A journalist filmed an ICE protest at a Minnesota church. Then federal agents showed up at her door After Georgia Fort and Don Lemon reported from a church whose pastor reportedly works for ICE, agents arrested Fort in front of her children

Georgia Fort, an award-winning Minnesota journalist, filmed a protest in a church during the ICE surge. The federal government is charging her for it. We talked about how the case has affected her, her family, her work - and what it means for journalism. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

EXCLUSIVE: ICE has transferred a Southern Connecticut State University student it arrested last week from New Hampshire to a facility in Louisiana.

The move could complicate efforts to get the student released.

My latest @ctinsider.bsky.social story — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky

Federal Judge Pressures FDA to Finish Abortion Pill Review The Food and Drug Administration must complete its review of abortion pills “within a reasonable timeframe,” a federal judge in Louisiana ruled on Tuesday.

NEWS: A federal judge ordered the FDA to provide concrete details of its review of abortion pills, which the agency has so far kept under wraps

The FDA has 6 months to file a status report on its mifepristone review, including how long it'll take
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Your Loved One Is Stuck in Immigration Detention. It Will Cost $25,000 to Get Them Out. After a run-in with the police that ended in his arrest, Andry’s...

Your Loved One Is Stuck in Immigration Detention. It Will Cost $25,000 to Get Them Out. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/under-t...

“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They

Today, Virginia is the only U.S. state where someone convicted of any felony loses their right to vote for life, unless it is personally restored by the governor.

Lawmakers this year advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal that rule.

When I had a newborn, I was like…this won‘t be so hard. I can still be me. Having a toddler has humbled me

If there’s two of you, it’s easier. But wrangling a toddler solo is a challenge at times. She can‘t walk a whole mile without demanding to be carried for most of it but will be opposed to a stroller

As a toddler parent, I have to hold back when parents of babies are like “it’s easy to take kids places!” Yes it was easier to take my kid places too when they weren’t so heavy and capable of wrestling like a small alligator 😆

image of a white brick wall overlaid with text reading: for a story at The Guardian, I'm looking to speak to 1-2 people who have had their community/ political organizing work impacted by being expected or forced to organize with someone who assaulted or harassed them, and that staying silent was "for the good of the movement" I know this is an extremely common story, but also one people can't always share with their name or face: anonymity or pseudonyms will be provided. I am trained in trauma-informed strategies in working with survivors, am a survivor myself, and take digital hygiene and sources' security extremely seriously. Please reach out over signal @ lex_mcmenamin.68 . I'll take this down when I have enough folks. Thank you.

Source Callout:

for a story at the Guardian, I'm interviewing folks who were asked to keep working with someone after sexual assault or harassment or relationship abuse, and told to stay silent "for the good of the movement" (more info in pic with alt text).

reach out on Signal @ lex_mcmenamin.68

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history. www.wired.com/story/border...

Maine Is About to Become the First State to Ban New Data Centers Legislation that could be enacted this spring would pause construction of large new data centers until November 2027.

"Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact such a measure as communities across the U.S. grapple with fallout from the boom in artificial intelligence." (via @wsj.com)

Join the TJA's Monthly Giving Community - Jasmine Mithani's Fundraiser on Donorbox I'm raising money for the Trans Journalists Association, the only trans-led organization of gender-expansive journalists in the U.S.Over the years, I’ve seen TJA work relentlessly towards its two goal...

I read 924 pages during #TransRightsReadathon and raised $425 for @transjournalists.org for my 1000/1000 goal.

Anyone want to help me close that funding gap? The Trans Journalists Association promotes accurate, nuanced coverage of trans people in the news.

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DHS pauses plans to buy warehouses for immigrant detention The break may only be temporary and would give the new DHS secretary time to review policies, Homeland Security officials say.

DHS is pausing plans to buy more warehouses to detain immigrants, according to two senior DHS officials who stressed the decision may only be temporary.

New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction The US senator said on Tuesday that a moratorium would give lawmakers time to "ensure that AI is safe." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a similar bill in the House in the weeks ahead.

NEW: i took a look at legislation @sanders.senate.gov is intro'ing today to impose a data center moratorium “until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of AI"

it's a major line in the sand for progressives looking to tie data center opposition w AI safety

And it's always just poor people daring to have preferences for food or advocating for themselves because they have to do it constantly in order to get done anything done for themselves and their families

The pay gap between women and men widened last year, analysis finds • Ohio Capital Journal The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday showing women last year earned 18.6% less than men per hour on average.

The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday showing women last year earned 18.6% less than men per hour on average ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/23/r...

ICE has been deporting pregnant and postpartum immigrants. Now we know how many. The numbers offer the most detailed look at how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing people have been caught up in the immigration enforcement surge, despite federal policy discouraging the practice.

363 pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants were deported b/w Jan 2025 and Feb 16, DHS confirms.

16 miscarried in detention.

121 actively detained as of last month.

These are the first numbers we have on how many pregnant, postpartum and nursing people have been detained under Trump.

We’re still recovering from the time change as toddler parents and yet…my spouse insists on playing peanut butter jelly time 3 or 4 times before bedtime

This Oil Supply Shock Is Very, Very Bad Even releasing hundreds of millions of barrels from the world’s strategic reserves will only cover about a month of missing supply.

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Bill requiring immigration status checks in Tennessee public schools advances in legislature • Tennessee Lookout A bill requiring Tennessee public schools to gather data on student immigration status and report it to the education department advanced.

Bill requiring student immigration status checks in Tennessee K-12 public schools advances in legislature tennesseelookout.com/briefs/bill-... @tennesseelookout.com

In memory of Logan Hullinger Logan Hullinger, founder of news blog Mobtown Redux and one of Baltimore Beat’s most dedicated contributors, passed away unexpectedly on March 6. He would have turned 30 on March 10, 2026.  Logan was…

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Early prenatal care declines across US, reversing years of progress • Wisconsin Examiner More than a quarter of pregnant women are not getting early prenatal care, a significantly worsening trend according to the CDC

Early prenatal care declines across US, reversing years of progress wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/03/02/r...

ICE is targeting workers at Home Depot. Advocates want Congress to step in. Immigrant advocates are calling on Arizona's congressional delegation to investigate ICE enforcement at Phoenix Home Depot locations

Immigrant rights advocates want Arizona’s Democratic congressional delegation to look into whether The Home Depot is collaborating with federal immigration officials, report @azmirror.com and @statesnewsroom.com

CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...

Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info

Judge orders restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”

JUST IN: Judge Cynthia Rufe (GWBush) invokes Orwell's dystopian "1984" as she bars Trump admin from memory holing slavery exhibits at Washington's Philly home. w/@kyledcheney
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My kid is going through a yogurt obsession right now. I'm begging them every day. Please eat something else. This is not an advice-seeking post! I just really appreciated that and so many other things about the movie

It was so smart of If I Had Legs I'd Kick You to choose to center a struggle to get your child to eat because most parents struggle with picky eating of some kind and it's soooo hard

You'd probably see more women in senior reporting roles and editor roles if the career advancement path for journalism ever considered how best to keep parents in journalism, but of course this is an issue that is pervasive in every industry

There are so many of us as who have kids and are forced by lack of childcare to scale back our work and need to get back into full-time journalism roles and a fellowship is not a magic bullet but I think it is useful in this context