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@masihalinejad.bsky.social breaks down in UN Security Council listing names of killed Iranian protesters
January 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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My new column:
“Trump may have started out by trash-talking America; now, he is simply trashing it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes. “Minnesota is his legacy. It is American carnage made real.” Read her latest column from Trump’s Washington. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4ULzcf
The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment
The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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Just published a whole episode making this very point! open.spotify.com/episode/58Lr...
January 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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15-member committee meets with Nikolay Mladenov, who is overseeing their work on behalf of Board of Peace’s behalf; diplomat says Israel preventing body from hiring badly needed civil servants
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www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-technoc...
Gaza technocratic panel meets for first time, as officials fear it’s hobbled from get-go
15-member committee meets with Nikolay Mladenov, who is overseeing their work on behalf of Board of Peace's behalf; diplomat says Israel preventing body from hiring badly needed civil servants
www.timesofisrael.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Military Might Does Not Mean Full Security, Disarmament Official Warns passblue.com/2026/01/14/m...
Military Might Does Not Mean Full Security, Disarmament Official Warns
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January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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UN General Assembly Chief Calls for More Candidates to Enter Secretary-General Race passblue.com/2026/01/14/u...
UN General Assembly Chief Calls for More Candidates to Enter Secretary-General Race
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January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Building up your military will not make your country a helluva lot safer, but it will bankrupt climate change, development, antipoverty & health funding
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
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January 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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The findings, based on internal ICE material obtained by 404 Media, public records, and testimony from an ICE official, shows what kind of technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Building up your military will not make your country a helluva lot safer, but it will bankrupt climate change, development, antipoverty & health funding
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
UN General Assembly Chief Calls for More Candidates to Enter Secretary-General Race passblue.com/2026/01/14/u...
UN General Assembly Chief Calls for More Candidates to Enter Secretary-General Race
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January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Many European Governments Are Retreating on a Human Rights Treaty, Experts Say passblue.com/2026/01/13/m...
Many European Governments Are Retreating on a Human Rights Treaty, Experts Say
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January 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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The House of Representatives will soon vote on a bipartisan package that includes Fiscal Year 2026 funding for UNICEF.

When you speak up #ForEveryChild, legislators will listen. Please contact your Members of Congress NOW to help secure this urgent funding: https://bit.ly/3NcYqfH
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Military Might Does Not Mean Full Security, Disarmament Official Warns passblue.com/2026/01/14/m...
Military Might Does Not Mean Full Security, Disarmament Official Warns
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January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Regardless of whether Trump decides to follow through on his threats, he is already terrorizing the people of Greenland.
January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Just because you can use Canva doesn't mean you know how to design something that is relevant, complete, informative, legible for a majority of viewers or readers & understandable for most of your audience. Here are standards any design should follow:
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January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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"Attorney General Pam Bondi said the search was done at the request of the Pentagon."

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FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe, newspaper says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen declared: "If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the EU."
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Trump Tirades About Shooting Get Darker as Polls Turn Brutal on ICE

As new polling shows Trump is losing the argument over the Minneapolis shooting, the writer of a new piece on this horror explains how Trumpworld sees this as an opening to wage open war on Americans.
Trump Tirades About Shooting Get Darker as Polls Turn Brutal on ICE
As new polling shows Trump is losing the argument over the Minneapolis shooting, the writer of a new piece on this horror explains how Trumpworld sees this as an opening to wage open war on Americans.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Threat to human rights protections ⚡️

Several governments are pushing to narrow how the Convention is applied in migration cases, with the Council of Europe leadership's complacency.

➡️ Ahead of @coe.int's conference on democratic renewal, @passblue.bsky.social's piece: passblue.com/2026/01/13/m...
Many European Governments Are Retreating on a Human Rights Treaty, Experts Say - PassBlue
Many European Governments Are Retreating on a Human Rights Treaty, Experts Say - PassBlue
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January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Viktor Orbán pioneered strong man rule and in the process made himself into Hungary's wealthiest citizen
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM