Pam Cantine
@pcantine01.bsky.social
Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology, Humanist, Feminist, and retired with husband, Fire Marshal Chuck Burney, two cats, two Livestock Guardian dogs, and 3 Boer goats.
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Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 as Russia intensified its aerial barrages behind the front line, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country.
Russian drone strike kills father and three children in Ukraine
Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 as Russia intensified its aerial barrages behind the front line, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country.
l.euronews.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 as Russia intensified its aerial barrages behind the front line, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country.
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Local police are tapping school security cameras to help ICE carry out immigration raids, report says trib.al/I18WJCE
Police are tapping school cameras to help ICE carry out immigration raids: report
Texas school districts have allowed law enforcement to access their cameras amid Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Local police are tapping school security cameras to help ICE carry out immigration raids, report says trib.al/I18WJCE
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Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening
Trump Threatens to Block Detroit-Canada Bridge in New Trade Row
President Donald Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening until the US was given adequate compensation and owned “half of this asset.”
bloom.bg
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Trump said he would start negotiations with Canada over a bridge project to connect Michigan and Ontario, threatening to block its opening
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Now we learn from Reps of both parties who saw the unredacted Epstein files today that Trump, Bondi, & Blanche are covering up the absolute worst things in the Epstein files to protect the wealthy, powerful and politically connected. DOJ is being run by criminal co-conspirators.
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Now we learn from Reps of both parties who saw the unredacted Epstein files today that Trump, Bondi, & Blanche are covering up the absolute worst things in the Epstein files to protect the wealthy, powerful and politically connected. DOJ is being run by criminal co-conspirators.
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Extensive new disclosures of Epstein's dealings with known Russian intelligence figures fuel analysis within the intelligence community that Epstein may have been an agent of multiple foreign intelligence services, starting with Russia's.
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Extensive new disclosures of Epstein's dealings with known Russian intelligence figures fuel analysis within the intelligence community that Epstein may have been an agent of multiple foreign intelligence services, starting with Russia's.
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ICE is buying up warehouses across the country to build a massive network of detention centers in small towns across the country.
The agency paid $102 million spent for a warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland, and $70 million in cash paid for a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona. trib.al/OxjFqNL
The agency paid $102 million spent for a warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland, and $70 million in cash paid for a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona. trib.al/OxjFqNL
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 AM
ICE is buying up warehouses across the country to build a massive network of detention centers in small towns across the country.
The agency paid $102 million spent for a warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland, and $70 million in cash paid for a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona. trib.al/OxjFqNL
The agency paid $102 million spent for a warehouse near Hagerstown, Maryland, and $70 million in cash paid for a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona. trib.al/OxjFqNL
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ICE and CBP brandish and use battlefield equipment the use of which was sharply constrained by US forces when deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Moreover, examination of footage by battlefield professionals shows that the DHS agents don't know how to wield or use the extremely lethal equipment.
Video: How Battlefield Tech Was Used in Minneapolis
Our reporter Thomas Gibbons-Neff, who deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Marine and later was our Kabul bureau chief, looks at the battlefield technology used for an immigration arrest at a home in Mi...
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:44 PM
ICE and CBP brandish and use battlefield equipment the use of which was sharply constrained by US forces when deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Moreover, examination of footage by battlefield professionals shows that the DHS agents don't know how to wield or use the extremely lethal equipment.
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Trump has converted ICE into his own private secret police force. And that's a huge problem for America. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Immigration agents have become Donald Trump’s personal posse
That is a liability for America and, increasingly, for him
www.economist.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Trump has converted ICE into his own private secret police force. And that's a huge problem for America. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
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“I think we're going to override the local authorities," Trump said Wednesday.
Trump To Put EPA Head Over Permits For Rebuilding Homes After LA Fires
Trump To Put EPA Head Over Permits For Rebuilding Homes After LA Fires
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“I think we're going to override the local authorities," Trump said Wednesday.
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An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.
Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.
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WIN: The California Supreme Court denies Huntington Beach’s request to overturn a ruling striking down the city’s voter ID requirement for local elections.
As a result, voters will no longer be required to show voter ID to participate in all municipal elections.
As a result, voters will no longer be required to show voter ID to participate in all municipal elections.
🚨 People of the State of California v. City of Huntington Beach
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
WIN: The California Supreme Court denies Huntington Beach’s request to overturn a ruling striking down the city’s voter ID requirement for local elections.
As a result, voters will no longer be required to show voter ID to participate in all municipal elections.
As a result, voters will no longer be required to show voter ID to participate in all municipal elections.
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One of Trump's many loony grams yesterday was a message instructing Iraqis on how they must vote in their upcoming elections, and warning them of the horrible consequences that would flow from electing the wrong candidates. He now issues fiats on foreign elections like this almost every week.
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
One of Trump's many loony grams yesterday was a message instructing Iraqis on how they must vote in their upcoming elections, and warning them of the horrible consequences that would flow from electing the wrong candidates. He now issues fiats on foreign elections like this almost every week.
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NEW: Two top Democrats on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners argued the FBI lacked the authority to raid the county’s central election hub this morning.
The Feds acquired 700 ballot boxes and other 2020 election materials from the search.
The Feds acquired 700 ballot boxes and other 2020 election materials from the search.
Fulton Co. Democrats allege FBI lacked authority for election center raid
“There is a case right now concerning this, trying to get these documents,” Commissioner Mo Ivory said. “They're under seal right now. Judge McBurney has not lifted the seal for them to be taken.”
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
NEW: Two top Democrats on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners argued the FBI lacked the authority to raid the county’s central election hub this morning.
The Feds acquired 700 ballot boxes and other 2020 election materials from the search.
The Feds acquired 700 ballot boxes and other 2020 election materials from the search.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Deporting Liam Ramos and His Father
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Deporting Liam Ramos and His Father
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo. Liam was detained with his father in Minnesota after the boy...
www.democracynow.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Admin from Deporting Liam Ramos and His Father
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Definitely in the thousands now at this Chicago protest against Trump’s domestic terrorism.
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Definitely in the thousands now at this Chicago protest against Trump’s domestic terrorism.
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Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse who devoted his life to caring for veterans. He was murdered in cold blood by the U.S. government.
Trump’s Goons Are the Terrorists. This Is What We Must Do Now
In the wake of a CBP agent’s murder of VA nurse Alex Petti, it’s clear that halfway measures, aggrieved speeches, and strongly worded letters are no longer adequate.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old ICU nurse who devoted his life to caring for veterans. He was murdered in cold blood by the U.S. government.
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If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is:
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is:
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
In our window in support of Minneapolis and Minnesota. ##UnitedWeStand
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 AM
In our window in support of Minneapolis and Minnesota. ##UnitedWeStand
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As the Trump administration’s deportation campaign continues to bring fear and upheaval to Minneapolis, more immigrants are sharing their stories of detainment and harsh treatment when being apprehended.
More immigrants detained by ICE recount harsh and cruel treatment
One man targeted at home says agents took "trophy pictures" of him on their personal phones.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
As the Trump administration’s deportation campaign continues to bring fear and upheaval to Minneapolis, more immigrants are sharing their stories of detainment and harsh treatment when being apprehended.
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Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data.
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88
It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88