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“Pain is a violent lover”: Daisy Lafarge on the paintings she made when overwhelmed by pain | culture

“Pain is a violent lover”: Daisy Lafarge on the paintings she made when overwhelmed by pain | culture

💥 Check out this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 **Category**: Culture,Painting,Art,Art and design,Disability,Health,Society,Poetry,Books 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: DIzzy Lafarge was lying on the floor in excruciating pain when she began her final painting. The severe injury, combined with a sudden deterioration in her health, left her unable to sit upright, while brain fog and exhaustion made reading and writing impossible. So the award-winning novelist and poet returned to her art school training, using the energy and materials she had to create impressionistic paintings of her surroundings—her cat Uisce, her boyfriend's PlayStation console—along with disturbing images of…
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What CEOs and tech executives had to say about ICE’s actions in Minnesota

What CEOs and tech executives had to say about ICE’s actions in Minnesota

🔥 Explore this awesome post from TechCrunch 📖 📂 **Category**: Government & Policy,evergreen,Executives,ICE,Immigration and Customs Enforcement 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: The Trump administration's approach to immigration has reached a level of violence that the tech industry cannot ignore. In 2026 so far, federal immigration agents have killed at least eight people, including at least two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis — Rene Judd and Alex Peretti. As immigration enforcement becomes more extreme — even detaining school children seeking legal asylum — tech workers are calling on their leaders to speak out. The technology industry has long been entangled in politics. Companies…
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Under-19 Cricket World Cup: Thomas Rio helped England reach the final with a 27-point lead over Australia

Under-19 Cricket World Cup: Thomas Rio helped England reach the final with a 27-point lead over Australia

💥 Explore this awesome post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Captain Thomas Rio hit a fighting century as England booked their place in the Under-19 World Cup final on Friday with a 27-run win over Australia.England looked in a perilous position at 60-3 after dismissing both openers and Ben Mayes, the tournament's leading run-scorer, for 24 after Rio won the toss and decided to bat.However, the 18-year-old slammed a 107-ball 110 to help England to 277-7 in the contest from their 50 overs.Rew's innings included 14 fours and one six as he shared a valuable…
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“Things happened very quickly” – Marvin Bartley on landing the job as Livingston manager

“Things happened very quickly” – Marvin Bartley on landing the job as Livingston manager

🔥 Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Bartley was in charge of Queen of the South for 16 months but left in May 2024 after the Dumfries side finished seventh in the Scottish Premiership. He returned to West Lothian as coach earlier this season.“Sometimes a new voice or a new approach can kind of shake things up,” Bartley said. "And that's what I hope is what we need to do. We realize that we need to get our results very, very quickly.""I've had a chat with him, as I've always been one…
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How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants

How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants

💥 Read this must-read post from Hacker News 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: A new report published Tuesday finds that while violent threats to public servants across the US have been increasing, “comprehensive” state-level consumer privacy laws do not provide adequate protections for those civil servants, creating a “data-to-violence pipeline.”The report was published by researcher Justin Sherman of the Security Project at the Public Service Alliance, a platform that provides free and discounted security services to current and former public servants. While Trump officials have referred to documenting federal immigration agents’ behavior on the job as “violence” and…
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WATCH LIVE: The House takes a key procedural vote on government funding to end the partial shutdown

WATCH LIVE: The House takes a key procedural vote on government funding to end the partial shutdown

✨ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,Donald Trump news,Mike Johnson ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson's ability to carry out President Donald Trump's "play call" to fund the government will be tested Tuesday as the House takes a procedural vote on a bill to end the partial shutdown. Watch the home floor in the video player above. Johnson will need near-unanimous support from his Republican conference to move forward. He can afford to lose just one Republican vote on the party line with perfect attendance, but some…
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From moon landing to accidental sexting: Your greatest TV moments ever | television

From moon landing to accidental sexting: Your greatest TV moments ever | television

💥 Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian 📖 📂 **Category**: Television,Television & radio,Culture ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: TViewers turn 100 this year, so The Guardian has drawn up our selection of the biggest TV moments from a century of television. Then we asked readers to share their iconic TV moments. Here's the best.1953: CoronationCrowning achievement... Crowning 1953. Image: BBCMum and Dad bought a Vidor TV for the coronation in 1953. We were watching the Saturday evening TV news – I was fascinated by the beginning, which was all about the Alexandra TV Tower. I think this…
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Peak XV says internal discord led to the exit of partners as it doubled down on its focus on artificial intelligence

Peak XV says internal discord led to the exit of partners as it doubled down on its focus on artificial intelligence

🔥 Explore this trending post from TechCrunch 📖 📂 **Category**: AI,Startups,Venture,Ashish Agrawal,Ishaan Mittal,Peak XV Partners,shailendra singh,Tejeshwi Sharma ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Peak XV Partners, a leading venture capital firm in India and Southeast Asia, has witnessed a new round of senior staff departures. This follows other leadership exits over the past year as it moves forward with its plans to deepen its focus on AI investment and expand its presence in the US, while maintaining India as its largest market. The latest departures stem from an internal disagreement with senior partner Ashish Agrawal (pictured above, left) which led to a…
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Malo Marcetto: London City Lionesses sign Danish midfielder

Malo Marcetto: London City Lionesses sign Danish midfielder

✨ Read this trending post from BBC Sport 📖 📂 **Category**: 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: London City Liones are set to sign Danish midfielder Malo Marcetto on a permanent deal from Madrid FC. The 22-year-old has represented her country at youth level, including 10 appearances for the Under-23s, and has been a target for the Women's Super League side for a while.It is believed that London City were originally hoping to bring her in when her contract expired in the summer, but were able to complete the deal in this window for a small fee.The club, who currently sit sixth…
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