February 4, 2026

ICE in Phoenixville

• Witnesses describe 'violent' arrests by federal agents in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - 6abc Philadelphia
• ICE in PXV 2/3/26 : r/Phoenixville

Cruelty is the Point

• Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants

Wheels of Justice

• DOJ Lawyer Says the ‘System Sucks’ at Immigration Hearing - WSJ
• US Justice Department removes lawyer who told judge in immigration case, 'This job sucks' | Reuters
• Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly

Epstein Files

• JK Rowling Called Out After Inviting Jeffrey Epstein To A Children's Play — Years After His Child Sex Conviction | IBTimes UK
• Recreating uncensored Epstein PDFs from raw encoded attachments | The NeoSmart FilesThe NeoSmart Files

Pennsylvania Local

• Commissioner: Tremont Twp. ICE Facility Will Be 7,500-person Detention Center - Coal Region Canary
• PRESS RELEASE: Norristown Officer Placed on Leave following Response Call • Norristown, PA
• Shapiro Proposes $53.3B Budget For FY27; Draws Battle Lines Heading Into 2026 Elections
• OPINION: Souderton Taxpayers Deserve Answers Before Another Tax Hike

Election 2026

• Election officials draw on sobering 2020 lessons as Trump calls for nationalizing voting

Democrats Fight Back

• Why This Shutdown Is Different - The Atlantic
• The moment of truth for congressional Democrats.

AI and Data Centers

• Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants more data centers but they need to bring their own power
• AI makes Microsoft’s Q4 2025 numbers weird and bad

Economy and Education

• Princeton’s president says university will tighten budget because of endowment outlook