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A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
www.hsgac.senate.gov
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
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Inspired by the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes,” here are 10 ways to strip ICE of as many resources as possible — making their work infinitely harder, even impossible. #ICEOut
10 rules of resistance for #ICEOut
Americans can learn from the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes” by denying ICE everything it needs to function.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Inspired by the anti-Nazi leaflet “10 Commandments for Danes,” here are 10 ways to strip ICE of as many resources as possible — making their work infinitely harder, even impossible. #ICEOut
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The Candian PM Mark Carney's speech at Davos (www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...) drew on Vaclav Havel's essay, The Power of the Powerless, explaining how totalitarian systems work because everyone conforms. My essay on resistance in Charter 77's "parallel polis". thealternative.org.uk/dailyalterna...
Mark Carney's full speech at the World Economic Forum
YouTube video by National Post
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January 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The Candian PM Mark Carney's speech at Davos (www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...) drew on Vaclav Havel's essay, The Power of the Powerless, explaining how totalitarian systems work because everyone conforms. My essay on resistance in Charter 77's "parallel polis". thealternative.org.uk/dailyalterna...
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With the Insurrection Act looming in Minnesota, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule.
What to do if the Insurrection Act is invoked in Minnesota
With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
With the Insurrection Act looming in Minnesota, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule.
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The Trump administration is attempting to intimidate Minneapolis by ordering around 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota.
Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates, officials said, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Trump administration is attempting to intimidate Minneapolis by ordering around 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota.
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Here’s an image of the British Academy report on the human ecology of Cairngorms and River Findhorn watershed in the Scottish Highlands (Centre for Human Ecology see p.13 and its footnote).
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Here’s an image of the British Academy report on the human ecology of Cairngorms and River Findhorn watershed in the Scottish Highlands (Centre for Human Ecology see p.13 and its footnote).
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: Expanding Kingdoms / Society and Power: Social analysis of period 600-840 CE gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: Expanding Kingdoms / Society and Power
Social analysis of period 600-840 CE
gaelicmichael.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: Expanding Kingdoms / Society and Power: Social analysis of period 600-840 CE gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 3: An analysis of Social Roles and Compass in the folksongs collected there from oral tradition gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-g...
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 3
An analysis of Social Roles and Compass in the folksongs collected there from oral tradition
gaelicmichael.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 3: An analysis of Social Roles and Compass in the folksongs collected there from oral tradition gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-g...
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Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act this is a dangerous escalation.
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act this is a dangerous escalation.
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DHS is quoting the KKK on X. At this point, it’s hard to call it anything but AmeriKKKa. “We’ll have our home again” has been used historically in Ku Klux Klan propaganda, chants, and publications, particularly in the early–mid 20th century
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
DHS is quoting the KKK on X. At this point, it’s hard to call it anything but AmeriKKKa. “We’ll have our home again” has been used historically in Ku Klux Klan propaganda, chants, and publications, particularly in the early–mid 20th century
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This is a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and unlawful entry.
Nuremberg trials 2.0 will be required after this administration. History shows that systemic abuses carried out under the excuse of “just following orders” are still crimes.
Nuremberg trials 2.0 will be required after this administration. History shows that systemic abuses carried out under the excuse of “just following orders” are still crimes.
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This is a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and unlawful entry.
Nuremberg trials 2.0 will be required after this administration. History shows that systemic abuses carried out under the excuse of “just following orders” are still crimes.
Nuremberg trials 2.0 will be required after this administration. History shows that systemic abuses carried out under the excuse of “just following orders” are still crimes.
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Thank you to The Tennessee Holler for covering what’s happening when much of the media isn’t. They shared video showing a door being kicked in by ICE agents and agents refusing to produce a warrant when asked. Guns drawn and kids in the house.
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Thank you to The Tennessee Holler for covering what’s happening when much of the media isn’t. They shared video showing a door being kicked in by ICE agents and agents refusing to produce a warrant when asked. Guns drawn and kids in the house.
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This is open white-supremacist fear-mongering, just a reminder to boycott anything tied to Elon Musk.
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is open white-supremacist fear-mongering, just a reminder to boycott anything tied to Elon Musk.
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 2: An analysis of the authorship of folksongs collected there from oral tradition gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-g...
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 2
An analysis of the authorship of folksongs collected there
gaelicmichael.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 2: An analysis of the authorship of folksongs collected there from oral tradition gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-g...
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Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether they’ve “learned their lesson over the last few days” are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether they’ve “learned their lesson over the last few days” are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.
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Can we please have a debate about how much tech we *want* in our lives? Not whether it's possible, many things are technically possible, but whether we desire a world with robot taxis/nurses/waitors... and where machines reduce us to decorative items?
I've said it before, I'll say it again: #interpreters are superheroes. I could not do this. 🌐
www.politico.eu/article/when...
"An interpreter does not merely convert words from one language to another. They carry meaning across the chasm between us. They hear what silences say...
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www.politico.eu/article/when...
"An interpreter does not merely convert words from one language to another. They carry meaning across the chasm between us. They hear what silences say...
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When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions
We are building a world that treats translation as a problem to be solved. But translation was never just a technical challenge — it is an act of witnessing.
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Can we please have a debate about how much tech we *want* in our lives? Not whether it's possible, many things are technically possible, but whether we desire a world with robot taxis/nurses/waitors... and where machines reduce us to decorative items?
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: The Age of Warrior Kings / Art and Culture: Cultural analysis of period 410-600 CE gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: The Age of Warrior Kings / Art and Culture
Cultural analysis of period 410-600 CE
gaelicmichael.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: The Age of Warrior Kings / Art and Culture: Cultural analysis of period 410-600 CE gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
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On Trump's designs on Greenland and the spirituality of lament as articulated by a martyred African priest - my Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast today - text below or listen about 1:20 in (0720 hours, 8 Jan) at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
On Trump's designs on Greenland and the spirituality of lament as articulated by a martyred African priest - my Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast today - text below or listen about 1:20 in (0720 hours, 8 Jan) at: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 1: A harvest of Gaelic folksongs collected 1938-40 amongst immigrants in California gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-g...
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 1
A harvest of Gaelic folksongs collected 1938-40 amongst immigrants in California
gaelicmichael.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Scottish Gaelic Songs in the San Francisco Bay Area - Part 1: A harvest of Gaelic folksongs collected 1938-40 amongst immigrants in California gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/scottish-g...
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Resistance members are being targeted this week. It appears to be the return of Stalinism. What’s happening right now looks uncomfortably familiar. It feels like the return of Stalinism, not in the old, Cold
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Resistance members are being targeted this week. It appears to be the return of Stalinism. What’s happening right now looks uncomfortably familiar. It feels like the return of Stalinism, not in the old, Cold
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: The Age of Warrior Kings / Society and Power. Social analysis of period 410-600 CE.
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: The Age of Warrior Kings / Society and Power
Social analysis of period 410-600 CE
gaelicmichael.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Exploring Celtic Civilizations: The Age of Warrior Kings / Society and Power. Social analysis of period 410-600 CE.
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/exploring-...
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An article by Simon Rodway (University Aberystwyth) about his current project for a dictionary for early Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story
New insights from archaeology, genetics and early inscriptions are helping to uncover the story of Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
tcnv.link
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
An article by Simon Rodway (University Aberystwyth) about his current project for a dictionary for early Celtic languages in Britain and Ireland.
Slàinte mhath? A Drink To Your Health? Perspectives on the roles of alcohol in Gaelic society – when should we embrace, critique, or transform tradition? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/a-drink-to...
Slàinte Mhath? A Drink To Your Health?
Perspectives on the roles of alcohol in Gaelic society – when should we embrace, critique, or transform tradition?
gaelicmichael.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Slàinte mhath? A Drink To Your Health? Perspectives on the roles of alcohol in Gaelic society – when should we embrace, critique, or transform tradition? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/a-drink-to...
Decolonization Is For Everyone, Especially “White People”
How can we unravel the generations of imperialism and its effects of destruction and trauma on all societies? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/decoloniza...
How can we unravel the generations of imperialism and its effects of destruction and trauma on all societies? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/decoloniza...
Decolonization Is For Everyone, Especially “White People”
How can we unravel the generations of imperialism and its effects of destruction and trauma on all societies?
gaelicmichael.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Decolonization Is For Everyone, Especially “White People”
How can we unravel the generations of imperialism and its effects of destruction and trauma on all societies? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/decoloniza...
How can we unravel the generations of imperialism and its effects of destruction and trauma on all societies? gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/decoloniza...