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Ken Burns wasn't kidding when he said we have airbrushed the American Revolution

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After concerted local pushback, New Jersey company decides not to contract with ICE:

"The contract with ICE will not move forward, a Holman spokesperson told Patch.

"I have been informed that we declined that particular body of work," the spokesperson said...

patch.com/new-jersey/cherryhil

The #House is set on Wednesday to
consider a #Democratic-written measure that would rescind #tariffs #Trump imposed on #Canada last year, taking a largely symbolic but politically consequential vote that #Republicans have fought for a year to prevent.

#law #Congress #economy #inflation #trade #affordability #CostOfLiving
nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/poli

"Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk became the first high-ranking official to ask the question on everyone’s mind on Feb. 4 — Was convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein working with Russia?

He added that Poland would investigate possible links between Epstein and Russian intelligence services."

~ Tim Zadorozhnyy, Oleg Sukhov

#Epstein #Trump #EconomicElites #pedophiles #Russia #Putin #Poland
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kyivindependent.com/was-jeffre

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Exclusive: #DOJ unit on #PoliceMisconduct sees staffing plunge & probes scaled back

The #US Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal #immigration in #Minneapolis, has lost TWO-THIRDS of its #prosecutors & is under orders to scale back its investigations of #ExcessiveForce….

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
reuters.com/world/justice-depa

Relatives of a Ukrainian serviceman who had been listed as killed and even buried heard his voice for the first time after his return from captivity. The moment came after the fighter was freed in a prisoner exchange and contacted his family following years of uncertainty. #Ukraine

The speaker is Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who used his platform and this moment wisely and bravely.

@AlliFlowers @AfroIsReborn Armed thugs. They can't be law enforcement, for you cannot enforce the law by breaking it…

"Durango, CO: A masked #ICE agent🚨is seen on video snatching a phone from an elderly woman filming during a peaceful protest, then💔physically attacking her +throwing her down a hill. Other fed agents are seen assisting in the assault before retreating behind a fence."

💔Children, the disabled, elderly, undoc & legal #immigrants, protesters, citizens... NO ONE IS SAFE from the #TrumpRegime's fed IMM agents.
#DHS #Fascism #PoliceState #StateViolence #Assault #Protest #USPol
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