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Trump got booed so hard at the Commanders game he literally said, “I, state your name…” during the pledge.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump got booed so hard at the Commanders game he literally said, “I, state your name…” during the pledge.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
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🚨 💰 WOW — @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck a provision into the spending bill that would let them sue the government for $500,000 because Jack Smith looked into their phone records around Trump’s insurrection.
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
🚨 💰 WOW — @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck a provision into the spending bill that would let them sue the government for $500,000 because Jack Smith looked into their phone records around Trump’s insurrection.
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
The Republican grifting is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Capitulated to save the filibuster you say
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Capitulated to save the filibuster you say
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⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
⚡️ JUST NOW — Speaker Johnson will NOT guarantee a vote on ACA subsidies even if it passes the senate (after the Schumer-orchestrated cave)👇🏽
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Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to end the government shutdown. Chris Murphy called it a mistake. Bernie Sanders called it “a very bad night.” And Ro Khanna and Seth Moulton accused Chuck Schumer of being ineffective & called for his removal.
‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal
Congressional Democrats are furious after eight colleagues voted with Republicans.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Congressional Democrats are livid after a handful of their Senate colleagues voted Sunday to end the government shutdown. Chris Murphy called it a mistake. Bernie Sanders called it “a very bad night.” And Ro Khanna and Seth Moulton accused Chuck Schumer of being ineffective & called for his removal.
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“In reality, because targeting is so easy, we have seen governments use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists…”
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“In reality, because targeting is so easy, we have seen governments use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists…”
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Went to bed mad. Woke up mad. Working families deserve so much better than what the ode 8 senators gave them last night.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4DqdM/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4DqdM/
Call it what it is: a betrayal. I’m running for a U.S. Senate so working families in Kentucky aren’t invisible to this system any longer.
TikTok video by Joel for Kentucky
www.tiktok.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Went to bed mad. Woke up mad. Working families deserve so much better than what the ode 8 senators gave them last night.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4DqdM/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4DqdM/
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The consensus is that the electrification of transportation will destroy 5 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
Gluttons For Punishment: Oil Industry Doubles Down Against Reality
The world is facing a multi-year oil glut where the oil producers will be pumping more oil out of the ground than the world is using. This will keep oil prices at low levels – likely well below the le...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The consensus is that the electrification of transportation will destroy 5 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
In this new piece I argue that this number is too low for a bunch of reasons.
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EVERY WORD FROM THIS CLOWN IS A LIE. EVERY SINGLE WORD.
INGRAHAM: “Why are people saying they’re anxious about the economy?”
TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”
Every sentence is a lie.
TRUMP: “The polls are fake 🤥. The economy is the strongest ever 🤥. We have $20 Trillion coming in 🤥 . Largely because of the tariffs 🤥.”
Every sentence is a lie.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
EVERY WORD FROM THIS CLOWN IS A LIE. EVERY SINGLE WORD.
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Hey what could go wrong
Turning Point USA has expanded to the Netherlands. Spox says “This means communicating that the Netherlands is a Christian country at its core, and that this also has practical consequences.” (Kuyper was mentioned… iykyk)
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
Jongerenorganisatie Charlie Kirk krijgt Nederlandse tak: “Christenen moeten in het offensief” - Cvandaag.nl
Het christendom in Nederland is al decennialang defensief en terugtrekkend ingesteld. Zodra we de kans hebben om iets te behouden of te heroveren, deinzen we vaak terug, uit angst om als onderdrukkend...
cvandaag.nl
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Hey what could go wrong
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“But it turns out that once you’ve built a massive distributed surveillance network, it’s hard to rein in its use.”
The Tech Company Bringing Surveillance Dystopia to Your Town
Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“But it turns out that once you’ve built a massive distributed surveillance network, it’s hard to rein in its use.”
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Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are persecuted. The reality is more complex.
Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are persecuted. The reality is more complex.
ebx.sh
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Trump says Nigeria’s Christians are persecuted. The reality is more complex.
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“Tonight was not a good night.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“Tonight was not a good night.”
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surely not...
Researchers behind a new study say that the methods used to evaluate AI systems’ capabilities routinely oversell AI performance.
AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study
A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.
nbcnews.to
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
surely not...
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What awful, selfish creatures to willfully deny science and destroy their own home planet's habitability. They don't deserve to live on Earth.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What awful, selfish creatures to willfully deny science and destroy their own home planet's habitability. They don't deserve to live on Earth.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Testing Whether Fast Charging Kills Smartphone Batteries, and Other Myths
Testing Whether Fast Charging Kills Smartphone Batteries, and Other Myths
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Testing Whether Fast Charging Kills Smartphone Batteries, and Other Myths
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This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a disaster. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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"The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out," retiring senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, a Reagan appointee writes in The Atlantic.
"Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
"Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out," retiring senior U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf, a Reagan appointee writes in The Atlantic.
"Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
"Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
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A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions of Americans.
https://to.pbs.org/3XksAz5
https://to.pbs.org/3XksAz5
The shutdown deal doesn't extend expiring health subsidies. What happens to them now?
A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made privat...
www.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions of Americans.
https://to.pbs.org/3XksAz5
https://to.pbs.org/3XksAz5
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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Don't think I'll ever get used to people publishing articles about software I wrote
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
I finally fixed my Windows desktop clutter with a tiling manager trick from Linux
Discover the game-changing tool that transformed my Windows desktop
www.xda-developers.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Don't think I'll ever get used to people publishing articles about software I wrote
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
www.xda-developers.com/tiling-windo...
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"When I think about the jobs the data center will bring to our area, I think about the impact of introducing nuclear technology to the world and deploying it on civilians"
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"When I think about the jobs the data center will bring to our area, I think about the impact of introducing nuclear technology to the world and deploying it on civilians"
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
www.404media.co/a-small-town...
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new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
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