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Moment of serenity

Poor kid.

It‘s a deceptively simple initial story, so easy to read that you are almost unaware of the very serious issues involved. I don’t think I’ve ever read a Martha Wells book I didn’t enjoy.

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.

Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...

Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.

Liam is in ICE custody and his health is deteriorating.

Joaquin Castro says Liam is depressed, lethargic, sleeping excessively and barely eating, repeatedly asking about his mom, and when he can go home. He’s withdrawn and not the bright preschooler he was just days ago.

LIAM NEEDS A DOCTOR
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Thank you!

I will start book 5 tonight. Rereading the first one was a struggle until about halfway through and then I didn’t want to put it down - just like the first time around. I love a series that develops more and more context as you go on. Murderbot is like that as well. 🖖

Fascinating discovery.

So cool!

Volunteers wanted to to live on Skomer Island and count puffins Successful applicants will spend several months helping conservation efforts on Skomer Island.

OH BOY, AM I EVER www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

French senate adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin The new legislation aims to broaden the restitution of colonial-era assets, introducing clear criteria and a transparent process for handling requests from the countries involved.

French senate adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin

I’m rereading the Temeraire series, perfect timing for this post of your fantastic dragon!

To my colleagues in the Senate: Hold the line.

will never forget watching that happen

That’s really interesting, thanks for sharing, I think one of ours has a similar outer appearance, will have to look up ‚pegmatite‘ :)) 🖖

An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.

Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.

Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.

the amount of bitching about the government by elected Republicans - whereas now: pffftt

what a beauty!

When Trump is finally gone from office there will be many reparations necessary.

I'm really looking forward to this one.

Digital Kunst, die ich gemacht habe. Sie zeigt ein Hopfenfeld in einem abstrakten Stil, wobei Grün- und Brauntöne vorherrschen. A digital painting from a photograph I took of a hops field in Bavaria, the colors are predominantly greens, browns and blue.

one of mine, from a photo I took of a hops field in Bavaria. 'Hopfenfeld', es begann als Foto, das ich in Bayern gemacht habe.

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

One of my favourite modern composers

This is one I’ve thought about every year at Thanksgiving time since I first saw it decades back. Funny and brutal- just brilliant.

Well done!

Art by Lar DeSouza…

Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."

What Should Americans Do Now? We need a mass movement for basic decency.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
#democracy #protest #krasnov #ice #dhs #resist