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From a cave to a city to a permanent party
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Esta la hice en su día en tuiter, a ver si consigo no repetir temas de entonces
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another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood

the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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A mí me parecería lo lógico y tradicional desde Carlos III.

Carlos III: En España.
Carlos IV: Fuera.
Fernando VII: En España.
Isabel II: Fuera.
Alfonso XII: En España.
Alfonso XIII: Fuera.
Juan de Borbón: En España.
Juan Carlos I: ...
Charles Powell: 'Sería un fracaso colectivo enorme que don Juan Carlos falleciese en el exilio'
Charles Powell: 'Sería un fracaso colectivo enorme que don Juan Carlos falleciese en el exilio'
www.elperiodico.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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In 2022 Chuck D shifted career from MC to university lecturer. In an exclusive extract from his new book, In The Hour of Chaos, he talks about the cultural politics of hip hop and what it means for the future

Fight The Power: Chuck D on the Politics of Hip Hop

buff.ly/09El8FC
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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"We already have class warfare in this country. It's the billionaires waging war against the rest of us and right now the billionaires are winning. They've been winning for 50 years. Trickle down economics is not a theory. It is theft. For 50 years–"

"This guy. I'm coming around."
Y’all. OMG. Y’all.
February 13, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Fantástica iniciativa. Babylon 5 será emitido en youtube a episodio por semana

cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube | Cord Cutters News
In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just...
cordcuttersnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.

The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.

It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Por una vez reduces el número de apps porque también reemplaza whatsapp

www.pcgamer.com/hardware/ive...
Is Signal really the best free alternative to Discord? I kinda think it might be
Yes, my Mum knows I'm here.
www.pcgamer.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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A Life well lived is a bad revenge... Because you can't count it.

Truth bombs being dropped by @adamconover.net in his latest podcast! 🤯🤯🤯

youtu.be/yd24EuQeJtI?...
What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen
YouTube video by Adam Conover
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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honestly tired of trying to convince people that trump's immigration policy is not really about violent undocumented immigrants or even just undocumented immigrants, but immigrants in general and even non-white people more broadly.
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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of the likely choices available i don't see us doing much better
anybody currently raging about Newsom needs to be stopped better get on board or I might think your outrage is a tad performative
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Otra medalla para Mateu Alemany
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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She wrote a global history of concentration camps. Now she has a warning for her own country.

In a better world, Andrea Pitzer would be delivering this warning on 60 Minutes.

But you need to listen to how we can stop these systematic atrocities being committed in our name on Next Comes What.
What do you call warehouses full of humans?
Podcast Episode · Next Comes What · 02/12/2026 · 27m
podcasts.apple.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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ÚLTIMA HORA | Una flotilla internacional se dirigirá a Cuba para intentar romper el bloqueo de EEUU contra la isla eldiario.es/internaciona...
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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A self-defeating measure for a society in decline
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Babe, wake up, new sarcastic but entirely worthwhile internet abbreviation just dropped
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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If China's emissions had kept growing at previous levels emissions would like, what, maybe a full GIGATONNE higher....the area of avoided emissions here is like deleting the emissions of entire countries. This is happening at a scale that will very clearly have an effect in lessening disasters
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Mi entrevista a Gabriel Rufián, junto al compañero Xosé Hermida.

elpais.com/espana/2026-...
Gabriel Rufián: “Soy independentista, pero tengo miedo como demócrata”
El portavoz de ERC en el Congreso promete hacer “todo lo posible” para frenar a la derecha. Y asume los riesgos políticos: “Si me cuesta el cargo, peores trabajos he tenido”
elpais.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months

* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor

If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…

www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM