BABF
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Retired but still curious about almost everything. My greatest joy is learning.
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Good morning Blue Sky
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Good morning Blue Sky
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*US SEIZES OIL TANKER OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA
December 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
*US SEIZES OIL TANKER OFF THE COAST OF VENEZUELA
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2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
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This is really good.
authoritarian-stack.info
What do you make of this, where does Kirill fit in this chart
What do you make of this, where does Kirill fit in this chart
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
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December 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is really good.
From The Guardian:
EU pushes ahead with plans to use frozen Russian cash balances despite Belgium's opposition
Von der Leyen says the EU is proposing to cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs for the next two years – that’s €90bn – with the rest to be covered by international partners.
EU pushes ahead with plans to use frozen Russian cash balances despite Belgium's opposition
Von der Leyen says the EU is proposing to cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs for the next two years – that’s €90bn – with the rest to be covered by international partners.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
From The Guardian:
EU pushes ahead with plans to use frozen Russian cash balances despite Belgium's opposition
Von der Leyen says the EU is proposing to cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs for the next two years – that’s €90bn – with the rest to be covered by international partners.
EU pushes ahead with plans to use frozen Russian cash balances despite Belgium's opposition
Von der Leyen says the EU is proposing to cover two-thirds of Ukraine’s financing needs for the next two years – that’s €90bn – with the rest to be covered by international partners.
Part V:
Miller asked the commandant why the administration couldn’t “use a Predator drone to obliterate” boats“full of migrants” in international waters. The commandant replied that it would violate “international law,” but Miller was interested not in “the moral conflict of drone-bombing migrants".
Miller asked the commandant why the administration couldn’t “use a Predator drone to obliterate” boats“full of migrants” in international waters. The commandant replied that it would violate “international law,” but Miller was interested not in “the moral conflict of drone-bombing migrants".
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Part V:
Miller asked the commandant why the administration couldn’t “use a Predator drone to obliterate” boats“full of migrants” in international waters. The commandant replied that it would violate “international law,” but Miller was interested not in “the moral conflict of drone-bombing migrants".
Miller asked the commandant why the administration couldn’t “use a Predator drone to obliterate” boats“full of migrants” in international waters. The commandant replied that it would violate “international law,” but Miller was interested not in “the moral conflict of drone-bombing migrants".
Part IV:
The revelation about Miller’s role also recalls reports that he mused about bombing unarmed immigrants in boats as an adviser in the first Trump administration. Miles Taylor, recounted an exchange between Miller and the commandant of the Coast Guard in his book Blowback.
The revelation about Miller’s role also recalls reports that he mused about bombing unarmed immigrants in boats as an adviser in the first Trump administration. Miles Taylor, recounted an exchange between Miller and the commandant of the Coast Guard in his book Blowback.
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Part IV:
The revelation about Miller’s role also recalls reports that he mused about bombing unarmed immigrants in boats as an adviser in the first Trump administration. Miles Taylor, recounted an exchange between Miller and the commandant of the Coast Guard in his book Blowback.
The revelation about Miller’s role also recalls reports that he mused about bombing unarmed immigrants in boats as an adviser in the first Trump administration. Miles Taylor, recounted an exchange between Miller and the commandant of the Coast Guard in his book Blowback.
Part III:
Miller’s role, The Guardian notes, helps account for the shaky legal justification the administration has provided for the attacks: The Trump administration claims the president was using his authority under Article II of the Constitution.
Miller’s role, The Guardian notes, helps account for the shaky legal justification the administration has provided for the attacks: The Trump administration claims the president was using his authority under Article II of the Constitution.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Part III:
Miller’s role, The Guardian notes, helps account for the shaky legal justification the administration has provided for the attacks: The Trump administration claims the president was using his authority under Article II of the Constitution.
Miller’s role, The Guardian notes, helps account for the shaky legal justification the administration has provided for the attacks: The Trump administration claims the president was using his authority under Article II of the Constitution.
Part II: which were led by his homeland security council.
According Guardian sources, Miller’s influence over the strikes “superseded” that of Marco Rubio, secretary of state and national security adviser. This comes as Miller continues to consolidate power in the homeland security council.
According Guardian sources, Miller’s influence over the strikes “superseded” that of Marco Rubio, secretary of state and national security adviser. This comes as Miller continues to consolidate power in the homeland security council.
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Part II: which were led by his homeland security council.
According Guardian sources, Miller’s influence over the strikes “superseded” that of Marco Rubio, secretary of state and national security adviser. This comes as Miller continues to consolidate power in the homeland security council.
According Guardian sources, Miller’s influence over the strikes “superseded” that of Marco Rubio, secretary of state and national security adviser. This comes as Miller continues to consolidate power in the homeland security council.
From the New Republic Part I
Stephen Miller was apparently calling the shots in the Trump administration’s lethal military strikes on Venezuelan boats accused of drug smuggling. The White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser played a principal role in the operations,
Stephen Miller was apparently calling the shots in the Trump administration’s lethal military strikes on Venezuelan boats accused of drug smuggling. The White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser played a principal role in the operations,
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
From the New Republic Part I
Stephen Miller was apparently calling the shots in the Trump administration’s lethal military strikes on Venezuelan boats accused of drug smuggling. The White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser played a principal role in the operations,
Stephen Miller was apparently calling the shots in the Trump administration’s lethal military strikes on Venezuelan boats accused of drug smuggling. The White House deputy chief of staff and homeland security adviser played a principal role in the operations,
Convicted Oath Keepers' founder announces militia's relaunch to enforce Trump orders
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Convicted Oath Keepers' founder announces militia's relaunch to enforce Trump orders
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes announced he was relaunching the right-wing militia group in hopes that President Donald Trump would press them into duty.Rhodes was released from prison earlier th...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Convicted Oath Keepers' founder announces militia's relaunch to enforce Trump orders
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Cracks in the wall.
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View from the border: the wall dividing the US and Mexico – in pictures
The structure, variously known as the border fence or border wall, is not continuous and only covers sections of the almost 2,000-mile boundary between the two countries. It consists of a series of ob...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Cracks in the wall.
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I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.
October 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.
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New OA article: NATO/EU synergies against information warfare: a “circulatory institutionalist” model of expert voluntarism by Michal Senk & Nik Hynek: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
NATO/EU synergies against information warfare: a “circulatory institutionalist” model of expert voluntarism
Amid interlocking crises, Europe's security and political resilience increasingly hinges on effective responses to sophisticated information threats. This article provides a pioneering institutiona...
www.tandfonline.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New OA article: NATO/EU synergies against information warfare: a “circulatory institutionalist” model of expert voluntarism by Michal Senk & Nik Hynek: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From the companies profiting off the administration's dragnet to the hell of Alligator Alcatraz, our reporters trace the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump's police state.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
How a tiny, inexperienced firm landed a $1.3 billion detention deal
To hold 5,000 human beings.
www.motherjones.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
From the companies profiting off the administration's dragnet to the hell of Alligator Alcatraz, our reporters trace the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump's police state.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
That includes the tiny, inexperienced firm that somehow landed a $1.3 billion detention deal to hold 5,000 human beings.
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The deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-deep-ties-elon-musk-prince-mohammed Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45523925 Points: 2 # Comments: 0
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October 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-deep-ties-elon-musk-prince-mohammed
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of […]
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-deep-ties-elon-musk-prince-mohammed
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of […]
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October 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-deep-ties-elon-musk-prince-mohammed
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of […]
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-deep-ties-elon-musk-prince-mohammed
Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of […]
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Trump and Putin are threatening to carve up Europe between them. Suddenly, it all feels a bit 1939 | Simon Tisdall
Trump and Putin are threatening to carve up Europe between them. Suddenly, it all feels a bit 1939 | Simon Tisdall
Forget the US president’s seeming volte-face on Ukraine this week: he and Putin fundamentally agree that European liberal democracy is the problem, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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September 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Trump and Putin are threatening to carve up Europe between them. Suddenly, it all feels a bit 1939 | Simon Tisdall
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
White House forced to deny report that Stephen Miller 'likes to play with porcelain dolls'
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White House forced to deny report that Stephen Miller 'likes to play with porcelain dolls'
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller does not enjoy playing with dolls, and any assertion otherwise is "baseless gossip," the White House was forced to tell a reporter.RollingStone publishe...
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September 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
White House forced to deny report that Stephen Miller 'likes to play with porcelain dolls'
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Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open
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September 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
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The mystery over the award only deepened last week as the new facility began to accept its first detainees. The Pentagon has refused to release the contract or explain why it selected Acquisition Logistics over a dozen other bidders to build the massive tent camp at Fort Bliss.
Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
Acquisition Logistics LLC has no experience running correction facilities and had never won a federal contract for more than $16 million.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The mystery over the award only deepened last week as the new facility began to accept its first detainees. The Pentagon has refused to release the contract or explain why it selected Acquisition Logistics over a dozen other bidders to build the massive tent camp at Fort Bliss.