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Russia continues to escalate. NATO believes Putin is supporting North Korean nuclear program in exchange for troops
www.straitstimes.com/asia/russia-...
Russia supporting North Korean nuclear programme in exchange for troops: Nato chief
This could destabilise the Korean peninsula and threaten the US, the Nato chief said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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NEW: X has become a hotbed of neo-Nazi content under Elon Musk. We identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content. Three live in Texas. Musk has replied to two of them. One works for the Navy.

www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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BREAKING: Renowned former federal prosecutor Harry Litman announces he has resigned from his role as a contributor for the LA Times.

"I don’t want to continue to work for a paper that is appeasing Trump and facilitating his assault on democratic rule for craven reasons."
Why I Just Resigned From The Los Angeles Times
By Harry Litman
harrylitman.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Let's presume for the sake of argument that Pete Hegseth's religious conversion has made him a far better man. Good for him.

But . . .

His past alleged predation still makes him vulnerable to blackmail. A SECDEF that's a ticking scandal timebomb is terrible for our national security.
December 4, 2024 at 6:22 PM