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When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
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Extended conversation with Liat Beinin Atzili, an Israeli American high school teacher who was held hostage in Gaza for 54 days after being seized on October 7, 2023. Her story is the focus of the new documentary Holding Liat, directed by Brandon Kramer.
Former Israeli Hostage Liat Atzili & “Holding Liat” Director Brandon Kramer: Part 2
Extended conversation with Liat Beinin Atzili, an Israeli American high school teacher who was held hostage in Gaza for 54 days after being seized on October 7, 2023. Her story is the focus of the new...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Extended conversation with Liat Beinin Atzili, an Israeli American high school teacher who was held hostage in Gaza for 54 days after being seized on October 7, 2023. Her story is the focus of the new documentary Holding Liat, directed by Brandon Kramer.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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just seeing the words “I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act” feels revelatory actually???
especially with Senate Dems considering INCREASING their budget
you’ve gotta hope at least that if they’re not listening to us, they’re listening to the angry House reps who know where their offices are
especially with Senate Dems considering INCREASING their budget
you’ve gotta hope at least that if they’re not listening to us, they’re listening to the angry House reps who know where their offices are
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
just seeing the words “I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act” feels revelatory actually???
especially with Senate Dems considering INCREASING their budget
you’ve gotta hope at least that if they’re not listening to us, they’re listening to the angry House reps who know where their offices are
especially with Senate Dems considering INCREASING their budget
you’ve gotta hope at least that if they’re not listening to us, they’re listening to the angry House reps who know where their offices are
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I don't need to watch someone get murdered in cold blood to understand that ICE is a fascist police force that should be abolished.
Watch the clip. ICE shooter was not in danger; she was murdered for disobeying.
January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I don't need to watch someone get murdered in cold blood to understand that ICE is a fascist police force that should be abolished.
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Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
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London spent at least 3 centuries building the largest Empire in human history, with informal hegemony over much of the Middle East and South America. It took about 3 decades for this to seriously unravel once local populations collectively decided to get the British out.
January 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
London spent at least 3 centuries building the largest Empire in human history, with informal hegemony over much of the Middle East and South America. It took about 3 decades for this to seriously unravel once local populations collectively decided to get the British out.
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"Snowstorms are isolating displacement camps in northern and northwestern Syria from nearly everything. Tents packed tightly side by side, blanketed by a layer of snow, turn into cramped spaces that cannot keep families warm."
Snow worsens the suffering of residents in northern Syria’s camps - Enab Baladi
Snowstorms are isolating displacement camps in northern and northwestern Syria from nearly everything. Tents packed tightly side by side, blanketed […]
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January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Snowstorms are isolating displacement camps in northern and northwestern Syria from nearly everything. Tents packed tightly side by side, blanketed by a layer of snow, turn into cramped spaces that cannot keep families warm."
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Iranian security forces have opened fire on protesters in Lordegan.
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Iranian security forces have opened fire on protesters in Lordegan.
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European Court of Human Rights questions UK govt on 2019 decision to remove Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship, asking how it complies with UK responsibilities to victims of trafficking. Begum went to Syria in 2015 at age 15 and married ISIS fighter.
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European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship
Begum’s lawyers argue she was child trafficking victim when she travelled to live under IS in Syria in 2015
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM
European Court of Human Rights questions UK govt on 2019 decision to remove Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship, asking how it complies with UK responsibilities to victims of trafficking. Begum went to Syria in 2015 at age 15 and married ISIS fighter.
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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May this be the year Gazans find safety and the international protection to which they’re entitled. May Adham see the future he deserves.
It has been a year heavy with pain… a year in which we lost parts of ourselves, of our lives, and of our humanity.
Yet, we cling to the hope that the new year will be a small space for hope… for dignity… and for the new beginnings we deserve.
Happy New Year, my friends 💛
www.gofundme.com/AdhamMadi
Yet, we cling to the hope that the new year will be a small space for hope… for dignity… and for the new beginnings we deserve.
Happy New Year, my friends 💛
www.gofundme.com/AdhamMadi
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM
May this be the year Gazans find safety and the international protection to which they’re entitled. May Adham see the future he deserves.
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That rare thing, a sensible article in the Times
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s old tweets should not eclipse his courage
We were all working out what to do with social media back then, and nowhere more so than in the world’s dictatorships
www.thetimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
That rare thing, a sensible article in the Times
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Hawkish article published today by Israel Hayom as the deadline for the disarmament of Hezbollah has passed.
www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/31/i...
www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/31/i...
Israel Braces for Lebanon Strikes as Hezbollah Disarmament Deadline Passes | Israel Hayom
American ultimatum demanding Hezbollah disarm expires tonight. IDF has conducted 390 strikes since ceasefire as terror group commits over 2,000 violations. Security establishment awaits Prime Minister...
www.israelhayom.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Hawkish article published today by Israel Hayom as the deadline for the disarmament of Hezbollah has passed.
www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/31/i...
www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/31/i...
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Might become the kind of person who gets angry about fireworks displays being too woke, as a bit.
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Might become the kind of person who gets angry about fireworks displays being too woke, as a bit.
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The govt is undermining itself and making a Farage government more likely by doing awful things to trans people, disabled people, immigrants, Palestinians, democratic protesters, the environment, the creative industries, pensioners, many of their own MPs and (until recently) children in poverty.
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
The govt is undermining itself and making a Farage government more likely by doing awful things to trans people, disabled people, immigrants, Palestinians, democratic protesters, the environment, the creative industries, pensioners, many of their own MPs and (until recently) children in poverty.
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FACT OF THE DAY. 1 January 1973. UK officially became a member of the European Economic Community (EEC). The Daily Mail was very enthusiastic about Britain’s entry at the time.
January 1, 2026 at 9:29 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 January 1973. UK officially became a member of the European Economic Community (EEC). The Daily Mail was very enthusiastic about Britain’s entry at the time.
Lovely fireworks celebrating our amazing city. Moving back here was a highlight of this year ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Lovely fireworks celebrating our amazing city. Moving back here was a highlight of this year ❤️
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Flipping BBC assuming we are all out socialising when in reality we are sat on our holes, glass in hand, tapping our devices waiting for the next distraction from our hollow, lonely, mediocre lives just like we have been the last 30 years.
Yes, I’m fine, why?
Happy New Year. #HNY #NYE
Yes, I’m fine, why?
Happy New Year. #HNY #NYE
a white cat is sitting on a plate with sparklers in the background .
Alt: a white cat is sitting on a plate with sparklers in the background .
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December 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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“Nearly the entire legal & economic policy staff of the Heritage Foundation is departing” in a “rebuke of Heritage President Kevin Roberts in the wake of his refusal to retract an Oct video defending Tucker Carlson for conducting a friendly interview w/ … [anti-Semite] Nick Fuentes.” 12/22/25…1/
Heritage Foundation undergoes mass staff exodus as cracks open on the New Right
The divisions are no longer just between pro-Trump and anti-Trump conservatives.
reason.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“Nearly the entire legal & economic policy staff of the Heritage Foundation is departing” in a “rebuke of Heritage President Kevin Roberts in the wake of his refusal to retract an Oct video defending Tucker Carlson for conducting a friendly interview w/ … [anti-Semite] Nick Fuentes.” 12/22/25…1/
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Netanyahu, the Trump administration and others on the global right are drawing renewed inspiration from a Greek city-state mythologized for its militarism.
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www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Column | How ancient Sparta explains 2026
Netanyahu, the Trump administration and others on the global right are drawing renewed inspiration from a Greek city-state mythologized for its militarism.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Netanyahu, the Trump administration and others on the global right are drawing renewed inspiration from a Greek city-state mythologized for its militarism.
@ishaantharoor.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
@ishaantharoor.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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It seems to be the clear position of Charlie Downes - the campaigns director of Restore Britain - that Kemi Badenoch "is not British and never will be" as it is dependent on ancestry.
December 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It seems to be the clear position of Charlie Downes - the campaigns director of Restore Britain - that Kemi Badenoch "is not British and never will be" as it is dependent on ancestry.
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There we all were thinking that being on our own was what Brexit-loving papers such as The Mail craved.
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
There we all were thinking that being on our own was what Brexit-loving papers such as The Mail craved.
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
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Full story is here. It is a difficult read, particularly if you have struggled with this or dealt with the suicide of a loved one. Take care of yourselves: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Full story is here. It is a difficult read, particularly if you have struggled with this or dealt with the suicide of a loved one. Take care of yourselves: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...