@myolen.bsky.social
🏳️🌈✡️🐈⬛️🐕 Never Republican let alone fascist. Native New Yorker currently in France. LGBTQ+ safe space.
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Watch out Europe, Trump is coming for your elections next
MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Watch out Europe, Trump is coming for your elections next
MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Watch out Europe, Trump is coming for your elections next
MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
MAGA’s mission to meddle in European politics should terrify Starmer, Macron and Merz. Will any of them fight back?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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This weekend, take a stand in #London, #Stockholm, #Oslo, and #Helsinki
Demanding an end to corporate complicity in russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Read more here 📎
b4ukraine.org/whats-new/ex...
Demanding an end to corporate complicity in russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Read more here 📎
b4ukraine.org/whats-new/ex...
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This weekend, take a stand in #London, #Stockholm, #Oslo, and #Helsinki
Demanding an end to corporate complicity in russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Read more here 📎
b4ukraine.org/whats-new/ex...
Demanding an end to corporate complicity in russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Read more here 📎
b4ukraine.org/whats-new/ex...
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This would appear to have taken place since Farage’s school days. Not really “playground banter” is it? www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/oct/...
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This would appear to have taken place since Farage’s school days. Not really “playground banter” is it? www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/oct/...
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Now Hegseth's just trying to get to the next level of the video game.
The latest strike was the 22nd the U.S. military has conducted against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean since September.
globalnews.ca/news/1156317...
globalnews.ca/news/1156317...
U.S. military kills 4 alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ in another boat strike - National | Globalnews.ca
Footage of the strike, shared by the U.S. Southern Command, showed the moment the boat in the eastern Pacific was bombed from above.
globalnews.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Now Hegseth's just trying to get to the next level of the video game.
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If anyone ever writes a Doug Ford biography I suggest they title it The Bonfire of the Tax Dollars.
Ontario wrote off $1.4 billion of personal protective equipment, auditor finds
TORONTO — Ontario wrote off more than one billion items of personal protective equipment at a cost of $1.4 billion since 2021 and is now burning expired products, the province's auditor general found.
www.stalbertgazette.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If anyone ever writes a Doug Ford biography I suggest they title it The Bonfire of the Tax Dollars.
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
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NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NEWS: U.S. companies have announced over 1.1 million layoffs in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic-hit year of 2020, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas
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The Deep State is a conspiracy theory.
I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The Deep State is a conspiracy theory.
I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
I know we all find Truss amusing, but I find it deeply concerning that you've got an actual former Prime Minister even saying this stuff.
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And why do we aspire to be like the worst of the worst!?
Seriously WTAF?!
I can't wrap my brain around this kind of thinking. 😒
Seriously WTAF?!
I can't wrap my brain around this kind of thinking. 😒
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
And why do we aspire to be like the worst of the worst!?
Seriously WTAF?!
I can't wrap my brain around this kind of thinking. 😒
Seriously WTAF?!
I can't wrap my brain around this kind of thinking. 😒
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Climate news from Latin America:
- This year Mexico prioritised fossil fuels and made cuts to the environmental sector.
- Ecuador legalised 19,000 hectares of indigenous lands to reduce deforestation.
- Argentina did not update its NDC and cut environment budget.
And more here 🔽
- This year Mexico prioritised fossil fuels and made cuts to the environmental sector.
- Ecuador legalised 19,000 hectares of indigenous lands to reduce deforestation.
- Argentina did not update its NDC and cut environment budget.
And more here 🔽
Daily Briefing: Trump ‘guts’ EV efforts | SE floods cost $20bn | Climate study retraction
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Climate news from Latin America:
- This year Mexico prioritised fossil fuels and made cuts to the environmental sector.
- Ecuador legalised 19,000 hectares of indigenous lands to reduce deforestation.
- Argentina did not update its NDC and cut environment budget.
And more here 🔽
- This year Mexico prioritised fossil fuels and made cuts to the environmental sector.
- Ecuador legalised 19,000 hectares of indigenous lands to reduce deforestation.
- Argentina did not update its NDC and cut environment budget.
And more here 🔽
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Fact check for those who don’t know.
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fact check for those who don’t know.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “Somali Americans are Americans. They make Minneapolis a better place and we’re proud to have these Americans in our city.
So, you wanna use the term “garbage”, that’s exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution of the United States.”
Well done Mayor!!!
So, you wanna use the term “garbage”, that’s exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution of the United States.”
Well done Mayor!!!
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “Somali Americans are Americans. They make Minneapolis a better place and we’re proud to have these Americans in our city.
So, you wanna use the term “garbage”, that’s exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution of the United States.”
Well done Mayor!!!
So, you wanna use the term “garbage”, that’s exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution of the United States.”
Well done Mayor!!!
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Anyone defending execution as a reasonable punishment for drug smuggling is a Nazi. Pass it on.
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Anyone defending execution as a reasonable punishment for drug smuggling is a Nazi. Pass it on.
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Bloomberg: US urges Europe to keep russian funds frozen.
Because using them to stop russia is bad for peace.
Yes, really.
Because using them to stop russia is bad for peace.
Yes, really.
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Bloomberg: US urges Europe to keep russian funds frozen.
Because using them to stop russia is bad for peace.
Yes, really.
Because using them to stop russia is bad for peace.
Yes, really.
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This may well be the sickest thing you will read today. A two-year old? Come the fuck on, man!It's no surprise Johnny Knuckles is a racist, and a pedo—of course! Check out the excuses he gave for doing it. 😡
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
fox59.com/news/indynew...
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
fox59.com/news/indynew...
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This may well be the sickest thing you will read today. A two-year old? Come the fuck on, man!It's no surprise Johnny Knuckles is a racist, and a pedo—of course! Check out the excuses he gave for doing it. 😡
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
fox59.com/news/indynew...
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
fox59.com/news/indynew...
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If you are interested in this latest expression of misogyny - and you really, really should be - I strongly recommend Laura Bates' The New Age of Sexism.
"The 'deeper purpose' of nonconsensual AI nudes is darker than sexual gratification. The goal is to 'humiliate, shame, and objectify women, especially women who have the temerity to speak out.'" indicator.media/p/nonconsens...
Nonconsensual nude generators had another banner year. What will it take to defeat them?
Deplatforming the companies, debilitating the technology, and deterring the users
indicator.media
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
If you are interested in this latest expression of misogyny - and you really, really should be - I strongly recommend Laura Bates' The New Age of Sexism.
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This is getting stupid now.
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is getting stupid now.
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Polanski: "A woman said to me 'we aren't obsessed with immigration in Dover, we want to talk about the NHS, our libraries, our schools.'
"So we're having a #bbcqt immigration special: when are we going to have a Cost Of Living Special, or a Climate Special, or a Tax The Rich Special?"
Damn right.
"So we're having a #bbcqt immigration special: when are we going to have a Cost Of Living Special, or a Climate Special, or a Tax The Rich Special?"
Damn right.
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Polanski: "A woman said to me 'we aren't obsessed with immigration in Dover, we want to talk about the NHS, our libraries, our schools.'
"So we're having a #bbcqt immigration special: when are we going to have a Cost Of Living Special, or a Climate Special, or a Tax The Rich Special?"
Damn right.
"So we're having a #bbcqt immigration special: when are we going to have a Cost Of Living Special, or a Climate Special, or a Tax The Rich Special?"
Damn right.
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
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We’re launching the Earth Rover Program - trying to make geophysics actually usable for farmers. That means tackling the ridiculous price of equipment and opening up a global, easy-to-use dataset so anyone, anywhere around the globe, can understand what’s happening under their feet.
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We’re launching the Earth Rover Program - trying to make geophysics actually usable for farmers. That means tackling the ridiculous price of equipment and opening up a global, easy-to-use dataset so anyone, anywhere around the globe, can understand what’s happening under their feet.
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Take a moment to read and share
They fear us
Great women
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SILENCE US
Take a moment to read and share
They fear us
Great women
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SILENCE US
Women Are the Threat Authoritarians Fear Most
They try to shut us up because women lead the movements that bring regimes down.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Take a moment to read and share
They fear us
Great women
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SILENCE US
Take a moment to read and share
They fear us
Great women
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SILENCE US
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