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Pixar chief says LGBTQ+ plot elements cut from Elio as company is β€˜not making therapy’ Pete Docter says Pixar will concentrate on more commercially appealing films after staff dissent over deleted scenes that implied lead character was gay

Says the guy who directed some of the most pseudo-therapy films in existence. The existence is LGBTQ+ people in film is not "therapy", it's reality Source: The Guardian
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09.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
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04.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2934 πŸ” 1782 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 339
Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote:

"The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same."

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

28.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 4723 πŸ” 1655 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29
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This guy gets it.

23.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 23666 πŸ” 5748 πŸ’¬ 453 πŸ“Œ 805
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Quakertown parents, groups demand release of students in police clash Civil rights groups and parents gathered in front of the Quakertown Police Department Saturday demanding answers for the violent confrontation Friday.

INBOX: the police chief of Quakertown, Pa., led a group of plainclothes officers to disrupt a peaceful high school student sidewalk protest yesterday.

They threw an underage girl to the ground, choked her, and disconnected all calls to the detention center where she and others are currently held.

21.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 3237 πŸ” 1805 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 204

Very cool

21.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.

14.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 4610 πŸ” 2076 πŸ’¬ 368 πŸ“Œ 746
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 β€œserved 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 Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being β€œserved 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 β€” it was for the staff.

13.02.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 10914 πŸ” 5559 πŸ’¬ 874 πŸ“Œ 2403
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Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens β€” NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were β€œsorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

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Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary Transfer of subjects of acclaimed film about inhumane prison conditions described as β€˜straight-up retaliation’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

02.02.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 176 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

01.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 35195 πŸ” 17390 πŸ’¬ 2299 πŸ“Œ 2245
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β€œI’m observing!”

Guns drawn, grabbed out of her car for observing.

Homan has changed nothing.

More: www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

31.01.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 1536 πŸ” 682 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 42
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Israel kills 31, including several children, in relentless Gaza bombardment Israel carries out deadly attacks on Gaza a day before the Rafah crossing is due to reopen.

Israel kills at least 31 Palestinians, including several children, in relentless Gaza bombardment, one of the highest one-day tolls since the start of 'ceasefire' aje.news/8xzvds

31.01.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Hold back on the spice next time⏳

29.01.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Omar: I instinctively tried to, like, punch him…, I was raised with three brothers who were older than me. You learn that maybe taking the first punch when somebody is bigger than you yields you better results.

29.01.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 15584 πŸ” 2845 πŸ’¬ 549 πŸ“Œ 345
It remains to be seen how the Venezuelan people will respond to a more overt CIA presence in the country post-Maduro. For years, Maduro cast the CIA as a convenient boogey man, repeatedly accusing the agency – without evidence – of attempting to topple his regime as he clung to power despite US opposition.

Now, the CIA has helped supplant Maduro and is poised to help actively manage the Trump administration’s dealings with Venezuela’s new leadership.

It remains to be seen how the Venezuelan people will respond to a more overt CIA presence in the country post-Maduro. For years, Maduro cast the CIA as a convenient boogey man, repeatedly accusing the agency – without evidence – of attempting to topple his regime as he clung to power despite US opposition. Now, the CIA has helped supplant Maduro and is poised to help actively manage the Trump administration’s dealings with Venezuela’s new leadership.

Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.

"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."

28.01.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 9059 πŸ” 2794 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 138
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good morning to all my twin cities parents

28.01.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two people have been abducted from Scotland in the middle of the night by the US military. Despite an order from our highest court that they be kept here.

The Scottish Government must show that actions have consequences by evicting American troops from their base at publicly-owned Prestwick Airport

28.01.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1836 πŸ” 844 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 258
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β€œI watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag dollβ€” only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they β€˜got’, like he was a deer.”

28.01.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 25161 πŸ” 11769 πŸ’¬ 915 πŸ“Œ 1050
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I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.

It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.

Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.

27.01.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 5764 πŸ” 2849 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 315
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.

25.01.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 15069 πŸ” 4372 πŸ’¬ 477 πŸ“Œ 918

On the weakness of state terror: once ppl internalize the regime's lawless brutality, that they are no safer in their homes than in the streets (& vice versa), and that their unwavering defiance is what confounds & disempowers the regime, they also realize they have nothing to lose but their fear.

25.01.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 1309 πŸ” 454 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 10
β€œWe are heartbroken but also very angry.Β 
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Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.Β 
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The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.Β 
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Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you”

β€œWe are heartbroken but also very angry.Β  Β  Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman.Β  Β  The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed.Β  Β  Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you”

Statement from Alex Pretti’s family.

β€œPlease get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”

25.01.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...

24.01.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 4734 πŸ” 2860 πŸ’¬ 255 πŸ“Œ 450
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Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.

www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

23.01.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 10104 πŸ” 3965 πŸ’¬ 149 πŸ“Œ 251
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ICE/Border Patrol agents are now hitting unaccompanied minors with their vehicles, detaining and disappearing them, even after being shown a U.S. passport.

23.01.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 851 πŸ” 571 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 67

ICE is sending these kids to the concentration camp in Dilley, Texas, where they're preparing to have so many children that they're opening a new school there. They're actively hiring teachers now. I reported on it last month. We have to get people out of there.

23.01.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 2296 πŸ” 1651 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 123

nine years old

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