March 2, 2026
· 6 min read
Quakertown Student Protest
- More footage of PA Police Chief attacking multiple teenage girls participating in an Anti-ICE school walkout protest (2/20/26) : r/Pennsylvania
- Bucks DA investigating Quakertown police after violent confrontation with students protesting ICE
- Police Chief Scott McElree Under Fire at Quakertown Council Meeting Following ICE Protest
- Quakertown Students Protest ICE and It Gets Bloody
- Residents demand Quakertown police chief resign after students ‘choked’ and ‘tackled’ during ICE protest
- ACLU of Pa. accuses Quakertown police chief of acting as a ‘counter-protester’ during student arrests
- Questions Persist While Quakertown Students Remain in Police Custody
Software Development
- List Of Applications and Department Partners Using Login.Gov For Identity Management • MuckRock
- ActivityPub
Transgender Rights
Data Centers and AI
- Legislation in the State House Seeks to Assist Pennsylvania Municipalities Regulate Data Centers. But Who Would it Actually Help?
- Meta's AI Patent to Simulate Dead People Shows the Dangers of 'Spectral Labor'
- thoughts on AI consciousness
Fourth Amendment
Election 2026
- Democrats say citizenship question could derail census test and deter immigrants from participating
- What Have Democrats Learned Since the 2024 Election?
- Vote That Jawn amplifies Philadelphia youth voices to help get their peers to the polls
Pennsylvania Local
- Activists celebrate the return of slavery exhibit at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site
- Montgomery County opens homeless shelter in Lansdale
- Trump Wants You to Forget That George Washington Owned Slaves
- ‘Get Stuff Done’: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Need to Pass Legislation to Lower Energy Costs and Protect Our Health
Epstein Files
ICE in Pennsylvania
- ICE memo reveals timeline, scale of warehouse plans that include Berks, Schuylkill counties
- OPINION: DHS and ICE Keep Jerking Berks and Schuylkill Counties Around
- Officials warn ICE detention centers in Pa. could overwhelm sewer, other critical services
- ICE Memo Offers More Details on Plans for Tremont Township, Other Detention Facilities; Infrastructure Concerns Addressed
- SCMA Hauling Water to Tremont to Meet Demand: Authority Outlines Infrastructure Constraints in Report for ICE
Science
Tariffs
- Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
- [Eugene Volokh] "The Day Will Come When Those Disappointed by Today's Result" as to Tariffs …
- ‘It’s a good day’: Philadelphia business leaders, legislators celebrate Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariff authority
First Amendment
- The questions every journalist should ask funders (but usually don’t)
- [Eugene Volokh] Amazon Could Be Liable for Selling Product Used to Commit Suicide, Coupled with Promotion of a "Suicide Instruction Book"
Cruelty is the Point
- ‘The Trump Effect’: 31 Universities to Cut Ties With Nonprofit That Helps Racial Minorities Earn PhDs
- Nonprofit Coalition Asks Courts to Prevent Coercive Federal Investigation Tactics
- Kristi Noem Repeatedly Claimed ICE Deported a Cannibal. It Was “Completely Made Up.”
- Federal Program That Helps Cities Prep for Disaster Stays Frozen Despite Judge’s Order
- Trump Won’t Stop Trying to Punish Kilmar Abrego Garcia