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Obnoxious. Unsuitable. Subversive. Disruptive. Insurgent. Resistance. located in Texas. I write software.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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· Apr 1
Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes
Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.
www.wired.com
Assume you are being watched, even here. We are living in a police state now.
www.wired.com/story/cybers...
www.wired.com/story/cybers...
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JUST IN—Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela's Minster of Foreign Affairs, posted an official statement to Telegram. t.me/YvanGilPinto...
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
JUST IN—Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela's Minster of Foreign Affairs, posted an official statement to Telegram. t.me/YvanGilPinto...
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
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Colombia has declared an emergency OAS and UN meeting, President Petro demands they convene immediately. #VenezuelaInvasion
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Colombia has declared an emergency OAS and UN meeting, President Petro demands they convene immediately. #VenezuelaInvasion
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The United States military has reportedly dropped missiles in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas a little over an hour ago. The White House has not yet released a statement.
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The United States military has reportedly dropped missiles in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas a little over an hour ago. The White House has not yet released a statement.
Shit
Venezuela is using Russian air defense systems, and it shows:
US helicopters operate freely over Caracas
US helicopters operate freely over Caracas
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Shit
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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"What--me worry?"
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"What--me worry?"
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Trump just attacked SOMETHING in Venezuela! What, he has no idea.
December 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Trump just attacked SOMETHING in Venezuela! What, he has no idea.
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Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.
As insurance prices rise, women puzzle through coverage options for their families
Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.
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For me, the real lesson of Frank Capra’s delightful holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life” was never as powerful as it is this year. Some thoughts. ⬇️
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
It’s a Wonderful Life
We can create kindness and decency, despite Trump
robertreich.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
For me, the real lesson of Frank Capra’s delightful holiday film “It’s a Wonderful Life” was never as powerful as it is this year. Some thoughts. ⬇️
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/its-a-wonderful-life-f9b
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(🦋) BLUESKY NEWS: The South African Sociopath—everyone knows who I mean—has apparently just made a series of changes to Twitter that launched a new exodus. The per-second growth rate here at BlueSky is now *more than triple* what it was yesterday.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
December 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
(🦋) BLUESKY NEWS: The South African Sociopath—everyone knows who I mean—has apparently just made a series of changes to Twitter that launched a new exodus. The per-second growth rate here at BlueSky is now *more than triple* what it was yesterday.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
So welcome, Twitter refugees! This is *way* better.
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Secretively & sickeningly, Trump’s VA is depriving women veterans of essential health care. A policy just issued by Sec. Collins stops this reproductive care even for women who are victims of rape or incest, or whose health is at risk.
Trump administration bans US veterans agency from providing abortions
Department of Veterans Affairs says justice department found procedure not to be legally sound
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Secretively & sickeningly, Trump’s VA is depriving women veterans of essential health care. A policy just issued by Sec. Collins stops this reproductive care even for women who are victims of rape or incest, or whose health is at risk.
Under the category "If I keep throwing sh*t out there maybe they will forget the Epstein files", fearless leader now proposes a new class of battleships for the Navy. You know, really big guns. Not like he continues to compensate for something, eh?
#BREAKING: President Trump announced a new class of battleships as part of the U.S. Navy’s “Golden Fleet.”
thehill.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Under the category "If I keep throwing sh*t out there maybe they will forget the Epstein files", fearless leader now proposes a new class of battleships for the Navy. You know, really big guns. Not like he continues to compensate for something, eh?
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The 60 minutes segment Bari Weiss killed is here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The 60 minutes segment Bari Weiss killed is here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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“.. Not since the U.S. allied with Joseph Stalin during the Lend Lease Act has a White House official enjoyed such frequent, personal access to a Russian or Soviet leader.
“Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
“Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“.. Not since the U.S. allied with Joseph Stalin during the Lend Lease Act has a White House official enjoyed such frequent, personal access to a Russian or Soviet leader.
“Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
“Witkoff has yet to visit Ukraine.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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Housing costs, medical costs, daycare costs, college costs, are much higher as a percentage of median income than they were generations ago. You can just look at the median home price to median income ratio over time to see how much people have been squeezed. Its going to get much worse too.
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Housing costs, medical costs, daycare costs, college costs, are much higher as a percentage of median income than they were generations ago. You can just look at the median home price to median income ratio over time to see how much people have been squeezed. Its going to get much worse too.
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The Roberts Court Unleashed the Worst President in U.S. History
By @thelisagraves.bsky.social
🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...
By @thelisagraves.bsky.social
🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...
The Roberts Court Unleashed the Worst President in U.S. History
For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...
substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Roberts Court Unleashed the Worst President in U.S. History
By @thelisagraves.bsky.social
🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...
By @thelisagraves.bsky.social
🔗 substack.com/@legalaf/not...
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Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
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🚨Military and People Using the Affordable Care Exchanges listen up!🚨
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨Military and People Using the Affordable Care Exchanges listen up!🚨
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The last thing they wanted from this testimony is the truth getting out.
It's really all about trying to trip Jack Smith up in any way so they have some weak excuse to prosecute him.
It's really all about trying to trip Jack Smith up in any way so they have some weak excuse to prosecute him.
“Chairman Jordan made an excellent decision in not allowing Jack Smith to testify publicly, because had he done so, it would have been absolutely devastating to the President and all the president's men,” says @raskin.house.gov. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The last thing they wanted from this testimony is the truth getting out.
It's really all about trying to trip Jack Smith up in any way so they have some weak excuse to prosecute him.
It's really all about trying to trip Jack Smith up in any way so they have some weak excuse to prosecute him.
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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This should be considered attempted murder‼️
That distress could have killed that baby‼️
THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL‼️
That distress could have killed that baby‼️
THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL‼️
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This should be considered attempted murder‼️
That distress could have killed that baby‼️
THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL‼️
That distress could have killed that baby‼️
THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL‼️
I'm quite dubious of the source, but I would not be surprised at what is going to be presented tonight.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
‘War is Coming’: Tucker Carlson Says a Member of Congress Told Him What Trump Is Announcing Tonight
Tucker Carlson claimed that a member of Congress told him lawmakers were briefed that President Donald Trump is announcing "war is coming" tonight.
www.yahoo.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm quite dubious of the source, but I would not be surprised at what is going to be presented tonight.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...