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El Jefe
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💯 Dog LoverHistorian at heart, sailor by passion, and navigator of cyber and emerging tech landscapes—and other stuff that interests me.
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
December 16, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
Assad Returns To Ophthalmology At Moscow LensCrafters
MOSCOW—Just days after rebels seized Damascus, deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly returned to practicing ophthalmology at a Moscow LensCrafters, sources confirmed Tuesday. “Which one ...
theonion.com
December 15, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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Exclusive TCB Expert Analysis on #Syria out today.  Cipher Brief experts have weighed in to help us understand the moment, and the challenges it brings, for Syria and the broader Middle East. 
https://s.mtrbio.com/absmwebccm
December 15, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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🔥Drones attack Chechen capital, likely targeting bases of riot police and special forces – video
Drones attack Chechen capital, likely targeting bases of riot police and special forces – video
Drones attacked the city of Grozny in Chechnya on the morning of 15 December, hitting a building. [The Chechen Republic, also known as Chechnya, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation; the Ukr...
www.pravda.com.ua
December 15, 2024 at 7:36 AM
December 15, 2024 at 5:29 PM
December 14, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The U.S. Department of the Treasury is announcing the disbursement of $20 billion for the benefit of Ukraine, as part of the $50 billion G7 Loans initiative. 

❗️These funds will be paid for by the windfall proceeds earned from Russia’s own immobilized assets.
December 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM
And the end of the Assad Era…coincidence???
Today is the final show of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour.
December 8, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The IT Coalition has raised nearly €500M in aid for Ukraine—proving the power of collective action.

🚀 Resilience: Global solidarity in action.
💡 Innovation: Tech addressing urgent needs.
🌍 Collaboration: A blueprint for tackling global challenges.

#GlobalImpact #TechForGood
December 8, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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The FBl is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the backpack shooter. The NYPD has added another $10,000. UnitedHealthcare is kicking in a $25 copayment.
December 8, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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Markwayne Mullin on Hegseth’s drinking:

TAPPER: Drinking at 10 in the morning, that’s a drinking problem.

MULLIN: Yeah & there’s probably a lot of media that has a drinking problem too.

TAPPER: A drunk reporter who is drinking at 10 AM…is not in charge of the 3 million person defense department.💥
December 8, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Asad is in Moscow. I’m sure he will be happy in the winter weather.
December 8, 2024 at 7:26 PM
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Russia and Iran, after having bolstered their aura of power by keeping Assad in his palace, have now suffered massive blows to their credibility and their ability to project power in the region. “Imperial overstretch” isn’t just an American problem. wapo.st/3ZMfcGk
Opinion | The 10 days that shook the Middle East
How Bashar al-Assad’s downfall, once unlikely, became inevitable.
wapo.st
December 8, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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The textualist case for completely throwing out the constitution because you don’t understand how BIRTHRIGHT citizenship works
Trump confirms that he plans to deport US citizens who have undocumented parents
December 8, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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Zelensky rejects Trump's call for an immediate ceasefire, stating: "A ceasefire without guarantees can be reignited at any moment, as Putin has already done. War can’t be ended with just a piece of paper and a few signatures. We must guarantee reliable peace and not ignore occupation."
December 8, 2024 at 1:59 PM
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Exclusive: Angelica Farías had journeyed with her family from South America hoping to reach the United States. The family could see their destination from across the Rio Grande. But as they got deeper into the river, something went wrong.

Panic set in. The Farías family disappeared into the water.
Border drownings rose as migrants rushed to cross and Texas clamped down
An investigation found more migrant drowning deaths than the U.S. or Mexico have reported. Many were in Eagle Pass, where Texas’ border crackdown is focused.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2024 at 4:23 PM
If I get one more Black Friday text!
December 8, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Other cities also continue protests for the 11th day in a row. I hear about at least Zugdidi and Batumi at the moment. This is Zugdidi. #terrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
December 8, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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The Christmas tree is surreal as expected. Protected by the regime police, with branches adjusted on top and the 🇬🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 flags and the pictures of those tortured by the regime below. #terrorinGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests
📷 Maia Duishvili
December 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Waiting for Russian generals who failed to see Assad’s collapse fall out of windows
December 8, 2024 at 3:14 AM
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Elon Musk is a corporate raider with an established history of buying up businesses, pushing out the founders, taking credit for their inventions and reshaping those businesses in his own image.

His latest raid?

The United States of America.
December 8, 2024 at 12:54 PM