Paul Dawkins 🍉
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· Jul 21
Didn't anyone tell the soldiers in the IDF that if they are complicit in war crimes they can be charged?
There is a lot of video evidence out there.
All those selfies are going to come back to bite.
Canadians who are complicit must be held accountable.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
There is a lot of video evidence out there.
All those selfies are going to come back to bite.
Canadians who are complicit must be held accountable.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe
Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers
www.timesofisrael.com
If Canadians have been complicit in or perpetrated war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza on behalf of the IDF, then they should be very afraid.
Actions have consequences. Every last one of them needs to be prosecuted for their role in Israel's barbarism and genocidal cruelty. No exceptions. #FAFO
Actions have consequences. Every last one of them needs to be prosecuted for their role in Israel's barbarism and genocidal cruelty. No exceptions. #FAFO
I'm glad that this generation of footballers doesn't wait for clubs to issue statements. Good on Mbappe and Trent for publicly backing Vinicius and condemning Prestianni for his racist crap. Wesley Sneijder had it right too.
Now we wait to see if UEFA does anything about it. I'm not hopeful. #UCL
Now we wait to see if UEFA does anything about it. I'm not hopeful. #UCL
🚨 Kylian Mbappé: “Prestianni clearly called Vini Jr a monkey, it happened five times”. “I saw that. UEFA have the best cameras, now we wait. This is not acceptable. It’s not my kind of human being”.
February 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I'm glad that this generation of footballers doesn't wait for clubs to issue statements. Good on Mbappe and Trent for publicly backing Vinicius and condemning Prestianni for his racist crap. Wesley Sneijder had it right too.
Now we wait to see if UEFA does anything about it. I'm not hopeful. #UCL
Now we wait to see if UEFA does anything about it. I'm not hopeful. #UCL
I'm with Thierry Henry on this. If opposing clubs don't want to see Vini Jr. dancing, they shouldn't let him score goals. It's that simple.
Everyone celebrates after a goal, yet the racists come out in droves whenever Vinicius so much as breathes too loudly.
Everyone celebrates after a goal, yet the racists come out in droves whenever Vinicius so much as breathes too loudly.
"Yes, dance! As much as you want!" 💐
Titi gives Vini Jr. his flowers after an incredible strike proved to be the difference in Lisbon ❤️
Titi gives Vini Jr. his flowers after an incredible strike proved to be the difference in Lisbon ❤️
February 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I'm with Thierry Henry on this. If opposing clubs don't want to see Vini Jr. dancing, they shouldn't let him score goals. It's that simple.
Everyone celebrates after a goal, yet the racists come out in droves whenever Vinicius so much as breathes too loudly.
Everyone celebrates after a goal, yet the racists come out in droves whenever Vinicius so much as breathes too loudly.
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Incredibly shameful Mourinho response. Blames Vini for being abused and then does the “we can’t be racist, we have a black legend”. Couldn’t believe what I was reading.
🚨 José Mourinho: “I told Vini Jr the celebration had to be different. This club has Eusebio as a legend, a black player… …Benfica is NOT a racist club”.
February 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Incredibly shameful Mourinho response. Blames Vini for being abused and then does the “we can’t be racist, we have a black legend”. Couldn’t believe what I was reading.
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Vinicius is the perfect footballer to draw out racists because he is an absolute piece of shit. There are so many reasons to hate Vini that have nothing to do with skin color. Yet the racists always reveal themselves. Prestianni should get a massive suspension.
February 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Vinicius is the perfect footballer to draw out racists because he is an absolute piece of shit. There are so many reasons to hate Vini that have nothing to do with skin color. Yet the racists always reveal themselves. Prestianni should get a massive suspension.
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"Once again it's not something you want to see… I've been in that situation, it's horrible."
Thierry Henry speaks candidly from experience following Vinícius Jr.’s reported altercation 🗣️
Thierry Henry speaks candidly from experience following Vinícius Jr.’s reported altercation 🗣️
February 17, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"Once again it's not something you want to see… I've been in that situation, it's horrible."
Thierry Henry speaks candidly from experience following Vinícius Jr.’s reported altercation 🗣️
Thierry Henry speaks candidly from experience following Vinícius Jr.’s reported altercation 🗣️
Like any other footballer, Vinicius has every right to celebrate scoring a goal. He should never have received a yellow for that.
Unless he admits to doing so, proving that Gianluca Prestianni racially abused Vini isn't possible-- unless Vini starts wearing a microphone during matches. #BENRMA #UCL
Unless he admits to doing so, proving that Gianluca Prestianni racially abused Vini isn't possible-- unless Vini starts wearing a microphone during matches. #BENRMA #UCL
February 17, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Mark Clattenburg doing his former profession no favours. Vinicius Junior celebrated, as is his right. Nothing Vini could possibly do would merit what he alleges happened to him. If he doesn't want to play then the game needs to stop.
February 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Mark Clattenburg doing his former profession no favours. Vinicius Junior celebrated, as is his right. Nothing Vini could possibly do would merit what he alleges happened to him. If he doesn't want to play then the game needs to stop.
The global media is downplaying the reality of how ugly the RAM shortage is about to get. It won't just affect servers, gaming equipment, and high-end technology. Modern consumer electronics rely on RAM too.
None of us can escape the consequences of software giants brute-forcing AI into everything.
None of us can escape the consequences of software giants brute-forcing AI into everything.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The global media is downplaying the reality of how ugly the RAM shortage is about to get. It won't just affect servers, gaming equipment, and high-end technology. Modern consumer electronics rely on RAM too.
None of us can escape the consequences of software giants brute-forcing AI into everything.
None of us can escape the consequences of software giants brute-forcing AI into everything.
CBS refusing to allow Stephen Colbert to air his interview with James Talarico doesn't just ensure that everyone will go to watch it out of spite.
It also unleashes a fresh wave of ridicule aimed at Bari Weiss for being a talentless grifting hack, and renewed loathing of the FCC under Brendan Carr.
It also unleashes a fresh wave of ridicule aimed at Bari Weiss for being a talentless grifting hack, and renewed loathing of the FCC under Brendan Carr.
This is crazy. The government — or fear of the government — is editing a CBS comedy show. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social
"Yesterday, Stephen Colbert taped a 'Late Show' interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, but then CBS lawyers intervened."
"Yesterday, Stephen Colbert taped a 'Late Show' interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, but then CBS lawyers intervened."
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
CBS refusing to allow Stephen Colbert to air his interview with James Talarico doesn't just ensure that everyone will go to watch it out of spite.
It also unleashes a fresh wave of ridicule aimed at Bari Weiss for being a talentless grifting hack, and renewed loathing of the FCC under Brendan Carr.
It also unleashes a fresh wave of ridicule aimed at Bari Weiss for being a talentless grifting hack, and renewed loathing of the FCC under Brendan Carr.
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Each arrest takes like a half dozen agents. They just don’t have the manpower for this. I am not even sure where the marginal utility of this type of thing would be. Maybe if they concentrated their efforts in one congressional district or something.
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Each arrest takes like a half dozen agents. They just don’t have the manpower for this. I am not even sure where the marginal utility of this type of thing would be. Maybe if they concentrated their efforts in one congressional district or something.
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A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion
Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.
www.usatoday.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A group of pediatricians wrote an op-ed detailing the traumatic, lasting effects kids in detention centers will endure:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
When the tariffs are eventually lifted and liquor stores offer cut rate prices to coax consumers into buying American wine and booze again, hopefully Canadians hold the line on this.
Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice? Not a chance in hell.
Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice? Not a chance in hell.
Sales of #Ontario wines have 'skyrocketed' since LCBO pulled U.S. booze from stores: officials #Canada #BuyCanadian
Ford told LCBO to stop selling American products after U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian goods in March
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford told LCBO to stop selling American products after U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian goods in March
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sales of Ontario wines have 'skyrocketed' since LCBO pulled U.S. booze from stores: officials | CBC News
Sales of wines made from grapes grown in Ontario have soared since the Doug Ford government directed the LCBO to pull U.S. booze from store shelves nearly a year ago, officials say.
www.cbc.ca
February 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
When the tariffs are eventually lifted and liquor stores offer cut rate prices to coax consumers into buying American wine and booze again, hopefully Canadians hold the line on this.
Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice? Not a chance in hell.
Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice? Not a chance in hell.
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Surely *someone* asked him about Bannon, Trump, Brexit & the Epstein files?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Surely *someone* asked him about Bannon, Trump, Brexit & the Epstein files?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Just told my 80-year-old father that Jesse Jackson passed away. His face fell. And his response?
"He was a radical. Half the U.S. wanted to run him out of politics because he demanded that everyone be treated equally."
It wasn't just the civil and labor rights of Black people he fought for.
"He was a radical. Half the U.S. wanted to run him out of politics because he demanded that everyone be treated equally."
It wasn't just the civil and labor rights of Black people he fought for.
Rev. Jesse Jackson as he rightly noted in 2024 "was the first American presidential candidate to raise the issue of Palestinian human rights." He added, "Our histories from South Africa to Palestine, to right here in the United States of America, are inextricably combined"
February 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Just told my 80-year-old father that Jesse Jackson passed away. His face fell. And his response?
"He was a radical. Half the U.S. wanted to run him out of politics because he demanded that everyone be treated equally."
It wasn't just the civil and labor rights of Black people he fought for.
"He was a radical. Half the U.S. wanted to run him out of politics because he demanded that everyone be treated equally."
It wasn't just the civil and labor rights of Black people he fought for.
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I often think about the fact that if the FBI et al had not killed Fred Hampton, he would be 78 today. Younger than Jesse Jackson was. Must have felt strange to outlive many of your contemporaries by decades.
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I often think about the fact that if the FBI et al had not killed Fred Hampton, he would be 78 today. Younger than Jesse Jackson was. Must have felt strange to outlive many of your contemporaries by decades.
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
It's a mystery as to why there aren't daily mass protests in front of the White House demanding that Trump resign. He's a rapist, a pedophile, and a corrupt fascist white nationalist.
If Macron were all over the Epstein files, the French would have forced him out already.
If Macron were all over the Epstein files, the French would have forced him out already.
Wow. French police are raiding institutions linked to Epstein
They are treating the Epstein saga like a bunch of crimes, not just a scandal
They are treating the Epstein saga like a bunch of crimes, not just a scandal
French police raid Paris's Arab World Institute in Epstein-linked probe into Jack Lang
French police on Monday searched the Arab World Institute in Paris in connection with an investigation into its former head, France's ex-culture minister Jack Lang, and his alleged ties with t...
www.france24.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM
It's a mystery as to why there aren't daily mass protests in front of the White House demanding that Trump resign. He's a rapist, a pedophile, and a corrupt fascist white nationalist.
If Macron were all over the Epstein files, the French would have forced him out already.
If Macron were all over the Epstein files, the French would have forced him out already.
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
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Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
6 days later, the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie is still getting wall-to-wall coverage across multiple networks, whereas DHS and ICE kidnapping people in broad daylight and whisking them off to concentration camps goes virtually unmentioned.
I genuinely hope they find Nancy, but this is ridiculous.
I genuinely hope they find Nancy, but this is ridiculous.
This happening in plain sight with minimal blowback or attention from the national media is sickening. DHS aren't even trying to hide it.
Meanwhile, the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, a textbook example of Missing White Woman Syndrome, receives blanket coverage across every major U.S. network.
Meanwhile, the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, a textbook example of Missing White Woman Syndrome, receives blanket coverage across every major U.S. network.
THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM
6 days later, the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie is still getting wall-to-wall coverage across multiple networks, whereas DHS and ICE kidnapping people in broad daylight and whisking them off to concentration camps goes virtually unmentioned.
I genuinely hope they find Nancy, but this is ridiculous.
I genuinely hope they find Nancy, but this is ridiculous.
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
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They are very weird people, and it will be their downfall.
Performative religious nationalism might work in America, but most British people - including most Christians - think it's weird.
Performative religious nationalism might work in America, but most British people - including most Christians - think it's weird.
Charlie Downes (Restore Britain, campaign director): "More than anything, it is Christian faith. Ancestry and it is Christian faith"
Alex Phillips: "So if you are not a Christian, you can't be British?"
CD: "Well. You are certainly less British if you are not a believer in Christian principles".
Alex Phillips: "So if you are not a Christian, you can't be British?"
CD: "Well. You are certainly less British if you are not a believer in Christian principles".
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
They are very weird people, and it will be their downfall.
Performative religious nationalism might work in America, but most British people - including most Christians - think it's weird.
Performative religious nationalism might work in America, but most British people - including most Christians - think it's weird.
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.