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For the regime, the Western hemisphere is in. The Eastern hemisphere out. The regime is carving up spheres of influence by encouraging a multi-polar world order. You know, like it was globally prior to the second half of the 20th century.
Might is right and endless, bloody conflict inevitable.
Might is right and endless, bloody conflict inevitable.
What the US national security strategy tells us about how Trump views the world
The Trump administration is highly critical of Europe in its national security strategy, while barely mentioning the threats posed by rival great powers.
theconversation.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For the regime, the Western hemisphere is in. The Eastern hemisphere out. The regime is carving up spheres of influence by encouraging a multi-polar world order. You know, like it was globally prior to the second half of the 20th century.
Might is right and endless, bloody conflict inevitable.
Might is right and endless, bloody conflict inevitable.
It's logical. Russia has unleashed violence, terror and destruction against their neighbour. Of course they should pay for Ukraine's defense & recovery.
European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks
Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's logical. Russia has unleashed violence, terror and destruction against their neighbour. Of course they should pay for Ukraine's defense & recovery.
Putin is ex-KGB. Trump is a multi-failure businessman and b-grade hack.
If it wasn't for the calamitous possible ramifications of this mismatch in skill and smarts, it would be quite comical.
If it wasn't for the calamitous possible ramifications of this mismatch in skill and smarts, it would be quite comical.
New START's death is around the corner. Please, someone, tell the President
The last agreement constraining US and Russian nuclear weapons expires in two months, and Putin has proposed to extend it. But it takes two to tango.
thebulletin.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Putin is ex-KGB. Trump is a multi-failure businessman and b-grade hack.
If it wasn't for the calamitous possible ramifications of this mismatch in skill and smarts, it would be quite comical.
If it wasn't for the calamitous possible ramifications of this mismatch in skill and smarts, it would be quite comical.
The Southern Annular Mode is impacted by both the Ozone layer hole and greenhouse gases impact on global warming.
Southern Ocean & wind currents drive flourishing eco systems around the planet. Or not.
The time to act is yesterday.
Southern Ocean & wind currents drive flourishing eco systems around the planet. Or not.
The time to act is yesterday.
Southern Annular Mode in most positive state for 1,000 years
New review shows the Southern Annular Mode is now at a 1,000-year high and may stay positive this century, reshaping Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
21centuryweather.org.au
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Southern Annular Mode is impacted by both the Ozone layer hole and greenhouse gases impact on global warming.
Southern Ocean & wind currents drive flourishing eco systems around the planet. Or not.
The time to act is yesterday.
Southern Ocean & wind currents drive flourishing eco systems around the planet. Or not.
The time to act is yesterday.
Putin hails the Kremlin's toy boy for the exemplary excellence he has shown in the fine art of compliance.
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Putin hails the Kremlin's toy boy for the exemplary excellence he has shown in the fine art of compliance.
Why does 'Righteous Strikes' sound remarkably similar to the Taliban's 'Allahu Akbar'?
Murder is murder no matter which god religious nutters hide behind.
Murder is murder no matter which god religious nutters hide behind.
Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order
Democrat Jim Himes calls footage ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public service
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why does 'Righteous Strikes' sound remarkably similar to the Taliban's 'Allahu Akbar'?
Murder is murder no matter which god religious nutters hide behind.
Murder is murder no matter which god religious nutters hide behind.
This is the prototype of the kind of leader people long for across the liberal democratic world.
Fully Human
Fully Human
Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once
Documentary about New Zealand’s former leader records a shrewd but likable premier who did without the usual politician’s defences
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is the prototype of the kind of leader people long for across the liberal democratic world.
Fully Human
Fully Human
...the children's accounts will be set up & managed by private companies.
$148 Billion dollars managed by trump's people
$148 Billion dollars managed by trump's people
Michael and Susan Dell donate $6.25bn to encourage families to claim ‘Trump Accounts’
Billionaires aim to provide incentive for families to claim new investment accounts for children created as part of Trump legislation
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
...the children's accounts will be set up & managed by private companies.
$148 Billion dollars managed by trump's people
$148 Billion dollars managed by trump's people
Reposted
Reposted
“We need transparency into how AI systems are built, when they are used, and what biases they encode in democratic processes.”
How to build AI for democracy
Good governance of artificial intelligence requires providing for trustworthy AI.
contrarian.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“We need transparency into how AI systems are built, when they are used, and what biases they encode in democratic processes.”
You're with the popular shift to real representation. Or you are irrelevant. Your choice Democrats.
Generation Jones need to just step aside gracefully or be pushed.
Generation Jones need to just step aside gracefully or be pushed.
How progressives are taking over swing states – and driving fear into Democratic elites
Left-leaning challengers in the Rust belt are throwing chaos into a divided party struggling to rebuild after Trump’s win
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
You're with the popular shift to real representation. Or you are irrelevant. Your choice Democrats.
Generation Jones need to just step aside gracefully or be pushed.
Generation Jones need to just step aside gracefully or be pushed.
Iran continues to punish its creatives for exercising their free speech. Last year it was 74 lashes and a year in jail for Soheila Golestani's role in 'The Sacred Fig', a movie that is a must see for anyone wanting a glimpse into how a normal family can be torn apart from within by a coercive state.
Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’
Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Iran continues to punish its creatives for exercising their free speech. Last year it was 74 lashes and a year in jail for Soheila Golestani's role in 'The Sacred Fig', a movie that is a must see for anyone wanting a glimpse into how a normal family can be torn apart from within by a coercive state.
Rosa Parks led the way 70 years ago. It's time to channel some Rosa courage today.
What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today | Jan-Werner Mueller
Rosa Park’s story is about courage. But, lest one forget, it is also a story about breaking the law
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Rosa Parks led the way 70 years ago. It's time to channel some Rosa courage today.
Lemme guess, "Gimme a pardon or I'll start another war front on another neighbouring country."
Benjamin Netanyahu asks Israel’s president for pardon in corruption case
Request is submitted weeks after Donald Trump called on Isaac Herzog to pardon Israeli prime minister
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Lemme guess, "Gimme a pardon or I'll start another war front on another neighbouring country."
When is justice not justice?
The Justice Department Hits a New Low with the Epstein Files
Not only is the department’s behavior not normal; it is also, as is becoming increasingly clear, self-defeating.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
When is justice not justice?
I think a lot of us thought this would be a future problem. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Scary that we can swallow the discomfiture of what we will leave to our children. Perhaps now that it is becoming more & more obvious that it is happening in our own time, we will finally take action.
Scary that we can swallow the discomfiture of what we will leave to our children. Perhaps now that it is becoming more & more obvious that it is happening in our own time, we will finally take action.
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I think a lot of us thought this would be a future problem. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Scary that we can swallow the discomfiture of what we will leave to our children. Perhaps now that it is becoming more & more obvious that it is happening in our own time, we will finally take action.
Scary that we can swallow the discomfiture of what we will leave to our children. Perhaps now that it is becoming more & more obvious that it is happening in our own time, we will finally take action.
What constitutes a danger to our social cohesion is diametrically opposite to what trump imagines. We will not bend to his attempts to export authoritarianism to our shores. Ever.
Trump wants Australian data on migrant crime. This will only scapegoat vulnerable people
The Trump administration claims “mass migration” is a threat to “Western civilisation”. But research shows migrants don’t commit crimes at disproportionate rates.
theconversation.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
What constitutes a danger to our social cohesion is diametrically opposite to what trump imagines. We will not bend to his attempts to export authoritarianism to our shores. Ever.
...meanwhile, trump courts the female vote.
No-one said he was smart...
No-one said he was smart...
An Insult Is a Confession: Notes on Journalism in the Time of Trump
There's been a lot of fuss about Trump recently calling female journalists "stupid" and "piggy" though there's nothing really new about his misogyny toward that sub-population (I am so old I remember ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
...meanwhile, trump courts the female vote.
No-one said he was smart...
No-one said he was smart...
Many people who voted for AOC also voted for Trump. Many people who wanted Sanders refused to vote for Clinton.
End of story.
End of story.
Newsom, AOC, Harris? Potential Democratic contenders for 2028 run
Would-be contenders include governors, senators, members of Congress and the former vice-president
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Many people who voted for AOC also voted for Trump. Many people who wanted Sanders refused to vote for Clinton.
End of story.
End of story.
The case for regulating the idiot savant tech brotherhood by two pioneering researchers in the field. A book that is a must read for everyone with the capacity for critical thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryU...
[215] If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All E. Yudkowsky N. Soares
YouTube video by Branches of Philosophy Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The case for regulating the idiot savant tech brotherhood by two pioneering researchers in the field. A book that is a must read for everyone with the capacity for critical thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AryU...
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A wedding video which has gone viral in Iran has highlighted the country’s inequality and exposed hypocrisy at the core of the ruling regime.
Leaked wedding video lays bare luxurious lives of Iran’s political elite and highlights hypocrisy of Islamic Republic
A wedding video which has gone viral in Iran has highlighted the country’s inequality and exposed hypocrisy at the core of the ruling regime.
tcnv.link
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A wedding video which has gone viral in Iran has highlighted the country’s inequality and exposed hypocrisy at the core of the ruling regime.
What is 'Conceptional Stretching' & why is it so important to understand - and resist - in this time of pervasive doublespeak & AI confabulation.
From “woke” to “traumatic”: How useful terms become empty buzzwords
When a word comes to mean everything, it means nothing.
bigthinkmedia.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What is 'Conceptional Stretching' & why is it so important to understand - and resist - in this time of pervasive doublespeak & AI confabulation.
Whilst good food rots in the fields for lack of someone to harvest it, 47 million U.S. citizens don't have enough to eat.
As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste
Despite the administration’s claim of streamlining the government to make its operations more efficient, a range of recent federal policies have, in fact, exacerbated food wastage.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Whilst good food rots in the fields for lack of someone to harvest it, 47 million U.S. citizens don't have enough to eat.
People are beyond weary of corporate sponsored politicians who do nothing more than throw the scraps of capitalism to wage earners.
People want people focused politicians. Why is this a message that Democrats are incapable of hearing?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
People want people focused politicians. Why is this a message that Democrats are incapable of hearing?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ‘unknown’ organizer became Seattle’s next mayor: ‘People want to see themselves reflected in office’
Katie Wilson’s rise from transit campaigner to city hall shows how trust, volunteers and years of organizing overcame big-money politics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
People are beyond weary of corporate sponsored politicians who do nothing more than throw the scraps of capitalism to wage earners.
People want people focused politicians. Why is this a message that Democrats are incapable of hearing?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
People want people focused politicians. Why is this a message that Democrats are incapable of hearing?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The dumbass tech brotherhood is just inviting responsible nation states to ban under 16-18y.o's from accessing social media and ChatGPT from using their perniciously addictive & deeply flawed technology.
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The dumbass tech brotherhood is just inviting responsible nation states to ban under 16-18y.o's from accessing social media and ChatGPT from using their perniciously addictive & deeply flawed technology.