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A Palestinian middle school student in Michigan
who was publicly admonished for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance as part of a personal protest against the war on Gaza
has settled with her school district following a lawsuit around her first amendment free speech rights.
The teenager, identified as DK in court documents, said she faced racism from a teacher at the West Middle school in Canton, Michigan,
after she did not participate in the pledge.
T…

The European Commission launches a DSA investigation into Snapchat for failing to protect children, including assessing its age verification measures (Eliza Gkritsi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-probes-snapchat-for-fa…

EU probes Snapchat for failing to protect kids from grooming and illegal goods
Investigation comes amid growing scrutiny of the impact and liability of technology platforms towards kids.

Confidence in ICE is falling and half of Americans support cutting its funding (Taylor Orth/YouGov)
https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53954-confidence-ice-falling-half-americans-support-cutting-ice-funding-january-23-26-2026-economist-yougov-poll
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p140#a260127p140

Nithya Raman filing papers on Saturday morning to
⭐️challenge Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the
👉 June 2 election
hit like a political bombshell.
Text chains blew up with stunned variations of,
"I didn't see that coming!"
Everyone sought to determine what a run from someone on Bass' left will mean when election day arrives in, gulp, 💥 less than four months.
How this plays out remains to be seen.
But here are some initial t…

Offener Brief der Deutschen Filmakademie zu dem scheinbar geplanten kulturpolitischen Eingriff in die Leitung der Berlinale
https://openletter.earth/die-deutsche-filmakademie-positioni…

"Een Kamerlid dat opklimt
binnen de hiërarchie van een fractie kan doorgaans op bewondering en wellicht ook enige jaloezie rekenen van zijn directe collega's in Den Haag. Alleen bij de PVV komt er een andere emotie boven: medelijden."
https://www.

Zonder trouwe adjudanten heeft Wilders baat bij radicaal-rechtse versplintering
Na het ‘verraad’ van zeven Kamerleden heerst binnen de PVV-fractie achterdocht en woede. PVV-leider Geert Wilders moet vrezen voor zijn dominantie op de uiterst rechtse flank van de Kamer.

If you are new to organised left-wing politics, pick a flavour of revolutionary socialism.
This is my fave, it may not be yours but it's a great place to start learning what *you* believe or don't believe in.
https://marxist.com/manifesto-of-the-r

Manifesto of the Revolutionary Communist International
The following is the text of the Manifesto of the Revolutionary Communist International which, following an exhaustive discussion, was approved by a unanimous v

Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold.
In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said he would immediately increase the worldwide tariff rate to 15% following a Supreme Court decision related to trade authority. He also signaled that additional, “legally permissible” tariffs could be introduced in the coming months, reinforcing a more aggressive trade…

Kolanovic warns of reversal in overseas stocks after Trump signals tariff hike — Seeking Alpha
President Donald Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold.