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ICE's Grim Concentration Camps Exposed
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The Majority Report • Feb 2, 2026

ICE's Grim Concentration Camps Exposed

NHL Denies Report Montreal Canadiens Tried to Avoid ICE in Minneapolis
New Republic • Feb 2, 2026

NHL Denies Report Montreal Canadiens Tried to Avoid ICE in Minneapolis

Editor’s Note: Jon Weinstein, a vice president of communications at the National Hockey League, said Gélinas’s reporting was inaccurate and no such restrictions were in place for the Montreal Canadiens.Donald Trump has said his immigration crackdown is targeting the “worst of the worst.” It’s finally clear who he means by that: Canadian professional hockey players.Hockey journalist Luc Gélinas reported that the Montreal Canadiens, who play the Minnesota Wild on Monday night, have been told by management to stay inside their Minneapolis hotel at all times, take the team bus rather than walk to the stadium, and carry passports with them.The cautiousness of the team comes as a result of the Trump administration’s violent immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Operation Metro Surge has killed two residents and sparked nationwide protests.The Canadiens traveled across the border on Sunday rather than Saturday in order to spend one less night in the United States. They will also wait until Tuesday morning to leave Minneapolis so they can avoid any nighttime disturbances in the city.“Perhaps we shouldn’t be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics,” one Bluesky commenter wryly noted.Hopefully, the Canadiens can forget about ICE when they get on the ice tonight.

Phil Ochs’ Sharp, Satirical Protest Songs Still Resonate Today
Current Affairs • Feb 2, 2026

Phil Ochs’ Sharp, Satirical Protest Songs Still Resonate Today

In 1966 a young man from El Paso, Texas sat down with his guitar and imagined a world without him in it: Won’t be asked to do my share when I’m gone [...] / Can’t sing louder than the guns when I’m gone [...] / Can’t add my name into the fight while I’m gone / So I guess I’ll have to do it while I’m here. For Phil Ochs—the great American folksinger, songwriter, and political activist—the most daunting part of no longer walking the earth was that he could no longer fight to improve it. He would die ten years later, at the age of 35.

Bari Weiss CBS Hotbed For Epstein Class Connections
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Breaking Points • Feb 2, 2026

Bari Weiss CBS Hotbed For Epstein Class Connections

"Gaza Broke Me" Green Beret Turns Green Party Candidate for Congress (w/ Anthony Aguilar)
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Bad Faith • Feb 2, 2026

"Gaza Broke Me" Green Beret Turns Green Party Candidate for Congress (w/ Anthony Aguilar)

Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans Sound a Lot Like His Lies About East Wing
New Republic • Feb 2, 2026

Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans Sound a Lot Like His Lies About East Wing

If you believe the president’s word, then fear not: The White House is not planning to demolish the Kennedy Center during its summer renovation. But if you tend to trust the evidence of history, you might have cause to be suspicious of whether the famed cultural institution will still be in one piece by the time Donald Trump is done with it.A White House official told ABC News’s Hannah Demissie Monday that the administration has no intention of tearing down the Kennedy Center during its two-year remodeling project. Starting July 4, the performing arts space will close for two years in order to undergo “construction, revitalization, and complete rebuilding,” Trump announced Sunday evening.The sudden decision to reinvent the world-class arts institution comes just a month after Trump potentially broke the law in renaming the center to include his name, and after more than a year of canceled performances by a litany of artists who opposed the Trump administration’s agenda.Meanwhile, Trump’s other government renovation projects have been constructed out of a web of lies. Back when his White House ballroom was first announced in July, Trump pledged that the development would “be near but not touching” the White House East Wing. Months later, his construction teams completely razed the FDR-era extension, plowing forward without prerequisite approval from the National Capital Planning Commission or the express permission of Congress, both of which were conveniently unavailable at the time, due to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.Trump also renovated Jackie Kennedy’s famous Rose Garden, mowing down flowers in order to literally pave paradise; gutted the Lincoln bathroom, transforming it from Lyndon B. Johnson’s favorite office into a marble-slathered eyesore; and swapped the historic Palm Room’s lush green tones and tall ferns for white paint and framed photos of plants.Meanwhile, his administration is doing some demolition of its own, reportedly planning to destroy some 13 historic buildings on the grounds of former psychiatric hospital St. Elizabeths in order to expand facilities for the Department of Homeland Security.

It’s Official: Alex Pretti’s Death Was a Homicide
New Republic • Feb 2, 2026

It’s Official: Alex Pretti’s Death Was a Homicide

Alex Pretti’s death was ruled a homicide Monday by the Hennepin County medical examiner.In the medical examiner’s report, Pretti’s cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds, and how the injury occurred was due to being “shot by law enforcement officer(s).” His manner of death was listed as “homicide.”The 37-year-old ICU nurse was shot and killed by two Customs and Border Protection officers during a violent confrontation at a protest in Minneapolis last month. Footage from the confrontation showed that Pretti was tackled to the ground by several federal agents, after he approached another protester who’d been sprayed with a chemical irritant. While beating Pretti, agents realized he was armed and took his firearm. Once they’d pinned Pretti to the ground, two federal officers shot him at least 10 times. The medical examiner’s determination comes shortly after ProPublica uncovered the names of the officers who shot and killed Pretti: Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez. CBP Commander Greg Bovino, who was recently removed from overseeing the Minnesota crackdown, refused to identify the officers. He told reporters they were still working the streets, just in another city. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security has since confirmed that the two had been placed on administrative leave, according to ProPublica. Pretti’s senseless killing has sparked national outrage as Donald Trump’s federal immigration forces have killed a total of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota in broad daylight. The Trump administration has blocked Minnesota officials from investigating residents’ killings by federal agents, hampering the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and opposed a federal judge’s order preventing them from tampering with evidence related to Pretti’s death.This story has been updated.

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