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· Sep 11
My soon-to-be teenage daughter had one of *those* mornings & claimed to HATE everyone in the world!!
I laughed & said "Me too, on many days! Want to see my hate-the-world playlist?"
She was not amused & did not want to see the playlist. =/
She got over it & apologized later.
Kids are awesome
I laughed & said "Me too, on many days! Want to see my hate-the-world playlist?"
She was not amused & did not want to see the playlist. =/
She got over it & apologized later.
Kids are awesome
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Bradley is definitely guilty, nobody seems to be disagreeing on that, but I do doubt that this will be the extent of the bleeding
The fall guy. Though he is probably also guilty of first degree murder.
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Bradley is definitely guilty, nobody seems to be disagreeing on that, but I do doubt that this will be the extent of the bleeding
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Last night Hegseth was proudly posting images of Franklin the Turtle blowing up narco terrorists.
Today the White House is throwing Admiral Bradley under the bus.
Did Hegseth sober up and realize he could be facing murder charges?
Who gave Bradley the order?
Today the White House is throwing Admiral Bradley under the bus.
Did Hegseth sober up and realize he could be facing murder charges?
Who gave Bradley the order?
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Last night Hegseth was proudly posting images of Franklin the Turtle blowing up narco terrorists.
Today the White House is throwing Admiral Bradley under the bus.
Did Hegseth sober up and realize he could be facing murder charges?
Who gave Bradley the order?
Today the White House is throwing Admiral Bradley under the bus.
Did Hegseth sober up and realize he could be facing murder charges?
Who gave Bradley the order?
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“If the government and armed forces manage to improve the perception of the armed forces significantly and motivate young people to start considering military service as a ‘normal’ choice, the goal could be reached with voluntary participation alone.” @alanderminna.bsky.social
https://cnn.it/4ilojFe
https://cnn.it/4ilojFe
Germany wants to build Europe’s strongest army – a new conscription bill is moving that closer | CNN
Earlier this year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“If the government and armed forces manage to improve the perception of the armed forces significantly and motivate young people to start considering military service as a ‘normal’ choice, the goal could be reached with voluntary participation alone.” @alanderminna.bsky.social
https://cnn.it/4ilojFe
https://cnn.it/4ilojFe
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👀 when it comes to "harassment" and student protest, northwestern has given the trump administration what appears to be a veto over changes in policy: "Northwestern shall not revise or modify these policies and procedures without the consent of the Assistant Attorney General".
horrible.
horrible.
You've heard of the Friday night news dump. Here's the Friday night of Thanksgiving wknd dump. For special circumstances, like when the faculty assembly votes 595-4 against paying to end a shakedown and you do it anyway. Link to agreement here: bulkmail.northwestern.edu/trk/click?re...
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
👀 when it comes to "harassment" and student protest, northwestern has given the trump administration what appears to be a veto over changes in policy: "Northwestern shall not revise or modify these policies and procedures without the consent of the Assistant Attorney General".
horrible.
horrible.
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The post was deleted, but the author initially responded to this information by declaring that the people supplying it were bots. Beware of disinformation, even if it comes dressed in your own side’s colors.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The post was deleted, but the author initially responded to this information by declaring that the people supplying it were bots. Beware of disinformation, even if it comes dressed in your own side’s colors.
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Ah yes, the people definitely want us to go harder on the venture capitalists getting what they want.
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ah yes, the people definitely want us to go harder on the venture capitalists getting what they want.
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I hate to ask this, but has anyone even seen plans for that stupid ballroom?
No? We’re just building without a permit or, like, permission?
No? We’re just building without a permit or, like, permission?
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I hate to ask this, but has anyone even seen plans for that stupid ballroom?
No? We’re just building without a permit or, like, permission?
No? We’re just building without a permit or, like, permission?
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Rahmanullah Lakanwal, served in a CIA-backed Afghan force unit, known as the “Zero Units.”
His unit mate said Lakanwal sought help from a CIA program designed to aid unit veterans.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
His unit mate said Lakanwal sought help from a CIA program designed to aid unit veterans.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, served in a CIA-backed Afghan force unit, known as the “Zero Units.”
His unit mate said Lakanwal sought help from a CIA program designed to aid unit veterans.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
His unit mate said Lakanwal sought help from a CIA program designed to aid unit veterans.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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NEW: The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America.
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable. And, for paid, subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
NEW: The upcoming SCOTUS cases over Trump's firing powers could change America.
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
This latest iteration of a 250-year old debate goes much further than earlier generations would have thought possible — or advisable.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
Fox News' Joey Jones justifies the US military killing survivors after an initial boat strike: "An enemy combatant does not have to have a gun to be a danger or a threat... if you leave anybody alive, they can signal and let others know what’s happening and they can also retaliate through radio."
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
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The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Invoking "color revolutions" as a boogeyman like this really goes to show how much these guys have cooked their brains on Russian propaganda specifically.
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Invoking "color revolutions" as a boogeyman like this really goes to show how much these guys have cooked their brains on Russian propaganda specifically.
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Trump needs you to simultaneously believe that it's nuts to think the president of a country could actually be a drug trafficker, and that we are going to war with another country because its president is actually a drug trafficker.
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Trump needs you to simultaneously believe that it's nuts to think the president of a country could actually be a drug trafficker, and that we are going to war with another country because its president is actually a drug trafficker.
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Three notes:
(1) this NPR piece is bad and dumb. They should be embarrassed.
(2) Everything is "AI" now. The Independent Center doesn't have some fresh new technology that is going to make centrist third-party candidacies suddenly viable. This is just the latest rebrand of a tired playbook.
(...)
(1) this NPR piece is bad and dumb. They should be embarrassed.
(2) Everything is "AI" now. The Independent Center doesn't have some fresh new technology that is going to make centrist third-party candidacies suddenly viable. This is just the latest rebrand of a tired playbook.
(...)
@davekarpf.bsky.social , have you seen this fresh nonsense?
An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple 2-party power in Congress
Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Three notes:
(1) this NPR piece is bad and dumb. They should be embarrassed.
(2) Everything is "AI" now. The Independent Center doesn't have some fresh new technology that is going to make centrist third-party candidacies suddenly viable. This is just the latest rebrand of a tired playbook.
(...)
(1) this NPR piece is bad and dumb. They should be embarrassed.
(2) Everything is "AI" now. The Independent Center doesn't have some fresh new technology that is going to make centrist third-party candidacies suddenly viable. This is just the latest rebrand of a tired playbook.
(...)
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I wondered why replies chastised me for calling the boat strikes war crimes, saying I'm helping Trump when I do, as if "war crime" is positive.
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
December 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I wondered why replies chastised me for calling the boat strikes war crimes, saying I'm helping Trump when I do, as if "war crime" is positive.
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
Then I remembered some use "war crime" to mean "foreign policy I don't like," rather than "use of military force in violation of the laws of armed combat."
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A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
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So many great recommendations here (including mine!).
Particular shoutout to @chadbourn.bsky.social - because his first book absolutely took over my Christmas Day back when 😊
Particular shoutout to @chadbourn.bsky.social - because his first book absolutely took over my Christmas Day back when 😊
The Fantasy Hive team have curated a Christmas Gift Guide to aid anyone out there struggling to buy for the reader in their life.
If you're looking for a recommendation we've missed in our categories, please comment! These 89 books are us holding back...
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If you're looking for a recommendation we've missed in our categories, please comment! These 89 books are us holding back...
Read more: tinyurl.com/375wuk5k
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
So many great recommendations here (including mine!).
Particular shoutout to @chadbourn.bsky.social - because his first book absolutely took over my Christmas Day back when 😊
Particular shoutout to @chadbourn.bsky.social - because his first book absolutely took over my Christmas Day back when 😊
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In case people aren't aware, @somafm.com have no fewer than five Christmas channels live right now, all of them ad-free, funded by us, the listeners (if we choose, and can afford it).
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In case people aren't aware, @somafm.com have no fewer than five Christmas channels live right now, all of them ad-free, funded by us, the listeners (if we choose, and can afford it).
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Altogether, at the meeting in Miami, Ukrainian delegation stated repeatedly that they cannot give up any territory as this is forbidden by the constitution of Ukraine, while the US delegation pressured them to discuss giving up “for sure” Donbass.
There was no progress on that point.
There was no progress on that point.
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Altogether, at the meeting in Miami, Ukrainian delegation stated repeatedly that they cannot give up any territory as this is forbidden by the constitution of Ukraine, while the US delegation pressured them to discuss giving up “for sure” Donbass.
There was no progress on that point.
There was no progress on that point.
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Russian men are greeted by military conscription services upon landing at the airports.
Putin wants peace, huh?
Putin wants peace, huh?
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Russian men are greeted by military conscription services upon landing at the airports.
Putin wants peace, huh?
Putin wants peace, huh?
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Putin wants peace, huh?
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Putin wants peace, huh?