Seth Fairbanks
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NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
www.wired.com
October 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...
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President Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in debt issued by SpaceX just days before the White House announced a new space-travel policy, the president’s latest financial disclosure form shows.
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
President Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in debt issued by SpaceX just days before the White House announced a new space-travel policy, the president’s latest financial disclosure form shows.
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NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans.
It’s wrong.
We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
It’s wrong.
We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
projects.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans.
It’s wrong.
We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
It’s wrong.
We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
September 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
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"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida."
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
www.cbsnews.com
August 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida."
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
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The president has a lady Renfield that sleeps in the White House crawlspace and travels in the wheel well of Airforce 1 and prints out his posts for him on a portable printer and wipes the poo poo off of his giant ass and that's supposed to be funny?
August 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The president has a lady Renfield that sleeps in the White House crawlspace and travels in the wheel well of Airforce 1 and prints out his posts for him on a portable printer and wipes the poo poo off of his giant ass and that's supposed to be funny?
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Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
Donate to Support Tom Savini After House Fire, organized by Jason Baker
Tom Savini, special makeup effects legend, is facing a heartbreaking loss after Tom’s … Jason Baker needs your support for Support Tom Savini After House Fire
www.gofundme.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
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Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known, and beyond damaging lungs, wildfire smoke may affect hearts, brains and other organs.
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health
Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known.
nyti.ms
August 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known, and beyond damaging lungs, wildfire smoke may affect hearts, brains and other organs.
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Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday.
Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
August 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday.
Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.
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The U.S. has AGAIN sent people to a foreign country where they get imprisoned. This time, it’s to get around laws barring the deportation of people who face persecution/torture in their home countries.
The U.S. gets paper-thin assurances that the below won't happen, which it knows will be ignored.
The U.S. gets paper-thin assurances that the below won't happen, which it knows will be ignored.
August 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The U.S. has AGAIN sent people to a foreign country where they get imprisoned. This time, it’s to get around laws barring the deportation of people who face persecution/torture in their home countries.
The U.S. gets paper-thin assurances that the below won't happen, which it knows will be ignored.
The U.S. gets paper-thin assurances that the below won't happen, which it knows will be ignored.
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WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States.
newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
newrepublic.com
August 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States.
newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
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Big news here.
After Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent, *someone* leaked that a search warrant for the van showed FBI thought they might have seen drug baggies in it.
The family said it was drink powder.
Apparently the substance was tested and the family was correct.
After Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent, *someone* leaked that a search warrant for the van showed FBI thought they might have seen drug baggies in it.
The family said it was drink powder.
Apparently the substance was tested and the family was correct.
July 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Big news here.
After Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent, *someone* leaked that a search warrant for the van showed FBI thought they might have seen drug baggies in it.
The family said it was drink powder.
Apparently the substance was tested and the family was correct.
After Salgado Araujo was killed by an ICE agent, *someone* leaked that a search warrant for the van showed FBI thought they might have seen drug baggies in it.
The family said it was drink powder.
Apparently the substance was tested and the family was correct.
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The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. n.pr/4f9OdMn
ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
n.pr
July 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. n.pr/4f9OdMn
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“With each buoy weighing a ton, bridge operators shut down Eagle Pass' three international bridges last night fearing damage to bridge pillars in the river as the buoys made impact, leaving border residents stranded on both sides of the river.”
BREAKING🚨: 120 buoys staged for Trump's Rio Grande floating barrier broke loose near Eagle Pass, closing bridges. They're drifting toward Laredo, where officials declared an emergency, expecting them at the Colombia Bridge by Sunday, threatening water supplies & trade.
Read full story: 🔗🦂
Read full story: 🔗🦂
Breaking News: Laredo on Alert as Trump's Buoys Cause Chaos on the Rio Grande, Close International Bridges
Hundreds of massive orange buoys staged for a controversial DHS floating barrier project broke free near Eagle Pass and are now drifting toward Laredo, threatening bridges, commerce, drinking water su...
www.theborderchronicle.com
July 18, 2026 at 2:44 AM
“With each buoy weighing a ton, bridge operators shut down Eagle Pass' three international bridges last night fearing damage to bridge pillars in the river as the buoys made impact, leaving border residents stranded on both sides of the river.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched with Crowd on Jan. 6 talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched with Crowd on Jan. 6
On Jan. 6, 2021, a man approached the Capitol who looked like...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 15, 2026 at 9:39 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ’s Top ‘Antifa’ Prosecutor Marched with Crowd on Jan. 6 talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...
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I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.
Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search
The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators
www.adweek.com
July 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.
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NEW — I wanted to know if ICE’s newly
uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way.
Our full convo here:
uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way.
Our full convo here:
ICE is offloading seven concentration camp warehouses. What does it really mean?
A Q+A with Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box
www.thehandbasket.co
June 18, 2026 at 11:20 PM
NEW — I wanted to know if ICE’s newly
uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way.
Our full convo here:
uncovered plan to offload seven of the 11 concentration camp warehouses was actually a big deal, so I went straight to the expert: Michael Wriston of @projectsaltbox.com, which has been tracking these warehouses every step of the way.
Our full convo here:
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Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot into a car and killed him. Family members say his mother was holding him in the passenger seat.
The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.
The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.
Mississippi Police Officer Shoots and Kills 1-Year-Old Child in Response to Shoplifting Call
A Mississippi police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart while responding to a shoplifting call.
www.mississippifreepress.org
June 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old child, is dead after a Mississippi police officer shot into a car and killed him. Family members say his mother was holding him in the passenger seat.
The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.
The officers were responding to a shoplifting call over a box of diapers at the Senatobia Walmart.
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“those who received Covid vaccines (either mRNA or another type) had a roughly 38% lower risk of Covid-associated major cardiovascular events.”
www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds
Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers.
www.statnews.com
June 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“those who received Covid vaccines (either mRNA or another type) had a roughly 38% lower risk of Covid-associated major cardiovascular events.”
www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
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An NBC News investigation finds dozens of examples of criminals imitating ICE to rob and attack people www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
May 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
An NBC News investigation finds dozens of examples of criminals imitating ICE to rob and attack people www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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In November I broke this story about Andrew Paul Johnson, a pardoned J6er who molested children and used the promise of reparations to bribe his victims silence.
Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges, including molesting a child as young as 11 years old.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Johnson dangled the prospect that one of the children could receive money bc...he was entitled to $10 million as part of reparations for his January 6 arrest.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
May 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
In November I broke this story about Andrew Paul Johnson, a pardoned J6er who molested children and used the promise of reparations to bribe his victims silence.
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Late in the afternoon on Friday (yesterday), HHS/NIH did 2 things:
1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages).
2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status.
🧵1/3
1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages).
2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status.
🧵1/3
May 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Late in the afternoon on Friday (yesterday), HHS/NIH did 2 things:
1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages).
2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status.
🧵1/3
1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages).
2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status.
🧵1/3
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Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination. Many of the examples we identified involved military operations, which have attracted a surge of betting this year.
Dozens of Polymarket Bets Show Signs of Insider Trading, The Times Finds
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination.
nyti.ms
May 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Dozens of long-shot bets on Polymarket, from the war with Iran to the cryptocurrency market, have defied the odds, according to a New York Times examination. Many of the examples we identified involved military operations, which have attracted a surge of betting this year.