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Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Slovenia to boycott Eurovision.
65% voted in favour of changes to public voting system to be enough to address disquiet over Israeli "public" support. So there was no vote on opposition on the grounds of war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
65% voted in favour of changes to public voting system to be enough to address disquiet over Israeli "public" support. So there was no vote on opposition on the grounds of war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
Decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation comes in spite of several broadcasters calling for its exclusion
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Slovenia to boycott Eurovision.
65% voted in favour of changes to public voting system to be enough to address disquiet over Israeli "public" support. So there was no vote on opposition on the grounds of war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
65% voted in favour of changes to public voting system to be enough to address disquiet over Israeli "public" support. So there was no vote on opposition on the grounds of war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Holy moly: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction is completed! That's fantastic news — much needed right now — and I am very much looking forward to when this beast launches. It has 100X the field of view of Hubble.
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed - NASA
Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight
www.nasa.gov
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Holy moly: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope construction is completed! That's fantastic news — much needed right now — and I am very much looking forward to when this beast launches. It has 100X the field of view of Hubble.
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
One. Hundred. *At the same resolution*.
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
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when i was growing up i was explicitly taught that outside of 'lady jobs' women working *took jobs* from married men with families and that's how a 2 income home, outside of strict necessity and even then - lady jobs, aids the destruction of the family, not just your own.
Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
when i was growing up i was explicitly taught that outside of 'lady jobs' women working *took jobs* from married men with families and that's how a 2 income home, outside of strict necessity and even then - lady jobs, aids the destruction of the family, not just your own.
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and assuredly a direct war criminal. if we were a nation who cared about such things or were worried about the hague his entire military record would be in question
but, you know, america. land of the free (war criminals, many of who went to harvard🤷).
but, you know, america. land of the free (war criminals, many of who went to harvard🤷).
I think it's useful to remember that Cotton is an unabashed racist.
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
and assuredly a direct war criminal. if we were a nation who cared about such things or were worried about the hague his entire military record would be in question
but, you know, america. land of the free (war criminals, many of who went to harvard🤷).
but, you know, america. land of the free (war criminals, many of who went to harvard🤷).
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
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losing my mind over youtube's suggested reply for this comment
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
losing my mind over youtube's suggested reply for this comment
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Note that Roger Stone refers to Prospera, the Network State city in Honduras, as a "freedom city."
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
Why Did Trump Pardon the Former Honduran President? Follow the Tech Bros.
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Próspera is an example of the tech-right concept of the network state, a phrase coined by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan.”
by @kieraevebutler.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Follow the Tech Bros.
With Roger Stone taking a victory lap for having come up with the idea in the first place.
www.motherjones.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Note that Roger Stone refers to Prospera, the Network State city in Honduras, as a "freedom city."
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
Trump wants to build ten of these cities on federal land, and Stone makes it clear that these fascist cities are, indeed, the Network State.
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Trying to explain what's happening to our country without talking about the Network State is like trying explain 9/11 without mentioning Al Qaeda.
De Kai has a great term: Negative Information (neginformation). It describes misinformation that results from leaving out key parts of the story.
De Kai has a great term: Negative Information (neginformation). It describes misinformation that results from leaving out key parts of the story.
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trying to explain what's happening to our country without talking about the Network State is like trying explain 9/11 without mentioning Al Qaeda.
De Kai has a great term: Negative Information (neginformation). It describes misinformation that results from leaving out key parts of the story.
De Kai has a great term: Negative Information (neginformation). It describes misinformation that results from leaving out key parts of the story.
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Who better to dope the movies with “AI-enhances visual storytelling” www.bikeradar.com/news/no-hand...
Lance Armstrong narrates documentary on history of legendary American bicycle company | BikeRadar
No Hands will debut at film festivals next year and uses “AI-enhanced visual storytelling”
www.bikeradar.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Who better to dope the movies with “AI-enhances visual storytelling” www.bikeradar.com/news/no-hand...
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One of my take-aways from studying all things ‘collective make-believe’ over the last half-decade is that it really truly does not matter if someone is a grifter or a true believer, and the idea that people can lie (to themselves or others) in “good faith” is a pernicious one in a civil society.
December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
One of my take-aways from studying all things ‘collective make-believe’ over the last half-decade is that it really truly does not matter if someone is a grifter or a true believer, and the idea that people can lie (to themselves or others) in “good faith” is a pernicious one in a civil society.
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The other thing is you can get a bunch of people to do collective suspension of disbelief together, say, for a stage magic performance and tell them exactly how it’s going to work beforehand and it will *still work*. True belief is not required for the function of collective belief to go brrr.
Once the magic circle is drawn around something, it all becomes play. Wither or not you believe what is going on inside the circle is true or not becomes irrelevant while you are inside the circle. Things become BAD when people inside the circle try to tell people outside it what is real.
One of my take-aways from studying all things ‘collective make-believe’ over the last half-decade is that it really truly does not matter if someone is a grifter or a true believer, and the idea that people can lie (to themselves or others) in “good faith” is a pernicious one in a civil society.
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The other thing is you can get a bunch of people to do collective suspension of disbelief together, say, for a stage magic performance and tell them exactly how it’s going to work beforehand and it will *still work*. True belief is not required for the function of collective belief to go brrr.
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Big news:
A Missouri appeals court just handed a big win to reproductive supporters by rewriting a summary of a GOP-backed ballot measure to repeal the right to an abortion after concluding the prior version was misleading in many ways.
Decision here: www.aclu-mo.org/sites/defaul...
Decision here: www.aclu-mo.org/sites/defaul...
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Big news:
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The postal service reform act also kicked postal retiree's off their earned federal prescription benefit plan and forced them onto medicare and part d. In addition to full cost of our health care we now have to pay full cost of medicare. copays went from $0 to $2000
December 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The postal service reform act also kicked postal retiree's off their earned federal prescription benefit plan and forced them onto medicare and part d. In addition to full cost of our health care we now have to pay full cost of medicare. copays went from $0 to $2000
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At what point to we recognize something as a utility?
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
At what point to we recognize something as a utility?
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I have a lot of respect for the handful of liberals who are pro Ukraine and pro Palestine but I don't think I should be expected to pretend that any of their political leadership shares this view with them
People love to talk about the hypocrisy of pro-BDS, anti sanctions on Russia leftists but the inverse is basically the policy position of every single European and American liberal lol
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I have a lot of respect for the handful of liberals who are pro Ukraine and pro Palestine but I don't think I should be expected to pretend that any of their political leadership shares this view with them
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Dynamic pricing is just a way for Amazon to rip people off. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US schools face big price swings for basics under Amazon’s ‘dynamic pricing’, report claims
Amazon calls the report ‘flawed and misleading’ and says it offers lower prices than competitors
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Dynamic pricing is just a way for Amazon to rip people off. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Notably, Florida voters decided in a 2010 ballot initiative to change the state constitution, forbidding partisan gerrymandering. Despite DeSantis claiming that his intentions are to “remedy” a flawed map, any new maps would likely be challenged on that basis.
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Notably, Florida voters decided in a 2010 ballot initiative to change the state constitution, forbidding partisan gerrymandering. Despite DeSantis claiming that his intentions are to “remedy” a flawed map, any new maps would likely be challenged on that basis.
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Among other things, Bari Weiss' sister is now making appearances on CBS News.
"How embarrassing. Bari’s been Editor-in-Chief for five seconds and has revealed that all she really wants is to be on TV herself. It doesn’t get more toe-curling than this," one network staffer told me about Weiss moderating a CBS town hall with Erika Kirk.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
CBS staffers rip ‘shallow’ Bari Weiss for moderating ‘absurd’ Erika Kirk town hall
‘How embarrassing,’ one network staffer told The Independent. ‘Bari’s been Editor-in-Chief for five seconds and has revealed that all she really wants is to be on TV herself.’
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Among other things, Bari Weiss' sister is now making appearances on CBS News.
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the entire point of what they're doing now is try to make you forget that the first strike and in fact all strikes on boats with alleged drug traffickers on them ARE ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
the entire point of what they're doing now is try to make you forget that the first strike and in fact all strikes on boats with alleged drug traffickers on them ARE ILLEGAL IN THE FIRST PLACE
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focusing on the second strike and its legality or illegality begs the question of the first strike being legal
I’ve been thinking about this issue a lot. Is it that they want to distract from the first strike? Or is it that they believe there will be consensus on the second strike being illegal?
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
focusing on the second strike and its legality or illegality begs the question of the first strike being legal
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The Irish should stop outsourcing their national defense to the UK
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Irish should stop outsourcing their national defense to the UK
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The establishment Democratic Party narrative that young progressive criticism of Israel is the result of brainwashing is the most patronizing shit since Republicans accused Black Democrats of being on “the plantation.” Just fucking stop it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The establishment Democratic Party narrative that young progressive criticism of Israel is the result of brainwashing is the most patronizing shit since Republicans accused Black Democrats of being on “the plantation.” Just fucking stop it.
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the Comet Ping Pong attack was nine years ago today—weeks after Trump’s 2016 win—and inspired by a conspiracy theory promoted by Jack Posobiec, who was recently invited to the White House, demands antifa be designated a terrorist group, and asked questions as “press” at the Pentagon this week
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
the Comet Ping Pong attack was nine years ago today—weeks after Trump’s 2016 win—and inspired by a conspiracy theory promoted by Jack Posobiec, who was recently invited to the White House, demands antifa be designated a terrorist group, and asked questions as “press” at the Pentagon this week
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he believes that if they die they were meant to die and that those that live are the fittest
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
he believes that if they die they were meant to die and that those that live are the fittest
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.