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The Commander’s Wife - strong field of candidates. Aunt Lydia - any candidates?
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In today’s “this is an actual headline not a joke” i present:
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
In today’s “this is an actual headline not a joke” i present:
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January 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Last week in the UK, a bloke who kept turning up at military events in a bogus admiral’s uniform wearing a bunch of other people’s medals was convicted of an actual crime. And rightly so.
unspeakably pathetic stuff from Trump here as he says he'd be honored to accept María Corina Machado's Nobel Prize if she wants to give it up to him
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Last week in the UK, a bloke who kept turning up at military events in a bogus admiral’s uniform wearing a bunch of other people’s medals was convicted of an actual crime. And rightly so.
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It follows that Trump leaked the most market-moving economic numbers that exist.
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
January 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
It follows that Trump leaked the most market-moving economic numbers that exist.
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
I have no idea how illegal this is, or if the law even matters any more.
But I do know this: It's unprecedented. No White House has ever before leaked such important market-moving numbers. No serious country does this
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10. Mike Luckovich
January 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
10. Mike Luckovich
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Another community building CR boxes for schools!
“There’s not much that we can do about the air quality outside. But being able to create our own safe haven indoors is what we can do to actually have control and autonomy over our own health.”
www.imperialvalleyweekly.com/news/seeley-...
“There’s not much that we can do about the air quality outside. But being able to create our own safe haven indoors is what we can do to actually have control and autonomy over our own health.”
www.imperialvalleyweekly.com/news/seeley-...
Seeley School Community Builds DIY Indoor Air Purifiers
SEELEY — In a community where air quality challenges are part of daily life, students, parents and school staff at Seeley Union School District took action this week by learning
www.imperialvalleyweekly.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Another community building CR boxes for schools!
“There’s not much that we can do about the air quality outside. But being able to create our own safe haven indoors is what we can do to actually have control and autonomy over our own health.”
www.imperialvalleyweekly.com/news/seeley-...
“There’s not much that we can do about the air quality outside. But being able to create our own safe haven indoors is what we can do to actually have control and autonomy over our own health.”
www.imperialvalleyweekly.com/news/seeley-...
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Time to stop writing articles about the "security" or "economic" reasons to capture Greenland, they are irrelevant
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Time to stop writing articles about the "security" or "economic" reasons to capture Greenland, they are irrelevant
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Fascinating story. Mice raised in cages their entire lives are given a brief taste of relative freedom, and thereby become less fearful. Interesting implications for scientific research that’s based on keeping animals in a state of deprivation.
Of course a strange maze would terrify a mouse that has only ever known a shoebox. But what of a mouse that has explored a vast field, ran from the spatter of raindrops, felt the warmth of the sun and the chill of night, and dug into the living soil of the Earth? defector.com/what-a-week-...
What A Week Of Freedom Can Do For A Lab Mouse | Defector
Each time Matthew Zipple, a behavioral ecologist at Cornell University, releases a mouse that was born and raised in a laboratory into the green expanse of a field, he is amazed. He transports the…
defector.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Fascinating story. Mice raised in cages their entire lives are given a brief taste of relative freedom, and thereby become less fearful. Interesting implications for scientific research that’s based on keeping animals in a state of deprivation.
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A headline for the ages www.politico.eu/article/fran...
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the new schedule is “the result of our consultations with G7 partners.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-delay-g7-white-house-donald-trump-birthday/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=alert&utm_campaign=France%20delays%20G7%20to%20avoid%20clash%20with%20White%20House%20cage%20fighting%20on%20Trump’s%20birthday
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
A headline for the ages www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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What are we even doing here
January 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
What are we even doing here
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5 people killed by the Russian strikes on Kyiv
About half of all residential buildings in Kyiv are without heating.That's millions of people
It’s -8 degrees in Kyiv,feels like -15.Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure to compensate for their international humiliations&feel "imperial greatness"
About half of all residential buildings in Kyiv are without heating.That's millions of people
It’s -8 degrees in Kyiv,feels like -15.Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure to compensate for their international humiliations&feel "imperial greatness"
January 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
5 people killed by the Russian strikes on Kyiv
About half of all residential buildings in Kyiv are without heating.That's millions of people
It’s -8 degrees in Kyiv,feels like -15.Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure to compensate for their international humiliations&feel "imperial greatness"
About half of all residential buildings in Kyiv are without heating.That's millions of people
It’s -8 degrees in Kyiv,feels like -15.Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure to compensate for their international humiliations&feel "imperial greatness"
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.
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GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
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Serhii Smoliak, a 56-year-old medic, was killed by Russia in #Kyiv last night.
Russia launched a second attack on the same building just as medics arrived to help the victims of the first attack.
Deepest condolences.
Four more medics were injured by the strike.
Russia launched a second attack on the same building just as medics arrived to help the victims of the first attack.
Deepest condolences.
Four more medics were injured by the strike.
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Serhii Smoliak, a 56-year-old medic, was killed by Russia in #Kyiv last night.
Russia launched a second attack on the same building just as medics arrived to help the victims of the first attack.
Deepest condolences.
Four more medics were injured by the strike.
Russia launched a second attack on the same building just as medics arrived to help the victims of the first attack.
Deepest condolences.
Four more medics were injured by the strike.
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“Renee Good’s death means something. Her face and her story speaks directly to the average person. It talks of family and love and dreams and dedication to her kids, smashed down by the thundering fist of a government terror organisation for no reason.”
The Murder of Renee Good
Trump’s armed stormtroopers unleash terror
chadbourn.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
“Renee Good’s death means something. Her face and her story speaks directly to the average person. It talks of family and love and dreams and dedication to her kids, smashed down by the thundering fist of a government terror organisation for no reason.”
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As daft as he is, this sad thing realized he had become a global laughing stock when he extorted FIFA for a make-believe peace prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
Trump tells Hannity he will accept Machado’s Nobel Prize when she gives it to him.
So embarrassing.
So embarrassing.
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
As daft as he is, this sad thing realized he had become a global laughing stock when he extorted FIFA for a make-believe peace prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
Now he’s trying something even more pathetic…extorting Machado for a hand-me-down Nobel prize.
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“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer… And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind…And with such a people you can then do what you please.”
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer… And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind…And with such a people you can then do what you please.”
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
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Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Make this go viral.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
Labour MP Louise Haigh.
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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It will never be enough for the unholy trinity: Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump. After murdering a woman in her car, their next move was to storm a public high school and terrorize kids and staff. These kids will never forget this for the rest of their lives.
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It will never be enough for the unholy trinity: Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Donald Trump. After murdering a woman in her car, their next move was to storm a public high school and terrorize kids and staff. These kids will never forget this for the rest of their lives.
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Since last year, Trump admin planned what to do if ICE agents were accused of crimes (even murder):
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
led by @swin24.bsky.social
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
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Inside Trump’s Plans To Protect Killer ICE Agents ‘No Matter What’
Minnesota officials want to investigate ICE’s killing of a mother in Minneapolis. Team Trump has been planning for a moment like this.
zeteo.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Since last year, Trump admin planned what to do if ICE agents were accused of crimes (even murder):
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
led by @swin24.bsky.social
Protect them “no matter what."
Trump laid out ways to retaliate:
—Refuse to hand over an agent
—Charge local officials with “obstructing"
—Threaten to cut off more funding
led by @swin24.bsky.social
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He misspelled “mortality”…
This is literally what dictators say.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
He misspelled “mortality”…