Whistleblower: ICE Has Slashed Its Training Program And Its Boss Is Lying To Congress About It
ICE can’t keep up with the baseline set by resident ghoul/White House advisor Stephen Miller. Miller has demanded 3,000 arrests per day, which he presented as the minimum he would…
Trump Settles With Isaac Hayes’ Estate Over Use Of Music During The Campaign
One of the unfortunate knock on effects of being generally insufferable is that many people don’t want to be associated with you in any way. And when you’re both insufferable and…
This Week In Techdirt History: February 22nd – 28th
Five Years Ago This week in 2021, Australian news sites were reacting bizarrely to Facebook’s withdrawal from sharing news in the country, just before Facebook caved and decided…
2 Months Into 2026 We Are Over Half 2025’s Total Count Of Measles Cases
Measles. Yes, yes, I know you’re sick of hearing about it. For that, though, you must lay the blame at the feet of Donald Trump, RFK Jr., and this entire administration of…
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…
Verizon Continues To Make Phone Unlocking Annoying (With The Trump FCC’s Help)
Earlier this year we noted how the Trump FCC, at the direct request of wireless phone giants, destroyed popular phone unlocking rules making it easier and cheaper to switch…
Palantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir
If you run a company whose entire value proposition is the ability to see patterns, predict outcomes, and connect dots that others miss, you’d think someone in the building might…
The NFL Won A Lawsuit Over Its Bluesky Ban. Its Social Media Strategy Is Still A Loser
Full disclosure up front: I sit on the board of Bluesky. That said, I had absolutely no idea this lawsuit existed until recently. Which, honestly, tells you something about how…
Daily Deal: The 2026 Microsoft Office Pro Bundle
The 2026 Microsoft Office Pro Bundle has 8 courses to help you master essential Office skills. Courses cover Access, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and more. It’s on sale for $25. Note:…
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is danderbandit with a very straightforward reaction to the fallout from Ring’s Super Bowl commercial: Fuck Ring Exactly…
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Let Fly The Claudes Of War, With Casey Newton
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts,…
With Netflix Retreat, Trump Ally Larry Ellison Will Soon Own Warner Brothers, HBO, CNN, CBS, Paramount, Discovery, And Part Of TikTok
Netflix has retreated from its protracted bidding war with Larry Ellison for control of Warner Brothers, giving the Trump ally likely control of Warner, CNN, and HBO. In a…