Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors said they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski bribes, er, “success fees.” (NBC)
The city of Social Circle, GAcut off water service to a proposed DHS mega-center because officials refused to disclose how the facility would be used. (CBS)
A judge ordered the Veterans Administration to reinstate the contract of its largest union, at least temporarily. (Military Times)
Floridians are being forced to deliver by caesarian section. One woman in labor had to beg a judge for the right to refuse the surgery. (ProPublica)
Gamblers on Polymarket threatened the life of a journalist who refused to alter his reporting to secure their payouts. (WaPo)
Chinese AI workers endure working conditions close to slavery at the BYD in Brazil. (WaPo)
March 13, 2026
Sidney's Picks: Teen Mariachi Stars and a Nashville Journo Detained by ICE
From the unitary executive to Jeffrey Epstein: The death of elite accountability (Atlantic)
The FBI raids the home of the superintendent of LA schools after with AI chatbot fiasco. (LAT)
Chicago ICE protesters keep winning in court. (CST)
The Trump tax cuts pushed Medicare closer to insolvency, slashing 12 years off the lifespan of Part A. (Fortune)
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee approve their first union contract. (NPR)
Pentagon and Anthropic face off over control of contracted AI technology as Anthropic demands assurances their tech won’t be used for mass surveillance or autonomous drone ops. (NYT)
Jeanine Pirro’s office refuses to press charges, but the Labor Secretary’s husband remains banned from the building after alleged sexual assaults on staffers. (WaPo)
February 20, 2026
Sidney's Picks: Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Tariffs
A federal judge blocks Pete Hegseth’s attempt to discipline Sen. Mark Kelly for reminding troops of their obligation to refuse illegal orders, and a grand jury refuses to induct Kelly and five other legislators for their speech. (WaPo)
The academic fallout from the Epstein Files keeps getting weirder: OSU professor physically attacks journalist for asking too many questions. (NYT)
“I have never felt so much fear”: Kids in the Dilley immigrant detention center speak out. (NYT, ProPublica)
An Irishman and 20-year resident of Boston says he fears for his life after five months in U.S. immigration detention. (RTE 100)
DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard was placed on a TSA watchlist in 2024 because she took a trip sponsored by a pro-Kremlin businessman with ties to sanctioned oligarchs. (SpyTalk)
