"America isn't just a nation of cruel bigots; it's also a nation of rich swindlers. ... America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets. But it's not enough to know that the system is rigged. Everybody knows the system is rigged. To build a movement and save our future, we have to know how it is rigged and who rigged it."

- Cory Doctorow @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/02/corprophagia/#that-makes-me-smart

Who's got the matches? Where'd I put that jug of gasoline? Ah, here it is. Okay, let's go!

#burn #it #down #and #start #over

Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.

https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Law #USPolitics #Government #Crypto #DOJ #Senate #ToddBlanche

Year 1 of Trump’s immigration crackdown:

- U.S. citizens were held against their will.
- ICE placed at least 600 immigrant kids in federal shelters.
- Student activists became a target.

That’s not all. Our year in review: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mass-deportation-campaign-first-year?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Immigration #Trump #Deportation #ICE #Immigrants #DonaldTrump

The FBI’s search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, GA, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #FBI #Georgia #Election #Democracy #Vote

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Minneapolis #AlexPretti #Immigration #Protest #CBP #BorderPatrol

Challenge Accepted: Pushing Back on False Narratives About Cuba

A recent exchange on social media with someone who is often cited as an authority on U.S.-Cuba relations in major publications prompted this important story

https://www.antagonistmag.com/2026/02/02/challenge-accepted-pushing-back-on-false-narratives-about-cuba/