If ICE can send subpoenas to deanonymize social media accounts, couldn't they have done it for the anonymous and overtly racist account we found is run by one of their own employees who is still working there?

steven monacelli@stevanzetti.bsky.social · last yr.

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

Aug 3, 2026 Tribeca, NYC NO PARKING FOR ICE Call the mgmt of the Independence Plaza and ICON Parking. Demand ICE vans out: Call Mon-Fri, 9-5 • ICON NYC Main Office: (877) 727-5464 • Vornado (51% owner) CEO Steven Roth: (212) 594-7000 x7400 • Stellar Mgmt (49% owner): (212) 406-0030 📸Selçuk Acar

The word is out! I’m so excited to be joining one of the most exciting outlets covering DC. I’ll be focused on all the drama surrounding DC government and politics in a time of huge change for the city: reach out if you have story ideas for when I start later this month.

The 51st@51st.news · 2h ago

This August, our newsroom is tripling our reporting capacity — and deepening our politics coverage. Today's news: Alex Koma (@alexkoma.bsky.social) is joining our team later this month. More about Alex's work — and the reporting he's excited to dig into as part of our team:

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social triumphing over something like $60 million, $32-ish million of it AIPAC money, is not a "narrow" victory, it's a people's earthquake. This kind of spending is oligarchy in action, to smother democracy through its formal channels, and is getting normalized. Still he won.

Ohio Republican proposes election bill that could protect transgender candidates. Republican at the center of anti-transgender controversy wants to reform the election law that caused it. ✏️ @hcomeriato.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/08/04/r...

Ohio Republican proposes election bill that could protect transgender candidates

The Republican at the center of Ohio's anti-transgender name-change controversy wants to reform the election law that caused it

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Wrote about the border search exception: a massive loophole in the Fourth Amendment that allows border officials to search through your phone without a warrant, the exception provides an easy pretext for the Trump administration to target its political enemies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump Should Need a Warrant to See Your Phone

Federal officers can too easily comb through the most intimate details of your life.

theatlantic.com

Webinar: Learn how a new partnership between @rcfp.org @publicsource.org @cornelllaw.bsky.social is supporting local journalists in Western Pennsylvania — and how it could serve as a blueprint for protecting press freedom in communities across the country. Register:

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All we should ever be talking about is Leonard Leo, tbh. Talking about Leonard Leo will convince more people we need court reform. That man bought the fucking Supreme Court.

Tom Carter@thcarter123.bsky.social · 6h ago

Astonishing. The only mention of “Loser Leonard Leo” in Kansas vote so far is Talking Points Memo. Do legacy media reporters not know or are they in on the con & think Leo involvement is irrelevant? WE are reporters. WE decide what readers need to know. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kansas-...

I'd be genuinely interested to get a sense of how much interest there would be from folks for doing an unofficial conversation on Callais at APSA. Not sure what it would look like yet; knowing your interest would help shape it!

Kevin Morris@kevintmorris.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Maybe we should do a happy hour instead -- at Democracy Brewing? See who wants to hang out and talk about what comes next?

Wanted to make sure you saw this! (Ignore the link preview, I don't know why it is showing up as this other event) brennan.swoogo.com/callais0902

Big Red

Celebrate a new original play about American democracy.

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My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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📢 1/ New research released today by Oil Change Intl., ‘Broken Promises, Dirty Deals: Germany’s Fossil Fuel Finance Abroad and its Destructive Consequences’, uncovers how Germany is breaking its promise to stop using public money to fund fossil fuel projects overseas. ➡️ oilchange.org/news/uncover...

Uncovered: German finance backs Amazon gas expansion, defying its own policy - Oil Change International

New research, ‘Broken Promises, Dirty Deals: Germany’s Fossil Fuel Finance Abroad and its Destructive Consequences’ (in Englisgh and German), conducted by Oil

oilchange.org

It’s officially getting hard to keep track of all the times and ways AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have been involved in “security incidents,” going outside the confines of their testing and interacting with the wider internet in unintended, often unwelcome ways.

OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again

Rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have again been caught trying to disrupt servers and software—and leaving instructions for future bad behavior.

wired.com

August 4, 2026 On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization. Instead, it stated, the accounts were closed….

August 4, 2026

On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.

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A federal court says the Trump admin improperly terminated $20B in "green bank" funds — a big win for the nonprofit groups fighting to restore clean-energy and climate lending. But a likely Supreme Court appeal may delay them from getting their money: www.canarymedia.com/articles/cli... #energysky

Court rules against Trump EPA’s freeze of $20B in ‘green bank’ funds

A federal appeals court finds the EPA acted improperly in terminating grants to boost clean energy projects. The Trump administration may appeal to the…

canarymedia.com

If they can send even a single scientist to prison over something that plainly did not happen, they can imprison anyone for anything at any time for any reason. Those are the stakes. You don’t hear that from legacy publications like NYT.

Republicans like Rand Paul are lying to the public and wielding those lies like a wrecking ball, targeting academia and public health. He and the administration want to imprison scientists over what is very clearly a conspiracy theory. It’s the most incredible and dangerous thing I’ve ever seen.

SARS-CoV-2 did not come from a lab. There is no evidence pointing to laboratory origins. There’s been a massive disinformation campaign to convince the public otherwise. It’s scary how effective that campaign has been.

I work for a nonprofit btw if you like the idea that someone is sitting here bearing witness you can support that effort and other efforts like it around the U.S. www.votebeat.org/support-us/

while you guys are here do you want to read my @votebeat.org story on the DOJ monitors in Michigan www.votebeat.org/michigan/202...

The Trump administration sent federal monitors to the Michigan primary. Here’s how it went.

Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.

votebeat.org

“The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court’s ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution.”

Knittinginny votes up and down the ballot@knittinginny.bsky.social · 18h ago

www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...

Corporate media in the age of monopolization isn’t worried about ratings or views, those are secondary to appealing to oligarchs and corporations who will supplement lost viewership in order to ensure control of mainstream discourse and the information diet of politicians and parties

How can we protect our voting rights in the face of mounting MAGA strategies designed to strip them away? Come to Third Act Nevada’s Aug. 12 zoom with Cisco Aguilar, Nevada’s Secretary of State, to hear how! Guest speakers also include Rebecca Solnit and Bill McKibben. thirdact.org/events/defen...

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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It

The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.

nytimes.com

I’ve been tracking the slush fund/immunity deal in my newsletter since it happened in May & I’ll stay on it whether it’s in the headlines or not. My analysis is based on 25 years at DOJ & you can read along for free—because I believe our power is shared knowledge. Joycevance.substack.com

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance | Substack

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism. Click to read Civil Discourse with Joyce Vanc...

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Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d ago

Todd Blanche's last-minute promise won over Senators Cornyn & Tillis, but shouldn't have. The "deal" leaves Trump's tax immunity intact. It confirms what the Senators should have already known about Blanche's lack of fitness to be AG. My analysis: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

#VoterOutreach #ElectionsMatter #TEXAS Sending out an SOS: What is going on with the Texas Secretary of State? Virtual event Join from anywhere Thursday, August 6 6:30 – 7:30pm CDT www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Sending out an SOS: What is going on with the Texas Secretary of State? · Mobilize

Texas is on our 4th UNCONFIRMED Secretary of State in 15 years. How did it get to this point? Common Cause Texas is here to explain what the SOS does, the history of the Texas SOS, how Greg Abbott’s...

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A strict 25-day clock permanently expires on the administration’s executive bid to end birthright citizenship, cementing a massive 6-3 constitutional defeat.

Supreme Court puts final nail in coffin of Trump’s long-shot demand

A strict 25-day clock permanently expires on the administration’s executive bid to end birthright citizenship, cementing a massive 6-3 constitutional defeat.

alternet.org

Proud to partnering w/Swing Left on deep canvassing in York, PA—engaging and listening to voters across party lines on where they believe the country is headed. Per an agreement among the DNC, SL & other Dem orgs, the data we collect will be shared to help Ds meet voters where they are & win in Nov.

Democrats Are Launching a New Way to Coordinate With Outside Groups

A new agreement between Swing Left and official Democratic infrastructure could be a template for future data-sharing and coordination.

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Data centers are expanding into water-stressed California communities. Lax disclosure rules keep the public in the dark about actual water usage.

Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much.

A new report warns that data center buildout is encroaching on California’s most vulnerable, water-stressed communities. The problem is, no one’s saying how much water they use

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