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My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
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Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
An estimated 200,000 people have fled fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo just days after Trump hailed a “historic” peace deal to end the conflict.
200,000 Flee Congo After Trump’s ‘Historic’ Peace Deal
Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.
foreignpolicy.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Quick guide to interpreting US foreign policy propaganda: if the word “deal” was used, some American made some money, and the war is still going on.
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Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance. atlasofsurveillance.org/atlas
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
www.atlasofsurveillance.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance. atlasofsurveillance.org/atlas
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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The Kyiv Independent has selected 10 of the best books published in 2025 related to Ukraine. Curious readers should use this list as a guide on the path to discovering even more books from this and previous years, with the anticipation of what is to come in 2026 as well.
Looking for the 10 best Ukraine-related books of 2025? We’ve got you
The year 2025 brought us more books about and from Ukraine that carry an inescapable heaviness, with war present on almost every page. Lives once shaped by literary ambitions continue to be cut short ...
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Kyiv Independent has selected 10 of the best books published in 2025 related to Ukraine. Curious readers should use this list as a guide on the path to discovering even more books from this and previous years, with the anticipation of what is to come in 2026 as well.
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“There are about a thousand of us.”
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“There are about a thousand of us.”
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“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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🚨There is not a lot of good news right now. That’s why I HAD to share this. It’s just one man and his deli, but damnit, this man is making a difference in the world. The Oreos for Mother’s Day 😭💗 1/2
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🚨There is not a lot of good news right now. That’s why I HAD to share this. It’s just one man and his deli, but damnit, this man is making a difference in the world. The Oreos for Mother’s Day 😭💗 1/2
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Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Why do people buy pizza with EBT?
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.
It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.
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Houlton officials used surveillance cameras equipped with facial recognition technology to track people and vehicles. This clearly violated state law restricting when state and local governments can use this technology. Only after Houlton residents threatened to sue did the town remove the cameras.
October 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Houlton officials used surveillance cameras equipped with facial recognition technology to track people and vehicles. This clearly violated state law restricting when state and local governments can use this technology. Only after Houlton residents threatened to sue did the town remove the cameras.
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I'm banned/shadow-banned all over the internet, so if you like this article, please share it -- and if you really like it, please subscribe! Thank you
New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'm banned/shadow-banned all over the internet, so if you like this article, please share it -- and if you really like it, please subscribe! Thank you
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Since Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidates and "dark money" groups have raised more money than Republicans--often doubling them.
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
October 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Since Barack Obama, Democratic presidential candidates and "dark money" groups have raised more money than Republicans--often doubling them.
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
So much of the Dem money is wasted. Publishing a piece on this Sunday explaining these graphs and much more. I need your help to make the piece viral. Thanks!
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Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
The director of the BOP recently sent out an email stating that the president, attorney general, & OMB have found a way to pay 0007 series employees. It implied that this would happen during the shutdown, as some employees are not showing up for work bc they aren’t being paid. Is this plan legal?
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The director of the BOP recently sent out an email stating that the president, attorney general, & OMB have found a way to pay 0007 series employees. It implied that this would happen during the shutdown, as some employees are not showing up for work bc they aren’t being paid. Is this plan legal?
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They literally just fought a Supreme Court case for the right to racially profile. It was in the news!
DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."
October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
They literally just fought a Supreme Court case for the right to racially profile. It was in the news!
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South Africa is the monitoring situation as 11 US deportees arrive in the region, sparking debate over security and human rights.
SA on edge over new wave of US deportees head to doorstep
South Africa is the monitoring situation as 11 US deportees arrive in the region, sparking debate over security and human rights.
www.thesouthafrican.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
South Africa is the monitoring situation as 11 US deportees arrive in the region, sparking debate over security and human rights.
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24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
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Gov’t shutdown alert: Washington Post - 65% of DHS’s CISA has been furloughed. That’s in contrast to 5% across DHS. The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency successfully battles foreign and domestic cyber threats to our elections. Pay attention:
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gov’t shutdown alert: Washington Post - 65% of DHS’s CISA has been furloughed. That’s in contrast to 5% across DHS. The Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency successfully battles foreign and domestic cyber threats to our elections. Pay attention:
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And guess what else? You know those digital IDs that Blair - & now suddenly Starmer - are so keen on?
Guess where that data looks like it will end up?
In a £5bn ‘sovereign AI cloud’ that UK govt has signed deal for with…yes, you guessed it!
Larry Ellison’s Oracle!!
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Guess where that data looks like it will end up?
In a £5bn ‘sovereign AI cloud’ that UK govt has signed deal for with…yes, you guessed it!
Larry Ellison’s Oracle!!
10/
October 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And guess what else? You know those digital IDs that Blair - & now suddenly Starmer - are so keen on?
Guess where that data looks like it will end up?
In a £5bn ‘sovereign AI cloud’ that UK govt has signed deal for with…yes, you guessed it!
Larry Ellison’s Oracle!!
10/
Guess where that data looks like it will end up?
In a £5bn ‘sovereign AI cloud’ that UK govt has signed deal for with…yes, you guessed it!
Larry Ellison’s Oracle!!
10/
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“As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald. The Herald had obtained the names from two detainee rosters.” 9/16/25
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald. The Herald had obtained the names from two detainee rosters.” 9/16/25
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Last week, I and others reported 5+ ICE flights had landed in Ghana since it began taking third-country nationals on Sept. 5.
Now eNCA confirms at least one of those flights held Liberian, Nigerian and Togolese nationals, who were driven to Togo and dumped w/o papers. www.enca.com/news/west-af...
Now eNCA confirms at least one of those flights held Liberian, Nigerian and Togolese nationals, who were driven to Togo and dumped w/o papers. www.enca.com/news/west-af...
West Africans deported by US to Ghana dumped in Togo without papers
West Africans deported by the United States to Ghana are now fending for themselves in Togo after being dumped in the country without documents, lawyers and deportees have told AFP.
www.enca.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Last week, I and others reported 5+ ICE flights had landed in Ghana since it began taking third-country nationals on Sept. 5.
Now eNCA confirms at least one of those flights held Liberian, Nigerian and Togolese nationals, who were driven to Togo and dumped w/o papers. www.enca.com/news/west-af...
Now eNCA confirms at least one of those flights held Liberian, Nigerian and Togolese nationals, who were driven to Togo and dumped w/o papers. www.enca.com/news/west-af...