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drokka
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Rabid stitch-doll who loves animals, history, anthropology, and arts.

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paisleystars.bsky.social
Got that solstice sort of feeling today. Lunchtime in the northernmost town in the world.

(Very long exposure to show you the dayside aurora. Actual visibility is closed to nothing)
Pink and green aurora over a snow covered mountain with a small town at its foot
December 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
The body cam footage from Beker’s arrest has been released.

“Hey, this is Officer Hingiss with the Whitefish Police Department. Just out with a male that only speaks Spanish, wondering if you want to check him?”

flatheadbeacon.com/2025/12/19/c...
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Apr 25
NEW — I wrote about Beker Rengifo, a Montana resident from Venezuela who was taken by ICE on Thursday after a routine traffic stop, and how local law enforcement is working with the feds to ensnare people with legal status.
ICE abducts Montana resident with legal humanitarian status
Beker Rengifo is the latest victim of Trump's reckless and illegal war on migrants.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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opdeatheaters.bsky.social
The DOJ is continuing to redact more mentions of Donald Trump found in the Epstein files.

On the left the original version, on the right today’s version.

Source: justice.gov/multimedia/C...

#OpDeathEaters
Case 1:15-cv-07438LA PomenD 3121 Fed 08/24 Page 16 of 16 several girls at any one time. She confided in me about her casual "friendship" with Donald. Mr Trump definitely seemed to have a thing for her and she told me how he kept going on about how he liked her "pert nipples". Donald Trump liked flicking and sucking her nipples until they were raw. One evening when we were showering together she showed me her nipples. They looked incredibly painful as they were red and swollen and I remember wincing when I looked at them. I also know she had sexual relations with Trump at Jeffery's NY mansion on regular occasions as once met Jen for coffee, just before she was going to meet Trump and Epstein together at his mansion. I will shortly start forwarding you, all the emails which I have managed to save. They include the following: I moved from Edinburgh to New York in September 2006, where shortly after I was introduced to Jeffery Epstein by Natalie. A couple months later, after he constantly stalked me around Edinburgh, I moved to New York to get as far away from him as possible and to start a new life. I will send you that photo, amongst others as soon as I am able to fly back to the UK next week as I definitely, 100% have it all in my little storage box. I also have other photo's of the Epstein girls and 1, whilst on the Island including a couple of pictures of me with Sergey Brin and his then finance Anne Wojcicki. I met the pair when they visited the Island for the day as Sergey wanted try out his new kite surfing equipment as he had only just started kite surfing and was very eager to try out his new equipment with us girls. Case 1:15-cv-0743 LA Pomen?61 Fiel2122 Page 16 of 16 several girls at any one time. She confided in me about her casual "friendship" with definitely seemed to have a thing for her and she told me how he kept going on about how he liked her "pert nipples". liked flicking and sucking her nipples until they were raw. One evening when we were showering together she showed me her nipples. They looked incredibly painful as they were red and swollen and I remember wincing when I looked at them. I also know she had sexual relations with at Jeffery's NY mansion on regular occasions as I once met for coffee, just before she was going to meet and Epstein together at his mansion. I will shortly start forwarding you, all the emails which I have managed to save. They include the following: I moved from Edinburgh to New York in September 2006, where shortly after I was introduced to Jeffery Epstein by A couple months later, I moved to New York I will send you that photo, amongst others as soon as I am able to fly back to the UK next week as I definitely, 100% have it all in my little storage box. I also have other photo's of the Epstein girls and 1, whilst on the Island including a couple of pictures of me with and his then finance . I met the pair when they visited the Island for the day as wanted try out his new kite surfing equipment as he had only just started kite surfing and was very eager to try out his new equipment with us girls.
December 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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armyguy8382.bsky.social
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kamalanation.bsky.social KAMALA NATION @kamalanation.bsky.social · 7h
Domain bought by former writer of South Park. 😆
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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bylines.scot
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December 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
Democrats in Congress have thus far failed to make a stink out of Pam Bondi's ethical conflicts (some of which she tried to hide during confirmation), most notably w/GEO and Qatar.

But Luigi Mangione's defense team may force that issue, claiming she had conflict bc of past ties to United Health.
from Ballard in the form of a profit-sharing plan from Ballard’s professional association with all of its paying clients, including UHG. These benefits—along with the financial benefits the Attorney General derived from Ballard while she was a partner and while the partnership divided up revenue from UHG—show that the Attorney General has a personal and financial interest in the work Ballard has done on UHG’s behalf. Further, as the Chairperson of Ballard Partner’s Corporate Regulatory Compliance practice, the Attorney General knew or should have known that UHG, the largest and richest health care company in the world with annual revenue of about $400,000,000,000 (four hundred billion dollars), was one of her partnership’s clients, and that she personally financially profited from Ballard’s lucrative relationship with UHG. When Ms. Bondi left Ballard Partners to become the Attorney General in 2025, the very first defendant she personally selected to be executed was the man accused of killing the CEO of her former client. The Attorney General’s financial connection to UHG represents a conflict of interest that should have caused her to recuse herself from making any decisions on this case. Her failure to do so clearly violated the due process rights of Mr. Mangione and provides yet another reason why the Notice of Intent should be stricken.2 2This reply is limited to the due process implications of the Attorney General’s actions personally directing the Department of Justice to seek the death penalty for the alleged murder of her former client’s CEO. The defense will move separately to address the profound conflict of interest implications of this situation. As part of that motion, we will seek discovery, including but not limited to: all communications between UHG, UHC, and Ballard Partners with any employee or representative of the U.S. Government relating to this matter; the terms of Ms. Bondi’s compensation from Ballard, including the revenues that Ballard deri…
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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effinbirds.com
Three great formats. All new jokes. In your local bookstore right now.
the Effin’ Birds day-to-day calendar the Effin’ Birds monthly/weekly planner the Effin’ Birds wall calendar Find them at your local bookstore, or online at https://eatf.art (really)
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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bylines.scot
The Kelpies: Ten years of the world's largest horse sculptures
Artist Andy Scott completed the Kelpies at the entrance to the North Sea near Falkirk in 2014.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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jjindc.bsky.social
🧊✈️ NOW: ICE goons arrange white bags carrying the personal effects of chained humans that they will transport south on this creepy white Avelo jet (tail: N803XT) from Seattle’s Boeing Field.
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
This is not transparency.

#EpsteinFiles
December 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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altnoaa.bsky.social
Certain elements within MAGA believe that Americans with lineage back to the colonial era are "more American" than those whose families are more recent immigrants. They call it "Heritage Americans".

So what they're saying is that Joe Biden is more American than Donald Trump. That's kind of funny.
December 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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joshshepperd.bsky.social
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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oksii33.ukr.monster
God, our partners are fuскіng impotents, and they say that they will give us some guarantees? The only country in the world that is not scared of russia is Ukraine.
December 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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lilithsaintcrow.com
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”

Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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fiadh.bsky.social
important
badger eating berries
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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firedbutfighting.bsky.social
This is a very well researched and written piece. Check it out and share please.
Thanks @mikestobbe.bsky.social!
December 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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motherjones.com
When Customs and Border Protection and Commander Gregory Bovino move into town, so does Whistlemania.

Activists create and distribute thousands of 3D-printed whistles, and their piercing cries are used to signal that immigration agents are nearby.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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theryangeorge.bsky.social
This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 AM
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wired.com
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
wrd.cm
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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altnoaa.bsky.social
The United States Coast Guard is seizing a sanctioned vessel off the Venezuelan coast, two U.S. officials confirm to NBC News.

The operation is in progress. It was first reported by Reuters.
December 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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rogueresistknitter.bsky.social
JFC!!! They want to limit aid to only those who can afford it. If you don't own a car or home, or have a leaee with your landlord, you won't be eligible for assistance if this bill is passed.
nhhousedems.bsky.social NH House Democratic Caucus @nhhousedems.bsky.social · 2d
"A Republican bill to be voted on in January ... will, for the first time in over a hundred years, give towns permission to limit or avoid providing help to those in need." - Rep. Laurel Stavis

Tell your Rep to vote against HB 348 + read more:

vnews.com/2025/12/11/r...

#NHPolitics
New Hampshire bill threatens aid to needy - Valley News
Republican bill threatens New Hampshire's commitment to helping those in need. HB348 allows towns to limit aid based on residency requirements.
vnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Jack Smith wants to testify in public - Republicans refuse.

He wants his depo tape made public - no again.

The second strike boat video? - nope.

Epstein files law complied with? - not today.

Vote on ACA? - maybe next year.

Republicans: Hide, obstruct, lie, delay, deny.
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
DHS's official X account is now copy-pasting anti-immigration posts from Stephen Miller's wife.

You can tell from the capitalization; they just added "POTUS" in front of the 2019 and 2020 bits, but didn't fix the capitalization of the sentence from Miller's post.
Katie Miller post from 7:42 AM: "President Trump has repeatedly tried to end the Diversity Visa: 2017: Trump repeatedly called for ending the program, describing it as a “Chuck Schumer beauty” and pushing Congress to terminate it. 2017–2021: Supported legislative efforts like the RAISE Act to eliminate the diversity visa lottery. This was stopped by Chuck Schumer and Democrats. 2019: Implemented a passport requirement for lottery applicants, significantly reducing applications. This was halted by the Courts. 2020: Suspended diversity visa processing Then, Joe Biden flipped the switch back on." DHS post from 12:28 PM: "President Trump has fought tooth and nail for years to kill the dangerous Diversity Visa Lottery: 2017: Trump demanded Congress end the program after an ISIS terrorist (DV lottery winner) murdered 8 in NYC truck attack. Trump ripped DV as "a Chuck Schumer beauty.” 2017–2021: Backed RAISE Act to eliminate the lottery and shift to merit-based immigration, a move that was blocked by Congressional Democrats. 2019: POTUS Imposed passport requirement, slashing applications. A move that was blocked by an activist judge. 2020: POTUS Suspended all DV processing to protect Americans. Then, Biden revived this security disaster, and now Americans are again dead because of it."
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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pbsnews.org
U.S. Southern Command posted on social media, “Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not provide evidence. https://to.pbs.org/49lnzx1
2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says
The U.S. military said Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.
to.pbs.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM