David S
@donbiroton.bsky.social
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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Even the legal justification for drone strikes on senior members of al Qaeda and associated forces (ostensibly covered under the 2001 AUMF) states that strikes are justified only “when capture is infeasible”
This is contemptible. Not only do we now have confirmation Hegseth has been lying from the jump, but it seems neither he nor his team understand that killing everyone on a target list *becomes* an illegal No Quarter Order if targets try to surrender or are neutralized. Their semantic games are vile.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Even the legal justification for drone strikes on senior members of al Qaeda and associated forces (ostensibly covered under the 2001 AUMF) states that strikes are justified only “when capture is infeasible”
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
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Il coglione sbraita ancora:
www.corriere.it/tecnologia/2...
www.corriere.it/tecnologia/2...
Musk: «La Ue deve essere abolita, la sovranità torni agli Stati» | Corriere.it
Bruxelles ha di recente inflitto una sanzione di 120 milioni di euro a X per le violazione delle norme sui contenuti dei social
www.corriere.it
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Il coglione sbraita ancora:
www.corriere.it/tecnologia/2...
www.corriere.it/tecnologia/2...
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Exactly what a Russian asset would say, even as Russia invades Europe and prepares to escalate the war inside the EU
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Exactly what a Russian asset would say, even as Russia invades Europe and prepares to escalate the war inside the EU
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The South African oligarch, who has caused the deaths of thousands of people around the world by cutting USAID funding, is trying to interfere in European affairs.
No thanks, you dangerous fascist idiot!
No thanks, you dangerous fascist idiot!
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The South African oligarch, who has caused the deaths of thousands of people around the world by cutting USAID funding, is trying to interfere in European affairs.
No thanks, you dangerous fascist idiot!
No thanks, you dangerous fascist idiot!
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Corrupt leader of corrupt organization that has nothing to do with peace makes up fake prize to suck up to corrupt narcissist and fascist after he unsuccessfully and ridiculously tried to coerce the real peace prize people to give him the real prize he could never, ever win.
Pathetic all around.
Pathetic all around.
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Corrupt leader of corrupt organization that has nothing to do with peace makes up fake prize to suck up to corrupt narcissist and fascist after he unsuccessfully and ridiculously tried to coerce the real peace prize people to give him the real prize he could never, ever win.
Pathetic all around.
Pathetic all around.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam in 1983 and today
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stadhouderskade, Amsterdam in 1983 and today
L’#Italia dovrebbe pensare a un piano di solidarietà idrica con una rete intra-regionale di acquedotti. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
L’#Italia dovrebbe pensare a un piano di solidarietà idrica con una rete intra-regionale di acquedotti. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Meiselas: If Trump was just some crappy, scummy billionaire who lived in Florida, do you think I'd give a crap? My issue is this freaking loser, this con artist, this grifter, this scammer has brought his life of scamming, bankrupting and destroying to the American people, who are now suffering.
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Meiselas: If Trump was just some crappy, scummy billionaire who lived in Florida, do you think I'd give a crap? My issue is this freaking loser, this con artist, this grifter, this scammer has brought his life of scamming, bankrupting and destroying to the American people, who are now suffering.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
You should definitely get Lindsey Halligan to indict them.
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Grok is a liar, just like his master Elon
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Grok is a liar, just like his master Elon
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💯 I'm a city planner in my bones.
What's more important to viable cities than supporting people: Their access to healthcare, food, housing, and their basic right to flourish in all their diversity?
Fossil fuel & AI-oligarchs believe cities can exist without free-thinking people. They are wrong.
What's more important to viable cities than supporting people: Their access to healthcare, food, housing, and their basic right to flourish in all their diversity?
Fossil fuel & AI-oligarchs believe cities can exist without free-thinking people. They are wrong.
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
💯 I'm a city planner in my bones.
What's more important to viable cities than supporting people: Their access to healthcare, food, housing, and their basic right to flourish in all their diversity?
Fossil fuel & AI-oligarchs believe cities can exist without free-thinking people. They are wrong.
What's more important to viable cities than supporting people: Their access to healthcare, food, housing, and their basic right to flourish in all their diversity?
Fossil fuel & AI-oligarchs believe cities can exist without free-thinking people. They are wrong.
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WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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The smartest thing a politician can do in 2026 is to come up with a bold plan for shoring up and EXPANDING public libraries. Call it Project 2050. It's a way to reintroduce the grammar of commoning and the commons to a new generation in a way they can easily grasp. Such low hanging fruit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The smartest thing a politician can do in 2026 is to come up with a bold plan for shoring up and EXPANDING public libraries. Call it Project 2050. It's a way to reintroduce the grammar of commoning and the commons to a new generation in a way they can easily grasp. Such low hanging fruit.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Liebe Leute,
seit meiner Rückkehr von der Fahrradreise zu den schönsten Fahrradstädten Europas arbeite ich täglich an meinem neuen Film "Cycling Cities - eine neue Geschichte der Mobilität". Nun ist ein erster Teaser fertig. Der ganze Film wird Mitte Dezember veröffentlicht. Ich freue mich sehr😊
seit meiner Rückkehr von der Fahrradreise zu den schönsten Fahrradstädten Europas arbeite ich täglich an meinem neuen Film "Cycling Cities - eine neue Geschichte der Mobilität". Nun ist ein erster Teaser fertig. Der ganze Film wird Mitte Dezember veröffentlicht. Ich freue mich sehr😊
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Liebe Leute,
seit meiner Rückkehr von der Fahrradreise zu den schönsten Fahrradstädten Europas arbeite ich täglich an meinem neuen Film "Cycling Cities - eine neue Geschichte der Mobilität". Nun ist ein erster Teaser fertig. Der ganze Film wird Mitte Dezember veröffentlicht. Ich freue mich sehr😊
seit meiner Rückkehr von der Fahrradreise zu den schönsten Fahrradstädten Europas arbeite ich täglich an meinem neuen Film "Cycling Cities - eine neue Geschichte der Mobilität". Nun ist ein erster Teaser fertig. Der ganze Film wird Mitte Dezember veröffentlicht. Ich freue mich sehr😊
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No one with any judgement at all believes it, Donald. Because they know you lie about literally everything.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
No one with any judgement at all believes it, Donald. Because they know you lie about literally everything.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.
Everything.
And maybe they’ve watched the full Reagan video, & more importantly know that every single credible economic expert says your illegal tariffs are a dumpster fire for the economy.