More recently, controversies like a Pokemon card game event that was originally planned to be held at a shrine to honor Japan’s war dead still triggered angry comments on Chinese social media, but no obvious broader repercussions.
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Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors also say Gray was aware his son was obsessed with mass school shootings and had a shrine in his bedroom dedicated to the Parkland, Florida, shooter.
In terms of affordability and reliability, consider IKEA your sanctuary.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
Parents and community members spoke about the trauma caused if armed and masked immigration agents enter schools — an environment that should be a sanctuary for learning, not a stage for political terror.
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