Beng
@bengtang.bsky.social
I guess that I just am, a simple man.
Like a rogues gallery of Bond villain henchmen
This most difficult part of this exercise was only picking 25.
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
www.meidasplus.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Like a rogues gallery of Bond villain henchmen
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The man who ran on a platform of "America First" and promised no involvement in foreign wars is now launching wars of choice in Nigeria, Venezuela, Syria, and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
December 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The man who ran on a platform of "America First" and promised no involvement in foreign wars is now launching wars of choice in Nigeria, Venezuela, Syria, and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
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NAME THEM‼️
December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
NAME THEM‼️
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Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Phang: If that happened in January, how in the actual hell is Blanche now telling the American people that they suddenly discovered a million more documents?
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
GTFOH. As far back as January, the entirety of the Epstein files were transferred to Main Justice at DOJ…
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I use the research by CCDH in my own work. This action by US government is shocking and unconstitutional. All researchers are in danger.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I use the research by CCDH in my own work. This action by US government is shocking and unconstitutional. All researchers are in danger.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
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Doctors interviewed 21 deported mothers. More than half said ICE never asked if they had children before deporting them, leaving babies and young children behind in the U.S.
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
Deportations Have Caused Growing Crisis of Family Separations - The San Fernando Valley Sun
Last month, a young woman stepped off a plane and set foot in her native Honduras for the first time in at least 15 years. But this wasn’t a happy […]
sanfernandosun.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Doctors interviewed 21 deported mothers. More than half said ICE never asked if they had children before deporting them, leaving babies and young children behind in the U.S.
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
sanfernandosun.com/2025/12/24/d...
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this is really reckless, unethical, and irresponsible behavior, especially as we approach the peak of flu season. it’s also not the first time he’s done this — he’s fully aware what he’s doing is not okay because we have already explained that to him. this guy shouldn’t be repping public health
If there is a tamiflu shortage this year I blame twitter's #1 catastrophist EFD for advising people to stockpile prescription antivirals.
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this is really reckless, unethical, and irresponsible behavior, especially as we approach the peak of flu season. it’s also not the first time he’s done this — he’s fully aware what he’s doing is not okay because we have already explained that to him. this guy shouldn’t be repping public health
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The group of six authors includes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou… “They argue, as in previous cases, that high-quality books are the "gold standard" of training data and that the AI companies "used those copies to build systems now worth many hundreds of billions of dollars."
Authors File New Lawsuit Against AI Companies Seeking More Money
Six authors have filed individual lawsuits against Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI, and Perplexity AI, arguing they are entitled to more than the $3,000 per title proposed by the Anthropic copyri...
www.publishersweekly.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The group of six authors includes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Carreyrou… “They argue, as in previous cases, that high-quality books are the "gold standard" of training data and that the AI companies "used those copies to build systems now worth many hundreds of billions of dollars."
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It's true that Garland did nothing about Trump and Epstein while being completely aware of the crimes. The crimes were public information! Garland was installed to protect the DOJ, which protects Trump and Epstein. It's explained in this free 2023 article. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
Servants of the Mafia State
Merrick Garland, Jamie Gorelick, and the truth
sarahkendzior.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's true that Garland did nothing about Trump and Epstein while being completely aware of the crimes. The crimes were public information! Garland was installed to protect the DOJ, which protects Trump and Epstein. It's explained in this free 2023 article. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
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ISW is aware that Russian propaganda is again spreading AI-generated deepfake videos that deceptively use the ISW brand and likeness to promote fabricated assessments and other false claims. The claims made in this video are false. (1/2) english.nv.ua/nation/russi...
Russia fakes ISW report to claim only 30% of France’s nukes are functional
Russian propaganda is circulating a false report allegedly
from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), claiming that only 30% of
France’s nuclear forces are “operational,” Ukraine’s Center for Coun...
english.nv.ua
December 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ISW is aware that Russian propaganda is again spreading AI-generated deepfake videos that deceptively use the ISW brand and likeness to promote fabricated assessments and other false claims. The claims made in this video are false. (1/2) english.nv.ua/nation/russi...
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Donald Trump wishes Merry Christmas to himself:
December 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Donald Trump wishes Merry Christmas to himself:
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Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Washington’s refusal to regulate AI is a corruption story. Just ask Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
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The thing about a big company like Meta is that it's not a monolith. People inside Meta were pushing to do more for teens — but they were blocked by Meta's powerful "growth team," this lawsuit alleges, citing internal records. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing 'sextortion' scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The thing about a big company like Meta is that it's not a monolith. People inside Meta were pushing to do more for teens — but they were blocked by Meta's powerful "growth team," this lawsuit alleges, citing internal records. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
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Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Academics and technologists are sounding the alarm about a growing crisis in scholarship as we know it: AI-generated citations of nonexistent papers that have infested real journals. Despite being fake, the sources are widely assumed to be authentic the more they appear in published literature.
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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As with Kavanaugh stops, the Supreme Court utterly discounted the profound chilling effect of having to show papers, this time on the internet.
For most users, it's not a minor inconvenience or speed bump, it's a deal-breaker.
For most users, it's not a minor inconvenience or speed bump, it's a deal-breaker.
Here's an example of how useless and frustrating internet laws to "protect kids" are in practice: When I'm in Ohio, where I am during the holidays, I can't use my Bluesky DMs—unless I hand over my ID to a company owned by Epic Games. Why? To protect kids, of course!
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-have...
Why I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky
Age verification laws are as ineffective as they are dangerous.
spitfirenews.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
As with Kavanaugh stops, the Supreme Court utterly discounted the profound chilling effect of having to show papers, this time on the internet.
For most users, it's not a minor inconvenience or speed bump, it's a deal-breaker.
For most users, it's not a minor inconvenience or speed bump, it's a deal-breaker.
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Literally having trouble thinking of an institutional sector — journalism, education, government, health care — that ISNT being run by people who actively hate the work it does
Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Literally having trouble thinking of an institutional sector — journalism, education, government, health care — that ISNT being run by people who actively hate the work it does
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I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
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It’s ALWAYS PROJECTION‼️ LAKE MICHIGAN‼️
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It’s ALWAYS PROJECTION‼️ LAKE MICHIGAN‼️
URGENT: Free and fair elections in the USA under threat from totalitarians
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTl...
“Five alarm fire!” Justice Department wages WAR with shock move
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
URGENT: Free and fair elections in the USA under threat from totalitarians
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mTl...
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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Mpls Mayor Jacob Frey: "What we are seeing again & again is discrimination only to the extent that it applies to certain groups. So they're discriminating only as it applies to Latinos and Somalis ... you can't do that. You can't do that in Minneapolis. You can't do there anywhere in this country."
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Mpls Mayor Jacob Frey: "What we are seeing again & again is discrimination only to the extent that it applies to certain groups. So they're discriminating only as it applies to Latinos and Somalis ... you can't do that. You can't do that in Minneapolis. You can't do there anywhere in this country."