UK bans Kanye West from visiting country due to antisemitic rants The American rapper had submitted an application to travel to Britain on Monday to headline the Wireless Festival, but it was refused on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good, the BBC cited the Home Office as saying.

UK bans Kanye West from visiting country due to antisemitic rants

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

"I foresee a domino effect, empowering communities on other platforms to decide whether AI should be welcome. On their own terms.” www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

Palette cleanse: dandelions and clover.

permissions Version 47.0.0 may request access to ? Location • access precise location only in the foreground • access approximate location only in the foreground Storage • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage Other • run foreground service • This app can appear on top of other apps • run at startup • Google Play license check • Read badge notifications • view network connections • prevent phone from sleeping • view Wi-Fi connections • use fingerprint hardware • show notifications • receive data from Internet • control vibration • have full network access • use biometric hardware

The new WH app demands the following permissions that are not usual for a news app:

Precise location access

Modify/delete storage

Appear on top of other apps

Run at startup + persistent background activity

Biometric / fingerprint hardware access

Prevent phone from sleeping (bg activity)

So many law review articles and he just tweeted it out

As Trump Demands Voter Data, This Fiercely Independent Red State Says No Wary of federal intrusion, Idaho passed a law three decades ago allowing it to sidestep so-called motor-voter laws. The exemption and the sentiment behind it are fueling resistance to President Donald...

As the Trump administration requests sensitive voter information from states, many — including deep-red Idaho — have refused to do so.

Some have since been sued by the Justice Department.

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Guards at Trump's family detention camp are grabbing kids' writing, artwork, and crayons.

They've even taken one kid's drawing of Bratz dolls.

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Sedgwick County considers extending pause on data centers The county currently does not have any regulations for data centers in the area, which was cited as one of the reasons for the pause.

Commissioners will consider extending the moratorium to June 11 at its March 4 meeting. www.kansas.com/news/politic...

Lois Lane says: JUST THINK, OUT OF THE SIX MILLION PEOPLE IN METROPOLIS, YOU AND I ALONE UNDER THE COUNTLESS STARS... Superman replies: WRONG - - THERE ARE 1549 STARS, TWO PLANETS, AND ONE ASTEROID VISIBLE TONIGHT!

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Indigenous communities raise concerns over heightened ICE actions across the country As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, Native families say increased ICE activity is creating fear in their communities, even among U.S. citizens and tribal members.

Indigenous communities nationwide are increasingly reporting encounters with immigration agents, including detention — despite them being U.S. citizens and members of sovereign tribal nations.

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Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. n.pr/46PHPVX

Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody The agency has declined to say whether a Biden-era policy largely barring detention for pregnant and nursing mothers remains in force.

NEW: Judges are asking increasingly pointed questions about why ICE is detaining pregnant/nursing mothers — and whether a 2021 policy sharply restricting the practice remains in force.

They’ve ordered many released, warning of threats to safety/health.

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On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

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.

WHAT

Celebratory Mom's outta the hospital döner.

WTF, France

"yes, I did take my kids to the pedophile island, which I previously lied about publicly and you should not read into that. I mean come on guys, it's not like I LEFT them there"

Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:

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“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.

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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, other countries.

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, other countries. n.pr/4qlvIaa

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

The children of Minneapolis grapple with ICE separating families Some immigrant parents in Minneapolis are avoiding seeking medical care for sick children, while other kids worry about their friends’ safety

“I look at my babies & I keep thinking, I have to be out there doing what I can & I just hope … that I will come back to them.”

Minneapolis parents restructure their days around ICE watch & protecting their children, while kids worry about their friends’ safety, Meghnad Bose & Rana Roudi report.

Reporter's Notebook: He was my fruit vendor for years. I saw immigration agents take him NPR's Adrian Florido has been buying fruit from the same fruit-cart vendor in his LA neighborhood for years. On Tuesday, Florido was there when federal immigration agents whisked him away.

NPR's Adrian Florido has been buying fruit from the same fruit-cart vendor in his LA neighborhood for years. On Tuesday, Florido was there when federal immigration agents whisked him away.

ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.

NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.

Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.

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