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Deny, Defend, Depose
Deny, Defend, Depose
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Trump says we need to go after drug cartels.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on.
And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.
It's a power grab.
December 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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Fuck YouTube. I would rather my videos stay removed than edit them to cut out the word gambling. For years, my work was about how loot boxes were gambling, and I used the word because companies didn’t want the word used.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Fuck YouTube. I would rather my videos stay removed than edit them to cut out the word gambling. For years, my work was about how loot boxes were gambling, and I used the word because companies didn’t want the word used.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
I’d sooner lose every video than destroy the point of them.
Fuck. YouTube.
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Explore mountains' majesty in these stunning mountain parks in the National Park System. May their towering peaks and stunning features remind us all why park protection is so important. Happy International Mountain Day!
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Explore mountains' majesty in these stunning mountain parks in the National Park System. May their towering peaks and stunning features remind us all why park protection is so important. Happy International Mountain Day!
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I can't see how it would be possible to hold international academic conferences in the United States under such a regime.
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I can't see how it would be possible to hold international academic conferences in the United States under such a regime.
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Our new Age Verification Resource Hub is live at EFF.org/Age — and next week (12/15–12/17), we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy to talk about it. Come ask us anything about what these sweeping laws really mean for your rights and safety.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our new Age Verification Resource Hub is live at EFF.org/Age — and next week (12/15–12/17), we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy to talk about it. Come ask us anything about what these sweeping laws really mean for your rights and safety.
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There is no opposition party.
4 senior House Dems — Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, & Ted Lieu — voted for a Republican-led resolution to “CONDEMN SOCIALISM,” a symbolic measure that passed the chamber on Wed. The vote comes as NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to meet with Pres. Donald Trump at the WH today.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There is no opposition party.
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Over a single day Trump told a female reporter ‘quiet piggy’; defended a man who had a journalist murdered by insulting the journalist & saying ‘things happen’; & responded to a question about rape by calling the journalist insubordinate & threatening to strip their employer’s broadcasting license.
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Over a single day Trump told a female reporter ‘quiet piggy’; defended a man who had a journalist murdered by insulting the journalist & saying ‘things happen’; & responded to a question about rape by calling the journalist insubordinate & threatening to strip their employer’s broadcasting license.
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This monster also promoted the invasion of Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people and created mass child malnutrition.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This monster also promoted the invasion of Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people and created mass child malnutrition.
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BREAKING: "Ecuadoran voters roundly rejected the return of US military bases to the country in a referendum on Sunday... in a major political blow to Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Ecuador voters reject return of US military bases in referendum
Voters in Ecuador appeared to have rejected the return of US military bases according to early results of a Sunday referendum, in a damaging blow to President Daniel Noboa, who is friendly with Donald...
www.lemonde.fr
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING: "Ecuadoran voters roundly rejected the return of US military bases to the country in a referendum on Sunday... in a major political blow to Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Bessemer is majority black
This is what environmental racism looks like
This is what environmental racism looks like
The project has been met with resistance from local residents, who have packed out public meetings.
Bessemer greenlights $14 billion data center with rezoning vote
Just two city councilmembers voted against the rezoning.
www.al.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Bessemer is majority black
This is what environmental racism looks like
This is what environmental racism looks like
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor
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16 yo me: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
16 yo me: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
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Picket line pups from this mornings @sbworkersunited.org strike in LA, posting exclusively to bluesky. #NoContractNoCoffee
December 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Picket line pups from this mornings @sbworkersunited.org strike in LA, posting exclusively to bluesky. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Quite often, advocates for universal healthcare and other similar measures preface their argument with a phrase like this:
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
James A. Robichaux (@jamesarobichaux)
This is a generally good essay, and Hartmann is great at generating and articulating insights, but I really wish that fellow advocates of universal healthcare would stop prefacing the argument with “I...
substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Quite often, advocates for universal healthcare and other similar measures preface their argument with a phrase like this:
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
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Be mindful with your posts, I dont know if Fetterman is right wing enough for people to get suspended for saying this is funny
John Fetterman was taken to the hospital after suffering from a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” and falling near his home
John Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Be mindful with your posts, I dont know if Fetterman is right wing enough for people to get suspended for saying this is funny
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A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
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‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
'Don't Buy Starbucks!' Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions | Common Dreams
"DON'T BUY STARBUCKS," says Starbucks Workers United as it begins a national strike Thursday. The union says it's ready for the "biggest and longest" strike in company history as it demands fair pay a...
www.commondreams.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...