Paul Dawkins 🍉
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Didn't anyone tell the soldiers in the IDF that if they are complicit in war crimes they can be charged?
There is a lot of video evidence out there.
All those selfies are going to come back to bite.
Canadians who are complicit must be held accountable.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
There is a lot of video evidence out there.
All those selfies are going to come back to bite.
Canadians who are complicit must be held accountable.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe
Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers
www.timesofisrael.com
If Canadians have been complicit in or perpetrated war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza on behalf of the IDF, then they should be very afraid.
Actions have consequences. Every last one of them needs to be prosecuted for their role in Israel's barbarism and genocidal cruelty. No exceptions. #FAFO
Actions have consequences. Every last one of them needs to be prosecuted for their role in Israel's barbarism and genocidal cruelty. No exceptions. #FAFO
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This is blatantly, undeniably true and has been for a long time, and it is cooking people's brains to hang out there and think it's not true. Regardless of if you like this place as an alternative or not. Musk puts his thumb heavily on the scale because your feed there is his personal plaything.
If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is blatantly, undeniably true and has been for a long time, and it is cooking people's brains to hang out there and think it's not true. Regardless of if you like this place as an alternative or not. Musk puts his thumb heavily on the scale because your feed there is his personal plaything.
Swastikas? Nooses? Foreign countries should refuse to allow U.S. military vessels to dock in their ports until this racist policy changes.
If there was any doubt that their government has been captured by racist white nationalists that believe the hatred they're fermenting, this should remove it.
If there was any doubt that their government has been captured by racist white nationalists that believe the hatred they're fermenting, this should remove it.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Swastikas? Nooses? Foreign countries should refuse to allow U.S. military vessels to dock in their ports until this racist policy changes.
If there was any doubt that their government has been captured by racist white nationalists that believe the hatred they're fermenting, this should remove it.
If there was any doubt that their government has been captured by racist white nationalists that believe the hatred they're fermenting, this should remove it.
So thankful for this level of reporting on the Pelicans from @fearthebrown.bsky.social. Every NBA team is a few bad choices away from being a league-wide laughingstock, but the Pels have it down to an artform.
And then there's the nepotism. Sigh.
And then there's the nepotism. Sigh.
NEW: For weeks, a mysterious figure was embedded in the Pelicans' inner circle. The team now confirms Jordan Dumars, son of EVP Joe Dumars, is a "Basketball Operations Consultant."
My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...
My story on the opaque power structure in NOLA:
intheno.substack.com/p/pelicans-c...
The Pelicans' New Basketball Operations Consultant
As Troy Weaver runs day-to-day operations, the unexplained involvement of Joe Dumars' son adds a new layer of ambiguity to the team's chain of command
intheno.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So thankful for this level of reporting on the Pelicans from @fearthebrown.bsky.social. Every NBA team is a few bad choices away from being a league-wide laughingstock, but the Pels have it down to an artform.
And then there's the nepotism. Sigh.
And then there's the nepotism. Sigh.
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This morning, Trump has already called for the imprisonment and execution of Democratic members of Congress called on the military to follow the constitution.
In a democracy, the legislature would remove him from office immediately.
In a democracy, the legislature would remove him from office immediately.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This morning, Trump has already called for the imprisonment and execution of Democratic members of Congress called on the military to follow the constitution.
In a democracy, the legislature would remove him from office immediately.
In a democracy, the legislature would remove him from office immediately.
Bravo to Ian Wright for breathing fire re: the smear campaign against Jude Bellingham by sections of the English press.
Jude is talented, confident, and Black-- so of course some media gammons are hellbent on "taking him down a peg" and "putting him in his place".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Mo...
Jude is talented, confident, and Black-- so of course some media gammons are hellbent on "taking him down a peg" and "putting him in his place".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Mo...
Wrighty’s Message to Jude & Rooney’s United Contract Revealed | Stick to Football EP 103
YouTube video by The Overlap
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bravo to Ian Wright for breathing fire re: the smear campaign against Jude Bellingham by sections of the English press.
Jude is talented, confident, and Black-- so of course some media gammons are hellbent on "taking him down a peg" and "putting him in his place".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Mo...
Jude is talented, confident, and Black-- so of course some media gammons are hellbent on "taking him down a peg" and "putting him in his place".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Mo...
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Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
Other than mutual loathing of Revenue Canada, nothing unites Canadians like complaining about our healthcare system.
That said, the annual leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. is down to medical debt and high medical expenses. Nobody in their right mind should want their system.
That said, the annual leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. is down to medical debt and high medical expenses. Nobody in their right mind should want their system.
I want every Canadian on here to read this 🧵 I can’t believe some of the shit I hear from y’all about healthcare. The out-of-pocket costs will bankrupt you. So I encourage every Canadian who thinks it’s better down there to move to the U.S. and experience if a private system gives better care
Why does American healthcare cost so much more than every other developed country?
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
Short answer: our system is designed to be expensive.
Here’s the breakdown. 🧵👇
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Other than mutual loathing of Revenue Canada, nothing unites Canadians like complaining about our healthcare system.
That said, the annual leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. is down to medical debt and high medical expenses. Nobody in their right mind should want their system.
That said, the annual leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S. is down to medical debt and high medical expenses. Nobody in their right mind should want their system.
There is zero upside to any government department or MP that isn't right wing having an account on X. Legitimizing that abusive cesspit while being flooded with abuse, threats, and naked hatred makes no sense.
🚨 Labour MPs are calling for a minister-led review of the government’s use of X, warning it poses growing risks to democracy and public safety
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
There is zero upside to any government department or MP that isn't right wing having an account on X. Legitimizing that abusive cesspit while being flooded with abuse, threats, and naked hatred makes no sense.
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Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Even without Fred VanVleet, subtracting Jalen Green's insane USG% and erratic shot selection from Houston has made Sengun even more of an efficiency monster.
The Baby Jokic comparisons may not have been *that* farfetched.
The Baby Jokic comparisons may not have been *that* farfetched.
November 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Even without Fred VanVleet, subtracting Jalen Green's insane USG% and erratic shot selection from Houston has made Sengun even more of an efficiency monster.
The Baby Jokic comparisons may not have been *that* farfetched.
The Baby Jokic comparisons may not have been *that* farfetched.
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I think there's a decent chance that the Pope visits Chicago during this presidency and while there asks to see Broadview and I wonder how that plays out.
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I think there's a decent chance that the Pope visits Chicago during this presidency and while there asks to see Broadview and I wonder how that plays out.
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They're so fucking stupid and don't realize it. The only reason many white students can afford graduate degrees is because foreign students pay for the programs and allow them to be economically efficient. Without foreign students, many programs will now simply collapse. Genius.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
They're so fucking stupid and don't realize it. The only reason many white students can afford graduate degrees is because foreign students pay for the programs and allow them to be economically efficient. Without foreign students, many programs will now simply collapse. Genius.
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Someone hacked his lawyer's office and published their internal memos a few years ago. They obviously should not be admissible in court, but they should change your personal opinion of him. He told his lawyers he did what he was accused of.
A woman reported that Ronaldo assaulted her in Vegas in 2009. "In recent months, Ronaldo has also been part of diplomatic efforts to woo the U.S. President Donald Trump."
The United States Soccer Federation and the Portuguese Football Federation will soon confirm a match between their men’s teams to take place in Atlanta in March 2026.
The match could end an almost 12-year absence for Cristiano Ronaldo from playing football in the U.S.
@adamcrafton.bsky.social
The match could end an almost 12-year absence for Cristiano Ronaldo from playing football in the U.S.
@adamcrafton.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Someone hacked his lawyer's office and published their internal memos a few years ago. They obviously should not be admissible in court, but they should change your personal opinion of him. He told his lawyers he did what he was accused of.
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I'm genuinely floored by this. Sarah Hurwitz may as well be the spokesperson for the Atomwaffen Division. This is rancid.
Sharing the video of this because it’s such a ghoulish thing to say that I’m honestly in disbelief that I even heard her properly
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I'm genuinely floored by this. Sarah Hurwitz may as well be the spokesperson for the Atomwaffen Division. This is rancid.
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For me, Trump’s unhinged and savage use of the epithet “Piggy” triggered a middle school memory of reading Lord of the Flies in which a sane, rational, and sickly character named Piggy with whom I identified is murdered by a mob of angry brutalizing boys.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
For me, Trump’s unhinged and savage use of the epithet “Piggy” triggered a middle school memory of reading Lord of the Flies in which a sane, rational, and sickly character named Piggy with whom I identified is murdered by a mob of angry brutalizing boys.
It's almost certainly an under-count.
I eagerly await the flood of employee harassment and wrongful termination lawsuits born of the regime attempting to sanctify Charlie Kirk in real time. He was an unrepentant racist bigot that built a brand off pedaling ignorance and "debating" teenagers.
I eagerly await the flood of employee harassment and wrongful termination lawsuits born of the regime attempting to sanctify Charlie Kirk in real time. He was an unrepentant racist bigot that built a brand off pedaling ignorance and "debating" teenagers.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's almost certainly an under-count.
I eagerly await the flood of employee harassment and wrongful termination lawsuits born of the regime attempting to sanctify Charlie Kirk in real time. He was an unrepentant racist bigot that built a brand off pedaling ignorance and "debating" teenagers.
I eagerly await the flood of employee harassment and wrongful termination lawsuits born of the regime attempting to sanctify Charlie Kirk in real time. He was an unrepentant racist bigot that built a brand off pedaling ignorance and "debating" teenagers.
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
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Watching “Thoughts and Prayers,” an HBO Max documentary about the school shooting preparedness industry, and I can’t help feeling like forcing children to do drills reenacting shootings is fucking child abuse.
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Watching “Thoughts and Prayers,” an HBO Max documentary about the school shooting preparedness industry, and I can’t help feeling like forcing children to do drills reenacting shootings is fucking child abuse.
I knew my Keyonte George fandom would pay off. His shot selection still needs work, but he'll launch from anywhere when he's on a heater like this. Good for him.
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I knew my Keyonte George fandom would pay off. His shot selection still needs work, but he'll launch from anywhere when he's on a heater like this. Good for him.
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
Trump is cooked If mainstream, billionaire-captured newspapers and news networks stop gifting him softball coverage and the benefit of the doubt.
That he lashed out at ABC today and threatened to have their license revoked just for questioning him is evidence enough that he's wavering.
That he lashed out at ABC today and threatened to have their license revoked just for questioning him is evidence enough that he's wavering.
Look, I understand the skepticism, but there are lots of reasons to think that Trump could be cooked.
The Epstein Files almost certainly contain further evidence that Trump sexually abused children. His coalition is already in various stages of fracturing. He’s in a very weak position.
The Epstein Files almost certainly contain further evidence that Trump sexually abused children. His coalition is already in various stages of fracturing. He’s in a very weak position.
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Trump is cooked If mainstream, billionaire-captured newspapers and news networks stop gifting him softball coverage and the benefit of the doubt.
That he lashed out at ABC today and threatened to have their license revoked just for questioning him is evidence enough that he's wavering.
That he lashed out at ABC today and threatened to have their license revoked just for questioning him is evidence enough that he's wavering.
I like Dalton Knecht, but I do think the Lakers would have been better off drafting Tristan da Silva. They never would have tried to flip the latter in that botched Mark Williams trade.
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I like Dalton Knecht, but I do think the Lakers would have been better off drafting Tristan da Silva. They never would have tried to flip the latter in that botched Mark Williams trade.
Fire Patrick Beverley into the sun. He's been telling on himself for years, but I would bet my life that this isn't the first time he's physically assaulted a child *or* a woman.
Anyone that can strangle and assault their 15-year-old sister isn't someone that should be walking around free.
Anyone that can strangle and assault their 15-year-old sister isn't someone that should be walking around free.
Fuck Patrick Beverly, forever, and get this girl outta this home NOW!
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Fire Patrick Beverley into the sun. He's been telling on himself for years, but I would bet my life that this isn't the first time he's physically assaulted a child *or* a woman.
Anyone that can strangle and assault their 15-year-old sister isn't someone that should be walking around free.
Anyone that can strangle and assault their 15-year-old sister isn't someone that should be walking around free.
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Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Some of the people in this article have shared their recollections with me before - but on condition of anonymity. Coming forward now is an act of patriotism. Farage’s claim that it never happened is the opposite.
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(Note also the line about pronouncing his name.)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...