Dodging the ‘wrinkle wagon’: why a Brazilian film about ageing is inspiring older women The Blue Trail, about a rebellious 77-year old woman who escapes forced exile for elderly people, has struck a nerve in a country where ageism is widespread

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Why I’m not watching the State of the Union – and you shouldn’t either | Robert Reich Trump doesn’t deserve our attention. And we already know the state of the union – it sucks

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #BoycottTheStateoftheUnion

Worst of the worst? Most US immigrants targeted for deportation in 2025 had no criminal charges, documents reveal A Guardian analysis finds the vast majority of people who entered deportation proceedings for the first time from January to August last year had no criminal convictions

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #data #deportation #TrumpLiars

Opinion | Historians Confirm: Tomorrow Won’t Be Better Than Today

Historians Confirm: Tomorrow Won’t Be Better Than Today www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/o... #Buruma

As the Trump Administration Erases Black History, These Writers Are Keeping It Alive Podcast Episode · Reveal · February 21 · 50m

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #Reveal #PRX #Listen #AlLetson

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health

www.theguardian.com/environment/... #StopSmog

Opinion | Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again

#Netanyahu #Plays #Trump and #American #Jews for Fools — Again www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...

A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson Many women reading this will have experienced something similar: a warning that sharing public space isn’t a man’s job, it’s a woman’s, says Lucy Pasha-Robinson, a Guardian assistant Opinion editor

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Writers Against AI Choose your story. Take your stand.

paulkingsnorth.substack.com/p/writers-ag... #writers #readers #PaulKingsnorth #Kingsnorth

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c... #SHAME #DISGUSTING more evidence of the worst people in power for one of the worst moments in modern planetary history for human & non-human life #WILLthisNIIGHTMAREeverEND

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Irish #ICE#Detention

After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Janine #diGiovanni #StateTerror #POTUS #BibI

How Minneapolis Taught America to Fight Back Podcast Episode · Reveal · 02/07/2026 · 50m

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #Reveal #makingSOmuchMoney 💢😠😡 #MN

Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?

I Was #Arrested for #Doing My #Job as a #Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.

In Under 500 Words, a Judge Weaponized #Wit to Free the #Child Detained by #ICE www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Minneapolis Live Updates: Renee Good’s Relatives Speak to Lawmakers in Washington

Minneapolis Live Updates: #Renee #Good’s Relatives Speak to Lawmakers in Washington www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo

‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

Last night, at least one federal agent shot me multiple times w/ pepper balls in my leg after they dispersed hundreds of protesters away from the MDC driveway on Alameda Street in DTLA. I was covering the protest for @lataco.bsky.social. This is the 2nd time I've been shot by the feds since June.

Seeking help when ICE attacks communities.
+ an update to the ethical trolley problem: If it’s an ICE trolley, blow it up (theoretically, of course)
+ the important work of @lataco.bsky.social

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What Is Your Emergency? Podcast Episode · This American Life · 02/01/2026 · 57m

#do #something podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Where is the outrage over five-year-old Liam Ramos’s detention? | Francine Prose Do the people imprisoning these kids have no children of their own? Do they have no simple decency, no compassion, no basic humanity?Liam Ramos’s arrest – and the continuing incarceration of other children like him – should be as much of a rallying point

Where is the outrage over five-year-old Liam Ramos’s detention? | Francine Prose

“A Terrifying Line Is Being Crossed”: Mayor Jacob Frey on the Turmoil in Minneapolis Podcast Episode · The Daily · 01/31/2026 · 33m

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #mayorFrey #MN

a woman wearing a fur coat and sleep mask says good is coming ALT: a woman wearing a fur coat and sleep mask says good is coming

😢 Catherine O’Hara 😢

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For Minneapolis’s Native Americans, a New Fight Echoes a Bitter History

For #Minneapolis’s #Native #Americans, a New Fight Echoes a Bitter History www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

Streets of Minneapolis

#Bruce #Springsteen

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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall Man arrested and charged with assault after spraying strong-smelling liquid at Minnesota Democrat from syringe

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Opinion | Shaheen and Murkowski: Congress Must Defend NATO From Trump

Shaheen and Murkowski: Congress Must #Defend #NATO From Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...