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A. Rascal
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qui praedones, qui hostes, qui proditores, qui tyranni nominabuntur
it appears an agent took out his gun and aimed it at the nurse while other agents were still trying to subdue him

in other words, there was no shout of "he's armed, stand back" to protect fellow officers

it was just an execution
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"If Drake Maye attempts around half of his passes within 2.5 seconds after the snap, the Pats will be in the clear."
The #Patriots problems in Denver mostly come down to pass protection: Drake Maye fumbles, blocking Nick Bonitto and Zach Allen, styming a relentless Broncos blitz.

Good news: Denver is 18th by EPA/play vs. quick game. That's how Maye can win big Sunday: www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/23/c...
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Patriots.
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Josh McDaniels is asked what he liked about QB Jarrett Stidham when coaching him with the Patriots and Raiders.

“I’m sure he’ll be ready to go,” McDaniels says.
January 22, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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Jarrett Stidham: Broncos' locker room believes in me, that's all I care about.
Jarrett Stidham: Broncos' locker room believes in me, that's all I care about
Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham hasn't thrown a pass in an NFL game in two years, but he's confident he'll be ready to do it, and do it well in the AFC Championship Game.
www.nbcsports.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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Based on what research I've been able to do, I don't think the Jarrett Stidham of 2022-2023 is that much worse than the Bo Nix of 2025 except when it comes to avoiding sacks. But that's a big one.

(Stidham sucked five years ago, but geez, that was five years ago.)
I like the Pats' chances but...

Any Given Sunday
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Pritzker: "The GOP is nowhere to be found. They're the ones that scream and yell about 'federal tyranny' about interference with states' rights. And now, their president is violating states' rights and attacking our states and Republicans are nowhere to be found to talk about it."
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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Pritzker: "An American president should be standing up, calling for calm. That's not what this president ever does. In fact, he wants the temperature to go up. Why? Because what he's looking for is an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, to bring actual troops into American cities."
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier. https://to.pbs.org/4qOrxoj
Man shot by federal officers during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows
Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
www.pbs.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Why some politicians are mad about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance — and what fans actually think.
Why some politicians are mad about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance
Why some politicians are mad about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance — and what fans actually think.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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A masked ICE agent warned a woman in Portland, Maine, that her information would be entered into a “nice little database” that would label her a domestic terrorist.

It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/OA9fwfN
ICE Agent Makes Chilling Threat to Woman Filming Him in Public
It is not illegal to film a federal agent.
trib.al
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts: ‘I’m anti-them’
Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts: ‘I’m anti-them’
Trump confirms he will not attend Super Bowl because of music acts: ‘I’m anti-them’
www.independent.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
raises interesting philosophical questions:

• what does it mean to be socially defined by an action or event

• how do these kinds of social definitions affect (how) identity (is constructed)

• how do they involve relations of power

• how are they justified

• how do they reflect social values
Reflecting on Hall of Fame nod, Carlos Beltrán says Astros’ scandal ‘doesn’t define’ him
Beltrán conceded that he can never escape the shadows cast by the scandal. But, he said, "that doesn’t really define the person that I am."
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Drone footage showing the sprawling sea of people that came out in subzero temperatures for the Ice Out General
Strike

Minnesota, on the 23rd of January, 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Another detainee who said he witnessed the death…said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, “No puedo respirar” — Spanish for “I can’t breathe.” “After that, we don’t hear his voice anymore, and that’s it”

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wapo.st/3LwbbBx
ICE detention staff reported death of restrained man as a suicide
The statements to 911 operators the night Geraldo Lunas Campos died appear to conflict with autopsy’s later finding of ‘homicide.’
wapo.st
January 24, 2026 at 2:36 AM
“Vermie's account appears similar to complaints from multiple attorneys interviewed by ABC News who allege that some of the thousands of people arrested in ICE operations in Minneapolis in recent weeks have been denied their constitutional right to see an attorney.”
Army vet detained by ICE for 8 hours says he wasn't allowed to call an attorney
Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient William Vermie told ABC News that he was tackled and arrested by ICE in Minneapolis and held for eight hours.
abcnews.go.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Check out #45! 😭😭😭 My little kid nerdy heart loves this because I grew up looking forward to this magazine included with the Sunday paper every week. I am so honored to see my book on this list in a magazine that means so much to me. Thank you, PARADE Magazine!

parade.com/books/best-n...
45 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time, According to Librarians
You'll want to add these titles to your 'TBR' list in 2026.
parade.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Get lost in JWST's simply sunning new image of the Helix Nebula (there's a video, too!)
The Helix Nebula looks like the ‘Eye of God’ in these spectacular new JWST images
A fresh look at the Helix Nebula captures new details of the cycle of stellar life and death
www.scientificamerican.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Breaking NYT:

The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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A Minneapolis FBI supervisor was pressured to not investigate Renee Good’s killing, now she’s resigned: F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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ICE grabbed a 2 year old child and her father as they were coming home from a grocery store.

There was a court order that the child was to be released… ICE put her on a plane to Texas instead.

Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis is only 2 and has already had her rights violated
Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler
Attorneys for the family say they were asylum-seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM