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'No peace': Nearly a year after her son's death, she learned that ICE was responsible Ruben Ray Martinez is considered the first person to be killed by ICE during President Trump's second term. His mother believes his death could have been avoided.

edited this story; it'll stick with me for a long time. www.npr.org/2026/04/15/n...

many things in this world are inconvenient and cumbersome and I am really resenting that the New York Times has added "your account is logged into too many devices, please request a verification code" to the list

Crybaby studios!

I hate that contract negotiations are not going better, but this is where we are. Today my colleagues and I @propublica.org are walking out. We need management to come to the table with more serious contract proposals that address our real concerns about discipline, job protections and fair wages.

Half of those arrested by federal agents in Minnesota this winter have already been deported The federal government moved at a rapid pace to deport nearly 1,700 people picked up during a surge of immigration enforcement in Minnesota this winter, according to data analyzed by APM Reports and M...

Almost half of the people arrested by federal agents this winter in Minnesota have already been deported, according to new data released to the @deportationdata.org through a FOIA lawsuit. It's the clearest picture yet of federal activities in the state. (1)
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the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum i am going to the store

The President may, of course, engage in his own expressive conduct, including criticizing the views, reporting, or programming of NPR, PBS, or any other news outlet with whom he disagrees. The government may also fund its own speech and may fund government programs that promote specific perspectives on issues of public importance, and it may decide which views or perspectives to convey—and which not to convey—in any such government speech or program. And it may impose limits on federal grants to ensure that they are deployed to further the legitimate purposes of the program and may pick and choose among applicants based on legitimate criteria. But the First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power—including the power of the purse—“to punish or suppress disfavored expression” by others.

BREAKING

Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to stop funding NPR and PBS is “unlawful and unenforceable,” a federal judge ruled.

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Very proud of this piece, would love if you might read it

Thanks to a FOIA lawsuit from @deportationdata.org, Minnesota is getting its first credible numbers on arrests during the federal government's surge here this winter. About 3,800 Minnesota residents were arrested. Most from Latin America (only 106 from Somalia). (1)

Trump says birthright citizenship is over. The Supreme Court will decide. YouTube video by NPR

Supporters of President Trump like Sen. Ted Cruz say birthright citizenship is "stupid" because "it incentivizes illegal immigration." The @aclu.org counters that the 14th Amendment framers deliberately guaranteed birthright citizenship for anyone born in the USA. youtu.be/4QczkEbU8jA

All you fools could learn something from my nine year-old.

The Life-Changing Power of a Book Review Before Algorithms

How The Washington Post’s now-defunct Book World transformed the careers of two giants of American literature.

Via NYT Books (gift link).

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/b...

VICTORY: Future of Bernal’s Vintage Coke Sign Is Secured It took a year, an outcry, and a special piece of legislation to get the job done, but last Thursday the matter of Anonymous NIMBY vs. Bernal’s Vintage Coca-Cola Sign has been resolved, and t…

if they ever manage to paint over the Coke sign painted on someone's house in Bernal Heights.... then we're actually done for

Do you understand this billboard? If not, that's the whole point San Francisco's streets are plastered with cryptic ads from AI startups. The strategy is intentional — but it's not without cost.

reject modernity (AI startup billboard), embrace tradition (the insane Coca-Cola light-up sign that used to be at 5th and Bryant)

‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU Juan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.

NEW: ICE detained DACA recipient Juan Chavez Velasco 12 days after his youngest child was born prematurely. The father of 3 U.S. citizen kids was driving to deliver milk to her in NICU

"I never got to hold her" Juan told me, sharing his story for first time w/ @ms.now

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Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.

An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that Cesar Chavez, the United Farm Workers co-founder, groomed and sexually abused young girls who worked in the movement.

going to majority Irish-Catholic schools really warped my perception of how much the majority of the public cares about St. Patrick's Day. today I felt actual fear at the idea that I might get pinched for not wearing green today, despite the fact I am an adult. who is going to pinch me

me when i definitely understand a cultural reference and how a newsroom full of Trekkies will receive it :)

Wondering why the NPR logo looks a little different today? Thread below:

‘Elaine From Atlantic … She Needs to Leave’ Representative Jasmine Crockett claimed I wasn’t kicked out of her rally. Here’s the audio.

Elaine is an incredible journalist, period.

One year later, seven fired federal workers share where they are now The Trump administration fundamentally altered the trajectories of hundreds of thousands of lives.

NEW: The Trump administration's federal layoffs left our region teetering on the edge of a recession, altering the trajectories of thousands of our neighbors’ lives.

The 51st spoke to seven former federal workers about what they've been up to in the year since — and where they hope to go next.

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A U.S. veteran adopted an orphan from Iran. Decades later, ICE is trying to deport her The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith.

“Adopted from Iran at age two, she takes great pride in her quintessential American upbringing… But in the eyes of the U.S. government…she's an immigrant who overstayed her visa… Earlier this month, she received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security saying removal proceedings have begun”

oh I loved this!!!

am thrilled to hear this because I just bought a copy while on vacation last week!

I spent seven weeks with IJ and still want to immediately reread it TBH

finished Infinite Jest a few days ago and am now craving another similarly insane/challenging/very fun-to-read book, would love recommendations if you've got them

(I also loved The Last Samurai and 2666 fwiw)

The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.

ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights. n.pr/4qPmLGr

Getting toward the end of Infinite Jest and am debating what DFW would hate more: TikTok or pickleball