Erstwhile dragon.
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Interested in politics, art, movies & books. Yes, I am an artist.
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Almost 15,000 New York City nurses go on strike. "Staffing levels are a top issue for striking nurses. The union says nurses are dealing with unmanageable workloads. Nurses also want improved security in hospitals, better pay, and fully-funded benefits." abc7ny.com/post/nyc-nur...
Nurses' union alleges illegal firings, union busting amid their biggest strike in NYC history
The largest nurse strike in city history continues, with nearly 15,000 nurses striking after no agreement was reached ahead of deadline.
abc7ny.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Almost 15,000 New York City nurses go on strike. "Staffing levels are a top issue for striking nurses. The union says nurses are dealing with unmanageable workloads. Nurses also want improved security in hospitals, better pay, and fully-funded benefits." abc7ny.com/post/nyc-nur...
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Slap in the face to every woman and child survivor and victim of #mensviolence
Nick McBride is the member for
Mackillop,
in the SA House of Assembly.
Mackillop,
in the SA House of Assembly.
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Slap in the face to every woman and child survivor and victim of #mensviolence
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If he wants to declare martial law, he will. It won't be based on reality. I don't know why some people continue to say: "be peaceful or he'll invoke martial law." Are you all living in this country in 2026???? Haven't you seen them make things up out of whole cloth???? Are you 10 years old?
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
If he wants to declare martial law, he will. It won't be based on reality. I don't know why some people continue to say: "be peaceful or he'll invoke martial law." Are you all living in this country in 2026???? Haven't you seen them make things up out of whole cloth???? Are you 10 years old?
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Ken Howery (below) is Trump’s ambassador to Denmark. He:
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
January 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Ken Howery (below) is Trump’s ambassador to Denmark. He:
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
Co-founded PayPal & The Founders Fund w/ Peter Thiel & attended the Jan 2025 inauguration party at Thiel’s mansion.
Thiel’s Oct 2024 Hereticon event included a talk titled: “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony” 1/
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Hard to overstate what a remarkable statement this is from a Republican senator — even a retiring one — accusing thte Trump White House of weaponizing DOJ to control the Fed:
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
January 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Hard to overstate what a remarkable statement this is from a Republican senator — even a retiring one — accusing thte Trump White House of weaponizing DOJ to control the Fed:
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
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A few hundred are gathered at Foley right now. More steadily arriving.
Emergency rally TONIGHT at Foley Square in response to ICE murdering a woman and blithely attacking responding community members in Minneapolis today.
January 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
A few hundred are gathered at Foley right now. More steadily arriving.
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There are hundreds more showing up, observing, patrolling and organizing in the surrounding suburbs. Today only galvanized wanting to protect each other
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
There are hundreds more showing up, observing, patrolling and organizing in the surrounding suburbs. Today only galvanized wanting to protect each other
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Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
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It's the only game that matters. My SKETCH of British politicians playing the Trump Game.
January 4, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It's the only game that matters. My SKETCH of British politicians playing the Trump Game.
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This week, every Senator will have the opportunity to vote for or against the use of military force against Venezuela.
I am voting AGAINST any war with Venezuela.
Congress must rein in this corrupt and dangerous President IMMEDIATELY.
I am voting AGAINST any war with Venezuela.
Congress must rein in this corrupt and dangerous President IMMEDIATELY.
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
This week, every Senator will have the opportunity to vote for or against the use of military force against Venezuela.
I am voting AGAINST any war with Venezuela.
Congress must rein in this corrupt and dangerous President IMMEDIATELY.
I am voting AGAINST any war with Venezuela.
Congress must rein in this corrupt and dangerous President IMMEDIATELY.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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This is extrajudicial execution, without any clear threat to the US, no authorization from Congress, and far beyond even Article II. The military is not the president's personal hit squad.
Or wasn't, until now.
Or wasn't, until now.
The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly "transporting illegal narcotics" from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post. https://cnn.it/4na60EM
September 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is extrajudicial execution, without any clear threat to the US, no authorization from Congress, and far beyond even Article II. The military is not the president's personal hit squad.
Or wasn't, until now.
Or wasn't, until now.
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in DC, some immigrant and domestic violence advocates are no longer automatically telling victims to call 911, for fear of what might happen when the police arrive
This Is No Way to Make D.C. Safer
Even if the president’s efforts bring crime down temporarily, they are undermining the city’s long-term well-being.
www.theatlantic.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
in DC, some immigrant and domestic violence advocates are no longer automatically telling victims to call 911, for fear of what might happen when the police arrive
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“Today’s conservatives are certainly radical—they are hostile to the rule of law, subsidiarity, and institutions—but what they want isn’t so much change as domination…This isn’t a program that’s concerned with changing policies; it’s a fetish for domination.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
“Conservatism” Is Now Just a Domination Fetish
From states rights, a rules-based system, and limited government to a boot stamping on a human face—forever.
open.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“Today’s conservatives are certainly radical—they are hostile to the rule of law, subsidiarity, and institutions—but what they want isn’t so much change as domination…This isn’t a program that’s concerned with changing policies; it’s a fetish for domination.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
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Faith as a Weapon uncovers how Christian nationalism fueled January 6 and is now embedding a theocratic and authoritarian agenda within the U.S. government. The report profiles key leaders, explores their ideology, & exposes the political power driving these authoritarian policies.
Read our report:
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Faith as a Weapon: Inside America’s Theocratic Vanguard
Christian nationalism and theocratic extremists didn’t just inspired Jan 6 — they’ve taken over key parts of government, weaponizing faith to dismantle democracy and impose an authoritarian theocratic...
globalextremism.org
August 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Faith as a Weapon uncovers how Christian nationalism fueled January 6 and is now embedding a theocratic and authoritarian agenda within the U.S. government. The report profiles key leaders, explores their ideology, & exposes the political power driving these authoritarian policies.
Read our report:
Read our report:
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Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi, 1927 – 2020). The Back of My Garden (2010, mixed media on canvas).
July 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi, 1927 – 2020). The Back of My Garden (2010, mixed media on canvas).
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Satellite imagery analysis revealed that the destruction in the strip is greater than thought, with at least 70% of the buildings uninhabitable
www.haaretz.co.il/news/magazin...
www.haaretz.co.il/news/magazin...
ניתוח צילומי לוויין העלה כי לפחות 70% מהמבנים ברצועה לא ראויים למגורים
לפי מומחה למיפוי מהאוניברסיטה העברית, 89% מהמבנים ברפיח, 84% מהמבנים בצפון הרצועה ו-78% מהמבנים בעיר עזה - נהרסו באופן מלא או חלקי. מהנתונים עולה כי מאז אפריל נהרסו ברפיח כאלפיים מבנים בממוצע מדי חודש
www.haaretz.co.il
July 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Satellite imagery analysis revealed that the destruction in the strip is greater than thought, with at least 70% of the buildings uninhabitable
www.haaretz.co.il/news/magazin...
www.haaretz.co.il/news/magazin...
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76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
n.pr
July 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The people who lost children and other loved ones in the Texas floods are owed honest answers from officials. They should be told why flash flood warnings issued hours earlier were not conveyed to people in the path of the water. They don’t need more prayers from politicians. They need answers.
July 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The people who lost children and other loved ones in the Texas floods are owed honest answers from officials. They should be told why flash flood warnings issued hours earlier were not conveyed to people in the path of the water. They don’t need more prayers from politicians. They need answers.
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The only reason they were saying they'd never vote to cut Medicaid was to give them time to unload their stocks b4 they started crashing.
'Evil and Cruel': GOP Lawmaker Shamed for Unloading Medicaid-Related Stock Before Voting to Gut Program
"Their bill will gut Medicaid and kill people, and they know it," said Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.).
www.commondreams.org/news/republi...
"Their bill will gut Medicaid and kill people, and they know it," said Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.).
www.commondreams.org/news/republi...
'Evil and Cruel': GOP Lawmaker Shamed for Unloading Medicaid-Related Stock Before Voting to Gut Program | Common Dreams
Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-Pa.) faces backlash for selling Medicaid-related stock before voting on budget cuts. Colleagues express outrage.
www.commondreams.org
July 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The only reason they were saying they'd never vote to cut Medicaid was to give them time to unload their stocks b4 they started crashing.