laraque
@laraque.bsky.social
linguist (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin, Arabic, Basque/Euskera, British Sign Language). Recognise a few other languages.
Read Lots: Law, history, Fantasy (Pratchett), human Library. A bit sweary, in any of those languages
Read Lots: Law, history, Fantasy (Pratchett), human Library. A bit sweary, in any of those languages
strong words. that'll do it.
Operation Metro Surge is hurting small business and doing long-term damage to Minnesota’s economy.
It’s time for this campaign of retribution to end.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
It’s time for this campaign of retribution to end.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
New data shows Minneapolis economy reeling since ICE's Operation Metro Surge began
The director of community planning and economic development estimates the city is losing $10 to $20 million every week.
www.kare11.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
strong words. that'll do it.
Excellent translation.
February 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Excellent translation.
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My favourite is still his Shakespearean how to change a tire:
Ian McKellen leyendo instrucciones Dramaticamente
YouTube video by Marco Antonio Roa Garces
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
My favourite is still his Shakespearean how to change a tire:
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Simon Kuper: "Donald Trump. He has probably done more to unite Europe than any European ever did."
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
Trump is Europe’s best enemy yet
Lack of a common foe enfeebled Europe — but not any more
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Simon Kuper: "Donald Trump. He has probably done more to unite Europe than any European ever did."
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
www.ft.com/content/dc9e...
Gack! I just choked (laughing) on a falafel. She said *what???? 😆🤣
Michele Bachmann gushes that Trump is "absolutely handsome" and in "incredible shape": "I'd put Donald Trump up against Gavin Newsom any day of the week, and Gavin wouldn't even be in the same league as Donald Trump."
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Gack! I just choked (laughing) on a falafel. She said *what???? 😆🤣
I can't, because we're int he UK, and that would be *very complicated. Sharing to help this dog find a loving home.
Please read RAVE's bio. Her sanctuary is closing down and she needs a home ASAP!! please help her. Repost
Adoption application
👇
form.jotform.com/252536958908...
Bio
👇
www.petfinder.com/dog/rave-8a0...
Adoption application
👇
form.jotform.com/252536958908...
Bio
👇
www.petfinder.com/dog/rave-8a0...
February 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I can't, because we're int he UK, and that would be *very complicated. Sharing to help this dog find a loving home.
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Pero al final verás a Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio en la SuperBowl 😃.
Así lo anunció Bad Bunny en Saturday Night Live #SNL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Pt...
¿Dirá algo de que #EEUU haya convertido a Puerto Rico en una gran base militar operativa en el Caribe?
#Venezuela
Así lo anunció Bad Bunny en Saturday Night Live #SNL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Pt...
¿Dirá algo de que #EEUU haya convertido a Puerto Rico en una gran base militar operativa en el Caribe?
#Venezuela
Bad Bunny Monologue - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Pero al final verás a Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio en la SuperBowl 😃.
Así lo anunció Bad Bunny en Saturday Night Live #SNL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Pt...
¿Dirá algo de que #EEUU haya convertido a Puerto Rico en una gran base militar operativa en el Caribe?
#Venezuela
Así lo anunció Bad Bunny en Saturday Night Live #SNL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Pt...
¿Dirá algo de que #EEUU haya convertido a Puerto Rico en una gran base militar operativa en el Caribe?
#Venezuela
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Full Bad Bunny speech
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Full Bad Bunny speech
Wednesday 13 January 1943.
"Terrible things are happening outside.
At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes....
Families are torn apart...
Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared...
Everyone is scared."
Anne Franke, 1943
At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes....
Families are torn apart...
Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared...
Everyone is scared."
Anne Franke, 1943
February 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Wednesday 13 January 1943.
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Guten Morgen, ihr Lieben!
(Norwegen,Sommer 2025)
(Norwegen,Sommer 2025)
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Guten Morgen, ihr Lieben!
(Norwegen,Sommer 2025)
(Norwegen,Sommer 2025)
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Imagine seeing photos and videos of ugly old men raping underage girls and thinking, "I need to protect those horrible men at all costs."?
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Imagine seeing photos and videos of ugly old men raping underage girls and thinking, "I need to protect those horrible men at all costs."?
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
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I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
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Russell Banks, Judith Godrèche, Simonetta Greggio, Timothée de Fombelle… la sélection de livres de « Sud Ouest »
Russell Banks, Judith Godrèche, Simonetta Greggio, Timothée de Fombelle… la sélection de livres de « Sud Ouest »
l.sudouest.fr
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Russell Banks, Judith Godrèche, Simonetta Greggio, Timothée de Fombelle… la sélection de livres de « Sud Ouest »
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I've been legally threatened for journalism in the past by a big corporation, a big city PD, & a rightwing religious org. Minor, none carried thru, nothing like ICE arrests. But all caused trouble & burned resources. None wld have held up in court. But don't underestimate how much this shit sucks.
January 31, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I've been legally threatened for journalism in the past by a big corporation, a big city PD, & a rightwing religious org. Minor, none carried thru, nothing like ICE arrests. But all caused trouble & burned resources. None wld have held up in court. But don't underestimate how much this shit sucks.
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Republican Senator X voted against lowering your health insurance costs and instead gave 75 billion MORE dollars to ICE
there you go democrat hopefuls, i better see this on every TV and in every mailbox this fall
there you go democrat hopefuls, i better see this on every TV and in every mailbox this fall
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Republican Senator X voted against lowering your health insurance costs and instead gave 75 billion MORE dollars to ICE
there you go democrat hopefuls, i better see this on every TV and in every mailbox this fall
there you go democrat hopefuls, i better see this on every TV and in every mailbox this fall
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THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
THEY DID IT. EVERY SENATE DEMOCRAT just voted on an amendment to DEFUND ICE (rescind the BBB slush fund that keeps ICE open during a shutdown.) This amendment failed, but it shows broad support! KEEP CALLING and make it a demand to vote for the DHS funding bill!!
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She's not getting nearly the coverage that Lemon is getting. Thanks, Scott.
Why does Pam Bondi hate Georgia Fort? "Georgia Fort is a three-time Midwest Emmy award-winning journalist who was one of two journalists in the courtroom for the sentencing of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd." www.startribune.com/who-is-georg...
Who is Georgia Fort? Minnesota journalist arrested after covering anti-ICE church protest
Fort is a Midwest Emmy award-winning independent reporter.
www.startribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:03 PM
She's not getting nearly the coverage that Lemon is getting. Thanks, Scott.
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Yeah, but journalists weren't first. The water has been simmering the frog for a while now.
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Yeah, but journalists weren't first. The water has been simmering the frog for a while now.
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No link yet, but video on her page shows federal agents at the door.
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
No link yet, but video on her page shows federal agents at the door.
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Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home by a man pretending to be law enforcement.
Now independent journalist Georgia Fort has masked men at her door.
This isn’t law enforcement.
It’s tyranny.
They’re going after the press. They want them silenced.
Now independent journalist Georgia Fort has masked men at her door.
This isn’t law enforcement.
It’s tyranny.
They’re going after the press. They want them silenced.
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home by a man pretending to be law enforcement.
Now independent journalist Georgia Fort has masked men at her door.
This isn’t law enforcement.
It’s tyranny.
They’re going after the press. They want them silenced.
Now independent journalist Georgia Fort has masked men at her door.
This isn’t law enforcement.
It’s tyranny.
They’re going after the press. They want them silenced.
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He really is just straight-up the biggest piece of shit alive
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 AM
He really is just straight-up the biggest piece of shit alive