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ICE Arrested an 85-Year-Old French Widow. A Judge Blames Her Stepson.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/us/ice-detention-alabama-french-woman.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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ICE Has Detained Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé, an 85-Year-Old Widow

After Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé’s husband died, an inheritance battle exploded. Her stepson then used his influence to have her arrested, an Alabama probate judge said.

The New York Times

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Gift Articles 15h ago

AfD bindt strijd aan met Bauhaus, door partij-ideoloog in nazi-termen verguisd als ‘dwaalweg van de moderniteit’
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/04/15/afd-bindt-strijd-aan-met-bauhaus-door-partij-ideoloog-in-nazi-termen-verguisd-als-dwaalweg-van-de-moderniteit-a4925502?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal&gift_token=4925502~1776932192~WY0ZYp0IEeKfgABQVoV_mg~7kMvDEufgwVETx5Iyl0B2BcNzU2CU143xEMljGagfp8

AfD bindt strijd aan met Bauhaus, door partij-ideoloog in nazi-termen verguisd als ‘dwaalweg van de moderniteit’

Duitsland: De AfD bereidt zich voor op een „cultuurpolitieke omwenteling” in de Duitse deelstaat Saksen-Anhalt na de komende verkiezingen in september. Dan moet het volgens de partij afgelopen zijn met de „verering” van de moderne architectuur van Bauhaus.

NRC

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As Trump Rants About Birds and Wind Turbines, the World Passes the US By
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/as-trump-rants-about-birds-and-wind-turbines-the-world-passes-the-us-by/sharetoken/81b03005-e8f5-46d1-8edc-47a3ca8c6860

As Trump Rants About Birds and Wind Turbines, the World Passes the US By

It’s not hard to look around America today and see signs of...

TPM - Talking Points Memo

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@paninid A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the account Napoleone di Buonaparte, [@]realNapoleone, featuring a profile picture of a person. The text of the post reads, "Tuesday will be the Battle of Austerlitz, and Battle of Friedland, all wrapped up in one, in Russia. There will be nothing like it!!! Comply with the Fuckin' blockade of the UK, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!" The post is timestamped "12:00 PM · Jun 24, 1812" and displays "10k Retweets," "20k Quote Tweets," and "86.3k Likes." Standard interaction icons for replying, retweeting, liking, and sharing are visible at the bottom.

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Coach Pāṇini ®2d ago

I keep trying to tell y’all.

Hormuz is spelled W-A-T-E-R-L-O-O.

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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág 2d ago

Líra, the bookstore chain that Fidesz tried to bully out of existence, has just moved all Orbán books to the "History" section.

LOL

#Hungary #elections

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Electronic Frontier Foundation 2d ago

Last year, Google handed Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the government's invalid subpoena, breaking a long-standing promise to users (3/4) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/google-broke-its-promise-me-now-ice-has-my-data

Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.

In 2025, Google gave Amandla Thomas-Johnson's data to ICE without giving him the chance to challenge the subpoena, breaking a nearly decade-long promise to notify users before handing their data to law enforcement.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Electronic Frontier Foundation 2d ago

For nearly a decade, Google has promised to tell users before giving their data to law enforcement. Many times, it has. But through a hidden practice, Google has likely systematically broken that promise numerous times, as it did to Amandla Thomas-Johnson. (2/4)

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Electronic Frontier Foundation 2d ago

Today, EFF sent complaints to the attorneys general of California and New York urging them to investigate Google for deceptive trade practices over Google's broken promises to users targeted by the government 🧵(1/4) https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-state-ags-investigate-googles-broken-promise-users-targeted-government

EFF to State AGs: Investigate Google's Broken Promise to Users Targeted by the Government

Google's Failure to Warn Users About Law Enforcement Demands for Data Is Deceptive

Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Gabe Ortíz 2d ago

“Delivery workers – who have long struggled to find a place to shelter from the elements, recharge their e-bikes and themselves — would finally receive on Tuesday a brand-new delivery worker hub, the first of its kind in the country.” https://documentedny.com/2026/04/07/delivery-worker-hub-nyc/

New York Unveils Nation’s First Delivery Worker Hub

Delivery workers now have a place to rest and recharge near City Hall, the first of three proposed hub locations citywide.

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