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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
So, yes.
Q: Do you think there needs to be an Insurrection Act invoked?
KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
KRISTI NOEM: I think the president has that opportunity in the future. It's his constitutional right and it's up to him
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
So, yes.
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New research on homosexual behaviour among animals has brought some welcome rigour to a topic beset by speculation and prejudice
Same-sex sexual behaviour in primates is a survival strategy
It promotes harmony among those living in harsh environments, says new study
econ.st
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
New research on homosexual behaviour among animals has brought some welcome rigour to a topic beset by speculation and prejudice
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Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
RMT/NR pay talks update. 3.8% one year deal accepted by the membership.
January 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
RMT/NR pay talks update. 3.8% one year deal accepted by the membership.
"I 've got a feeling Kemi's watching me"...
Oh hohoho
Oh hohoho
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
"I 've got a feeling Kemi's watching me"...
Oh hohoho
Oh hohoho
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Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
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Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
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In the morning, FBI seized the phone of a journalist who had contact with hundreds of regime dissidents.
In the afternoon, incompetent ICE goons abandoned cars with stacks of intelligence on their invasion.
In the afternoon, incompetent ICE goons abandoned cars with stacks of intelligence on their invasion.
It is absolutely *wild* that feds abandoned multiple vehicles to protestors last night. What a bunch of amateurs.
Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
In the morning, FBI seized the phone of a journalist who had contact with hundreds of regime dissidents.
In the afternoon, incompetent ICE goons abandoned cars with stacks of intelligence on their invasion.
In the afternoon, incompetent ICE goons abandoned cars with stacks of intelligence on their invasion.
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The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.
Can confirm I have personally seen three attempts just today of agents in a convoy of ICE vehicles trying to snatch random POCs along Central Ave - and then being chased off by neighbors with whistles. It's blatant racial profiling.
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Supreme Court only cleared the way for Kavanaugh Stops four months ago and ICE now openly engages in violent racial profiling, snatching anyone who looks non-white and treating them as presumptively guilty of a crime. Remarkable how quickly our liberties can be crushed when courts go along.
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The details for the Alto HSR project are now live! In person and virtual consultations begin next week but you can comment on the project map and complete the survey online today! en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
Shaping the Canada of tomorrow with high-speed rail
The train we need Alto’s aim is to build the country’s first high-speed rail network that will run at speeds of 300 km/h or more to efficiently connect major cities in the Toronto–Québec City corridor...
en.consultation.altotrain.ca
January 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The details for the Alto HSR project are now live! In person and virtual consultations begin next week but you can comment on the project map and complete the survey online today! en.consultation.altotrain.ca/shaping-the-...
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Must #rewilding be “taken back” from forces that corrupt its meaning? A few years ago, Kate McFarland contributed an aborted series to Rewilding Earth that suggested as much, but she would not take that stance today.
Does Rewilding Need Taking Back?
Must rewilding be “taken back” from forces that corrupt its meaning? A few years ago, I contributed an aborted series to Rewilding Earth that suggested as m
rewilding.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Must #rewilding be “taken back” from forces that corrupt its meaning? A few years ago, Kate McFarland contributed an aborted series to Rewilding Earth that suggested as much, but she would not take that stance today.
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Well this is an unexpected way of finding out if the United States is better at Arctic warfare than the combined might of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Canada, with support from the north Atlantic fleets of UK and France.
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Well this is an unexpected way of finding out if the United States is better at Arctic warfare than the combined might of Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Canada, with support from the north Atlantic fleets of UK and France.
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Ecologists recorded a peak of 55 individual birds from 22 species in part of the estate in 2007. Eighteen years on, 559 birds from 51 species were found on the same route.
Knepp sees surge in biodiversity since start of rewilding scheme - BBC News
A 20-year ecological review at the Knepp estate in West Sussex shows soaring numbers of birds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ecologists recorded a peak of 55 individual birds from 22 species in part of the estate in 2007. Eighteen years on, 559 birds from 51 species were found on the same route.
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Most 2025 global temperatures are now out (degrees C above 1850-1900 baseline)
1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Most 2025 global temperatures are now out (degrees C above 1850-1900 baseline)
1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
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Danish troops to Greenland to defend it against American aggression. The previously unimaginable now happening every day. The UK state must do now what it failed to do between 2008 and 2022: drop other spending ambitions and rearm as quickly as possible.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Kilder til DR: Danmark sender militære forstærkninger til Grønland
En fortrop fra Forsvaret er ankommet til Grønland, erfarer DR.
www.dr.dk
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Danish troops to Greenland to defend it against American aggression. The previously unimaginable now happening every day. The UK state must do now what it failed to do between 2008 and 2022: drop other spending ambitions and rearm as quickly as possible.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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One huge error with HS2 was framing it as about the ‘S’ - speed.
It was and should be about capacity.
And the midlands and the north need greater rail capacity.
It was and should be about capacity.
And the midlands and the north need greater rail capacity.
I was 20 when HS2 was announced. Great to know i’ll probably be in my late 60s when the Birmingham-Manchester section starts work let alone finishes. Seems like a country doing things the right way!
January 14, 2026 at 8:18 AM
One huge error with HS2 was framing it as about the ‘S’ - speed.
It was and should be about capacity.
And the midlands and the north need greater rail capacity.
It was and should be about capacity.
And the midlands and the north need greater rail capacity.
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BREAKING: Explosive new poll for ITV Cymru Wales puts Plaid Cymru surging ahead of Reform UK in May’s Welsh elections.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
BREAKING: Explosive new poll for ITV Cymru Wales puts Plaid Cymru surging ahead of Reform UK in May’s Welsh elections.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
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"Witnesses spoke of seeing snipers positioned on rooftops in downtown Tehran and firing into crowds; of peaceful protests turning abruptly into scenes of carnage and panic as bullets pierced through people’s heads and torsos, sending bodies toppling to the ground.
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
"Witnesses spoke of seeing snipers positioned on rooftops in downtown Tehran and firing into crowds; of peaceful protests turning abruptly into scenes of carnage and panic as bullets pierced through people’s heads and torsos, sending bodies toppling to the ground.
She hopes her campaign ends in glory ;-)
Air Force veteran Kristina Knickerbocker announced Tuesday morning that she would seek the Democratic nomination to take on longtime GOP Rep. Mike Turner in Ohio's 10th District. We have much more on her and this race in our newest Morning Digest. www.the-downballot.com/i/184381655/...
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
She hopes her campaign ends in glory ;-)
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“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
In 2026, Climate Change Is No Longer A Theoretical Risk
In 2026, climate change threatens human safety, natural systems & economic stability, as data shows accelerating warming, stronger storms, rising seas and growing losses.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
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Timeline for Passenger Train Service in Chattanooga Arises | @wdefnews12.bsky.social - www.wdef.com/timeline-for... #Atlanta #ATL #Tennessee #TN #rail #trains
Timeline for Passenger Train Service in Chattanooga Arises - WDEF
The city has put a timeline for the return of passenger train service to Chattanooga.
www.wdef.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Timeline for Passenger Train Service in Chattanooga Arises | @wdefnews12.bsky.social - www.wdef.com/timeline-for... #Atlanta #ATL #Tennessee #TN #rail #trains
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Today in the business and trade select committee we are talking EU reset: how is it going and what more scope is there to improve trade and cooperation? We have the TUC, the CBI, UK Steel, the Road Haulage Association and others joining us
January 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Today in the business and trade select committee we are talking EU reset: how is it going and what more scope is there to improve trade and cooperation? We have the TUC, the CBI, UK Steel, the Road Haulage Association and others joining us
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Obituary of Sir James Munby by Sir Nicholas Mostyn, wonderful as much for the non-legal asides as for the cases - "he always described himself as a passionate ferro-equestrian" - and for this:
"a kind, witty, and deeply compassionate human being"
financialremediesjournal.com/sir-james-mu...
"a kind, witty, and deeply compassionate human being"
financialremediesjournal.com/sir-james-mu...
Sir James Munby Obituary
Sir Nicholas Mostyn writes about the life of Sir James Munby, who died on 1 January 2026: "a great leader, a brilliant historian, a remarkable lawyer, and a superb writer".
financialremediesjournal.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Obituary of Sir James Munby by Sir Nicholas Mostyn, wonderful as much for the non-legal asides as for the cases - "he always described himself as a passionate ferro-equestrian" - and for this:
"a kind, witty, and deeply compassionate human being"
financialremediesjournal.com/sir-james-mu...
"a kind, witty, and deeply compassionate human being"
financialremediesjournal.com/sir-james-mu...