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Ok I haven’t really posted on X for awhile and now have a post on there about immigration that’s getting a little traction, and the comments are truly stunning in their cruelty and vileness. Anyways thanks Bluesky it’s much nicer here 🦋

More info now on @tucsonsentinel.com — the woman died this past Saturday, and CBP missed their self-set deadline for announcing the death in custody www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

“Last year in Washington State, two detained persons died at the Northwest Immigrant Processing Center (NWIPC),” Rep. @jayapal.house.gov said. “I remain incredibly concerned about the conditions at these facilities. Another preventable death only increases that concern.”

Thread of recent reporting on ICE Air:

Just re-skeeting my own skeet from earlier because no media have reported on this yet and wow.

A Chinese woman detained by Border Patrol in Arizona hung herself and did not receive a medical response for nearly two hours, according to this new press release from @jayapal.house.gov jayapal.house.gov/2025/04/02/j...

An alleged assault on an ICE deportation flight in 2022 went unreported by agency officials. We make public the details in a new investigation. www.pogo.org/investigatio...

“I mean, it’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?” - Lucille Bluth

Guards assaulted a shackled prisoner on a deportation flight—neither ICE nor the contractor reported it. By @schwellenbach.bsky.social and @ziembavision.bsky.social www.pogo.org/investigatio...

A detained migrant on board an ICE removal flight was fully shackled — wearing handcuffs, waist chains, and leg irons — when he was allegedly shoved and hit on his head, chest, and back by guards. New investigation out now: www.pogo.org/investigatio...

This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“we had positive ID of him walking into his girlfriend’s building and it’s now collapsed,” wrote Waltz on Signal. “Excellent,” Vance replied. theintercept.com/2025/03/26/s...

A man slated for deportation has captured conditions inside the Krome Detention Center in Florida. He says some people have been confined like this for up to 30 days. At least three men have died at Krome in the past five months. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8248mFR/

🚨NEW: This ICE contractor is running deportation flights, including those accused of violating last weekend's court order. This company has flown under the radar, despite its ties to several national controversies, @pogo.org reveals www.pogo.org/investigatio...

A big congrats to POGO's @ziembavision.bsky.social for receiving an honorable mention in the SABEW Best in Business Awards. Check out the excellent investigation on how soldiers have paid the price for the Pentagon's decision to privatize military housing www.pogo.org/investigatio...

NEW from @pogo.org: "Three OPM officials have significant ties to Musk’s businesses, either holding large financial stakes in his companies or on a leave of absence from one of his enterprises. POGO is publicly reporting those details for the first time" www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Last night, the D.C. Circuit granted a request from the Justice Department to remove Hampton Dellinger as Special Counsel pending its appeal of a ruling that allowed him to keep his job. Dellinger decided today to end his legal fight with the Trump administration. His statement:

Proud of my @pogo.org colleagues @ziembavision.bsky.social and Don Bell, cited here for their work reporting on surveillance against the LGBTQ+ community

Reminder that the literal Founders of the nation debated this and decided not to do it.

NEW: We obtained a summary of the 5,200 federal police misconduct incidents Trump deleted earlier this month. Turns out 75 percent of them stemmed from Customs & Border Protection and Bureau of Prisons employees. theappeal.org/nlead-trumps...

If President Trump puts Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins in charge of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the watchdog office "will become a trap" for VA workers who report employment-related misconduct www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Can a watchdog watch itself? Read the new investigation by @schwellenbach.bsky.social and me about a potentially “major conflict of interest” brewing at the Office of Special Counsel. www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Great statement by the National Federation of the Blind regarding this week’s attack on my @pogo.org colleague Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette nfb.org/about-us/pre...

POGO works with truth-tellers to expose corruption and abuse of power in the federal government. If you have a tip, you can get in touch with us: www.pogo.org/send-us-a-tip

Defense Secretary Hegseth requests a $50K "emergency" paint job for his housing unit. Meanwhile, service members and their families living in military family housing are struggling to have mold, infestations, leaks, and even basic maintenance issues addressed.

1. Ugly 2. Very good illustration of why not to spread unverified rumors of ICE raids www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New in-depth story from me & @pogo.org: Elon Musk’s #DOGE Teams Raise Vetting, #Ethics Concerns www.pogo.org/investigatio...

USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency

If you have a tip about corruption or abuse of power in the federal government and want to get in touch with POGO's investigative team, our line is always open. Learn how to get in touch with POGO's investigations team: www.pogo.org/send-us-a-tip

I have finally downloaded the substack app. Tell me good people, what are your favorite substacks I should follow?

Happy: Black history Black present Black future Black love Black joy Black health Black healing Black people Black community Black family Black kids Black culture Black creativity Black ingenuity Black legacy Black innovation Black liberation Black resistance Black existence ...monthđź–¤

The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.

Andrew Kloster, a self-described “raging misogynist” with a history of racist comments, has been installed as general counsel for the federal government’s human resources agency, the Office of Personnel Management, @pogo.org exclusively reports www.pogo.org/investigatio...

“It’s clear that this move demonstrates that this White House is really keen on removing checks & balances, and this was their one tool about rooting out waste & fraud & they shot themselves in the foot,” said @POGO.org's Danielle Brian www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.