Bart de Groot

End of the game of Root on a wooden dining table. Fall board. Around the board are the 4 factions, Woodland Alliance, Lizard Cult, Mechanical Marquise and Electric Eyrie. VP order: Woodland Alliance, Marquise, Eyrie, Lizard.

Played Root this weekend. 2 Player Woodland Alliance and Lizards + mechanical cats and electric birds. My daughter's Woodland Alliance ran away with the win, bots were helpful. I was too kind for too long and didn't get my Lizards fired up. Always fun to play it with her. #boardgames #bggplay #root

I fully agree. I have been playing board games with my kid since they were little. I would say that there are many wonderful more modern board games available now other than these old ones shown. Much content available on finding alternatives, for example: youtu.be/jLXe4vAzjss?...

Sam Healey probably blames the child for this.

Milan protesters call for U.S. ICE agents to leave Italy as Winter Games approach An ICE unit from the US Department of Homeland Security is playing a role providing security at the Winter Games. At past Olympics, their involvement would have been unremarkable. But after the viole...

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HOLY CRAP….

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”

So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it

(H/T longtimehistory)

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

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This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan

No ICE in Europe! #italy #olympics

🙏 Zelensky: Russia attacked a passenger train in the Kharkiv region. In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be viewed as terrorism.

In particular, there were more than 200 people on that train. And there were 18 people in the car that was hit. 4 people died…

How history repeats itself!!!
It’s horrible to hear those children shouting….

Scenes from Nuuk, Greenland today, where Meidas contributor Ken Harbaugh is on the ground for exclusive reporting.

NEW: ICE just executed another person in Minneapolis.

Could make arguments either way on whether this is a direct violation of Article I, Sect. 10, Clause 3. Not that I oppose it. Time for states to start exercising authority in weird ways, regardless of whether they have such authority.

WHO removing Us Flag

For the Trekkies. #startrek

@mwuerker.bsky.social

Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing 'poor' U.S. government finances AkademikerPension's move comes amid increasing tensions between Denmark and the U.S. over Greenland.

A Danish pension fund is selling all of its $100 million in US treasuries by the end of the month because of what it calls "poor US government finances.”
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When the board convenes it’ll take just one missile to actually bring peace to the world.

EU should not hold back on Trump retaliation, says bloc’s competition chief Also in this newsletter: Europe replaces one gas dependency for another

The EU should not “renounce anything that may be necessary to defend its interests” if US President Donald Trump delivers on his threats to raise tariffs or seize Greenland, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu tells @financialtimes.com:

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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland

🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:

"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."

"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)

If Khamenei represents all of Islam then it deserves to burn to the ground. He is murderous scum.

Europe Contends With a Big New Threat: the U.S. Most governments in Europe seek to de-escalate the confrontation and want to delay the day when they decouple the region’s security and economy from the U.S.

While I’m enjoying the Indiana game, I’m also wondering: are your sons and nephews and grandsons ready suit up for war against Europe? If not, you might want to give your GOP members of Congress and Senators a shout.

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YouTube video by Middle East Eye Minneapolis nurse says ICE fear has created a public health emergency

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Kyiv tonight: no electricity, no water, freezing cold.

"Darkness all around – but not within us. We will endure." said the author of this photo, Yan Dobronosov.

The arbiter of goodness.

Dragging this grandpa out in his bathrobe

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Trump-backing billionaire Miriam Adelson at the Israeli-American Council, asked how she exerts (buys) influence with American politicians: "Can you allow me not to answer? I want to be truthful, and there are so many things I don't want to talk about."