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@fileckert.bsky.social
· Nov 28
“Don’t kid yourself that it can’t happen here,” warns Kerry O’Brien
YouTube video by The Walkley Foundation
youtu.be
"Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Don’t think it can’t happen here"
Kerry O'Brien
#auspol
Kerry O'Brien
#auspol
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Timothy Snyder knew
in 2021.
in 2021.
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Timothy Snyder knew
in 2021.
in 2021.
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Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY
This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY
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Trump explains he just wants peace! (Mel Brooks "To Be Or Not To Be" 1983) #USPolitics #film 🎥
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Trump explains he just wants peace! (Mel Brooks "To Be Or Not To Be" 1983) #USPolitics #film 🎥
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NSW Police Commissioner announces extension to anti-protest laws for another two weeks, saying publicly protesting about anything is “divisive” and could make “some people” “absolutely upset”.
‘Some people’s’ feelings now outweigh the right to protest in NSW? Yikes 🙄 #auspol
‘Some people’s’ feelings now outweigh the right to protest in NSW? Yikes 🙄 #auspol
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 AM
NSW Police Commissioner announces extension to anti-protest laws for another two weeks, saying publicly protesting about anything is “divisive” and could make “some people” “absolutely upset”.
‘Some people’s’ feelings now outweigh the right to protest in NSW? Yikes 🙄 #auspol
‘Some people’s’ feelings now outweigh the right to protest in NSW? Yikes 🙄 #auspol
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"Joe, the difference between Iraq and this is that Bush didn't keep the oil. We're going to keep the oil."
Trump to Joe Scarborough on the phone.
Trump to Joe Scarborough on the phone.
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
"Joe, the difference between Iraq and this is that Bush didn't keep the oil. We're going to keep the oil."
Trump to Joe Scarborough on the phone.
Trump to Joe Scarborough on the phone.
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In 2025, around 1.8 million children under five in #Chad suffer from acute malnutrition.
In response, MSF, the Ministry of Health and local communities have launched a community-based care program in Massakory.
Cherif Mohama Adoum, Health Promotion Officer, updates:
In response, MSF, the Ministry of Health and local communities have launched a community-based care program in Massakory.
Cherif Mohama Adoum, Health Promotion Officer, updates:
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In 2025, around 1.8 million children under five in #Chad suffer from acute malnutrition.
In response, MSF, the Ministry of Health and local communities have launched a community-based care program in Massakory.
Cherif Mohama Adoum, Health Promotion Officer, updates:
In response, MSF, the Ministry of Health and local communities have launched a community-based care program in Massakory.
Cherif Mohama Adoum, Health Promotion Officer, updates:
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NEW: Orwell noted that authoritarian regimes need to control memory and rely upon mass forgetting. That's what's happened with January 6, as I write about in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/43368...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
NEW: Orwell noted that authoritarian regimes need to control memory and rely upon mass forgetting. That's what's happened with January 6, as I write about in my OUR LAND newsletter.
link.motherjones.com/public/43368...
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Shtfkery, writ large.
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Shtfkery, writ large.
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"When Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, .."
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, .."
Maduro’s legal team includes acclaimed lawyer who represented Julian Assange
Barry Pollack, a US trial lawyer, will take on the case as the captured Venezuelan president’s private counsel
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
"When Nicolás Maduro appeared in court in New York on Monday, his choice of lawyer quickly raised eyebrows.
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, .."
The captured Venezuelan president was accompanied by Barry Pollack, a top-tier US trial lawyer who spent years representing Julian Assange, .."
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A reminder that the royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody concluded in 1991.
Since then, the rate of incarceration of indigenous people has doubled, and there have been more than 600 indigenous deaths in custody.
Since then, the rate of incarceration of indigenous people has doubled, and there have been more than 600 indigenous deaths in custody.
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
A reminder that the royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody concluded in 1991.
Since then, the rate of incarceration of indigenous people has doubled, and there have been more than 600 indigenous deaths in custody.
Since then, the rate of incarceration of indigenous people has doubled, and there have been more than 600 indigenous deaths in custody.
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Given the impact of 2025 on my psyche, the first video that leaps to mind is World Party’s "Ship of Fools."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nC...
World Party - Ship Of Fools
YouTube video by WorldPartyOfficial
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Given the impact of 2025 on my psyche, the first video that leaps to mind is World Party’s "Ship of Fools."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2nC...
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Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
ABC Australia reports,
"Adversaries of the US slammed the operation."
🤔 That would be countries who support international law and the UN Charter? "Adversaries"? Really?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...
"Adversaries of the US slammed the operation."
🤔 That would be countries who support international law and the UN Charter? "Adversaries"? Really?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...
UN chief warns that US operation in Venezuela sets new 'precedent'
The warning by the UN chief comes during an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council, just blocks from where Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are facing a Manhattan judge.
www.abc.net.au
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
ABC Australia reports,
"Adversaries of the US slammed the operation."
🤔 That would be countries who support international law and the UN Charter? "Adversaries"? Really?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...
"Adversaries of the US slammed the operation."
🤔 That would be countries who support international law and the UN Charter? "Adversaries"? Really?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/jeff...
wtaf? And his wife...
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
wtaf? And his wife...
My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela | Common Dreams
The issue before the Council is whether any Member State—by force, coercion, or economic strangulation—has the right to determine Venezuela’s political future or to exercise control over its affairs.
www.commondreams.org
January 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
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"The issue before the council today is not the character of the govt of Venezuela"
Jeffrey Sachs addressing the UN security council this afternoon
Jeffrey Sachs addressing the UN security council this afternoon
January 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"The issue before the council today is not the character of the govt of Venezuela"
Jeffrey Sachs addressing the UN security council this afternoon
Jeffrey Sachs addressing the UN security council this afternoon
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"Nobody can stop us."
This is what makes me uneasy about the future of our country. The fear that he may he right.
This is what makes me uneasy about the future of our country. The fear that he may he right.
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"Nobody can stop us."
This is what makes me uneasy about the future of our country. The fear that he may he right.
This is what makes me uneasy about the future of our country. The fear that he may he right.
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LIVE: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on US operations in Venezuela
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com/live/GuT50Tl...
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com/live/GuT50Tl...
LIVE: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on US operations in Venezuela
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:32 PM
LIVE: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on US operations in Venezuela
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com/live/GuT50Tl...
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com/live/GuT50Tl...
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Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
"Lying low and hoping that this too shall pass is cowardice, denial and historical illiteracy.
The consequences will be reaped increasingly, and not just by the unfortunate in faraway places."
The consequences will be reaped increasingly, and not just by the unfortunate in faraway places."
Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik
It’s not just the triumphalism in the White House. Leaders loth to oppose this gangsterism must think how that looks to Putin, Xi and in the UAE, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"Lying low and hoping that this too shall pass is cowardice, denial and historical illiteracy.
The consequences will be reaped increasingly, and not just by the unfortunate in faraway places."
The consequences will be reaped increasingly, and not just by the unfortunate in faraway places."
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