If this was a megagame, nobody would accept a council where the rules were this lopsided, and many megagames intentionally set the council rules to be lopsided...
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:26 AM
If this was a megagame, nobody would accept a council where the rules were this lopsided, and many megagames intentionally set the council rules to be lopsided...
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Just hours after Renee Good was shot, one member of Customs and Border Patrol’s elite tactical team on an adjacent street fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes, with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just hours after Renee Good was shot, one member of Customs and Border Patrol’s elite tactical team on an adjacent street fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes, with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Only Pew Research Center to go!
January 15, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Only Pew Research Center to go!
The most benign interpretation of what he says is that they are willing to let people get away with crimes if they will just do the regime's bidding.
But the most plausible interpretation is that they are using the legal system for coercion through false accusations.
But the most plausible interpretation is that they are using the legal system for coercion through false accusations.
Sen. Kevin Cramer: "Maybe the point should be if you're the attorney for Jay Powell and you want to avoid an indictment, how about you go to Jeanine Pirro and say, 'I'll make a deal. I'll step down today if you drop the investigation today.' To me, that would be a win win for everybody."
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 AM
The most benign interpretation of what he says is that they are willing to let people get away with crimes if they will just do the regime's bidding.
But the most plausible interpretation is that they are using the legal system for coercion through false accusations.
But the most plausible interpretation is that they are using the legal system for coercion through false accusations.
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I particularly enjoy this background image. It's from the war the Americans fought against the guy who coined that phrase.
January 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I particularly enjoy this background image. It's from the war the Americans fought against the guy who coined that phrase.
This is pure racketeering, trump is doing exactly the thing that he accuses Cuba of having done.
January 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
This is pure racketeering, trump is doing exactly the thing that he accuses Cuba of having done.
Classic trump, threatening those he pretends to help.
January 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Classic trump, threatening those he pretends to help.
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New footage from the ICE agent's phone who shot at Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has emerged, posted by AlphaNews on X. We've placed that footage in a synced timeline with the other currently available footage.
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
New footage from the ICE agent's phone who shot at Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis has emerged, posted by AlphaNews on X. We've placed that footage in a synced timeline with the other currently available footage.
I never thought leopards would not eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Not Eating People's Faces Party.
Oh sure, yeah. You like it now it's OTHER people being not assassinated in the street, but how would you like it when it's YOU being not assassinated in the street? How about that?
Oh.
Carry on then I guess.
Oh.
Carry on then I guess.
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I never thought leopards would not eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Not Eating People's Faces Party.
Musk vs Vance? Not gonna lie, I'd pay to see that.
January 9, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Musk vs Vance? Not gonna lie, I'd pay to see that.
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Most technical bugs in the early phases of technology don't result in the industrial scale generation of nonconsensual and child pornography, if they did you wouldn't usually expect it to take two weeks to address, and if it did you wouldn't expect them to address it by monetizing it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Most technical bugs in the early phases of technology don't result in the industrial scale generation of nonconsensual and child pornography, if they did you wouldn't usually expect it to take two weeks to address, and if it did you wouldn't expect them to address it by monetizing it.
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We can clearly see from the New York Times analysis that both Trump and Vance are lying.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 PM
We can clearly see from the New York Times analysis that both Trump and Vance are lying.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.
NOTE: This news immediately followed a Supreme Court order this morning denying the paper's shadow-docket efforts to block an injunction issued by the Third Circuit that was enforcing an NLRB unfair labor practices order relating to the paper's health insurance plans.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces closure
January 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
That young girl is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.
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Calling it now, Maduro will be convicted for something, then there will be a very large anonymous purchase of trumpcoin, and trump will pardon Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Calling it now, Maduro will be convicted for something, then there will be a very large anonymous purchase of trumpcoin, and trump will pardon Maduro.
The former (figurehead) president of russia saying "Finland's got to pay for its vile Russiophobia." is a very neat summation of why the russian regime must be stopped.
January 2, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The former (figurehead) president of russia saying "Finland's got to pay for its vile Russiophobia." is a very neat summation of why the russian regime must be stopped.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm still not sure if trump actually thinks he can get a Nobel Peace Prize, or if this is just another smokescreen for all his rape and pillaging, both literal and figurative.
President Donald Trump’s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year.
US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year | CNN Politics
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I'm still not sure if trump actually thinks he can get a Nobel Peace Prize, or if this is just another smokescreen for all his rape and pillaging, both literal and figurative.
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This week could be pivotal for diplomacy.
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This week could be pivotal for diplomacy.
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
It is clear that Russia does not want peace, and therefore we need to make Ukraine as strong as possible.
My doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council on Defence ↓
I'd rather not have you ask the question. But I'm proud to answer the question. Or at least I'm proud that I allowed you to ask the question. And I'm proud that my family is making a lot of money from my decisions as president.
"[You're] not concerned about the appearance of corruption with this?"
"I'd rather not have you ask the question."
"I'd rather not have you ask the question."
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'd rather not have you ask the question. But I'm proud to answer the question. Or at least I'm proud that I allowed you to ask the question. And I'm proud that my family is making a lot of money from my decisions as president.
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In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I'm so glad we gave these beauties to Ukraine, and to hear that they are being put to such good use.
Of great interest euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/15/u...
Ukraine Navy Black Sea operations: Night patrols, mine clearing, anti-drone missions revealed
Everyone says Ukraine has no Navy. These CB90 crews hunt Russian drones nightly, clear mines, protect grain corridors. The invisible force winning.
euromaidanpress.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I'm so glad we gave these beauties to Ukraine, and to hear that they are being put to such good use.
