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After DHS was unable to prove she should be deported, the case against Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk—who apprehended by agents almost a year ago—has been thrown out. / NBC News

The father of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by ICE in Minnesota, says his son is traumatized and can’t sleep through the night. / MPR News

See also: “Please get me out of here.” Hundreds of children who are being held at a detention facility in south Texas. Here are letters from some of them. / ProPublica

Minnesotans have quickly stood up a vast network of volunteers and organizations to provide food to immigrant neighbors under threat from ICE. / The New York Times [$]

“Playing defense forfeits the moral clarity and collective purpose that have sustained successful anti-authoritarian movements worldwide.” How not to defeat authoritarianism. / Boston Review

Related: When will Democrats decide to join the resistance? / The New Republic

A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of Trump’s war on history. / Mother Jones

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Whatever Jeffrey Epstein’s true motives were, one pattern seems clear: He preyed upon powerful, elderly clients ready to buy whatever he was selling. / Garbage Day

In the four years since AI was added to a medical device for treating chronic sinusitis, there have been at least 100 reported malfunctions, including patient injuries. / Reuters

Eleven months ago, New York started asking employers filing layoff notices if AI was the cause, and so far no company has selected—or perhaps admitted—it. / Wired

As AI runs roughshod over design, “imperfection now signals authenticity,” but can moving backward help us move ahead? / It’s Nice That

Inside the surprisingly well-organized web of people selling rogue streaming boxes, which promise an antidote to streaming services’ perpetual price increases. / The Verge [$]

Because of a Fifth Amendment loophole, police can use your biometric data—but not your password or passcode—to unlock your devices. / PCMag

It’s not a major tragedy if someone steals your delivery of paper towels, and other reasons you should remove your Ring camera with a claw hammer. / How Things Work

See also: Ring built a surveillance state by selling its customers on safety and then peeling back privacy protections. / 404 Media

The history of Black-owned bookstores in America has largely gone untold, but a new book finally chronicles their role as centers of community and resistance. / The Observer

“I didn’t want to start it until my son] was very safely past the age of 11.” Maggie O’Farrell on [writing Hamnet. / Literary Hub

How fantasy narratives can help us get closer to understanding nature: “As creative, storytelling creatures, when has humanity ever respected the limits of literality?” / Atmos

“Please stop asking if we can turn on a TV.” When I invited all of you over to watch “the big game,” I assumed you knew I was talking about human chess. / McSweeney’s

Randomly generate a ’90s festival lineup. / Monkeon

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