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The video does more than raise questions about the bogus claims of Trump and Noem.
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The video does more than raise questions about the bogus claims of Trump and Noem.
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"We honor [Renee's] memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"We honor [Renee's] memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love."
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
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“He told pilgrims this was a “precious opportunity” to “rediscover the beauty and importance” of Vatican II”
Leo emphasized that the Council’s magisterial teaching “still constitutes the guiding star of the Church’s journey today.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-v...
Leo emphasized that the Council’s magisterial teaching “still constitutes the guiding star of the Church’s journey today.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-v...
Pope Leo: Vatican II Is the Church’s “Guiding Star” as Cardinals Meet — Latin Mass Hopes Deferred
The new pope isn’t pivoting away from Vatican II. Upsetting traditionalists, Leo XIV launched a catechesis series extolling the Council and convened his first cardinals’ summit to push its reforms.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“He told pilgrims this was a “precious opportunity” to “rediscover the beauty and importance” of Vatican II”
Leo emphasized that the Council’s magisterial teaching “still constitutes the guiding star of the Church’s journey today.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-v...
Leo emphasized that the Council’s magisterial teaching “still constitutes the guiding star of the Church’s journey today.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leo-v...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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This is exactly the state of American politics right now:
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 AM
This is exactly the state of American politics right now:
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My almost nightly #Moon for your feed.
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waning 82%
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waning 82%
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
My almost nightly #Moon for your feed.
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waning 82%
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography
Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/10
Exposure time: 1/800
ISO: 800
#Moon phase: Waning 82%
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Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
January 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Our first ad of 2026! Because politics stuck in 2006 won't meet the moment.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
It's time to stand up to ICE, white supremacists, and the billionaire oligarchy.
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She warned us during the immunity arguments. And John Roberts took the predetermined opinion for himself.
January 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
She warned us during the immunity arguments. And John Roberts took the predetermined opinion for himself.
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Video: Astrobiology: Searching for Life in Space with Megan Gialluca who uses tools like spectroscopy & data from telescopes like #JWST to search for signs of life in the atmosphere of exoplanets found in the #TRAPPIST1 system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-W... @VPLanetCode
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-W... @VPLanetCode
Astrobiology: Searching for Life in Space with Megan Gialluca
Meet Megan Gialluca, a PhD student at the University of Washington, studying astronomy and astrobiology. Megan uses tools like spectroscopy and data from tel...
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Video: Astrobiology: Searching for Life in Space with Megan Gialluca who uses tools like spectroscopy & data from telescopes like #JWST to search for signs of life in the atmosphere of exoplanets found in the #TRAPPIST1 system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-W... @VPLanetCode
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-W... @VPLanetCode
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"The justices sided with the state’s only abortion clinic and others who had sued over the bans passed since 2022, the year that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision."
They tried to argue that abortion isn't health care.
They lost.
#Pinks
They tried to argue that abortion isn't health care.
They lost.
#Pinks
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on pill abortions.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"The justices sided with the state’s only abortion clinic and others who had sued over the bans passed since 2022, the year that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision."
They tried to argue that abortion isn't health care.
They lost.
#Pinks
They tried to argue that abortion isn't health care.
They lost.
#Pinks
1/2 “We can expect the immigration crackdowns to continue, without discrimination between criminals and non-criminals, without any sense of due process, without any concern for the human cost to the immigrants themselves or to the
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
The political health of the United States will be even worse in 2026
If the political landscape in 2025 was grim, prospects for 2026 do not appear much better. And the dominant figure in the new year will still be Donald Trump, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters...
www.ncronline.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
1/2 “We can expect the immigration crackdowns to continue, without discrimination between criminals and non-criminals, without any sense of due process, without any concern for the human cost to the immigrants themselves or to the
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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"It is virtually certain that this Venezuela operation will turn into a big mess with a heaping side order of corruption. But it is also pretty clear that one of those giant errors can lead to further screw ups and even disasters."
What did those guys standing alongside Trump remind of you of yesterday? I had some thoughts...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 PM
"It is virtually certain that this Venezuela operation will turn into a big mess with a heaping side order of corruption. But it is also pretty clear that one of those giant errors can lead to further screw ups and even disasters."
1/2 “Mamdani is a democratic socialist, an elected official operating within a democracy, not a Marxist dictator nationalizing industries or sending dissidents to gulags.”
“To conflate Mamdani’s call for community and solidarity with
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/silent-on-...
“To conflate Mamdani’s call for community and solidarity with
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/silent-on-...
Silent on Trump’s ICE Raids, Bishop Barron Blasts New NYC Mayor’s Speech
1140 miles from City Hall, Minnesota’s Bishop Robert Barron pounced on a single line in Mayor Mamdani’s inaugural address even as alleged scandals emerge in his own ministry.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
1/2 “Mamdani is a democratic socialist, an elected official operating within a democracy, not a Marxist dictator nationalizing industries or sending dissidents to gulags.”
“To conflate Mamdani’s call for community and solidarity with
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/silent-on-...
“To conflate Mamdani’s call for community and solidarity with
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/silent-on-...
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"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
1/ “A second argument against Trump’s attacks on Venezuela is that they violate international law. By blowing up the small boats that Trump says are smuggling drugs, he has killed people based on the mere suspicion that they have committed a crime and given them
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
1/ “A second argument against Trump’s attacks on Venezuela is that they violate international law. By blowing up the small boats that Trump says are smuggling drugs, he has killed people based on the mere suspicion that they have committed a crime and given them
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...