⚜️Frenchy’s Tea Time & Politics : Madder Than The Hatter
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Progressive Lifelong Democrat in the Mississippi Delta Alluvial Plain -Come on in the waters fine, it’s where I keep the intel
« You’re only as sick as your secrets, so I’m telling EVERYTHING » The Chicks
Politics - Literature - Music - Culture - #Resist
« You’re only as sick as your secrets, so I’m telling EVERYTHING » The Chicks
Politics - Literature - Music - Culture - #Resist
Pinned
We’re keeping this country come hell or high water. Even if we must be the hell or high water.
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Someone created an open, fully searchable version of the Epstein email archive
Warning : NSFW (unless you work in the White House, of course)
www.jmail.world
Warning : NSFW (unless you work in the White House, of course)
www.jmail.world
Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
www.jmail.world
February 5, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Someone created an open, fully searchable version of the Epstein email archive
Warning : NSFW (unless you work in the White House, of course)
www.jmail.world
Warning : NSFW (unless you work in the White House, of course)
www.jmail.world
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces pressure from Congress to reveal the list of "underperforming" military contractors.
Defense: Hawks to Pentagon — show us your list
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces pressure from Congress to reveal the list of "underperforming" military contractors.
punchbowl.news
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces pressure from Congress to reveal the list of "underperforming" military contractors.
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Epstein and the Robert Maxwell link to the Kremlin. The extraordinary picture emerging that underpins the biggest scandal of our age
✏️ Françoise Thom
✏️ Françoise Thom
Epstein, Robert Maxwell and the Kremlin
In a major essay, a historian of contemporary Russia describes the deep networks of global power and political corruption that Epstein exploited to make his fortune
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Epstein and the Robert Maxwell link to the Kremlin. The extraordinary picture emerging that underpins the biggest scandal of our age
✏️ Françoise Thom
✏️ Françoise Thom
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Today is National Chocolate Fondue Day. Celebrated accordingly.
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Today is National Chocolate Fondue Day. Celebrated accordingly.
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“Generally, we see a high number of job cuts in Q1, but this...means most of these plans were set at the end of 2025, signaling employers are less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026,” said Andy Challenger
employers announced 5,306 hiring plans, the lowest total since records began in 2009.
employers announced 5,306 hiring plans, the lowest total since records began in 2009.
Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says
With the recent narrative centering on a no-hire no-fire labor market, the data suggests that the layoff part of the equation could be stepping up.
cnb.cx
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 PM
“Generally, we see a high number of job cuts in Q1, but this...means most of these plans were set at the end of 2025, signaling employers are less-than-optimistic about the outlook for 2026,” said Andy Challenger
employers announced 5,306 hiring plans, the lowest total since records began in 2009.
employers announced 5,306 hiring plans, the lowest total since records began in 2009.
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Companies such as Amazon and Citi have said they're trimming staff this year.
January layoffs jump to the highest level since 2009, says Challenger
Companies such as Amazon and Citi have said they're trimming staff this year.
www.businessinsider.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Companies such as Amazon and Citi have said they're trimming staff this year.
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A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite.
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
The criminal elite exposed in the Epstein files are burying the truth
A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite
www.middleeasteye.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM
A handful of figures will be sacrificed - but only to protect a wider culture that believes rules don't apply to the ruling elite.
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
Read my latest on the Epstein Files here: www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/crim...
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NYT: Women are dying from ectopic pregnancies, and being prosecuted for giving stillbirth. But how can we make them suffer more?
What comes next for the pro-life movement? On this episode of “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat speaks to the activist Lila Rose during a live event at the Catholic University of America.
Opinion | Why Ending Roe Wasn’t Enough for the Pro-Life Movement
Activists won the legal battle. Are they losing the culture war?
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
NYT: Women are dying from ectopic pregnancies, and being prosecuted for giving stillbirth. But how can we make them suffer more?
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They had a most excellent editorial voice, as demonstrated by this "what's new" entry from December 10th 2020 about the height of Mount Everest simonw.github.io/cia-world-fa...
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
They had a most excellent editorial voice, as demonstrated by this "what's new" entry from December 10th 2020 about the height of Mount Everest simonw.github.io/cia-world-fa...
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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The Future of Media is a $250 million national newspaper devoted solely to the debate over cooking at home vs delivery.
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The Future of Media is a $250 million national newspaper devoted solely to the debate over cooking at home vs delivery.
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DC is actually being treated thoroughly as occupied territory. Tearing down monuments/media institutions, hostile takeover of its core economic engine and industry, suppression of its local municipal government and security forces
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
DC is actually being treated thoroughly as occupied territory. Tearing down monuments/media institutions, hostile takeover of its core economic engine and industry, suppression of its local municipal government and security forces
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This is an insightful overview of the anti-Semitism now coursing through the New Right and the opportunism that powers it. Blame the Jews is currency that never fails to spend with shitheels and angry rubes, and well, they're the elemental audience for that political movement.
A great piece from @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social on how Charlie Kirk’s assassination unleashed infighting among maga elites www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
This is an insightful overview of the anti-Semitism now coursing through the New Right and the opportunism that powers it. Blame the Jews is currency that never fails to spend with shitheels and angry rubes, and well, they're the elemental audience for that political movement.
Rupert can die off & give us a decent headline for once.
Someone reminded me there are still a few pre - Pandemic murder clowns about & I'm not encouraging violence but, I'm not discouraging Lachlan from requesting to interview every clown currently living, it would do crazy numbers.
Someone reminded me there are still a few pre - Pandemic murder clowns about & I'm not encouraging violence but, I'm not discouraging Lachlan from requesting to interview every clown currently living, it would do crazy numbers.
Gabriel Sherman’s new rollercoaster account exposes the ruthless building of a ‘Succession’-like dynasty and media empire.
Tap here to read Henry Mance's book review: ft.trib.al/lAtuGyg
Tap here to read Henry Mance's book review: ft.trib.al/lAtuGyg
February 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Rupert can die off & give us a decent headline for once.
Someone reminded me there are still a few pre - Pandemic murder clowns about & I'm not encouraging violence but, I'm not discouraging Lachlan from requesting to interview every clown currently living, it would do crazy numbers.
Someone reminded me there are still a few pre - Pandemic murder clowns about & I'm not encouraging violence but, I'm not discouraging Lachlan from requesting to interview every clown currently living, it would do crazy numbers.
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Europe isn’t a spectator in this war. Zelensky warned that if Ukraine doesn’t stop Putin, russia will test the next border. In an interview with France Télévisions, he said Russian missiles can strike “everywhere.”
Ukraine is paying the price to prove it.
Ukraine is paying the price to prove it.
February 5, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Europe isn’t a spectator in this war. Zelensky warned that if Ukraine doesn’t stop Putin, russia will test the next border. In an interview with France Télévisions, he said Russian missiles can strike “everywhere.”
Ukraine is paying the price to prove it.
Ukraine is paying the price to prove it.
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Musk urged Starlink users in Ukraine to register terminals. Ukraine is enforcing a “whitelist” with SpaceX: unverified devices will be cut off. Officials say it’s meant to deny Russian forces illicit Starlink use; reports of frontline outages are still being verified.
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Musk urged Starlink users in Ukraine to register terminals. Ukraine is enforcing a “whitelist” with SpaceX: unverified devices will be cut off. Officials say it’s meant to deny Russian forces illicit Starlink use; reports of frontline outages are still being verified.
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Thread is a mesh networking protocol that connects low-power smart home gadgets, and it’s one of Matter’s underlying technologies.
What Is Thread? We Explain the Smart Home Network Protocol
Thread is a mesh networking protocol that connects low-power smart home gadgets, and it’s one of Matter’s underlying technologies.
wrd.cm
February 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Thread is a mesh networking protocol that connects low-power smart home gadgets, and it’s one of Matter’s underlying technologies.
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💥 An explosion occurred on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Finland.
MNS reported this, citing a source. According to the source, the container ship MSC Giada III was en route from Belgium to St. Petersburg.
The incident occurred while the ship was in the Neva Bay.
MNS reported this, citing a source. According to the source, the container ship MSC Giada III was en route from Belgium to St. Petersburg.
The incident occurred while the ship was in the Neva Bay.
February 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
💥 An explosion occurred on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Finland.
MNS reported this, citing a source. According to the source, the container ship MSC Giada III was en route from Belgium to St. Petersburg.
The incident occurred while the ship was in the Neva Bay.
MNS reported this, citing a source. According to the source, the container ship MSC Giada III was en route from Belgium to St. Petersburg.
The incident occurred while the ship was in the Neva Bay.
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I would like to thank Naftogaz for its work on the warm package program – more than 20,000 such packages have already been distributed to people, and the total volume of the program should reach 100+ thousand packages.
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
I would like to thank Naftogaz for its work on the warm package program – more than 20,000 such packages have already been distributed to people, and the total volume of the program should reach 100+ thousand packages.
Eerie.
Truly..
I've got nothing.
Just- *sigh*
Bezos is no Rockefeller or Carnegie.
It won't end well, eventually.
Slaughtering the lambs.
On the way out.
Truly..
I've got nothing.
Just- *sigh*
Bezos is no Rockefeller or Carnegie.
It won't end well, eventually.
Slaughtering the lambs.
On the way out.
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Eerie.
Truly..
I've got nothing.
Just- *sigh*
Bezos is no Rockefeller or Carnegie.
It won't end well, eventually.
Slaughtering the lambs.
On the way out.
Truly..
I've got nothing.
Just- *sigh*
Bezos is no Rockefeller or Carnegie.
It won't end well, eventually.
Slaughtering the lambs.
On the way out.
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I was so in awe on my first day at the Washington Post as an intern. It is so hard to get my head around its senseless destruction.
The only silver lining is watching the donations roll in for the Washington Post staffers. Solidarity is the only way out.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
The only silver lining is watching the donations roll in for the Washington Post staffers. Solidarity is the only way out.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I was so in awe on my first day at the Washington Post as an intern. It is so hard to get my head around its senseless destruction.
The only silver lining is watching the donations roll in for the Washington Post staffers. Solidarity is the only way out.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
The only silver lining is watching the donations roll in for the Washington Post staffers. Solidarity is the only way out.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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"Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost."
-- Václav Havel
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost."
-- Václav Havel
January 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"Whether all is really lost
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost."
-- Václav Havel
or not depends entirely on
whether or not I am lost."
-- Václav Havel
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American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israel’s operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Made in the USA: How American-Built Weapons Have Wrought Destruction in Gaza - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified scores of incidents where remnants from munitions made in the US have been found after Israeli strikes in Gaza.
www.bellingcat.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israel’s operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Bellingcat's Director of Research and Training @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social appeared on CTV yesterday to discuss the misleading AI-generated images that were used to falsely identify ICE agents and weapons at the centre of the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis youtu.be/mL7Fbp3UrSo?...
AI images spreading confusion about ICE agents in Minneapolis, expert says
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Bellingcat's Director of Research and Training @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social appeared on CTV yesterday to discuss the misleading AI-generated images that were used to falsely identify ICE agents and weapons at the centre of the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis youtu.be/mL7Fbp3UrSo?...