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American social media platforms are banned in Russia. Have you noticed Donald isn't sanctioning anyone over that?
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
American social media platforms are banned in Russia. Have you noticed Donald isn't sanctioning anyone over that?
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"People get activated by hate. It's a very, very, very strong force."
One of the most powerful things I heard this year.
Obvious, I know. But Ta-Nehisi Coates put so much into context with this simple truth: hate is why the right has thrived by feeding on the loathing of Trump & the Charlie Kirks.
One of the most powerful things I heard this year.
Obvious, I know. But Ta-Nehisi Coates put so much into context with this simple truth: hate is why the right has thrived by feeding on the loathing of Trump & the Charlie Kirks.
You don't have to swallow frogs
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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December 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"People get activated by hate. It's a very, very, very strong force."
One of the most powerful things I heard this year.
Obvious, I know. But Ta-Nehisi Coates put so much into context with this simple truth: hate is why the right has thrived by feeding on the loathing of Trump & the Charlie Kirks.
One of the most powerful things I heard this year.
Obvious, I know. But Ta-Nehisi Coates put so much into context with this simple truth: hate is why the right has thrived by feeding on the loathing of Trump & the Charlie Kirks.
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules ft.trib.al/TgoG45B
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
ft.trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
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Video has emerged of Gen Xu Qinxian of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at his court martial in 1990, explaining why he refused orders to crush the Tiananmen Square protests. Xu said he didn’t want to become “a sinner in history”. He was given a 5 year sentence.
December 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Video has emerged of Gen Xu Qinxian of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at his court martial in 1990, explaining why he refused orders to crush the Tiananmen Square protests. Xu said he didn’t want to become “a sinner in history”. He was given a 5 year sentence.
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Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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I deleted my post about alleged letter from Epstein to Nassar because I’m concerned about its authenticity and I’m worried that sharing it may help the DoJ damage the credibility of other documents if it turns out to be a forgery.
December 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I deleted my post about alleged letter from Epstein to Nassar because I’m concerned about its authenticity and I’m worried that sharing it may help the DoJ damage the credibility of other documents if it turns out to be a forgery.
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So you’re telling me that when your country welcomes talented people from around the globe, and brings them together in world-class universities, they make discoveries that save lives? Interesting.
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
In part due to research by two University of Michigan researchers, a form of leukemia can be treated more easily through an FDA-approved drug.
www.detroitnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So you’re telling me that when your country welcomes talented people from around the globe, and brings them together in world-class universities, they make discoveries that save lives? Interesting.
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
UM researchers make breakthrough to treat form of leukemia
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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Former Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife
Former Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife
Philip Young appears at Swindon magistrates court charged with 56 offences relating to 13-year period
A former Tory councillor has appeared in court charged with drugging and raping his former wife over a period of 13 years.
Philip Young, 49, and five other men have been accused of more than 60 rapes and sexual offences against Joanne Young, 48. She can be named as the alleged victim because she has waived her right to anonymity, which would otherwise apply in such cases.
Norman Macksoni, 47, a black British national of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, who has been charged with one count of rape and possession of extreme images.
Dean Hamilton, 46, of no fixed abode, who is white British, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual assault by penetration and two counts of sexual touching.
Conner Sanderson Doyle, 31, of Swindon, described as white British, has been charged with sexual assault by penetration and sexual touching.
Richard Wilkins, 61, of Toothill, Swindon, who is white British, has been charged with one count of rape and sexual touching.
Mohammed Hassan, 37, of Swindon, described by police as British Asian, has been charged with sexual touching. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Former Tory councillor in court accused of drugging and raping ex-wife
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11 counts of “administering a substance with the intent of stupefying or overpowering to allow sexual activity”
13 specific charges of voyeurism, alongside voyeurism on at least 200 other occasions
230 indecent images of CHILDREN, of which 139 are category A - the worst kind
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13 specific charges of voyeurism, alongside voyeurism on at least 200 other occasions
230 indecent images of CHILDREN, of which 139 are category A - the worst kind
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December 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
11 counts of “administering a substance with the intent of stupefying or overpowering to allow sexual activity”
13 specific charges of voyeurism, alongside voyeurism on at least 200 other occasions
230 indecent images of CHILDREN, of which 139 are category A - the worst kind
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13 specific charges of voyeurism, alongside voyeurism on at least 200 other occasions
230 indecent images of CHILDREN, of which 139 are category A - the worst kind
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If we care about protecting women and children, we need to stop banging on about the ethnicity, colour or religion of the perpetrator.
A woman in Britain is far more likely to be attacked by a White man that she knows than a random “foreigner”.
We’re not protecting women by ignoring that!
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A woman in Britain is far more likely to be attacked by a White man that she knows than a random “foreigner”.
We’re not protecting women by ignoring that!
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December 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
If we care about protecting women and children, we need to stop banging on about the ethnicity, colour or religion of the perpetrator.
A woman in Britain is far more likely to be attacked by a White man that she knows than a random “foreigner”.
We’re not protecting women by ignoring that!
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A woman in Britain is far more likely to be attacked by a White man that she knows than a random “foreigner”.
We’re not protecting women by ignoring that!
10/10
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White men are 30% of the population.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
December 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
White men are 30% of the population.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
They are also:
- 98% of presidents
- 90% of CEOs
- 90% of billionaires
- 80% of Congress
Forever oppressed.
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We’ve gone from bootlegging whiskey during prohibition to having to bootleg truth during fascism…
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We’ve gone from bootlegging whiskey during prohibition to having to bootleg truth during fascism…
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MAGA: Sweden is in the midst of civil war, on the cusp of civilisational erasure
Swedes: on your paid holiday, please borrow some free skates so you can enjoy our public rink in the middle of the idyllic square in the heart of our walkable city.
Swedes: on your paid holiday, please borrow some free skates so you can enjoy our public rink in the middle of the idyllic square in the heart of our walkable city.
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
MAGA: Sweden is in the midst of civil war, on the cusp of civilisational erasure
Swedes: on your paid holiday, please borrow some free skates so you can enjoy our public rink in the middle of the idyllic square in the heart of our walkable city.
Swedes: on your paid holiday, please borrow some free skates so you can enjoy our public rink in the middle of the idyllic square in the heart of our walkable city.
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A thousand motorway service station cd and tape racks feel somewhat emptier tonight
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A thousand motorway service station cd and tape racks feel somewhat emptier tonight
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
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Since a lot of people seem to be confused, this is what fascism sounds like in the American context.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Since a lot of people seem to be confused, this is what fascism sounds like in the American context.
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Interesting when Rory McIlroy wins SPOTY for BBC, and then the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, much of the online commentary centres on how (1) he isn’t British enough and (2) he isn’t Irish enough, which just about sums up the joy of being from the North of / Northern Ireland.
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Interesting when Rory McIlroy wins SPOTY for BBC, and then the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ, much of the online commentary centres on how (1) he isn’t British enough and (2) he isn’t Irish enough, which just about sums up the joy of being from the North of / Northern Ireland.
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#TimeTravelAdvent #Day21: a story from the archive! Today, we've discovered the surprising back story to Auden's 'Stop All The Clocks', known and loved from Four Weddings and a Funeral. The original poem is a biting satire against the cult of the Great Man and rising totalitarianism... 1/5
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#TimeTravelAdvent #Day21: a story from the archive! Today, we've discovered the surprising back story to Auden's 'Stop All The Clocks', known and loved from Four Weddings and a Funeral. The original poem is a biting satire against the cult of the Great Man and rising totalitarianism... 1/5
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Some much-needed good news, including
• renewables overtake coal as source of electricity globally
• new oceans protections pledged in the High Seas Treaty
• landmark litigation to facilitate accountability for climate breakdown
• indigenous wins at COP
🌱❣️🌊
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
• renewables overtake coal as source of electricity globally
• new oceans protections pledged in the High Seas Treaty
• landmark litigation to facilitate accountability for climate breakdown
• indigenous wins at COP
🌱❣️🌊
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Some much-needed good news, including
• renewables overtake coal as source of electricity globally
• new oceans protections pledged in the High Seas Treaty
• landmark litigation to facilitate accountability for climate breakdown
• indigenous wins at COP
🌱❣️🌊
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
• renewables overtake coal as source of electricity globally
• new oceans protections pledged in the High Seas Treaty
• landmark litigation to facilitate accountability for climate breakdown
• indigenous wins at COP
🌱❣️🌊
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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This is potentially a massive cover-up. Where is the corporate-owned legacy media that claims it exists to expose government corruption? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Likely Pulled Photo of Trump from Released Epstein Files
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is potentially a massive cover-up. Where is the corporate-owned legacy media that claims it exists to expose government corruption? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...