NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
Interesting that a senator felt the need to send a classified warning about intelligence activities.
At this point, some leaked videos might help.
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Vast camps are central to Trumpism. Stephen Miller has long been very excited about them. Backlash is another sign that opposition to Trump/Miller runs deeper than revulsion at ICE. There's real resistance to the whole ideological project of mass deportations. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...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.
just think about how incredibly out of bounds your sexual ethics must be to get the government of france sounding this prot-pilled
Reporter: There’s a call from Epstein survivors to have Ghislaine Maxwell moved to a high security prison. What do you want to have happen?
Melania Trump: We are here to celebrate the release and the life of those two incredible people. Let’s honor that.
Ukrainians are surviving this winter with each other’s support and with the help of hundreds of Points of Invincibility that meet people’s physical and emotional needs.
But what are they exactly? 🧵👇🏼
Help keep the skies safe and people in their homes:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...Our hot new MJ cover story on all the idiotic things Trump is doing to control America's 250 anniversary celebrations and ictate the presentation of US history and culture is online. Read it before the First Amendment gets canceled.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...So many incredible journalists got laid off today. Heroes, mentors, friends. Just an absolutely devastating day. Starting a thread here with some of their incredible work, and how to follow and support them.
Greetings from Kyiv.
I know some of you care, so I came here to say hi.
Nothing new: low heating, power outages.
At least cold water is stable (hot water appears only when we have electricity).
-8 °C and snow outside. Tropical vibes 😂
Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
Vast camps are central to Trumpism. Stephen Miller has long been very excited about them. Backlash is another sign that opposition to Trump/Miller runs deeper than revulsion at ICE. There's real resistance to the whole ideological project of mass deportations. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
GARCIA: Do you have any idea how much we're spending on ICE every day?
BESSENT: This is the financial stability oversi---
GARCIA: You're the treasury. You're supposed to follow the money. How much are they spending to terrorize communities?
BESSENT: Again, President Trump has secured the border
Fulton County officials asked a federal court to return 2020 election ballots that the FBI seized last week. The county is also requesting that the court unseal the affidavit the administration used to obtain approval for the search.
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-georgia-elections-fulton-county-2020-ballots-532b6daf318c79c471cd7f145c9f2215
Folks, every single video you've seen on here (or anywhere online) of local law enforcement arresting ICE is fake. They're all AI-generated. They're not real. I know they may look real to you, but they're not. Please, for the love of all that's good, stop sharing these videos.
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
Let’s remember Lummis owns $$$ worth of BTC. Of freakin’ course she wants the government to buy.
SOME GOP LAWMAKERS PUSH TREASURY TO BUY BITCOIN Senator Cynthia Lummis has suggested Bessent buy Bitcoin using U.S. gold reserves. She told reporters last year she raised the idea with him and would support action under existing executive authority.
Following our reporting about businesses linked to Patriot Front in North Texas, one of the employees of the company has resigned from a city advisory board in Irving, Texas. I've been told some city council members were disturbed when they saw the original report.
www.keranews.org/government/2...
Irving Green Advisory Board member resigns after links to white nationalist group revealed
Joshua James Berkau resigned days after his links to white nationalist group Patriot Front surfaced.
This is my thing, yes criticize Dems and call them. But run your Republican Congress critters ragged right now. Make it impossible for them to have a moment of peace.
Again, I know everyone wants to yell at The Democrats & Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jefferies, but there are 10-25 people in Washington who could literally end all of this tomorrow, & none of them are Democrats, & they continue to get 24/7 free passes for being absolute oath-violating cowards. Focus.
Local police told her told her the South Dakota license plates on the hulking SUV in her driveway belonged to a different model car. “Swapping license plates has become a signature of federal agents” during the surge, despite a warning from Minnesota’s DMV to stop the unlawful practice.
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.
this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
ICE rammed her car, shot her five times giving her 7 bullet wounds & absconded her out of the hospital after three hours wrapped in bandages.
These agents are savages!
#FundHealthcareOverICE
If this could happen to Marimar Martinez, it could happen to you or your loved one!
Congress: 202-224-3121
Imagine your sweet, little 9-year-old girl was abducted and taken to a torture mill.
This is happening in our name on our dime.
Children are being abducted, detained, deprived of medical care & given moldy or worm infested food & foul water.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
Congress: 202-224-3121
Take a look at Curtis Yarvin -- the ultimate genius/fascist incel who needs to create another world so he can get laid.
He's a very good buddy of Theil.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_...
Curtis Yarvin - Wikipedia
In no functioning country is this allowed.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
Rutte in Kyiv: „As soon as there is peace, aircraft, the navy, and troops will contribute to the protection of Ukraine.“
Oh God, that's so pathetic, so ridiculous, so cowardly.
The Ukrainians need protection NOW.
France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
This is big: France and other European nations are investigating Elon Musk’s X as explained in the post below from the French Foreign Ministry’s rapid response account.
“Why the fuck did no other media member stand up for @kaitlancollins? Trump, a coward, is constantly throwing ugly sexist insults at female reporters”
-Joe Walsh
When history is written, the most alarming fact will the disgusting cowardice of ALL in:
GOP
Corporate Media
Law
Business
Education
FWIW the enrollment at VMI is just a hair above that of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech, and the commissioning rate at VT is substantially higher!
@cardinalnews.org
cardinalnews.org/2026/02/03/p...
Pentagon warns it could take ‘extraordinary measures’ in fight over VMI’s future
Democratic state lawmakers have introduced two bills that could substantially alter how the Lexington military college operates.
The story of these mistakes seems simple. Border crossings swelled when Biden took office and plunged when he left. Right?
Wrong. In fact, the Biden-era spike in border crossings started before Biden took office and ended before he left office
Fact Checking the “Success” of Trump Border Patrol Policies
A new study shows that border policies under both Biden and Trump had relatively small effects on border crossings.
Her life story will be entitled "Gullibles Travels."
Golly gee, oh well. They got me again. What can I do about?
Sore loser man-baby says if they won't perform here, no one will perform here.
Republicans are in here cosplaying as protectors of women and children, but they were silent when Renee Good was killed, willingly voted to cut SNAP, and are now sitting by as ICE rips children away from their families.
Miss me with the selective outrage.
I went to the Dnipro River today.
Still frozen.
I just want to remind you that russians chose the coldest night to launch the most severe attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Mike Johnson: "GOD FORBID we do what the US Constitution requires us to do! And GOD FORBID we use some of that $190 BILLION DOLLARS from the Big Bullshit Bill that was given to DHS to actually fund competent immigration judges who can ensure due process for ALL people, regardless of citizenship!"
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
holy shit
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
The
@nytimes.com coverage of France's Grok investigation casts it as part of a conflict between U.S. & European speech rules. That's true only if you buy Elon's version.
This is a case about CSAM and NCII. Those are crimes in France, and crimes in the U.S. There's no transatlantic divide here. 1/
Measles cases are rising fast… right as this administration spikes health insurance costs for millions.
This administration is doing everything they can to make Americans LESS healthy.
Close the ICE detention centers.
These are my remarks from that remarkable day:
open.substack.com/pub/erichold...
Note the theme I struck as we started out the rebuilding of the DOJ. Another Attorney General will also have to rebuild from the wreckage that is now the Justice Department.
From Queens to the Fifth Floor: My Swearing in as Attorney General 17 Years Ago
17 years ago today, I was sworn in as the first Black Attorney General of the United States during Black History Month. These are my remarks from that remarkable day.
Federal agents drew weapons on unarmed woman in St. Peter, Minnesota..
Dramatic Minnesota footage captured the moment a driver was boxed in by armed ICE agents…
Local police chief rescued her from ICE after she called 911…
She was a US citizen dragged from her car by ICE
youtu.be/EG7bqoDJ9L4?...
Federal agents drew weapons on unarmed woman in St. Peter, Minnesota
YouTube video by MPR News
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
Life Lessons I learned at 12 while shooting cans in the backyard:
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
"The apparent ease with which air power and special operations forces can remove a foreign leader risks reinforcing a dangerous lesson—that decapitation is quick, decisive, and rewarding."
Mission accomplished? Nobody knows.
lnk.thebulwark.com/4qVe2TPYou can see how cold it is in Ukraine just by watching this video of rescuers extinguishing the fire and seeing water freezing right in front of them.
russia deliberately waited for another temperature drop to start bombing residential buildings and energy infrastructure again.
Russia is conducting a major terror attack on Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities at this very moment.
Trump is a fool, a liar and a danger.
Trump: "I did call up President Putin and he's agreed -- they have the same cold wave that we do, maybe different because it's pretty far away, but it's the equivalent. And Ukraine is a very cold country, much colder than us. I asked him if he wouldn't shoot for one week and he's agreed to do it."
It’s very loud in Kyiv.
russia is attacking us with ballistic missiles.
Let the world know.
