Freida
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#FreeTheLeopards superfan. I like things smooth, like my brain.
🫀 Crimea is Ukraine.
🫀 Crimea is Ukraine.
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Under Ukraine’s constitution, holding national elections while the country is under martial law is illegal. That was declared on 24 February 2022, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Ukraine will only hold elections after ceasefire, Zelenskyy says
Under Ukraine’s constitution, holding national elections while the country is under martial law is illegal. That was declared on 24 February 2022, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
l.euronews.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Under Ukraine’s constitution, holding national elections while the country is under martial law is illegal. That was declared on 24 February 2022, the day Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
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Alex Pretti's parents keep a box crammed with 200 letters and cards that have poured into their Denver home since their son was shot and killed by immigration agents.
"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Alex Pretti's parents keep a box crammed with 200 letters and cards that have poured into their Denver home since their son was shot and killed by immigration agents.
"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
"He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."
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The flash mob continues.
Ukrainians show up for one another. Always.
Remembrance is not a violation🧵
Ukrainians show up for one another. Always.
Remembrance is not a violation🧵
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The flash mob continues.
Ukrainians show up for one another. Always.
Remembrance is not a violation🧵
Ukrainians show up for one another. Always.
Remembrance is not a violation🧵
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❤️ Like if you stand with Ukraine
🔄 Repost to double your support
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February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
❤️ Like if you stand with Ukraine
🔄 Repost to double your support
🔄 Repost to double your support
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Cowards are not worth your time.
Never forget who caved to Trump.
Gallup has been tracking presidential approval for eight decades.
Never forget who caved to Trump.
Gallup has been tracking presidential approval for eight decades.
Gallup is no longer posting presidential approval numbers. It appears to be true.
February 11, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Cowards are not worth your time.
Never forget who caved to Trump.
Gallup has been tracking presidential approval for eight decades.
Never forget who caved to Trump.
Gallup has been tracking presidential approval for eight decades.
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Tell me you don’t actually understand the technology without telling me you understand the technology.
The tech has some merrits, but the hype most certainly isn’t true.
It’s not … true either.
The tech has some merrits, but the hype most certainly isn’t true.
It’s not … true either.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tell me you don’t actually understand the technology without telling me you understand the technology.
The tech has some merrits, but the hype most certainly isn’t true.
It’s not … true either.
The tech has some merrits, but the hype most certainly isn’t true.
It’s not … true either.
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I use and experiment and develop with LLMs every day, and let me tell you, the hype is not real.
Not even in ten years.
Did we so less because we got excavators? No, we sis more.
Did we do less because we got computers? No, we did more.
Why do people assume that this tech is so different?
Not even in ten years.
Did we so less because we got excavators? No, we sis more.
Did we do less because we got computers? No, we did more.
Why do people assume that this tech is so different?
When you try to use the sort of best of breed ChatGPT 5.2 Extended Thinking and it can't even produce an Executive Summary of your text without first producing text longer than your document, then not understanding what an Executive Summary is, and then add stuff that wasn't even in your document...
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I use and experiment and develop with LLMs every day, and let me tell you, the hype is not real.
Not even in ten years.
Did we so less because we got excavators? No, we sis more.
Did we do less because we got computers? No, we did more.
Why do people assume that this tech is so different?
Not even in ten years.
Did we so less because we got excavators? No, we sis more.
Did we do less because we got computers? No, we did more.
Why do people assume that this tech is so different?
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We must defend UK democracy from Russian interference and the wider web of dirty money and misinformation which enables bad actors to undermine trust in politics.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
We must defend UK democracy from Russian interference and the wider web of dirty money and misinformation which enables bad actors to undermine trust in politics.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
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So many basic necessities — like access to hygiene, safety, and psychological well-being are fundamental human rights.
Yet, for millions of Ukrainians, those rights have been stripped away by constant russian attacks.
Help bring back a sense of normalcy:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
Yet, for millions of Ukrainians, those rights have been stripped away by constant russian attacks.
Help bring back a sense of normalcy:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
February 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
So many basic necessities — like access to hygiene, safety, and psychological well-being are fundamental human rights.
Yet, for millions of Ukrainians, those rights have been stripped away by constant russian attacks.
Help bring back a sense of normalcy:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
Yet, for millions of Ukrainians, those rights have been stripped away by constant russian attacks.
Help bring back a sense of normalcy:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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🇺🇦❌ The International Skating Union (ISU) has banned Ukrainian short track speed skater Oleh Gandei from entering the start line of the Olympics wearing a helmet with a quote from Lina Kostenko: “Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat.”
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
🇺🇦❌ The International Skating Union (ISU) has banned Ukrainian short track speed skater Oleh Gandei from entering the start line of the Olympics wearing a helmet with a quote from Lina Kostenko: “Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat.”
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The Billionaires are getting uppity
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The Billionaires are getting uppity
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President Zelenskyy makes it clear that 24 February is now a sacred day for Ukrainians and he will absolutely not announce elections on this date.
I believe the info for the FT story came from the EU.
I don't think the date was meant to be exact, but indicative of around then.
I believe the info for the FT story came from the EU.
I don't think the date was meant to be exact, but indicative of around then.
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
President Zelenskyy makes it clear that 24 February is now a sacred day for Ukrainians and he will absolutely not announce elections on this date.
I believe the info for the FT story came from the EU.
I don't think the date was meant to be exact, but indicative of around then.
I believe the info for the FT story came from the EU.
I don't think the date was meant to be exact, but indicative of around then.
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🇺🇦 Remembrance is not a violation
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
🇺🇦 Remembrance is not a violation
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I've been saying this from the beginning. They are not goverrning like they are concerned about winning votes.
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I've been saying this from the beginning. They are not goverrning like they are concerned about winning votes.
Shrinking is SUCH a great series ❤️
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Shrinking is SUCH a great series ❤️
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A Russian FSB-led front is involved in recruiting Africans to fight in Ukraine. All Eyes on Wagner obtained a list of 1417 Africans enrolled as fighters and 316 killed in action. Their average life expectancy is 6 months. For some it's as little as 1 month
alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/t...
alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/t...
The Business of Despair
Singular Stories Their names are Serge, Nabil, Samuel, and Eric, and they come from different countries on the African continent. What they have in common is they fight as foreign soldiers in the R…
alleyesonwagner.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A Russian FSB-led front is involved in recruiting Africans to fight in Ukraine. All Eyes on Wagner obtained a list of 1417 Africans enrolled as fighters and 316 killed in action. Their average life expectancy is 6 months. For some it's as little as 1 month
alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/t...
alleyesonwagner.org/2026/02/11/t...
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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One of these never lost an election. The other one never won an election.
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
One of these never lost an election. The other one never won an election.
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Russia is sending intelligence officers and diplomats banned from Europe to Africa, according to findings by Estonian intelligence
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February 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Russia is sending intelligence officers and diplomats banned from Europe to Africa, according to findings by Estonian intelligence
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I bought some snowdrops last year ( in the green), I was going to share them with my neighbour as she loved her garden and we would swap plants - but she passed away before they arrived.
They're flowering now.
Thinking of her. 🕯
They're flowering now.
Thinking of her. 🕯
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I bought some snowdrops last year ( in the green), I was going to share them with my neighbour as she loved her garden and we would swap plants - but she passed away before they arrived.
They're flowering now.
Thinking of her. 🕯
They're flowering now.
Thinking of her. 🕯
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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Bondi’s underlying message during this hearing is exceedingly clear:
It doesn’t matter what’s in the Epstein files and who gets implicated.
Trump and his pedophile donors will be protected by her Department of Justice at all costs.
It doesn’t matter what’s in the Epstein files and who gets implicated.
Trump and his pedophile donors will be protected by her Department of Justice at all costs.
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Bondi’s underlying message during this hearing is exceedingly clear:
It doesn’t matter what’s in the Epstein files and who gets implicated.
Trump and his pedophile donors will be protected by her Department of Justice at all costs.
It doesn’t matter what’s in the Epstein files and who gets implicated.
Trump and his pedophile donors will be protected by her Department of Justice at all costs.
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I’m not sure I’ve ever come across anyone who sounded as guilty in a coverup conspiracy as Pamela Jo Bondi does right now.
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I’m not sure I’ve ever come across anyone who sounded as guilty in a coverup conspiracy as Pamela Jo Bondi does right now.