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Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance catch their first glimpse of America-- and the American way of immigration-- in his 1917 political comedy THE IMMIGRANT.
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance catch their first glimpse of America-- and the American way of immigration-- in his 1917 political comedy THE IMMIGRANT.
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🧵 #BREAKING | Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Gaza today, it committed yet another horrifying massacre.
An Israeli strike targeted a bus carrying two displaced families searching for shelter, killing them all.
An Israeli strike targeted a bus carrying two displaced families searching for shelter, killing them all.
October 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
🧵 #BREAKING | Israel continues to violate the ceasefire in Gaza today, it committed yet another horrifying massacre.
An Israeli strike targeted a bus carrying two displaced families searching for shelter, killing them all.
An Israeli strike targeted a bus carrying two displaced families searching for shelter, killing them all.
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Bara í dag voru 11 palestínskir einstaklingar úr sömu fjölskyldunni myrt, þrjú börn og 7 konur.
Það var ekki Hamas sem myrti þau, heldur Ísraelsher. Ísraelskur dáti miðaði fallbyssu skriðdrekans síns á bíl fjölskyldunnar, og skaut.
www.ruv.is/frettir/erle...
Það var ekki Hamas sem myrti þau, heldur Ísraelsher. Ísraelskur dáti miðaði fallbyssu skriðdrekans síns á bíl fjölskyldunnar, og skaut.
www.ruv.is/frettir/erle...
Hamas grunað um að skipuleggja atlögu að almennum borgurum - RÚV.is
Utanríkisráðuneyti Bandaríkjanna segir það alvarlegt brot á vopnahléssamkomulaginu ráðist Hamas á almenna borgara á Gaza. Marktækar heimildir séu fyrir skipulagningu árásar. Hamas hefur afhent lík tve...
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October 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Bara í dag voru 11 palestínskir einstaklingar úr sömu fjölskyldunni myrt, þrjú börn og 7 konur.
Það var ekki Hamas sem myrti þau, heldur Ísraelsher. Ísraelskur dáti miðaði fallbyssu skriðdrekans síns á bíl fjölskyldunnar, og skaut.
www.ruv.is/frettir/erle...
Það var ekki Hamas sem myrti þau, heldur Ísraelsher. Ísraelskur dáti miðaði fallbyssu skriðdrekans síns á bíl fjölskyldunnar, og skaut.
www.ruv.is/frettir/erle...
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I wrote about this back when "The Verge" came out for Defector. Loved writing this essay. defector.com/christopher-...
Christopher Columbus And The Replacement-Level Historical Figure | Defector
It’s easy to tell Columbus’s story as one of a determined innovator, triumphing over the backwardness and ignorance of medieval Europe to usher in a new era of global exploration, trade, colonization,...
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October 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I wrote about this back when "The Verge" came out for Defector. Loved writing this essay. defector.com/christopher-...
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the lessons I discuss in "On Tyranny":
Listen for dangerous words.
Listen for dangerous words.
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Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer.
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer.
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.
1/11
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Trump to the UN: "I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell."
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Trump to the UN: "I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell."
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100 years of August sea surface temperature anomalies updated through 2025. There is a lot of variability from year-to-year (like El Niño/La Niña patterns) in addition to human-caused climate change evident through long-term warming.
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...
September 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
100 years of August sea surface temperature anomalies updated through 2025. There is a lot of variability from year-to-year (like El Niño/La Niña patterns) in addition to human-caused climate change evident through long-term warming.
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...
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Ya know, I would watch the hell out of a song contest consisting of Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Iceland and Ireland
September 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Ya know, I would watch the hell out of a song contest consisting of Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Iceland and Ireland
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
Last night I watched Oedipus Rex. Had not seen it since 50 years ago.
September 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Last night I watched Oedipus Rex. Had not seen it since 50 years ago.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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Even the reporter is gob-smacked by the Nazist propagandas spouted by this US senator who clearly believes what he is saying
youtube.com/shorts/Eid9T...
youtube.com/shorts/Eid9T...
US Senator: Palestine is a made-up fiction | Fault Lines #shorts
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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September 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Even the reporter is gob-smacked by the Nazist propagandas spouted by this US senator who clearly believes what he is saying
youtube.com/shorts/Eid9T...
youtube.com/shorts/Eid9T...
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During the night, Israeli drones attacked the Sumud Freedom Flotilla.
September 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
During the night, Israeli drones attacked the Sumud Freedom Flotilla.
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While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
Hands Off Nature – Defend Europe’s Forests, Rivers & Wildlife
Stop the dismantling of European environmental protections. Stand up for forests, wildlife, clean air, and safe water - our nature depends on it.
handsoffnature.eu
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
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Hubble Watches Star Clusters on a Collision Course - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/cSYVVf
September 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hubble Watches Star Clusters on a Collision Course - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/cSYVVf
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"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza, and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest. In most of these cases the victim was under 12 years old"
August 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza, and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest. In most of these cases the victim was under 12 years old"
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An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
August 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.