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- "I Have Never Felt So Much Fear": Immigrant Children Speak Out on Life Inside ICE Jail in Dilley, TX
A new ProPublica investigation reveals new details about a sprawling ICE detention complex where families describe horrific conditions inside, such as being served contaminated food, with children and parents at times finding worms in their meals. Lights are reportedly left on for 24 hours a day. South Texas Family Residential Center, in the town of Dilley a few dozen miles from the southern border with Mexico, detains an estimated 3,500 people, more than half of them children. “I have never felt so much fear to go to a place as I feel here. … Once I go back to Honduras, a lot of dangerous things could happen to my mom and I,” a 14-year-old detained at Dilley, Ariana Velasquez, told ProPublica. There are also mounting reports of […]
- Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE "Prison" Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held
Senate Democrats have reportedly begun tentative negotiations with the White House just days before funding for the Homeland Security Department is set to expire at midnight on Friday, threatening another partial government shutdown. Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressmember from Texas, visited the family immigration detention center in Dilley where 5-year-old Liam Ramos was held. Kids have been “traumatized by the experience,” says Castro.
- Protecting Pedophile Predators: Carole Cadwalladr on Jeffrey Epstein & the Elite's Veil of Silence
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are accusing the Justice Department of covering up the names of co-conspirators of the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as fallout from the Epstein files grows across the globe. Millions of pages remain unreleased. As many prominent U.S. figures evade accountability following mentions in the Epstein files, a number of European figures have resigned for their relationships with Epstein. “The most extraordinary and worrying thing of what is going on in the United States is the scale of normalization that is happening, in which the press is absolutely a structural part of this,” says Carole Cadwalladr, award-winning investigative journalist. “I have been shocked — deeply, deeply shocked — by the […]
- Headlines for February 10, 2026
Pentagon Says It Killed 2, Leaving 1 Survivor, in Attack on Boat in Eastern Pacific, Airlines Suspend Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel Amid U.S. Oil Blockade, Israel’s Security Cabinet Expands Control Over Illegal West Bank Settlements, Israel’s Latest Gaza Ceasefire Violations Leave 7 Palestinians Dead, Thousands Protest as Israeli President Isaac Herzog Visits Sydney, Australia, Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition to House Oversight Committee, 53 Are Dead or Missing After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libyan Coast, Federal Court Strikes Down California Law to Unmask Federal Agents, Family Demands Answers After Leqaa Kordia Is Hospitalized in ICE Detention, Immigration Judge Rejects Trump Admin’s Efforts to […]
- "The War Hasn't Ended": Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect
The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to receive urgent care outside the Gaza Strip. According to U.N. data, only 36 Palestinians in need of medical treatment were allowed to leave Gaza during the first four days of the crossing’s reopening. Palestinians permitted to reenter Gaza have also reported abuse and hourslong interrogations. This comes amid growing skepticism over the implementation of the second phase of the Trump-brokered ceasefire, which Israel has repeatedly violated with near-daily attacks across Gaza since the truce took effect in October. “No one […]
Anthropocene
- There’s now hard evidence guaranteeing a second life for old concrete
Thousands of computer simulations show that concrete slabs and beams from demolished buildings can be reused rather than downcycled, aiding the effort to decarbonize the building industry.
- The remarkable climate case for turning farm waste into building materials
Wheat straw and rice husks already appear in niche construction products. A new study explores the global climate effects if they went mainstream.
The Guardian
- Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post - podcast
Hundreds of jobs have gone at the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal. Was profit or politics behind the decision? Jeremy Barr reportsReporting on a corrupt president made the Washington Post a global sensation with Watergate – and the masthead became a byword for fearless reporting. But last week the news organisation axed about 400 jobs, with some reporters discovering they were being laid off while still in war zones.Media organisations face tough times with falls in advertising revenues and search traffic, and making cuts is not necessarily surprising. But with Jeff Bezos having bought the company, buying the rights to The Apprentice and making a lavishly produced documentary with Melania Trump, critics are asking whether […]
- Federal prosecutors reportedly failed to secure indictments against six Democratic lawmakers over US military video – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: Why did FBI raid Georgia election office? Trump-loyal election deniers told them toJamie Raskin, a top House Democrat, accused the justice department of making “puzzling, inexplicable redactions” to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the names of abusers, while allowing the identities of the disgraced financier’s victims to become public.Raskin told reporters that he wanted to view the complete files to better understand how the justice department handled the redaction process. Continue reading...
- Grand jury declines to indict Democrats asking troops to refuse illegal orders
Trump, outraged by clip of six lawmakers, called them ‘traitors’ and said behavior was ‘punishable by death’A Washington DC grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers who were denounced by Donald Trump after they made a video urging troops to refuse illegal orders.Federal prosecutors had sought an indictment against the Democrats who participated in the video, including Elissa Slotkin, Mark Kelly, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander and Chrissy Houlahan, who all have military and intelligence backgrounds. Continue reading...
- Trump news at a glance: Why did FBI raid Georgia election office? Trump-loyal election deniers told them to
Unprecedented raid elevates concern that the president will seek to interfere in this year’s midterm elections – key US politics stories from 10 February 2026 at a glanceWhen the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month, the decision was based on debunked claims from election deniers and came after a referral from a White House lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election, a search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday reveals.The FBI’s investigation “originated” from a referral sent by Kurt Olsen, an attorney who sought to overturn the 2020 election and contacted justice department officials to urge them to file a motion at the US supreme court to nullify the election. […]
- FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccinesUS regulators will not review Moderna’s request to license a new, potentially more effective flu shot – even though the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously gave the green light to the project – in a decision that could have implications for all new and updated vaccines in the US.It’s the latest move by the Trump administration against vaccines. Officials in January decided to stop fully recommending one-third of routine childhood vaccines, including flu vaccines. Continue reading...
Aeon
- Compost modernity!
The vision of solarpunk: joining nature with technology in vibrantly inclusive ways to create a world that truly blooms- by Yogi Hale HendlinRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- Historically Black colleges and universities do more than offer Black youths a pathway to opportunity and success – I teach criminology, and my research suggests another benefit
HBCUs make up just 3% of the country’s colleges and universities. But their graduates include 40% of Black engineers and 50% of Black lawyers.
- How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness
Washington’s fundamental character as a military leader was forged in the Ohio River Valley, where he also inadvertently helped ignite the French and Indian War.
- Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable
Partisan debates are less heated at the local level, providing lessons that might help calm the waters nationally.
- Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones
Cemeteries are a treasure trove of local history and family connection. Technology and ingenuity have made mapping them easier.
- RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease
Researchers are embarking on the RNA equivalent of the Human Genome Project, including sequencing all the chemical modifications that make cells unique.
Inter Press Service
- Fragile Progress in Gaza Humanitarian Response Undermined by Rampant Insecurity
Since the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in October of last year, humanitarian conditions in Gaza have notably improved — but aid agencies warn that progress is extremely fragile. Acute shortages of lifesaving medical care and psychosocial support persist, hunger remains widespread, with conditional cash assistance as the primary barrier preventing full-scale food insecurity,
- A Pathway to Gender Equality in ASEAN
The COVID-19 pandemic reminded everyone how important care work is to daily life. When schools closed and hospitals filled up, often it was women and girls who stepped up at home. Their contributions made a big difference, yet these responsibilities often go unseen and unrewarded. “For me, care work is the heart of humanity,” says
- Bridging the Capital Gap: Strategic Public-Private Partnerships Invest in Young Agri-entrepreneurs
The global aid system is crumbling amidst chronic underinvestment in rural areas, posing a systemic threat to food systems everywhere. With 1.3 billion young people in the world today – the largest generation in history, and nearly half of them living in rural areas – investing in their entrepreneurial potential is key. Speaking during a
Sludge
- Companies ‘Honor’ Trump With Kennedy Center Donations
From defense to oil to tech, new companies are supporting the Kennedy Center since Trump’s takeover while others are revising their disclosure practices to explicitly honor the president.
Grist
- Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom
Power companies are already building more costly fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers may actually need.
- Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas
As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.
- Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, clean power source deep within the Earth.
Truthout
- Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s Massive Jail in Texas
The number of people held at the notorious Dilley immigration jail has nearly tripled since October.
- Trump’s War on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Cost Consumers $19 Billion
That figure doesn’t cover “costs Americans could have been scammed out of due to a sidelined CFPB,” notes a new report.
- Journalist: Mainstream Media Complicit in Normalizing Epstein File Revelations
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr says the “self-censorship” happening in the United States is “deeply worrying.”
Labor Notes
- In Major Breakthrough, Volkswagen Auto Workers Reach Tentative Deal
Volkswagen had dangled a treat: a ratification bonus of $4,000, sweetened by $1,500 if a first contract at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was approved by Halloween 2025. But auto workers had a trick up their sleeves: collective action. One hundred and sixty workers on the second shift hampered that day’s production schedule by skipping work in a mass call-out. Workers used sick time or paid time off to secure the day off, leaving management in a bind.
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