Heather Ure

😕

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FBI formally refuses to share evidence in Alex Pretti killing, Minnesota investigators say Minnesota's top investigative agency said Monday the federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti.

Minnesota's top investigative agency says federal government has formally refused to hand over evidence and information in the killing of Alex Pretti

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Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley 'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...

Dilley must be shut down and everyone inside must be freed and provided immediate medical care. www.sacurrent.com/news/two-mon...

France has confirmed that a special prosecutorial team will review the Epstein files.

More countries should be doing the same. 👏

Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.

Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.

Our priorities are so fucked.

U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January, but labor market growth stalled in 2025 The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that U.S. employers added 181,000 jobs last year, far fewer than the 1.46 million jobs that were added in 2024.

US had almost *no* job growth in 2025.

Hiring numbers were revised down by over a million jobs.

Largest annual revision in over 20 years.

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Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.

🚨BREAKING: A group of civil rights organizations including the NAACP have asked a federal court to protect voters’ personal information after the FBI seized ballots and other election materials during a raid on Fulton County. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Kansas City firm backs out of deal to sell warehouse to ICE for detention center www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.

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Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.

"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."

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Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.

66 years old going 66 mph.

2 killed and 3 injured in shooting at a Rhode Island high school hockey game A suspected shooter was also found dead when officers arrived at the scene, according to the Pawtucket police chief.

This is a horrific and unthinkable tragedy at what should have been a special day for the players and their families. My thoughts are with those killed and the communities shaken by this violence.
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-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.

Casting a vote in a polling station is a constitutionally protected right.

Murdering people in cold blood in the street is not.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, Mr. Emmer.

I don’t know who needs to hear this but listening to an audio book absolutely counts as “reading” a book.

In fact, I’d argue that listening to an author read their own work aloud is an exceptionally magical and even holy experience.

I love it so much. Especially as my eyesight gets worse.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

—The Declaration of Independence

This President's Day, let's remember that nobody is above the law - even the President.

Keep standing up and speaking out to defend our freedoms, I'll be with you every step of the way.

This is America. We're a democracy, not a dictatorship.

Americans are campaigning for European right wing Russian supporters. Russian media is loving every minute.

TW: CSA

Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...

"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.

“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...

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LGBTQ U.S. Athletes Strike Gold at Milano Cortina Breezy Johnson makes history in downhill while Amber Glenn and Team USA’s hockey stars add to the medal count.

LGBTQ athletes struck gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. Breezy Johnson made downhill history, while Amber Glenn helped secure gold for Team USA’s hockey team.

Rubio tells Orban ‘your success is our success’ during Hungary visit ahead of elections During a visit to Budapest Monday, just weeks before Hungary’s parliamentary elections, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that the nationalist leader’s “succ...

What an utter disgrace Marco Rubio is.

"'I can say to you with confidence that President Trump is deeply committed to your success because your success is our success,' Rubio said during a joint press conference with Orban after their meeting."

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Donald Trump has produced the lowest GDP growth of any President in the last 80 years.

[flirting]

*you're

Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

Troop 6000

It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️

“Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters”

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Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday

Enraging that this took a court order:

"Catholic nuns and clergy had visited the facility for years, offering prayer services and holy communion to detainees during visitor hours.

Trump Administration immigration authorities rolled back that access in September..."

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ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.

ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.

If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...