacy journalists are more often rewarded by their bosses than "Everybody needs to calm down." It is a preening announcement that you are the adult in the room, immune from emotion or overreaction or "hysteria." And it is the worst imaginable priority for this era. >
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
There is no attitude for which legacy journalists are more often rewarded by their bosses than "Everybody needs to calm down." It is a preening announcement that you are the adult in the room, immune from emotion or overreaction or "hysteria." And it is the worst imaginable priority for this era. >
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Yet another reason Newsom is a nonstarter. And a hypocrite, tbh given his troll posture the other 23 hours of the day when he isn’t spouting this ripe garbage.
The “breach” is not of decorum, but of whole communities and families destroyed, lives lost. No, I don’t think we’ll be “turning the page”
The “breach” is not of decorum, but of whole communities and families destroyed, lives lost. No, I don’t think we’ll be “turning the page”
Newsom's already calling for a joining of hands with the Nazis and let atrocities be bygones.
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Yet another reason Newsom is a nonstarter. And a hypocrite, tbh given his troll posture the other 23 hours of the day when he isn’t spouting this ripe garbage.
The “breach” is not of decorum, but of whole communities and families destroyed, lives lost. No, I don’t think we’ll be “turning the page”
The “breach” is not of decorum, but of whole communities and families destroyed, lives lost. No, I don’t think we’ll be “turning the page”
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I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
January 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I have a note: journalists shouldn’t post AI slop in a time of national crisis
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I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
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Let me just say: News outlets did not used to put autoplaying videos of murders on their Instagrams. That’s a choice they have made recently. In my opinion, it’s the wrong one.
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Let me just say: News outlets did not used to put autoplaying videos of murders on their Instagrams. That’s a choice they have made recently. In my opinion, it’s the wrong one.
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I don’t have to watch footage of the secret police blowing an unarmed woman’s head off from 14 different angles to know that the government is lying, and neither do you
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t have to watch footage of the secret police blowing an unarmed woman’s head off from 14 different angles to know that the government is lying, and neither do you
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...
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Clear-eyed, fact-based, and written to explain to normies. No “both sidesing.” No “Trump officials disagree.”
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Clear-eyed, fact-based, and written to explain to normies. No “both sidesing.” No “Trump officials disagree.”
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.
This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
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"FBI is leading the investigation."
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
ICE/CBP just shot two people in Portland.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"FBI is leading the investigation."
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
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if trump thought he had a winning hand here he would be the first person in front of the press. they know it’s bad so they send their little pig man out to gobble up the slop
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
if trump thought he had a winning hand here he would be the first person in front of the press. they know it’s bad so they send their little pig man out to gobble up the slop
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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For people too stupid to get it, the connection between Bush administration lawlessness and what's happening right now is that nobody from the Bush administration was ever held accountable for their crimes
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
For people too stupid to get it, the connection between Bush administration lawlessness and what's happening right now is that nobody from the Bush administration was ever held accountable for their crimes
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This cannot stand. Which is why we will be joining Rep. Robin Kelly to file articles of impeachment against Secretary Noem in the coming days.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This cannot stand. Which is why we will be joining Rep. Robin Kelly to file articles of impeachment against Secretary Noem in the coming days.
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
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NYT got Trump to lie to them for hours last night, it was so cool! Biden never did that! So they sanewashed the rambling “interview” into many articles praising how cool it is for them to have access to the president, and how awesome Trump is. They are collaborating for peanuts.
January 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
NYT got Trump to lie to them for hours last night, it was so cool! Biden never did that! So they sanewashed the rambling “interview” into many articles praising how cool it is for them to have access to the president, and how awesome Trump is. They are collaborating for peanuts.
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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It's nothing everyone doesn't already know, but ICE/CBP guys know they can do whatever they want. They're the absolute dregs of the Violence Worker Community, not trained for anything like what they're doing, out of their depth, all that. But it starts with them knowing they won't face consequences.
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
It's nothing everyone doesn't already know, but ICE/CBP guys know they can do whatever they want. They're the absolute dregs of the Violence Worker Community, not trained for anything like what they're doing, out of their depth, all that. But it starts with them knowing they won't face consequences.
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Putting my radical take out there that if you participated in bullying Parker Malloy, a trans journalist with a long history of queer advocacy off this site, for the reason that she asked "why" on a pic putting tits on a chibi character on a game marketed to children, you're kind of a shit person
January 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Putting my radical take out there that if you participated in bullying Parker Malloy, a trans journalist with a long history of queer advocacy off this site, for the reason that she asked "why" on a pic putting tits on a chibi character on a game marketed to children, you're kind of a shit person