Enrique Tarrio—the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for helping orchestrate Donald Trump’s failed January 6 coup, sentenced to 22 years in federal prison, then pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office—has now appeared on a leaked database of alleged ICE personnel.

Let that sink in: a convicted white nationalist who helped plan a violent insurrection against the U.S. government may now be working for that same government to round up immigrants.

THE DETAILS: Tarrio’s name surfaced in what’s being called the largest-ever breach of Department of Homeland Security staff data. A whistleblower reportedly shared the identities of around 4,500 federal agents with ICE List, an online watchdog group, according to The Daily Beast.

However, the website offers no details on what role Tarrio may or may not play with ICE. It’s unclear how his name ended up in the database or what his connection to the agency might be.

But if he is working with immigration enforcement in any capacity, it would mark a stunning escalation—putting a violent far-right leader who organized an attack on American democracy in a position to enforce its laws against vulnerable people.

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Nearly 70 House Democrats filed three articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for blocking congressional oversight of ICE detention centers, directing warrantless arrests that violate due process, and steering a federal contract to a company run by her buddy. Rep. Robin Kelly told Noem directly: “You have violated your oath of office, and there will be consequences”—though with Republicans controlling the House, impeachment is still a long shot. Read the full story.

Even Trump’s own people are sounding the alarm: David Urban, senior adviser on Trump’s 2016 campaign, went on CNN to warn that ICE’s masked-agent raids and the killing of Renee Nicole Good are tanking Trump’s poll numbers on immigration—the ONE issue he was winning on. Additionally, Urban had to BEG the White House to “make Trump more aware” of the political damage—meaning Trump is so deep in his fascist fantasy that his own advisers can’t get through to him about how badly this is backfiring ahead of midterms. Read the full story.

The FBI raided Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, seizing her phone, watch, and laptops—and her billionaire boss Jeff Bezos has said absolutely nothing about it. Post readers are FURIOUS, flooding the comments section with over 1,000 responses roasting Bezos for his cowardice (“Happy now, Jeff Bezos? You hastened the death of Democracy”), forcing the paper to briefly disable comments. Read the full story.

Trump is bullying Colorado’s Democratic governor into freeing Tina Peters, the election criminal who breached voting machines to spread his Big Lie—and it might be working. Colorado’s Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold is begging Gov. Jared Polis not to cave, warning that freeing Peters would tell every election-denying criminal that there are no consequences for attacking democracy. Read the full story.

Food companies are slapping unregulated “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on frozen meals and smoothies to cash in on the 12% of Americans now taking weight-loss drugs like Wegovy—even though many of these products are loaded with sodium and fat that actually worsens side effects for GLP-1 users. But the USDA approved the labels anyway, admitting there’s literally no regulatory standard for what “GLP-1 Friendly” even means, which is perfect because Nestle reports 77% of sales come from people who aren’t even taking the drugs (SURPRISE). Read the full story.

Yesterday we asked, Was Trump's response to a heckler appropriate? 97% said NO.

Thom said no: “POTUS should ALWAYS show composure and at least a modicum of class. DJT showed neither when he spoke expletives and then flipped off a citizen during a tour of an auto plant.”

Rkstrat also said no: “This man is bringing the title and responsibility of the Presidency to new lows. The respect of the Presidency has truly lost its meaning and stature. ”

Nofors hit the nail on the head: “Trump can’t stand the idea that we all know he’s a pedophile and he’s protecting his friends.”

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