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This is who Stephen Miller called a “domestic terrorist” today. Listen to Alex Pretti in his own voice.
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 3:39 AM
This is who Stephen Miller called a “domestic terrorist” today. Listen to Alex Pretti in his own voice.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey, "Just saw video of six masked ICE pummelling a constituent and shooting him to death"
"How many times must local and national leaders plead with you Donald Trump to end this ICE operation and recognise this is not creating safety in our cities"
"How many times must local and national leaders plead with you Donald Trump to end this ICE operation and recognise this is not creating safety in our cities"
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey, "Just saw video of six masked ICE pummelling a constituent and shooting him to death"
"How many times must local and national leaders plead with you Donald Trump to end this ICE operation and recognise this is not creating safety in our cities"
"How many times must local and national leaders plead with you Donald Trump to end this ICE operation and recognise this is not creating safety in our cities"
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This is extrajudicial murder. It’s a paramilitary execution of an unarmed civilian in cold blood. Horrifying.
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This is extrajudicial murder. It’s a paramilitary execution of an unarmed civilian in cold blood. Horrifying.
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“I am unable to access any of the documents in [the case] because, at the request of the United States, the case is sealed—apparently even from me.”
A magistrate judge found no probable cause to support arrest warrants for 5 people involved in the St. Paul church protest.
DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.
That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.
That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
“I am unable to access any of the documents in [the case] because, at the request of the United States, the case is sealed—apparently even from me.”
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Prince Harry has joined Keir Starmer in criticising false claims by Donald Trump that British and NATO troops were not on the frontline in Afghanistan.
British "sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect"
news.sky.com/story/prince...
British "sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect"
news.sky.com/story/prince...
'Sacrifices deserve respect': Prince Harry joins PM in criticising Trump's NATO troops remark
Prince Harry, who undertook two tours of Afghanistan, said British "sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect".
news.sky.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Prince Harry has joined Keir Starmer in criticising false claims by Donald Trump that British and NATO troops were not on the frontline in Afghanistan.
British "sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect"
news.sky.com/story/prince...
British "sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect"
news.sky.com/story/prince...
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I know some people are cynical about everything now and just say “eh, what do you expect” at every new low, but really this is just astonishing and outrageous, and I don’t think we should shrug at that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I know some people are cynical about everything now and just say “eh, what do you expect” at every new low, but really this is just astonishing and outrageous, and I don’t think we should shrug at that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.
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"Over nine days, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images, of which at least 41 percent were sexualized images of women"
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"Over nine days, Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated and posted 4.4 million images, of which at least 41 percent were sexualized images of women"
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Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
This just in: The #EP requests judicial review by the ECJ on the Mercosur Trade Deal with an ultra-thin majority of 10 votes.
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
Vote results: Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)
Find out how the Members of the European Parliament voted.
howtheyvote.eu
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
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Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov praised Donald Trump for the way he is treating America's allies: "Well done, Trumpushka! Well done!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c-q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c-q...
Vladimir Solovyov is thrilled with Trump's approach towards US allies
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: decorated state TV host Vladimir Solovyov praised Donald Trump for the way he is treating America's allies: "Well done, Trumpushka! Well done!"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c-q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c-q...
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No American journalist does a better job of tracking Russian state media and Kremlin insiders than @juliadavisnews.bsky.social. In today's column, she describes Kremlin propagandists as absolutely giddy over Trump's destruction of Western alliances.
Putin is the winner in Trump's Greenland fiasco.
Putin is the winner in Trump's Greenland fiasco.
Putin’s Pals Have a Secret New Mission for ‘Our Agent Trump’
The Kremlin is thrilled by Trump’s latest NATO-sabotage move and Putin’s favorite propagandists have a new mission for him.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 AM
No American journalist does a better job of tracking Russian state media and Kremlin insiders than @juliadavisnews.bsky.social. In today's column, she describes Kremlin propagandists as absolutely giddy over Trump's destruction of Western alliances.
Putin is the winner in Trump's Greenland fiasco.
Putin is the winner in Trump's Greenland fiasco.
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
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The BBC coverage of Trump for the last few days has been excruciatingly poor. Degenerative lunacy becomes a "reflective afternoon".
January 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The BBC coverage of Trump for the last few days has been excruciatingly poor. Degenerative lunacy becomes a "reflective afternoon".
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Should things escalate further and today goes down in history as the end of American hegemony future UK historians may be surprised to find the papers focusing on the Beckhams falling out.
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Should things escalate further and today goes down in history as the end of American hegemony future UK historians may be surprised to find the papers focusing on the Beckhams falling out.
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Speaker Johnson's speech before the UK Parliament. A truly astonishing speech: he speaks while Potus literally threatens the UK with tariffs, wants to annex the territory of an ally - and Johnson fails to mention any of it and pretends all is great. mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documen...
Speaker Johnson Delivers Historic Address to UK Parliament in Honor of America 250
mikejohnson.house.gov
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Speaker Johnson's speech before the UK Parliament. A truly astonishing speech: he speaks while Potus literally threatens the UK with tariffs, wants to annex the territory of an ally - and Johnson fails to mention any of it and pretends all is great. mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documen...
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The High Court has allowed Nadhim Zahawi's lawyer's appeal against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's finding of professional misconduct.
It’s very surprising, and concerning. Quick thread.
It’s very surprising, and concerning. Quick thread.
January 20, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The High Court has allowed Nadhim Zahawi's lawyer's appeal against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal's finding of professional misconduct.
It’s very surprising, and concerning. Quick thread.
It’s very surprising, and concerning. Quick thread.
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Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival
Penguins in Antarctica have radically shifted their breeding season, apparently as a response to climate change, research has found.
Dramatic shifts in behaviour were revealed by a decade-long study led by Penguin Watch at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, with some penguins’ breeding period moving forward by more than three weeks. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
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Trump and the peace prize
A clip from my 2025 show show, filmed at The Leicester Square Theatre
A clip from my 2025 show show, filmed at The Leicester Square Theatre
January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Trump and the peace prize
A clip from my 2025 show show, filmed at The Leicester Square Theatre
A clip from my 2025 show show, filmed at The Leicester Square Theatre
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When ICE fires multiple chemical rounds directly at the head of a praying, priest, DOJ concludes it is completely justified.
When protestors make noise during a sermon by a right-wing ICE pastor, DOJ announces a major investigation.
It's not about immigration; it's about control.
When protestors make noise during a sermon by a right-wing ICE pastor, DOJ announces a major investigation.
It's not about immigration; it's about control.
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor | CNN
The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...
www.cnn.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:38 AM
When ICE fires multiple chemical rounds directly at the head of a praying, priest, DOJ concludes it is completely justified.
When protestors make noise during a sermon by a right-wing ICE pastor, DOJ announces a major investigation.
It's not about immigration; it's about control.
When protestors make noise during a sermon by a right-wing ICE pastor, DOJ announces a major investigation.
It's not about immigration; it's about control.
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Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
Russian pundits are thrilled with Trump's approach to Greenland
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: pundits rejoiced about Trump's approach to Greenland, which they surmised is "delivering a catastrophic blow to NATO" and is "truly tremendous for Russia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ThS...
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Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people