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Sarcastabitchy resistor in a lonely northern outpost of the void, teetering on the edge of hope and rage. I have multiple degrees and think and post too much: BS is saner than pasting photos/news articles on the wall and connecting the dots with string.
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Apologies to anyone who chooses to follow me
I tend to compile my own newspaper every day in about 100 posts
and am just not motivated enought to put all of that into a Substack or other tidy long-form format
www.green-umbrella.biz/how-often-to...
I tend to compile my own newspaper every day in about 100 posts
and am just not motivated enought to put all of that into a Substack or other tidy long-form format
www.green-umbrella.biz/how-often-to...
funny, the plan is generally to use these "yachts" as islands to ride out climate change's early years (even today's billlionaires won't live to see the worst of it)
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
funny, the plan is generally to use these "yachts" as islands to ride out climate change's early years (even today's billlionaires won't live to see the worst of it)
no serious country allows this
but America has made it de facto policy
but America has made it de facto policy
Reporter: “Are you committed to releasing the full video?”
Trump: “Didn't I just tell you that?”
Reporter: “You said that it was up to Sec. Hegseth.”
Trump: “You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place…You are an obnoxious, actually a terrible reporter.”
Trump: “Didn't I just tell you that?”
Reporter: “You said that it was up to Sec. Hegseth.”
Trump: “You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place…You are an obnoxious, actually a terrible reporter.”
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
no serious country allows this
but America has made it de facto policy
but America has made it de facto policy
he's kind of not wrong -- but forgets the bit where the tariffs made the bailout necessary, money for which would not be available (unless you're Argentina) without the tariff income.
and farmers will conveniently do the same.
and farmers will conveniently do the same.
Trump on his farm bailout: "This money would not be possible without tariffs ... because of tariffs, this is possible."
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
he's kind of not wrong -- but forgets the bit where the tariffs made the bailout necessary, money for which would not be available (unless you're Argentina) without the tariff income.
and farmers will conveniently do the same.
and farmers will conveniently do the same.
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Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
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President Zelenskyy stressed that what matters is not just ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, but the terms on which it ends.
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
President Zelenskyy stressed that what matters is not just ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, but the terms on which it ends.
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"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
super -- who wants to be crammed in next to these sweaty people?
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
super -- who wants to be crammed in next to these sweaty people?
funny, this is one definition of a shithole country
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
funny, this is one definition of a shithole country
just imagine what's happened to anti-terror policing...
ICE claims its partnerships with local law enforcement make communities safer.
Comparing 287(g) arrests in the most recent three months to the same period last year tells a different story: ICE is pulling officers away from public safety work to round up immigrants with no criminal history.
Comparing 287(g) arrests in the most recent three months to the same period last year tells a different story: ICE is pulling officers away from public safety work to round up immigrants with no criminal history.
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
just imagine what's happened to anti-terror policing...
almost four years in, how much slower can they move?
EU Commission head Ursula von der Leyen calls the seizure of frozen Russian assets a key act of European self-defense and vital to Ukraine’s survival. Described as a “reparations loan,” the move would unlock funds to support Ukraine’s fight for freedom, using the aggressor’s own resources.
December 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
almost four years in, how much slower can they move?
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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👇😡
Also see the IDU. They are all one group. This article from 2024 gives some context.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Democracy Is Under Siege Globally. Canada Is Being Tested | The Tyee
How the well-honed playbook for whipping up authoritarian populism is being employed here and around the world.
thetyee.ca
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky
Wow. Trump’s regime is going after any Americans who do not support Trump as “domestic terrorists”. There is a paid “tip line” to turn your neighbors in with.
Wow. Trump’s regime is going after any Americans who do not support Trump as “domestic terrorists”. There is a paid “tip line” to turn your neighbors in with.
A leaked DOJ memo obtained by @kenklippenstein.bsky.social reveals an effort to build a list of supposedly "anti-American" groups and individuals, an escalation of the administration's crackdown on dissent. The list targets "not just the left" but "anyone who isn't a Trump supporter," he says.
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue #MomSky
Wow. Trump’s regime is going after any Americans who do not support Trump as “domestic terrorists”. There is a paid “tip line” to turn your neighbors in with.
Wow. Trump’s regime is going after any Americans who do not support Trump as “domestic terrorists”. There is a paid “tip line” to turn your neighbors in with.
perhaps they can organise a charter flight with Melania, Elon, and the kids,
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
perhaps they can organise a charter flight with Melania, Elon, and the kids,
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The guns really are the only thing that makes america unique compared to other countries. Everyone has this impulse to compare us to Russia but we have 120 guns per 100 people... They have 12.
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
and China is totally part of the dictators club
they just get scapegoated by the US sometimes
united24media.com/latest-news/...
they just get scapegoated by the US sometimes
united24media.com/latest-news/...
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
and China is totally part of the dictators club
they just get scapegoated by the US sometimes
united24media.com/latest-news/...
they just get scapegoated by the US sometimes
united24media.com/latest-news/...
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This is code for "we don't want to have two tiers of manufacturing -- one for the US and one for the rest of the world -- we'd rather work at the lowest tier globally, because we're not going to exceed the regs"
At Doctors for America, we have been consistently raising the alarm about expertise loss & placing speed over safety & efficacy at the FDA. Now, even the tech industry is expressing alarm: www.nopatientleftbehind.org/the-importan...
Join our work to protect patients:
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
Join our work to protect patients:
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is code for "we don't want to have two tiers of manufacturing -- one for the US and one for the rest of the world -- we'd rather work at the lowest tier globally, because we're not going to exceed the regs"
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December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
well, happy I didn't go with Carrier for the heat pump, then.
At Kennedy Center medallion dinner, Trump riffing on White House ballroom construction
Shared a new piece of information: the president just said that Carrier contributed $17 million worth of air conditioning for the ballroom
Donors have generally refused to disclose the value of their donations
Shared a new piece of information: the president just said that Carrier contributed $17 million worth of air conditioning for the ballroom
Donors have generally refused to disclose the value of their donations
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
well, happy I didn't go with Carrier for the heat pump, then.
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Below are the most common privacy‑focused settings, tools, and habits that individuals can adopt to dramatically reduce the amount of usable first‑, second‑, and third‑party data that advertisers can collect and exploit.
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Below are the most common privacy‑focused settings, tools, and habits that individuals can adopt to dramatically reduce the amount of usable first‑, second‑, and third‑party data that advertisers can collect and exploit.
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No print mags have the reach they once did. But it's notable to me that I keep seeing articles like this in People, very broad-spectrum, apolitical, at least in my experience. Gives a sense of how much this stuff is breaking through.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
No print mags have the reach they once did. But it's notable to me that I keep seeing articles like this in People, very broad-spectrum, apolitical, at least in my experience. Gives a sense of how much this stuff is breaking through.
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Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump says Lisa Cook is unfit to be a Fed governor because she claimed two different properties as her primary residence on her mortgage applications. (Cook denies this.)
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump did the exact same thing on mortgage applications submitted a mere 7 weeks apart.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...