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After DHS was unable to prove she should be deported, the case against Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk—who apprehended by agents almost a year ago—has been thrown out. / NBC News
The father of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by ICE in Minnesota, says his son is traumatized and can’t sleep through the night. / MPR News
See also: “Please get me out of here.” Hundreds of children who are being held at a detention facility in south Texas. Here are letters from some of them. / ProPublica
Minnesotans have quickly stood up a vast network of volunteers and organizations to provide food to immigrant neighbors under threat from ICE. / The New York Times [$]
“Playing defense forfeits the moral clarity and collective purpose that have sustained successful anti-authoritarian movements worldwide.” How not to defeat authoritarianism. / Boston Review
Related: When will Democrats decide to join the resistance? / The New Republic
A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of Trump’s war on history. / Mother Jones
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Whatever Jeffrey Epstein’s true motives were, one pattern seems clear: He preyed upon powerful, elderly clients ready to buy whatever he was selling. / Garbage Day
In the four years since AI was added to a medical device for treating chronic sinusitis, there have been at least 100 reported malfunctions, including patient injuries. / Reuters
Eleven months ago, New York started asking employers filing layoff notices if AI was the cause, and so far no company has selected—or perhaps admitted—it. / Wired
As AI runs roughshod over design, “imperfection now signals authenticity,” but can moving backward help us move ahead? / It’s Nice That
Inside the surprisingly well-organized web of people selling rogue streaming boxes, which promise an antidote to streaming services’ perpetual price increases. / The Verge [$]
Because of a Fifth Amendment loophole, police can use your biometric data—but not your password or passcode—to unlock your devices. / PCMag
It’s not a major tragedy if someone steals your delivery of paper towels, and other reasons you should remove your Ring camera with a claw hammer. / How Things Work
See also: Ring built a surveillance state by selling its customers on safety and then peeling back privacy protections. / 404 Media
The history of Black-owned bookstores in America has largely gone untold, but a new book finally chronicles their role as centers of community and resistance. / The Observer
“I didn’t want to start it until [my son] was very safely past the age of 11.” Maggie O’Farrell on writing Hamnet. / Literary Hub
How fantasy narratives can help us get closer to understanding nature: “As creative, storytelling creatures, when has humanity ever respected the limits of literality?” / Atmos
“Please stop asking if we can turn on a TV.” When I invited all of you over to watch “the big game,” I assumed you knew I was talking about human chess. / McSweeney’s
Randomly generate a ’90s festival lineup. / Monkeon
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