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December 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
We need to talk about meta…
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
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Trump just banned people from 39 predominantly Muslim majority and African countries from entering into the US.
There is virtually very little to no resistance against this blatantly racist policy now. Shows, how much ground centrists like Democrats have seceded to the far-right.
There is virtually very little to no resistance against this blatantly racist policy now. Shows, how much ground centrists like Democrats have seceded to the far-right.
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trump just banned people from 39 predominantly Muslim majority and African countries from entering into the US.
There is virtually very little to no resistance against this blatantly racist policy now. Shows, how much ground centrists like Democrats have seceded to the far-right.
There is virtually very little to no resistance against this blatantly racist policy now. Shows, how much ground centrists like Democrats have seceded to the far-right.
We’re living in a post fact world
US prices rose 2.7% in the year to November, according to federal data released a day after Donald Trump claimed they were falling “very fast” on his watch.
US prices continued to rise despite Trump claim of ‘rapidly’ falling prices
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We’re living in a post fact world
Here’s a case to watch: man charged for wiping phone before CBP could search it: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Is Wiping a Phone a Crime?
Podcast Episode · The 404 Media Podcast · 12/17/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Here’s a case to watch: man charged for wiping phone before CBP could search it: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The third time in 2 months that the official DHS account has tweeted a Nazi term which means "ethnic cleansing" of all people of color from America and Europe.
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The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Donald Trump’s executive order targeting state AI regulations is his latest gift to Silicon Valley, argues Matteo Wong:
Sam Altman Got What He Wanted
For now
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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AI companies are racing to build superintelligent AI, despite its many risks.
Let's take our future back.
📝 Sign the Superintelligence Statement and join the growing call to ban the development of superintelligence, until it can be made safely: superintelligence-statement.org
#KeepTheFutureHuman
Let's take our future back.
📝 Sign the Superintelligence Statement and join the growing call to ban the development of superintelligence, until it can be made safely: superintelligence-statement.org
#KeepTheFutureHuman
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
AI companies are racing to build superintelligent AI, despite its many risks.
Let's take our future back.
📝 Sign the Superintelligence Statement and join the growing call to ban the development of superintelligence, until it can be made safely: superintelligence-statement.org
#KeepTheFutureHuman
Let's take our future back.
📝 Sign the Superintelligence Statement and join the growing call to ban the development of superintelligence, until it can be made safely: superintelligence-statement.org
#KeepTheFutureHuman
Yeah this is not cool.
In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yeah this is not cool.
The last time I arrived in the US (yes, I’m a citizen) I did not show my passport. Also, i didn’t sign up for any rapid lines or etc. I got on the normal US citizen line and I got to the front and a camera scanned my face and I was let in. When did I get the gov’t the rights to my face?
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The last time I arrived in the US (yes, I’m a citizen) I did not show my passport. Also, i didn’t sign up for any rapid lines or etc. I got on the normal US citizen line and I got to the front and a camera scanned my face and I was let in. When did I get the gov’t the rights to my face?
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Shameful that @opb.org has 25 year employees having trouble making ends meet, while leadership make multiple six-figure salaries. How is this acceptable?
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Shameful that @opb.org has 25 year employees having trouble making ends meet, while leadership make multiple six-figure salaries. How is this acceptable?
Sheesh, ok, wake up and smell your own extinction (very worth listening to, not only doom):
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Man Who Wrote The Book On AI: 2030 Might Be The Point Of No Return! We've Been Lied To About AI!
Podcast Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 12/04/2025 · 2h 4m
podcasts.apple.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sheesh, ok, wake up and smell your own extinction (very worth listening to, not only doom):
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women.
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
There is perhaps nothing more "on brand" for Trump than using all of the power of the US government to coerce a sovereign, democratic nation into releasing someone accused of raping children and trafficking women.
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
"Gift" article, so no subscription required to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
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US forces reportedly seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
US forces reportedly seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
If confiirmed, move would be major escalation of US pressure campaign against South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro
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US politics live – latest updates
US forces have reportedly seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in what would be a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.
Two US officials told Reuters the operation was led by the US Coast Guard but did not name the tanker or say specifically where the interception happened. Bloomberg also reported the tanker’s seizure. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
US forces reportedly seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
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BP, Chevron are top bidders at first Trump Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction reut.rs/4s56VcC
BP, Chevron are top bidders at first Trump Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction
BP , Chevron and Shell were among the top bidders on Wednesday at the U.S. government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023.
reut.rs
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
BP, Chevron are top bidders at first Trump Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction reut.rs/4s56VcC
Oh so it was all about the oil!!! Here’s me slapping my forehead as if I didn’t know that all along.
Trump administration seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast, US officials say - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Trump administration seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast, US officials say - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, officials say
The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, three officials told Reuters on Wednesday, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further inflame tensions between Washington and ...
www.reuters.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Oh so it was all about the oil!!! Here’s me slapping my forehead as if I didn’t know that all along.
Trump administration seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast, US officials say - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Trump administration seizes oil tanker off Venezuela coast, US officials say - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Yes thank goodness, they axed the two child benefit cap. But there’s lots more to be done on child poverty and inequality (and violence against women and and and…) before Labour get decent grades.
Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want | Gaby Hinsliff
Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want | Gaby Hinsliff
From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its left, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Yes thank goodness, they axed the two child benefit cap. But there’s lots more to be done on child poverty and inequality (and violence against women and and and…) before Labour get decent grades.
Thanks to the Danish Refugee Council for this excellent piece adding to our evidence base re why very few countries are actually implementing immigration policies that will reduce smuggling: mixedmigration.org/resource/how...
How Smuggling Really Works | Mixed Migration Centre
Data from 80,000 migrants and 450 smugglers shows how smuggling really works — and why restrictive policies and limited legal pathways strengthen the trade.
mixedmigration.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Thanks to the Danish Refugee Council for this excellent piece adding to our evidence base re why very few countries are actually implementing immigration policies that will reduce smuggling: mixedmigration.org/resource/how...
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Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule and may start to upend it. n.pr/4iyLXyd
CDC's vaccine advisers meet to question long-used vaccines
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule and may start to upend it.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Extremely disturbing: come on Mahmood, the ball is in your court. It’s time for Labour to start delivering in that manifesto!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Quarter of police forces missing basic policies on sexual offences, says Sarah Everard report
Official report says forces in England and Wales yet to implement recommendations for investigations
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Extremely disturbing: come on Mahmood, the ball is in your court. It’s time for Labour to start delivering in that manifesto!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Wacky idea: why not pay attention to the evidence base, instead of letting Nigel Farahe drive Labour policies?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Hardline migration policies are fuelling people smuggling, report finds
As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effect
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Wacky idea: why not pay attention to the evidence base, instead of letting Nigel Farahe drive Labour policies?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.