Jayesie
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Volunteer elephant treat dispenser at OZ, Disasters for American Red Cross and horse tender. Opera lover, travel to places with horses.
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Scott Jennings declares that Minnesota is in a "state of secession." Unfortunately, as usual, he is wrong.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Scott Jennings declares that Minnesota is in a "state of secession." Unfortunately, as usual, he is wrong.
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When your choice is to either comply or get shot in the face or the back, it should come as no surprise that you are officially in the dictatorship phase.
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 AM
When your choice is to either comply or get shot in the face or the back, it should come as no surprise that you are officially in the dictatorship phase.
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Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
The number of people living in "very deep poverty" in the UK is at the highest level in more than 30 years, a charity has warned.
news.sky.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
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More Americans want to abolish ICE than not, poll shows
More Americans want to abolish ICE than not, poll shows
More Americans want to abolish ICE than not, poll shows
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 AM
More Americans want to abolish ICE than not, poll shows
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The family of slain Israeli hostage Ran Gvili said that their pride in their son was greater than their sorrow and that they now have closure, shortly after their loved one's remains were retrieved from Gaza and brought back to Israel.
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM
The family of slain Israeli hostage Ran Gvili said that their pride in their son was greater than their sorrow and that they now have closure, shortly after their loved one's remains were retrieved from Gaza and brought back to Israel.
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The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as many as 400,000 residents could be pushed out of the program.
New SNAP work rules leave unemployed Englewood man and thousands of others at risk
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as many as 400,000 residents could be pushed out of the program.
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Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza as strained ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
Monday’s announcement came a day after Israel’s government said the military was conducting a “large-scale operation” in a cemetery in northern Gaza.
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza as strained ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
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White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash
White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash
Widely circulated video of Pretti’s killing by federal agents undercut earlier assertions of him being a gunman
White House officials sought to rapidly distance Donald Trump and top officials from their initial portrayals of the man fatally shot by federal officials in Minnesota as a gunman, as they faced a deepening backlash after video footage was widely seen to undercut their assertions.
The move came as Trump advisers appeared to realize that the caustic portrayals of the man, Alex Pretti, who was reportedly licensed to carry a gun, had turned the killing into an even larger political liability for the president. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
White House backtracks initial claims about Alex Pretti after intense backlash
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Iowa lawmakers create first Black and Brown Legislative Caucus
Iowa lawmakers create first Black and Brown Legislative Caucus
Iowa lawmakers announced the creation of a new Black and Brown Legislative Caucus on Monday, marking the first group of its kind in state history.
www.1011now.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Iowa lawmakers create first Black and Brown Legislative Caucus
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The White House is distancing itself after Stephen Miller labeled murdered nurse Alex Pretti an “assassin.” Read the full story at bit.ly/3NNG19i
#WhiteHouse #StephenMiller #AlexPretti #BreakingNews #KarolineLeavitt #Politics #PoliticalNews
#WhiteHouse #StephenMiller #AlexPretti #BreakingNews #KarolineLeavitt #Politics #PoliticalNews
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The White House is distancing itself after Stephen Miller labeled murdered nurse Alex Pretti an “assassin.” Read the full story at bit.ly/3NNG19i
#WhiteHouse #StephenMiller #AlexPretti #BreakingNews #KarolineLeavitt #Politics #PoliticalNews
#WhiteHouse #StephenMiller #AlexPretti #BreakingNews #KarolineLeavitt #Politics #PoliticalNews
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday urged Senate Democrats to advance the government funding package that must become law before the weekend to avoid a partial shutdown, rejecting their proposal to remove the Homeland Security funding bill.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
Congress hurtles toward partial shutdown after Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis | Colorado Newsline
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday urged Senate Democrats to advance the government funding package.
coloradonewsline.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday urged Senate Democrats to advance the government funding package that must become law before the weekend to avoid a partial shutdown, rejecting their proposal to remove the Homeland Security funding bill.
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
By @jennifershutt.bsky.social
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Nearly half of the databases that the CDC used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus — have been paused without explanation, according to new research.
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds
The agency plays a key role in tracking the disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.
nbcnews.to
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Nearly half of the databases that the CDC used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus — have been paused without explanation, according to new research.
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The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen to be killed by federal forces in Minnesota this month, has intensified the public outrage over tactics used by immigration agents in the state and united unlikely bedfellows in calling for a full investigation.
https://to.pbs.org/49SnBvr
https://to.pbs.org/49SnBvr
A second U.S. citizen was killed by federal forces in Minneapolis. Here’s what we know
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen to be killed by federal forces in Minnesota this month, has intensified the public outrage over tactics used by immigration agents in the sta...
www.pbs.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, the second U.S. citizen to be killed by federal forces in Minnesota this month, has intensified the public outrage over tactics used by immigration agents in the state and united unlikely bedfellows in calling for a full investigation.
https://to.pbs.org/49SnBvr
https://to.pbs.org/49SnBvr
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January 27, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Hundreds of Atlantans have gathered in Kirkwood to hold a vigil for Alex Pretti, the nurse who was killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis Saturday.
January 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Hundreds of Atlantans have gathered in Kirkwood to hold a vigil for Alex Pretti, the nurse who was killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis Saturday.
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to headline CU’s Conference on World Affairs trib.al/fuvbmz5
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to headline CU’s Conference on World Affairs
The University of Colorado Boulder announced on Monday that Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai will be the closing speaker at the university’s annual Conference on World Affairs in April.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to headline CU’s Conference on World Affairs trib.al/fuvbmz5
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Commentary: In medicine, when a system predictably produces preventable deaths, we call it a sentinel event, a signal that something is structurally broken. Militarized immigration enforcement should be treated the same way.
Doctors: Alex Pretti’s death shows why militarized immigration raids portend lethal force
Alex Pretti’s death reflects what happens when firearms and law enforcement intersect in volatile public settings.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Commentary: In medicine, when a system predictably produces preventable deaths, we call it a sentinel event, a signal that something is structurally broken. Militarized immigration enforcement should be treated the same way.
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“The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
WASHINGTON—Urging locals to “fully cooperate” with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. “The brave ...
theonion.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
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A Trump administration lawyer assured a federal judge that investigators have preserved body-camera footage from the fatal shooting of Minnesota resident Alex Pretti, but stopped short of promising to share that evidence with state investigators.
Body-camera footage of shooting being preserved, U.S. officials say
A Trump administration lawyer assured a federal judge that investigators have preserved body-camera footage and other evidence from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A Trump administration lawyer assured a federal judge that investigators have preserved body-camera footage from the fatal shooting of Minnesota resident Alex Pretti, but stopped short of promising to share that evidence with state investigators.
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The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records that show how the feds respond when “their agents use deadly force against U.S. citizens.”
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records that show how the feds respond when “their agents use deadly force against U.S. citizens.”
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A federal appeals court declined to reinstate restrictions on federal agents’ tactics against protesters and observers in Minnesota, calling a district judge’s initial injunction on the matter “too broad” and “too vague.”
Live: Appeals court decides not to restrict agents' tactics, saying earlier injunction was too vague
The injunction will remain blocked while the case is pending in court. U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Gruender dissented in part.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A federal appeals court declined to reinstate restrictions on federal agents’ tactics against protesters and observers in Minnesota, calling a district judge’s initial injunction on the matter “too broad” and “too vague.”
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.