@bfiad.bsky.social
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The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU
Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case
The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.
www.pbs.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU
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In a federal lawsuit, environmental groups and the CSKT argue the EPA has failed to comply with the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Effort to loosen water quality standards is back before federal court — again
In a federal lawsuit, environmental groups and the CSKT argue the EPA has failed to comply with the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.
montanafreepress.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:44 AM
In a federal lawsuit, environmental groups and the CSKT argue the EPA has failed to comply with the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.
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US plans to check tourists' social media 'putting people off travel'
US plans to check tourists' social media 'putting people off travel'
A third of international travellers say they are less likely to visit the US if proposals to scrutinise social media accounts are brought in, according to a survey.
news.sky.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
US plans to check tourists' social media 'putting people off travel'
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Letter: Many Republican members of the Utah Legislature seem determined that Democrats in the state do not deserve any voice in government.
Letter: Once we no longer listen, we have no democracy. The GOP’s stand on redistricting in Utah is emblematic.
Letter: Many Republican members of the Utah Legislature seem determined that Democrats in the state do not deserve any voice in government.
www.sltrib.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Letter: Many Republican members of the Utah Legislature seem determined that Democrats in the state do not deserve any voice in government.
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New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. https://cnn.it/4reXvtG
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 AM
New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. https://cnn.it/4reXvtG
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The flagrantly fascist actions of the Trump White House have upended even the milquetoast logic of traditional Democratic acquiescence, writes @chrislehmann.bsky.social. The moral case for dismantling ICE is beyond dispute.
https://bit.ly/3M35Gua
https://bit.ly/3M35Gua
This Is the Perfect Moment for Democrats to Grow a Spine
After the murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents, the least national Democrats can do is dismantle ICE.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The flagrantly fascist actions of the Trump White House have upended even the milquetoast logic of traditional Democratic acquiescence, writes @chrislehmann.bsky.social. The moral case for dismantling ICE is beyond dispute.
https://bit.ly/3M35Gua
https://bit.ly/3M35Gua
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As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize
With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”
www.thenation.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
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After saying two weeks of surveillance footage was lost in a "system crash," DHS now says it was never recorded at all. This is a response to detainees suing the government who say they were held in subhuman, illegal conditions. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
After saying two weeks of surveillance footage was lost in a "system crash," DHS now says it was never recorded at all. This is a response to detainees suing the government who say they were held in subhuman, illegal conditions. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
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The Supreme Court has ruled that states and localities do not have to enforce federal law.
Trump Accuses Minneapolis Mayor Of Violating The Law—But Legal Experts Say Otherwise
The Supreme Court has ruled that states and localities do not have to enforce federal law.
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The Supreme Court has ruled that states and localities do not have to enforce federal law.
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Jesus was a sissy. It’s taken a lot of effort over the years to claim him as a man’s man, writes Anglican priest Alice Goodman .
Clerical life: Jesus isn‘t manly enough for the far right
The thwarted desire for a certain kind of male saviour has been with us from the beginning
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Jesus was a sissy. It’s taken a lot of effort over the years to claim him as a man’s man, writes Anglican priest Alice Goodman .
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Michael J. Fox was so moved by 'Shrinking,' he asked his former 'Spin City' boss for a part
Michael J. Fox was so moved by 'Shrinking,' he asked his former 'Spin City' boss for a part
Michael J. Fox and 'Shrinking' creator Bill Lawrence, who worked together on 'Spin City,' spoke about reuniting for the third season of Lawrence's Apple TV show.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Michael J. Fox was so moved by 'Shrinking,' he asked his former 'Spin City' boss for a part
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that around 325,000 Russian soldiers were killed between February 2022 and December 2025, with another 875,000 wounded or missing.
Kremlin Dismisses U.S. Study on Ukraine War Casualties - The Moscow Times
The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected a U.S. think tank’s estimate that Russian casualties in the war in Ukraine have reached 1.2 million, calling the figures unreliable.
www.themoscowtimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that around 325,000 Russian soldiers were killed between February 2022 and December 2025, with another 875,000 wounded or missing.
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This week-to-week movement underscores how views within income-based subgroups can shift notably from one poll to the next.
Donald Trump Approval Rating Shifts With Low‑Income Voters
www.newsweek.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This week-to-week movement underscores how views within income-based subgroups can shift notably from one poll to the next.
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Young professionals are bitterly angry about the student loans system, protesting that agreements they were encouraged to sign up to as 18-year-old school pupils are blighting their financial futures.
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal?
Graduates are in uproar about Budget changes to loan repayment terms, and they have a point
ft.trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Young professionals are bitterly angry about the student loans system, protesting that agreements they were encouraged to sign up to as 18-year-old school pupils are blighting their financial futures.
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
Do they have a point? ft.trib.al/vzP0xgI
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Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to the Trump administration’s version of immigration enforcement incidents. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/r...
Democratic AGs stress importance of citizen-generated evidence in challenging ICE • Ohio Capital Journal
Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to the Trump administration’s version of immigration enforcement incidents.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to the Trump administration’s version of immigration enforcement incidents. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/r...
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About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War II, a new report from a prominent international think tank says. https://cnn.it/4rkLDq5
January 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War II, a new report from a prominent international think tank says. https://cnn.it/4rkLDq5
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My phone threw this photo at my today. It’s my mom, on her birthday, I think. I hate it and I love it when phone does it. seeing her photos hurts, but also warms me, even if bitter-sweetly .
It’s been a year and a half since she died.
Cherish your loved ones while there are still here.
It’s been a year and a half since she died.
Cherish your loved ones while there are still here.
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 AM
My phone threw this photo at my today. It’s my mom, on her birthday, I think. I hate it and I love it when phone does it. seeing her photos hurts, but also warms me, even if bitter-sweetly .
It’s been a year and a half since she died.
Cherish your loved ones while there are still here.
It’s been a year and a half since she died.
Cherish your loved ones while there are still here.
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This is the price of light returned and power station repaired after Russian attacks : this is Oleksandr Pytaychuk, Ukrainian rescue climber. While helping repair power station damaged by Russian attack, he fell from 20m and died of injuries. Russia is to blame for this.
Photos : Edward Matthews
Photos : Edward Matthews
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This is the price of light returned and power station repaired after Russian attacks : this is Oleksandr Pytaychuk, Ukrainian rescue climber. While helping repair power station damaged by Russian attack, he fell from 20m and died of injuries. Russia is to blame for this.
Photos : Edward Matthews
Photos : Edward Matthews
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He had already had his rib broken from an encounter with them a few days before….so maybe he thought or was warned by the assholes if they saw him again… or something…we have seen them threaten people over & over so??
Let that sink in too.
Let that sink in too.
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 AM
He had already had his rib broken from an encounter with them a few days before….so maybe he thought or was warned by the assholes if they saw him again… or something…we have seen them threaten people over & over so??
Let that sink in too.
Let that sink in too.
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Right-wing lies and hypocrisy.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Right-wing lies and hypocrisy.
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Letter: When Adolf Hitler came to power, he forced out opposition, terrorized immigrants and other “undesirables” and engaged in territorial expansion. Does that sound familiar?
Letter: It behooves everyone to know Germany’s disastrous history, so we’re not condemned to repeat it
Letter: When Adolf Hitler came to power, he forced out opposition, terrorized immigrants and other “undesirables” and engaged in territorial expansion. Does that sound familiar?
www.sltrib.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Letter: When Adolf Hitler came to power, he forced out opposition, terrorized immigrants and other “undesirables” and engaged in territorial expansion. Does that sound familiar?
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BIG CHANGES NEED TO HAPPEN BY #MIDTERMS 🗳️
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
BIG CHANGES NEED TO HAPPEN BY #MIDTERMS 🗳️
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
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We should have all known that the moment progressives pulled out their own guns and the black panthers were back in the news defending their communities, that would be the time for common sense gun control. Not 20 some school shootings back, don't be silly.
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
We should have all known that the moment progressives pulled out their own guns and the black panthers were back in the news defending their communities, that would be the time for common sense gun control. Not 20 some school shootings back, don't be silly.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.