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a woman standing in a hallway with a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall behind her
Alt: Lesley Knope standing in a hallway with a fire extinguisher hanging on the wall behind her, and winking
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Not sure how my followers↗️this week but please unfollow if u need to! Sometimes I👍human rights & social determinants of health posts but mainly I research death, burial & bereavement. I post about social history, social change & kind things that make me smile, like decent humans, recipes & sunrises.
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Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk. n.pr/46w2RJ6
Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Months after the killing of Charlie Kirk, a growing number of lawsuits by people claim they were illegally punished, fired and even arrested for making negative comments about Kirk. n.pr/46w2RJ6
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Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
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Brexit at heart was profiteering, protecting future profits and giving big (international) businesses options to increase profits further at cost to workers rights.
The ECHR is next, then reductions to regulations and environmental protection, holidays, working time limits, holidays....
The ECHR is next, then reductions to regulations and environmental protection, holidays, working time limits, holidays....
The Epstein files aren’t just about personal scandal.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Brexit at heart was profiteering, protecting future profits and giving big (international) businesses options to increase profits further at cost to workers rights.
The ECHR is next, then reductions to regulations and environmental protection, holidays, working time limits, holidays....
The ECHR is next, then reductions to regulations and environmental protection, holidays, working time limits, holidays....
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Trump’s name appears more than a million times in the unredacted version of the latest Epstein release.
Trump, who claims the files are a “hoax,” initially featured 5,300 times in the redacted version.
This was only half of the 6 million documents DOJ reviewed, prompting renewed fears of cover-up.
Trump, who claims the files are a “hoax,” initially featured 5,300 times in the redacted version.
This was only half of the 6 million documents DOJ reviewed, prompting renewed fears of cover-up.
President Donald Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files more than a million times, according to a top Democrat who reviewed the Justice Department’s unredacted version of the documents.
Jaw-Dropping Number of Times Trump Is Named in Epstein Files Revealed by Rep
The revelation has further inflamed fears of an Epstein cover-up.
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Trump’s name appears more than a million times in the unredacted version of the latest Epstein release.
Trump, who claims the files are a “hoax,” initially featured 5,300 times in the redacted version.
This was only half of the 6 million documents DOJ reviewed, prompting renewed fears of cover-up.
Trump, who claims the files are a “hoax,” initially featured 5,300 times in the redacted version.
This was only half of the 6 million documents DOJ reviewed, prompting renewed fears of cover-up.
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Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin is founder of the Dubin Breast Center at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital.
All our institutions are corrupted. 😭
All our institutions are corrupted. 😭
Eva's billionaire husband Glenn Dubin was the first person to rape Virginia Giuffre. Dubin is vice chair of the Zionist lobby group the American Jewish Committee which regularly visits Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials and helped lead the crackdown against pro-Palestine protests
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin is founder of the Dubin Breast Center at the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital.
All our institutions are corrupted. 😭
All our institutions are corrupted. 😭
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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The Epstein files aren’t just about personal scandal.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The Epstein files aren’t just about personal scandal.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
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Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
Australian police break spine of anti-genocide granny to protect war criminal
Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
www.thecanary.co
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
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Now more details in the Epstein files reveal Bannon as part of a successful plot to topple Theresa May with Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees Mogg, here’s an article from the archive about Johnson and Bannon’s collaboration
bylinetimes.com/2023/04/24/b...
bylinetimes.com/2023/04/24/b...
Bannon, Brexit, Johnson and Cambridge Analytica: the Daughter of Time
Peter Jukes reports on more revelations about the transatlantic right-wing network, and why the Government is withholding key information on the former Prime Minister’s role
bylinetimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Now more details in the Epstein files reveal Bannon as part of a successful plot to topple Theresa May with Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees Mogg, here’s an article from the archive about Johnson and Bannon’s collaboration
bylinetimes.com/2023/04/24/b...
bylinetimes.com/2023/04/24/b...
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
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Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.
Here's another screen shot of a text where a fellow agent on the "Posse Chat" asks Charles Exum if the bosses have been supportive.
"Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino
"Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.
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US Rep. Balint after reviewing unredacted Epstein files:
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
US Rep. Balint after reviewing unredacted Epstein files:
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
"They are a bunch of sick fucks. So many people knew." She confirmed Trump lied about kicking Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. Other files show the relationship continued for years.
#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
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just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
just a fucking weird statement on it's face but also highlights how filthy rich and completely out of touch trump's whole cabinet is. a private boat for a family vacation? stopping by a billionaire's island for lunch? nannies, plural?? the epstein class, indeed.
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New CfP in Qualitative Research in Psychology:
🔮 "The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research"
We're inviting papers that address the big question: What does the *future* of good, quality, rigorous qual research look like?
📄 Deadline Sept 2026
💬 Happy to answer Qs
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
🔮 "The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research"
We're inviting papers that address the big question: What does the *future* of good, quality, rigorous qual research look like?
📄 Deadline Sept 2026
💬 Happy to answer Qs
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Call for Papers: The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research
Call for Papers for Special Issue of Qualitative Research in Psychology The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research Special Issue Guest Editors: Dr Madeleine Pownall, Dr Nicki Lisa Cole, Dr Annayah ...
docs.google.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 AM
New CfP in Qualitative Research in Psychology:
🔮 "The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research"
We're inviting papers that address the big question: What does the *future* of good, quality, rigorous qual research look like?
📄 Deadline Sept 2026
💬 Happy to answer Qs
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
🔮 "The Future of Rigorous Qualitative Research"
We're inviting papers that address the big question: What does the *future* of good, quality, rigorous qual research look like?
📄 Deadline Sept 2026
💬 Happy to answer Qs
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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2/ Here's @atrupar.com's clip of that important moment in today's hearing: Once again, videos show Americans the truth about what ICE is doing. Camera's up & document, document, document.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
bsky.app/profile/atru...
MAGAZINER: Is it proper procedure to aim pepper spray into the window of a moving vehicle?
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
SCOTT: We try to avoid that
MAGAZINER: You try to avoid it
February 10, 2026 at 5:09 PM
2/ Here's @atrupar.com's clip of that important moment in today's hearing: Once again, videos show Americans the truth about what ICE is doing. Camera's up & document, document, document.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
bsky.app/profile/atru...
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"yes, I did take my kids to the pedophile island, which I previously lied about publicly and you should not read into that. I mean come on guys, it's not like I LEFT them there"
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"yes, I did take my kids to the pedophile island, which I previously lied about publicly and you should not read into that. I mean come on guys, it's not like I LEFT them there"
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So dropping that whole “Don’t Be Evil” thing was actually a big deal.
This is purely evil.
We are going to need a collective reconciliation and after this administration ends.
This is purely evil.
We are going to need a collective reconciliation and after this administration ends.
Google provided ICE with a wide array of personal data student activist and journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson, including his credit card and bank account numbers.
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
interc.pt
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
So dropping that whole “Don’t Be Evil” thing was actually a big deal.
This is purely evil.
We are going to need a collective reconciliation and after this administration ends.
This is purely evil.
We are going to need a collective reconciliation and after this administration ends.
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In Philadelphia, ICE will share office space with a DMV. A proposed ICE office in Portland, Maine is within walking distance of 8 places of worship. Today WIRED is publishing the locations of dozens of planned ICE offices across the US, part of a major expansion. from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
In Philadelphia, ICE will share office space with a DMV. A proposed ICE office in Portland, Maine is within walking distance of 8 places of worship. Today WIRED is publishing the locations of dozens of planned ICE offices across the US, part of a major expansion. from @leahfeiger.bsky.social
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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👀Funding available for #Humanities research and engagement.
Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant.
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply
February 10, 2026 at 12:17 PM
👀Funding available for #Humanities research and engagement.
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Q: Is Tom Homan easing the situation in MN?
Lyon: "We’ve seen a deescalation in the fact that the protests ... have subsided and ICE has been allowed to do their targeted intelligence-driven enforcement operations."
This is false. I talk to MN folks every day who say NOTHING has changed.
Lyon: "We’ve seen a deescalation in the fact that the protests ... have subsided and ICE has been allowed to do their targeted intelligence-driven enforcement operations."
This is false. I talk to MN folks every day who say NOTHING has changed.
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Q: Is Tom Homan easing the situation in MN?
Lyon: "We’ve seen a deescalation in the fact that the protests ... have subsided and ICE has been allowed to do their targeted intelligence-driven enforcement operations."
This is false. I talk to MN folks every day who say NOTHING has changed.
Lyon: "We’ve seen a deescalation in the fact that the protests ... have subsided and ICE has been allowed to do their targeted intelligence-driven enforcement operations."
This is false. I talk to MN folks every day who say NOTHING has changed.
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US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
US-supplied internationally prohibited thermal & thermobaric munitions burning at 3,500C have left no trace of nearly 3,000 Palestinians, @aljazeera.com reveals. “We found nothing of Saad. Not even a body to bury. That was the hardest part,” says one mother. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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James Comer spent years and millions of taxpayer dollars trying and failing to prove that there was a policy connection between Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014 and his VP dad. But Comer won’t spend a day or a dollar investigating this.
February 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
James Comer spent years and millions of taxpayer dollars trying and failing to prove that there was a policy connection between Hunter’s appointment to the Burisma board in 2014 and his VP dad. But Comer won’t spend a day or a dollar investigating this.
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
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This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.