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I laughed until I cried. I desperately needed that. ☠️
#MissingDad #PoliceSketch #NewsMeme
YouTube video by English with Jerry Java
youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I laughed until I cried. I desperately needed that. ☠️
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You got that right!
www.history.com/articles/bla...
www.history.com/articles/bla...
The NRA Supported Gun Control When the Black Panthers Had the Weapons | HISTORY
Back in the 1960s, even the NRA supported gun control to disarm the group.
www.history.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
You got that right!
www.history.com/articles/bla...
www.history.com/articles/bla...
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He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
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Humans are using more water than the Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, the report found
World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns
Humans are using more water than Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, a report from the United Nations found
www.scientificamerican.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Humans are using more water than the Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, the report found
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After an ICE operation in Charlotte, North Carolina became solidly critical of ICE and its tactics.
January 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
After an ICE operation in Charlotte, North Carolina became solidly critical of ICE and its tactics.
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ICE and CBP are trying to burn down all trust between Americans and their communities at all levels — moves like this undermine trust in not just the federal government but also their neighbors, local, and state officials. www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
Multnomah County warns ICE agents are posing as utility workers
Portland metro area officials are warning residents about reports of federal immigration officers posing as utility workers “to lure people out of their homes.”
www.koin.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
ICE and CBP are trying to burn down all trust between Americans and their communities at all levels — moves like this undermine trust in not just the federal government but also their neighbors, local, and state officials. www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
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This also has the Dem held Supreme Court seat at:
42% GOP 41% Dem
This is not a race we can afford to lose so if you’re thinking about races to help instead of helping Roy Cooper help Anita Earls
secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ncsc
42% GOP 41% Dem
This is not a race we can afford to lose so if you’re thinking about races to help instead of helping Roy Cooper help Anita Earls
secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ncsc
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This also has the Dem held Supreme Court seat at:
42% GOP 41% Dem
This is not a race we can afford to lose so if you’re thinking about races to help instead of helping Roy Cooper help Anita Earls
secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ncsc
42% GOP 41% Dem
This is not a race we can afford to lose so if you’re thinking about races to help instead of helping Roy Cooper help Anita Earls
secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ncsc
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This is Pioppi. He didn't pop up for any particular reason, just likes looking at you. 13/10 (IG: pioppibluestaffy)
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This is Pioppi. He didn't pop up for any particular reason, just likes looking at you. 13/10 (IG: pioppibluestaffy)
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At her estimate of $15.64 per person per day, a family of three would need $1407.60 to feed the family, yet the maximum monthly SNAP benefit for that family is only $785 and the average benefit is $588.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
At her estimate of $15.64 per person per day, a family of three would need $1407.60 to feed the family, yet the maximum monthly SNAP benefit for that family is only $785 and the average benefit is $588.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
She's unwittingly making the case to raise SNAP benefits.
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A gangster, indeed…
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A gangster, indeed…
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Ed Davey -
Trump is acting like an international gangster.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
Trump is acting like an international gangster.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Ed Davey -
Trump is acting like an international gangster.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
Trump is acting like an international gangster.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
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www.firstpost.com/explainers/r...
This is the man behind Trump’s push to “buy” Greenland. Boycott all his companies: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC cosmetics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda. Sad to name these but byeeeee to all of them.
This is the man behind Trump’s push to “buy” Greenland. Boycott all his companies: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC cosmetics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda. Sad to name these but byeeeee to all of them.
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 PM
www.firstpost.com/explainers/r...
This is the man behind Trump’s push to “buy” Greenland. Boycott all his companies: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC cosmetics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda. Sad to name these but byeeeee to all of them.
This is the man behind Trump’s push to “buy” Greenland. Boycott all his companies: Estée Lauder, Clinique, MAC cosmetics, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, Aveda. Sad to name these but byeeeee to all of them.
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It's hard to even explain what a disaster this is for the US economy in the short-term — as well as US innovation and industry in decades to come. Immigrants and foreign students at our universities are—as always have been—the wellspring of American invention and innovation.
New research concludes the Trump administration’s policies will reduce **legal** immigration to the United States by 33% to 50% over four years.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Trump And Miller Slashing Legal Immigration By 33% To 50%
New research concludes the Trump administration’s policies will reduce legal immigration to the United States by 33% to 50% over four years.
www.forbes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:28 PM
It's hard to even explain what a disaster this is for the US economy in the short-term — as well as US innovation and industry in decades to come. Immigrants and foreign students at our universities are—as always have been—the wellspring of American invention and innovation.
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TWIN CITIES FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START: I put together a big list of resources. Do you want to deliver groceries? do people's laundry? work in community defense? I want to help you get connected!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
How to Help: Twin Cities Residents
This is a post for people in Minnesota. I’m going to do a separate post for the non-Minnesotans when I’m done with this one. (If you’re in a hurry you can go to Stand With Minneso…
naomikritzer.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
TWIN CITIES FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START: I put together a big list of resources. Do you want to deliver groceries? do people's laundry? work in community defense? I want to help you get connected!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...
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THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM
THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT…
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself.
📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
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The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that it needs to send the military into American cities because of the unique danger faced by federal agents.
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that it needs to send the military into American cities because of the unique danger faced by federal agents.
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
But, according to ICE's own data, the leading cause of death for agents is COVID-19.
You can read the full report here: tinyurl.com/mwc85xf5
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
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So the article Dr. Kendzior is speaking about is available in the diplomat magazine (?). Such a good read.
Gts thediplomat.com, kendzior.
Comes right up.
Gts thediplomat.com, kendzior.
Comes right up.
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
So the article Dr. Kendzior is speaking about is available in the diplomat magazine (?). Such a good read.
Gts thediplomat.com, kendzior.
Comes right up.
Gts thediplomat.com, kendzior.
Comes right up.
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Plans to sign proposed Ukraine “prosperity plan” worth $800B at Davos were scrapped. Greenland dispute derailed efforts to use the week to finalize security guarantees and reconstruction talks between US, Ukraine & Europe. US officials say no signing date was set and document still needs revision.
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Plans to sign proposed Ukraine “prosperity plan” worth $800B at Davos were scrapped. Greenland dispute derailed efforts to use the week to finalize security guarantees and reconstruction talks between US, Ukraine & Europe. US officials say no signing date was set and document still needs revision.
Reposted by Valerie Steel
Zelenskyy’s speech in Davos today has now been canceled.
Official reason: he stayed behind in Kyiv due to overnight shelling.
Official reason: he stayed behind in Kyiv due to overnight shelling.
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Zelenskyy’s speech in Davos today has now been canceled.
Official reason: he stayed behind in Kyiv due to overnight shelling.
Official reason: he stayed behind in Kyiv due to overnight shelling.
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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Newsom commenting on EU approach to dealing with Trump (in Davos): “This is not diplomacy, this is stupidity”
January 20, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Newsom commenting on EU approach to dealing with Trump (in Davos): “This is not diplomacy, this is stupidity”
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In January 2025 Silicon Valley's elite lined up behind Trump as he was sworn in for a second term. They've enjoyed a lucrative year since, underscoring Washington's alignment with Big Tech – and its transactional nature.
An #FTEdit animated 🧵 on how tech titans have become even richer under Trump 👇
An #FTEdit animated 🧵 on how tech titans have become even richer under Trump 👇
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
In January 2025 Silicon Valley's elite lined up behind Trump as he was sworn in for a second term. They've enjoyed a lucrative year since, underscoring Washington's alignment with Big Tech – and its transactional nature.
An #FTEdit animated 🧵 on how tech titans have become even richer under Trump 👇
An #FTEdit animated 🧵 on how tech titans have become even richer under Trump 👇
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European Union is silent:
"Israel has begun bulldozing the headquarters of UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem.
The far-right government led by Netanyahu has been clamping down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza:"
bsky.app/profile/then...
"Israel has begun bulldozing the headquarters of UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem.
The far-right government led by Netanyahu has been clamping down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza:"
bsky.app/profile/then...
Israel has begun bulldozing the headquarters of UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem.
The far-right government led by Netanyahu has been clamping down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza:
The far-right government led by Netanyahu has been clamping down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza:
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
European Union is silent:
"Israel has begun bulldozing the headquarters of UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem.
The far-right government led by Netanyahu has been clamping down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza:"
bsky.app/profile/then...
"Israel has begun bulldozing the headquarters of UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem.
The far-right government led by Netanyahu has been clamping down heavily on humanitarian groups that provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza:"
bsky.app/profile/then...
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵