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Wannabe kiwi 🇳🇿
"Bitter? No...I'm not bitter."
Wannabe kiwi 🇳🇿
"Bitter? No...I'm not bitter."
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I disagree with John Feeley that the people pushing for war with Venezuela are "too stupid to read their own history" about Iraq. From their perspective, the Iraq war was a great idea & largely a success, so why not do it over again with Venezuela?
November 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I disagree with John Feeley that the people pushing for war with Venezuela are "too stupid to read their own history" about Iraq. From their perspective, the Iraq war was a great idea & largely a success, so why not do it over again with Venezuela?
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Andriy Yermark resigning would be a disaster.
Russians might get idea that corrupt, incompetent officials will have to leave once their shady deals are exposed.
Russians might get idea that corrupt, incompetent officials will have to leave once their shady deals are exposed.
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Andriy Yermark resigning would be a disaster.
Russians might get idea that corrupt, incompetent officials will have to leave once their shady deals are exposed.
Russians might get idea that corrupt, incompetent officials will have to leave once their shady deals are exposed.
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One of the two National Guard troops shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday has died, while the other remains in critical condition as of Friday morning.
Shooting Of National Guard Members Reignites Debate Over Deployment In U.S. Cities
One of the two National Guard troops shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday has died, while the other remains in critical condition as of Friday morning.
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
One of the two National Guard troops shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday has died, while the other remains in critical condition as of Friday morning.
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100 miles in Australia: The accent never changes, there's a dead roo on your grill, and your car is full of spiders
The difference between driving 100 miles in the UK vs the US.
Also see: brilliantmaps.com/linguisti...
Also see: brilliantmaps.com/linguisti...
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
100 miles in Australia: The accent never changes, there's a dead roo on your grill, and your car is full of spiders
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Fascinating article on tattoo + vaccine interactions.
For SOME vaccines (like covid), immune response was lower when injected into tattoos. For OTHERS, (like flu), the immune response = higher!
Different formulations of vaccines interact with tattoo ink differently 🤯
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
For SOME vaccines (like covid), immune response was lower when injected into tattoos. For OTHERS, (like flu), the immune response = higher!
Different formulations of vaccines interact with tattoo ink differently 🤯
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Fascinating article on tattoo + vaccine interactions.
For SOME vaccines (like covid), immune response was lower when injected into tattoos. For OTHERS, (like flu), the immune response = higher!
Different formulations of vaccines interact with tattoo ink differently 🤯
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
For SOME vaccines (like covid), immune response was lower when injected into tattoos. For OTHERS, (like flu), the immune response = higher!
Different formulations of vaccines interact with tattoo ink differently 🤯
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
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The Ethicist | My neighbor and I have had a long-running dispute about our property line. I recently learned he is an Afghan immigrant. Can I seize this moment and try to get him deported?
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Ethicist | My neighbor and I have had a long-running dispute about our property line. I recently learned he is an Afghan immigrant. Can I seize this moment and try to get him deported?
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In our name
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In our name
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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My kids have whooping cough, there are no toys on the shelves, and my brother-in-law was deported despite being a US citizen. But at least I know there won't be black Santa Clauses this year.
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My kids have whooping cough, there are no toys on the shelves, and my brother-in-law was deported despite being a US citizen. But at least I know there won't be black Santa Clauses this year.
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"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
"The Pentagon has not fulfilled a bipartisan request from lawmakers to see unedited footage."
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6/ 🚨 Per CURRENT and former US officials, there are strong reasons to believe some people on board the Sept 2 boat were people being trafficked.
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
6/ 🚨 Per CURRENT and former US officials, there are strong reasons to believe some people on board the Sept 2 boat were people being trafficked.
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
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5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
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4/ Hiding the evidence from the American public:
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
4/ Hiding the evidence from the American public:
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
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3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
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2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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The formal Trump administration explanation to Congress is that they are so deeply concerned with navigational safety that they must kill people hanging onto vessels to remove any dangerous debris.
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The formal Trump administration explanation to Congress is that they are so deeply concerned with navigational safety that they must kill people hanging onto vessels to remove any dangerous debris.
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Two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet were damaged in near-simultaneous Black Sea blasts. Bloomberg reports the Kairos caught fire after an explosion near the Bosphorus, while Reuters says the Virat was hit in a separate incident off Turkey’s coast.
A Gambia-flagged tanker heading to Novorossiysk mysteriously caught fire after "external impact" in the Black Sea, with Russian media carefully avoiding specifics about what exactly impacted it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet were damaged in near-simultaneous Black Sea blasts. Bloomberg reports the Kairos caught fire after an explosion near the Bosphorus, while Reuters says the Virat was hit in a separate incident off Turkey’s coast.
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"Eagles win or else" - Pennsylvania Santa Claus
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Eagles win or else" - Pennsylvania Santa Claus
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Is it Woke™ to be against cold-blooded murder?
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Is it Woke™ to be against cold-blooded murder?
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Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
Israeli forces kill Palestinian men in West Bank after they appear to surrender
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood."
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they appeared to surrender, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed "in cold blood." n.pr/44yxUms
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Historical precedent of note...
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Historical precedent of note...
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Legal scholars warned when Trump issued the pardon that the broad language could have unintended consequences for the administration.
From @votebeat.org
From @votebeat.org
Pa. man accused of double voting in 2020 election says Trump pardon applies to him • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A man charged with voting twice in the 2020 election has adopted a novel legal argument: that he’s covered by the pardon that President Donald Trump granted to allies who attempted to reverse his 2020...
penncapital-star.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Legal scholars warned when Trump issued the pardon that the broad language could have unintended consequences for the administration.
From @votebeat.org
From @votebeat.org