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Abdullah Akilah
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AFOL, exIBMer, otherwise an average #NAFO fella trying to survive life in America! 好想有一日返到香港 #8647 In a world where Trump is president, be Jimmy Carter...
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@schumer.senate.gov has no plan, he's just not willing to give up his ride on the gravy train.
Remember that the only 3 things politicians care about is making money, staying elected, and screwing over the other party. Worry about constituents only occurs if it benefits one of the first 3.
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I've made Russia a lot like #Halloween    pumpkin. Trying to look scary on outside but inside everything of value has been cut out with the rest set on fire.
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The thing about Johnson not swearing in Grijalva is that’s it a test for 2026.

If you think they will accept an outcome they don’t like, they will just Grijalva it.

So what’s the plan when the GOP says “we ain’t leaving, fuck you, make us.”

Because that IS what they are going to say.
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Bask in the unfeasible glory that is Aotearoa New Zealand's only locally designed and built Tank.
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Hey all, I’d appreciate your reposts for this fundraiser for equipment for my classmate’s Oleksii unit. Below is the list of the required stuff (sorry for the botched translation), and him with a cat 😸
Would appreciate your reposts!
To donate:
Monobank: send.monobank.ua/jar/6PXgBwLo...
PayPal ⬇️
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Let’s talk about ICE. This post is long, but it’s worth reading to understand how to protect your right to privacy.

It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.

There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
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#China: It has been two years since Minnie Chan, a defence reporter at the #SCMP, disappeared during a trip to Beijing after covering a military conference. As the general indifference surrounding her case raises fears of state repression, RSF urges the Chinese regime to disclose her whereabouts.
Disappearance of Hong Kong journalist in China deeply concerning
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is greatly concerned over the disappearance of Minnie Chan, a reporter for Hong Kong daily South China Morning Post, who went missing in China in late October after she...
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Starting Monday November 3, @linkedin.com will begin to scrape user data and posts of Hong Kong accounts for the training of its AI models.

You can opt out by going to Settings → Data Privacy → Data for Generative AI improvement
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Moscow region experiencing blackouts due to damaged substations with residents reporting widespread power outages. Authorities have issued no official comments.
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Remember when Texas Dems broke quorum & in response TX AG Paxton & Gov Abbot demanded their arrest & removal from office?

Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of last 100 days, absent since Sept 19, & he still won't swear in Rep-elect Grijalva.

Rules for thee but not for me.
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ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume
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Inflatable Halloween costumes are really more of a long-term investment this year given how effective they are in fighting fascism.
Is there a reason the right foot is missing?
Errors by who? Her, or the court system?
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets

www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
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Library (archives, research) folk, could you give me your best one liners about Why Cataloguing Matters, please?

Because sometimes 'Without cataloguing no-one can find or use the stuff' just isn't enough, although it clearly should be.

Thank you very. #GLAM #archives #rarebooks #metadata 📚
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Day 1346 of my 3 day war. Pokrovsk had a pre-war population of 60,000. I've lost 120,000 casualties to capture half of it.

I remain a master strategist.
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A good day to remember that the cops fired teargas to "celebrate" Halloween in LKF in 2019.
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Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.