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Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups of Italians alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.
More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history, after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
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“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
Don Moynihan on "Purge, Merge, and Surge"
"Instead of surging in Iraq, it’s happening here in American cities."
www.publicnotice.co
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
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Dick Cheney once had an 8-page, single-spaced cease-and-desist letter sent to us at WhiteHouse.Org, which we published but otherwise ignored. He was incensed about his wife's "Biography." I added the following, which was reported on CNN and quoted in The New York Times. #StreisandEffect
November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Dick Cheney once had an 8-page, single-spaced cease-and-desist letter sent to us at WhiteHouse.Org, which we published but otherwise ignored. He was incensed about his wife's "Biography." I added the following, which was reported on CNN and quoted in The New York Times. #StreisandEffect
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
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On November 15 2025 JG Thirlwell will be will perform a live score to the legendary Harry Smith film Heaven and Earth Magic at the Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock. This will be a solo performance by Thirlwell in immersive four channel sound.
Tickets here ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/145...
Tickets here ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/145...
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
On November 15 2025 JG Thirlwell will be will perform a live score to the legendary Harry Smith film Heaven and Earth Magic at the Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock. This will be a solo performance by Thirlwell in immersive four channel sound.
Tickets here ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/145...
Tickets here ticketing.useast.veezi.com/purchase/145...
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#Halloween
A depiction of necromancy from the Old Testament, where the Witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead.
(Wellcome Library, London)
A depiction of necromancy from the Old Testament, where the Witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead.
(Wellcome Library, London)
November 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
#Halloween
A depiction of necromancy from the Old Testament, where the Witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead.
(Wellcome Library, London)
A depiction of necromancy from the Old Testament, where the Witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead.
(Wellcome Library, London)
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“What were the consequences of your life-destroying crimes?”
“I had to change my name and move to a free house”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“I had to change my name and move to a free house”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and forced to leave Windsor home
King’s brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandal
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 AM
“What were the consequences of your life-destroying crimes?”
“I had to change my name and move to a free house”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“I had to change my name and move to a free house”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All"
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again, writes James Jackson for Zeteo:
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again, writes James Jackson for Zeteo:
'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence in a way that goes beyond any conflict abroad, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again.
zeteo.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All"
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again, writes James Jackson for Zeteo:
In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again, writes James Jackson for Zeteo:
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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"There is a clear mental health crisis going on in the Oval Office right now. He is detached from reality. Every politician and pundit, every journalist...knows this. It should be the biggest story in our media. But, shamefully, it isn’t."
Me for 'First Draft':
Me for 'First Draft':
👑 The Madness of King Donald
Mehdi's Monday morning roundup of an increasingly unhinged US president, a new pro-Palestine Irish president, the big Mamdani/AOC/Bernie rally in Queens, and Gavin Newsom's 2028 plans.
zeteo.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"There is a clear mental health crisis going on in the Oval Office right now. He is detached from reality. Every politician and pundit, every journalist...knows this. It should be the biggest story in our media. But, shamefully, it isn’t."
Me for 'First Draft':
Me for 'First Draft':
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
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Catherine Connolly got more votes than any other president in history - any pol corr or commentator trying to convince you that the story is actually the spoiled votes is showing you their whole arse, and should be treated accordingly.
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Catherine Connolly got more votes than any other president in history - any pol corr or commentator trying to convince you that the story is actually the spoiled votes is showing you their whole arse, and should be treated accordingly.
RIP Dave Ball
Outside of Soft Cell I utterly adored his work with Gavin Friday and The Virgin Prunes
www.gavinfriday.com/2025/10/24/t...
Outside of Soft Cell I utterly adored his work with Gavin Friday and The Virgin Prunes
www.gavinfriday.com/2025/10/24/t...
Gavin Friday | The Moon Looks Down and Cries
www.gavinfriday.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
RIP Dave Ball
Outside of Soft Cell I utterly adored his work with Gavin Friday and The Virgin Prunes
www.gavinfriday.com/2025/10/24/t...
Outside of Soft Cell I utterly adored his work with Gavin Friday and The Virgin Prunes
www.gavinfriday.com/2025/10/24/t...
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in the course of 48 hours he has figuratively shit on the American people and literally torn a hole in the White House
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
in the course of 48 hours he has figuratively shit on the American people and literally torn a hole in the White House
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So the main culture war in Germany, fought by the country’s leader, is that despite mass deportations there are still too many non-white men in German cities: which needs to change so that white German daughters can feel safer. That’s an actual position that he is taking. An incitement to violence.
“Ich habe gar nichts zurückzunehmen”
- sagt #Merz heute zu seiner “wir haben im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem”-Äußerung in Bezug auf Migration.
- sagt #Merz heute zu seiner “wir haben im Stadtbild noch dieses Problem”-Äußerung in Bezug auf Migration.
October 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
So the main culture war in Germany, fought by the country’s leader, is that despite mass deportations there are still too many non-white men in German cities: which needs to change so that white German daughters can feel safer. That’s an actual position that he is taking. An incitement to violence.
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The president needs your help! He's collecting diarrhea for his plane. He has a plane that's 99% toilet with other people's diarrhea in it and he wears a little crown when he drives it around. Brave patriots please send your loose stool to your favorite diarrhea president for his diarrhea plane.
October 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The president needs your help! He's collecting diarrhea for his plane. He has a plane that's 99% toilet with other people's diarrhea in it and he wears a little crown when he drives it around. Brave patriots please send your loose stool to your favorite diarrhea president for his diarrhea plane.
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Kurzer Eindruck von der »Wir sind das #Stadtbild« -Demo auf dem Pariser Platz in Berlin, die kurzfristig am heutigen Abend stattfand.
October 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Kurzer Eindruck von der »Wir sind das #Stadtbild« -Demo auf dem Pariser Platz in Berlin, die kurzfristig am heutigen Abend stattfand.
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Marie McGowan, 89, has died 3 years after a brutal assault during which she was put headfirst into a rubbish bin. Her attacker, Alex Bailey, believed she was "a man dressed as a woman."
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
Woman, 80s, dies three years after Dublin attack
A woman in her 80s who was attacked in south Dublin just over three years ago has passed away.
share.google
October 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Marie McGowan, 89, has died 3 years after a brutal assault during which she was put headfirst into a rubbish bin. Her attacker, Alex Bailey, believed she was "a man dressed as a woman."
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."
RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...
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Ach so, so lang eine rassistische Äußerung als Parteivorsitzender getätigt wurde und nicht als Kanzler ist alles fein.
Migration im Stadtbild als „Problem“ bezeichnet: Sprecher wertet umstrittenen Merz-Satz als parteipolitische Äußerung
Der Kanzler nennt Migration im Stadtbild ein Problem. Die Kritik daran lässt nicht lange auf sich warten. Sein Sprecher betont: Merz habe sich in seiner Rolle als Parteichef geäußert.
www.tagesspiegel.de
October 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ach so, so lang eine rassistische Äußerung als Parteivorsitzender getätigt wurde und nicht als Kanzler ist alles fein.
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the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate
October 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate
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On the policy level - hearing from the very few people I know in that world, the corporate lobbying is as fierce as I have seen. Just an absolute firehose of cash being sprayed against regulation there.
October 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
On the policy level - hearing from the very few people I know in that world, the corporate lobbying is as fierce as I have seen. Just an absolute firehose of cash being sprayed against regulation there.