Gerard Jacob
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'But I felt it all the same; I felt often its mysterious stillness watching me at my monkey tricks, just as it watches you fellows performing on your respective tight-ropes for – what is it? half-a-crown a tumble –’
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This story also has one of the most memorable quotes I've ever been told.
"[Robinson] said she’d recently told a friend concerned for her safety for speaking out that she has “three big dogs and a revolver” and that her address is '123 I Wish A Motherfucker Would.'"
"[Robinson] said she’d recently told a friend concerned for her safety for speaking out that she has “three big dogs and a revolver” and that her address is '123 I Wish A Motherfucker Would.'"
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This story also has one of the most memorable quotes I've ever been told.
"[Robinson] said she’d recently told a friend concerned for her safety for speaking out that she has “three big dogs and a revolver” and that her address is '123 I Wish A Motherfucker Would.'"
"[Robinson] said she’d recently told a friend concerned for her safety for speaking out that she has “three big dogs and a revolver” and that her address is '123 I Wish A Motherfucker Would.'"
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To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
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How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
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My feed right now:
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Golden State Warriors
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i have no idea how we beat the Spurs but #dubnation 4evahhhh
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
My feed right now:
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Golden State Warriors
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Opvallend: D66 en CDA hebben beide een variant geopperd zonder de VVD: D66, GLPvdA, CDA, JA21 en CU.
Voor nu onwaarschijnlijk, maar wellicht na een paar blokkades verder opeens interessant.
Voor nu onwaarschijnlijk, maar wellicht na een paar blokkades verder opeens interessant.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Opvallend: D66 en CDA hebben beide een variant geopperd zonder de VVD: D66, GLPvdA, CDA, JA21 en CU.
Voor nu onwaarschijnlijk, maar wellicht na een paar blokkades verder opeens interessant.
Voor nu onwaarschijnlijk, maar wellicht na een paar blokkades verder opeens interessant.
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With Trump rolling out 50-year mortgages, his constant claim that the economy is great because Wall Street is doing well, his massive tax cuts for the rich, pardons of Chinese spies and wealthy con men, lies that prices are down, and the Epstein coverup, will MAGA ever wake up?
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
With Trump rolling out 50-year mortgages, his constant claim that the economy is great because Wall Street is doing well, his massive tax cuts for the rich, pardons of Chinese spies and wealthy con men, lies that prices are down, and the Epstein coverup, will MAGA ever wake up?
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Wat een land, de Verenigde Staten.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Wat een land, de Verenigde Staten.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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Holy ass he said it out loud. They can't make us feed hungry people. This is insane. Like insane right? This is our tax money earmarked for SNAP and he's like no it's mine now, check out the ballroom.
Q: A federal judge ruled that the administration has to fully fund SNAP. DOJ said they're gonna appeal. What's your message to folks as we're headed to Thanksgiving?
TRUMP: *looks at JD Vance* you wanna gowithater
TRUMP: *looks at JD Vance* you wanna gowithater
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Holy ass he said it out loud. They can't make us feed hungry people. This is insane. Like insane right? This is our tax money earmarked for SNAP and he's like no it's mine now, check out the ballroom.
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Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
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“We were screaming and filming, and that’s when the officer pulled the gun out and pointed it at us and threatened to shoot us. We were posing no immediate threat to him, and we were filming and making noise.”
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“We were screaming and filming, and that’s when the officer pulled the gun out and pointed it at us and threatened to shoot us. We were posing no immediate threat to him, and we were filming and making noise.”
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ABANDONED THE TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
ABANDONED THE TODDLER IN THE BACKSEAT
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
Arrest these motherfuckers for child endangerment
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Whenever Trump brings up “the nuclear” we all go to the same dark “he wants the world to die with him” place, right? Just checking.
October 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Whenever Trump brings up “the nuclear” we all go to the same dark “he wants the world to die with him” place, right? Just checking.
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The game is on
Melissa, de meest vernietigende orkaan in de Atlantische Oceaan, met een maximale windsnelheid van 387 kilometer per uur!!! (op 216 meter hoogte)
U leest het goed: 387 km/u!!
De zee komt 3 tot 4 meter omhoog, er valt driekwart meter neerslag. Dit wordt totale vernietiging.
😨😱
Melissa, de meest vernietigende orkaan in de Atlantische Oceaan, met een maximale windsnelheid van 387 kilometer per uur!!! (op 216 meter hoogte)
U leest het goed: 387 km/u!!
De zee komt 3 tot 4 meter omhoog, er valt driekwart meter neerslag. Dit wordt totale vernietiging.
😨😱
La Terre vient d’enfanter ce qu’elle sait faire de pire. Depuis les satellites, on a probablement sous les yeux l’une des pires catastrophes météorologiques modernes.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The game is on
Melissa, de meest vernietigende orkaan in de Atlantische Oceaan, met een maximale windsnelheid van 387 kilometer per uur!!! (op 216 meter hoogte)
U leest het goed: 387 km/u!!
De zee komt 3 tot 4 meter omhoog, er valt driekwart meter neerslag. Dit wordt totale vernietiging.
😨😱
Melissa, de meest vernietigende orkaan in de Atlantische Oceaan, met een maximale windsnelheid van 387 kilometer per uur!!! (op 216 meter hoogte)
U leest het goed: 387 km/u!!
De zee komt 3 tot 4 meter omhoog, er valt driekwart meter neerslag. Dit wordt totale vernietiging.
😨😱
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Remember the "why won't protesters thank Trump for bringing peace to the Middle East" news cycle? That was fun.
ah well nevertheless
*NETANYAHU ORDERS IDF TO CARRY OUT 'POWERFUL' GAZA STRIKES
*NETANYAHU ORDERS IDF TO CARRY OUT 'POWERFUL' GAZA STRIKES
October 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Remember the "why won't protesters thank Trump for bringing peace to the Middle East" news cycle? That was fun.
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I live here and this captured the feeling best. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I live here and this captured the feeling best. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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Terwijl de eerste drie kwartier van het debat weer gevuld werden met gesprekken over asielzoekers, AZC’s, migranten en moslims, toonde Aalten een kant van Nederland die nauwelijks zendtijd krijgt. Dankjewel, Aalten 💜
nos.nl/artikel/2585...
nos.nl/artikel/2585...
Groep burgers in Aalten spreekt zich uit voor de komst van azc
Na protesten in mei besloot de gemeenteraad het plan voor een nieuw asielzoekerscentrum voorlopig uit te stellen.
nos.nl
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Terwijl de eerste drie kwartier van het debat weer gevuld werden met gesprekken over asielzoekers, AZC’s, migranten en moslims, toonde Aalten een kant van Nederland die nauwelijks zendtijd krijgt. Dankjewel, Aalten 💜
nos.nl/artikel/2585...
nos.nl/artikel/2585...
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You will not be surprised to learn that the Society of Architectural Historians is not happy right now.
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Statement on the Proposed Ballroom Addition at the White House - Society of Architectural Historians
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) expresses great concern over the proposed ballroom addition to the White House. On July 31, 2025, the White House issued a statement that a 90,000 sq. ft....
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October 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
You will not be surprised to learn that the Society of Architectural Historians is not happy right now.
sah.org/2025/10/16/s...
sah.org/2025/10/16/s...
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If this had happened during a Democratic presidency Fox News would be 24 hours of nonstop “AMERICA DESECRATED!” headlines.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If this had happened during a Democratic presidency Fox News would be 24 hours of nonstop “AMERICA DESECRATED!” headlines.
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Q: Do you feel Israel was justified with striking when it did?
TRUMP: Striking where?
Q: In Gaza. Today. And overnight.
TRUMP: I'd have to get back to you on that
TRUMP: Striking where?
Q: In Gaza. Today. And overnight.
TRUMP: I'd have to get back to you on that
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Q: Do you feel Israel was justified with striking when it did?
TRUMP: Striking where?
Q: In Gaza. Today. And overnight.
TRUMP: I'd have to get back to you on that
TRUMP: Striking where?
Q: In Gaza. Today. And overnight.
TRUMP: I'd have to get back to you on that
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Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
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