Persimmon
@cpep.bsky.social
kindness makes me cry
@cpep@mstdn.science (mastodon) She/Her or They/Them My fuking choice.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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This is good. "An Empire of Blackmail" european-security.com/cesspool-and...
Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair - European Security
In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his accomplice Ghislaine, Robert Maxwell, the ...
european-security.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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schadenfreude delivery from the bad place
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
schadenfreude delivery from the bad place
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As his time in office steadily decreases, more and more people on the right will start trying to peel away Trump’s power. The vote on the Epstein files will be an accelerant to that process.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
The Epstein files sinkhole widening under Trump
These polls suggest the issue is a bigger problem than the president wants to admit.
www.ms.now
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As his time in office steadily decreases, more and more people on the right will start trying to peel away Trump’s power. The vote on the Epstein files will be an accelerant to that process.
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...
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This is good. "An Empire of Blackmail" european-security.com/cesspool-and...
Cesspool and Chaos: the Russian Connection in the Epstein Affair - European Security
In this explosive article, French historian Françoise Thom highlights the close relationship between the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the father of his accomplice Ghislaine, Robert Maxwell, the ...
european-security.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is good. "An Empire of Blackmail" european-security.com/cesspool-and...
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"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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Article is free, just a metered paywall. Much appreciated if you'd read and share!
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Article is free, just a metered paywall. Much appreciated if you'd read and share!
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New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
1/
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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It is weird to remember the entire East Wing of the White House is still gone and likely nothing important inside was preserved properly.
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It is weird to remember the entire East Wing of the White House is still gone and likely nothing important inside was preserved properly.
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My kid's school district, which stayed virtual longer than almost everybody and had some of the strictest COVID protocols in the country, just had its highest test scores ever, a thing that no media outside of L.A. will ever mention: www.lausd.org/site/default...
Los Angeles Unified Students Show Highest Test Scores Ever in Reading, Math, and Science (10-09-25)
www.lausd.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My kid's school district, which stayed virtual longer than almost everybody and had some of the strictest COVID protocols in the country, just had its highest test scores ever, a thing that no media outside of L.A. will ever mention: www.lausd.org/site/default...
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The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.
Justice Department quietly replaced 'identical' Trump signatures on recent pardons
President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny over the use of a replicated signature on several recent pardons
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.
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Ironically, it's difficult to talk about climate change when you're battling oppressive heat and torrential rain
Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30
A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ironically, it's difficult to talk about climate change when you're battling oppressive heat and torrential rain
Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
I’m a CHILD.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is me at 15. I’m a child.
I’m a CHILD.
I’m a CHILD.
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Bear to Take Huge Dump in Forest
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Bear to Take Huge Dump in Forest
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This was state terror perpetrated for the content. Sick society
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This was state terror perpetrated for the content. Sick society
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Most countries in Europe be like:
-no immigration for any reason
-deportation
-lower taxes
-higher pensions
-no new investments
-no new construction cause that will devalue our current property
-higher spending
You can't govern under these circumstances. It is suicidal.
-no immigration for any reason
-deportation
-lower taxes
-higher pensions
-no new investments
-no new construction cause that will devalue our current property
-higher spending
You can't govern under these circumstances. It is suicidal.
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Most countries in Europe be like:
-no immigration for any reason
-deportation
-lower taxes
-higher pensions
-no new investments
-no new construction cause that will devalue our current property
-higher spending
You can't govern under these circumstances. It is suicidal.
-no immigration for any reason
-deportation
-lower taxes
-higher pensions
-no new investments
-no new construction cause that will devalue our current property
-higher spending
You can't govern under these circumstances. It is suicidal.
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"To be a disabled oracle is someone who tells their truths in a hostile ableist world that does not believe you. The pandemic reveals an attitude that disabled, sick, poor and immunocompromised people are disposable." Alice Wong
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#disability
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#disability
Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’
The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"To be a disabled oracle is someone who tells their truths in a hostile ableist world that does not believe you. The pandemic reveals an attitude that disabled, sick, poor and immunocompromised people are disposable." Alice Wong
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#disability
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#disability
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"The restrictions were intended to prevent a repeat of the Nazi rise to power, when anti-democratic forces were able to subvert democracy from within..."
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"The restrictions were intended to prevent a repeat of the Nazi rise to power, when anti-democratic forces were able to subvert democracy from within..."
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
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Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system, and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department. n.pr/4qVulQV
Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department. n.pr/4qVulQV
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So rich grown men’s sexual abuse of poor women and young girls is not merely a bonus of power for them—it’s central to how they maintain their power.
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So rich grown men’s sexual abuse of poor women and young girls is not merely a bonus of power for them—it’s central to how they maintain their power.
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Important to understand that sexual violence is political violence, enacted specifically to enforce class, race, and, yes, gender hierarchies.
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Important to understand that sexual violence is political violence, enacted specifically to enforce class, race, and, yes, gender hierarchies.
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Hey just a reminder. Don't fedpost. You can scream woodchipper- inspired crimes from inside your heart. Be a smarter social media user.
November 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Hey just a reminder. Don't fedpost. You can scream woodchipper- inspired crimes from inside your heart. Be a smarter social media user.
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Serious bit of reporting on the #bbc “crisis” by @bylinetimes.bsky.social here; it all looks very much like an orchestrated coup, or perhaps just carefully arranged sabotage by people with vested interests in seeing the public service broadcaster destroyed
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Serious bit of reporting on the #bbc “crisis” by @bylinetimes.bsky.social here; it all looks very much like an orchestrated coup, or perhaps just carefully arranged sabotage by people with vested interests in seeing the public service broadcaster destroyed
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas
@kajakallas.bsky.social:
Right now, Russia does not want to negotiate at all. Every time the world reaches out, Russia responds with missiles. Russia's latest attacks make abundantly clear that Russia is pressing with war. And this pattern keeps repeating.
@kajakallas.bsky.social:
Right now, Russia does not want to negotiate at all. Every time the world reaches out, Russia responds with missiles. Russia's latest attacks make abundantly clear that Russia is pressing with war. And this pattern keeps repeating.
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas
@kajakallas.bsky.social:
Right now, Russia does not want to negotiate at all. Every time the world reaches out, Russia responds with missiles. Russia's latest attacks make abundantly clear that Russia is pressing with war. And this pattern keeps repeating.
@kajakallas.bsky.social:
Right now, Russia does not want to negotiate at all. Every time the world reaches out, Russia responds with missiles. Russia's latest attacks make abundantly clear that Russia is pressing with war. And this pattern keeps repeating.