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This video will inspire you and break your heart and remind you why we humans have a chance - this is famous Ukrainian ‘Schedryk’ - you might know it as Carol of the Bells - performed live at one of DTEK thermal power situations ruined by Russian attacks
P.s. it will make you cry.
P.s. it will make you cry.
Amazing.
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Faced with confrontations like this, journalists absolutely reframe and reshape their questions to avoid conflict — and to get better clips. In some contexts, that makes sense.
In the current climate, journalists need to get *more* aggressive. More pointed questions. Force them to flail.
In the current climate, journalists need to get *more* aggressive. More pointed questions. Force them to flail.
Reporter: Renee Good was shot in the head and killed by an ICE Agent.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
Leavitt: Why was she killed?
Reporter: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
Leavitt: You’re a left-wing hack. You’re not a reporter.
January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Faced with confrontations like this, journalists absolutely reframe and reshape their questions to avoid conflict — and to get better clips. In some contexts, that makes sense.
In the current climate, journalists need to get *more* aggressive. More pointed questions. Force them to flail.
In the current climate, journalists need to get *more* aggressive. More pointed questions. Force them to flail.
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The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
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“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans."
The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans."
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Kristi Noem is a liar and a disgrace who must be removed from office.
If you agree, tell your members of Congress to get on board with impeachment right now:
If you agree, tell your members of Congress to get on board with impeachment right now:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Kristi Noem is a liar and a disgrace who must be removed from office.
If you agree, tell your members of Congress to get on board with impeachment right now:
If you agree, tell your members of Congress to get on board with impeachment right now:
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🎶Hey, Kristi Noem, we want to know....why you're such a cunt.🎶
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
🎶Hey, Kristi Noem, we want to know....why you're such a cunt.🎶
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
“Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty,” Young wrote. “Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- have our magnificent Constitution.”
In a hearing on violating student protesters' free speech rights, Reagan appointee Judge Young say of Trump:
“It’s fairly clear that this President believes, as an authoritarian, when he speaks, everyone, everyone, in Article II, is going to toe the line absolutely.”
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
“It’s fairly clear that this President believes, as an authoritarian, when he speaks, everyone, everyone, in Article II, is going to toe the line absolutely.”
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
Judge sounds alarm in ruling denouncing Trump's targeting student protesters
In a blistering ruling, a Reagan-appointed judge likened the masking of ICE agents to the KKK and tore into Trump's "bullying" tactics
www.allrisenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
“Alone, I have nothing but my sense of duty,” Young wrote. “Together, We the People of the United States –- you and me -- have our magnificent Constitution.”
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And there it is.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
And there it is.
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Danish and allied special forces have begun arriving into Nuuk, Greenland's capital. Any attack on the Island would result in Article 5 of NATO being activated and a 31 country military response towards the aggressor country.
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Karoline Leavitt has a complete emotional breakdown after a journalist tells her that an ICE agent acted recklessly and murdered Renee Nicole Good. "You fake like you're a journalist, you shouldn't even be sitting in that seat, you're a left-wing activist," she screeches.
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Karoline Leavitt has a complete emotional breakdown after a journalist tells her that an ICE agent acted recklessly and murdered Renee Nicole Good. "You fake like you're a journalist, you shouldn't even be sitting in that seat, you're a left-wing activist," she screeches.
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Lol, Machine Gun Lips asks reporter a question.
Reporter answers.
Machine Gun Lips loses it.
Reporter answers.
Machine Gun Lips loses it.
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Lol, Machine Gun Lips asks reporter a question.
Reporter answers.
Machine Gun Lips loses it.
Reporter answers.
Machine Gun Lips loses it.
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Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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BREAKING: A federal officer shot a person in the leg after being attacked with a shovel during a Minneapolis arrest, an AP source says.
Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, AP source says
A federal officer has shot a person in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 AM
BREAKING: A federal officer shot a person in the leg after being attacked with a shovel during a Minneapolis arrest, an AP source says.
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Maybe this should be bigger news.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting
The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content — including in a recent recruitment post.
theintercept.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Maybe this should be bigger news.
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...
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Trump face is drooping and he's fighting wokeness again today
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Trump face is drooping and he's fighting wokeness again today
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Good reminder from this state highway!
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Good reminder from this state highway!
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Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.
We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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Texas State Rep. James Talarico calls out the hypocrisy of politicians who want to ‘base our laws on the Bible, until they read the words of Jesus.’
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Texas State Rep. James Talarico calls out the hypocrisy of politicians who want to ‘base our laws on the Bible, until they read the words of Jesus.’
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GOOOD
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
GOOOD
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Imagine being 81 years old and richer than God and spending your remaining time fluffing Trump.
Just to be clear about what's happening w CBS News:
Larry Ellison is acquiring a media empire to spread right-wing, billionaire-enabling, hypercapitalist propaganda.
He purchased Paramount to get CBS. He's taking over US TikTok next week. He's attempting a hostile takeover of WBD to control CNN.
Larry Ellison is acquiring a media empire to spread right-wing, billionaire-enabling, hypercapitalist propaganda.
He purchased Paramount to get CBS. He's taking over US TikTok next week. He's attempting a hostile takeover of WBD to control CNN.
January 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Imagine being 81 years old and richer than God and spending your remaining time fluffing Trump.
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House Republicans are now seeking to cut the IRS budget by another billion dollars, which would let rich tax cheats off the hook even more.
The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
House Republicans are now seeking to cut the IRS budget by another billion dollars, which would let rich tax cheats off the hook even more.
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This works much better with the audio from the final scenes of The Shining.
January 14, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This works much better with the audio from the final scenes of The Shining.