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Praying for our friends in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing in central provinces in the deadliest natural disaster to hit the Philippines this year.
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Praying for our friends in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTINGGGGGGG
June 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTINGGGGGGG
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Trump said again he would not impose new sanctions on Russia over its escalating war in Ukraine despite mounting pressure from G7 allies and members of Congress to do so. Trump and Zelensky are expected to meet on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russia is bombing Kyiv. on.ft.com/3HL1ZqI
Donald Trump sceptical of imposing new sanctions on Russia
[FREE TO READ] G7 allies and US members of Congress have encouraged president to increase pressure on Moscow
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June 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump said again he would not impose new sanctions on Russia over its escalating war in Ukraine despite mounting pressure from G7 allies and members of Congress to do so. Trump and Zelensky are expected to meet on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Russia is bombing Kyiv. on.ft.com/3HL1ZqI
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you have to remember that the United States is the world's oldest democracy -- nearly 250 years old. they think in centuries, whereas we (the Chinese Communist Party) have only really existed for seventy-five years.
okay but actually what's the chinese natsec equivalent to us natsec type of guy saying china plays the long game something something confucius something something they play go
in the ancient language of America, Philadelphia means 'brotherly love,' an ironic reference to the ethnic conflicts that have long torn this city, full of the holy sites (or "Wawas") of many faiths, asunder.
June 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
you have to remember that the United States is the world's oldest democracy -- nearly 250 years old. they think in centuries, whereas we (the Chinese Communist Party) have only really existed for seventy-five years.
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Live Admiral Paparo reaction:
June 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Live Admiral Paparo reaction:
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NEW @npr.org: A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer’s GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.
With @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
With @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
Top House Democrat asks Microsoft about DOGE code allegedly tied to NLRB data removal
A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer's GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.
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June 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW @npr.org: A top House Democrat is asking Microsoft for information about a DOGE staffer’s GitHub account connected to whistleblower allegations of sensitive data leaving the National Labor Relations Board.
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With @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
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The idea that the fascists cannot be defeated is the core of all fascist propaganda if you are spreading it you are spreading fascist propaganda it's as simple as that
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
April 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The idea that the fascists cannot be defeated is the core of all fascist propaganda if you are spreading it you are spreading fascist propaganda it's as simple as that
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Ok! First run of 25 is in production!
Looks like my cost is $7.20 per, so I think I'll charge a flat $15 for them? That covers shipping, plus my time, plus it gives me some cushion to send a replacement if lost/damaged in the mail
4" diameter. Sound off if you'd like to reserve one or more
Looks like my cost is $7.20 per, so I think I'll charge a flat $15 for them? That covers shipping, plus my time, plus it gives me some cushion to send a replacement if lost/damaged in the mail
4" diameter. Sound off if you'd like to reserve one or more
We have an update, thanks to the incomparable @andyri.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ok! First run of 25 is in production!
Looks like my cost is $7.20 per, so I think I'll charge a flat $15 for them? That covers shipping, plus my time, plus it gives me some cushion to send a replacement if lost/damaged in the mail
4" diameter. Sound off if you'd like to reserve one or more
Looks like my cost is $7.20 per, so I think I'll charge a flat $15 for them? That covers shipping, plus my time, plus it gives me some cushion to send a replacement if lost/damaged in the mail
4" diameter. Sound off if you'd like to reserve one or more
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This is a fantastically stupid fight for the Trump administration to pick, and it will lose embarrassingly.
April 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This is a fantastically stupid fight for the Trump administration to pick, and it will lose embarrassingly.
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Congrats to TurboTax, which has worked for two decades to stop Americans from being able to file taxes for free.
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Congrats to TurboTax, which has worked for two decades to stop Americans from being able to file taxes for free.
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
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Holy shit
As reported last week, Trump is going to kill Head Start, utterly screwing 750,000 children who rely on it for child care and preschool and a million parents who count on it to stay in the workforce.
April 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Holy shit
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the plan is to end American science research
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
The plan for NIH is in, source with full 64 page proposal for all of HHS is linked. Reported in WaPo. This is catastrophic. Reduction to 8 centers. 40% cut in budget. 15% IDC cap. This will decimate science across America open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
April 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
the plan is to end American science research
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
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I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out
Mothers and children, husbands and wives, doctors, truck drivers and religious leaders are all grappling with the fallout from the sudden U.S. cuts in aid.
www.npr.org
April 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years.
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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i really really hate what gotcha discourse has done to the term "colonizing".
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
i really really hate what gotcha discourse has done to the term "colonizing".
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Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer Lucas Foglia documents the journey.
Photos: Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old
Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer ...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer Lucas Foglia documents the journey.
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April 2020: Gundam Planet doesn't get to do anything planned for their 10th anniversary because of a global crisis
April 2025: Gundam Planet doesn't get to do anything planned for their 15th anniversary because of a global crisis
can't wait to see what 2030 brings
April 2025: Gundam Planet doesn't get to do anything planned for their 15th anniversary because of a global crisis
can't wait to see what 2030 brings
April 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
April 2020: Gundam Planet doesn't get to do anything planned for their 10th anniversary because of a global crisis
April 2025: Gundam Planet doesn't get to do anything planned for their 15th anniversary because of a global crisis
can't wait to see what 2030 brings
April 2025: Gundam Planet doesn't get to do anything planned for their 15th anniversary because of a global crisis
can't wait to see what 2030 brings
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Super excited for the new features for Text extraction inside of Snipping tool. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
Much more powerful.
Much more powerful.
Text extractor in Snipping Tool begins rolling out to Windows Insiders
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are beginning to roll out an update to Snipping Tool to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11.
Snipping Tool (version 11.2503.27.0)
Text Extrac...
blogs.windows.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Super excited for the new features for Text extraction inside of Snipping tool. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi...
Much more powerful.
Much more powerful.
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dawg
By a vote of 60-25, the Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired) to be General for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
April 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
dawg
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I continue to believe that sometime in the next 4 years I will be in litigation suing a sports betting company. They are a goddamn cancer.
From $2k to $64k a month. A family nearly homeless. Unreal amounts of daily betting.
This is grim. The speed, privacy, volume, and algorithmic personalization on these apps makes them slot machines on steroids.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
April 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I continue to believe that sometime in the next 4 years I will be in litigation suing a sports betting company. They are a goddamn cancer.
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oh good, that will take care of the *checks notes* zero Chinese vehicles sold in the US
Today I introduced my first bill in the U.S. Senate, and its to ban Chinese vehicles in the U.S. market.
Learn more here:
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
Learn more here:
www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
April 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
oh good, that will take care of the *checks notes* zero Chinese vehicles sold in the US
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Since he's confirmed (in part thanks to a bunch of mayonnaise brained SASC Dems) time to remind everyone that Dan Caine voluntarily took a position from a Black man who was fired solely for his skin color, and he needs to be reminded for the rest of his life what a trumpist piece of shit he is
April 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Since he's confirmed (in part thanks to a bunch of mayonnaise brained SASC Dems) time to remind everyone that Dan Caine voluntarily took a position from a Black man who was fired solely for his skin color, and he needs to be reminded for the rest of his life what a trumpist piece of shit he is
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so much of the fascist movement country is supported by the belief that parents own their children and have a right to ensure they turn out a specific way
"Untrue, impossible, & ableist": We join @autisticadvocacy.org in condemning HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ignorant, absurd promise that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures.”
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/trum...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/trum...
Trump and Kennedy Spouting Dangerous Autism Misinformation - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Today in a cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised that “by September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures.” This al...
autisticadvocacy.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
so much of the fascist movement country is supported by the belief that parents own their children and have a right to ensure they turn out a specific way
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She has broken ZERO LAWS and she is now imprisoned because she wrote an op-ed.
NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...
April 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
She has broken ZERO LAWS and she is now imprisoned because she wrote an op-ed.