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· Dec 18
Tom Robinson Band (TRB) documentary - 1978
YouTube video by Ludders1963
youtu.be
This guy was a hero of mine, who helped shape my fledgling political awareness.
TRB were never really 'Punk', but they caught the attitude and delivered some hard-rocking music with lyrics that spoke to me.
The Power in my Darkness
youtu.be/Ry1cDNSM3SM?...
#TRB
#PowerInTheDarkness
TRB were never really 'Punk', but they caught the attitude and delivered some hard-rocking music with lyrics that spoke to me.
The Power in my Darkness
youtu.be/Ry1cDNSM3SM?...
#TRB
#PowerInTheDarkness
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Hi from Kyiv. It’s 9:30 pm here and we have no light since… I honestly don’t know. For more than 7 hours ? More? We have no schedules now - meaning it can go out at any moment. But still I’m thankful. I’m privileged you can say - we have heating and gas so hot tea is not a problem. But
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Hi from Kyiv. It’s 9:30 pm here and we have no light since… I honestly don’t know. For more than 7 hours ? More? We have no schedules now - meaning it can go out at any moment. But still I’m thankful. I’m privileged you can say - we have heating and gas so hot tea is not a problem. But
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Finally!
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday." www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/u...
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday." www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/u...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests | CNN
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in ...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Finally!
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday." www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/u...
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday." www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/u...
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EU is preparing a form of “lightweight membership” for Ukraine under an accelerated model, the FT reports.
Ukraine would initially have no voting rights at summits or ministerial meetings, while gradually gaining access to the single market, agricultural subsidies, and development funding.
Ukraine would initially have no voting rights at summits or ministerial meetings, while gradually gaining access to the single market, agricultural subsidies, and development funding.
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
EU is preparing a form of “lightweight membership” for Ukraine under an accelerated model, the FT reports.
Ukraine would initially have no voting rights at summits or ministerial meetings, while gradually gaining access to the single market, agricultural subsidies, and development funding.
Ukraine would initially have no voting rights at summits or ministerial meetings, while gradually gaining access to the single market, agricultural subsidies, and development funding.
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
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“Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.” - Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Trump can put a million-percent tariffs on Denmark, and it still doesn't change the answer about Greenland. There are only two possible endings to this bizarre story. Either Trump gives up, or else he goes through with a military invasion.” - Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen
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“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. … This is an EU issue that affects many more countries than those now being singled out. Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway and the UK for a coordinated response.” - Ulf Kristersson, prime minister of Sweden
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. … This is an EU issue that affects many more countries than those now being singled out. Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway and the UK for a coordinated response.” - Ulf Kristersson, prime minister of Sweden
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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These are our friends. And, to me, this is a No Kings rally.
Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now.
Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.
Source: dr.dk
Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.
Source: dr.dk
January 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
These are our friends. And, to me, this is a No Kings rally.
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Lembram disto? Quando apelou a uma lei contra a comunicação social.
Ainda é líder. É deputado.
expresso.pt/sociedade/ju...
Ainda é líder. É deputado.
expresso.pt/sociedade/ju...
Líder do Chega-Açores iliba deputado Miguel Arruda, que levou uma mala "por engano", e aponta o dedo à comunicação social
"Não é propriamente um ladrão de malas", diz José Pacheco, que considera que "este assunto tem sido muito mal conduzido pela comunicação social". Deputado regional vê no caso a necessidade de ser cria...
expresso.pt
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Lembram disto? Quando apelou a uma lei contra a comunicação social.
Ainda é líder. É deputado.
expresso.pt/sociedade/ju...
Ainda é líder. É deputado.
expresso.pt/sociedade/ju...
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You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM
You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.
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Discount Goebbels has unilaterally withdrawn the US from NATO, I guess.
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Discount Goebbels has unilaterally withdrawn the US from NATO, I guess.
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“Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address,”
Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data
ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.
www.eff.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:59 AM
“Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a “confidence score” on the person’s current address,”
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Que profundo nojo
Partilha de imagens de tortura envolve mais de 70 polícias
Ministério Público suspeita que mais de dez agentes agrediram pessoas em duas esquadras de Lisboa. Há dois arguidos por suspeitas de tortura. Acusação traz relatos de dez agressões muito violentas
expresso.pt
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Que profundo nojo
John Oliver: Why Everything is a Scam: FIFA, Mergers, & Information Literacy
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Why not just offer up a Trump sandwich?
And, is Rollins real or an AI generated puppet?
She's so clownish.
And, is Rollins real or an AI generated puppet?
She's so clownish.
January 15, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Why not just offer up a Trump sandwich?
And, is Rollins real or an AI generated puppet?
She's so clownish.
And, is Rollins real or an AI generated puppet?
She's so clownish.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Hmm. 🧵
🚨🚨MEDIA MATTERS, THE LEFT-LEANING WATCHDOG of RW media that has been a staple of blue #Twitter for nearly two decades, will cease posting on the site a direct result of their lengthy legal fight with the company now known as #X and its owner, Elon #Musk. 🧵
www.thebulwark.com/p/media-matt...
www.thebulwark.com/p/media-matt...
Media Matters Says It’s Ending Its Presence on X
The liberal watchdog says changes to the terms of service make it impossible for them to keep posting on the platform.
www.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Hmm. 🧵
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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This is a disgrace when you have veterans, kids, families homeless on the streets of America.
Sociopath ICE Barbie (surprising, given her predilection for killing animals 💀) spends our tax 💰 on high-class boarding for CBP at a doggie resort that serves daily ice cream.
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Sociopath ICE Barbie (surprising, given her predilection for killing animals 💀) spends our tax 💰 on high-class boarding for CBP at a doggie resort that serves daily ice cream.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This is a disgrace when you have veterans, kids, families homeless on the streets of America.
Sociopath ICE Barbie (surprising, given her predilection for killing animals 💀) spends our tax 💰 on high-class boarding for CBP at a doggie resort that serves daily ice cream.
🦋 bsky.app/profile/chri...
Sociopath ICE Barbie (surprising, given her predilection for killing animals 💀) spends our tax 💰 on high-class boarding for CBP at a doggie resort that serves daily ice cream.
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I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
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Omg. This is disgusting. More disgusting than usual.
Every couple of weeks we get a different description of the apparently awful stench coming off our necrotic president and I think it's high time the media nail down exactly what kind of rotten meat covered in women's perfume he actually smells like.
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Omg. This is disgusting. More disgusting than usual.