Witty Librarian Resistance
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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Corisk did the math Europe's politicians haven't.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
Arm Ukraine to win: €522-838 billion. Let Russia win and rearm Europe: €1.2-1.6 trillion—double the cost. Plus 6-11 million additional refugees.
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UPDATE: after departing BWI Intl at 21:08 EST, the ICE removal flight that has now been confirmed to be carrying Iranian and Russian nationals is expected to arrive in Cairo at 7:08 AM EST. ICE flight monitor will be tracking-follow this thread for further updates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
UPDATE: after departing BWI Intl at 21:08 EST, the ICE removal flight that has now been confirmed to be carrying Iranian and Russian nationals is expected to arrive in Cairo at 7:08 AM EST. ICE flight monitor will be tracking-follow this thread for further updates.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/w...
I don't even know who Jeff Kent is.
Was Carl Crawford unavailable?
Was Carl Crawford unavailable?
Hall voters hate Barry Bonds so much they decided to put Jeff Kent in just to spite him
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I don't even know who Jeff Kent is.
Was Carl Crawford unavailable?
Was Carl Crawford unavailable?
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If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If the Sep. 2 boat really had "narco-terrorists" on board, questioning the survivors would have been a way to learn about how the organization worked, where more drugs were stashed, etc. But this isn't a counter-terrorism campaign. It's a shooting gallery with helpless targets.
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"I saw the video and what if a bird flew by and one of the shipwrecked used a paper clip and squid ink to write a message to attach to the bird's leg to get a message to Suriname so they could continue their mission?"
- Tom Cotton probably
- Tom Cotton probably
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"I saw the video and what if a bird flew by and one of the shipwrecked used a paper clip and squid ink to write a message to attach to the bird's leg to get a message to Suriname so they could continue their mission?"
- Tom Cotton probably
- Tom Cotton probably
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This is on point right up until you remember that Trump never spent a day in the military and never would have.
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But I got a seal like that for my 10 year service anniversary.
I'm just sayin'.
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But I got a seal like that for my 10 year service anniversary.
I'm just sayin'.
December 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This is on point right up until you remember that Trump never spent a day in the military and never would have.
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But I got a seal like that for my 10 year service anniversary.
I'm just sayin'.
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But I got a seal like that for my 10 year service anniversary.
I'm just sayin'.
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Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Q: Should Netflix be allowed to buy Warner Brothers?
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
TRUMP: That's a question. They have a very big market share. I'll be involved in that decision
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Donald Trump said he’ll “be involved in” deciding if Netflix can buy Warner Bros.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
Is that an open invite for CEOs to curry favor with Trump in exchange for merger approvals?
It should be an independent decision by the Department of Justice based on the law and facts.
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They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Of course anyone with half a brain knew how this was going to end long ago: Walk away from Ukraine, walk away from NATO, blame Zelensky, lots of business deals between Trump, his cronies, and our new “friends” the murderous, corrupt, lying Russians.
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Of course anyone with half a brain knew how this was going to end long ago: Walk away from Ukraine, walk away from NATO, blame Zelensky, lots of business deals between Trump, his cronies, and our new “friends” the murderous, corrupt, lying Russians.
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AP finds federal and state authorities in Louisiana are monitoring the online activities of ICE critics. Chilling. apnews.com/article/immi...
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
State and federal authorities are monitoring online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans.
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
AP finds federal and state authorities in Louisiana are monitoring the online activities of ICE critics. Chilling. apnews.com/article/immi...
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And this isn't even "we think the court of 1973 got it wrong on balance" or whatever, it is straightforward "everyone involved for 150 years didn't understand words right, including the ones who wrote it"
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
And this isn't even "we think the court of 1973 got it wrong on balance" or whatever, it is straightforward "everyone involved for 150 years didn't understand words right, including the ones who wrote it"
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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I’m not advocating for BYU necessarily, but why was a team like BYU punished for losing their conference game and a team like Alabama not punished?
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I’m not advocating for BYU necessarily, but why was a team like BYU punished for losing their conference game and a team like Alabama not punished?
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You understand that the road from "blow up any boat we want" to "kill any Americans we want" is very short.
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
You understand that the road from "blow up any boat we want" to "kill any Americans we want" is very short.
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Immigration authorities have insisted the New Orleans area sweeps are targeted at “criminal illegal aliens.” But the law enforcement records detail criminal histories for less than a third of the 38 people arrested in the first two days of the operation. | AP
www.nola.com/news/catahou...
www.nola.com/news/catahou...
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
Records reviewed by the AP show that few of those arrested have criminal histories beyond traffic violations.
www.nola.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Immigration authorities have insisted the New Orleans area sweeps are targeted at “criminal illegal aliens.” But the law enforcement records detail criminal histories for less than a third of the 38 people arrested in the first two days of the operation. | AP
www.nola.com/news/catahou...
www.nola.com/news/catahou...
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He went from “I will lower prices Day 1” to “Affordability is a Democrat scam” faster than you can say “FIFA Peace Prize” and MAGAs still worship him.
But it’s definitely not a cult.
But it’s definitely not a cult.
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
He went from “I will lower prices Day 1” to “Affordability is a Democrat scam” faster than you can say “FIFA Peace Prize” and MAGAs still worship him.
But it’s definitely not a cult.
But it’s definitely not a cult.
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Guardian: Kremlin hails Trump’s national security policy as aligned with Putin’s vision. Of course it’s aligned with Putin’s vision, because Trump’s policy IS Putin’s vision. Traitorous, treasonous, treacherous Trump is Putin’s willing stooge.
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Guardian: Kremlin hails Trump’s national security policy as aligned with Putin’s vision. Of course it’s aligned with Putin’s vision, because Trump’s policy IS Putin’s vision. Traitorous, treasonous, treacherous Trump is Putin’s willing stooge.
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Remember everybody, the DC Pipe Bomber, by his own admission, is a Trump supporter who believed Trump's lies about the 2020 election.
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Remember everybody, the DC Pipe Bomber, by his own admission, is a Trump supporter who believed Trump's lies about the 2020 election.
you still made this too easy.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
you still made this too easy.
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bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
bad actors like wurman are why i think it is important to place the birthright clause in the full context of section 1 and section 1 in the context of both dred scott and the two decades of antislavery and abolitionist agitation and political thinking that proceeded it
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the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
the idea that a handful of conservative legal scholars have an understanding that should supersede a settlement affirmed my generations of american is astoundingly arrogant, and the idea that trump — or any president — can unilaterally overturn that settlement is just despotism
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During ratification of the 14th Amendment, senators discussed whether the Citizenship Clause would apply to the children of immigrants and resoundingly concluded that it did. The text and history all point in one direction and the counter-arguments are patently fraudulent. I am going to lose my mind
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
During ratification of the 14th Amendment, senators discussed whether the Citizenship Clause would apply to the children of immigrants and resoundingly concluded that it did. The text and history all point in one direction and the counter-arguments are patently fraudulent. I am going to lose my mind
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The natalists who say they want Americans to have more kids are killing the kids we have.
For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years
time.com/7338791/chil...
time.com/7338791/chil...
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The natalists who say they want Americans to have more kids are killing the kids we have.