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Family of Colombian man killed in illegal U.S. strike files human rights challenge
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge
In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.
www.npr.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Family of Colombian man killed in illegal U.S. strike files human rights challenge
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐
www.npr.org/2025/12/04/g...
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Wir müssen alle den Gürtel enger schnallen
Reiseregeln des Bundestags: Abgeordnete dürfen wieder häufiger Businessclass fliegen
Schluss mit Holzklasse, zumindest auf manchen Flügen: Um Geld zu sparen, sollten die Mitglieder des Bundestags häufiger Plätze in der Economyclass buchen. Nun lockert das Parlament die Reiseregeln wie...
www.spiegel.de
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Wir müssen alle den Gürtel enger schnallen
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As Wired reported, the Network State has lobbyists working DC to make the Fascist Cities happen. They see three potential paths:
1. Multi-state compacts approved by Congress
2. Creation of federal enclaves with special economic zone status
3. Executive orders
www.wired.com/story/startu...
1. Multi-state compacts approved by Congress
2. Creation of federal enclaves with special economic zone status
3. Executive orders
www.wired.com/story/startu...
‘Startup City’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
As Wired reported, the Network State has lobbyists working DC to make the Fascist Cities happen. They see three potential paths:
1. Multi-state compacts approved by Congress
2. Creation of federal enclaves with special economic zone status
3. Executive orders
www.wired.com/story/startu...
1. Multi-state compacts approved by Congress
2. Creation of federal enclaves with special economic zone status
3. Executive orders
www.wired.com/story/startu...
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The Plot to Enslave America
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...
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Plot to Enslave America
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
Bring back residential-use lead paint, you cowards.
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
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public smoking bans are immoral. instead, all domiciles and public spaces should be reformed into vast Arcologies constructed like Las Vegas casinos, so that everyone can safely smoke inside
Public smoking bans just got in under the wire, too. Younger folks might not realize how rare they used to be and how hard they were to enact.
it is MIRACULOUS that we got rid of lead paint and asbestos when we did. if we had tried that today, there would be people whining about how we're restricting their rights.
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
public smoking bans are immoral. instead, all domiciles and public spaces should be reformed into vast Arcologies constructed like Las Vegas casinos, so that everyone can safely smoke inside
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Video games are a serious art form and should be treated as such
*someone goes a little bit Lars von Trier*
Ban this immediately
*someone goes a little bit Lars von Trier*
Ban this immediately
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Video games are a serious art form and should be treated as such
*someone goes a little bit Lars von Trier*
Ban this immediately
*someone goes a little bit Lars von Trier*
Ban this immediately
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Die ersten Reaktionen der Menschen vor Ort zum neuen Denkmal für Walter Lübcke
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Die ersten Reaktionen der Menschen vor Ort zum neuen Denkmal für Walter Lübcke
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December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Amtsvorgänger Olaf Scholz war gegen Ende seiner Amtszeit so unbeliebt wie Merz nach 6 Monaten im Amt.
Die Geister, die die Union rief...
Die Geister, die die Union rief...
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Amtsvorgänger Olaf Scholz war gegen Ende seiner Amtszeit so unbeliebt wie Merz nach 6 Monaten im Amt.
Die Geister, die die Union rief...
Die Geister, die die Union rief...
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"Betroffen ist von der Reform auch der Kinderkanal (Kika) von ARD und ZDF: Er soll in Zukunft nicht mehr linear ausgestrahlt werden, sondern nur noch digital existieren."
Eine ganz tolle Idee der zuständigen Politiker, schon kleinste Kinder ins Internet zu treiben.
Eine ganz tolle Idee der zuständigen Politiker, schon kleinste Kinder ins Internet zu treiben.
Rundfunk-Reform zum 1. Dezember: Was sich bei ARD und ZDF ändert
Ab Dezember schrumpft das Radioprogramm der ARD deutlich: Zahlreiche Sender stehen vor dem Aus. Welche Programme betroffen sind.
www.morgenpost.de
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"Betroffen ist von der Reform auch der Kinderkanal (Kika) von ARD und ZDF: Er soll in Zukunft nicht mehr linear ausgestrahlt werden, sondern nur noch digital existieren."
Eine ganz tolle Idee der zuständigen Politiker, schon kleinste Kinder ins Internet zu treiben.
Eine ganz tolle Idee der zuständigen Politiker, schon kleinste Kinder ins Internet zu treiben.
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Ich sage es noch einmal: Der Hessenboss, den bundesweit keiner wahrnimmt, ist rhetorisch und ideologisch der derzeit radikalste hochrangige CDUler & ich habe echt Bammel, wohin die Reise geht.
Ein Protestbündnis aus der Mitte der Gesellschaft pauschal als „Gewaltmärsche“ zu diffamieren und zugleich zu NS-Parolen und offenem Rechtsextremismus der AfD-Jugend zu schweigen, ist politisch weder klug noch nützlich. Den Schaden dieser Strategie wird die Union selbst und das ganze Land tragen.
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Ich sage es noch einmal: Der Hessenboss, den bundesweit keiner wahrnimmt, ist rhetorisch und ideologisch der derzeit radikalste hochrangige CDUler & ich habe echt Bammel, wohin die Reise geht.
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To be clear, we're talking about a *literal* take-no-prisoners approach. This is not a metaphor. We're describing the Secretary of Defense in literal terms as a guy who is genuinely committed to doing war crimes
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
To be clear, we're talking about a *literal* take-no-prisoners approach. This is not a metaphor. We're describing the Secretary of Defense in literal terms as a guy who is genuinely committed to doing war crimes
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![Excerpt from letter from JRR Tolkien:
“I am doubtful myself about the undertaking [to write The Silmarillion]. Part of the attraction of The L.R. is, I think, due to the glimpses of a large history in the background: an attraction like that of viewing far off an unvisited island, or seeing the towers of a distant city gleaming in a sunlit mist. To go there is to destroy the magic, unless new unattainable vistas are again revealed. (Letters, p. 333)”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7cptlmb6koqqll74lnypbmu/bafkreibxe2p2flnm5tng4ixbesr53ceqoysmo6zklpk5okuxdbbl55h47e@jpeg)
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my fundamental issue with Wicked is that the brilliance and power of the Wizard of Oz movie (1939) is that *Oz is not a real place*
it is the dream of a young girl whose life is already a tragedy (parents dead) and is going nowhere fast (stuck in Kansas, town controlled by Gulch/Wicked Witch)
it is the dream of a young girl whose life is already a tragedy (parents dead) and is going nowhere fast (stuck in Kansas, town controlled by Gulch/Wicked Witch)
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
my fundamental issue with Wicked is that the brilliance and power of the Wizard of Oz movie (1939) is that *Oz is not a real place*
it is the dream of a young girl whose life is already a tragedy (parents dead) and is going nowhere fast (stuck in Kansas, town controlled by Gulch/Wicked Witch)
it is the dream of a young girl whose life is already a tragedy (parents dead) and is going nowhere fast (stuck in Kansas, town controlled by Gulch/Wicked Witch)
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A really funny bit on it is part of their justification for having an empty train run instead of allowing passengers on is because they believed that allowing passengers on would harm service performance
A really funny bit on it is part of their justification for having an empty train run instead of allowing passengers on is because they believed that allowing passengers on would harm service performance
ORR reverses Avanti West Coast’s Manchester–London ‘ghost train’ plan
Plans to ban passengers from the peak train service between Manchester and London are abandoned.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A really funny bit on it is part of their justification for having an empty train run instead of allowing passengers on is because they believed that allowing passengers on would harm service performance
A really funny bit on it is part of their justification for having an empty train run instead of allowing passengers on is because they believed that allowing passengers on would harm service performance
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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I give you the beef rib at Sanders BBQ in Berverly, Illinois. Diet coke for scale.🤤
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I give you the beef rib at Sanders BBQ in Berverly, Illinois. Diet coke for scale.🤤
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oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is the type of hater energy that will fuel us in the years ahead.
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Man City 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen HT
Pep Guardiola made 10 changes for this match, and his second string have put in a predictably disjointed performance.
Leverkusen lead at the Etihad.
Pep Guardiola made 10 changes for this match, and his second string have put in a predictably disjointed performance.
Leverkusen lead at the Etihad.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Man City 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen HT
Pep Guardiola made 10 changes for this match, and his second string have put in a predictably disjointed performance.
Leverkusen lead at the Etihad.
Pep Guardiola made 10 changes for this match, and his second string have put in a predictably disjointed performance.
Leverkusen lead at the Etihad.