Samantha Fiander
@sfiander.bsky.social
The Mirror Crack'd... Modelled on Marple, penchant for Poirot. Reposts ≠ endorsements; views are mine, etc. you know the drill from that other place.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
Pinned
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There is no basis to withhold these images under the clear terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. None.
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
There is no basis to withhold these images under the clear terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. None.
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“Gantchev suffered from type 2 diabetes and told his wife no diet accommodations were made for him. She and Anna said the small amount of food that is given to people detained at North Lake was not enough for maintaining Gantchev's blood sugar levels.”
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/bulgarian-chicago-business-owner-nenko-gantchev-dies-ice-custody-family-congresswoman-call-immediate-investigation/18301520/
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian man from Chicago arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Michigan private prison, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.
abc7chicago.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“Gantchev suffered from type 2 diabetes and told his wife no diet accommodations were made for him. She and Anna said the small amount of food that is given to people detained at North Lake was not enough for maintaining Gantchev's blood sugar levels.”
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
Trump just announced his own Hunger Games
In case you needed a reminder that we're living in a fascist hellscape.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Today, Trump declared that the nation will host the first-ever “Patriot Games,” an “unprecedented four-day athletic event” featuring high school athletes, one boy and one girl, from each state and territory.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
If you think this sounds like The Hunger Games, you're not alone.
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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Stop asking what victims did or did not do
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
#Harrods #Newsnight @sussexbylines.co.uk
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
#Harrods #Newsnight @sussexbylines.co.uk
Stop asking what victims did or did not do
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Stop asking what victims did or did not do
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
#Harrods #Newsnight @sussexbylines.co.uk
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
#Harrods #Newsnight @sussexbylines.co.uk
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LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
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This really is, as Sara says, INSANE memory-holing: Minutes after FCC Chairman Carr told Congress that the FCC "is not" an independent agency (see video below via @atrupar.com), the FCC website started getting scrubbed to remove that description.
December 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This really is, as Sara says, INSANE memory-holing: Minutes after FCC Chairman Carr told Congress that the FCC "is not" an independent agency (see video below via @atrupar.com), the FCC website started getting scrubbed to remove that description.
“Not that he wanted to kill people necessarily…”
“Most senior White House officials parse their words and speak only on background,” reports Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple. “But over many on-the-record conversations, [Susie] Wiles answered almost every question I put to her.”
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“Not that he wanted to kill people necessarily…”
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December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Praying for Time (2010 Remastered Version)
YouTube video by George Michael - Topic
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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10 December 1942 | A transport of 927 Jews arrived at #Auschwitz from the German-occupied Netherlands. 898 of them were murdered in gas chamber immediately after the selection.
One of them was Betje van Delft. She was 10 months old.
One of them was Betje van Delft. She was 10 months old.
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
10 December 1942 | A transport of 927 Jews arrived at #Auschwitz from the German-occupied Netherlands. 898 of them were murdered in gas chamber immediately after the selection.
One of them was Betje van Delft. She was 10 months old.
One of them was Betje van Delft. She was 10 months old.
How ironic that moves against free speech would mean many might never visit the US.
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
How ironic that moves against free speech would mean many might never visit the US.
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Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
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Absurd. The bailout exists to ameliorate the negative impact of the tariffs.
Trump on his farm bailout: "This money would not be possible without tariffs ... because of tariffs, this is possible."
December 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Absurd. The bailout exists to ameliorate the negative impact of the tariffs.
New pet peeve: people saying “uncomfy”
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
New pet peeve: people saying “uncomfy”
Just saw the news about Martin Parr. Such a wonderful documentarian of British life. We are so lucky to have his work. Thinking of those who knew and loved him.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just saw the news about Martin Parr. Such a wonderful documentarian of British life. We are so lucky to have his work. Thinking of those who knew and loved him.
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Putin told Indian media that Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, according to Russian state media.
Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means, as Ukrainians prepare for fresh US peace talks | CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian media that Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, according to Russian state media, digging in...
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Putin told Indian media that Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, according to Russian state media.
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Metro: Formula win! #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Metro: Formula win! #TomorrowsPapersToday
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The Foreign Office failed to treat the Harry Dunn case as a crisis after the death of the 19-year-old, a damning review into the tragedy has concluded.
Major update after death of tragic teen as mum fights for justice
www.mirror.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Foreign Office failed to treat the Harry Dunn case as a crisis after the death of the 19-year-old, a damning review into the tragedy has concluded.
Referring to Trump, his ignorance and racism, Channel 4 News says “a new low” and “what is going on?”
Have you not been paying attention?
Their correspondent is right: it was “a xenophobic tirade”. What else do you need to know?
Have you not been paying attention?
Their correspondent is right: it was “a xenophobic tirade”. What else do you need to know?
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Referring to Trump, his ignorance and racism, Channel 4 News says “a new low” and “what is going on?”
Have you not been paying attention?
Their correspondent is right: it was “a xenophobic tirade”. What else do you need to know?
Have you not been paying attention?
Their correspondent is right: it was “a xenophobic tirade”. What else do you need to know?
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM