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Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
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This is worse than Watergate imho
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This is worse than Watergate imho
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Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
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stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 AM
stop using AI to do your research. it hallucinates too often. if you want an answer to something, post something arrogant on the appropriate subreddit. something like: "this item performs 10% better than everything else. only idiots deny this." this will bait nerds into doing your research for you.
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🥬 🍅 OYEZ, les HOMMES VÉGÉTA*IENS ou PESCO-VÉGÉTARIENS ! Participez à une recherche sur le genre et l'alimentation, dans le cadre d'un mémoire de recherche de Master 2 en psychologie clinique : ci-dessous l'appel à candidature, cinq questions ! memoirederechercheregnier.limesurvey.net/932347?lang=...
January 25, 2026 at 11:23 PM
🥬 🍅 OYEZ, les HOMMES VÉGÉTA*IENS ou PESCO-VÉGÉTARIENS ! Participez à une recherche sur le genre et l'alimentation, dans le cadre d'un mémoire de recherche de Master 2 en psychologie clinique : ci-dessous l'appel à candidature, cinq questions ! memoirederechercheregnier.limesurvey.net/932347?lang=...
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Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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"Turn over your voting records or we keep shooting voters."
BREAKING:
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding, in part, that state officials turn over voter records to the Justice Department.
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding, in part, that state officials turn over voter records to the Justice Department.
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 AM
"Turn over your voting records or we keep shooting voters."
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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This can have consequences for how agents see themselves. If they put on clothes designed for war, they are more likely to see cities as hostile terrain and citizens as enemy combatants, which can increase the chance of violence. Link to the story here:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Problem With Greg Bovino’s Overcoat Isn’t What You Think
The head of Border Patrol isn’t referencing the Nazis — but he is sending a message.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
This can have consequences for how agents see themselves. If they put on clothes designed for war, they are more likely to see cities as hostile terrain and citizens as enemy combatants, which can increase the chance of violence. Link to the story here:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Dublin City Council CEO Richard Shakespeare says "I have now taken the decision to suspend all posting by the City Council on the X.com platform. This applies to all City Council X accounts and will be actioned with immediate effect."
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Dublin City Council CEO Richard Shakespeare says "I have now taken the decision to suspend all posting by the City Council on the X.com platform. This applies to all City Council X accounts and will be actioned with immediate effect."
Come for the World Cup or the Summer Olympics!
As a reverse souvenir, the US keeps your photo for 75 years!
As a reverse souvenir, the US keeps your photo for 75 years!
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 21, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Come for the World Cup or the Summer Olympics!
As a reverse souvenir, the US keeps your photo for 75 years!
As a reverse souvenir, the US keeps your photo for 75 years!
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« Si vous dites non, on s’en souviendra. » Trump met l’OTAN dans la balance sur le Groenland. Le Kremlin qui voyait dans cette séquence deux choses positives, soit un affaiblissement de l’OTAN et un second front pour l’Europe remporte les deux dans un panier.
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
« Si vous dites non, on s’en souviendra. » Trump met l’OTAN dans la balance sur le Groenland. Le Kremlin qui voyait dans cette séquence deux choses positives, soit un affaiblissement de l’OTAN et un second front pour l’Europe remporte les deux dans un panier.
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Carney at Davos: "And this aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable, as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself."
Trump at Davos:
Trump at Davos:
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Carney at Davos: "And this aphorism of Thucydides is presented as inevitable, as the natural logic of international relations reasserting itself."
Trump at Davos:
Trump at Davos:
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In France, they don't say "medical problem", they say "fashion opportunity"
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
In France, they don't say "medical problem", they say "fashion opportunity"
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🕊️ Emmanuel Macron a déclaré qu'aucune "réunion" du G7 n'était prévue jeudi à Paris, un rendez-vous qu'il avait initialement proposé à Donald Trump dans un SMS rendu public par ce dernier pour tenter d'aplanir les contentieux transatlantiques.
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
🕊️ Emmanuel Macron a déclaré qu'aucune "réunion" du G7 n'était prévue jeudi à Paris, un rendez-vous qu'il avait initialement proposé à Donald Trump dans un SMS rendu public par ce dernier pour tenter d'aplanir les contentieux transatlantiques.
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I would love to see posters of this follow TFG around all the time
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January 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I would love to see posters of this follow TFG around all the time
images.ladbible.com/resize?type=...
images.ladbible.com/resize?type=...
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One of the issues that has come up again and again in my reporting on misinformation and social media is the massive influence social media companies have on research in the field.
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Nearly a third of social media research has undisclosed ties to industry, preprint claims
Industry-linked studies were also more likely to focus on particular topics, suggesting these ties may be skewing the field
www.science.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
One of the issues that has come up again and again in my reporting on misinformation and social media is the massive influence social media companies have on research in the field.
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
Last night a preprint dropped that tries to get at this with some numbers. My piece in @science.org (and 🧪🧵 coming):
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⚽ CAN-2025: le Sénégal sacré en battant le Maroc 1-0 en finale après prolongation.
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
⚽ CAN-2025: le Sénégal sacré en battant le Maroc 1-0 en finale après prolongation.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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January 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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It exists for this moment.
“The EU's anti-coercion instrument is the bloc's most powerful retaliatory tool, designed to respond to deliberate coercive actions from third countries that use trade measures to pressure the policy choices of the EU or its members.”
Macron to Seek Use of EU Anti-Coercion Instrument Against US
French President Emmanuel Macron will request the activation of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on European countries over Greenland...
www.bloomberg.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
It exists for this moment.