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Patriots haters are mad that New England has already re-established itself as one of the NFL’s best teams, just six years after Tom Brady left, writes Khari Thompson. "It’s a shame. Because this Patriots team might actually be one of the greatest underdog stories this league has ever seen."
Chaka Demus with a poignant eulogy of his brother, Sly Dunbar. Beautiful and heart rendering, true words. “I can’t explain the feelings, never heard him raise his voice… you know.. I love the Iyah, from the heart Biah, from the heart .. Give thanks, Jah.” ❤️😭 youtu.be/jQhqiJAZuig?...
“In these polarizing times, different sides of the conflict put up walls and barriers and quite intentionally isolate the other. This approach never leads to understanding. We need a movement that builds bridges and understands that both realities can exist.” archive.md/2026.02.04-1...
The moment when Carrie’s nice German boyfriend realizes she’s a stone killer is such a great moment in Homeland, because it turns a premise that takes it for granted into one where what Carrie is best at is actually genuinely awful. I appreciate a show that transcends its original narrative culture.
This shift would have been unthinkable not long ago.. Egypt and Turkey to upgrade relations to 'strategic' level during Erdogan's Cairo visit Regional powerhouses have ironed out differences over Libya and now co-operate on Sudan www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
The Palestine Red Crescent Society mourns the martyrdom of the volunteer and medic Hussein Hassan Hussein Al-Samiri, who was killed while carrying out his humanitarian duty in Khan Younis earlier today. PRCS extends its deepest condolences and sympathy to his family, colleagues. 💔
Castro says Texas National Guard is working inside ICE detention centers, including Dilley “So the Texas National Guard are not in their uniforms. He doesn't let them wear their uniforms. They're basically camouflaged as civilians in these detention centers.” news4sanantonio.com/news/local/c...
A bill banning ICE from setting up detention centers in New Mexico has cleared the legislature, and Dem Gov. Michelle Lujan has said she'll sign it. But three Dems in the state House voted against it. From @palabrasdeabajo.bsky.social www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
Take this as an opportunity to request Election Day off & work as a poll watcher, volunteer with ICE watches, or offer rides to the polls to ensure our free elections continue. Tbh, if we start planing early enough, you could get local businesses to close Election Day. www.eac.gov/help-america...
I said something before about the Cato Institute & the immigrant thing, & this kind human corrected me, & so I, you know, did the simplest of googles & I - just really didn't know wth I was talking about! So I deleted but forgot to come back to say this bc we were watching the Muppets. TY John!
I have a low opinion of Schumer, but this is mostly a good list of concessions that would be good to win. There's no mention of how any of it would be enforced or what the consequences for violating things are, but it's mostly a good list. One exception: body cams. They'll only use them for evil.
NYC's pension system is a significant shareholder in Palantir. We are using that leverage. I have made a formal request for the company to secure a third-party assessment of the legal, reputational, civil-rights & human-rights risks associated with their work with ICE.
“The collapsing prospects for Saudi ties with Israel are directly linked to the growing rivalry and worsening tensions between the USE and Saudi Arabia. As it happens, the UAE stands at the center of the ME architecture assembled by the Abraham Accords. It maintains thriving relations with Israel.”
They got the TV, we got the truth They own the judges and we got the proof We got hella people, they got helicopters They got the bombs and we got the, we got the— The Coup - The Guillotine 2012. And it’s a bop! Brilliant music video by Boots Riley riffing on The Wiz. #theTenx5 d 4 NK✅pc❌sg✅
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Feb 4 NatlReview: In statement to right-wing outlet, AMA says evidence for surgery in minors is "insufficient for a definitive statement" & agrees w/ America Society of Plastic Surgeons new stance that "in minors it should be generally deferred to adulthood.”
Why a Palestinian protest in Tel Aviv exposed the limits of Israeli solidarity A mass demonstration against organized crime showed that Palestinian suffering can be acknowledged — so long it is stripped of any political meaning. By Samah Watad www.972mag.com/tel-aviv-pal...
idk what you're doing. You may think what you're is important? I regret to inform you that unless it involves, idk, actual brain surgery, it is not so important that you can ignore what I'm about to tell you. You must stop - !STOP! - whatever you are doing & attend to the replies to this Truth ⬇️