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Donate to Support Kate in Memory of Charlie, organized by Karen Hyckenberg
This fundraiser is in support of Kate Osburn (of Guelph), the mother of 8 year o… Karen Hyckenberg needs your support for Support Kate in Memory of Charlie
www.gofundme.com
*TW: DV*
Please help if you can. She tragically lost her young son & is disabled by severe Long COVID. 💔 She is in legit need. Any amount, no matter how small would be appreciated. 🙏🏻 #IPV #StopIPV #DV
#Covid #LongCovid
#CovidIsntOver #WomenInCrisis
#Filicide
www.gofundme.com/f/pk5y2t-sup...
Please help if you can. She tragically lost her young son & is disabled by severe Long COVID. 💔 She is in legit need. Any amount, no matter how small would be appreciated. 🙏🏻 #IPV #StopIPV #DV
#Covid #LongCovid
#CovidIsntOver #WomenInCrisis
#Filicide
www.gofundme.com/f/pk5y2t-sup...
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ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.
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Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions have spread to at least 43 cities according to our strike tracking
Check our map here.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
Check our map here.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 43 Cities Across U.S.
At least 43 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike
paydayreport.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions have spread to at least 43 cities according to our strike tracking
Check our map here.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
Check our map here.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
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lmao surprised the direct request took this long. she has no remorse for what she did, and should rot in there while having many more tech executives join her.
Elizabeth Holmes Asks Trump for Early Prison Release After Fraud
Disgraced Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes has formally asked President Donald Trump to release her from prison with almost six years left to serve on her term.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:52 PM
lmao surprised the direct request took this long. she has no remorse for what she did, and should rot in there while having many more tech executives join her.
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Over 2,000 clergy members from around the country signed onto a letter to Congress, demanding an investigation into the killing of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
Clergy are raising holy hell about ICE
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Over 2,000 clergy members from around the country signed onto a letter to Congress, demanding an investigation into the killing of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
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A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
El Paso medical examiner rules death in ICE camp a homicide
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrain...
www.texastribune.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
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Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.
Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.
24 hours. Go.
www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 12.1
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 303,900-409,500
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 10.5X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.4X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.6X higher
Deaths: SEVERE; 15.1X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreih3ee2ldhzza7kff3nprx3hhavhjhfmsmajbva2s3taab7vdvbb4m@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
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Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
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Reminder to Canadians: Don’t book connecting flights through US airports
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Reminder to Canadians: Don’t book connecting flights through US airports
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When Fascism came to America, no one crawled on their bellies and kissed the boot more willingly than those who once defiantly shouted "Don't Tread On Me!"
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
When Fascism came to America, no one crawled on their bellies and kissed the boot more willingly than those who once defiantly shouted "Don't Tread On Me!"
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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A glowing “No Kings” message appeared on a mountainside in Davos hours before President Donald Trump’s World Economic Forum address, according to NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander.
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
A glowing “No Kings” message appeared on a mountainside in Davos hours before President Donald Trump’s World Economic Forum address, according to NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander.
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It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
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Breaking news: The Trump administration acknowledged for the first time that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data without the awareness of agency officials, months after a whistleblower raised concerns.
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Breaking news: The Trump administration acknowledged for the first time that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data without the awareness of agency officials, months after a whistleblower raised concerns.
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"Publicly available information suggests that several [Canadian soldiers] are deployed within units that have been carrying out some of Mr Trump’s most controversial orders."
So that's great. And unsurprising. And something that should've been addressed months ago.
Go along to get along, indeed.
So that's great. And unsurprising. And something that should've been addressed months ago.
Go along to get along, indeed.
It’s not just McBride.
I’m not sure the public realizes how deeply the 🇨🇦 + 🇺🇸 military integrated.
So if CAF are carrying out Trump’s orders on exchange - what happens if there’s a conflict between the two country’s interests?
My latest in The Economist: www.economist.com/the-americas...
I’m not sure the public realizes how deeply the 🇨🇦 + 🇺🇸 military integrated.
So if CAF are carrying out Trump’s orders on exchange - what happens if there’s a conflict between the two country’s interests?
My latest in The Economist: www.economist.com/the-americas...
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"Publicly available information suggests that several [Canadian soldiers] are deployed within units that have been carrying out some of Mr Trump’s most controversial orders."
So that's great. And unsurprising. And something that should've been addressed months ago.
Go along to get along, indeed.
So that's great. And unsurprising. And something that should've been addressed months ago.
Go along to get along, indeed.
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I have covered many Trump rallies, speeches, and pressers over the past decade.
This still felt extraordinary and weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
This still felt extraordinary and weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis
President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I have covered many Trump rallies, speeches, and pressers over the past decade.
This still felt extraordinary and weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
This still felt extraordinary and weird. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech today is one of the most insightful, albeit sobering, political speeches in a long time. Carney tells it as it is: "If you're not at the table you'll be on the menu."
Well worth finding the time to watch: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
Well worth finding the time to watch: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
Davos LIVE: Canadian PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech today is one of the most insightful, albeit sobering, political speeches in a long time. Carney tells it as it is: "If you're not at the table you'll be on the menu."
Well worth finding the time to watch: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
Well worth finding the time to watch: www.youtube.com/live/dE981Z_...
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A good question. How do we respond to threats to Canadian sovereignty?
🗳️ Democratically - tell our leaders we want a world that respect sovereignty, ours and others
💵 Realistically - we prepare for economic consequences
✊ Safely - we learn about nonviolence www.scienceforpeace.org/post/defendi...
🗳️ Democratically - tell our leaders we want a world that respect sovereignty, ours and others
💵 Realistically - we prepare for economic consequences
✊ Safely - we learn about nonviolence www.scienceforpeace.org/post/defendi...
January 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A good question. How do we respond to threats to Canadian sovereignty?
🗳️ Democratically - tell our leaders we want a world that respect sovereignty, ours and others
💵 Realistically - we prepare for economic consequences
✊ Safely - we learn about nonviolence www.scienceforpeace.org/post/defendi...
🗳️ Democratically - tell our leaders we want a world that respect sovereignty, ours and others
💵 Realistically - we prepare for economic consequences
✊ Safely - we learn about nonviolence www.scienceforpeace.org/post/defendi...
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“…There is some information in there that isn't familiar to a lot of people. Including that the US is currently holding three times as many people in immigration detention as were detained in the entire Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich.”
I wrote about how concentration camp regimes evolve and why it's not too late to stop this, even though we are deep in it now.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 AM
“…There is some information in there that isn't familiar to a lot of people. Including that the US is currently holding three times as many people in immigration detention as were detained in the entire Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939—six years into the Third Reich.”
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It's nuts that 42 percent of Americans still view Trump favourably, but it's just as nuts that figures such as Maddow trumpet this as evidence that America has turned on him.
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 AM
It's nuts that 42 percent of Americans still view Trump favourably, but it's just as nuts that figures such as Maddow trumpet this as evidence that America has turned on him.
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🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 19, 2026 at 11:12 PM
🚨"I'm a nurse...my brown patients are choosing to stop chemo because they do not want to be abducted." -ICE protester tells JT Cestkowski about sick Minnesotans foregoing cancer treatment because of ICE terror. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Just carry your documentation and you’ll be fine”.
“Just comply and you don’t have to worry”.
Dulce Morales was detained for 25 days despite having proof she’s a US citizen.
She’s finally out of the camp but must wear an ankle bracelet.
You can’t “comply” with fascists.
“Just comply and you don’t have to worry”.
Dulce Morales was detained for 25 days despite having proof she’s a US citizen.
She’s finally out of the camp but must wear an ankle bracelet.
You can’t “comply” with fascists.
Maryland woman who says she is US citizen finally released from ICE custody
Dulce Consuelo Díaz Morales was held for 25 days even after attorneys said they presented ICE with US birth certificate
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Just carry your documentation and you’ll be fine”.
“Just comply and you don’t have to worry”.
Dulce Morales was detained for 25 days despite having proof she’s a US citizen.
She’s finally out of the camp but must wear an ankle bracelet.
You can’t “comply” with fascists.
“Just comply and you don’t have to worry”.
Dulce Morales was detained for 25 days despite having proof she’s a US citizen.
She’s finally out of the camp but must wear an ankle bracelet.
You can’t “comply” with fascists.
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If you want to see the “mainstreaming of hate” in 2026, look at the videos of Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate partying to “Heil Hitler” in Miami this past weekend. This isn’t fringe. It’s the cultural vanguard of the MAGA machine. I break down how the pipeline to extremism was built in my latest piece.
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
If you want to see the “mainstreaming of hate” in 2026, look at the videos of Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate partying to “Heil Hitler” in Miami this past weekend. This isn’t fringe. It’s the cultural vanguard of the MAGA machine. I break down how the pipeline to extremism was built in my latest piece.