CMHoskins
@cmhoskins.bsky.social
Proud Canadian, animal lover, lover of all things artistic. Seeking truth to power and journalistic freedom.
True. North. Strong. Free.
"When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya
Don't make me block you.
True. North. Strong. Free.
"When someone tells you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya
Don't make me block you.
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hey the handbasket is 90 paid subscribers away from a huge goal—think we could get there today??
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November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
hey the handbasket is 90 paid subscribers away from a huge goal—think we could get there today??
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
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America has gone full Nazi and it’s time to call out those accountable: Democrats not getting on board purging around a dozen trans athletes from the NCAA
—Tomorrow in The NY Times from some tedious twat
—Tomorrow in The NY Times from some tedious twat
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
America has gone full Nazi and it’s time to call out those accountable: Democrats not getting on board purging around a dozen trans athletes from the NCAA
—Tomorrow in The NY Times from some tedious twat
—Tomorrow in The NY Times from some tedious twat
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I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Gift link to the story:
Gift link. Folks in the DOD and military are actively trying to underbus Hegseth.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gift link to the story:
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WATCH: “There’s more gun violence in 🇺🇸 because there are more guns. I think it’s pretty simple.”
Surrounded by Gen Z conservatives hopped up on Fox talking points, @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com makes a powerful case for common sense gun laws.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRnBAXx...
Surrounded by Gen Z conservatives hopped up on Fox talking points, @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com makes a powerful case for common sense gun laws.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRnBAXx...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
WATCH: “There’s more gun violence in 🇺🇸 because there are more guns. I think it’s pretty simple.”
Surrounded by Gen Z conservatives hopped up on Fox talking points, @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com makes a powerful case for common sense gun laws.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRnBAXx...
Surrounded by Gen Z conservatives hopped up on Fox talking points, @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com makes a powerful case for common sense gun laws.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRnBAXx...
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David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
David Glosser, Stephen Miller’s uncle, told CNN his nephew is an “immigration hypocrite”:
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
“Had we not been able to enter America when we did, Stephen Miller would never exist” (2018)
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This is what you should know about the D.C. shooting suspect's CIA-backed militia unit.
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
Afghan Zero Units hold clues to many of the war’s mysteries, including how the CIA engineered deadly night raids that contributed to the Taliban’s victory.
theintercept.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is what you should know about the D.C. shooting suspect's CIA-backed militia unit.
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One day, these will be the incredibly dark moments we read about in the history books.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One day, these will be the incredibly dark moments we read about in the history books.
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in a reasonable world the Trump admin would be catching enormous amounts of shit for their decision to deploy the national guard now that this has happened, rather than the media helping manufacture consent for them ending all refugee programs
I am not holding my breath
I am not holding my breath
The Trump DOJ played down the risk of deploying the National Guard to DC, despite warnings, and now one of them is dead. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
in a reasonable world the Trump admin would be catching enormous amounts of shit for their decision to deploy the national guard now that this has happened, rather than the media helping manufacture consent for them ending all refugee programs
I am not holding my breath
I am not holding my breath
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LIVE: ICC rules on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s release youtube.com/live/IKHl4ka...
LIVE: ICC rules on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s release
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
LIVE: ICC rules on former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s release youtube.com/live/IKHl4ka...
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The SBU has dismantled a Russian spy network that was preparing explosive caches for terror attacks in western Ukraine. The group included a 20-year-old from Kharkiv and two teenagers from Rivne, all recruited via Telegram under the guise of courier work. They were caught early.
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The SBU has dismantled a Russian spy network that was preparing explosive caches for terror attacks in western Ukraine. The group included a 20-year-old from Kharkiv and two teenagers from Rivne, all recruited via Telegram under the guise of courier work. They were caught early.
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EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis is urging G7 countries to fast-track the disbursement of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine as Belgium continues to block a separate multi-billion EU plan that would tap frozen Russian assets. He warned the EU can’t keep stalling: “We need to take concrete decisions.”
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
EU Economy Commissioner Dombrovskis is urging G7 countries to fast-track the disbursement of a $50 billion loan to Ukraine as Belgium continues to block a separate multi-billion EU plan that would tap frozen Russian assets. He warned the EU can’t keep stalling: “We need to take concrete decisions.”
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⚡️BREAKING: Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
BREAKING: Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case
Editor's note: This story is being updated.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Nov. 28 that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
⚡️BREAKING: Investigators search Zelensky's chief of staff in Ukraine's biggest corruption case.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said that it was conducting searches at the premises of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak.
kyivindependent.com/breaking-inv...
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Back in the 19th-century, people like this were known as the “know-nothings”
Name still fits..,
Name still fits..,
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Back in the 19th-century, people like this were known as the “know-nothings”
Name still fits..,
Name still fits..,
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This man’s values are based in power, greed and division. They are so far removed from the values of the Australian people.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This man’s values are based in power, greed and division. They are so far removed from the values of the Australian people.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
We need a government that has the courage to stand up to him, reject his racism, reject US bases and forge an independent peaceful path for Australia.
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He just spews one racist lie after another. It's despicable.
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
He just spews one racist lie after another. It's despicable.
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I struggle with all of the “Happy Thanksgiving” posts. I was taught lies in school. I grew up to learn the barbarism of the truth. That we continue to celebrate it as such feels like a betrayal - bc it is. We spend the day together making no mention of the lie.
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I struggle with all of the “Happy Thanksgiving” posts. I was taught lies in school. I grew up to learn the barbarism of the truth. That we continue to celebrate it as such feels like a betrayal - bc it is. We spend the day together making no mention of the lie.
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"As the U.S. administration tries to bully Ukraine and its allies into accepting an unjust “peace” that will never last, we must continue calling for Ukrainians to be heard, respected, and supported," writes historian Timothy Snyder in his recent op-ed.
The wrong way to peace in Ukraine
About the author: Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian who specializes in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust.
Last week, Russia attacked Ukrainian civilians wit...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"As the U.S. administration tries to bully Ukraine and its allies into accepting an unjust “peace” that will never last, we must continue calling for Ukrainians to be heard, respected, and supported," writes historian Timothy Snyder in his recent op-ed.
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Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
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Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
What We Know About U.S.-Backed Zero Units in Afghanistan
Deadly night raids. Faulty U.S. intelligence. A “classified” war loophole. Reporter Lynzy Billing’s investigation offers an unprecedented insight into the civilian casualties of Afghanistan’s Zero Uni...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
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Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI, FT reports reut.rs/43Tswds
Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI, FT reports
A group of banks is in talks to lend another $38 billion for Oracle and data centre builder Vantage to fund further sites for OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI, FT reports reut.rs/43Tswds
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Gotta love descendants of immigrants gettin' all anti-immigrant n' fashy cuz they got made fun of in school cafeteria.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Gotta love descendants of immigrants gettin' all anti-immigrant n' fashy cuz they got made fun of in school cafeteria.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...