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A plan to bring ICE to the Olympics in Italy. JDVance says its for security, but they have the U.S.Secret Service for that so they don't need to bring ICE with them! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/italy-ice-security-role-winter-olympics

Meanwhile Bezos' Amazon is promoting its film about Melania.

Statement from the Minneapolis City Council president

The "Brass Solidarity" band in Minneapolis (blurb from their website) Brass Solidarity is a band founded in 2021 in response to the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing fight in the movement for Black lives. The members of Brass Solidarity come from a variety of musical backgrounds and are united in their dedication to using their talents to promote social justice and bring people together. Every Monday we play at 5:30 pm at George Floyd Square, Chicago Ave & 38th St, Minneapolis as an offering to the community. During winter months, our location varies. _ _ _

Whenever there's an Olympics, it has been (sometimes) customary for a variety of athletes and local celebs to be asked to carry the Olympic Torch for a short time during its process of traveling through the host country . . . Well . . . in 2026 Italy: It's up on the official Olympics IG too

Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, on camera asking Catholics to contact their congresspersons and senators and tell them to vote "no" to funding ICE. Article detailing the whole thing https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-top-us-ally-says-no-to This is a short clip.

Portland, Maine and Lewiston, Maine are two cities being targeted by ICE. It gets confusing when there are reports of ICE in "Portland", because there are newer protests in Portland, Maine as well as ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon.

They're sending Tom Homan to Minneapolis now.

I doubt Tr*mp wanted Bovino removed for his job behavior. Tr*mp doesn't care about that. Tr*mp probably removed Bovino because Bovino has become unpopular. Popularity, money, and power are Tr*mp's only motivators.

Jeff Bezos' Amazon is promoting their film about Melania, to be released in movie theaters and later on streaming https://ca.news.yahoo.com/jeff-bezos-underlings-ordered-prop-113220382.html

Due to the major snowstorm in New York today, Mayor Mamdani encouraged ...

Kenan Thompson and Teyana Taylor on Saturday Night Live, saying exactly that, last night.

Ducks in Kansas say no to snow (from December 2019, but it's how I feel.)

I very much disagree! Couldn't stand him.

As detailed in previous post, JJ found the transcript of Lawrence Alamain's trial for raping Jennifer; and during that trial, Jack admited that he had raped Kayla. So anyone who was at Lawrence's trial knows about Jack raping Kayla. It wasn't private info (unless there was testimony in a private room or judge's chamber).

Found it on the archive.org version of soapcentral recaps. Last week of September 2013 and the first week of October 2013. Info behind spoiler tag: details of JJ learning about Jack raping Kayla, and who else knew (Somewhere over this batch of episodes, I forget where, it's clear when Abigail and Jennifer are talking, that Jennifer had already told Abigail about Jack/Kayla rape years ago, but they had decided not to tell JJ back then. The implication is that the Jennifer/Abigail conversation had been offscreen because it happened when the characters were living in another country and not on the show.). JJ learns this in 2013 when Jack was supposedly dead. JJ was annoyed that Jennifer was dating Daniel, and he felt Jennifer had gotten over Jack too quickly. He was fighting with Jennifer and wouldn't stay with her. He was planning on sleeping at the park or crashing with Rory and hanging out with Bev, etc. He encountered Kayla and asked if he could stay at her home. Kayla tried to convince JJ to work things out with Jennifer. JJ ranted to Kayla about Daniel. Kayla blurted out "well your father was no saint". JJ said what do you mean by that? Kayla changed the subject by telling JJ to reconcile with Jennifer, and then Kayla walked away. Abigail walked up and shows JJ that Jack's book has been published and is now on sale, and he's thrilled. He mentions his conversation with Kayla, and asks Abigail what Jack might have done, but Abigail simply agreed that Jack hadn't been a saint, without giving details. JJ then tried to get info out of Adrienne by visiting her at the K-mansion and Adrienne thinks he's looking for a place to crash. He started mentioning something about Kayla and Jack -- and Adrienne dropped her coffee cup and it shattered. He knew that Adrienne knew something and he got her to start talking; and she said Jack had deeply regretted it (but Adrienne didn't say what "it" was. ) JJ said "I already know" but Adrienne realized he was bluffing, so Adrienne didn't tell him. The recap says that JJ broke into the Horton house (he didn't have a key) and he searched. He found the transcript of Lawrence Alamain's trial for raping Jennifer. Within that transcript of Lawrence's trial, it says that during the trial, Jack was forced to admit that he (Jack) had raped Kayla. JJ freaks out. JJ goes to see Kayla at the hospital, and tells her he read Lawrence's trial transcript and what Jack had testified. JJ asks if Jack lied on the stand to help Jennifer in some convoluted way, but that he didn't really rape Kayla. Kayla says what Jack testified is true. Meanwhile Jennifer returns to the Horton house and finds the Lawrence trial transcript laying out, and she realizes that JJ read it and found out. Abigail and Kayla arrive and they all discuss this. Just then JJ gets arrested for smashing the window of the store where Jack's book is on display.

I don't know who is currently aware that Jack raped Kayla. But the year it happened, Kayla filed charges. I don't know if that went to court or not. I remember years later, teen (or young adult) JJ had recently come to Salem after going to school in Europe or something. I think Jack was "dead" or "missing" at that time? and Jack's book had been published after he died or went away. Jack's book was on display in a store window in Horton Town Square. I forget how, but JJ learned about the rape, and then there was a whole scene after learning then, when JJ was at the Square, and approached the store that was selling the book -- and he smashed the store window in his rage. Forgive me for typing this from memory -- I don't have time to look it up right now, so I might have some of the details wrong. Edit: JJ found out and reacted the last week of September 2013 and the first week of October 2013.

Yes here it is, with a guest actor from Stranger Things playing one of the roles in this SNL skit.

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Tim Walz had planned on running for a third term as governor of Minnesota. But, a few weeks ago, he said that there is so much happening in his state that it would be impossible for him to govern effectively while running an election campaign; and therefore, in the interests of the people, he's going to * only * govern, and thus will not run for reelection. Walz has been dealing with the federal government's accusing some Minnesota agencies of fraud, which resulted in the federal government denying funding to Minnesota childcare. This was because the federal government dislikes that there are Somali immigrants living legally in Minnesota -so the funding thing is a racist thing. [There were some actual fraud cases which were prosecuted, but most of this was publicized by the feds in an exaggerated manner to attack the Somalis and to punish Minnesota for being liberal.] That fraud mess was already happening before the ICE attack on Minneapolis began. Senator Amy Klobuchar is making preliminary plans to run for governor.