Tony
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Tony
@tmonte21596.bsky.social
Chicago Teacher
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The poison of White Supremacy was never forced onto White Americans; they just willfully sipped on it little by little until they forgot it was poison.

Or something like that.

Mark Twain.
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Commentary: What we recognize as creativity in AI is actually coming from a source we’re intimately familiar with: human imagination.
Andrew McDiarmid: AI can’t function without our creativity. What does that tell us about humanness?
What we recognize as creativity in AI is actually coming from a source we’re intimately familiar with: human imagination.
trib.al
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Don't let the ICE violence distract us from the bottom line: America wants immigrants. It needs immigrants. Immigrants built this country and continue to do so. Trump's war on immigrants is a war on America.

www.everygoddamnday.com/2024/09/the-...
Immigrants: hardworking, Samaritans, not the enemy
Readers tell how they've personally benefited from immigration.
www.everygoddamnday.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London.
Today in History: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ published
On Jan. 28, 1813, the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen was first published, anonymously, in London.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Commentary: Across the country, people facing medical emergencies are increasingly opening the Uber app instead of calling 911. That choice isn’t about convenience. It reflects a health care system that leaves Americans weighing medical emergencies against the fear of a devastating medical bill.
Armin Pazooki: Patients still face unexpected ambulance bills 4 years after the No Surprises Act took effect
Each year, roughly half of the three million Americans brought to the emergency room via ambulance are surprised by their medical bill.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM