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Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis There are concerns in the City of Minneapolis that Operation Metro Surge could lead to higher property taxes.

I'm really asking: What is the math on all of this? If Metro Surge started Dec 1, and they claim to have deported 4,000 people, at a cost of $18 million a week, and it's been ten weeks, they show no sign of leaving, and we leave out the murders—$2billion to destroy us?

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✊ 💚 #Madrid responde para defender la sanidad pública.

Es el comienzo. Vamos a revertir los recortes, blindar la sanidad pública y garantizar el derecho a la salud de todos los madrileños y madrileñas.

Hay alternativa a su modelo. 🔥✊

Kristi Noem defends ICE agents going after off-duty cops as critics declare ‘this must stop’ - NewsBreak Off-duty police officers in Minnesota say they were stopped by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and asked to prove their citizenship,

More proof that ICE is out of control and drunk on power. This abuse of America. Citizens by ICE must stop.
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🇨🇺 CUBA | Cuba is bracing for a deepening fuel and electricity crisis as the United States enforces an energy blockade aimed at cutting off oil supplies to the island, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in nationally televised remarks on February 5. Díaz-Canel said the government will roll out a contingency and defense plan in the coming days to manage fuel shortages affecting food distribution, transportation, hospitals, schools, and industrial production. “It is reprehensible that a power such as the U.S. would adopt such a criminal policy against a country,” he said, describing the measures as deliberate economic suffocation. Díaz-Canel confirmed that Venezuelan oil shipments have not arrived since December, following the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and said Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba has effectively closed alternative routes. The result has been daily, multi-hour blackouts, including recent widespread outages in eastern provinces, further destabilizing the national electricity grid, NBC News reported. Rejecting claims that Cuba is a “failed state,” Díaz-Canel said collapse narratives are being used to justify pressure. “There is no failed state here,” he said. “What exists is a country subjected to maximum pressure for economic suffocation by the world’s leading power.” He stressed Cuba is not at war, but “we are preparing ourselves in case we have to move to a state of war.” He said Havana has received expressions of solidarity from Russia and China, including direct communications between their top leaders. Díaz-Canel reiterated Cuba remains open to dialogue with Washington without pressure or preconditions, and with full respect for sovereignty.

See new posts Conversation teleSUR English @telesurenglish #Cuba | Pres. Miguel Diaz-Canel highlights the achievements of Cuba's integration and solidarity model. "Achievements come from a system of relationship-based, not selfishness, but on an approach of not leaving anyone behind." #teleSUREnglish

🇨🇺 CUBA | Cuba is bracing for a deepening fuel & electricity crisis as the US enforces an energy blockade aimed at cutting off oil supplies to the island, Pres. Miguel Díaz-Canel said in nationally televised remarks on Feb. 5. Díaz-Canel said the government will roll out a contingency and defense...

"Which theatre of war were you deployed to, grandpa?"

"The movie theatre. It was hell."

"After careful reflection, I have decided to resign from the government. The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong. He has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself. When asked, I advised the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice. In public life responsibility must be owned when it matters most, not just when it is most convenient. In the circumstances, the only honourable course is to step aside. This has not been an easy decision. Much has been written and said about me over the years but my motivations have always been simple: I have worked every day to elect and support a government that puts the lives of ordinary people first and leads us to a better future for our great country. Only a Labour government will do that. I leave with pride in all we have achieved mixed with regret at the circumstances of my departure. But I have always believed there are moments when you must accept your responsibility and step aside for the bigger cause. As I leave I have two further reflections: Firstly, and most importantly, we must remember the women and girls whose lives were ruined by Jeffrey Epstein and whose voices went unheard for far too long. Secondly, while I did not oversee the due diligence and vetting process, I believe that process must now be fundamentally overhauled. This cannot simply be a gesture but a safeguard for the future. I remain fully supportive of the Prime Minister. He is working every day to rebuild trust, restore standards and serve the country. I will continue to back that mission in whatever way I can. It has been the honour of my life to serve."

Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney has resigned:

"The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong... I advised the Prime Minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibility for that advice."

The President says elections should be nationalized. Isn't that what is done in Russia? GOP preaches "states rights" until things are done they don't like, then the Feds take it over. World's biggest hypocrites.

Thanks to Trump, European leaders are rediscovering international law Western outrage over the US president's threats against Greenland contrasts with years in which Europe looked the other way as international law was violated by allies and elsewhere

Thanks to Trump, European leaders are rediscovering international law - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/thanks-trump-european-leaders-are-rediscovering-international-law

Pat McFadden defending the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador.

He has to, of course, because if he doesn't he's hanging the PM out to dry, and its clear the Labour right aren't ready to discard Starmer just yet.

Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

If you agree firing Kristi Noem is way overdue, here’s something you can do about it RIGHT NOW!

Steve Wright from the @fbunational.bsky.social : "Listening to Pat [McFadden] then, we're expected to believe that nobody knew anything about this. Mandelson was known as the 'Prince of Darkness'. 'Forensic Keir', we're often told, did not do that due diligence"

Spot on Steve.

Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

Right now is a great time tell Congress that Kristi Noem MUST be impeached. Do it here:

Shipyard Bosses Forced to Pay Overtime to Get People to Stay for Pete Hegseth Speech Workers at Bath Iron Works, a shipbuilding company, showed no interest in hearing Pete Hegseth speak. So they were offered overtime.

“They issued a polling sheet this morning to see who would attend and, at least from my crew, there were no takers.”

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) told Drop Site’s Julian Andreone she was unaware that Israel bars foreign journalists from Gaza, but that they should be allowed in. Asked whether Congress could take action to pressure Israel, she replied “no,” adding, “Israel is our friend.”

The media’s sudden shock over Mandelson is embarrassing.

They fawned over him and if US authorities hadn’t released the Epstein files, they’d still be rubbing shoulders with him at Zone 2 dinner parties.

Now they’re clutching their pearls like they weren’t part of it. Pathetic.

Jack Lang démissionne de la présidence de l’Institut du monde arabe L’ancien ministre était acculé après les révélations de Mediapart sur ses liens financiers et d’intérêts avec Jeffrey Epstein. Il a annoncé sa démission au lendemain de l’ouverture par le Parquet nat…

Jack Lang annonce sa démission de la présidence de l’IMA au lendemain de l’ouverture par le PNF d’une enquête pour blanchiment de fraude fiscale aggravée, suite aux révélations de Mediapart sur ses liens financiers et d’intérêts avec Jeffrey Epstein. www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania' An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady.

Could you even imagine if President Obama made the troops sit through a a doc about Michelle??

Officer accidentally discharges rifle during search at Lake Nona Middle School, Orlando Police say During a search conducted at Lake Nona Middle School, Wednesday, investigating a reported possible armed person, an Orlando Police officer accidentally shot their gun, police reported.

Officer accidentally discharges rifle during search at Lake Nona Middle School, Orlando Police say

Argenteuil populaire s'est mobilisé pour entourer Yassin Zeghli et sa liste. Un nombre de participants jamais vu sur place depuis vingt ans.

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Why are so many undocumented immigrants being held in detention for so long instead of being deported?
Simple. The billionaires who own the detention centers get paid for keeping people here. They don't get paid for people who get deported.
It's not about the law, it's about taking your money.

“We want a pathway to citizenship for our immigrant brothers and sisters — not only them, but for ALL of us — so that America can live up to their promises.”

Epstein funded organisations linked to Israeli military, FBI document says Billionaire paedophile also funded settlement-building body in occupied Palestine

Epstein funded organisations linked to Israeli military, FBI document says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein-funded-organisations-linked-israeli-military-fbi-document-says

WATCH: Kentucky House Speaker David Osborne snatches the mic from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) at the Oldham County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday night.

A video of the full speech was published on X by U.S. Senate candidate Michael Faris, who called the behavior “shameful."”

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Last September, Keir Starmer told the Commons that he had “full confidence” in Peter Mandelson. 

Well, the public has no confidence in him.

He must resign.

New bill aims to allow California AG to sue oil companies for disaster costs “We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag,” said the author of the measure.

Big Oil's climate lies are fueling the insurance affordability crisis — and the costs are falling on disaster survivors and residents.

A new bill from @scottwiener.bsky.social aims to make Big Oil pay. "We can’t allow Californians, our residents, our small businesses, to be left holding the bag."

ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, US judge rules A judge says U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless they are likely to escape. U.S.

Watch lawless ICE thugs now start every paper with claim that they were an "escape risk"!

Illiterate, Ignorant, untrained KKK/ProudBoy/3%er are NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT!!

And have no business being on the street until they are taught legal procedures!!

We The People teach!!

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How is Mexico standing up to the Donroe Doctrine?

Join us for a broadcast live from Mexico City with Soberania Podcast, where we will be joined by Jose Luis Granados & Kurt Hackbarth.

Tune in tomorrow @ 8AM PT/11AM ET
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Kemi Badenoch: "Did the official security vetting he received mention Mandelsons ongoing relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein?"

Keir Starmer: "Yes it did"

And yet he still made him ambassador #PMQs

De Wever over geflopte i-Police en de rol van minister Verlinden: “We zitten met een perceptieprobleem” Is er sprake van belangenvermenging in het dossier van i-Police, omdat minister Annelies Verlinden (CD&V) het betrokken bedrijf ooit bijstond als advocate? “Het zou me verbazen”, zei premier Bart De Wever (N-VA) in de Kamer. Maar hij wacht de hoorzittingen en het gerechtelijk vooronderzoek af.

“U zit met een probleem, en dat heet Annelies Verlinden.” @mattivandemaele.groen.be

Kemi Badenoch: "Does he have the same full confidence in Morgan McSweeney that he had in Peter Mandelson?"

Keir Starmer: "Morgan McSweeney is an essential part of my team. He helped me change the Labour party and win an election" #PMQs