Star Bustamonte
@divinedisturber.bsky.social
News correspondent for The Wild Hunt, co-host of The 4:15, and co-owner of House of Black Cat Magic.
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DAY AHEAD: Jan 6 police hero emerges as public advocate combatting “whitewashing” of history
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DAY AHEAD: Jan 6 police hero emerges as public advocate combatting “whitewashing” of history
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DAY AHEAD: Jan 6 police hero emerges as public advocate combatting “whitewashing” of history
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Festive water sausages enjoying December
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Festive water sausages enjoying December
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We see you, gift procrastinators … Books We Love is here to help guide you to the perfect book for every person on your list. Browse recommended cookbooks, kids' books, biographies and much more: n.pr/3Ma6s8m
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We see you, gift procrastinators … Books We Love is here to help guide you to the perfect book for every person on your list. Browse recommended cookbooks, kids' books, biographies and much more: n.pr/3Ma6s8m
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"The five fake Bondi attack stories spread by AI and social media.
From a fictitious hero interviewed in his hospital bed, to misinformation about other attacks, AI and social media spread some serious lies on Sunday night." www.afr.com/companies/me...
From a fictitious hero interviewed in his hospital bed, to misinformation about other attacks, AI and social media spread some serious lies on Sunday night." www.afr.com/companies/me...
December 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"The five fake Bondi attack stories spread by AI and social media.
From a fictitious hero interviewed in his hospital bed, to misinformation about other attacks, AI and social media spread some serious lies on Sunday night." www.afr.com/companies/me...
From a fictitious hero interviewed in his hospital bed, to misinformation about other attacks, AI and social media spread some serious lies on Sunday night." www.afr.com/companies/me...
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In the late 19th century, a small group of cattle was left behind on Amsterdam Island, a remote spot in the subantarctic region. Against the odds, the herd survived and adapted to the island’s harsh conditions, becoming a rare case of feralization. www.futura-sciences.com/en/cows-forg...
Cows forgotten on an island survived alone for 130 years — their story fascinates scientists - Futura-Sciences
In the late 19th century, a small group of cattle was left behind on Amsterdam Island, a remote spot in the subantarctic region. Against the odds, the herd survived and adapted to the island’s harsh ....
www.futura-sciences.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In the late 19th century, a small group of cattle was left behind on Amsterdam Island, a remote spot in the subantarctic region. Against the odds, the herd survived and adapted to the island’s harsh conditions, becoming a rare case of feralization. www.futura-sciences.com/en/cows-forg...
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Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.
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Monday Morning Gummitch Purr
YouTube video by Rain Surname
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December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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The human cost of Trump's gutting of USAID: By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for weeks. He bundled her into a canoe & paddled toward the nearest hospital, 8 hours away. Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
New, @propublica.org
New, @propublica.org
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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December 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The human cost of Trump's gutting of USAID: By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for weeks. He bundled her into a canoe & paddled toward the nearest hospital, 8 hours away. Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
New, @propublica.org
New, @propublica.org
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I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
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47 is actively hostile toward Europe.That has enormous implications for the continent & for Britain, which too many of our leaders still refuse to face.
The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe & will be throwing its weight behind rightwing parties like Reform UK.
No pay wall.
The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe & will be throwing its weight behind rightwing parties like Reform UK.
No pay wall.
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
47 is actively hostile toward Europe.That has enormous implications for the continent & for Britain, which too many of our leaders still refuse to face.
The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe & will be throwing its weight behind rightwing parties like Reform UK.
No pay wall.
The US is set on pursuing regime change in Europe & will be throwing its weight behind rightwing parties like Reform UK.
No pay wall.
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What this underscores is a fundamental truth that while none of the rest of us need supremacists in our spaces, and are just fine without them, supremacists need the rest of us or they collapse against each other. Without them we're fine. Without us they've got nothing.
Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
December 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
What this underscores is a fundamental truth that while none of the rest of us need supremacists in our spaces, and are just fine without them, supremacists need the rest of us or they collapse against each other. Without them we're fine. Without us they've got nothing.
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As a director, Rob Reiner released these five movies all in a row
1986 Stand by Me
1987 The Princess Bride
1989 When Harry Met Sally…
1990 Misery
1992 A Few Good Men
All remarkable and vastly different films, showing extraordinary range and talent
1986 Stand by Me
1987 The Princess Bride
1989 When Harry Met Sally…
1990 Misery
1992 A Few Good Men
All remarkable and vastly different films, showing extraordinary range and talent
RIP Rob Reiner. You were a prince and I’m grateful we intersected.
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Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Stand by Me’ Director and ‘All in the Family’ Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide (Report)
The two-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their Brentwood home.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
As a director, Rob Reiner released these five movies all in a row
1986 Stand by Me
1987 The Princess Bride
1989 When Harry Met Sally…
1990 Misery
1992 A Few Good Men
All remarkable and vastly different films, showing extraordinary range and talent
1986 Stand by Me
1987 The Princess Bride
1989 When Harry Met Sally…
1990 Misery
1992 A Few Good Men
All remarkable and vastly different films, showing extraordinary range and talent
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This regime harms our most vulnerable citizens.
Do not put up with it.
Call your legislators.
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Congressional Switchboard
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#ADA
#DisabilityRights
#CivilRights
#MentalHealth
#wheelchairs
#BlueSkyVets
Do not put up with it.
Call your legislators.
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#DisabilityRights
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#MentalHealth
#wheelchairs
#BlueSkyVets
Reject Proposed Cuts to Disability Legal Services Funding
Text SIGN PZFKDR to 50409 to send this to your officials.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This regime harms our most vulnerable citizens.
Do not put up with it.
Call your legislators.
☎️ 202 224 3121
Congressional Switchboard
resist.bot/petitions/PZ...
@resist.bot
#ADA
#DisabilityRights
#CivilRights
#MentalHealth
#wheelchairs
#BlueSkyVets
Do not put up with it.
Call your legislators.
☎️ 202 224 3121
Congressional Switchboard
resist.bot/petitions/PZ...
@resist.bot
#ADA
#DisabilityRights
#CivilRights
#MentalHealth
#wheelchairs
#BlueSkyVets
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The story below details a lot of the reasons why we need new rules. Call Congress:
202-224-3121
Use @resist.bot to write them as well. For speed, text ‘sign PGWNBP ‘ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
202-224-3121
Use @resist.bot to write them as well. For speed, text ‘sign PGWNBP ‘ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The story below details a lot of the reasons why we need new rules. Call Congress:
202-224-3121
Use @resist.bot to write them as well. For speed, text ‘sign PGWNBP ‘ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
202-224-3121
Use @resist.bot to write them as well. For speed, text ‘sign PGWNBP ‘ to 50409
resist.bot/petitions/PG...
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
An excellent article. I hope you will read it, and share it.
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
An excellent article. I hope you will read it, and share it.
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Rob Reiner was involved with @glaad.bsky.social as well and helped further progress on LGBTQ representation in media. He said of his work on behalf of LGBTQ rights:
“Each one of these steps makes us more one country, and reminds us we are all part of the family of man.”
“Each one of these steps makes us more one country, and reminds us we are all part of the family of man.”
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Rob Reiner was involved with @glaad.bsky.social as well and helped further progress on LGBTQ representation in media. He said of his work on behalf of LGBTQ rights:
“Each one of these steps makes us more one country, and reminds us we are all part of the family of man.”
“Each one of these steps makes us more one country, and reminds us we are all part of the family of man.”
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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UPDATE
The Reiner family has released a statement:
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
The Reiner family has released a statement:
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
BREAKING
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles home.
TMZ reports their bodies were found with knife wounds.
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles home.
TMZ reports their bodies were found with knife wounds.
BREAKING: Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Found Dead
Rob Reiner, the legendary actor, director, and political activist, along with his wife Michele, the photographer and activist, were found dead in their home in Los Angeles.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
UPDATE
The Reiner family has released a statement:
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
The Reiner family has released a statement:
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
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Happy Hanukah!
a menorah with one lit candle and a shooting star in the sky
Alt: a menorah with one lit candle and a shooting star in the sky
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December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Happy Hanukah!
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The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
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@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
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Regulations are not the enemy of innovation. In many cases they encourage it.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
Trump has signed an Executive Order attempting to ban states and localities from regulating AI.
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
It comes after Big Tech announced a $100 million lobbying blitz.
Always follow the money. https://youtu.be/imtkNL4v2ks?si=LHG-GWoIO87c1Tyi
Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Regulations are not the enemy of innovation. In many cases they encourage it.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
Regulations are the enemy of reckless greed.
Unregulated AI will have a catastrophic effect on the working class.
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On 16 Dec in The Hague, leaders will launch a new convention to set up the International Claims Commission for Ukraine.
Its mission: review claims, ensure compensation, and support justice after Russia’s war of aggression.
go.coe.int/lFGfs
Its mission: review claims, ensure compensation, and support justice after Russia’s war of aggression.
go.coe.int/lFGfs
Council of Europe and Netherlands conference to launch International Claims Commission for Ukraine - Portal - www.coe.int
<p><strong>Leaders to meet in The Hague as move towards ensuring compensation for Ukraine</strong></p>
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December 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
On 16 Dec in The Hague, leaders will launch a new convention to set up the International Claims Commission for Ukraine.
Its mission: review claims, ensure compensation, and support justice after Russia’s war of aggression.
go.coe.int/lFGfs
Its mission: review claims, ensure compensation, and support justice after Russia’s war of aggression.
go.coe.int/lFGfs