I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.

Campaign to boycott Israel looks to future after Gaza ‘ceasefire' With the global spotlight shifting fom Gaza, the campaign to isolate Israel has never been more urgent, experts say.

With the global spotlight shifting fom Gaza, the campaign to isolate Israel has never been more urgent, experts say.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A girl wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

1 February 1928 | A Polish girl, Maria Matlak, was born in Łodygowice.

In #Auschwitz from 2 April 1943.
No. 39847
She was transferred to the camp for Polish minors in Litzmannstadt. She was liberated there on 19 January 1945.

The Epstein Files reveal that the world's most wealthy and powerful men are either raping girls OR have absolutely no problem with other perverted men raping and trafficking girls as long as it helps their bottom line.

I can only hope this infuriates the majority against the elite.

Labour party chair says Zack Polanski ‘cowardly’ for not fighting Gorton by-election – politics live The party is trying to shift conversation after the NEC blocked Andy Burnham from fighting the seat Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of UK politics. The Labour party has accused the Green party leader Zack Polanski of being cowardly for not standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection on 26 February. In an interview with The Observer, the Labour party’s chair, Anna Turley, said the fact Salford-born Polanski did not stand showed the Greens lacked “confidence” to do so. Continue reading...

Labour party chair says Zack Polanski ‘cowardly’ for not fighting Gorton by-election – politics live

Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Taken from Concert For George) YouTube video by GeorgeHarrisonVEVO

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www.youtube.com Melania gets the GLOBAL HUMILIATION she deserves as MOVIE FLOPS

Melania gets the GLOBAL HUMILIATION she deserves as MOVIE FLOPS

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme Hundreds of claims still arriving each month, raising fears eligible operators will lose out on redress

Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme.

Scandalous.

Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.

No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.

No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.

No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.

How my father's uncle was arrested... ...and deported from France to Auschwitz

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Why does Trump really want Greenland? YouTube video by Today in Focus

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Goldsmiths University of London and Holocaust Memorial Day What it looks like from the point of view of our Ad Hoc group of 12 Jewish members of staff

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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

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Boxing Day sales fall flat once again Although shoppers are still bargain-hunting, fewer people headed to the high streets and shopping centres compared with last year.

Weird that the BBC is still promoting this story on the homepage despite the fact the company that provided the data, MRI, have revised the figures to show a 4% uplift on last year.

The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance

The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells

How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
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Why should billionaires be able to pass on billions tax free?

A red postbox with 'Worry Box' written on the top.

A student stredding a piece of paper

Shredded paper scattered on soil, partially mixed with grasses and moss

Person smiling and holding two small potted plants, standing in a room with a floral wall poster.

This is the @radcliffescilib.bsky.social's Worry Box.

Students are invited to write down a worry and post it anonymously. The worries are then shredded and sent to the Botanic Gardens, where it is used as fertiliser.

A simple way to acknowledge stress and transform it into something positive. 🪴

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!

www.counterpunch.org Goodbye to Language: The Year in Trumpspeak

Goodbye to Language: The Year in Trumpspeak

Plant ‘tredges’ to boost England’s tree cover, gardeners urged Royal Horticultural Society’s call backs government aim to increase woodland cover from 10% to at least 16.5% by 2050

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www.counterpunch.org Indiscriminate Suppression: Attacking pro-Palestinian Protests After the Bondi Killings

Indiscriminate Suppression: Attacking pro-Palestinian Protests After the Bondi Killings

www.youtube.com Trump FOOTAGE Reveals SHOCK ICE STRATEGY Before XMAS

Trump FOOTAGE Reveals SHOCK ICE STRATEGY Before XMAS

Light as Survival: The Radical Truth Behind Christmas YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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A Christmas(y) video. Have a happy Christmas.

Nigel Farage fighting for the right for the working class to hunt foxes on horseback.

He works for the Lords, he works for the billionaires.

He won't ever do anything for you.

Britain’s economy has been damaged by Brexit. But what should ministers do about it? The idea of a customs union has gained traction, but agreeing a deal would be far from straightforward

Britain’s economy has been damaged by Brexit. But what should ministers do about it?

UK to ban boiling lobsters alive as animal welfare standards tightened Method is still used in some restaurants but campaigners say this ‘torture’ is avoidable

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