February 17, 2026

Everybody vs. ICE

• J. Doe v. DHS - ACLU of Pennsylvania
• Judges Have Rebuked Trump’s Mass Detention of Immigrants Thousands of Times
• Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
• Tom Homan: Minnesota Should Say “Thank You” for DHS Operation
• With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

Tech Industry

• The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead)

Pennsylvania Local

• What some Philadelphia students will learn in the new MOVE bombing curriculum, and what’s not included
• Souderton School Board considers expansion of middle school world language offerings
• The Trump administration must restore slavery exhibit at Philly’s President’s House, federal judge rules
• Shapiro wants Pa. to be a ‘national leader’ on home construction

Health Crisis

• CMS posts Proposed NBPP 2027. Be afraid; be very afraid (Part 1)
• Pennsylvania workers spend larger cut of income on employer-sponsored health benefits, new report shows

Election 2026

• What if everyone had to prove their citizenship to register to vote?
• Election officials warn Trump-backed voting bill may be impossible to implement by 2026

First Amendment

• Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu… - YouTube
• Growing the open social web

Organization

• Pile technology