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Eternity (A24), The Power, Dating Amber, Sea Fever, Line Of Duty etc…
Available wherever on this Earth you want to film.
Eternity (A24), The Power, Dating Amber, Sea Fever, Line Of Duty etc…
Available wherever on this Earth you want to film.
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
Look at the photos. The thing I heard often working on the USAID Gaza response from our partners in Gaza was the field of dead bodies - men, women, children - that fanned out around IDF checkpoints in the Netzarim corridor. Shot by IDF soldiers for no reason (unless "for fun" counts as a reason).
U.S. Envoys Refused to Report "Apocalyptic" Conditions in Gaza. Exclusive Photos Show the Reality They Suppressed
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem suppressed a February 2024 report on northern Gaza because it “lacked balance.” These photos from the UN fact finding trip are visual evidence of the conditions.
www.dropsitenews.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The photos from a UN fact finding mission to northern Gaza which were part of a diplomatic cable suppressed by the US Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, have been released by Drop Site News. These are the genocidal conditions in Gaza that Lew specifically tried to hide from the White House and public.
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If you care about Don Lemon, don't forgot Mario Guevara (reporter who was filming police at a No Kings rally in June) was targeted for his journalistic activity; detained for 112 days; and deported. He had no criminal charges against him and was on the path to getting a green card.
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
If you care about Don Lemon, don't forgot Mario Guevara (reporter who was filming police at a No Kings rally in June) was targeted for his journalistic activity; detained for 112 days; and deported. He had no criminal charges against him and was on the path to getting a green card.
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This👇. Does anybody have information on who currently owns these warehouses and where they are. If they’re owned by businesses, we should try to boycott them. If we know the locations, we can demonstrate, possibly convince workers helping to convert these spaces to strike. Just a thought.
January 31, 2026 at 7:44 AM
This👇. Does anybody have information on who currently owns these warehouses and where they are. If they’re owned by businesses, we should try to boycott them. If we know the locations, we can demonstrate, possibly convince workers helping to convert these spaces to strike. Just a thought.
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This woman will be protected by generations of crows
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
September 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
This woman will be protected by generations of crows
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
h/t: Autumn Buck / firstdatejunkie
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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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LOL, Ukrainian Battalion Commander Roman Kovalev shot a video from the centre of Kupiansk-Vuzlove.
This is the village, near the town of Kupiansk, which Gerasimov told Putin they captured earlier this week.
Kovalev points out places and says "you can see I'm not even wearing a bullet proof vest."
This is the village, near the town of Kupiansk, which Gerasimov told Putin they captured earlier this week.
Kovalev points out places and says "you can see I'm not even wearing a bullet proof vest."
January 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
LOL, Ukrainian Battalion Commander Roman Kovalev shot a video from the centre of Kupiansk-Vuzlove.
This is the village, near the town of Kupiansk, which Gerasimov told Putin they captured earlier this week.
Kovalev points out places and says "you can see I'm not even wearing a bullet proof vest."
This is the village, near the town of Kupiansk, which Gerasimov told Putin they captured earlier this week.
Kovalev points out places and says "you can see I'm not even wearing a bullet proof vest."
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Lobbyists are making a mint off Trump's tariff wars.
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Lobbyists are making a mint off Trump's tariff wars.
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OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
OpenAI just released Prism, a LaTeX editor with embedded ChatGPT for free.
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
Writing a paper has never been easier.
Clogging the scientific publishing pipeline has never been easier.
It took me 54 seconds to write up an experiment I did not actually conduct.
prism.openai.com
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
One of these days I’m going to make the right amount of rice.
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM
One of these days I’m going to make the right amount of rice.
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BREAKING: EU Commission launches investigation into:
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
BREAKING: EU Commission launches investigation into:
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
* Grok spreading illegal content in the EU (including fake sexual images and child abuse material)
* X's recommender systems as systemic risks
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺
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Zelenskyy: The world stood aside as Iran drowned protests in blood
Zelenskyy said the Iranian regime’s message is clear: “Kill enough people, and you will remain in power.” He accused the world of standing aside as thousands were murdered.
📹 via Clash Report
Zelenskyy said the Iranian regime’s message is clear: “Kill enough people, and you will remain in power.” He accused the world of standing aside as thousands were murdered.
📹 via Clash Report
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Zelenskyy: The world stood aside as Iran drowned protests in blood
Zelenskyy said the Iranian regime’s message is clear: “Kill enough people, and you will remain in power.” He accused the world of standing aside as thousands were murdered.
📹 via Clash Report
Zelenskyy said the Iranian regime’s message is clear: “Kill enough people, and you will remain in power.” He accused the world of standing aside as thousands were murdered.
📹 via Clash Report
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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(Content warning: ICE violence)
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 PM
(Content warning: ICE violence)
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
At around 1:40 this afternoon, I witnessed federal agents with ICE and CBP arresting a US citizen after hitting her car from behind, and then kneeling on the head of a legal observer in the snow, preventing breathing and bloodying their face.
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This week on @theintercept.com Briefing: Trump’s War on America! “It’s not just clashes between protesters and ICE; it’s an attack on basic rights that we’ve taken for granted,” says @mprnews.org reporter @jcollins.bsky.social.
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/t...
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump’s War on America
“It’s not just clashes between protesters and ICE; it’s an attack on basic rights that we’ve taken for granted,” says Minnesota Public Radio reporter Jon Collins.
theintercept.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This week on @theintercept.com Briefing: Trump’s War on America! “It’s not just clashes between protesters and ICE; it’s an attack on basic rights that we’ve taken for granted,” says @mprnews.org reporter @jcollins.bsky.social.
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/t...
theintercept.com/2026/01/16/t...
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Five Green Party councillors brought an emergency motion this month to get Dublin City Council off X.
And we succeeded.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
And we succeeded.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy
Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Five Green Party councillors brought an emergency motion this month to get Dublin City Council off X.
And we succeeded.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
And we succeeded.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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#IranMassacre :
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
#DigitalBlackoutIran
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 AM
#IranMassacre :
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
#DigitalBlackoutIran
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
Don't stop talking about Iran.
#DigitalBlackoutIran
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.