April 14, 2026

Immigration and Civil Rights

Aaron engaged with several troubling immigration stories. He reposted coverage of a former Syracuse University basketball player from South Sudan — in the US since age 13 — facing deportation after more than a month in ICE custody, with Syracuse University drawing criticism for not intervening. He also amplified the ACLU's reporting that guards at the Everglades detention facility were cutting off phone access and beating detainees who spoke up, in defiance of both a court order and the Constitution.

January 6th Prosecutions and DOJ

Aaron reposted commentary on the DOJ's move to drop convictions against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members, sharing legal analysis arguing the request should be denied — that prosecutorial discretion ends once a jury has rendered a verdict, and that the legal precedent being invoked doesn't apply to post-conviction dismissals.

Yom HaShoah and the ADL

On Yom HaShoah, Aaron reposted pushback against people using Holocaust remembrance as a political cudgel against Jewish survivors and their descendants. Separately, he reposted a sharp characterization of the ADL as having transformed from a civil rights organization into a "pro-Israel antisemitism tollbooth," in the context of reporting that Live Nation was willing to work with Kanye West again if he cut a deal with the ADL.

Media, Housing, and Politics

Aaron shared an argument that liberal donors would get far better returns by investing in struggling local newspapers — like the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which is being taken over by the nonprofit behind the Baltimore Banner — than pouring money into election-cycle ad campaigns. He also reposted a survey of mayors on the housing shortage, noting that Democratic mayors were more likely to identify zoning as a problem and support middle housing, while transit-oriented development had relatively bipartisan support. He reposted criticism of the New York Times for using a center-right foreign politician as a template for what Democrats should learn on social issues, with the observation that this kind of framing conflates coalition-building with ideological compromise.

Other Topics

Aaron reposted a critique of US automakers, noting they had openly announced a decade ago that they would abandon affordable cars in favor of large trucks and SUVs — and then did exactly that. He amplified a Politico poll showing more Americans now doubt vaccine safety than trust it, framing the MAHA movement as unusually effective at recruiting and enforcing ideological conformity. He also reposted a warning against using LLMs as therapy substitutes, with the argument that while they can mimic therapeutic conversation in form, they provide none of the substantive benefit. Finally, he shared a piece on USAID and abortion policy under the Trump administration, with commentary that voters and even officials seem unable to believe Republican policies could be as harmful as they are — until they are already being implemented.