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In New Haven, where one in six residents is foreign born, children’s education suffers as they are afraid to step out
‘There are kids not going to school’: fear of ICE is keeping children from classes in Connecticut
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
In New Haven, where one in six residents is foreign born, children’s education suffers as they are afraid to step out
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“I watched video afterwards, and you can hear that agent cocking his gun ... I just remember telling the students to get back because kids were literally still walking out of school, and the students were seeing these agents tackle their teachers.” trib.al/Uub1cQD
If Anyone Can Pull Off a General Strike, It’s Minnesotans
The massive outpouring of support for Friday’s day of action against ICE builds on long-term organizing that residents of the North Star State have tended to for a long time.
trib.al
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
“I watched video afterwards, and you can hear that agent cocking his gun ... I just remember telling the students to get back because kids were literally still walking out of school, and the students were seeing these agents tackle their teachers.” trib.al/Uub1cQD
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It's a compilation of our Minnesota coverage, including stories and commentary that provide important context and history, and it leads with this new story from @maxnesterak.bsky.social.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/8-we...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/8-we...
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work.“The only thing we tell her is that s...
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
It's a compilation of our Minnesota coverage, including stories and commentary that provide important context and history, and it leads with this new story from @maxnesterak.bsky.social.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/8-we...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/8-we...
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Update: Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
Here's who's canceled their Kennedy Center performances since Trump took over
Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
n.pr
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Update: Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
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Cost-sharing insurance plans were supposed to decrease overall spending. Instead, patients — not payers — shoulder the burden of their medical costs. www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/h...
I’m a doctor who knows better — but I switched to an inferior drug to save money
Cost-sharing insurance plans were supposed to decrease overall spending. Instead, patients — not payers — shoulder the burden of their medical costs.
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Cost-sharing insurance plans were supposed to decrease overall spending. Instead, patients — not payers — shoulder the burden of their medical costs. www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/h...
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Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Colorado — for now trib.al/HGuSnnZ
Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Colorado — for now
The judge said he’d decide later whether the money is to remain in place while a challenge to cutting it off works its way through the courts.
trib.al
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Colorado — for now trib.al/HGuSnnZ
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NEW: In a revelation that undercuts the GOP narrative of widespread noncitizen voting in elections, a Utah audit of over 2 million voter registrations found only one apparent noncitizen on the rolls — and they never even voted.
Utah reviewed its voter rolls for noncitizens. It found one. Who never voted
The results sharply undercut the narrative of widespread noncitizen voting Republicans are using to promote new nationwide restrictions on voting.
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
NEW: In a revelation that undercuts the GOP narrative of widespread noncitizen voting in elections, a Utah audit of over 2 million voter registrations found only one apparent noncitizen on the rolls — and they never even voted.
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Cold weather safety tips for dog owners
Cold weather safety tips for dog owners
Short-haired dogs need extra protection when temperatures drop below 40 degrees
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Cold weather safety tips for dog owners
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Bernie Sanders boned up on socialism during his freshman year at Brooklyn College. But it was in the hills of Vermont that he witnessed the ravages of a particular kind of capitalism.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HqULmg
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HqULmg
When Bernie Sanders Headed for the Hills
Early in his life, Sanders left the streets of Brooklyn for the woodlands of Vermont. What did the man bring to the state—and what did the state bring to the man?
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Bernie Sanders boned up on socialism during his freshman year at Brooklyn College. But it was in the hills of Vermont that he witnessed the ravages of a particular kind of capitalism.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HqULmg
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HqULmg
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Our top story, from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: "State jails … merely warehouse inmates who unproductively serve out their time until being released."
In Texas State Jails, a Rising Death Toll and a Broken Promise
Once billed as rehabilitative alternatives to prisons, these facilities are the sites of fatal overdoses—like that which ended the life of a Texan named Jackie Wiley.
www.texasobserver.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Our top story, from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: "State jails … merely warehouse inmates who unproductively serve out their time until being released."
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DOGE staff signed an agreement with an “advocacy group” to discuss using federal data to challenge election results.
While the group remains unnamed, it might not be unknown. A top election denial organization contacted DOGE during the period in question — and its motives were strikingly aligned.
While the group remains unnamed, it might not be unknown. A top election denial organization contacted DOGE during the period in question — and its motives were strikingly aligned.
Did DOGE sign a ‘voter data agreement’ with election deniers True the Vote?
True the Vote mounted a coordinated campaign, pleading with DOGE to use federal databases, including the Social Security Administration, to probe voter rolls.
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
DOGE staff signed an agreement with an “advocacy group” to discuss using federal data to challenge election results.
While the group remains unnamed, it might not be unknown. A top election denial organization contacted DOGE during the period in question — and its motives were strikingly aligned.
While the group remains unnamed, it might not be unknown. A top election denial organization contacted DOGE during the period in question — and its motives were strikingly aligned.
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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/qOYPEA6
It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/qOYPEA6
ICE Agent Makes Chilling Threat to Woman Filming Him in Public
It is not illegal to film a federal agent.
trib.al
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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/qOYPEA6
It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/qOYPEA6
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Chabria: This is not normal: Why a fake arrest photo from the White House matters
Commentary: This is not normal: Why a fake arrest photo from the White House matters
The White House altered a photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights lawyer arrested in Minneapolis for protesting inside a church.
www.latimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Chabria: This is not normal: Why a fake arrest photo from the White House matters
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From your grandma unwittingly eating your marijuana-laced brownie to your child swallowing an unknown pill, poison control is there to walk you through what to do next. However, recent budget cuts threaten poison centers’ ability to carry out their lifesaving mission.
The public health win hiding in plain sight: Poison centers
This undersung service saves Americans $3.1 billion every year. Why aren’t we funding them more?
www.vox.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:18 PM
From your grandma unwittingly eating your marijuana-laced brownie to your child swallowing an unknown pill, poison control is there to walk you through what to do next. However, recent budget cuts threaten poison centers’ ability to carry out their lifesaving mission.
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US National Park Service staff removed a slavery exhibit from a Philadelphia historic site in line with President Trump's claims, rejected by civil rights groups, of 'anti-American ideology' at historical and cultural institutions reut.rs/49OnReT
US National Park Service removes slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
U.S. National Park Service staff have removed a slavery exhibit from a Philadelphia historic site in line with President Donald Trump's claims, rejected by civil rights groups, of anti-American ideolo...
reut.rs
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM
US National Park Service staff removed a slavery exhibit from a Philadelphia historic site in line with President Trump's claims, rejected by civil rights groups, of 'anti-American ideology' at historical and cultural institutions reut.rs/49OnReT
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Sure Enough !!
Stay safe TEXAS
Ted Cruz left Texas
Stay safe TEXAS
Ted Cruz left Texas
January 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Sure Enough !!
Stay safe TEXAS
Ted Cruz left Texas
Stay safe TEXAS
Ted Cruz left Texas
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🚨I am Lina from Gaza💔
My children are sick, my husband is at risk of amputation or death,and his mother is in critical condition with cancer😭
We are homeless,with no food, no medicine,no blankets😭
The cold is killing us
We urgently need your support 🙏You are our only hope🤲
chuffed.org/project/omsham
My children are sick, my husband is at risk of amputation or death,and his mother is in critical condition with cancer😭
We are homeless,with no food, no medicine,no blankets😭
The cold is killing us
We urgently need your support 🙏You are our only hope🤲
chuffed.org/project/omsham
January 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM
🚨I am Lina from Gaza💔
My children are sick, my husband is at risk of amputation or death,and his mother is in critical condition with cancer😭
We are homeless,with no food, no medicine,no blankets😭
The cold is killing us
We urgently need your support 🙏You are our only hope🤲
chuffed.org/project/omsham
My children are sick, my husband is at risk of amputation or death,and his mother is in critical condition with cancer😭
We are homeless,with no food, no medicine,no blankets😭
The cold is killing us
We urgently need your support 🙏You are our only hope🤲
chuffed.org/project/omsham
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BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Oof.
Clinton appointee Judge Alvin Hellerstein has Maduro’s case. Last spring, he barred the Trump admin from removing Venezuelans from the US under the Alien Enemies Act, which he said had been applied unlawfully
“These people are being thrown out of the country because of tattoos”
“These people are being thrown out of the country because of tattoos”
Happening now: From the bench, Judge Alvin Hellerstein indicates he’ll extend a TRO barring removals of Venezuelans detained in SDNY under the Alien Enemies Act. Detailing horrific conditions at CECOT, he partly cited the likelihood of irreparable harm.
“What way is that to treat a (human) being?”
“What way is that to treat a (human) being?”
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Oof.
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Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
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They'd been planning this for months and months. Built a replica of Maduro's safe house and practiced: www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro
At 4:21 on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and h...
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
They'd been planning this for months and months. Built a replica of Maduro's safe house and practiced: www.reuters.com/business/aer...