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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
It's a very good sign, especially considering how many legacy newspapers have been whittled away, sabotaged from within, or failed to meet the moment.
I trust independent, worked-owned, and reader-funded media not to succumb to the whims of billionaires trying to curry favour with politicians.
I trust independent, worked-owned, and reader-funded media not to succumb to the whims of billionaires trying to curry favour with politicians.
This is anecdotal, but I've recently noticed several small, plucky outlets that formed in the past few years get big stories/scoops — or at least get more attention for doing so.
These are mostly worker-owned, subscription-based publications.
Seems like a good sign for journalism if they do well.
These are mostly worker-owned, subscription-based publications.
Seems like a good sign for journalism if they do well.
February 20, 2026 at 4:16 AM
It's a very good sign, especially considering how many legacy newspapers have been whittled away, sabotaged from within, or failed to meet the moment.
I trust independent, worked-owned, and reader-funded media not to succumb to the whims of billionaires trying to curry favour with politicians.
I trust independent, worked-owned, and reader-funded media not to succumb to the whims of billionaires trying to curry favour with politicians.
I dislike the Clippers on principle, but I'm definitely invested in Bennedict Mathurin having the runway to become a 2-way star with Harden gone.
Kawhi might be the best veteran for him to learn from too.
Kawhi might be the best veteran for him to learn from too.
February 20, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I dislike the Clippers on principle, but I'm definitely invested in Bennedict Mathurin having the runway to become a 2-way star with Harden gone.
Kawhi might be the best veteran for him to learn from too.
Kawhi might be the best veteran for him to learn from too.
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When a white guy is a serial killer:
February 20, 2026 at 3:47 AM
When a white guy is a serial killer:
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Cade Cunningham with the 3 Ball falling might be the best watch in the NBA
February 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Cade Cunningham with the 3 Ball falling might be the best watch in the NBA
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sports analysts i admire and respect are putting “prediction market odds” into their work and it’s just the most useless, stupidest shit
February 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM
sports analysts i admire and respect are putting “prediction market odds” into their work and it’s just the most useless, stupidest shit
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Sometimes all you can do is laugh.
Q: When you look at today's [US balance of trade] numbers, what do they tell us about the effectiveness of Donald Trump's tariffs?
Professor Justin Wolfers: *laughs*
Professor Justin Wolfers: *laughs*
February 20, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Sometimes all you can do is laugh.
Dwyane Wade gassing up Jeremy Sochan only for Cade Cunningham to promptly shake him, nail a step-back 3, and scream in his face all the way back down the floor was nasty.
Even without Duren and Stewart to run PnR with, Cade has had the Knicks defenders on skates all night. It feels like bullying.
Even without Duren and Stewart to run PnR with, Cade has had the Knicks defenders on skates all night. It feels like bullying.
February 20, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Dwyane Wade gassing up Jeremy Sochan only for Cade Cunningham to promptly shake him, nail a step-back 3, and scream in his face all the way back down the floor was nasty.
Even without Duren and Stewart to run PnR with, Cade has had the Knicks defenders on skates all night. It feels like bullying.
Even without Duren and Stewart to run PnR with, Cade has had the Knicks defenders on skates all night. It feels like bullying.
An understated aspect of the Pistons is how their transition baskets are almost always layups.
Less PUJITs means less long rebounds, which decreases the likelihood that their opponents can run it back at them and exploit cross-matches.
Less PUJITs means less long rebounds, which decreases the likelihood that their opponents can run it back at them and exploit cross-matches.
February 20, 2026 at 2:55 AM
An understated aspect of the Pistons is how their transition baskets are almost always layups.
Less PUJITs means less long rebounds, which decreases the likelihood that their opponents can run it back at them and exploit cross-matches.
Less PUJITs means less long rebounds, which decreases the likelihood that their opponents can run it back at them and exploit cross-matches.
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Pistons' third and fourth-string centers have credibly handled the Knicks' frontcourt
February 20, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Pistons' third and fourth-string centers have credibly handled the Knicks' frontcourt
I've always liked Karl-Anthony Towns. He cannot get outworked and outplayed by Paul Reed and the Pistons 4th string centre.
He doesn't have to serve up DPOY effort, but this is beyond inexcusable.
He doesn't have to serve up DPOY effort, but this is beyond inexcusable.
February 20, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I've always liked Karl-Anthony Towns. He cannot get outworked and outplayed by Paul Reed and the Pistons 4th string centre.
He doesn't have to serve up DPOY effort, but this is beyond inexcusable.
He doesn't have to serve up DPOY effort, but this is beyond inexcusable.
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Okay this is funny
February 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Okay this is funny
Devin Booker is my favorite NBA player right now, but Cade Cunningham is rapidly gaining on him. The ease in which he can take over a game and wreak havoc as a scorer or playmaker is special.
He's a legitimate MVP candidate, and if SGA misses too many games. . . .
He's a legitimate MVP candidate, and if SGA misses too many games. . . .
February 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Devin Booker is my favorite NBA player right now, but Cade Cunningham is rapidly gaining on him. The ease in which he can take over a game and wreak havoc as a scorer or playmaker is special.
He's a legitimate MVP candidate, and if SGA misses too many games. . . .
He's a legitimate MVP candidate, and if SGA misses too many games. . . .
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In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years
Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
capitalbnews.org
February 20, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
Blake Griffin is echoing my concerns about the Knicks defense, specifically Karl-Anthony Towns. The rotations and high-level effort just isn't there consistently, and impossible not to notice.
Knicks fans won't want to hear it, but the biggest impediment to them getting out of the East much less winning a title is lacklustre defensive effort from Brunson and Towns.
Hiding one poor defender against a disciplined playoff opponent is hard, but it can be done. Hiding two is impossible.
Hiding one poor defender against a disciplined playoff opponent is hard, but it can be done. Hiding two is impossible.
February 20, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Blake Griffin is echoing my concerns about the Knicks defense, specifically Karl-Anthony Towns. The rotations and high-level effort just isn't there consistently, and impossible not to notice.
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Specifically, every single Asian country, with the notable exception of Japan, who got nuked twice for being the bad guys in WW2, has lived through autocracy, military dictatorship, civil war, or occupation some time within the last two generations
We often talk about the vulnerability of immigrants, but we should also remember that many of them are people who have survived brutal conditions in their home countries, including autocracy. In fighting to free themselves, they are also trying to turn this country into a freer place for us all
February 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Specifically, every single Asian country, with the notable exception of Japan, who got nuked twice for being the bad guys in WW2, has lived through autocracy, military dictatorship, civil war, or occupation some time within the last two generations
Knicks fans won't want to hear it, but the biggest impediment to them getting out of the East much less winning a title is lacklustre defensive effort from Brunson and Towns.
Hiding one poor defender against a disciplined playoff opponent is hard, but it can be done. Hiding two is impossible.
Hiding one poor defender against a disciplined playoff opponent is hard, but it can be done. Hiding two is impossible.
February 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Knicks fans won't want to hear it, but the biggest impediment to them getting out of the East much less winning a title is lacklustre defensive effort from Brunson and Towns.
Hiding one poor defender against a disciplined playoff opponent is hard, but it can be done. Hiding two is impossible.
Hiding one poor defender against a disciplined playoff opponent is hard, but it can be done. Hiding two is impossible.
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Once again, I am promising Democrats there are literally thousands of former department of justice people who will crawl over broken glass to prosecute this administration given the chance
A large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch that once pursued criminal prosecutions against the president. https://cnn.it/4cBCqW7
February 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Once again, I am promising Democrats there are literally thousands of former department of justice people who will crawl over broken glass to prosecute this administration given the chance
I'm intrigued to see whether or not the Met have the spine to pull at this thread. Andrew's personal protection officers will have tailed him everywhere and been privy to his nocturnal activities throughout the Gulf and Central Asia during his tenure as trade envoy.
where this gets really interesting is if the inquiry broadens to his extremely shady relationships - including the procurement of women - with the Gulf states and Central Asian nations. Because that was shit he was doing with, at a minimum, a wink from the govt of the day, and possibly more.
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I'm intrigued to see whether or not the Met have the spine to pull at this thread. Andrew's personal protection officers will have tailed him everywhere and been privy to his nocturnal activities throughout the Gulf and Central Asia during his tenure as trade envoy.
FIFA has always been a corrupt organization that prized its performative neutrality above all else.
Gianni Infantino has turned it into a vehicle for far-right cronyism by nipping at the heels of dictators, authoritarians, and now a white nationalist fascist in Trump. This is insufferable. #Enough
Gianni Infantino has turned it into a vehicle for far-right cronyism by nipping at the heels of dictators, authoritarians, and now a white nationalist fascist in Trump. This is insufferable. #Enough
February 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
FIFA has always been a corrupt organization that prized its performative neutrality above all else.
Gianni Infantino has turned it into a vehicle for far-right cronyism by nipping at the heels of dictators, authoritarians, and now a white nationalist fascist in Trump. This is insufferable. #Enough
Gianni Infantino has turned it into a vehicle for far-right cronyism by nipping at the heels of dictators, authoritarians, and now a white nationalist fascist in Trump. This is insufferable. #Enough
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I’m sure other people have made this observation more accurately but I’m pretty sure the last time a member of the British royal family was placed under any kind of arrest was in the 17th century
The feelings provoked in me by seeing a former royal described as “A man in his 60s from Norfolk” could power cities
February 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I’m sure other people have made this observation more accurately but I’m pretty sure the last time a member of the British royal family was placed under any kind of arrest was in the 17th century
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We could have photos like this too if peole gave a shit about men raping kids in this country
What a momentous day for the British state. And what an iconic image to capture it
February 19, 2026 at 7:44 PM
We could have photos like this too if peole gave a shit about men raping kids in this country
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Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.
Trump: "I want to let you know that United States is going to make a contribution of $10 billion to the Board of Peace." (Congress has not appropriated this money!)
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.
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Canada gets a shorthanded goal from Kristin O'Neill to take a 1-0 lead
February 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Canada gets a shorthanded goal from Kristin O'Neill to take a 1-0 lead
The arrest of former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is an impossible story for American media to ignore.
Garnering far less attention stateside are the European powerbrokers, politicians, and former heads of states being arrested for their criminal ties to Epstein.
May they all rot in hell.
Garnering far less attention stateside are the European powerbrokers, politicians, and former heads of states being arrested for their criminal ties to Epstein.
May they all rot in hell.
Very few people in the US are aware of the fact that former Norway prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been arrested and is facing criminal charges of gross corruption arising out of his conspiracy with Jeffrey Epstein—based almost entirely on information in the DOJ release.
Økokrim starter etterforskning mot Thorbjørn Jagland
Økokrim åpner etterforskning mot Norges tidligere statsminister for mistanker om grov korrupsjon etter opplysninger som har kommet frem i Epstein-dokumentene.
www.aftenposten.no
February 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The arrest of former royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is an impossible story for American media to ignore.
Garnering far less attention stateside are the European powerbrokers, politicians, and former heads of states being arrested for their criminal ties to Epstein.
May they all rot in hell.
Garnering far less attention stateside are the European powerbrokers, politicians, and former heads of states being arrested for their criminal ties to Epstein.
May they all rot in hell.
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To be clear, since this is BlueSky, none of what I am saying below is coming from an empathetic or sympathetic perspective.
It is incredible how the former Prince Andrew has NOTHING left.
No titles, no money, no social support, no family, no ability to earn income that is legal and substantial.
It is incredible how the former Prince Andrew has NOTHING left.
No titles, no money, no social support, no family, no ability to earn income that is legal and substantial.
February 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
To be clear, since this is BlueSky, none of what I am saying below is coming from an empathetic or sympathetic perspective.
It is incredible how the former Prince Andrew has NOTHING left.
No titles, no money, no social support, no family, no ability to earn income that is legal and substantial.
It is incredible how the former Prince Andrew has NOTHING left.
No titles, no money, no social support, no family, no ability to earn income that is legal and substantial.