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February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Children at an ICE family detention facility have been denied clean drinking water, medical care, and legal access. Now they may be exposed to measles.
Toddlers don't belong in detention, and Congress must end funding for these sites of abuse.
Toddlers don't belong in detention, and Congress must end funding for these sites of abuse.
Measles detected at Dilley immigrant family detention center
The cases come amid renewed nationwide scrutiny of the facility following the transfer there of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy who federal agents arrested along with his father in Minneapolis.
www.texastribune.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Children at an ICE family detention facility have been denied clean drinking water, medical care, and legal access. Now they may be exposed to measles.
Toddlers don't belong in detention, and Congress must end funding for these sites of abuse.
Toddlers don't belong in detention, and Congress must end funding for these sites of abuse.
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Getting to know the VERDE fam. 💚
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Getting to know the VERDE fam. 💚
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"I searched my soul, and discovered that there was nothing anywhere in my upbringing, experience or even primal instincts to tell me how to react to someone who has quite simply, calmly, sitting right there in front of me, stolen one of my biscuits."
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
"I searched my soul, and discovered that there was nothing anywhere in my upbringing, experience or even primal instincts to tell me how to react to someone who has quite simply, calmly, sitting right there in front of me, stolen one of my biscuits."
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January 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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February is a short month and we are already a bit behind financially, so our online shop helps us a lot - why not treat yourself or send something to a friend? #BookSky
www.treehousebookshop.co.uk/shop
www.treehousebookshop.co.uk/shop
Shop
www.treehousebookshop.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
February is a short month and we are already a bit behind financially, so our online shop helps us a lot - why not treat yourself or send something to a friend? #BookSky
www.treehousebookshop.co.uk/shop
www.treehousebookshop.co.uk/shop
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Ab sofort überall am Kiosk: Ausgabe 4 des gedruckten Postillon ist da! www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/ausg...
Ab sofort überall am Kiosk: Ausgabe 4 des gedruckten Postillon ist da!
Gerade noch rechtzeitig, bevor die USA in Grönland einmarschieren! Seit heute ist Ausgabe 4 des gedruckten Postillon für 4,99 Euro bundesweit in allen
www.der-postillon.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Ab sofort überall am Kiosk: Ausgabe 4 des gedruckten Postillon ist da! www.der-postillon.com/2026/01/ausg...
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ICE, CBP, and other law enforcement agencies are buying our personal information from data brokers instead of getting a warrant.
Tell Congress: The government cannot be allowed to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment.
Tell Congress: The government cannot be allowed to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment.
Stop the Government's Massive Privacy Invasion
Government agencies are buying their way around our constitutional right to privacy by purchasing sensitive data instead of getting a warrant. Congress can put a stop to it.
action.aclu.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
ICE, CBP, and other law enforcement agencies are buying our personal information from data brokers instead of getting a warrant.
Tell Congress: The government cannot be allowed to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment.
Tell Congress: The government cannot be allowed to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment.
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Texas officials expect a massive increase in electric demand over the next five years as more artificial intelligence data centers are built and the state’s population continues to grow.
Texas grid weathers weekend storm thanks to new generation
Five years after Winter Storm Uri caused catastrophic blackouts that killed hundreds, the electric grid has changed significantly, but increasing demand means it will have to adapt even more.
www.texastribune.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Texas officials expect a massive increase in electric demand over the next five years as more artificial intelligence data centers are built and the state’s population continues to grow.
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See our shirt featured around minute 23 (Swearing at Motorists)! We still have some available! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfrh...
Pirate flags, fish sandwiches and the album recorded in a Bundesliga stadium — Shirt Tours Hamburg
YouTube video by Cult Kits
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
See our shirt featured around minute 23 (Swearing at Motorists)! We still have some available! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfrh...
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Got young kids? Live near London? Come see me and my brilliant illustrator Rikin doing a fun live event at the Southbank Centre in half-term. It’s 3pm on February 17th, with affordable tickets, and live draw-a-long session — it’s gonna be so fun!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Got young kids? Live near London? Come see me and my brilliant illustrator Rikin doing a fun live event at the Southbank Centre in half-term. It’s 3pm on February 17th, with affordable tickets, and live draw-a-long session — it’s gonna be so fun!
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
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ICE has detained at least 3,800 kids under the second Trump administration — more than 500 of whom were under 5 years old.
Children shouldn't be locked up by our government.
Children shouldn't be locked up by our government.
What Happens After a Child Is Taken Into ICE Custody?
Five-year-old Liam Ramos' detention by ICE has sparked questions about the policies underlying the agency's deportation operations.
time.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:48 PM
ICE has detained at least 3,800 kids under the second Trump administration — more than 500 of whom were under 5 years old.
Children shouldn't be locked up by our government.
Children shouldn't be locked up by our government.
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Tripping Kids Who Run Around Restaurants To Be Made Legal
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Tripping Kids Who Run Around Restaurants To Be Made Legal
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Applications for the Matador / Beggars London office internship are open now. Beginning in July 2026 or January 2027. Apply via beggarsgroup.ffm.to/2026ukintern...
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Applications for the Matador / Beggars London office internship are open now. Beginning in July 2026 or January 2027. Apply via beggarsgroup.ffm.to/2026ukintern...
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For nine straight years, Hoboken, New Jersey hasn’t seen a single fatal crash. Here’s how they did it. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-city-where-traffic-fatalities-vanished/
The City Where Traffic Fatalities Vanished
For nine straight years, Hoboken, New Jersey hasn't seen a single fatal crash. Here's how they did it.
reasonstobecheerful.world
January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For nine straight years, Hoboken, New Jersey hasn’t seen a single fatal crash. Here’s how they did it. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-city-where-traffic-fatalities-vanished/
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You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.
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don’t make me tap the sign
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM
don’t make me tap the sign
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Hey folks - you can enter this draw without leaving your own bed.
Spend your Book Token at bertsbooks.co.uk, then enter the details on the link below, and you could win £500. (If you spend it all with me, I basically win £500 too).
Spend your Book Token at bertsbooks.co.uk, then enter the details on the link below, and you could win £500. (If you spend it all with me, I basically win £500 too).
We couldn't possibly be offering you money just for buying books in your favourite bookshop… right? 😉 📚✨
Yes, really! When you spend your National Book Tokens in your local bookshop before the 28th of February, you’ll be in with a chance to WIN £500/€500 cash 💸
Enter the draw ⬇️
buff.ly/5wpuAyL
Yes, really! When you spend your National Book Tokens in your local bookshop before the 28th of February, you’ll be in with a chance to WIN £500/€500 cash 💸
Enter the draw ⬇️
buff.ly/5wpuAyL
January 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Hey folks - you can enter this draw without leaving your own bed.
Spend your Book Token at bertsbooks.co.uk, then enter the details on the link below, and you could win £500. (If you spend it all with me, I basically win £500 too).
Spend your Book Token at bertsbooks.co.uk, then enter the details on the link below, and you could win £500. (If you spend it all with me, I basically win £500 too).
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Lil sprucing up update: our handle on bluesky is now our website!
Maybe this is a fun excuse to poke around on www.lingthusiasm.com if you haven't been there in a while!
Maybe this is a fun excuse to poke around on www.lingthusiasm.com if you haven't been there in a while!
Lingthusiasm
A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne. Weird and deep conversations about the hidden language patterns that you didn't realize you were already making....
www.lingthusiasm.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Lil sprucing up update: our handle on bluesky is now our website!
Maybe this is a fun excuse to poke around on www.lingthusiasm.com if you haven't been there in a while!
Maybe this is a fun excuse to poke around on www.lingthusiasm.com if you haven't been there in a while!
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8.30am tomorrow (Saturday) at Burnet Go-To -- join us!
Unsere Profis reisen am Sonnabend (17.1.,15:30 Uhr) nach Dortmund für das erste Spiel der Rückrunde. Das erste Spiel des Jahres haben gleich vier Basketball-Teams des FC St. Pauli und unsere U23. Die U17 tritt beim beim Liliencup in Wiesbaden an. Alle Termine: ⤵️
#fcsp
#fcsp
FC St. Pauli | Das geht am Wochenende
Das Schneegestöber hat zumindest vorerst ein Ende: Während unsere Profis in Dortmund antreten, geht auch in Hamburg der Spielbetrieb langsam wieder los.…
www.fcstpauli.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
8.30am tomorrow (Saturday) at Burnet Go-To -- join us!
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While I'm thinking about it...Listen, it doesn't have to be from us, but if you wanna do just a little bit of extra good with your $$ preorder Unrivaled from an indie bookstore. We all take preorders & none of us sell data services to ICE. (But if you did want to order from us👇)
Unrivaled
Everyone's favorite hockey players are back Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander continue the romance that began with viral sensation Heated Rivalry--now streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the US--in the highly anticipated seventh book in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid's Game Changers series.A line has been drawn--and the hockey world is divided.For the first time in their professional hockey careers, Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander have nothing to hide. For more than a decade, they kept their love a secret, but now they're out, married, and even playing on the same team. The support is incredible.Most of the time.They've gotten a lot of love from fans who are thrilled for them. But some people in the hockey world are still reeling from their relationship reveal, and the backlash--led by popular hockey podcast Top Shelf and the #TakeBackHockey movement--is getting louder.Ilya and Shane are finally able to stand together in the light, the way they'd always wanted. And now they might be facing their biggest challenge yet.Game Changers Book 1: Game Changer Book 2: Heated Rivalry Book 3: Tough Guy Book 4: Common Goal Book 5: Role Model Book 6: The Long GameBook 7: UnrivaledNeed more Reid? Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer: Time to Shine The Shots You Take
portersquarebooks.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
While I'm thinking about it...Listen, it doesn't have to be from us, but if you wanna do just a little bit of extra good with your $$ preorder Unrivaled from an indie bookstore. We all take preorders & none of us sell data services to ICE. (But if you did want to order from us👇)
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Alle Wege führen ans Millerntor 🚗🏟️
Von den USA nach Hamburg: James #Sands spricht über seine Karriere, seine erstes Jahr beim FC St. Pauli und seine persönlichen Ziele. Platz nehmen, anschnallen, los geht’s 📺🍿
#fcsp
Von den USA nach Hamburg: James #Sands spricht über seine Karriere, seine erstes Jahr beim FC St. Pauli und seine persönlichen Ziele. Platz nehmen, anschnallen, los geht’s 📺🍿
#fcsp
James Sands im Interview | Alle Wege führen ans Millerntor
YouTube video by FC St. Pauli
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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🗣️ Sunday at 4:00
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🗣️ Sunday at 4:00
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Saturday’s home game against RB Leipzig (15.30 CET) has been postponed due to the extreme weather. Full details here: ⤵️
#fcsp
#fcsp
FC St. Pauli | Leipzig home game postponed 2526
Saturday’s home game against RB Leipzig (15.30 CET) has been postponed due to the extreme weather.
fcsp.in
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Saturday’s home game against RB Leipzig (15.30 CET) has been postponed due to the extreme weather. Full details here: ⤵️
#fcsp
#fcsp