The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

www.propublica.org/article/life...

Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs. The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.

We profiled refugees who:

Arrived in the country legally.

Applied for green cards.

Were arrested by ICE and detained.

One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.

This is an unprecedented operation.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take) YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen

The dance portion of our evening!
A great unused Irving Berlin song...😁

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The little-known diet that can slash your risk of heart disease — National Geographic Experts say the benefits of the heart-healthy

“There are five pillars of the portfolio diet: nuts and seeds, plant proteins, viscous fiber, plant sterols, and monounsaturated fats.”

Works for me!

Squee!!!

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine (Gift Article) A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine

The Dumbing Down of America It’s as easy as G-O-P

From Dan Rather…

Sen. Mark Kelly: “I’ve had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I’ve been nearly shot down multiple times. I’ve flown a rocket ship into space four times, built by the lowest bidder. I’m not going to be silenced by Donald Trump.”

cc: @bhaalspawn.bsky.social

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

I Feel Bad for Kim Davis I truly do.

Great post by @charlotteclymer.bsky.social on why (thankfully) Kim Davis still can’t really win this fight, even if SCOTUS kind of hands her a win.

DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now."

ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."

Give Victor, not Charlie Kirk, a medal.

Boat strikes trap Dems between oversight and optics Democrats have a dilemma as they oppose President Donald Trump’s attacks on alleged drug trafficking vessels from Venezuela: Hold the military accountable for the strikes without looking like they’re ...

“We have uniformed military asking their chain of command for letters that ensure that they don’t have personal liability for any illegal action in these operations."

Senator Slotkin to Politico

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@washingtonpost.com Shame on you for firing Karen Attiah. Is that some of the freedom of speech thing Bezos was spouting off about back in February 2025? And did you follow your own stated HR procedures? 🤔

Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:

I canceled my subscription last Fall after the watershed moment so I can’t cancel again but I can subscribe to you!

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.

In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.

The attack on Charlie Kirk is horrifying.

Political violence has no place in this country and should never become the norm.

I’m sending my sympathies to his family and friends at this time.

The Epstein Letter Is Real, and It’s Bad The president’s initial strategy of denying that the document exists leaves him with few options now that it has been made public.

Oh dear…

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

Here's my Bird of the Day - Eastern Phoebe Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

I love these darling birds and their bobbing tails.

merlinbirds.org/species/easp...

Mary Gaillard, Who Broke a Ceiling in Subatomic Research, Dies at 86

Mary Gaillard, Who Broke a Ceiling in Subatomic Research, Dies at 86 (Gift Article)

Opinion | ‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’

A heartbreaking video. And people wonder why fewer and fewer women want to have children? (Gift article)

‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’

We have images of a new interstellar visitor! ☄️ 👀

Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third object ever spotted coming from beyond our Solar System.

In this timelapse, our VLT observes the comet move across the sky — just two days after its discovery!

https://www.eso.org/public/videos/potw2527a/ 🔭 🧪

After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.