Josip Loncaric
@josiploncaric.bsky.social
Retired scientist. Created equal, pursuing life, liberty, and happiness. Freedom, security, prosperity, equality, justice.
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WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
WOW! THANK YOU!! — GCN
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Trump is and will always be a mass muderer.
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
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Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Trump is and will always be a mass muderer.
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Travelers don’t need fancier outfits or new snacks. We need basic protections when flights are canceled. Infuriating that the Trump administration is prioritizing style over substance—while stripping away the rights passengers actually depend on.
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Travelers don’t need fancier outfits or new snacks. We need basic protections when flights are canceled. Infuriating that the Trump administration is prioritizing style over substance—while stripping away the rights passengers actually depend on.
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No one ever wants to get a root canal. But if you do need one, a new study suggests the dental procedures may have a bonus: They seem to offer both short- and long-term benefits that extend beyond the mouth.
Root canals aren’t fun, but a study suggests they are good for your health
People who needed a root canal saw an improvement in cholesterol, blood sugar and other factors after getting the dental procedure.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
No one ever wants to get a root canal. But if you do need one, a new study suggests the dental procedures may have a bonus: They seem to offer both short- and long-term benefits that extend beyond the mouth.
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When NATO allies committed to spending 5 percent of their GDPs annually on defense, President Trump hailed it as a “monumental win for the United States.”
But there’s been no bigger financial winner than the German defense contractor Rheinmetall.
But there’s been no bigger financial winner than the German defense contractor Rheinmetall.
German armsmaker wins big from Trump’s NATO spending demands
Rheinmetall shares have nearly tripled since President Donald Trump’s military spending demands, making CEO Armin Papperger the face of Europe’s rearmament.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
When NATO allies committed to spending 5 percent of their GDPs annually on defense, President Trump hailed it as a “monumental win for the United States.”
But there’s been no bigger financial winner than the German defense contractor Rheinmetall.
But there’s been no bigger financial winner than the German defense contractor Rheinmetall.
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Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
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Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
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Iowa restaurant drops salads amid national lettuce price spike
The Welcome Inn Bar and Grill in Eddyville dropped salads from its menu after lettuce costs soared from $23 to nearly $80 amid nationwide supply issues.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Scott Bessent: “Americans don’t realize how good they have it.”
Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
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Americans: We can’t afford lettuce.
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Still think Trump/Russia is a “hoax”?
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U.S. Flips History by Casting Europe—Not Russia—as Villain in New Security Policy
An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Still think Trump/Russia is a “hoax”?
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“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked him
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December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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News Analysis: President Trump has long portrayed European allies as freeloaders that fail to pay enough for their own security. That contempt is now official White House policy.
Trump’s Security Doctrine Leaves Europe at a Strategic Crossroads
A new White House policy document formalizes President Trump’s long-held contempt for Europe’s leaders. It made clear that the continent now stands at a strategic crossroads.
nyti.ms
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
News Analysis: President Trump has long portrayed European allies as freeloaders that fail to pay enough for their own security. That contempt is now official White House policy.
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
In the 1930s Nazi Germany, most Jews considered themselves loyal patriots, linked to the German way of life by language and culture. They were betrayed by the very institutions they relied on for just treatment.
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Rise of the Nazis and Beginning of Persecution
The Rise of the Nazis to Power in GermanyHitler and the Nazi Party rose to power due to the social and political circumstances that characterized the interwar period in Germany. Many Germans could not concede their country’s defeat in World War I, arguing that “backstabbing” and weakness in the rear had paralyzed and, eventually, caused the front to collapse
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December 7, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In the 1930s Nazi Germany, most Jews considered themselves loyal patriots, linked to the German way of life by language and culture. They were betrayed by the very institutions they relied on for just treatment.
www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/ab...
www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/ab...
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“In dealing with Putin, in other words, Trump keeps thinking he’s entering a Manhattan boardroom, when in fact he’s walking into a Leningrad courtyard—and blinking first.” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin Lives by a Code Trump Doesn’t Understand
Where Trump sees a deal, Putin sees submission.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“In dealing with Putin, in other words, Trump keeps thinking he’s entering a Manhattan boardroom, when in fact he’s walking into a Leningrad courtyard—and blinking first.” www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Who’ll put their life on the line for Trump’s America? It’s all transactional.
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Targets Even Closest Wartime Allies
The door is now shut to some 265,000 Afghans waiting to come, many of whom worked with the U.S. or have loved ones who did.
www.wsj.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Who’ll put their life on the line for Trump’s America? It’s all transactional.
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Insane.
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Insane.
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I am ratcheting down my social media, but let me just say that all European leaders except on the far Right should note that the U.S. now seeks regime change in their country; basically seeks to depose them. US strategy is to support the political forces that threaten liberal democracy in Europe.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
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December 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
I am ratcheting down my social media, but let me just say that all European leaders except on the far Right should note that the U.S. now seeks regime change in their country; basically seeks to depose them. US strategy is to support the political forces that threaten liberal democracy in Europe.
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Pope: Holy See will not be silent bystander amid global inequality and war
Pope: Holy See will not be silent bystander amid global inequality and war - Vatican News
Receiving new Ambassadors to the Holy See, Pope Leo XIV tells them the Holy See will not be a silent bystander amid global inequality and conflict.
www.vaticannews.va
December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Pope: Holy See will not be silent bystander amid global inequality and war
“Trumpism is a psychological coping mechanism for feelings of weakness.”
–David Frum
–David Frum
December 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“Trumpism is a psychological coping mechanism for feelings of weakness.”
–David Frum
–David Frum
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) said she was pepper sprayed by ICE agents in Tucson as she tried to find out more information about a raid taking place at a restaurant in her district.
Rep. Grijalva says ICE agents pepper sprayed her at Tucson restaurant raid
ICE agents deployed both tear gas and pepper balls at protesters, video obtained by The Post shows.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Arizona) said she was pepper sprayed by ICE agents in Tucson as she tried to find out more information about a raid taking place at a restaurant in her district.
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In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
In their confirmation hearings, RFK Jr pledged he would not be anti-vax, Hegseth said he respected women serving in leadership positions in the military, and Bondi said she would not weaponize DOJ against Trump’s political enemies.
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
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Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...