Rick
@counterblast.bsky.social
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
- Frederick Douglass
Watching the world be burnt by idiots and sociopaths.
Not here for popularity.
Anarchist. Antifascist. Feminist. Ally.
Fuck centrists.
- Frederick Douglass
Watching the world be burnt by idiots and sociopaths.
Not here for popularity.
Anarchist. Antifascist. Feminist. Ally.
Fuck centrists.
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You can only save two. Which ones do you choose?
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You can only save two. Which ones do you choose?
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"Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order,” writes Andreas Umland, an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), in this op-ed.
When superpowers break the rules
Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order.
Since its founding, the People's Re...
kyivindependent.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order,” writes Andreas Umland, an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), in this op-ed.
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Just so you know
In 20 years no one is going to be proud that their father was an ICE thug
In 20 years no one is going to be proud that their father was an ICE thug
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Just so you know
In 20 years no one is going to be proud that their father was an ICE thug
In 20 years no one is going to be proud that their father was an ICE thug
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🇭🇺🇪🇺🇺🇦“Hungary’s position is crystal clear: if a country (Ukraine) cannot even meet the basic standards, it is not ready for the EU.”
- Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary
- Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🇭🇺🇪🇺🇺🇦“Hungary’s position is crystal clear: if a country (Ukraine) cannot even meet the basic standards, it is not ready for the EU.”
- Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary
- Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary
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Just Being Honest To Taco Belles
Face ?.......
Face ?.......
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Just Being Honest To Taco Belles
Face ?.......
Face ?.......
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DW: Kyiv is pushing for a Trump–Zelensky White House meeting next week as it works to revise the proposal — and they add they haven’t seen this level of U.S. pressure before.
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
DW: Kyiv is pushing for a Trump–Zelensky White House meeting next week as it works to revise the proposal — and they add they haven’t seen this level of U.S. pressure before.
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The Russian collapse is unfolding.
Ukraine should continue defending, Europe should increase support, and in the preliminaries Trump’s power will be curbed, and Epstein will sink this admin.
Keep calm and carry on.
Ukraine should continue defending, Europe should increase support, and in the preliminaries Trump’s power will be curbed, and Epstein will sink this admin.
Keep calm and carry on.
‼️ In Yakutia (Russia), payments to the military have been suspended due to a budget deficit and the “impossibility of predicting” how much money needs to be allocated for these payments, - Militarnyi
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Russian collapse is unfolding.
Ukraine should continue defending, Europe should increase support, and in the preliminaries Trump’s power will be curbed, and Epstein will sink this admin.
Keep calm and carry on.
Ukraine should continue defending, Europe should increase support, and in the preliminaries Trump’s power will be curbed, and Epstein will sink this admin.
Keep calm and carry on.
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I expect to be reposting this every three months or so until the end of the Trump administration.
The more that members of the Trump administration talk, the more it sounds as if Plan A to stop the war was to coerce Ukraine into capitulation and Plan B was to keep repeating Plan A until it worked. When it became apparent that wasn't going to happen, they were out of ideas.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I expect to be reposting this every three months or so until the end of the Trump administration.
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Reform UK in Leicestershire Council are paying consultants Newton £1.4m to do the job they claimed DOGE would do.
Thats £4.72 per Council Tax paying household.
It could rise to £30m they are paying Newton. Thats £101 per household in Leicestershire.
Thats £4.72 per Council Tax paying household.
It could rise to £30m they are paying Newton. Thats £101 per household in Leicestershire.
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Reform UK in Leicestershire Council are paying consultants Newton £1.4m to do the job they claimed DOGE would do.
Thats £4.72 per Council Tax paying household.
It could rise to £30m they are paying Newton. Thats £101 per household in Leicestershire.
Thats £4.72 per Council Tax paying household.
It could rise to £30m they are paying Newton. Thats £101 per household in Leicestershire.
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Reform UK Kent county councillor Peter Osborne ‘should resign’ over punch threat to colleague
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
Leaked WhatsApp message sparks calls for Reform cabinet member to resign
A county councillor is being urged to stand down over a message he shared saying he’d like to punch a colleague in the jaw.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reform UK Kent county councillor Peter Osborne ‘should resign’ over punch threat to colleague
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/n...
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X’s new “About this account” tool reveals that dozens of pro-Russian and MAGA accounts with tens of thousands of followers, long posing as American or Russian, are actually created and run from India, Bangladesh, and other South Asian countries.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
X’s new “About this account” tool reveals that dozens of pro-Russian and MAGA accounts with tens of thousands of followers, long posing as American or Russian, are actually created and run from India, Bangladesh, and other South Asian countries.
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Dunce Hat Dickie.
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Dunce Hat Dickie.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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🙈 Bribes
🙊 Racism
🙉 Hypocrisy
🙊 Racism
🙉 Hypocrisy
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🙈 Bribes
🙊 Racism
🙉 Hypocrisy
🙊 Racism
🙉 Hypocrisy
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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once a grifter always a grifter.
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
once a grifter always a grifter.
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Epstein survivors release new letter detailing death threats www.axios.com/2025/11/22/e...
Epstein survivors release new letter detailing death threats
"We ask every federal and state law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over these threats to investigate them," they said.
www.axios.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Epstein survivors release new letter detailing death threats www.axios.com/2025/11/22/e...
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Trump bought Boeing bonds while rewarding the company billions in federal contracts.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Trump bought Boeing bonds while rewarding the company billions in federal contracts.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
He bought Intel bonds after directing the government to acquire a stake in the company.
He bought Meta bonds while pushing AI-friendly policy.
Trump isn’t governing — he’s cashing in.
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NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Reform’s leading councillor in Portsmouth, George Madgwick recently argued that young people are overpaid – backing Nigel Farage’s call to reduce the minimum wage
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Reform’s leading councillor in Portsmouth, George Madgwick recently argued that young people are overpaid – backing Nigel Farage’s call to reduce the minimum wage
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
But what he didn’t mention is that several tribunals found that some of his own companies have failed to pay wages and holiday pay
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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Protests in London outside the Ministry of 'Justice' 🤡 against the illegal proscription of P4lestine 4ction.....
UK politicians being run by genocidal terr0r1sts in sTeal Aviv, Jizzrael.
#KidStarver
#LikudLabourUK
#LabourFriendsOfGenocide
UK politicians being run by genocidal terr0r1sts in sTeal Aviv, Jizzrael.
#KidStarver
#LikudLabourUK
#LabourFriendsOfGenocide
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Protests in London outside the Ministry of 'Justice' 🤡 against the illegal proscription of P4lestine 4ction.....
UK politicians being run by genocidal terr0r1sts in sTeal Aviv, Jizzrael.
#KidStarver
#LikudLabourUK
#LabourFriendsOfGenocide
UK politicians being run by genocidal terr0r1sts in sTeal Aviv, Jizzrael.
#KidStarver
#LikudLabourUK
#LabourFriendsOfGenocide
A look at how Orwellian and dystopian the #OnlineSafetyAct is, look at this 'wish' to be able to track everything by everyone. Sounds innocent to those without digital literacy...
See, it would be better to have taught digital literacy for the last 30 years, but more profitable for them to control
See, it would be better to have taught digital literacy for the last 30 years, but more profitable for them to control
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A look at how Orwellian and dystopian the #OnlineSafetyAct is, look at this 'wish' to be able to track everything by everyone. Sounds innocent to those without digital literacy...
See, it would be better to have taught digital literacy for the last 30 years, but more profitable for them to control
See, it would be better to have taught digital literacy for the last 30 years, but more profitable for them to control
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Imagine if Jeremy Corbyn had been accused of saying the things Nigel Farage has been accused of saying.
They would not have stopped until Corbyn stood down.
Antisemitism never really mattered to Auntie.
#r4today
They would not have stopped until Corbyn stood down.
Antisemitism never really mattered to Auntie.
#r4today
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Imagine if Jeremy Corbyn had been accused of saying the things Nigel Farage has been accused of saying.
They would not have stopped until Corbyn stood down.
Antisemitism never really mattered to Auntie.
#r4today
They would not have stopped until Corbyn stood down.
Antisemitism never really mattered to Auntie.
#r4today