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2 deer infected on Texas farm linked to #CWD-testing violations, deer smuggling
The detections were the first for Tom Green County, in the west-central part of the state.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Deb Watson / Flickr cc
The detections were the first for Tom Green County, in the west-central part of the state.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Deb Watson / Flickr cc
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2 deer infected on Texas farm linked to #CWD-testing violations, deer smuggling
The detections were the first for Tom Green County, in the west-central part of the state.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Deb Watson / Flickr cc
The detections were the first for Tom Green County, in the west-central part of the state.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Deb Watson / Flickr cc
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The most underrated point on this wish list is, as @michaeldweiss.bsky.social points out:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The most underrated point on this wish list is, as @michaeldweiss.bsky.social points out:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
So hitting other Russian cities is okay !
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It appears that Donald Trump did in fact receive the light of Islam.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It appears that Donald Trump did in fact receive the light of Islam.
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We don’t need another delegation of European leaders flying off to Washington to kiss Trump’s ring now. We need them to get on the train to Kyiv and stand shoulder to shoulder with Zelenskyy.
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We don’t need another delegation of European leaders flying off to Washington to kiss Trump’s ring now. We need them to get on the train to Kyiv and stand shoulder to shoulder with Zelenskyy.
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NEW: One of Ukraine's most famous soldiers, Bohdan Krotevych, tells me why Commander in Chief Syrskyi must be replaced for Ukraine to win the war, why Azov still has a waiting list to join, and why the suggestion drones can replace infantry is "so stupid".
offbeatresearch.com/2025/11/i-kn...
offbeatresearch.com/2025/11/i-kn...
"I Know We Can Win": Ukraine's Most Famous Soldier on the State of War - OffBeat Research
Jimmy Rushton sits down with Bohdan Krotevych, the decorated former commander of the Ukrainian National Guard’s elite Azov Brigade, for a wide-ranging interview on the current state of Ukraine’s leade...
offbeatresearch.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: One of Ukraine's most famous soldiers, Bohdan Krotevych, tells me why Commander in Chief Syrskyi must be replaced for Ukraine to win the war, why Azov still has a waiting list to join, and why the suggestion drones can replace infantry is "so stupid".
offbeatresearch.com/2025/11/i-kn...
offbeatresearch.com/2025/11/i-kn...
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To sum up the “peace plan”:
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
The “peace plan” for Ukraine is just a framework for Russia & the US to take assets away from Ukrainian recovery, and to ensure Russia evades accountability for war crimes
Europe can, and must, craft better with Ukraine
A point by point analysis of the shambles:
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
Europe can, and must, craft better with Ukraine
A point by point analysis of the shambles:
www.greatpower.us/p/28-points-...
28 Points Later
A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains
www.greatpower.us
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
To sum up the “peace plan”:
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
- US + Russia divide frozen Russian assets meant for Ukraine
- Russia evades accountability for war crimes
- Europe stuck with bill for Ukraine reconstruction
- Ukraine kept a half-state that never becomes the Ukraine that is a significant power in Europe, for Europe.
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Hello everyone. I am fundraising to get engineering equipment to Ukraine. The fundraiser is currently stuck and I need your help with donating and reposting. The donation link will be in the next post and it is tax deductible in the USA. Here are more details on why this is important
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hello everyone. I am fundraising to get engineering equipment to Ukraine. The fundraiser is currently stuck and I need your help with donating and reposting. The donation link will be in the next post and it is tax deductible in the USA. Here are more details on why this is important
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Trump, according to JD Vance, can’t understand why Russians and Ukrainians aren’t trading, travelling or doing cultural exchanges instead of fighting.
Trump, JD Vance and the whole MAGA clan are completely detached from reality and have no clue about this war, at all.
Trump, JD Vance and the whole MAGA clan are completely detached from reality and have no clue about this war, at all.
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trump, according to JD Vance, can’t understand why Russians and Ukrainians aren’t trading, travelling or doing cultural exchanges instead of fighting.
Trump, JD Vance and the whole MAGA clan are completely detached from reality and have no clue about this war, at all.
Trump, JD Vance and the whole MAGA clan are completely detached from reality and have no clue about this war, at all.
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"The outer shell of the empire fell off in 1991, and many mistook that for collapse. Like a matryoshka doll, within one 'prison of nations' another waited," writes Andrew Chakhoyan, an academic director at the University of Amsterdam, in this op-ed.
Why Russia cannot help but invade
The planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest has been shelved. The White House says there's no point meeting unless "we're going to make a deal." Some view this as a setback for diplomacy, but it may we...
kyivindependent.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"The outer shell of the empire fell off in 1991, and many mistook that for collapse. Like a matryoshka doll, within one 'prison of nations' another waited," writes Andrew Chakhoyan, an academic director at the University of Amsterdam, in this op-ed.
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This is wonderful, and shows where curiosity can take you and others (including professionals!) even if you're 8 years old. It helps too that the Astronomer Royal is aces.
Enquiry from an 8yo asking what the Fulton Orrery planets were? Apparently the #Kelvingrove museum staff didn't know, so he e-mailed the Astronomer Royal to find out! I also didn’t know, but the AstroSociety of #Glasgow did (after watching an old VHS recording on the topic!) 🔭 #histsci 1/2🧵
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is wonderful, and shows where curiosity can take you and others (including professionals!) even if you're 8 years old. It helps too that the Astronomer Royal is aces.
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So it turns out the mendacity is actually exceeded by the incompetence. Good to know.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
So it turns out the mendacity is actually exceeded by the incompetence. Good to know.
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And this is exactly why members distrust Johnson. Not the first time he's withheld a bill from advancing to the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
And this is exactly why members distrust Johnson. Not the first time he's withheld a bill from advancing to the Senate.
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An important piece of reporting. Even congressional Republicans wanted to include appropriations-bill language to protect Congress's power of the purse. But Russ Vought has pressured them to cut the language, and the House Republicans rolled over. www.notus.org/congress/mar...
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him.
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, a top appropriator, tried to add guardrails from ‘pocket rescissions’ in an appropriations bill. But then Office of Management Budget Director Russ Vought talked to him.
www.notus.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
An important piece of reporting. Even congressional Republicans wanted to include appropriations-bill language to protect Congress's power of the purse. But Russ Vought has pressured them to cut the language, and the House Republicans rolled over. www.notus.org/congress/mar...
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Welcome to the new assholarchy. My latest. The assholocracy that rules our nation is not just corrupt and repugnant, many of them are also pathetic jerks.
www.thedailybeast.com/were-all-stu...
www.thedailybeast.com/were-all-stu...
We’re All Stuck in Trump’s Swamp of Bad, Bad, Very Bad Billionaire F--kery
Being a billionaire is a truly diabolical choice presented to a precious few among us on earth: Yield to the temptation to have vastly more than you or your family will ever need and you instantly pro...
www.thedailybeast.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Welcome to the new assholarchy. My latest. The assholocracy that rules our nation is not just corrupt and repugnant, many of them are also pathetic jerks.
www.thedailybeast.com/were-all-stu...
www.thedailybeast.com/were-all-stu...
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"All the enablers of the current ruling party need to resign. This includes his vice president, the most ridiculous, reviled, mean-spirited, mendacious little prick ever to hold that office—and that office was held for eight years by Richard Nixon."
Cast Him Out: No More MAGAmazement
I come to break the Orange Enchanter's spell and liberate you from his rough magic, so you can see things as they really are...and join me in demanding his immediate resignation.
gregolear.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"All the enablers of the current ruling party need to resign. This includes his vice president, the most ridiculous, reviled, mean-spirited, mendacious little prick ever to hold that office—and that office was held for eight years by Richard Nixon."
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The internet does not have to stay broken. Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION walks through how we reached this point & what steps can move us toward a healthier digital world.
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
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📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The internet does not have to stay broken. Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION walks through how we reached this point & what steps can move us toward a healthier digital world.
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
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"Things happen." www.pbs.org/newshour/world/wa...
WATCH: Asked about Khashoggi murder, Trump says 'things happen' and MBS 'knew nothing about it'
President Donald Trump dismissed criticism of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying, "things happen."
www.pbs.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Things happen." www.pbs.org/newshour/world/wa...
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My new video titled “Ukraine’s Biggest Weakness—and How Russia Plans to Exploit It” is out on YouTube!
Watch it and tell me how you think Ukraine can fix this issue👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_2h...
Watch it and tell me how you think Ukraine can fix this issue👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_2h...
Ukraine’s Biggest Weakness—and How Russia Plans to Exploit It
YouTube video by Joni Askola
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My new video titled “Ukraine’s Biggest Weakness—and How Russia Plans to Exploit It” is out on YouTube!
Watch it and tell me how you think Ukraine can fix this issue👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_2h...
Watch it and tell me how you think Ukraine can fix this issue👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_2h...
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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new from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show
Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein’s criminal history, his treatment by the justice system and his friendships with powerful people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
new from me this morning www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD
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A “presidential” beer pong set. What are we doing here, folks?
New: A site licensing Trump's name is selling merch with the presidential seal — including a $20 beer-pong set with “Presidential themed balls.”
Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Federal law says you can’t manufacture or sell likenesses of the seal without authorization.
me, for @forbes.com
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Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law
A site affiliated with Lee Greenwood sells merchandise with the seal—such as a $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls”—and pays licensing fees to a Trump LLC.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A “presidential” beer pong set. What are we doing here, folks?
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Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Senator Menendez is sitting in his cell at Allenwood right now because he took a 1kg gold bar from the Egyptians, among other forms of “lobbying.”
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Donald Trump has been (and likely will be) getting his ass serially handed to him on tariffs. He and his rubes are declaring victory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjd...
Declaring Victory over Serial Tariff Losses
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Donald Trump has been (and likely will be) getting his ass serially handed to him on tariffs. He and his rubes are declaring victory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zjd...