laraque
@laraque.bsky.social
linguist (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin, Arabic, Basque/Euskera, British Sign Language). Recognise a few other languages.
Read Lots: Law, history, Fantasy (Pratchett), human Library. A bit sweary, in any of those languages
Read Lots: Law, history, Fantasy (Pratchett), human Library. A bit sweary, in any of those languages
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For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
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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 — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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 — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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Is this a Clock, or is it Art?
I went to visit my family in Europe recently. Every time I travel through the Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport I see this clock and have always wanted to know more!
I love a good blend of a functional thing and also A R T, and it makes me smile every time I see it!
I went to visit my family in Europe recently. Every time I travel through the Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport I see this clock and have always wanted to know more!
I love a good blend of a functional thing and also A R T, and it makes me smile every time I see it!
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Is this a Clock, or is it Art?
I went to visit my family in Europe recently. Every time I travel through the Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport I see this clock and have always wanted to know more!
I love a good blend of a functional thing and also A R T, and it makes me smile every time I see it!
I went to visit my family in Europe recently. Every time I travel through the Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport I see this clock and have always wanted to know more!
I love a good blend of a functional thing and also A R T, and it makes me smile every time I see it!
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Macron, "The EU was set up for peace and a Single Market"
"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"
"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"
February 13, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Macron, "The EU was set up for peace and a Single Market"
"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"
"But now, Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power"
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
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Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
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Everything is arranged
It was clear before the election but people didn't believe it.
Read Number 4 slowly to know he told us before the election
bsky.app/profile/geni...
It was clear before the election but people didn't believe it.
Read Number 4 slowly to know he told us before the election
bsky.app/profile/geni...
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Everything is arranged
It was clear before the election but people didn't believe it.
Read Number 4 slowly to know he told us before the election
bsky.app/profile/geni...
It was clear before the election but people didn't believe it.
Read Number 4 slowly to know he told us before the election
bsky.app/profile/geni...
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She’s in my sorority and we are both lawyers. Uggghhh. Anyone else here who is a member of ΔΔΔ, please consider contacting National and requesting she be removed as a member as she’s brought disrepute to our organization. Other lawyers- let’s do what we can to get her disbarred. And imprisoned
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
She’s in my sorority and we are both lawyers. Uggghhh. Anyone else here who is a member of ΔΔΔ, please consider contacting National and requesting she be removed as a member as she’s brought disrepute to our organization. Other lawyers- let’s do what we can to get her disbarred. And imprisoned
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Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Bad Bunny understood the assignment…
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Watch this space. This might - indeed, should - turn into a rough UK ride.
~ The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline ~
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-great-ministry-of-defence-to-palantir-pipeline/
~ The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline ~
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-great-ministry-of-defence-to-palantir-pipeline/
The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Watch this space. This might - indeed, should - turn into a rough UK ride.
~ The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline ~
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-great-ministry-of-defence-to-palantir-pipeline/
~ The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline ~
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the-great-ministry-of-defence-to-palantir-pipeline/
This made me laugh so loud, spouse and young adult came to see WTF was so funny. Lobbing *dildos back and forth to protest ICE? Excellent.
🚨Minneapolis Police gather up DILDOS to throw back at protesters from the street after they were thrown into the street to protest ICE, creating quite the scene.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This made me laugh so loud, spouse and young adult came to see WTF was so funny. Lobbing *dildos back and forth to protest ICE? Excellent.
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🚨Minneapolis Sheriffs aggressively push ICE protesters into a corner, using their police vehicles to threaten running them over to get them to move.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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🚨Minneapolis Police gather up DILDOS to throw back at protesters from the street after they were thrown into the street to protest ICE, creating quite the scene.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
🚨Minneapolis Police gather up DILDOS to throw back at protesters from the street after they were thrown into the street to protest ICE, creating quite the scene.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
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One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
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So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 🤣😂
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
So apparently white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so ICE agents waste time pulling them over. They call it ICE fishing. 🤣😂
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If I were to go live to do a marathon fundraising drive for Minneapolis, what charity could I or should I raise money for? Where would a few thousand dollars really help right now?
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
If I were to go live to do a marathon fundraising drive for Minneapolis, what charity could I or should I raise money for? Where would a few thousand dollars really help right now?
translation of post from Italy.
I'm translating that" Applause where? Between one musical interlude and another, boos that they couldn't drown out. The booing was for everyone, even the athletes, who can't be pulled out for free.". Watching in the UK, we heard a bit of applause for athletes, then booing. BBC? Of course it was.
February 7, 2026 at 5:38 AM
translation of post from Italy.
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I'm translating that" Applause where? Between one musical interlude and another, boos that they couldn't drown out. The booing was for everyone, even the athletes, who can't be pulled out for free.". Watching in the UK, we heard a bit of applause for athletes, then booing. BBC? Of course it was.
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I'm translating that" Applause where? Between one musical interlude and another, boos that they couldn't drown out. The booing was for everyone, even the athletes, who can't be pulled out for free.". Watching in the UK, we heard a bit of applause for athletes, then booing. BBC? Of course it was.
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With a number of Olympic athletes donning respirators, this is your reminder that COVID is not over.
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 AM
With a number of Olympic athletes donning respirators, this is your reminder that COVID is not over.
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
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🚨JD Vance was just booed at the Olympics in Italy. X just took our video down.
See the moment below. They are INTERNATIONALLY despised.
Subscribe and share widely. America should not be an embarrassment on the world stage:
See the moment below. They are INTERNATIONALLY despised.
Subscribe and share widely. America should not be an embarrassment on the world stage:
JD Vance BOOED at the Olympics
See the moment: They are despised internationally.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
🚨JD Vance was just booed at the Olympics in Italy. X just took our video down.
See the moment below. They are INTERNATIONALLY despised.
Subscribe and share widely. America should not be an embarrassment on the world stage:
See the moment below. They are INTERNATIONALLY despised.
Subscribe and share widely. America should not be an embarrassment on the world stage:
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To every US athlete who makes the podium in Italy:
Please take note.
Please take note.
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
To every US athlete who makes the podium in Italy:
Please take note.
Please take note.
Oh dear. BBC might have edited the sound, so that USofA althetes got applause. JDV boos= loud and clear.
Hope BBC not covering shit up again. Never again was for *everyone.
Hope BBC not covering shit up again. Never again was for *everyone.
Applusi dove? Fra un intermezzo musicale e l'altro fischi che non sono riusciti ad oscurare. Il BUUU era per tutti, anche per gli atleti che mica se ne possono tirar fuori a zero costi
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Oh dear. BBC might have edited the sound, so that USofA althetes got applause. JDV boos= loud and clear.
Hope BBC not covering shit up again. Never again was for *everyone.
Hope BBC not covering shit up again. Never again was for *everyone.
Oooh, we heard that. The athletes got a mixed rececption. Camera cut to JDV. "BOOOOOOOH!" Oh yes, they did.
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Oooh, we heard that. The athletes got a mixed rececption. Camera cut to JDV. "BOOOOOOOH!" Oh yes, they did.
UK resident. Not a single shot of JDV here. We *are wondering when US of A is due through, and what reception they'll get. No idea what individual politics are, but interested to see/hear.
My sincere plea to NBC: Do not spend much time on the repugnant JD Vance, who is in the stands for this opening ceremony and other events. Americans need a break from his viciousness, hate, and bigotries during the Olympics.
February 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
UK resident. Not a single shot of JDV here. We *are wondering when US of A is due through, and what reception they'll get. No idea what individual politics are, but interested to see/hear.