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Interests include the voynich manuscript and freshwater aquarium fish. You’re all bots, aren’t you?
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Nostalgia is when one imagines the past as better than it was, as a respite from imagining the future as worse than it will be

It’s just anxiety bro
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Age of Syncope: Sound changes from Proto-Norse to Old Norse
YouTube video by Tidsdjupet
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November 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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November 12th, 1970, 450kg of dynamite is placed in the sand on the leeward side of the 45ft deceased sperm whale, the resulting blast is recorded and broadcast on KATU

the explosion launched chunks of whale nearly a fifth of a mile, some large enough to damage vehicles
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Real interesting if you’ve got a few minutes to spare :)
WIKITONGUES: Christine speaking Shetlandic
YouTube video by Wikitongues
youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse.
‘You can do anything’: Israeli war crimes in Gaza aired in UK documentary
The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Monday everybody! Who’s ready to have a great afternoon?
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Okay, you touch down in the surf - not ideal. But the tail’s gone man, why take it up again? Just turn off the spinny bits and wade ashore
Four employees from a Russian defence manufacturer along with a mechanic were killed when the private helicopter they were in crashed and burst into flames.

The aircraft's tail clipped the ground and broke, and the pilot was unable to regain control over the Caspian Sea.
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Jesus christ i hate this shit. I DO NOT WANT THIS AS A CUSTOMER. I do my very best to be “on” in public but some days I do not have any capacity for eye contact left and now if I don’t perform at the store I’ll be fucking over some poor guy who just doesn’t want to get yelled at by his manager? Fuck
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.

They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.

If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."

🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today was an easy one, but it’s the first time I’ve done it in under 20 minutes
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted down
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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As we witness horrific scenes in El-Fasher, the UAE continues arming the RSF — which the U.S. has determined is committing genocide.
 
Enough. We must pass my bill to block arms sales to the UAE until it stops fueling the RSF's war crimes in Sudan.
Exclusive | How U.A.E. Arms Bolstered a Sudanese Militia Accused of Genocide
Reports by U.S. intelligence agencies show an increase in the flow of materiel from the U.A.E. to the rebel Rapid Support Forces since the spring, according to U.S. officials.
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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WILD story. A DHS officer shot at a man he thought was fleeing (a judge dismissed all charges). Bullets went into the driver's side window, through his jacket collar, and into the empty passenger seat. An MPD cop on the scene says he was ordered not to put it in the police report.
A D.C. task force shot at a driver. It’s not in the police report.
Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s Eely Dan!
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...
October 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The end of this video features a lovely example of the use of “guys” by a woman to refer to two other women. Guys as a plural referring to a group of women (and no men) has become quite common locally, mostly with the younger folks. I had not yet heard it on the news!

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Two protests in Scarborough over ICE facility and agency policies
YouTube video by NEWS CENTER Maine
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October 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hey whats mothman up to these days
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM