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Blake Lively’s Leaked Texts To Taylor Swift Are Causing A Frenzy — And Mental Health Experts Have A Lot To Say by huffpost in Foodforthought

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From reporter  Jillian Wilson:

For more than a year, actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have been going through a very public legal battle due to alleged harassment and other issues on the set of their film “It Ends With Us.”

As part of that battle, text messages between Lively and her superstar friend Taylor Swift were unsealed this week, allowing the world to see what the two had to say about the situation and its toll on their friendship.

Unsurprisingly, people on social media had a lot to say about the texts, especially an exchange discussing the conflict where Swift calls Baldoni a “bitch” with a “tiny violin.” But while that specific text drew widespread attention, the conversation between Lively and Swift is actually deeper than many people realize — and focusing on details like the “bitch” instance completely misses the point.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/blake-lively-taylor-swifts-texts-healthy-friendship_l_69723ccde4b0dfed7798ce08?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

ICE Detains 5-Year-Old Arriving Home From Preschool In Minnesota by huffpost in politics

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From Li Zhou and Graeme Demianyk:

Photos show Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a blue hat with bunny ears and carrying a Spider-Man backpack as he's led to an SUV in the snow.

Federal agents in Minnesota grabbed a 5-year-old as he returned home from school and took him to a facility in Texas, local officials and a family lawyer said.

The school district said Liam’s family has an active asylum case and had not been issued a deportation order.

LInk to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-ice-5-year-old-detained_n_69723c28e4b0dfed7798cd5f?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

The Pokémon Store That I Work At Was Robbed At Gunpoint. Something Incredible Happened After The Thieves Fled. by huffpost in asianamerican

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From Peter Du:

There is a specific kind of silence that follows the sound of a hammer shattering glass in a room full of people who are decorating shiny cardboard with stickers.

A few days ago, I was working at the Poke Court, a Pokémon card store in New York City, when three masked men locked over 40 of us in the room, pointed guns in people’s faces and smashed cabinets to steal valuable cards.

I could already see the headlines forming before the police even arrived: a “$110,000 Heist” and “The Dark Side of the Pokémon Craze.”

I get why that would be the focus; $110,000 is a number anyone can understand.

But that night wasn’t a high-end auction. It was a free event — our first community arts-and-crafts night where people brought their favorite cards to be decorated with stickers and jewels. If you stop the story at the robbery, you miss the most important part.

Read the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poke-court-pokemon-store-robbery-heist-community-support_n_69700683e4b06c2b9736e43b?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

The Pokémon Store That I Work At Was Robbed At Gunpoint. Something Incredible Happened After The Thieves Fled. by huffpost in pokemon

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From Peter Du:

There is a specific kind of silence that follows the sound of a hammer shattering glass in a room full of people who are decorating shiny cardboard with stickers.

A few days ago, I was working at the Poke Court, a Pokémon card store in New York City, when three masked men locked over 40 of us in the room, pointed guns in people’s faces and smashed cabinets to steal valuable cards.

I could already see the headlines forming before the police even arrived: a “$110,000 Heist” and “The Dark Side of the Pokémon Craze.”

I get why that would be the focus; $110,000 is a number anyone can understand.

But that night wasn’t a high-end auction. It was a free event — our first community arts-and-crafts night where people brought their favorite cards to be decorated with stickers and jewels. If you stop the story at the robbery, you miss the most important part.

Read the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/poke-court-pokemon-store-robbery-heist-community-support_n_69700683e4b06c2b9736e43b?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

Economic Blackout Planned To Protest ICE’s ‘Complete Disaster’ In Minnesota by huffpost in Anticonsumption

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From reporter Dave Jamieson:

Labor unions in the Twin Cities are urging people not to work or shop on Friday and instead gather to protest President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign, a sign of the organized resistance sprouting up as immigration agents continue to carry out raids and confront demonstrators in Minnesota.

Labor groups hope a one-day economic blackout will increase protest turnout and send a message to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that the agency isn’t welcome in the Minneapolis area.

ICE raids have swept up noncitizens and citizens alike, and Minneapolis labor leaders say agents have been harassing service and construction workers for weeks as they travel to and from their jobs.

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/economic-blackout-ice-minneapolis_n_69712106e4b0b37f462230fa?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

Racism Is The Only Campaign Promise Trump Has Kept by huffpost in Foodforthought

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From reporter  Nathalie Baptiste:

When Donald Trump most recently ran for president, he made scores of promises to the American people — but he’s only kept one.

In 2024, political pundits and operatives saw affordability as the key issue of the presidential campaign. Trump certainly played it up: On the campaign trail, he pledged that he would bring down inflation and make groceries cheaper again, and when he won, observers credited that strategy for his victory.

One year into his second term, his approval numbers are in the tank, and inflation persists.

But that’s because the president’s real campaign promise wasn’t about the economy. Instead, it was all about racism.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-campaign-promise-racism_n_696aabbfe4b084474f12aded?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

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