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Linguaphile from the US who also cares about current events. Learning Polish, also dabbling in Persian, Thai, Arabic, French, BCMS, Greek, Slovak, and other languages here and there.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Missouri Republicans using ICE in latest effort to preserve gerrymandered maps
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/01/missouri-republicans-using-ice-in-latest-effort-to-preserve-gerrymandered-maps/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/01/missouri-republicans-using-ice-in-latest-effort-to-preserve-gerrymandered-maps/
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Missouri Republicans using ICE in latest effort to preserve gerrymandered maps
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/01/missouri-republicans-using-ice-in-latest-effort-to-preserve-gerrymandered-maps/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/12/01/missouri-republicans-using-ice-in-latest-effort-to-preserve-gerrymandered-maps/
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Bearing witness to rising sexual violence in Haiti: "Many of our patients talk about how they were aggressed in their own homes, because when armed groups come to new areas they want to control, they break into people's houses and they rape women"- Diana Manilla Arroyo @doctorswithoutborders.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Bearing witness to rising sexual violence in Haiti: "Many of our patients talk about how they were aggressed in their own homes, because when armed groups come to new areas they want to control, they break into people's houses and they rape women"- Diana Manilla Arroyo @doctorswithoutborders.org
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Breaking: Sen. Jacky Rosen of the Foreign Relations Cmte. says, if reports are true, "Hegseth likely committed a war crime when he gave an illegal order that led to the killing of incapacitated survivors of the U.S. strike in the Caribbean."
Rosen adds: "He should resign immediately."
Rosen adds: "He should resign immediately."
December 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Breaking: Sen. Jacky Rosen of the Foreign Relations Cmte. says, if reports are true, "Hegseth likely committed a war crime when he gave an illegal order that led to the killing of incapacitated survivors of the U.S. strike in the Caribbean."
Rosen adds: "He should resign immediately."
Rosen adds: "He should resign immediately."
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📍 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃, 𝐖𝐀:
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Native American actor says she was detained by ICE officers who said tribal ID ‘looked fake’
Elaine Miles of Northern Exposure was stopped by four masked men in Seattle while walking to bus stop
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📍 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃, 𝐖𝐀:
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
Elaine Miles, a Native American actor, says she was stopped by ICE while walking to a bus stop — agents dismissed her legally issued tribal ID as “fake,” refused to verify it, tried to take her phone, and only released her after she was detained. #AbuseOfPowerWatch
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Hypogymnia tubulosa, Melanohalea exasperatula, Hypocenomyce scalaris, and Glaucomaria carpinea. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#lichens #porosty #grzyby #fungi #lichenology #mycology #lichenfriends #fungifriends
#lichens #porosty #grzyby #fungi #lichenology #mycology #lichenfriends #fungifriends
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hypogymnia tubulosa, Melanohalea exasperatula, Hypocenomyce scalaris, and Glaucomaria carpinea. Zielonka Forest, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#lichens #porosty #grzyby #fungi #lichenology #mycology #lichenfriends #fungifriends
#lichens #porosty #grzyby #fungi #lichenology #mycology #lichenfriends #fungifriends
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Page 1075 of the DOD's Law of War manual, under the section that talks about refusing illegal orders, directly uses the example that "firing upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
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November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Page 1075 of the DOD's Law of War manual, under the section that talks about refusing illegal orders, directly uses the example that "firing upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
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“Fleeing war and leaving their homes behind add a serious toll on people’s mental health.”
This year, we began providing care to Sudanese refugees in Aswan governorate, Egypt. Hear from our colleagues, and from patients, about this new project ⬇️
This year, we began providing care to Sudanese refugees in Aswan governorate, Egypt. Hear from our colleagues, and from patients, about this new project ⬇️
Bringing medical care to Egyptian and Sudanese people in Aswan | MSF
Since January 2025, we have been working with a local Egyptian organisation to run mobile clinics in communities in Aswan governorate.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
“Fleeing war and leaving their homes behind add a serious toll on people’s mental health.”
This year, we began providing care to Sudanese refugees in Aswan governorate, Egypt. Hear from our colleagues, and from patients, about this new project ⬇️
This year, we began providing care to Sudanese refugees in Aswan governorate, Egypt. Hear from our colleagues, and from patients, about this new project ⬇️
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Cyber Monday is Very Dumb. But, weirdly, I have found that Good.Store does nonetheless greatly benefit by participating.
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
Holiday Gifting Quiz
Founded by John and Hank Green with the belief that humanity can be good news. At Good Store, we’re searching the world for the best versions of the products that you use daily, like socks, coffee, or...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cyber Monday is Very Dumb. But, weirdly, I have found that Good.Store does nonetheless greatly benefit by participating.
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
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The danger is not just for Venezuelans, it sets a precedent that any administration can engineer a foreign confrontation to justify suspending civil liberties, accelerating mass deportations, or targeting immigrant communities under the guise of “national security.” This all sounding familiar?
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The danger is not just for Venezuelans, it sets a precedent that any administration can engineer a foreign confrontation to justify suspending civil liberties, accelerating mass deportations, or targeting immigrant communities under the guise of “national security.” This all sounding familiar?
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In Irish Gaelic, to say “cheers (to your health)” is sláinte mhaith, the latter’s pronunciation in Scottish Gaelic loosely—drunkenly—calling up the BCMS “živjeli.”
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
In Irish Gaelic, to say “cheers (to your health)” is sláinte mhaith, the latter’s pronunciation in Scottish Gaelic loosely—drunkenly—calling up the BCMS “živjeli.”
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Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
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Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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We’re working in Tawila, Sudan, treating people who survived kidnappings, robberies, and shootings as they fled El Fasher.
People’s needs are so great we’re performing around 20 surgeries per day, compared to 7 per day last month.
People’s needs are so great we’re performing around 20 surgeries per day, compared to 7 per day last month.
People who escaped El Fasher are struggling to survive one month after RSF takeover | MSF
MSF teams are treating people who have escaped the horrific violence in El Fasher, Sudan, as they arrive to unsuitable living conditions in Tawila.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We’re working in Tawila, Sudan, treating people who survived kidnappings, robberies, and shootings as they fled El Fasher.
People’s needs are so great we’re performing around 20 surgeries per day, compared to 7 per day last month.
People’s needs are so great we’re performing around 20 surgeries per day, compared to 7 per day last month.
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anyway,
www.ms.now/morning-joe/...
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Trump admits to using autopen after declaring Biden's pardons void due to autopen
President Donald Trump claimed without evidence early Monday that his predecessor’s pardons for members of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol are inv...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
anyway,
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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for any folks around the University of Michigan — i'll be speaking about Bosnia and the global far-right, so come and let's talk next Wed, Dec 3 👇
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
for any folks around the University of Michigan — i'll be speaking about Bosnia and the global far-right, so come and let's talk next Wed, Dec 3 👇
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Punctelia jeckeri and the snow. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#lichens #porosty #fungi #grzyby #lichenology #mycology #fungifriends #lichenfriends
#lichens #porosty #fungi #grzyby #lichenology #mycology #fungifriends #lichenfriends
November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Punctelia jeckeri and the snow. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland).
#lichens #porosty #fungi #grzyby #lichenology #mycology #fungifriends #lichenfriends
#lichens #porosty #fungi #grzyby #lichenology #mycology #fungifriends #lichenfriends
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Praying for the two soldiers attacked yesterday in DC and for calm and compassion toward the tens of thousands of Afghan refugees making this country better each day.
Let us not react in a way that causes them to live in fear.
Let us not react in a way that causes them to live in fear.
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Praying for the two soldiers attacked yesterday in DC and for calm and compassion toward the tens of thousands of Afghan refugees making this country better each day.
Let us not react in a way that causes them to live in fear.
Let us not react in a way that causes them to live in fear.
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Our colleagues Sami and Zaher, both nurses in Gaza, tell us what it was like to return to work in Gaza City ⬇️
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Our colleagues Sami and Zaher, both nurses in Gaza, tell us what it was like to return to work in Gaza City ⬇️
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Spotted Sandpiper, watercolour on paper. Inspired during my Artists for Nature Foundation & Native Conservancy trip to Alaska this May. We had some Yellow-eyed Snapper for dinner, the remnants were left by the lake, mainly for Bald Eagles, but these sandpipers also came for the smaller bits.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Spotted Sandpiper, watercolour on paper. Inspired during my Artists for Nature Foundation & Native Conservancy trip to Alaska this May. We had some Yellow-eyed Snapper for dinner, the remnants were left by the lake, mainly for Bald Eagles, but these sandpipers also came for the smaller bits.
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot during the holiday weekend over their support for Trump's authoritarian policies.
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot during the holiday weekend over their support for Trump's authoritarian policies.
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/
I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/