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We've updated our story on the alleged Minnesota shooter to include details from anti-abortion and anti-trans sermons he gave in 2023.

NEW: The suspect in the Minnesota shooting of Democratic state legislators is linked to a security company and evangelical ministry. According to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”

Strib coverage is in front of their paywall. Please follow their coverage and resist the urge to speculate about *anything* about the attack itself. www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

Fox 9 has a live updates page.

The Department of Defense has confirmed that U.S. Marines detained a civilian—reportedly an Army veteran who crossed a yellow tape boundary on his way to an office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is an apparent violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. 1/16 www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Scary start of the day in Minnesota. www.the-sun.com/news/1447956...

Early voting is beginning in New York City’s contentious Democratic primary for mayor. Registered voters can begin casting ballots today. Primary races for other city offices are on the ballot as well, including City Council, comptroller and public advocate.

reaping, meet sowing www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

YOU CAN JUST GO OUTSIDE AND DO THIS??

what people with children think the lives of people without children are like

NEW: Intelligence alerts obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org and reviewed by @wired.com show authorities are treating ICE tracking maps and the 'No Kings' protests as potential threats. @dell.bsky.social w/ the scoop. No paywall bc FOIA www.wired.com/story/no-kin...

DOGE affiliates Kenneth Jackson and Nate Cavanaugh “disabled and restricted access to the Institute's FOIA system, terminated the employees responsible for processing FOIA requests, and restricted the use of Institute financial resources.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration gives data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials, documents obtained by AP show.

NEW: In case you're wondering what the limits are on US Marines and national guardsmen deployed to LA, @dell.bsky.social has you covered: www.wired.com/story/what-m...

My latest scoop: ICE has rescinded its accountability policy for warrantless arrests, giving agents “free license to make any arrest,” per one lawyer representing victims. It follows @theguardian.com exclusive that the agency was told to “push the envelope” to meet Trump’s 3k arrest quota.

Good move but, as a paid subscriber, I can say that @wired.com has been doing the kind of journalism that merits your subscription support.

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These guys took down the paywall, so everyone should read it. But really, if you can afford it you should subscribe. They are doing the work for us.

can someone with a law degree tell me if "Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders," uh, exists? www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Update: We've removed the paywall for all ye who enter.

We've just updated the @wired.com guide to protecting your privacy while attending protests with the latest best practices. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)

🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking w/ @ucberkeley.bsky.social's @owasow.bsky.social and @wired.com's @couts.bsky.social to look back at times when protests have been successful instigators of change, and times when protests may have hurt a movement. ❓How do protests persuade audiences? 📻 Listen:

I'm going to be on @kqedforum.bsky.social at 9am PT/12pm ET discussing surveillance at protests for anyone who wants to listen in www.kqed.org/forum/

New: *Another* Italian journalist was targeted using Paragon’s spyware, per @citizenlab.ca www.reuters.com/business/med...

ICE detentions of people with no criminal records are up nearly 900 percent over the same period last year. Gift link: wapo.st/43DxcEB

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

Trump and DOGE are already weaponizing Americans' most personal information to target groups and individuals that they don't like. Apparently airlines are helping them do it. My team and I have already contacted these airlines to get answers and will keep you updated.

"This rush job risks people’s private data, creates security gaps, and could result in catastrophic cuts to all benefits," Senator Elizabeth Warren says of DOGE’s plans to “hastily upgrade” the Social Security Administration's IT systems. read @makenakelly.bsky.social:

hey here’s a thing i wish more people paid attention to

this one works fwiw www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n77...

80,000+ live here. It's a massively dense spot and home to hotels, the convention center, sporting arenas, city government and major shipping hubs. This is nuts.