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Mom. Reader. Author. Traveler. Ajay Devgn fan. Blue Dot. Never give in. Never give up. #Resist! 🔵♿️📚🌊🕊👊🇺🇲
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On New Year’s Day, California gave its 40 million residents a permanent delete button for a largely covert part of the personal data economy.

Here's how Californians can use the new tool, as well as some privacy measures the rest of us can take:
Analysis | America’s toughest privacy protections have finally kicked in
How to delete your data in one easy step — if, that is, you live in California.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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#OTD in 1961, in his Emancipation Day address “The Negro and the American Dream” in Savannah, GA, Dad reminded us: freedom is earned through courage, sacrifice, and love. He called on all to challenge injustice, embrace nonviolence, and work toward true equality.
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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🇺🇸 TRUMP RECALLS 30 DIPLOMATS IN "UNPRECEDENTED" PURGE 🇺🇸

Since 1924, the U.S. Foreign Service has never seen a move like this.

30 career diplomats have been abruptly recalled from senior posts.

Critics call it "institutional sabotage."

Mark Gollom reports...
#USPolitics #Diplomacy #Trump
January 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Mexique : la présidente Claudia Sheinbaum interrompue par un violent séisme en pleine conférence de presse

La cheffe de l’Etat a réagi avec calme, en dépit de l’alarme stridente, évacuant la salle avec le reste du personnel et des journalistes
Mexique : la présidente Claudia Sheinbaum interrompue par un violent séisme en pleine conférence de presse
L’épicentre du tremblement de terre est situé à près de 400 kilomètres de la capitale, où se trouvait la cheffe de l’Etat ce vendredi 2 janvier. Elle a déclaré qu’il n’y a pas de «dégâts graves» pour le moment.
www.liberation.fr
January 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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"Israel has damaged 145 cultural sites across Gaza since 7 October 2023."

"For the people of Gaza, these cultural sites weren't just landmarks or of mere archaeological value – they were a collective memory, a livelihood and a heritage."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #Military
Israel wreaked havoc on Gaza landmarks
Churches, mosques and markets have all been targeted during the genocide.
electronicintifada.net
December 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Why Elon Musk and JD Vance are obsessed with you having more babies
Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Are Obsessed With You Having More Babies
My strange weekend with the pronatalists.
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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The Buddhist monks on a "Walk for Peace" toward Washington are urging streamers not to follow them everywhere they go

"We don't want this to become something people chase after"
January 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Ingrid disappeared on an Indonesian island in 1976. Now we know what really happened
Ingrid disappeared on an Indonesian island in 1976. Now we know what really happened
The first surfers at Nias were joined by a backpacker who got sick and vanished. When a film about their ‘discovery’ of the spot screened in Australia, the woman’s remarkable story finally came to light
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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A collection of more than 1,100 napkins are being preserved in perpetuity alongside documents from the Founding Fathers and tomes dating to the 15th century.

The collection offers a window into decades of American history and social change.
Espionage, sexism and memories in one woman’s epic napkin collection
A Virginia woman’s collection of more than 1,000 napkins, including a series from the Pentagon that warns of threats, has been preserved by the Library of Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Le gouvernement israélien poursuit le #génocide à Gaza en interdisant plusieurs ONG qui apportaient une aide humanitaire vitale au peuple palestinien. M. Macron, il faut agir et faire respecter le droit international !
Israël confirme les interdictions d’accès à Gaza de 37 ONG majeures
L’Etat hébreu leur reproche de ne pas lui avoir communiqué les noms de leurs employés. Si la liste n’a pas été publiée à ce stade, des ONG de premier plan étaient citées ces derniers jours comme Médecins sans frontières ou Handicap International.
www.lemonde.fr
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Today, missiles struck the center of Kharkiv—damaging residential buildings & destroying a shopping center as families were running everyday errands. WCK teams arrived immediately to provide food to people impacted by the strike and to first responders working at the scene. #ChefsForUkraine
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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"If we cannot hack them, we rob them." Crypto thieves are pursuing investors at home in brutal attacks and kidnappings.

Read The Big Take ⬇️
Crypto Thieves Move Offline to Terrorize Investors at Home
Rising prices and the irreversible nature of crypto transactions have led to a surge of brutal home invasions and kidnappings.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Be warned: Trump is plotting to expand his cruel deportation machine even more this year.

Here's what you need to know about your right to due process. https://youtu.be/metN4EiDtmQ?si=AJsWWmKMHIKtPUqR
What is Due Process?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Le lieutenant-colonel Pierre Prévost, expert en prévention à la Fédération nationale des sapeurs-pompiers de France (FNSPF), explique comment le feu peut embraser un lieu et faire des ravages mortels en quelques minutes.
Incendie mortel à Crans-Montana : « Un matériau inadapté peut enfumer une pièce et tuer en moins d’une minute »
l.leparisien.fr
January 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
In San Francisco, progressives are looking east with envy.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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My report makes it plain: Trump has used his pardon power to reward political allies, corporations, & insurrectionists—ignoring the people who need it most.

He must change course and prioritize clemency for people directly harmed by mass incarceration & systemic injustice.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley releases report showing Trump clemencies mostly benefited the white and wealthy
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley released a first-of-its-kind analysis report on President Donald Trump's clemency actions since entering office in January.
thegrio.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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"Je ne savais pas qu’il y avait autant d’additifs" : la face cachée des nouilles instantanées
"Je ne savais pas qu’il y avait autant d’additifs" : la face cachée des nouilles instantanées
Moins d’un euro, prêtes en moins d’une minute, elles séduisent pour leur prix et leur praticité. Mais les nouilles instantanées, produit ultra transformé, sont dans le viseur de l'association 60 millions de consommateurs. Les Français semblent découvrir la face cachée de ces produits.
www.rtl.fr
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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The Department of Homeland Security is pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries following increased scrutiny on people who seek legal pathways for immigrating to the U.S. n.pr/4qB79Xo
DHS pauses immigration applications for an additional 20 countries
The Department of Homeland Security is pausing immigration applications from 20 additional countries following increased scrutiny on people who seek legal pathways for immigrating to the U.S.
n.pr
January 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Cutting methane is one of the fastest ways to slow warming.

UNEP’s Eye on Methane shows the data is here, but action isn’t.

Governments must turn measurement into real cuts: www.unep.org/resources/ey...

#CutMethane #YearInReview
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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NARCOLEPTIC FART FACTORY "DETERIORATING DONNY" IS BIG MAD AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL FOR REPORTING ON HIS INCREASINGLY POOR HEALTH. MANY ARE SAYING I HAVE WRITTEN A MAGNIFICENT POST ABOUT IT LIKE NO ONE'S EVER SEEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO READING IT. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/49h7Bmr
January 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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The currency of today’s oligarchs is attention. It is what makes them money and what gives them power.

Whether and how we give it to them, though, is our choice.
You have what Trump and Musk want
And you have the power not to give it to them.
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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NEW: It's not just students that use AI to craft college application essays. At some campuses, including CalTech, AI is helping conduct applicant interviews: www.latimes.com/california/s...
AI is scoring college essays and conducting interviews, a new layer in admissions stress
Applicants are not supposed to use AI to write college essays. But colleges are using AI to help assess applications. At Caltech, that includes holding interviews.
www.latimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM