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Defective Cook @novaoulx.bsky.social · Sep 25
Every day in the regime

Also, John Carpenter was teaching us about the absurd
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marisakabas.bsky.social
Powerful testimony from ICE watchers in suburban Minnesota:
jcollins.bsky.social Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 1h
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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jamellebouie.net
one thing you have to understand about helen andrews is she is genuinely stupid
quantian.bsky.social Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 2d
We only want the good immigrants who study hard and don't commit crimes, unless they try to take little Brayleigh's (28 ACT, 1350 SAT) God-given slot at an Ivy away by being smarter, in which case Korematsu didn't go far enough
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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noupside.bsky.social
We are in the Elon Grievance section of the hearing. X was fined not bc of free speech but bc of transparency & consumer protection violations. xAI was raided b/c of the Grok CSAM investigation. But the Bullshit Industrial Complex reframes this as "censorship" www.lawfaremedia.org/article/grok...
Grok, ‘Censorship,’ & the Collapse of Accountability
Grok’s nudification scandal shows how “free speech” rhetoric is being used to obscure any ethical responsibility for real-world harm.
www.lawfaremedia.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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noupside.bsky.social
Jim Jordan starts another censorship-hoax hearing, where you're asked to believe that Europe regulating its market has been a 10 year plot to mass censor the global internet. That's right: you couldn't talk about COVID or US elections and you never knew 🙄https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLHJJ_wjADU
Europe’s Threat to American Speech and Innovation: Part II
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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eldiario.es
Bruselas confirma que Rusia asalta satélites europeos
Bruselas confirma que Rusia asalta satélites europeos
Un portavoz de la Comisión subraya que "Rusia tiene entre sus objetivos a los satélites europeos desde hace tiempo. Somos muy conscientes de este problema", aunque asegura que Europa "está preparada p...
www.eldiario.es
February 4, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
this is pretty wild. good argument for lockdown mode if your threat model is one where you might have your phone seized by the Feds: www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-...
FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking some...
www.404media.co
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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parkermolloy.com
IASIP meme: "I've had enough of this dude," but with a portrait of Bezos
February 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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gbrockell.bsky.social
🚨I’ve been saying this 2+ years now: We don’t know WHY WaPo was suddenly hugely unprofitable and started this downturn in 2023, because Jeff Bezos’s friend Patty Stonesifer barred investigation.🚨

It is becoming more and more obvious this was a premeditated murder, long before he cut the editorial.
I was in the newsroom the day Don Graham announced he had sold The Post to Bezos in 2013. People were terrified - not just for their jobs but for journalism, for freedom of speech and of the press.1 Would the paper become a vessel for Amazon product placement? Would Bezos kill negative stories about him, or assign stories about his competitors? Graham assured us Bezos had earned his complete trust, and was willing to earn ours. The new owner "believed in the mission" and would not interfere in the day-to-day newsroom, we were assured. Over the years, that seemed to prove true. Billionaire ownership looked like a ton of new hires, a snazzy newsroom upgrade, encouragement to be ambitious and a return to profitability. Every once in while we'd have to grimace through his cheesy cosplaying - calling us swashbuckling badasses, cutting a ribbon for a new staircase, appending his dramatic slogan to the masthead. But it didn't mean any changes to our journalism, except that we got to do more of it. I was in the newsroom the day Don Graham announced he had sold The Post to Bezos in 2013. People were terrified - not just for their jobs but for journalism, for freedom of speech and of the press.1 Would the paper become a vessel for Amazon product placement? Would Bezos kill negative stories about him, or assign stories about his competitors? Graham assured us Bezos had earned his complete trust, and was willing to earn ours. The new owner "believed in the mission" and would not interfere in the day-to-day newsroom, we were assured. Over the years, that seemed to prove true. Billionaire ownership looked like a ton of new hires, a snazzy newsroom upgrade, encouragement to be ambitious and a return to profitability. Every once in while we'd have to grimace through his cheesy cosplaying - calling us swashbuckling badasses, cutting a ribbon for a new staircase, appending his dramatic slogan to the masthead. But it didn't mean any changes to our journalism, except that we got to do more of it.
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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gbrockell.bsky.social
For context: Wayne Connell is the bitch-ass motherfucker who was forcing people back to the newsroom and taking fucking attendance in 2022, and now he doesn’t even have the balls to lay people off to their fucking faces.
benmullin.bsky.social Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 6h
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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moviessilently.bsky.social
Quick reminder that, for me, axing Prime has done nothing but saved money and reduced the amount of plastic tat impulse buys.

Yes, some companies still sell exclusively on Amazon but the majority of its offerings are widely available elsewhere and often for less money.
February 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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patriottakes.bsky.social
These AI videos of ICE agents being arrested keep going viral. It’s what people want to see.
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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gregsargent.bsky.social
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.

Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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lemonde.fr
Groenland : Jean-Noël Poirier nommé consul général de France à Nuuk, « pour marquer notre volonté d’approfondir notre présence »
Groenland : Jean-Noël Poirier nommé consul général de France à Nuuk, « pour marquer notre volonté d’approfondir notre présence »
L’ouverture du consulat français sur le territoire autonome du Danemark est prévue vendredi 6 février. Alors que Donald Trump a évoqué l’hypothèse d’annexer ce territoire, cette nomination envoie « un signal politique », assume Jean-Noël Barrot.
www.lemonde.fr
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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eldiario.es
‼️PP y Vox lanzan una ley para proteger “símbolos oficiales”: delación de funcionarios y despidos por colocar banderas “partidistas” como la palestina
PP y Vox lanzan una ley para proteger "símbolos oficiales": delación de funcionarios y despidos por colocar banderas “partidistas” como la palestina
Los de Feijóo desempolvan en el Senado una proposición registrada hace dos años en plena pugna electoral de las derechas y a pocos días de los comicios en Aragón
www.eldiario.es
February 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
"We will never have true strategic independence, absent our own nuclear deterrent."
Canada shouldn’t rule out acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says
Retired general Wayne Eyre told an Ottawa crowd that developing a nuclear deterrent is not an immediate concern, but should be an option
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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thestudyofwar.bsky.social
NEW: Iran conducted 2 probing ops against the US Navy in the Gulf likely designed to test US Navy defensive reactions & demonstrate Iran’s threat. The incidents may be the start of an Iranian maritime escalation that seeks to deter a US strike. (1/5)

Feb 3, 2026 Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate02...
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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thestudyofwar.bsky.social
5/ Iran likely targeted this specific vessel to spur a US Navy reaction and determine how and when the US Navy would react to similar provocation in the future.

Read the full February 3, 2026 Iran Update: isw.pub/IranUpdate02...
February 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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elmundotoday.com
«Pues me drogo», ha replicado el magnate, que ha llamado a Sánchez tirano y traidor.

Puedes leer el artículo completo en la web: www.elmundotoday.com/2026/02/pedr...
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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yasharali.bsky.social
President Trump says he’s going to be calling Savannah Guthrie whose mom is still missing after being abducted from her home in Arizona.
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
I would like to die.
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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leif-11.bsky.social
news.err.ee/1609930742/e...

"According to information available to the Estonian Navy, the vessel is not part of the Russian "shadow fleet" nor is it subject to European Union sanctions," the MTA said.
Estonian authorities detain container ship suspected of smuggling
Estonian authorities on Tuesday boarded and detained a container ship sailing under the Bahamian flag in Estonia's internal waters, which they said may be linked to smuggling from South America.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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mikezaccardi.bsky.social
Another big rebound day for gold and silver, $AMD $MDLZ lower, $SPY flat
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Not sure anyone feels truly supported thanks to this video, Secretary General.

Putin not only violated Trump’s “ask for a week-long ceasefire”, he decided to target Ukraine with a massive attack the night of your arrival.

Perhaps we should talk about that.

(Video by NATO SG Rutte)
February 3, 2026 at 6:51 PM