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From 21st May, Tate Britain will stage Europe’s largest retrospective of James McNeill Whistler in three decades. The show will bring together drawings, paintings and prints including 'Portrait of the Artist’s Mother.' The exhibition ends 27 September.
January 20, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Donald Trump’s Middle Finger www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump’s Middle Finger
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Donald Trump’s Middle Finger www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Tomorrow marks one year into Trump's second term. Worst case scenarios are already unfolding.
Trump's derangement will only worsen, and eventually the US government will have to act against him.
The question is, how much damage will he do to the US, the West and the world before they finally act?
Trump's derangement will only worsen, and eventually the US government will have to act against him.
The question is, how much damage will he do to the US, the West and the world before they finally act?
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Tomorrow marks one year into Trump's second term. Worst case scenarios are already unfolding.
Trump's derangement will only worsen, and eventually the US government will have to act against him.
The question is, how much damage will he do to the US, the West and the world before they finally act?
Trump's derangement will only worsen, and eventually the US government will have to act against him.
The question is, how much damage will he do to the US, the West and the world before they finally act?
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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On MLK Day, we’ll hear a lot of quotes from people actively dismantling his legacy, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
On MLK Day, we’ll hear a lot of quotes from people actively dismantling his legacy, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
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"Sometimes this White House inflicts on us a story that is so brainstoppingly stupid that it’s a danger even to speak, read, or write about it—you can feel your neurons giving up the ghost...So it is now with Donald Trump’s latest machination to acquire Greenland." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Celebrate a King, Not a Trump
We will never have a DJT day.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"Sometimes this White House inflicts on us a story that is so brainstoppingly stupid that it’s a danger even to speak, read, or write about it—you can feel your neurons giving up the ghost...So it is now with Donald Trump’s latest machination to acquire Greenland." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"I think now more than ever it's important to get out and actually support anti-racism campaigns...because you know, I feel like the world is going backwards."
Arielle Hixson reports live from the MLK Jr. Day parade in D.C. where she spoke with attendees about why they joined the parade.
Arielle Hixson reports live from the MLK Jr. Day parade in D.C. where she spoke with attendees about why they joined the parade.
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"I think now more than ever it's important to get out and actually support anti-racism campaigns...because you know, I feel like the world is going backwards."
Arielle Hixson reports live from the MLK Jr. Day parade in D.C. where she spoke with attendees about why they joined the parade.
Arielle Hixson reports live from the MLK Jr. Day parade in D.C. where she spoke with attendees about why they joined the parade.
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
apnews.com/article/trev... Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
apnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
apnews.com/article/trev... Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
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O.M.G.
If you don't like this, tell your legislators.
Call them: 202-224-3121
Repost.
If you don't like this, tell your legislators.
Call them: 202-224-3121
Repost.
19thnews.org/2025/07/rule...
Hidden in the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. Less rights for migrant children #Humanrightswatch
Hidden in the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. Less rights for migrant children #Humanrightswatch
There are rules protecting children in immigration detention. Trump’s tax law seeks to override them.
The spending bill paves the way for longer periods of detention, which advocates say could weaken established safety standards for children.
19thnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
O.M.G.
If you don't like this, tell your legislators.
Call them: 202-224-3121
Repost.
If you don't like this, tell your legislators.
Call them: 202-224-3121
Repost.
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South Carolina measles outbreak is exploding.
Cases doubled in a week. 200+ new infections, 500+ total, 100’s quarantined, kids and adults hospitalized. Doctors say we’re “staring over the edge.”
This is what happens when public health is ignored.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AUS0BfoxiQf2...
Cases doubled in a week. 200+ new infections, 500+ total, 100’s quarantined, kids and adults hospitalized. Doctors say we’re “staring over the edge.”
This is what happens when public health is ignored.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AUS0BfoxiQf2...
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week — NBC News
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are
apple.news
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM
South Carolina measles outbreak is exploding.
Cases doubled in a week. 200+ new infections, 500+ total, 100’s quarantined, kids and adults hospitalized. Doctors say we’re “staring over the edge.”
This is what happens when public health is ignored.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AUS0BfoxiQf2...
Cases doubled in a week. 200+ new infections, 500+ total, 100’s quarantined, kids and adults hospitalized. Doctors say we’re “staring over the edge.”
This is what happens when public health is ignored.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/AUS0BfoxiQf2...
Sutton for the Boston Globe
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Sutton for the Boston Globe
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If only Congress had some power over tariffs…
Trump Threatens to Hit Countries That Oppose His Greenland Takeover With Tariffs www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Threatens to Hit Countries That Oppose His Greenland Takeover With Tariffs
The president said the U.S. needs to take control of the territory to protect U.S. national security.
www.wsj.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
If only Congress had some power over tariffs…
#portraitfortoday How Elie Wiesel's wife and son gave him a new lease on life
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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How Elie Wiesel's wife and son gave him a new lease on life | American Masters | PBS
Before meeting his wife Marion, Elie Wiesel "shunned love" and didn't see himself having children. Marion convinced him, and after their son Elisha was born, Wiesel became more religious.
www.pbs.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#portraitfortoday How Elie Wiesel's wife and son gave him a new lease on life
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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#portraitfortoday Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin died Tuesday at 86. And 9 mths. before Rosa Parks didn't yield her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus, 15-yr. Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus.
📸: Colvin in 1953 (Wikimedia Commons)
📸: Colvin in 1953 (Wikimedia Commons)
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#portraitfortoday Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin died Tuesday at 86. And 9 mths. before Rosa Parks didn't yield her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus, 15-yr. Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus.
📸: Colvin in 1953 (Wikimedia Commons)
📸: Colvin in 1953 (Wikimedia Commons)
😱the don't know don't care party.....
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
😱the don't know don't care party.....
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...