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Treasonous human rights laws mean special forces now can’t even murder scads of civilians in a series of bloodcurdling war crimes and lie about what they’ve done while the government covers it up, without facing a lot of impertinent questions
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Treasonous human rights laws mean special forces now can’t even murder scads of civilians in a series of bloodcurdling war crimes and lie about what they’ve done while the government covers it up, without facing a lot of impertinent questions
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Joyce Carol Oates may be the one who finally drives Musk to rid the world of his presence, and she'll have done it using pity rather than scorn.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Joyce Carol Oates may be the one who finally drives Musk to rid the world of his presence, and she'll have done it using pity rather than scorn.
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5/ 'You don’t accidentally allow 60 black-clad Nazis to parade in front of Parliament House holding an antisemitic banner that calls for the abolition of the “Jewish lobby.” You allow it because you want to.'
🤔
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/11/n...
🤔
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/11/n...
It's no accident that Nazis rallied in Sydney. Police waved them through — and now Minns wants to punish us all
The existing law in NSW is more than adequate to have avoided the images of Nazis outside state parliament over the weekend.
www.crikey.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
5/ 'You don’t accidentally allow 60 black-clad Nazis to parade in front of Parliament House holding an antisemitic banner that calls for the abolition of the “Jewish lobby.” You allow it because you want to.'
🤔
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/11/n...
🤔
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/11/n...
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4/ The obsessive compulsion to frame people opposed to genocide & war crimes as antisemitic & to publicly denounce them as such -- as against granting permission to actual, explicit & unabashed Nazis IRL to occupy the steps of the parliament they one day hope to occupy -- kinda speaks for itself.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
4/ The obsessive compulsion to frame people opposed to genocide & war crimes as antisemitic & to publicly denounce them as such -- as against granting permission to actual, explicit & unabashed Nazis IRL to occupy the steps of the parliament they one day hope to occupy -- kinda speaks for itself.
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Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Look out Australia.
The cookers* will harm our kids if we let them
* cooker = Australian slang for conspiratorial, anti-vax/anti-lockdown protester; perpetually angry/outraged. Roughly QAnon/MAGA/sovereign citizen.
As in "their brains are cooked"
The cookers* will harm our kids if we let them
* cooker = Australian slang for conspiratorial, anti-vax/anti-lockdown protester; perpetually angry/outraged. Roughly QAnon/MAGA/sovereign citizen.
As in "their brains are cooked"
Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall.
🔹2020–2023: Only 16 measles cases nationwide
🔹2024: Jumped to 100+ cases
🔹2025: Surged to 5,000+ cases
Source: archive.li/t4Azx
🔹2020–2023: Only 16 measles cases nationwide
🔹2024: Jumped to 100+ cases
🔹2025: Surged to 5,000+ cases
Source: archive.li/t4Azx
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Look out Australia.
The cookers* will harm our kids if we let them
* cooker = Australian slang for conspiratorial, anti-vax/anti-lockdown protester; perpetually angry/outraged. Roughly QAnon/MAGA/sovereign citizen.
As in "their brains are cooked"
The cookers* will harm our kids if we let them
* cooker = Australian slang for conspiratorial, anti-vax/anti-lockdown protester; perpetually angry/outraged. Roughly QAnon/MAGA/sovereign citizen.
As in "their brains are cooked"
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Why indeed
Ghislaine Maxwell is an unrepentant child sex predator. So why would an American President even consider commuting her sentence? This would be a national disgrace.
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov want answers.
@democrats-judiciary.house.gov want answers.
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell plans to seek commutation from Trump, whistleblower says
The whistleblower came forward with the information to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Why indeed
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November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
(Plus other donation options in thread!)
11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***
It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!
➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...
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Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
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Kim Davis is so angry that the Supreme Court failed to uphold her deeply held religious belief that "marriage is sacred," she's threatening to get three MORE divorces.
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Kim Davis is so angry that the Supreme Court failed to uphold her deeply held religious belief that "marriage is sacred," she's threatening to get three MORE divorces.
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President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and dozens of other allies accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, a DOJ official said. The largely symbolic move does not apply to any state charges reut.rs/4oyhPp6
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
President Trump pardoned Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and dozens of other allies accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, a DOJ official said. The largely symbolic move does not apply to any state charges reut.rs/4oyhPp6
She's prog.
He's a centrist
eg.
"Emphasizes police staffing and incentives (e.g., $50k hiring bonuses; touts recruitment gains)."
He's a centrist
eg.
"Emphasizes police staffing and incentives (e.g., $50k hiring bonuses; touts recruitment gains)."
Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is now ahead in this nail-biter of an election count.
Katie Wilson pulls ahead of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell – by 91 votes
www.kuow.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
She's prog.
He's a centrist
eg.
"Emphasizes police staffing and incentives (e.g., $50k hiring bonuses; touts recruitment gains)."
He's a centrist
eg.
"Emphasizes police staffing and incentives (e.g., $50k hiring bonuses; touts recruitment gains)."
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My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
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Donald is a bad judge of character because he has none.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Donald is a bad judge of character because he has none.
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Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.
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Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Tapper: Angus King said standing up to Donald Trump didn't work.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
Sanders: Maybe Angus didn't notice the elections on Tuesday. I thought that they worked pretty well.
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Since a lot of articles you had to dig deep. The 8 Democrat senators who voted with Republicans in favour of the deal were:
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, NV
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, NV
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Since a lot of articles you had to dig deep. The 8 Democrat senators who voted with Republicans in favour of the deal were:
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, NV
Tim Kaine, VA
Catharine Cortez Masto, NV
John Fetterman, PA
Maggie Hassan, NH
Dick Durbin, IL
Angus King, Independent, ME
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Jacky Rosen, NV
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8 traitorous Democrat Senators have allowed Trump to turn the 2025 election results and the traction we gained against Trump's cruelty into "the Democrat shutdown Hoax". Schumer must be ousted as Senate minority leader now and these 8 Senators need to be primaried.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
8 traitorous Democrat Senators have allowed Trump to turn the 2025 election results and the traction we gained against Trump's cruelty into "the Democrat shutdown Hoax". Schumer must be ousted as Senate minority leader now and these 8 Senators need to be primaried.
We need a global effort to persuade Elmo that he could be more popular than Jesus Christ if only he devoted his wealth and energy to good works
Which is true BTW.
People like Musk are so dumb: it's infinitely better to have 10 actual friends and 2 enemies than no friends and 1 billion enemies.
Which is true BTW.
People like Musk are so dumb: it's infinitely better to have 10 actual friends and 2 enemies than no friends and 1 billion enemies.
What if Joyce Carol Oates next talked about how Elon can't show the basic compassion of a toddler and share his wealth
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We need a global effort to persuade Elmo that he could be more popular than Jesus Christ if only he devoted his wealth and energy to good works
Which is true BTW.
People like Musk are so dumb: it's infinitely better to have 10 actual friends and 2 enemies than no friends and 1 billion enemies.
Which is true BTW.
People like Musk are so dumb: it's infinitely better to have 10 actual friends and 2 enemies than no friends and 1 billion enemies.
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late to this but i feel like an underrated part of the musk meltdown over joyce carol oates accusing him of not reading is this musk reply that makes it clear he has never read anything by joyce carol oates
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
late to this but i feel like an underrated part of the musk meltdown over joyce carol oates accusing him of not reading is this musk reply that makes it clear he has never read anything by joyce carol oates
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to clarify, the 2022 laws and five years imprisonment for obstructing an emergency worker like a paramedic for example tend to criminalise people in acute mental health episodes or with cognitive disabilities, not future police commissioners who make mistakes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mal Lanyon defends suitability for role after being named NSW police commissioner
Premier Chris Minns said his decision wasn’t made on who had a ‘perfect record’, but who could provide ‘exceptional leadership’
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
to clarify, the 2022 laws and five years imprisonment for obstructing an emergency worker like a paramedic for example tend to criminalise people in acute mental health episodes or with cognitive disabilities, not future police commissioners who make mistakes.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The govt is spending billions to keep 100 asylum seekers on Nauru, a nation of 12 000 people the size of Tullamarine airport. Reports implicating the Finks bikie gang in those deals are deeply concerning. Public servants have risked their livelihoods to speak out.
‘Dirty deals’: Nauru rorting, bikie gang allegations to be referred to NACC
Allegations of rorting, graft and bikie gangs infiltrating critical border security operations are set to be referred to the national anti-corruption watchdog.
www.theage.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The govt is spending billions to keep 100 asylum seekers on Nauru, a nation of 12 000 people the size of Tullamarine airport. Reports implicating the Finks bikie gang in those deals are deeply concerning. Public servants have risked their livelihoods to speak out.
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one of the biggest contributors to Elon’s loser energy is that he desperately wants to be cool, but doesn’t understand that a big part of being cool is appearing unaffected. he’s one of the most affected men of all time.
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
one of the biggest contributors to Elon’s loser energy is that he desperately wants to be cool, but doesn’t understand that a big part of being cool is appearing unaffected. he’s one of the most affected men of all time.
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“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny