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I haven’t seen any reporting on this yet but I have to imagine this is related to all the protests outside hotels where ICE agents are staying.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
It’s hard to imagine better free advertising than this.
Hilton: 📈
Hilton: 📈
January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I haven’t seen any reporting on this yet but I have to imagine this is related to all the protests outside hotels where ICE agents are staying.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
People are showing up outside hotels and banging drums and making loud noises all through the night. It has to be having an impact.
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Zelenskyy has appointed Canada's Chrystia Freeland as Ukraine's Special Advisor on Economic Development.
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Zelenskyy has appointed Canada's Chrystia Freeland as Ukraine's Special Advisor on Economic Development.
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
This places one of the most experienced Western economic & geopolitical operators directly into Ukraine’s reconstruction and long term development strategy. #cdnpoli 🧵
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So let me get this straight.
A "freedom loving Canadian" wants a foreign gov't to use their military to remove Canada's democratically elected leader and replace them with another leader who will serve US interests.
I do love how stupid conservative supporters are!
#cdnpoli
A "freedom loving Canadian" wants a foreign gov't to use their military to remove Canada's democratically elected leader and replace them with another leader who will serve US interests.
I do love how stupid conservative supporters are!
#cdnpoli
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
So let me get this straight.
A "freedom loving Canadian" wants a foreign gov't to use their military to remove Canada's democratically elected leader and replace them with another leader who will serve US interests.
I do love how stupid conservative supporters are!
#cdnpoli
A "freedom loving Canadian" wants a foreign gov't to use their military to remove Canada's democratically elected leader and replace them with another leader who will serve US interests.
I do love how stupid conservative supporters are!
#cdnpoli
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On the theme of international press coverage of US public health, here’s Canada’s take. They’re not wrong.
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
On the theme of international press coverage of US public health, here’s Canada’s take. They’re not wrong.
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
If disinformation spreads like a virus, Canada may want to mask up. Or at least wash its hands frequently. Too bad there’s not a vaccine to protect against malicious policies…
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No 10 suggests UK would not vote for UN security council resolution condemning US arrest of Maduro - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... #starmer such a pathetic coward
No 10 suggests UK would not vote for UN security council resolution condemning US arrest of Maduro – UK politics live
PM’s spokesperson did not contest report claiming that the UK will abstain on a possible UN vote
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
No 10 suggests UK would not vote for UN security council resolution condemning US arrest of Maduro - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... #starmer such a pathetic coward
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Not to give anyone ideas, but I'd imagine makers of LLM's are going to wind up begging Congress for a liability shield like the one gun manufacturers have, because I think they're probably going to need it.
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Not to give anyone ideas, but I'd imagine makers of LLM's are going to wind up begging Congress for a liability shield like the one gun manufacturers have, because I think they're probably going to need it.
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Has a court ruled on whether, under Section 230, a web site’s AI generating content based on a user prompt is treated as the web site’s speech? Seems to me it should be, just as if the site operator published speech answering someone’s question.
BWEPRA
BWEPRA
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Has a court ruled on whether, under Section 230, a web site’s AI generating content based on a user prompt is treated as the web site’s speech? Seems to me it should be, just as if the site operator published speech answering someone’s question.
BWEPRA
BWEPRA
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett states that Republicans are counting on people to sit out this year. She also speaks on divisiveness.
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett states that Republicans are counting on people to sit out this year. She also speaks on divisiveness.
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You mean the grand rapids where a cop shot an unarmed man in the back of the head with no warning, while the man was face down on the ground and the cop was sitting on his back? That grand rapids?
P.S. Cop was fired but acquitted of murder
P.S. Cop was fired but acquitted of murder
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
You mean the grand rapids where a cop shot an unarmed man in the back of the head with no warning, while the man was face down on the ground and the cop was sitting on his back? That grand rapids?
P.S. Cop was fired but acquitted of murder
P.S. Cop was fired but acquitted of murder
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In short, you're not creating a "level playing field" if Trump & Burgum are, through other means, effectively imposing a ban on solar power. Unless they stop doing that, any permitting reform is simply a blank check to fossil fuels.
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
In short, you're not creating a "level playing field" if Trump & Burgum are, through other means, effectively imposing a ban on solar power. Unless they stop doing that, any permitting reform is simply a blank check to fossil fuels.
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Federal health officials just slashed the number of recommended childhood vaccinations, the most significant reshaping of the vaccine schedule since Trump took office
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Federal health officials just slashed the number of recommended childhood vaccinations, the most significant reshaping of the vaccine schedule since Trump took office
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If Republicans gave a shit about America
Donald would be impeached already
Everyone knows this
Donald would be impeached already
Everyone knows this
January 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
If Republicans gave a shit about America
Donald would be impeached already
Everyone knows this
Donald would be impeached already
Everyone knows this
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns
Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This is SOP for private equity using LBOs.
They're fucking looters.
They're fucking looters.
Private equity is a criminal enterprise. Walgreens was long one of Chicago's Crown Jewels. After the Boots fiasco, it wound up in the hands of vulture Sycamore, whose purchase was 70% debt. Now it's closing its Chicago office, slashing holiday pay and jobs.
chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
The future of Walgreens, an iconic Chicago drugstore, looks grim
The pharmacy and retail store now counts itself as one of thousands of portfolio companies owned by private equity, an industry renowned for its profits-first, people-last approach to business.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
This is SOP for private equity using LBOs.
They're fucking looters.
They're fucking looters.
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I stand with Senator Mark Kelly.
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I stand with Senator Mark Kelly.
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The Epstein cover-up continues
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The Epstein cover-up continues
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No Room at the Inn (for ICE!) in Minneapolis with The Hilton!
Keep in mind they did this also back in 2020 citing their belief that hotels should be places of hospitality, not detention.
#ProudBlue
Keep in mind they did this also back in 2020 citing their belief that hotels should be places of hospitality, not detention.
#ProudBlue
January 5, 2026 at 6:55 PM
No Room at the Inn (for ICE!) in Minneapolis with The Hilton!
Keep in mind they did this also back in 2020 citing their belief that hotels should be places of hospitality, not detention.
#ProudBlue
Keep in mind they did this also back in 2020 citing their belief that hotels should be places of hospitality, not detention.
#ProudBlue
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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Musk was in regular contact with the Kremlin official who ran Tenet Media, and all those elements are now back in Trump’s corner.
Note: What impresses Musk and other Tech Bros is how Putin has managed to suppress civil dissent in Russia despite over a 1m casualties in Ukraine
Note: What impresses Musk and other Tech Bros is how Putin has managed to suppress civil dissent in Russia despite over a 1m casualties in Ukraine
January 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Musk was in regular contact with the Kremlin official who ran Tenet Media, and all those elements are now back in Trump’s corner.
Note: What impresses Musk and other Tech Bros is how Putin has managed to suppress civil dissent in Russia despite over a 1m casualties in Ukraine
Note: What impresses Musk and other Tech Bros is how Putin has managed to suppress civil dissent in Russia despite over a 1m casualties in Ukraine
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The administration that hates refugees has just created more of them.
Trump is smart that way.
Trump is smart that way.
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The administration that hates refugees has just created more of them.
Trump is smart that way.
Trump is smart that way.
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Also you can just find pictures of Dua Lipa and many other female celebrities in bikinis. Makes it even more clear this is an exercise in power rather than even driven by sexual desire. It's about being able to strip them at will, not about the final product.
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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This is powerful.
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
This is powerful.