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Happy wife & mom to two awesome kids. Doodle lover. eLearning Developer. Jogger. Spa enthusiast. Lover of sleep. Go Bills! β€οΈπŸ€πŸ’™

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Annabella Mancia, the American 7-year-old interviewed for this story, is one of the bravest, most poised, emotionally connected people I’ve seen for a while. What are we doing to our kids by kidnapping their parents like this

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Brooklyn blizzard.

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99 cookies left!

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡«πŸ‡·Paris, France. Several thousand people took part in this demonstration, calling in particular for more aid to Ukraine to resist to the Russian aggression.

❀️THANK YOU FRANCE

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A friend sent me photos from Prague today β€” thousands showing support for Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦. Last night I joined a live discussion on Russian atrocities. Grim subject, but incredibly informative and something new for me.

Thank you, friends. πŸ’™πŸ’›πŸ‡¨πŸ‡Ώ

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Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.

So there's a black girl scout troop trying to raise money to to to Europe but they aren't close to their goal as of yet. Please share this and buy some cookies if you can

digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/reagan...

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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

While he was detained at Dilley for over four months, 13-year-old Gustavo Santiago said he felt as if he would β€œnever get out.”

β€œI just ask that you don’t forget about us,” he told ProPublica in a video call.

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democrats need to get out of the debunking mindset and into asserting the truth as loudly as the right pushes lies

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Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside

Report: Staff at Dilley raiding cells to confiscate kids' letters and drawings detailing conditions inside

ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.

www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...

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We have now entered the "His Opponents Are Afraid of Falling Out of Windows" stage of Donald Trump's emulation of Vladmir Putin.

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On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being β€œserved food that contained worms.”

A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees.

The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being β€œserved food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees β€” it was for the staff.

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I don’t think we should allow the secret police to round people up and sort them by race

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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paulβ€”an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?

People

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Everyone in the White House involved in any way with that vile, sickening racist Trump post must be fired immediately: everyone in the communications department, everyone in the press office, every deputy chief of staff, everyone involved up and down the line. Not one more tax dollar for this filth.

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Whew. Republicans in disarray in Texas …

And saying the usual vile things to rally their base.

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β€œβ€œThey’re both sick right now,” Gutierrez said. β€œShe has no access to any medical care.” Elizabeth has flu-like symptoms, while her mom has broken out in hives, Gutierrez said. Neither has been given any medicine or testing β€” a particular concern given the measles cases in the facility.” She is 10

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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

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Yurii showed the conditions in which he and his wife are surviving through the winter on the first floor of a residential building in Kyiv.

No electricity, hot water, or heating. The average temperature in the apartment is about 3Β°C. Yurii sleeps in warm clothes and walks around in felt boots.

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For Liam.

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Dammit. Scary times.

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This is well worth a read... (also, it's not short!)

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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

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πŸ’― Every. Fucking. Word.

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The Bills met with candidates in Orchard Park, but they flew to Florida to meet with Mike McDaniel today, Anthony Lynn, Anthony Weaver Saturday, and Grant Udinski, Sunday.

One constant in every single interview? QB Josh Allen is sitting in for everything

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The picture of his cubby

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Oh no. We understand.

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US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

NATURE has done a terrific (if depressing) job of summarizing the devastating cuts to science during Trump's first year. At this point, only the willingness of the House and Senate to restore research budgets prevents scientific extinction. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

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Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Absolutely gutted for Josh Allen.

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