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Obsessive ship-spotting by the Bosphorus -.-. .-. .. -- . .- / .. ... / ..- -.- .-. .- .. -. . 50501
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“Oh grow up, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Vote for the lesser of 2 evils, so *they* can vote for the greater evil on your behalf.”
Funding for $10 billion for ICE passed the House by a vote of 220-207. Seven Democrats sided with Republicans: Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Don Davis (N.C.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“Oh grow up, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Vote for the lesser of 2 evils, so *they* can vote for the greater evil on your behalf.”
Funding for $10 billion for ICE passed the House by a vote of 220-207. Seven Democrats sided with Republicans: Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Don Davis (N.C.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Funding for $10 billion for ICE passed the House by a vote of 220-207. Seven Democrats sided with Republicans: Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Don Davis (N.C.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
Sad truth is at the end of the day, the Democratic Party is as ugly and nasty as the other guys.
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Sad truth is at the end of the day, the Democratic Party is as ugly and nasty as the other guys.
Russian flag cargo vessels of interest transit Bosphorus to/from the Black Sea: MYS Zhelaniya enters the Black Sea after delivering weapons to Tobruk, Libya. Severniy Proekt loaded non-agricultural cargo at berth 20 of Aval in occupied Sevastopol and transited Bosphorus towards Med.
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Russian flag cargo vessels of interest transit Bosphorus to/from the Black Sea: MYS Zhelaniya enters the Black Sea after delivering weapons to Tobruk, Libya. Severniy Proekt loaded non-agricultural cargo at berth 20 of Aval in occupied Sevastopol and transited Bosphorus towards Med.
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NEWS: While Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's opposing the DHS/ICE funding bill tomorrow, his team is not whipping the vote. Several frontliners are expected to vote yes. There's a difference in leadership between personal vote decisions & unifying the caucus.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
NEWS: While Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's opposing the DHS/ICE funding bill tomorrow, his team is not whipping the vote. Several frontliners are expected to vote yes. There's a difference in leadership between personal vote decisions & unifying the caucus.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
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To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 PM
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
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The only bright side of this national catastrophe is that we are dealing with morons.
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The only bright side of this national catastrophe is that we are dealing with morons.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
Inaugural members of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”: Six monarchs, three ex-Soviet apparatchiks, two military-backed regimes and a leader sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes. www.ft.com/content/a500...
Who wants to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’?
A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as US president tries to recast the global order
www.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Inaugural members of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”: Six monarchs, three ex-Soviet apparatchiks, two military-backed regimes and a leader sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes. www.ft.com/content/a500...
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Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize ft.trib.al/ZfbSDmt
Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize
US president texts Norwegian leader that he no longer feels obliged ‘to think purely of Peace’ after missing out on award
ft.trib.al
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize ft.trib.al/ZfbSDmt
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as.ft.com/r/383d1a4a-d... Donald Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize
Donald Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize
[FREE TO READ] US president texts Norwegian leader that he no longer feels obliged ‘to think purely of Peace’ after missing out on award
as.ft.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 AM
as.ft.com/r/383d1a4a-d... Donald Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize
No yellowcake: After all the drama, Matros Shevchenko transits Bosphorus empty en route from Lomé to the Black Sea
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
No yellowcake: After all the drama, Matros Shevchenko transits Bosphorus empty en route from Lomé to the Black Sea
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lotta Dems should be taking notes from Van Hollen on how to respond to the moment we're in
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
lotta Dems should be taking notes from Van Hollen on how to respond to the moment we're in
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Trump posts that he’s “Acting President of Venezuela”
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Trump posts that he’s “Acting President of Venezuela”
Powell: “Public service requires standing firm against threats”.
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Powell: “Public service requires standing firm against threats”.
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
It’s not about this specific agent:
As questions continue to mount about the circumstances that led an ICE officer to open fire and kill a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis, the agent’s potentially traumatic recent history could be as much a point of discussion as his tactics and training.
June dragging incident could have influenced ICE officer during fatal Minneapolis shooting, experts say. Only he knows | CNN
As questions continue to mount about the circumstances that led a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer to open fire and kill a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis this week, the ...
cnn.it
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
It’s not about this specific agent:
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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When just showing the video isn’t enough: Minneapolis shooting puts news organizations to the test
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/when...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/when...
When just showing the video isn’t enough: Minneapolis shooting puts news organizations to the test
When everyone has seen the same videos, what service do news sites provide?
www.niemanlab.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
When just showing the video isn’t enough: Minneapolis shooting puts news organizations to the test
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/when...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/when...
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Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three living in Minnesota, was shot dead in her car by a federal agent in Minneapolis, setting off protests and sharp debate. Here’s what we know about the poet from Colorado, who studied in Virginia reut.rs/4qHRJQS
Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by US Immigration agent in Minneapolis?
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three living in Minnesota, was shot dead in her car by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, setting off protests and a sharp debate around the circum...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three living in Minnesota, was shot dead in her car by a federal agent in Minneapolis, setting off protests and sharp debate. Here’s what we know about the poet from Colorado, who studied in Virginia reut.rs/4qHRJQS
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Au Niger, comment le stock d’uranium convoité par la Russie s’est retrouvé dans une impasse
avec @benjaminroger.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
avec @benjaminroger.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
Au Niger, comment le stock d’uranium convoité par la Russie s’est retrouvé dans une impasse
Un convoi de camions chargés de 1 000 tonnes de concentré d’uranium avait quitté la mine d’Arlit, au Niger, le 27 novembre. Alors qu’elle devait rejoindre le port de Lomé pour transiter vers un vraqui...
www.lemonde.fr
January 8, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Au Niger, comment le stock d’uranium convoité par la Russie s’est retrouvé dans une impasse
avec @benjaminroger.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
avec @benjaminroger.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...
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Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
“Oil has already been produced and put in the barrels. The majority of it is currently on boats and will now go to US facilities in the Gulf to be refined.”:…No two ways about it. These are the dumbest people in America. They think crude is transported in barrels. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
January 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“Oil has already been produced and put in the barrels. The majority of it is currently on boats and will now go to US facilities in the Gulf to be refined.”:…No two ways about it. These are the dumbest people in America. They think crude is transported in barrels. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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ICE thugs, murderous and out of control.
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
ICE thugs, murderous and out of control.
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A US immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis amid an immigration enforcement surge. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blamed the Trump administration in a post on X for heightening tensions around immigration enforcement reut.rs/4svyhsw
US federal agent fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis amid immigration enforcement surge
A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials, the latest violent incident during Presid...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
A US immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis amid an immigration enforcement surge. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blamed the Trump administration in a post on X for heightening tensions around immigration enforcement reut.rs/4svyhsw