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A Journalism Student following, "USA a Reality TV Show" which first aired on 08NOV2016
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swapping Bovino for Homan isn’t a new approach. it’s putting an architect of Trump’s intentionally-cruel family separation policy in charge.
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 AM
“The world has changed, Washington has changed. There is almost nothing normal in the U.S. now and that’s the truth,” Carney said in French in Parliament on Tuesday.
Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, says he told Trump he meant what he said at Davos
In Davos at the World Economic Forum last week, Carney condemned economic coercion by great powers on smaller countries without mentioning Trump’s name.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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“To you this is murder?”

“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”

She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.

Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Alex Pretti was AFGE Local 3669 federal employee union, VA hospital. His union 820,000 members now demands Noem AND Stephen Miller resign or be fired. They're naming Miller as "architect" of the policy that killed their brother. Labor. Faith leaders. 120 Democrats. Cracks forming.
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:36 AM
In his order on Monday, Schiltz said the court’s patience with ICE and the Department of Homeland Security “is at an end.”
Man is released from detention after his case led a judge to order ICE leader into court
In his order on Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz admonished the administration for failing to hold hearings for immigrants in detention.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:42 AM
"This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips," Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala told local media. "It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt."
Italian officials voice outrage at the presence of U.S. ICE agents at the 2026 Olympics
U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?

www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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This is a terrific piece of rhetorical construction that also happens to be a very good point. A lot of us have been heartened by the courage and integrity so many Minnesotans have shown over this past week, in the face of intimidation and spiteful violence.
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
“If we consider everything we’ve discussed, there’s only one piece of advice for fans: Stay away from the USA! You’ll see it better on TV anyway. And upon arrival, fans should expect that if they don’t please the officials, they’ll be put straight on the next flight home. If they’re lucky.”
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroa...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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Once upon a time in Nazi occupied Maine…

ICE thugs from Arkansas thought they could drop their masks and hit the bars.
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Simon: "They don't just want the public stuff which anyone can get - name, address, voting history, stuff like that. What they want is very personal, private, sensitive data on millions of people - namely, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, military service history where applicable"
January 26, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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My Mom won't be at her weekly Grandmothers Against Genocide Vigil.
She is in hospital but her spirit is strong.
The vigil continues:
Wednesday 8 -9 AM
Bay & Bloor Toronto
My mom says that if the good Lord is willing, she will be back, as fearless as ever.
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.

Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”

(Published Nov. 2025)
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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JUST IN | Maine has created a tip line to report “intimidating or excessive behavior used by federal agents” in the state.

The Maine atty. gen. has set up an email tip line to document civil rights violations and excessive force during the Trump admin's immigration enforcement surge. They wrote...
January 26, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Meanwhile health insurance costs are spiking for millions of Americans unnecessarily. A broken system made even worse by Trump & the GOP’s cruelty. #MedicareForAllNOW
January 27, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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ALEX PRETTI’S PARENTS: “He was a VA nurse who cared about people deeply, and he was very upset with what was happening with ICE... kidnapping children, grabbing people off the street — he knew it was wrong. He loved this country."

(H/T @katiecouric.bsky.social )
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 820,000 federal employees, called on Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to either resign or be fired following the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis o...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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Get as many people as possible to unsubscribe from OpenAI, from ChatGPT.
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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#8-9/2026
Fmr. City Secretary Patrick Aten [R-TX] was charged with online impersonation and tampering with government records for creating fake personas, including stealing the identity of an active-duty soldier, to criminally harass his replacement in city government.

Simply disgusting.
Affidavit: Former Hollywood Park city secretary accused of online impersonation, tampering with government records
A former City Secretary for New Braunfels and Hollywood Park is accused of online impersonation and tampering with government records, according to an affidavit.
www.ksat.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:59 PM