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In times of crisis I like to play this track VERY loud - if it's the last thing I hear, then that's ok by me.

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Paul van Dyk - For An Angel (1998)

YouTube video by Paul van Dyk

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January 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM

andrewharmer.bsky.social

@andrewharmer.bsky.social

In the video clip, you can hear the final words of this ICE agent - "fucking bitch" - seconds after he shoots her in the face.
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Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows

Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot

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January 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM

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@andrewharmer.bsky.social

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The little-known story of Giacometti’s rural retreat

Paris was not the artist’s only home. Increasingly, he returned to his birthplace in a secluded valley in the Swiss Alps

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January 10, 2026 at 9:59 AM

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@andrewharmer.bsky.social

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Trump, Venezuela and the doctrine that wouldn’t die

Long seen as defunct, the Monroe Doctrine is being invoked once again as a blueprint for assertive US foreign policy. Historian Greg Grandin charts the rise, fall and rebirth of an ambiguous creed

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January 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM

andrewharmer.bsky.social

@andrewharmer.bsky.social

Watching events evolve in Iran...

"demands for political reform and an end to the regime’s rule quickly emerged"

...and you can't help but wonder - where next?

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...