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Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products
theintercept.com/2025/12/09/c...
theintercept.com/2025/12/09/c...
Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products
Both chambers included Pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they died after defense industry meetings on Capitol Hill.
theintercept.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products
theintercept.com/2025/12/09/c...
theintercept.com/2025/12/09/c...
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Because it needs to be said, the orange felon’s $12B bailout/welfare program for farmers is the direct result of him destroying the farming industry with his trade war tariffs.
So socialism is now okay when it means helping the MAGA voters that he originally hurt.
So socialism is now okay when it means helping the MAGA voters that he originally hurt.
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Because it needs to be said, the orange felon’s $12B bailout/welfare program for farmers is the direct result of him destroying the farming industry with his trade war tariffs.
So socialism is now okay when it means helping the MAGA voters that he originally hurt.
So socialism is now okay when it means helping the MAGA voters that he originally hurt.
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As a 2008 Subaru Outback owner, this is a no-go if I have to replace my trusty relic (w/o GPS/touchscreen).
This BS, subscriptions & surveillance by car manufacturers must stop. Give us opt-out options at no cost, including manual controls over mandated touch screens.
🧾 is.gd/8baU2hW
This BS, subscriptions & surveillance by car manufacturers must stop. Give us opt-out options at no cost, including manual controls over mandated touch screens.
🧾 is.gd/8baU2hW
Pop-up ads have started appearing in Subarus, and owners aren't happy
Customers have noticed that in-car advertisements have started appearing on some Subaru models, and the backlash has begun.
is.gd
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
As a 2008 Subaru Outback owner, this is a no-go if I have to replace my trusty relic (w/o GPS/touchscreen).
This BS, subscriptions & surveillance by car manufacturers must stop. Give us opt-out options at no cost, including manual controls over mandated touch screens.
🧾 is.gd/8baU2hW
This BS, subscriptions & surveillance by car manufacturers must stop. Give us opt-out options at no cost, including manual controls over mandated touch screens.
🧾 is.gd/8baU2hW
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Store manager in Kenner, LA. locked Border Patrol agents & commander Gregory Bovino out as they approached the store Saturday.
He is heard in the video:
“You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro.You don’t want to show your face now? I know you can hear me.”
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He is heard in the video:
“You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro.You don’t want to show your face now? I know you can hear me.”
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
'Go somewhere else': Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store
In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door.
www.wwltv.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Store manager in Kenner, LA. locked Border Patrol agents & commander Gregory Bovino out as they approached the store Saturday.
He is heard in the video:
“You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro.You don’t want to show your face now? I know you can hear me.”
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
He is heard in the video:
“You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro.You don’t want to show your face now? I know you can hear me.”
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Genuinely love whoever in aincient Mesopotamia decided that the correct shape for weights was ducks.
RETVRN
RETVRN
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Genuinely love whoever in aincient Mesopotamia decided that the correct shape for weights was ducks.
RETVRN
RETVRN
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A beautiful Hoopoe portrait, taken in Tenerife.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A beautiful Hoopoe portrait, taken in Tenerife.
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
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Crosswalks. NYC. A couple of autumns ago. 6”x6” oil
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Crosswalks. NYC. A couple of autumns ago. 6”x6” oil
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Why are there FIVE car washes around me? Maybe because private equity loves them.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Why Are There Suddenly So Many Car Washes?
Fueled by private equity and a subscription-based business model, the auto wash industry is flooding the US with new outlets. Some towns and cities have had enough.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Why are there FIVE car washes around me? Maybe because private equity loves them.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, British and European officials are close to finalising a streamlined alternative to the US peace proposal to end Russia’s war that includes security guarantees for the country.
www.ft.com/content/2351...
www.ft.com/content/2351...
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, British and European officials are close to finalising a streamlined alternative to the US peace proposal to end Russia’s war that includes security guarantees for the country.
www.ft.com/content/2351...
www.ft.com/content/2351...
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Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show
Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show
President did same thing his administration is now calling ‘mortgage fraud’ in case against Fed governor Lisa Cook
Donald Trump signed mortgage documents in the 1990s claiming two separate Florida properties would each serve as his principal residence – the same thing his administration is calling “mortgage fraud” when done by political rivals, records show.
ProPublica unearthed documents demonstrating that within seven weeks of each other in late 1993 and early 1994, the president obtained loans for neighboring Palm Beach homes, pledging each would be his primary dwelling. Instead of living in them, though, he rented both out as investment properties. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show
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Vladimir Putin is an existential threat to human freedom.
That's the post.
That's the post.
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Vladimir Putin is an existential threat to human freedom.
That's the post.
That's the post.
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The president of the United States’ son
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The president of the United States’ son
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Janet Fish (American, b.1938)
"Kraft Salad Dressing," 1973
Oil on canvas
40 x 44 in
Collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Kraft Salad Dressing," 1973
Oil on canvas
40 x 44 in
Collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Janet Fish (American, b.1938)
"Kraft Salad Dressing," 1973
Oil on canvas
40 x 44 in
Collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Kraft Salad Dressing," 1973
Oil on canvas
40 x 44 in
Collection of the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Joop Polder (Dutch Artist, born 1939)
"Tram 80", 1980s.
Oil on Canvas, 60 × 70 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Tram 80", 1980s.
Oil on Canvas, 60 × 70 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Joop Polder (Dutch Artist, born 1939)
"Tram 80", 1980s.
Oil on Canvas, 60 × 70 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Tram 80", 1980s.
Oil on Canvas, 60 × 70 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Trump divided the country, extorted Zelenskyy, tried to steal an election, incited an insurrection, stole confidential documents and banged a porn star. That’s his legacy. He knows he’s incapable of achieving anything good. He’s hoping his ballroom will remind people of him.
December 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Trump divided the country, extorted Zelenskyy, tried to steal an election, incited an insurrection, stole confidential documents and banged a porn star. That’s his legacy. He knows he’s incapable of achieving anything good. He’s hoping his ballroom will remind people of him.
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I’d rather my kids go to drag queen story hour. More fun, engaging, not to mention safer.
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’d rather my kids go to drag queen story hour. More fun, engaging, not to mention safer.
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For a decade, the photographer Inuuteq Storch set out to rediscover Inuit culture in Greenland that was suppressed by Danish colonizers. Here’s where he found its traces in everyday life.
A Greenlandic Photographer’s Tender Portraits of Daily Life
Inuuteq Storch set out to rediscover Inuit culture that was suppressed by Danish colonizers, by finding its traces in the everyday.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
For a decade, the photographer Inuuteq Storch set out to rediscover Inuit culture in Greenland that was suppressed by Danish colonizers. Here’s where he found its traces in everyday life.
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It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
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HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
HOPE WALZ: “What world are we f*cking living in? I draw the line at Gus. You people are f*cking disgraceful.”
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
She says MAGA loyalists are now driving by their home and yelling “R*tard!” at her family and her special needs brother after Trump called GovTimWalz the R word.
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I gave my first in-person book talk today. 4 people came and we sold a copy and the person asked me to sign it 🥹
Man, what a worthwhile thing. Even with the 6-hour round trip and even if only 1 of the 4 got anything out of it, I'm so grateful to talk about important things with people who care.
Man, what a worthwhile thing. Even with the 6-hour round trip and even if only 1 of the 4 got anything out of it, I'm so grateful to talk about important things with people who care.
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I gave my first in-person book talk today. 4 people came and we sold a copy and the person asked me to sign it 🥹
Man, what a worthwhile thing. Even with the 6-hour round trip and even if only 1 of the 4 got anything out of it, I'm so grateful to talk about important things with people who care.
Man, what a worthwhile thing. Even with the 6-hour round trip and even if only 1 of the 4 got anything out of it, I'm so grateful to talk about important things with people who care.
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“Yeah, that was definitely not a silent night. And baby Jesus? Gorgeous. But he had the energy of someone planning to overturn the entire system by age 33.”
December 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Yeah, that was definitely not a silent night. And baby Jesus? Gorgeous. But he had the energy of someone planning to overturn the entire system by age 33.”
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Not including Border Patrol, ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
The figures do not include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Not including Border Patrol, ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.
This data is compiled by ICE internally and was obtained by
UC Berkeley’s Deportation Data Project via a lawsuit.
ICE is currently holding 65,000 migrants in detention centers around the country.