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i have kept this server on the dl for many many years (many years!) but a bofh emailed me today which is prob'ly the death k…

B2B travel trade magazine TTG closes its print edition after 72 years to focus on digital and events, which it says account for 45% and 40% of its revenue (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/

Travel magazine TTG closes print title to focus on digital and events growth
B2B travel trade magazine title TTG is closing in print after 72 years but CEO sets out "clear growth path".

En Dordogne, un potentiel candidat aux municipales poursuivi pour emploi de travailleurs sans-papiers - POLITIS
https://www.politis.fr/articles/2026/01/en-dordogne-un-potentiel-candidat-aux-municipal…

En Dordogne, un potentiel candidat aux municipales poursuivi pour emploi de travailleurs sans-papiers
Cyrille Déchenoix, patron de Drop Intérim, fait campagne pour la mairie de Saint-Astier, en Dordogne. Pourtant cet ancien de l’UMP, déjà condamné deux fois pour prise illégale d’intérêt, est de nouveau visé par une procédure judiciaire. Cette fois, pour emploi de travailleurs sans papiers.

Full disclosure: I have experience in living under just a tarpaulin. I have experience of surviving storms under just a tarpaulin. Few people in the west have. So I can imagine and understand the present experience of people in #Gaza in a way few in the west can.
#GazaGenocide

The Trouble with Tents

Once limited to policing the nation’s boundaries,
the Border Patrol has built a surveillance system stretching into the country’s interior
that can monitor ordinary Americans’ daily actions and connections for anomalies instead of simply targeting wanted suspects.
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.
The …

Border Patrol monitors US drivers and detains Americans for ‘suspicious’ travel
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious. The Associated Press has found that the predictive intelligence program has resulted in people being stopped, searched, and in some cases arrested. A network of cameras scans and records vehicle license plate information, and an algorithm flags vehicles deemed suspicious based on where they came from, where they were going, …

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTy4y3VDpS0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Japan Daily on Instagram: "Abandoned suitcases are becoming a growing issue at Narita Airport, where nearly 900 pieces of luggage have already been collected this fiscal year—about nine times more than four years ago. Police say around 10% of the bags are empty, suggesting intentional disposal, with storage and disposal costs ultimately borne by taxpayers. The problem extends beyond airports to train stations and public spaces, often linked to travelers avoiding disposal fees after shopping. In response, Narita Airport is testing solutions such as clothing compression machines to help travelers save space and avoid buying new luggage. Retailers and repair businesses are also encouraging reuse through free take-back and resale programs, aiming to reduce waste and promote more sustainable travel habits."
49 likes, 0 comments - japandaily_jp on January 21, 2026: "Abandoned suitcases are becoming a growing issue at Narita Airport, where nearly 900 pieces of luggage have already been collected this fiscal year—about nine times more than four years ago. Police say around 10% of the bags are empty, suggesting intentional disposal, with storage and disposal costs ultimately borne by taxpayers. The problem extends beyond airports to train stations and public spaces, often linked to travelers avoid…

"the prosecutors provided *selected pages* from the grand jury transcript"
'Big trouble': Legal expert says Trump DOJ's effort to fix 'screw up' just 'made it worse' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/james-comey-halligan-big-trouble/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Diana Ross and The Supremes:
🎵 You Keep Me Hangin’ On
#DianaRossandTheSupremes
https://triple-m1.bandcamp.com/track/diana-ross-the-supremes-you-keep-me-hangin-on-triple-m-rework
https://open.spotify.com/track/1qo1PggzB64EkPBVudOrmk

2025 NFL Thanksgiving schedule: Packers, Lions face off, Cowboys host Chiefs as part of holiday triple-header

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-nfl-th…

Low Carbon Family Holidays - Be a social superstar without 57 foreign holidays every year! Cut stress, cost, carbon and food waste. Have loads of fun! #frugal #holiday #TravellersCheck -

Low Carbon Family Holidays
Be a social superstar without 57 foreign holidays every year! Cut stress, cost, carbon and food waste. Have loads of fun! #frugal #holiday #TravellersCheck