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Trump launches lawfare-war on Minnesota state govt as autopsy exposes Renee horror

23 January 2026 @ 12:45 am

ICELawyers working for the family of Renee Good, the Minnesota woman murdered by ICE thug Jonathan Ross, have released details of an independent autopsy on Good’s body. At the same time, the Trump regime — which has smeared Good as a ‘domestic terrorist’ and protected her murderer, has declared war on leading state and city […] By Skwawkbox

Lebanon remains under relentless Israeli attack

23 January 2026 @ 12:41 am

LebanonIsrael’s ceasefires have one salient and consistent ingredient: the relentless bombing of civilians. This is true in Gaza. And it’s true in Lebanon, where the settler-colonial state has been carrying out regular airstrikes. On 22 January, Israel strikes wounded eight journalists in the village of Qennarit. The New Arab reported that other civilians were injured […] By Joe Glenton

Your Party CEC candidates from across the UK tell us why they’re running

22 January 2026 @ 11:15 pm

Your PartyThe endorsement period for candidates standing in Your Party’s collective leadership elections has opened (running from 21 to 29 January). And the Canary spoke to a number of people who’ve put themselves forward to find out why. Below are the comments of six candidates who are hoping to gain a role on Your Party’s Central […] By Ed Sykes

US Border Patrol agent opens fire on suspect in California

22 January 2026 @ 9:56 pm

Border PatrolOn the morning of Wednesday 21 January, a US Border Patrol agent opened fire on an individual during an immigration operation in Willowbrook, California. Reports indicate that nobody was hit by the shots. After the incident, crowds of locals and protesters gathered to demonstrate their anger toward the border agents. Both local and federal authorities […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Musk unleashed an AI sex factory — 3 million images in 10 days

22 January 2026 @ 9:24 pm

MuskThe Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) have revealed that an estimated 3 million sexualised images were generated by Elon Musk’s Grok AI in just 10 days. Perhaps most disturbingly of all, 23,000 of the images were of children. The billionaire has faced growing calls to address the disgusting practice introduced on 29th December until […] By Maddison Wheeldon

Reform council backs down on care home closures after protest

22 January 2026 @ 8:12 pm

ReformOn 17 January, hundreds of people in Preston showed the local Reform council exactly what they thought about its plans to close care homes. And just days later, the far-right party backed down. Preston protest on 17 January against Reform council's planned closure of care homes: pic.twitter.com/XELm7Oxjr4 — Ed Sykes (@OsoSabioUK) January 22, 2026 Your […] By Ed Sykes

‘Sponsor a child’ finally exposed as racist with ActionAid now backing grassroots projects instead

22 January 2026 @ 7:56 pm

CharityThe Guardian has reported that ActionAid Co-leaders Taahra Ghazi and Hannah Bond are committed to ‘decolonise’ the charity’s work. The move comes as the new leadership team effectively abolished the outdated practice of sponsoring a child, insisting it reflects racialised and paternalistic attitudes. Furthermore, they state their ultimate desire to shift narratives away from sympathy […] By Maddison Wheeldon

West dumps Syria’s Kurds again, greenlighting regime invasion

22 January 2026 @ 6:26 pm

SyriaIn recent weeks, terrorist-turned-Western-sweetheart Ahmed al-Sharaa has been ramping up hostilities with the self-governing, largely Kurdish communities of north-eastern Syria. Despite negotiations about what a future Syria will look like, the attacks represent a major power play from al-Sharaa. And oil is a key factor. Western governments that benefited from Syrian Kurds’ leading role in […] By Ed Sykes

Climate campaigner calls out Reform’s Richard Tice over fossil fuel interests

22 January 2026 @ 6:09 pm

Richard Tice challenged by a climate campaignerA climate campaigner challenged Reform MP and deputy leader Richard Tice at a financial event in London on 22 January. She pointed out that the vast majority of Reform’s funding comes from sources linked to fossil fuels and climate denial. She also highlighted the risks from the climate crisis to Tice’s own constituency of Boston […] By The Canary

Anti-genocide activist Umer Khalid says he will add thirst strike to hunger strike

22 January 2026 @ 6:01 pm

umer khalidSo that’s that. Curtains, folks. The media circus has rolled out of town with the ultimate Irish goodbye. The comment-section bots can switch from screeching “just eat!” to critiquing their commitment. Our comment sections have been full of vile remarks, like ‘actually, Bobby Sands had the guts to follow through, don’t you know,’ ‘did somebody […] By Barold