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This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
The U.S. is not a member of the ICC, but the court can still prosecute individuals for actions carried out on the territory of ICC member nations.
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is probably the clearest indication yet that the administration understands what they’re doing in the Caribbean is illegal.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
They’re now threatening the ICC with sanctions if they investigate Trump and his team.
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Mental health crisis centers are calling ICE #duet #ice #iceagents #mentalhealth #crisiscenter #maga #youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2aeEwCX320
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Mental health crisis centers are calling ICE #duet #ice #iceagents #mentalhealth #crisiscenter #maga #youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2aeEwCX320
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Leavitt: Come on, America, you can afford to pay more money for stuff! Our #TrumpTax isn't THAT high.
US: Yes, it is, actually. And no we can't.
US: Yes, it is, actually. And no we can't.
COLLINS: If the economy is as strong as Trump says it is, then why is he telling parents 2 weeks before Christmas that they should only buy 2 or 3 dolls for their kids?
LEAVITT: What he's saying is if we want products made here, we're gonna have better quality. Maybe you'll pay a dollar or 2 more
LEAVITT: What he's saying is if we want products made here, we're gonna have better quality. Maybe you'll pay a dollar or 2 more
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Leavitt: Come on, America, you can afford to pay more money for stuff! Our #TrumpTax isn't THAT high.
US: Yes, it is, actually. And no we can't.
US: Yes, it is, actually. And no we can't.
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🔥Rep. Bennie Thompson to Noem: “You have put your own interests ahead of the department and violated the law. You are making 🇺🇸 less safe. I call on you to resign— do a real service to the country. That is, if Trump doesn’t fire you first.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🔥Rep. Bennie Thompson to Noem: “You have put your own interests ahead of the department and violated the law. You are making 🇺🇸 less safe. I call on you to resign— do a real service to the country. That is, if Trump doesn’t fire you first.”
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Pete Hegseth is urging members of the military to embrace GenAI.mil, a "secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War." I'm sure this will be fine.
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pete Hegseth is urging members of the military to embrace GenAI.mil, a "secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War." I'm sure this will be fine.
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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⚡️ JUDGE ORDERS KILMAR RELEASED IMMEDIATELY…
“A Maryland judge on Thursday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year, from immigration custody.” www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-...
“A Maryland judge on Thursday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year, from immigration custody.” www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-...
December 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
⚡️ JUDGE ORDERS KILMAR RELEASED IMMEDIATELY…
“A Maryland judge on Thursday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year, from immigration custody.” www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-...
“A Maryland judge on Thursday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year, from immigration custody.” www.cbsnews.com/news/kilmar-...
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@briankrebs btw there were more revelations about hegseth's involvement in crypto even dodgier than the ones i wrote about that jacob silverman surfaced later. tldr he was on an advisory board of INX, a shady af israeli crypto exchange […]
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universeodon.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@briankrebs btw there were more revelations about hegseth's involvement in crypto even dodgier than the ones i wrote about that jacob silverman surfaced later. tldr he was on an advisory board of INX, a shady af israeli crypto exchange […]
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LA Times: Justice Department drafting a list of ‘domestic terrorists’
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LA Times: Justice Department drafting a list of ‘domestic terrorists’
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-12-11/justice-department-drafting-list-of-domestic-terrorists
#fascism #ice #1stamendment
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Generating video is *immensely* energy intensive. Let's say they produced 3,000 10 second clips for this ad (suspect that'd be an underestimate). At 1KWh per clip it's 3 megawatt hours.
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns
Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Generating video is *immensely* energy intensive. Let's say they produced 3,000 10 second clips for this ad (suspect that'd be an underestimate). At 1KWh per clip it's 3 megawatt hours.
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
I donated to Jasmine Crockett. Join me and be careful to donate on her donation page. Other groups are fundraising for her, but splitting donations among themselves.
https://www.jasmineforus.com/
https://www.jasmineforus.com/
Jasmine Crockett for U.S. Senate
I’m running for the United States Senate because I believe Texas deserves a Senator who will be an independent voice for all 30 million Texans -- not a rubber stamp or party line vote for Donald Trump.
www.jasmineforus.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I donated to Jasmine Crockett. Join me and be careful to donate on her donation page. Other groups are fundraising for her, but splitting donations among themselves.
https://www.jasmineforus.com/
https://www.jasmineforus.com/
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The Data Center Boom Could Trigger Blackouts https://jacobin.com/2025/12/data-centers-power-energy-blackouts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism
The Data Center Boom Could Trigger Blackouts
The country’s largest power grid operator, PJM Interconnection, plans to power new data centers that it knows it doesn’t have the capacity for — prompting an energy watchdog to warn of heightened blackout risks.
jacobin.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Data Center Boom Could Trigger Blackouts https://jacobin.com/2025/12/data-centers-power-energy-blackouts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism
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WSJ has an interesting visual on Trump's pardons, and I'm glad for the increased focus.
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
WSJ has an interesting visual on Trump's pardons, and I'm glad for the increased focus.
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The #uscg members can be seen later in the video moving throughout the superstructure of the ship with their weapons drawn.
#pambondi wrote that “for multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting […]
#pambondi wrote that “for multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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More on the #us seizure of an #oiltanker off the coast of #venezuela
The #uscg members were taken to the #oil tanker by helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford…. The Ford is in the #caribbean after arriving last month in a major show of force, joining a fleet of other #warships […]
The #uscg members were taken to the #oil tanker by helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford…. The Ford is in the #caribbean after arriving last month in a major show of force, joining a fleet of other #warships […]
Original post on masto.ai
masto.ai
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
More on the #us seizure of an #oiltanker off the coast of #venezuela
The #uscg members were taken to the #oil tanker by helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford…. The Ford is in the #caribbean after arriving last month in a major show of force, joining a fleet of other #warships […]
The #uscg members were taken to the #oil tanker by helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford…. The Ford is in the #caribbean after arriving last month in a major show of force, joining a fleet of other #warships […]
The Lizza Papers: How One Man’s Personal Implosion Accidentally Exposed MSM as America’s Real Shadow Government
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-lizza-papers-part-5-ryan-lizza/
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-lizza-papers-part-5-ryan-lizza/
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Lizza Papers: How One Man’s Personal Implosion Accidentally Exposed MSM as America’s Real Shadow Government
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-lizza-papers-part-5-ryan-lizza/
https://deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-lizza-papers-part-5-ryan-lizza/
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"In the short term, a major collision is more
akin to the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster than a Hollywood-style immediate end of operations in orbit. Indeed, satellite operations could continue after a major collision, but would have different operating parameters, including a higher risk of […]
akin to the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster than a Hollywood-style immediate end of operations in orbit. Indeed, satellite operations could continue after a major collision, but would have different operating parameters, including a higher risk of […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"In the short term, a major collision is more
akin to the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster than a Hollywood-style immediate end of operations in orbit. Indeed, satellite operations could continue after a major collision, but would have different operating parameters, including a higher risk of […]
akin to the Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster than a Hollywood-style immediate end of operations in orbit. Indeed, satellite operations could continue after a major collision, but would have different operating parameters, including a higher risk of […]
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This really highlights how incredibly dependent we are on Starlink's continued perfect collision avoidance maneuvers. So far they've done it, but they keep adding more satellites and making it harder.
Other megaconstellations are now launching as well, and they all need to communicate PERFECTLY […]
Other megaconstellations are now launching as well, and they all need to communicate PERFECTLY […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This really highlights how incredibly dependent we are on Starlink's continued perfect collision avoidance maneuvers. So far they've done it, but they keep adding more satellites and making it harder.
Other megaconstellations are now launching as well, and they all need to communicate PERFECTLY […]
Other megaconstellations are now launching as well, and they all need to communicate PERFECTLY […]
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We set up a CRASH Clock website here: https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/
Note that this is a probabilistic calculation. A catastrophic collision could happen sooner than 2.8 days of no maneuvers. In our (extremely computationally expensive) collision […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Note that this is a probabilistic calculation. A catastrophic collision could happen sooner than 2.8 days of no maneuvers. In our (extremely computationally expensive) collision […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We set up a CRASH Clock website here: https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/
Note that this is a probabilistic calculation. A catastrophic collision could happen sooner than 2.8 days of no maneuvers. In our (extremely computationally expensive) collision […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Note that this is a probabilistic calculation. A catastrophic collision could happen sooner than 2.8 days of no maneuvers. In our (extremely computationally expensive) collision […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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The CRASH Clock uses the current density in altitude bins (averaged over eccentric orbits) of satellites, rocket bodies, and tracked debris, assuming typical cross sections for each type and orbital speeds. This calculation tells us how long to a collision if all orbital maneuvers were to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The CRASH Clock uses the current density in altitude bins (averaged over eccentric orbits) of satellites, rocket bodies, and tracked debris, assuming typical cross sections for each type and orbital speeds. This calculation tells us how long to a collision if all orbital maneuvers were to […]
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We also did this calculation for the catalogue of satellites, trackable debris, and rocket bodies from 2018, before megaconstellations, showing just how much less safe megaconstellations like Starlink have made orbit.
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We also did this calculation for the catalogue of satellites, trackable debris, and rocket bodies from 2018, before megaconstellations, showing just how much less safe megaconstellations like Starlink have made orbit.
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
The densest part of orbit in 2018 had a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Starlink themselves report an average of 1 collision avoidance maneuver every 2 minutes between Dec 2024-May 2025. So that's another (terrifying) double check on this calculation. Starlink themselves report an average of 1 collision avoidance maneuver every 2 minutes. So that's another […]
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mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Starlink themselves report an average of 1 collision avoidance maneuver every 2 minutes between Dec 2024-May 2025. So that's another (terrifying) double check on this calculation. Starlink themselves report an average of 1 collision avoidance maneuver every 2 minutes. So that's another […]
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Two incredibly talented students led the project. We figured out a much less hand-wavy analytical way to calculate close approach rates using real data from public catalogues. And then we also ran n-body simulations to double check. They agree very well! And […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Two incredibly talented students led the project. We figured out a much less hand-wavy analytical way to calculate close approach rates using real data from public catalogues. And then we also ran n-body simulations to double check. They agree very well! And […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Wooo it's up! New paper alert! I will write a summary thread about this paper tomorrow morning when I'm not quite as mentally exhausted!
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Wooo it's up! New paper alert! I will write a summary thread about this paper tomorrow morning when I'm not quite as mentally exhausted!
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
"An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions" by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
Not […]
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I'll end with the last paragraph of the paper:
"In addition to the dangerously high collision risks calculated here, we are already experiencing disruption of astronomy, pollution in the upper atmosphere from increasingly frequent satellite ablation, and increased ground casualty risks. By […]
"In addition to the dangerously high collision risks calculated here, we are already experiencing disruption of astronomy, pollution in the upper atmosphere from increasingly frequent satellite ablation, and increased ground casualty risks. By […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'll end with the last paragraph of the paper:
"In addition to the dangerously high collision risks calculated here, we are already experiencing disruption of astronomy, pollution in the upper atmosphere from increasingly frequent satellite ablation, and increased ground casualty risks. By […]
"In addition to the dangerously high collision risks calculated here, we are already experiencing disruption of astronomy, pollution in the upper atmosphere from increasingly frequent satellite ablation, and increased ground casualty risks. By […]