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Retired Lawyer, cook, Europhile, books, music, good conversations, gardens, walking. Bird site refugee ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders WASHINGTONโ€”Urging locals to โ€œfully cooperateโ€ with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. โ€œThe brave ...

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26.01.2026 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Are you telling me that Palantir, the company that ran the back end for Trumpโ€™s child separation policy in term 1, is not doing upstanding things with regard to his current ethnic cleansing crackdown in term 2? mashable.com/article/ice-...

26.01.2026 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

STOP THE PRESSES!!! Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is concerned!!! (Federal agents are currently operating in a surge to the state of Maine, but let's not get all fussy about it).

26.01.2026 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3840    ๐Ÿ” 1030    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 314    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

26.01.2026 23:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9108    ๐Ÿ” 2894    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1178    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3574
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Private Prison Contractors Spend Millions on Lobbying, Get Billions in Immigration Detention Contracts GEO Group and CoreCivic see an โ€œunprecedentedโ€ opportunity to do business with the Trump administration during a national immigration crackdown.

Private prison companies: Investing millions in government lobbying to earn billions in government contracts โ€” @taylorgiorno.bsky.social of @notus.com with lots of new details. www.notus.org/money/privat...

26.01.2026 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yeah. Iโ€™ve just recently bought a new one and a new watch.

Wish I hadnโ€™t. But Google etc no better.

26.01.2026 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And for what?

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26.01.2026 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œTonight he has shamed us allโ€.

Nope. Heโ€™s shamed himself & the ๐Ÿ brand.

26.01.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œOur CEO is attending an event at the White House on the same day that the Administration executed a US citizen.These are difficult times for CEOโ€™s to navigate. I understand. But the moral position has become black and white. Iโ€™ve long told people that Tim Cook is the best CEO in America.โ€

26.01.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tim Cookโ€™s support for Trump & Melania is going down like a bowl of cold sick

โ€œIโ€™m a long-time Apple shareholder. Up until now, have been a proud Apple shareholder and supporter of Tim Cook,โ€ the email reads.

26.01.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I expect people saw the reviews.

26.01.2026 23:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administrationโ€™s surge, part of its nati...

Yep, it was all about how bad they looked on TV for our cable news addicted president.

"According to one official, Trump spent several hours on Sunday and Monday watching the coverage and was personally unhappy by how his administration was coming across."

www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

26.01.2026 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 302    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
Dr Vanessa Saliba, Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: 'Infections can return quickly when childhood vaccine uptake falls; elimination is only possible if all children receive two MMRV doses before school. Older children and adults who missed vaccination must be caught up. The NHS is making vaccination easier, including offering the second MMRV dose earlier at a new 18-month appointment to boost uptake and support elimination goals.'

Dr Vanessa Saliba, Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: 'Infections can return quickly when childhood vaccine uptake falls; elimination is only possible if all children receive two MMRV doses before school. Older children and adults who missed vaccination must be caught up. The NHS is making vaccination easier, including offering the second MMRV dose earlier at a new 18-month appointment to boost uptake and support elimination goals.'

UKHSA responds to the confirmation from @WHO that the UK has lost its measles elimination status.

Read more from WHO here: https://bit.ly/3YZuOFa

26.01.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 93    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Russian state TV: โ€œI canโ€™t rule out an alliance between Russia & ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ€” Americans have just demonstrated they wonโ€™t protect anything.โ€

They fantasize about attacking Europe now that Trump destroyed NATO โ€” and push Trumpian disinfo about Alex Pretti & Minnesota.

H/T @juliadavisnews.bsky.social

26.01.2026 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 360    ๐Ÿ” 165    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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ICE murdered Renรฉe Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

26.01.2026 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36792    ๐Ÿ” 9970    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 607    ๐Ÿ“Œ 367
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When the facts change, we change our minds, except #Labour don't ...

The only good Brexit is a dead #Brexit.

Death by 1000 Brexit ameliorations is still death ...

#RejoinEU

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labouruk.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @libdemdaisy.bsky.social

26.01.2026 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please. This is absurd. Europe can certainly deter Russia and defend itself if its focused and determined. Perpetuating a sense of European helplessness may help Rutte bureaucratically but its 1. wrong 2. prevents action. 3. willfully blind: the US ain't coming to defend Europe.

26.01.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 560    ๐Ÿ” 191    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Ex-Maryland judge tear-gassed by Border Patrol in Minnesota A retired Maryland immigration judge visiting family in Minneapolis saw up close the chaotic aftermath of the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti.

My friend Dave, one of the kindest people I know, got tear-gassed by ICE

26.01.2026 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The Third Circuit SHUT DOWN DOJโ€™s attempt to overturn the court's ruling that Alina Habba is DISQUALIFIED from serving as a US Attorney

The latest example of independent courts checking this Admin's abuse of power

The rule of law applies to EVERYONE - TN

26.01.2026 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 821    ๐Ÿ” 224    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul.

Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.

26.01.2026 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4390    ๐Ÿ” 1184    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 117    ๐Ÿ“Œ 65
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UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established The UK has lost its status as a measles-free country after a rise in deaths from the disease and fall in the proportion of children having the MMR jab in recent years. The World Health Organization said it no longer classified Britain as having eliminated measles because the disease had become re-established. Continue reading...

UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake

26.01.2026 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

At a time of growing political instability and jeopardy, rejoining the EU isnโ€™t an academic issue or one borne of nostalgia. Itโ€™s a matter of political necessity.

From Dominic Grieve and me ๐Ÿ‘‡

26.01.2026 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 321    ๐Ÿ” 91    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Russia Crossed UNFORGIVABLE Lineโ€ฆ Ukraineโ€™s Nighttime Retaliation Was MERCILESS
YouTube video by The Military Show Russia Crossed UNFORGIVABLE Lineโ€ฆ Ukraineโ€™s Nighttime Retaliation Was MERCILESS

Crossed UNFORGIVABLE Lineโ€ฆ Ukraineโ€™s Nighttime Retaliation Was MERCILESS
by The Military Show

Vladimir Putin thought winter blackouts would break Ukraine. On January 25, Ukraine made him regret it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t-U...

26.01.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Alex Prettiโ€™s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

26.01.2026 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10915    ๐Ÿ” 3126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 159    ๐Ÿ“Œ 196

SPOILER ALERT: Farage thinks it's okay to murder you for filming fascists. Just imagine what he'll do to the UK if he ever becomes PM.

26.01.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 85    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Left: Nigel Farage suggests that Alex Pretti was openly carrying a gun

Right: Evidence shows Alex Pretti had a phone in one hand, and the other hand was empty

26.01.2026 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 250    ๐Ÿ” 97    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

it is not an "immigration crackdown". They have assaulted and kidnapped too many people who haven't broken any laws, immigration-related or otherwise, for you to call it that. It's a campaign of racist and ideological intimidation and terror.

26.01.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...

26.01.2026 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2640    ๐Ÿ” 1341    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97
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NewsNation is reporting that "Bovino and his unit will be leaving Minnesota after today"

26.01.2026 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3140    ๐Ÿ” 735    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 380    ๐Ÿ“Œ 166

Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.

25.01.2026 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25644    ๐Ÿ” 4095    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 401    ๐Ÿ“Œ 109

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