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Emergency crews are now assessing the cause of the break, the damage, and the system’s water pressure to determine the impact on residents in neighbouring communities.
The city is anticipating a media availability in mid- to late-morning Wednesday.”
#Calgary #YYC
globalnews.ca/news/1159506...
Major water main break traps people in vehicles, affects 2K Calgary homes | Globalnews.ca
Early details from City of Calgary indicate 2,000 homes and 100 businesses are impacted by the water main break, which left people trapped in vehicles on Highway 1 as it flooded.
globalnews.ca
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“What happens when #lying no longer shocks us #dishonesty become normal? In this eye-opening talk, Skylar Hughes, a journalist and psychological researcher, explores why our outrage at fake news has faded and what that means for democracy."
#disinformation
#fakenews
#propoganda
youtu.be/Q9b7ZQh28GY
Why did we stop caring about disinformation? | Skylar Hughes | TEDxDuke
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you want to try this keep two things in mind:
1) Blow out the #candle, don't smother it.
2) Don’t actually •blow• the candle out. Instead, make the sound of the letter ‘P’ very strongly. That will supply the briefest of puffs which is what you want.
#flame #fire #smoke
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"Dave explains how the #Cloud exposes us to aggregated, correlated risks rather than the types of failures we have become accustomed to in the PC age."
#ITNotes
#IT
#CloudComputing
youtu.be/13IaHGr_FJA
The BIG Outage: The One System That Can Take Down Everything
YouTube video by Dave's Garage
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
"The broader debate in the 1920s would be familiar to contemporary ears, too: fears about crime; anxiety about the falling fertility rates of the native born; ... hopes that restrictions would mean higher wages for U.S.-born workers;”

#deportation #immigration

 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“To generate relevancy and influence, social-media algorithms demand spectacle, conflict, and edginess. #Fuentes is a master of all three. He doesn’t have the money or resources #TPUSA does, but you don’t need those things to go viral... ”

#CharlieKirk #altright

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
‘It’s Very Controversial, but I Love Nick Fuentes’
The white-supremacist influencer cast a shadow over Turning Point USA’s annual gathering.
www.theatlantic.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"The #Cuban American lawmakers got wind that the [#Chevron #Venezuela oil] license could be extended, and they threatened to withhold their votes for Mr. Trump’s signature legislation, “the #OBBB.”  ...

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
How Oil, Drugs and Immigration Fueled Trump’s Venezuela Campaign
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“The resolution, spearheaded by Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna, will give #Bondi 30 days to fully release all of the remaining #Epstein materials, then fine her $10,000 each day that she doesn’t release them after that."

#doj

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
So This Is Why Trump Didn’t Want to Release the Epstein Files
The latest batch includes many new references to Trump—and enough ammunition for Congress to keep pressing.
www.theatlantic.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"It remained sealed long after the charges against them were dropped, which effectively negated [Justice #Cannon 's] reasons for keeping it confidential."

#jacksmith #classifieddocuments #trump

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again
The Florida-based judge is likely to once again play a central role in politics in the new year.
www.theatlantic.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"The #Epstein Files Transparency Act signed into law last month permits the Department of Justice “to withhold certain information such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation”.

#doj

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday evening
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Neither man drank or did drugs. They pursued women in a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency,” ... With other men, Mr. #Epstein might discuss tax shelters, international affairs or neuroscience. With Mr. #Trump, he talked about #sex.”

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Trump, Epstein, and the Women
The Epstein files are a vast trove of documents and will take time to absorb, but Trump made his attitude about women clear long ago.
www.newyorker.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“And if #Trump intended the parade to be an advertisement of #America ’s #military strength, it would instead prove to be an inadvertent display of the armed forces’ creeping decrepitude, low morale, shrinking size, obsolescence, and dysfunction.”

#usmilitary #usa

harpers.org/archive/2025...
Mission Impossible, by Seth Harp
The sad state of the American armed forces
harpers.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"No one, besides maybe Neil Postman, could have predicted the formation of an international #pornography cult. But the #gooners’ rise does, in retrospect, possess a certain inevitability."

#sexuality #society #psychology

harpers.org/archive/2025...
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
harpers.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Today, #China mines nearly 60% of the world’s #rareearths and processes almost 90% of rare-earth magnets. However, China controls nearly all of the world’s supply of Samarium Cobalt magnets.
#trump #tariffs #f35 #military

www.eurasiantimes.com/choked-by-ch...
Choked By China, U.S. Relies On Abandoned French Factory Stockpile To Keep F-35s, Tomahawks Flying
The US is the world’s preeminent military power. At USD 900 billion, Washington spends more on defense than the following nine countries combined, including China, Russia, India, Germany, South Korea,...
www.eurasiantimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
"Trump’s invocation of war and his revival of a medal from a long-buried era of American military intervention in #Mexico leave Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in a bind."

#tariffs #tradewar #unitedstates #military #currentaffairs
#trump
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Claudia Sheinbaum’s Impossible Dilemma
The threat of U.S. strikes on cartels could upend a century of delicate relations with Mexico.
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Worldwide #weather systems are starting to break. How air, ocean and even lava currents are changing in unprecedented ways thanks to a hotter planet."

#climatechange #GlobalWarming

youtube.com/watch?v=jN3a...
The weather is getting weirder
YouTube video by The Nature of Things
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I saw this episode again recently and immediately thought of Donald #Trump for some reason.😁

#Friends #POTUS

youtube.com/watch?v=Za3-...
Ross and the Screamer - Best of friends Friends
YouTube video by Md Ahsanul Tashrif
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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We're live now speaking about investigating finances! Come join us here: discord.gg/D7zDQ5r5
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Media
#socialmedia
#freepress
#News
Who owns US News sources
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Chicago has become a model for U.S. President Donald #Trump ’s campaign against political opponents in American cities. CBC's Terence McKenna breaks down why Chicago is in the crosshairs of the #ICE crackdown and how the city has tried to resist."
#autocracy
youtube.com/watch?v=0zBi...
Why is Trump at war with Chicago?
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"The Bulwark asked the #Trump-owned #chatbot a series of questions about the impacts of his agenda, ranging from #tariffs to the insane claim that he has “solved” eight wars over the last 11 months."

#truthsocial

newrepublic.com/post/203036/...
Trump’s Truth Social AI Chatbot Is Hilariously Backfiring
The AI feature on Donald Trump’s social media platform is a little too good at telling the truth.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#cointellpro
#fascism
#trump
#miller
#authoritarianism

"With the Trump administration’s crackdown on the American left through law enforcement campaigns and new directives, it raises the question: is a version of the FBI’s counterintelligence program back today?"

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mgln.ai
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"In this way, the #datacenter financing ends up being a real-estate deal as much as an #AI deal.

#nvida
#economy
#ChatGPT
#stockmarket
#risk
#greatrecession

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Ooooo!

Danielle Smith just issued a new set of rules for staff accepting gifts!

(Even though there’s questions about the last rules being followed)

And it has…

A notwithstanding clause!

Because UCP!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM