Beach blasts and unusually dangerous weapons
The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. With the rest…
The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys
On Wednesday, the government stopped supporting FPDS.gov, an indispensable resource for finding what ICE, the FBI, and every other agency is buying. Its replacement site…
Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories
The post Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories appeared first on ProPublica .
Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border
Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says.
Federal prison officials face civil contempt hearing, as ICE is threatened with criminal contempt
Orders from two Republican judicial appointees Thursday show greater willingness to push back with increasingly harsh tools in the face of continued Trump admin lawlessness.
Some Linux LTS Kernels Will Be Supported Even Longer, Announces Greg Kroah-Hartman
An anonymous reader shared this report from the blogIt's FOSS: Greg Kroah-Hartman has updated the projected end-of-life (EOL) dates for several active longterm support kernels via…
Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling Death and Destruction in Mexico
The killing of drug cartel kingpin El Mencho has led to retaliatory violence in Mexico — much of it carried out with American-made guns. The post Made-in-America Guns Are Fueling…
Pluralistic: The whole economy pays the Amazon tax (25 Feb 2026)
Today's links The whole economy pays the Amazon tax: You can't shop your way out of a monopoly. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Math denial; Disney v…
BREAKING: Columbia Student Arrested by DHS Released After Trump-Mamdani Meeting
Almost one year after DHS took Mahmoud Khalil, Trump immigration agents took another student.
Ford is recalling 4.3 million trucks and SUVs to fix a towing software bug
An OTA update will be pushed out in a few weeks; owners can also go to a dealership.
Supreme Court to consider whether freight brokers can be held liable for negligent hiring
In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, to be argued on Wednesday, March 4, the court will consider whether a federal law initially designed to deal with state trucking regulations…
OpenAI Fires an Employee For Prediction Market Insider Trading
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket,…
DOJ’s Losing Streak Continues Because Federal Officers Just Can’t Stop Lying
I’ll take my joy where I can. And this iteration of the Trump DOJ continues to provide bright bursts of schadenfreude-tinted sunshine. Any competent DOJ can close cases. Any…
First Draft: 😍 Habibi…Trump Loves Zohran
The New York City mayor went back to the White House again and got another massive win from Trump. Plus: the pro-Israel, pro-Trump Ellison family media empire is poised to take…
Block lays off 40% of workforce as it goes all-in on AI tools
CEO says "most companies are late" to realize how much technology will affect employment.
Pluralistic: If you build it (and it works), Trump will come (and take it) (26 Feb 2026)
Today's links If you build it (and it works), Trump will come (and take it): Trump wants Big Tech to win, not to play fair. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object…