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BREAKING: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
BREAKING: Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, is sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law.
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It's a striking contrast. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass.
As Europe moves to address its shame, it’s highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.
www.politico.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
It's a striking contrast. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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This is one of the reasons it's so important to turn Congress Blue to serve as a check on this admin. abc7.com/post/ice-dep...
Trump administration declines judge's request to return deported Massachusetts college student
A federal prosecutor said Friday that government will not return a 19-year-old college student who was deported despite a court order blocking her removal.
abc7.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This is one of the reasons it's so important to turn Congress Blue to serve as a check on this admin. abc7.com/post/ice-dep...
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“That’s not blood it’s spaghetti sauce, just wipe it and put it back.”
“That’s not blood it’s spaghetti sauce, just wipe it and put it back.”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Make it look like we did it on purpose."
"Make it look like we did it on purpose."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be finished.”
“It doesn’t have to be good. It just has to be finished.”
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
“That’s not blood it’s spaghetti sauce, just wipe it and put it back.”
“That’s not blood it’s spaghetti sauce, just wipe it and put it back.”
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Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state
ground.news/article/hard...
ground.news/article/hard...
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state
ground.news/article/hard...
ground.news/article/hard...
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Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
What a Fkng pri*k, he’s destroying everything that’s established to help our environment from assholes like him.
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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Lack of DNA testing leaves the dead in Gaza without a name or dignity – and relatives in limbo trib.al/9mXmdcL
Lack of DNA testing leaves the dead in Gaza without a name or dignity
New data shows that at least 1,129 bodies have been recovered in Gaza but remain unidentified. Experts on the ground tell Maira Butt that the uncertainty is leaving families in agony
trib.al
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Lack of DNA testing leaves the dead in Gaza without a name or dignity – and relatives in limbo trib.al/9mXmdcL
“Nobody sets anything on fire, but everything is burning.”
Columna | "Todo aparece planchado, aunque institucionalmente muerto, como el decorado de una peli cuando se termina la jornada de rodaje. No hay choque, pese a la acumulación de contradicciones cuidadosamente ordenadas. Nadie quema nada, pero arde todo", por Juan José Millás
Nadie quema nada, pero todo arde | Columna
Debajo del retrato de George Washington, cuidadosamente enmarcado para convertirlo en símbolo, cuelga
elpais.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
“Nobody sets anything on fire, but everything is burning.”
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More proof that ICE is out of control and drunk on power. This abuse of America. Citizens by ICE must stop.
share.newsbreak.com/h6h4wczv
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Kristi Noem defends ICE agents going after off-duty cops as critics declare ‘this must stop’ - NewsBreak
Off-duty police officers in Minnesota say they were stopped by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and asked to prove their citizenship,
share.newsbreak.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:28 PM
More proof that ICE is out of control and drunk on power. This abuse of America. Citizens by ICE must stop.
share.newsbreak.com/h6h4wczv
share.newsbreak.com/h6h4wczv
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l.smartnews.com/p-77ftUM6I/P...
They're getting away with murder.
They're getting away with murder.
“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer” (ProPublica)
Minutes after a federal agent shot and killed a Mexican immigrant in a Chicago suburb last September, a group of police officers stood on the sidewalk trying...
l.smartnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:11 AM
l.smartnews.com/p-77ftUM6I/P...
They're getting away with murder.
They're getting away with murder.
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Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
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The Washington Post is not yet reporting the exit of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis or the ascension of acting Washington Post CEO Jeff D’Onofrio.
February 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The Washington Post is not yet reporting the exit of Washington Post CEO Will Lewis or the ascension of acting Washington Post CEO Jeff D’Onofrio.
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Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
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A federal judge in Indiana has ruled immigration officials are unlawfully detaining a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
Judge says Chicago man acquitted in Bovino murder-for-hire plot being unlawfully detained
A federal judge in Indiana has ruled immigration officials are unlawfully detaining a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bov…
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A federal judge in Indiana has ruled immigration officials are unlawfully detaining a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
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Victory! An Arizona judge has struck down several abortion laws as unconstitutional. Patients no longer have to wait 24 hours for care and make 2 separate trips to the clinic. Also gone are the bans on abortion via telemedicine and abortion for reasons of fetal anomaly.
Judge: Arizona abortion laws are unconstitutional after 2024 amendment
Arizona judge permanently blocks abortion restrictions violating constitutional amendment voters adopted in 2024
azmirror.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Victory! An Arizona judge has struck down several abortion laws as unconstitutional. Patients no longer have to wait 24 hours for care and make 2 separate trips to the clinic. Also gone are the bans on abortion via telemedicine and abortion for reasons of fetal anomaly.
I love a lot about How It’s Made (autistic) but the combination of random items per episode is my favorite.
Nutcrackers.
Millefiori paperweights.
Road salt.
Car doors.
Fuck yeah, ok.
Nutcrackers.
Millefiori paperweights.
Road salt.
Car doors.
Fuck yeah, ok.
February 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I love a lot about How It’s Made (autistic) but the combination of random items per episode is my favorite.
Nutcrackers.
Millefiori paperweights.
Road salt.
Car doors.
Fuck yeah, ok.
Nutcrackers.
Millefiori paperweights.
Road salt.
Car doors.
Fuck yeah, ok.
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Fuck these fucking thieves
Anthropic Knew the Public Would Be Disgusted by How It Was Destroying Physical Books, Secret Documents Reveal
Newly unsealed documents suggest that Anthropic was well aware that destroying books to train its AI would look bad.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Fuck these fucking thieves
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Trump has created peace in Ukraine as much as Smaug gave Lake-Town district heating.
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Trump has created peace in Ukraine as much as Smaug gave Lake-Town district heating.
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
It is time the free world send in the troops to liberate Ukraine.
#SlavaUkraini
Source: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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ICE is still being REALLY douchey and violating people's rights! minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/05/t...
Two men charged with assaulting agents in ICE shooting released by a judge, re-detained by ICE • Minnesota Reformer
Two Venezuelan men who were charged with assaulting a federal immigration agent were re-detained after a judge ordered them to be released on Tuesday. On Jan. 14, the two men allegedly assaulted an IC...
minnesotareformer.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
ICE is still being REALLY douchey and violating people's rights! minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/05/t...
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Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries trib.al/qJcJuV6
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries
A federal judge says the Trump administration must bring back three deported families who should have been allowed to remain in the United States under a court settlement involving the separation of children from their parents at the border
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries trib.al/qJcJuV6
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Pennsylvania GOP state rep. Joanne Stehr on the concentration camps being built in her area: “I’m saying ICE has a job to do, and it’s going to get done. We are taking out the trash.”
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont, Pa., that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in a $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Pennsylvania GOP state rep. Joanne Stehr on the concentration camps being built in her area: “I’m saying ICE has a job to do, and it’s going to get done. We are taking out the trash.”
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U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison said detainees at the Whipple Federal Building outside Minneapolis are sleeping on the concrete floor with tinfoil-like blankets.
Morrison was able to tour the immigration detention facility to observe conditions after a previous attempt was denied.
Video by Alex Kormann
Morrison was able to tour the immigration detention facility to observe conditions after a previous attempt was denied.
Video by Alex Kormann
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison said detainees at the Whipple Federal Building outside Minneapolis are sleeping on the concrete floor with tinfoil-like blankets.
Morrison was able to tour the immigration detention facility to observe conditions after a previous attempt was denied.
Video by Alex Kormann
Morrison was able to tour the immigration detention facility to observe conditions after a previous attempt was denied.
Video by Alex Kormann