Thursday, February 5, 2026

Tag: Social media platforms

90 seconds to midnight

The question now is whether such a 12:01, a future without the Doomsday Clock, without the existential threats of nuclear weapons and climate change is even imaginable.

The spread of global hate

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?

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Judge blocks Noem effort to bar surprise ICE jail inspections as detention deaths mount

A federal judge halted the DHS secretary’s renewed effort to block surprise inspections as deaths, overcrowding, and abuse allegations inside immigration detention facilities continue to rise.

The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? 

Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.
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The actual Gavin Newsom is much worse than you think

For anyone who wants a truly progressive Democratic Party, Gavin Newsom is bad news.

Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens

Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.

DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.