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Words and bent ideas. Reconstituted writer (goldenrod draft) and editor. Fixed-rope abseil expert. Six years of schoolin' in philosophy, which was some fun.
Vancouver Is | London
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And again, beyond Greenland the UK and EU states need to develop military contingency plans for territories under their oversight around the Caribbean in case the Trump administration completely destabilises the region
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
www.politico.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
And again, beyond Greenland the UK and EU states need to develop military contingency plans for territories under their oversight around the Caribbean in case the Trump administration completely destabilises the region
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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The #1 reason that Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022 was to stop Ukraine from succeeding as a capitalist democracy with real freedom and prosperity for their people.
If Ukraine achieved what Poland achieved before them, then this would have led to revolution in Russia within a decade.
If Ukraine achieved what Poland achieved before them, then this would have led to revolution in Russia within a decade.
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The #1 reason that Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022 was to stop Ukraine from succeeding as a capitalist democracy with real freedom and prosperity for their people.
If Ukraine achieved what Poland achieved before them, then this would have led to revolution in Russia within a decade.
If Ukraine achieved what Poland achieved before them, then this would have led to revolution in Russia within a decade.
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Honestly think this is more important even than Putin’s vanity project… nations that have freed themselves of Soviet occupation, that now have better living standards, are a direct rebuke of everything Putin claims, and as said below, would eventually likely lead to domestic upheaval in Russia.
The #1 reason that Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022 was to stop Ukraine from succeeding as a capitalist democracy with real freedom and prosperity for their people.
If Ukraine achieved what Poland achieved before them, then this would have led to revolution in Russia within a decade.
If Ukraine achieved what Poland achieved before them, then this would have led to revolution in Russia within a decade.
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Honestly think this is more important even than Putin’s vanity project… nations that have freed themselves of Soviet occupation, that now have better living standards, are a direct rebuke of everything Putin claims, and as said below, would eventually likely lead to domestic upheaval in Russia.
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#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/21/2
“This is your side of the family, you realize.”
“This is your side of the family, you realize.”
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 AM
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/21/2
“This is your side of the family, you realize.”
“This is your side of the family, you realize.”
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That's too bad.
I'm sure Trump's Board of Peace will be as successful as Trump's University, Trump's Casinos, Trump's Vodka, Trump's Hotels, Trump's Steaks, Trump's Healthcare,....
I'll try to stay positive...
I'm sure Trump's Board of Peace will be as successful as Trump's University, Trump's Casinos, Trump's Vodka, Trump's Hotels, Trump's Steaks, Trump's Healthcare,....
I'll try to stay positive...
January 23, 2026 at 4:09 AM
That's too bad.
I'm sure Trump's Board of Peace will be as successful as Trump's University, Trump's Casinos, Trump's Vodka, Trump's Hotels, Trump's Steaks, Trump's Healthcare,....
I'll try to stay positive...
I'm sure Trump's Board of Peace will be as successful as Trump's University, Trump's Casinos, Trump's Vodka, Trump's Hotels, Trump's Steaks, Trump's Healthcare,....
I'll try to stay positive...
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🧵While ICE is nabbing innocent 4-year-olds, DHS allowed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in US history to self-deport to South America in December.
Prosecutors were planning to try the case and send him to prison, but DHS gave him a free flight out instead.
Prosecutors were planning to try the case and send him to prison, but DHS gave him a free flight out instead.
Anger as suspect in $100M jewelry heist avoids trial – because ICE deported him
An attorney representing some of the jewelry companies impacted in the heist said Jeson Nelon Presilla Flores’s deportation ‘exposes a gap in the system that deserves transparency’
www.the-independent.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 AM
🧵While ICE is nabbing innocent 4-year-olds, DHS allowed a suspect in the largest jewelry heist in US history to self-deport to South America in December.
Prosecutors were planning to try the case and send him to prison, but DHS gave him a free flight out instead.
Prosecutors were planning to try the case and send him to prison, but DHS gave him a free flight out instead.
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🐦 Le grand rendez-vous du comptage national des oiseaux des jardins est de retour ces 24 et 25 janvier. La Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux et le Muséum national d’histoire naturelle invitent tous les curieux de nature à consacrer une heure à observer les oiseaux de leur jardin ➡️ bit.ly/3YRPBdN
January 24, 2026 at 6:01 AM
🐦 Le grand rendez-vous du comptage national des oiseaux des jardins est de retour ces 24 et 25 janvier. La Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux et le Muséum national d’histoire naturelle invitent tous les curieux de nature à consacrer une heure à observer les oiseaux de leur jardin ➡️ bit.ly/3YRPBdN
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From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates
From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates
An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 AM
From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates
What happened to you, America. You didn’t need to become brutal, uncaring, hateful, destructive.
But you have.
But you have.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies.
“At the end of last year, after his father's arrest, his family said he had been rushed to the hospital twice.”
“At the end of last year, after his father's arrest, his family said he had been rushed to the hospital twice.”
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 AM
What happened to you, America. You didn’t need to become brutal, uncaring, hateful, destructive.
But you have.
But you have.
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"Several phytomining startups have already begun commercial operations."
Like GenoMines, a French firm, that's using a genetically engineered plant in the daisy family to farm nickel in South Africa.
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Like GenoMines, a French firm, that's using a genetically engineered plant in the daisy family to farm nickel in South Africa.
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That - bioGraphic
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
www.biographic.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 AM
"Several phytomining startups have already begun commercial operations."
Like GenoMines, a French firm, that's using a genetically engineered plant in the daisy family to farm nickel in South Africa.
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Like GenoMines, a French firm, that's using a genetically engineered plant in the daisy family to farm nickel in South Africa.
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
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China has rapidly built up its submarine fleet by making a technological U-turn to produce boats the U.S. hasn’t built in more than 65 years.
China’s retro submarine design speeds up challenge to US undersea dominance
The shorter construction time of the conventional submarines has allowed China to pull close to the size of the U.S. submarine fleet.
www.stripes.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 AM
China has rapidly built up its submarine fleet by making a technological U-turn to produce boats the U.S. hasn’t built in more than 65 years.
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Le milliardaire technofasciste Peter Thiel fera son show à l’Institut de France
Au téléphone avec l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques, léger embarras : «C’est une audition réservée aux académiciens, pas d’accès au public, c’est juste un groupe de travail…»
Au téléphone avec l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques, léger embarras : «C’est une audition réservée aux académiciens, pas d’accès au public, c’est juste un groupe de travail…»
Le milliardaire technofasciste Peter Thiel fera son show à l’Institut de France
L’Académie des sciences morales et politiques recevra, lundi 26 janvier, l’entrepreneur pour «une audition» dans le cadre d’un «groupe de travail».
www.liberation.fr
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Le milliardaire technofasciste Peter Thiel fera son show à l’Institut de France
Au téléphone avec l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques, léger embarras : «C’est une audition réservée aux académiciens, pas d’accès au public, c’est juste un groupe de travail…»
Au téléphone avec l'Académie des sciences morales et politiques, léger embarras : «C’est une audition réservée aux académiciens, pas d’accès au public, c’est juste un groupe de travail…»
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Canada Lives Because…
January 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Canada Lives Because…
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Fused glass birds by Emma Butler-Cole Aiken, a stained glass artist working in the Scottish Borders #WomensArt
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Fused glass birds by Emma Butler-Cole Aiken, a stained glass artist working in the Scottish Borders #WomensArt
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this is basically ricks' argument in THE GENERALS: that the structure of the american military (and political leadership) has generated an enormously competent professional force... that consistently generates useless results because of a void of strategic thinking at the top
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
this is basically ricks' argument in THE GENERALS: that the structure of the american military (and political leadership) has generated an enormously competent professional force... that consistently generates useless results because of a void of strategic thinking at the top
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In Canada, we are publishing think pieces re: fighting as insurgents. Meanwhile in the US, this is what was in the papers recently ... "Fallout maps show what could happen if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked." #Throughthelookingglass www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities
USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.
www.usatoday.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
In Canada, we are publishing think pieces re: fighting as insurgents. Meanwhile in the US, this is what was in the papers recently ... "Fallout maps show what could happen if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked." #Throughthelookingglass www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
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This is so fucking haunting.
January 24, 2026 at 3:11 AM
This is so fucking haunting.
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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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A family of legal immigrants with a pending asylum case took their 7 year old daughter to the emergency room, but ICE stopped them in the parking lot and refused to let them seek treatment.
www.rawstory.com/monster-beha...
www.rawstory.com/monster-beha...
'Monster behavior': ICE ambushes family at hospital as 7-year-old denied emergency care
Advocates sounded the alarm Friday over federal agents’ arrest last week of a family of legal asylum-seekers apprehended just outside a Portland, Oregon, hospital where they had rushed their 7-year-ol...
www.rawstory.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A family of legal immigrants with a pending asylum case took their 7 year old daughter to the emergency room, but ICE stopped them in the parking lot and refused to let them seek treatment.
www.rawstory.com/monster-beha...
www.rawstory.com/monster-beha...
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 AM
there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
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This is apparently real. People who voted for him must've wanted someone stupider than they are. I'm sorry, but he's a " low-IQ individual," to quote the Low-IQ Individual in Chief.
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This is apparently real. People who voted for him must've wanted someone stupider than they are. I'm sorry, but he's a " low-IQ individual," to quote the Low-IQ Individual in Chief.
I’d hate to fight the Finns. They’re formidable to the extreme.
As an aside, I reckon Finnish soldiers have amongst the best field gear in the world, manufactured by a Finnish company, Savotta.
The quality and functionality of Savotta’s gear for Finland’s military are, well, magnificent.
As an aside, I reckon Finnish soldiers have amongst the best field gear in the world, manufactured by a Finnish company, Savotta.
The quality and functionality of Savotta’s gear for Finland’s military are, well, magnificent.
“Exercise commanders had to ask Finnish reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans,” the source said. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them.”
U.S. military falters during Arctic exercise
NATO defense officials have confirmed that European allies, led by the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, currently carry the primary responsibility for Arctic military operations, as the Unit...
defence-blog.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I’d hate to fight the Finns. They’re formidable to the extreme.
As an aside, I reckon Finnish soldiers have amongst the best field gear in the world, manufactured by a Finnish company, Savotta.
The quality and functionality of Savotta’s gear for Finland’s military are, well, magnificent.
As an aside, I reckon Finnish soldiers have amongst the best field gear in the world, manufactured by a Finnish company, Savotta.
The quality and functionality of Savotta’s gear for Finland’s military are, well, magnificent.
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Miller: Nobody can stand against us. Your little ice nation will be ours.
US army: *sees snow* we’re all gonna die
taskandpurpose.com/news/militar...
US army: *sees snow* we’re all gonna die
taskandpurpose.com/news/militar...
101st Airborne 'pauses' major exercise as bases brace for possible snowpocalypse
Expected to hit Sunday, the storm could bring up to a foot of snow in the mid-South with several major military bases directly in its path.
taskandpurpose.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Miller: Nobody can stand against us. Your little ice nation will be ours.
US army: *sees snow* we’re all gonna die
taskandpurpose.com/news/militar...
US army: *sees snow* we’re all gonna die
taskandpurpose.com/news/militar...
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“Exercise commanders had to ask Finnish reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans,” the source said. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them.”
U.S. military falters during Arctic exercise
NATO defense officials have confirmed that European allies, led by the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, currently carry the primary responsibility for Arctic military operations, as the Unit...
defence-blog.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
“Exercise commanders had to ask Finnish reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans,” the source said. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them.”