Manfred Schmid
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Hannah Claire Brimelow, a Tim Poole employee and daughter of white nationalist VDARE founder Peter Brimelow, is part of the new “press” corps covering the Pentagon after the Trump admin forced out most journalists. Laura Loomer is also there.
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hannah Claire Brimelow, a Tim Poole employee and daughter of white nationalist VDARE founder Peter Brimelow, is part of the new “press” corps covering the Pentagon after the Trump admin forced out most journalists. Laura Loomer is also there.
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Grim reportage from Homs one year after the revolution newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
In Homs, Revenge Is the Only Law Left Standing
A political economy built on predation and vendettas is taking root in post-Assad Syria
newlinesmag.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Grim reportage from Homs one year after the revolution newlinesmag.com/reportage/in...
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At one point do they stop broadcasting the pressers?
North Korean-style. A Potemkin village of fake journalists.
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
At one point do they stop broadcasting the pressers?
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We're so screwed flashnote.secdev.com/p/the-new-at...
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We're so screwed flashnote.secdev.com/p/the-new-at...
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And the forum has been cancelled on orders from
the Kyrgyz security services.
Discussing the legacy of Russian colonialism is off limits in Kyrgyzstan
the Kyrgyz security services.
Discussing the legacy of Russian colonialism is off limits in Kyrgyzstan
Iskender Batyrbek Uulu, a Kyrgyz teacher, blogger and historian, is organizing a forum in December dedicated to Ürkün, the 1916 ethnic cleansing of Kyrgyz people by Russian forces.
He was called in for a “chat” with security services to make sure his event did not lead to “inter-ethnic conflict”
He was called in for a “chat” with security services to make sure his event did not lead to “inter-ethnic conflict”
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
And the forum has been cancelled on orders from
the Kyrgyz security services.
Discussing the legacy of Russian colonialism is off limits in Kyrgyzstan
the Kyrgyz security services.
Discussing the legacy of Russian colonialism is off limits in Kyrgyzstan
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Iskender Batyrbek Uulu, a Kyrgyz teacher, blogger and historian, is organizing a forum in December dedicated to Ürkün, the 1916 ethnic cleansing of Kyrgyz people by Russian forces.
He was called in for a “chat” with security services to make sure his event did not lead to “inter-ethnic conflict”
He was called in for a “chat” with security services to make sure his event did not lead to “inter-ethnic conflict”
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Iskender Batyrbek Uulu, a Kyrgyz teacher, blogger and historian, is organizing a forum in December dedicated to Ürkün, the 1916 ethnic cleansing of Kyrgyz people by Russian forces.
He was called in for a “chat” with security services to make sure his event did not lead to “inter-ethnic conflict”
He was called in for a “chat” with security services to make sure his event did not lead to “inter-ethnic conflict”
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GOP Rep SLAMS his own party "crooked as a dog's leg"
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
GOP Rep SLAMS his own party "crooked as a dog's leg"
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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As expected, Japarov allies sweep the board in parliamentary elections in #Kyrgyzstan, consolidating his power ahead of a presidential election in January 2027 in which he's expected to seek a second term www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Allies of Kyrgyzstan's strongman president sweep snap parliamentary election
The results cement Sadyr Japarov's tight control of politics in what had long been Central Asia’s most democratic state.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
As expected, Japarov allies sweep the board in parliamentary elections in #Kyrgyzstan, consolidating his power ahead of a presidential election in January 2027 in which he's expected to seek a second term www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
When he’s gone, I know there will be a lot to do, but can we make sure the living rose garden gets restored?
Started. Going.
Started. Going.
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Just imagine Mike Johnson’s face when we get this done.
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Just imagine Mike Johnson’s face when we get this done.
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
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“We live in a world where religion is too often used to justify wars and atrocities.”
Pope Leo XIV in Istanbul
Pope Leo XIV in Istanbul
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“We live in a world where religion is too often used to justify wars and atrocities.”
Pope Leo XIV in Istanbul
Pope Leo XIV in Istanbul
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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In Gießen knüppelt die Polizei den Weg frei, damit eine rechtsextreme Partei ihre Jugendorganisation neu gründen kann, die sich aufgelöst hatte, weil sie so rechtsextrem ist, dass sie sonst verboten worden wäre.
Es ist ziemlich eindeutig auf welcher Seite die Polizei und damit der Staat steht.
Es ist ziemlich eindeutig auf welcher Seite die Polizei und damit der Staat steht.
November 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In Gießen knüppelt die Polizei den Weg frei, damit eine rechtsextreme Partei ihre Jugendorganisation neu gründen kann, die sich aufgelöst hatte, weil sie so rechtsextrem ist, dass sie sonst verboten worden wäre.
Es ist ziemlich eindeutig auf welcher Seite die Polizei und damit der Staat steht.
Es ist ziemlich eindeutig auf welcher Seite die Polizei und damit der Staat steht.
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Laut Forbes besitzt Frau Leibinger-Kammüller 2,2 Milliarden Dollar.
Wenn ihr das nicht reicht kann sie gerne auch am Ostermontag arbeiten ich werde es nicht tun.
Wenn ihr das nicht reicht kann sie gerne auch am Ostermontag arbeiten ich werde es nicht tun.
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Laut Forbes besitzt Frau Leibinger-Kammüller 2,2 Milliarden Dollar.
Wenn ihr das nicht reicht kann sie gerne auch am Ostermontag arbeiten ich werde es nicht tun.
Wenn ihr das nicht reicht kann sie gerne auch am Ostermontag arbeiten ich werde es nicht tun.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering.
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to skip a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels next week, two U.S. officials said, in a highly unusual absence of the top U.S. diplomat from a key transatlantic gathering.
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇