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'Gives us some hope': Afghan women at risk of deportation due to USAID cuts look to find home at U of R | CBC News
The University of Regina and a Vancouver-based non-profit are looking to raise $500,000 to bring 25 Afghan scholars facing deportation in Qatar to Saskatchewan
www.cbc.ca
Please circulate -- U of Regina has stepped up to host displaced female Afghan students, with a safe place so they can complete their degrees and not be sent back to Afghanistan from school in Qatar. (Lost funding due to destruction of USAID.)
Hoping to raise $500k.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hoping to raise $500k.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is fascinating -- "The cats established the gene pool of the modern domestic cat and appeared to spread around Europe with the rise of the Roman Empire about 2,000 years ago"
--also, there was more than one species of ancient cat before then, that lived with humans
--also, there was more than one species of ancient cat before then, that lived with humans
Where did house cats come from? Ancient DNA shakes up their origin story | CNN
The domestic cat has a long, complex and uncertain history. Ancient DNA is making its origin story clearer.
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is fascinating -- "The cats established the gene pool of the modern domestic cat and appeared to spread around Europe with the rise of the Roman Empire about 2,000 years ago"
--also, there was more than one species of ancient cat before then, that lived with humans
--also, there was more than one species of ancient cat before then, that lived with humans
From 2017 but it still works -- if anything, Trump's mental badlands are expanding (kind of like the bamboo in Ryan Lizza's courtyard).
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
From 2017 but it still works -- if anything, Trump's mental badlands are expanding (kind of like the bamboo in Ryan Lizza's courtyard).
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Watching AUSTIN POWERS and another reminder of the wildness of time.
Powers is frozen for 30 yrs, defrosting in 1997.
Surprised with all the reboots, they aren’t doing a 2027 reboot of how a secret agent frozen in 1997 comes back in 2027 to defeat an evil henchman.
Maybe too on the nose.
Powers is frozen for 30 yrs, defrosting in 1997.
Surprised with all the reboots, they aren’t doing a 2027 reboot of how a secret agent frozen in 1997 comes back in 2027 to defeat an evil henchman.
Maybe too on the nose.
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Watching AUSTIN POWERS and another reminder of the wildness of time.
Powers is frozen for 30 yrs, defrosting in 1997.
Surprised with all the reboots, they aren’t doing a 2027 reboot of how a secret agent frozen in 1997 comes back in 2027 to defeat an evil henchman.
Maybe too on the nose.
Powers is frozen for 30 yrs, defrosting in 1997.
Surprised with all the reboots, they aren’t doing a 2027 reboot of how a secret agent frozen in 1997 comes back in 2027 to defeat an evil henchman.
Maybe too on the nose.
I wonder if there will also be depressed rates of some other cancers which I think are associated with HPV (and affect men too).
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I wonder if there will also be depressed rates of some other cancers which I think are associated with HPV (and affect men too).
Aside from the weirdness of dumping out a massive screed on a holiday when people are digesting their dinners ... how would one even assess the "net asset" or "incapable of loving our Country"? What are the metrics? And you'd need Majority Report tech to see what people might do in the future.
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🚨 "I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions... & remove anyone who is not a net asset to the U.S., or is incapable of loving our Country..." - @POTUS
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🚨 "I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions... & remove anyone who is not a net asset to the U.S., or is incapable of loving our Country..." - @POTUS
x.com/whitehouse/s...
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Aside from the weirdness of dumping out a massive screed on a holiday when people are digesting their dinners ... how would one even assess the "net asset" or "incapable of loving our Country"? What are the metrics? And you'd need Majority Report tech to see what people might do in the future.
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Impressive resilience from Canada's economy in 3Q: not just avoiding a recession with a 2.6% annualized bounce, but more than erasing the 2Q drop. Would have been even stronger but for reduction in fed govt current spending. Lesson: austerity is not helpful as we deal with Trump. #cdnecon
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Impressive resilience from Canada's economy in 3Q: not just avoiding a recession with a 2.6% annualized bounce, but more than erasing the 2Q drop. Would have been even stronger but for reduction in fed govt current spending. Lesson: austerity is not helpful as we deal with Trump. #cdnecon
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
Here we go.
"a diplomatic cable sent by ... Marco Rubio to diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ... directs U.S. ambassadors ... to press governments to lower most immigration levels and to report if those governments “appear to be overly supportive of immigrants.”"
"a diplomatic cable sent by ... Marco Rubio to diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ... directs U.S. ambassadors ... to press governments to lower most immigration levels and to report if those governments “appear to be overly supportive of immigrants.”"
Immigration minister denies knowledge of U.S. diplomatic directive to get Canada, allies to lower immigration | CBC News
Federal Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she’s unaware of a reported directive sent to the U.S. Embassy from the Trump administration ordering its envoy in Ottawa to press Canada to lower most immi...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Here we go.
"a diplomatic cable sent by ... Marco Rubio to diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ... directs U.S. ambassadors ... to press governments to lower most immigration levels and to report if those governments “appear to be overly supportive of immigrants.”"
"a diplomatic cable sent by ... Marco Rubio to diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ... directs U.S. ambassadors ... to press governments to lower most immigration levels and to report if those governments “appear to be overly supportive of immigrants.”"
Mike succumbs to the siren song of Black Friday!
Seriously, he does really good work. He's currently documenting what it's like to rebuild after the LA wildfires (his house was lost). I'm researching the conspiracy theories and scams in the wake of the disaster, and he's been a huge help.
Seriously, he does really good work. He's currently documenting what it's like to rebuild after the LA wildfires (his house was lost). I'm researching the conspiracy theories and scams in the wake of the disaster, and he's been a huge help.
Because I'm apparently a sheeple like everyone else, I'm giving 25% off all paid subscriptions from today until Sunday. I write about conspiracy theories, weird internet stuff, and rebuilding post-Eaton Fire. It's a big help!
Patreon.com/MikeRothschild
Patreon.com/MikeRothschild
Get more from Mike Rothschild on Patreon
Documenting the Eaton Fire and its aftermath
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November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mike succumbs to the siren song of Black Friday!
Seriously, he does really good work. He's currently documenting what it's like to rebuild after the LA wildfires (his house was lost). I'm researching the conspiracy theories and scams in the wake of the disaster, and he's been a huge help.
Seriously, he does really good work. He's currently documenting what it's like to rebuild after the LA wildfires (his house was lost). I'm researching the conspiracy theories and scams in the wake of the disaster, and he's been a huge help.
It's not even safe for people who weren't working directly with Western forces/organizations -- if a relative or even friend was.
"Preliminary research submitted to the inquiry last month estimated that at least 49 family members and colleagues of Afghans affected by the leak had been killed."
"Preliminary research submitted to the inquiry last month estimated that at least 49 family members and colleagues of Afghans affected by the leak had been killed."
Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears
Taliban used discarded UK kit to track down Afghans who worked with west, inquiry hears
Whistleblower tells Afghan leak inquiry those affected were told to move and change phone numbers to protect themselves
The UK left behind sensitive technology allowing the Taliban to track down Afghans who worked with western forces, a whistleblower has told the Afghan leak inquiry.
The woman, known as Person A, said that Afghans affected by the data leak were told to move homes and change their phone numbers to protect themselves from the Taliban because it had the resources to track them down. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's not even safe for people who weren't working directly with Western forces/organizations -- if a relative or even friend was.
"Preliminary research submitted to the inquiry last month estimated that at least 49 family members and colleagues of Afghans affected by the leak had been killed."
"Preliminary research submitted to the inquiry last month estimated that at least 49 family members and colleagues of Afghans affected by the leak had been killed."
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i actually was briefly made insane by this atlantic article (and the attached NYT piece linked in it) about how there was no plan to deal with the fact that businesses still need pennies despite the fact that we don't make them anymore
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
i actually was briefly made insane by this atlantic article (and the attached NYT piece linked in it) about how there was no plan to deal with the fact that businesses still need pennies despite the fact that we don't make them anymore
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Fascinating but also sobering, to see some favourite authors listed. I wonder if there were similar charities for music, visual arts, etc.
And especially when they get old. I recognized some of the names when reading about performers' retirement homes in LA, Toronto, etc.
And especially when they get old. I recognized some of the names when reading about performers' retirement homes in LA, Toronto, etc.
From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers
From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers
Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Fascinating but also sobering, to see some favourite authors listed. I wonder if there were similar charities for music, visual arts, etc.
And especially when they get old. I recognized some of the names when reading about performers' retirement homes in LA, Toronto, etc.
And especially when they get old. I recognized some of the names when reading about performers' retirement homes in LA, Toronto, etc.
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“Black Friday,” Stephen miller yells, getting redder and redder, “will be replaced with White Friday.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Black Friday,” Stephen miller yells, getting redder and redder, “will be replaced with White Friday.”
America at the start of the 21st century was much more powerful, wealthy, and exciting than a century before ... and a lot of that was due to the gifts of immigrants like Miller's ancestors. Art, food, science and technological innovations -- from people determined to build a better world.
Stephen Miller is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His great-grandparents inhabited the Pale of Settlement (western Russia where Jews were allowed to live) and escaped Russian pogroms and the Holocaust. All the same racist, xenophobic, ignorant things he is saying were said about his own family.
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
America at the start of the 21st century was much more powerful, wealthy, and exciting than a century before ... and a lot of that was due to the gifts of immigrants like Miller's ancestors. Art, food, science and technological innovations -- from people determined to build a better world.
From April of this year. Well, Ryan Lizza leaked some of Robert's poetry, and it became evident that there are plenty of autistic poets who can write circles around him.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
From April of this year. Well, Ryan Lizza leaked some of Robert's poetry, and it became evident that there are plenty of autistic poets who can write circles around him.
Thinking of all the things that kid is going to see, in the next 65 years.
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Thinking of all the things that kid is going to see, in the next 65 years.
Great example of diffusion!
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Great example of diffusion!
I can't imagine what it would be like, losing your parents and your children on the same day.
“I had to make a decision,” he said. “And it haunts me every single day.” @emfoxhall.bsky.social has written a stunning story of heartbreak and survival.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/25/t...
Texas couple grieves children, parents lost in July 4 flood
RJ and Annie Harber have leaned on faith, their community and each other to move through each day after losing their daughters and RJ’s parents. But memories of that night still haunt them.
www.texastribune.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I can't imagine what it would be like, losing your parents and your children on the same day.
Heartbreaking -- US veteran working with Afghan refugees said some were afraid to leave their homes, to attend Thanksgiving dinner at his place today
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Heartbreaking -- US veteran working with Afghan refugees said some were afraid to leave their homes, to attend Thanksgiving dinner at his place today
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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This is so cool. Just imagine the logistics it takes to do this.
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is so cool. Just imagine the logistics it takes to do this.
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👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
Meanwhile, didn't the White House cut the civil service? It's going to take a long time to get through all those applications (same with re-examining existing green cards from 19 countries).
After refusing to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown, Trump is now decreeing that all SNAP recipients REAPPLY for their benefits.
All this paperwork could leave some families hungry waiting to be reapproved, and will cost the government MILLIONS.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... #DemsAbroad
All this paperwork could leave some families hungry waiting to be reapproved, and will cost the government MILLIONS.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... #DemsAbroad
Millions of Americans who depend on food stamps are about to face a major hurdle
USDA chief Brooke Rollins said all SNAP beneficiaries will have to reapply, claiming widespread fraud despite data showing minimal increases in enrollment.
www.oregonlive.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Meanwhile, didn't the White House cut the civil service? It's going to take a long time to get through all those applications (same with re-examining existing green cards from 19 countries).
Not just Afghanistan now. They're going to review already-issued green cards.
"The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela."
"The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela."
US will reexamine all green cards issued to people from 19 countries as Trump administration ramps up immigration crackdown | CNN Politics
The US will reexamine all green cards issued to people from 19 countries “of concern” at President Donald Trump’s direction, as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown following...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Not just Afghanistan now. They're going to review already-issued green cards.
"The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela."
"The 19 countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela."
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New — In light of WV guard member Sarah Beckstrom’s death, a call has gone out to all National Guard members in the DC area asking them to come to the Eisenhower Memorial to line the procession from the hospital.
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New — In light of WV guard member Sarah Beckstrom’s death, a call has gone out to all National Guard members in the DC area asking them to come to the Eisenhower Memorial to line the procession from the hospital.