Thomas McNicholas
@turquoisedays.bsky.social
I'm a Irishman, ex-carpenter, like and use Archlinux, love science fiction, reading books. Don't the migraines that I've inherited. And anti-fascism
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The documents feature previously unpublished internal text messages and email exchanges between key players at the network.
Here are some of the new revelations:
Here are some of the new revelations:
What happened at Fox News after the 2020 election? Documents reveal new details
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The documents feature previously unpublished internal text messages and email exchanges between key players at the network.
Here are some of the new revelations:
Here are some of the new revelations:
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How Farage feels about Putin: in his own words | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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🇪🇺EU government ambassadors set to adopt #chatcontrol negotiating mandate tomorrow without discussion, including "voluntary" mass scanning and anonymity-destroying age verification. https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXVIII/EU/46204/imfname_11544887.pdf
The protest continues next year! […]
The protest continues next year! […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🇪🇺EU government ambassadors set to adopt #chatcontrol negotiating mandate tomorrow without discussion, including "voluntary" mass scanning and anonymity-destroying age verification. https://www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXVIII/EU/46204/imfname_11544887.pdf
The protest continues next year! […]
The protest continues next year! […]
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"Leave it to Elmo!"
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"Leave it to Elmo!"
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Disobey illegal orders. A soldier’s duty is to uphold the law. If given an illegal order, the correct action is to refuse it, document it, and report it up the chain of command or to legal authorities. Protect civilians, yourself, your unit, the mission, and the nation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Disobey illegal orders. A soldier’s duty is to uphold the law. If given an illegal order, the correct action is to refuse it, document it, and report it up the chain of command or to legal authorities. Protect civilians, yourself, your unit, the mission, and the nation.
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Massie: "There are a thousand survivors. They can't open enough investigations to cover up everything that's in these files."
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Federal Judge Spends Most Of 233 Pages Calling Out DHS, ICE, CBP, Border Patrol For Their Lies | Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has already made a name for hi... | www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/f...
Federal Judge Spends Most Of 233 Pages Calling Out DHS, ICE, CBP, Border Patrol For Their Lies
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has already made a name for himself during Trump’s second administration. He began making this name by engaging in an unapproved sweep of the area he co…
www.techdirt.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Federal Judge Spends Most Of 233 Pages Calling Out DHS, ICE, CBP, Border Patrol For Their Lies | Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has already made a name for hi... | www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/f...
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Weak EU wants to get weaker
EU plans to ease GDPR laws and AI constraints in major shift
Matt Pearson
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com/en/eu-plans-...
Matt Pearson
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com/en/eu-plans-...
EU plans to ease GDPR laws and AI constraints in major shift – DW – 11/18/2025
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Weak EU wants to get weaker
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’ | Techdirt www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/x...
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’
For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety te…
www.techdirt.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
X’s New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’ | Techdirt www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/x...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You | Farm debt is expected to reach $560 billion this year—a record high.But it's not just because of the trade war with China.Farmers told us it's because a hand... | www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You | Farm debt is expected to reach $560 billion this year—a record high.But it's not just because of the trade war with China.Farmers told us it's because a hand... | www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
Researchers stunned by wolf's use of crab traps to feed | When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce - but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly differe... | www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
Researchers stunned by wolf's use of crab traps to feed
When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce - but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly different approach.
www.rte.ie
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Researchers stunned by wolf's use of crab traps to feed | When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce - but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly differe... | www.rte.ie/news/newslen...
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'We're going to make excuses for Trump until we have our own destruction.'
Phillips O'Brien and @mrjamesob.bsky.social discuss how pro-Trump sectors of the media are failing to recognise the 'pantomime of him protecting Putin'.
Phillips O'Brien and @mrjamesob.bsky.social discuss how pro-Trump sectors of the media are failing to recognise the 'pantomime of him protecting Putin'.
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
'We're going to make excuses for Trump until we have our own destruction.'
Phillips O'Brien and @mrjamesob.bsky.social discuss how pro-Trump sectors of the media are failing to recognise the 'pantomime of him protecting Putin'.
Phillips O'Brien and @mrjamesob.bsky.social discuss how pro-Trump sectors of the media are failing to recognise the 'pantomime of him protecting Putin'.
Enshittification Ahoy: Streaming Video Price Hikes Show No Sign Of Slowing Down | Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sect... | www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/e...
Enshittification Ahoy: Streaming Video Price Hikes Show No Sign Of Slowing Down
Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sector is falling into all of the bad habits that ultimately doomed traditional cable TV. That has …
www.techdirt.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Enshittification Ahoy: Streaming Video Price Hikes Show No Sign Of Slowing Down | Now that streaming subscriber growth has slowed, we’ve noted repeatedly how the streaming TV sect... | www.techdirt.com/2025/11/24/e...
Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows | Windows takes a backseat on Dell's latest AI workstation as Linux gets the priority. Windows 11 version will be coming in 2026. | itsfoss.com/news/dell-pr...
Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows
Windows takes a backseat on Dell's latest AI workstation as Linux gets the priority. Windows 11 version will be coming in 2026.
itsfoss.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Linux First, Windows Later! Dell Launches Qualcomm NPU Laptop on Linux Before Windows | Windows takes a backseat on Dell's latest AI workstation as Linux gets the priority. Windows 11 version will be coming in 2026. | itsfoss.com/news/dell-pr...
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And so it begins...
Maybe/hopefully.
Maybe/hopefully.
Malaysia plans to bar children under the age of 16 from social media starting next year, with a close eye to how Australia implements and enforces a similar ban that takes effect next month. Here's what to know.
Malaysia to Ban Children Under 16 From Social Media, Echoing Australia
The announcement on Sunday, which was light on details, came weeks before a similar action takes effect in Australia.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
And so it begins...
Maybe/hopefully.
Maybe/hopefully.
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#ofcom only punches downwards, and is too frightened to enforce UK law against musk/trump
Lib Dem MP Luke Taylor in last week's debate on social media:
Elon Musk's recent London speech represented "a foreign billionaire, armed with his global megaphone, fanning the flames of division and calling for the overthrow of our democratically elected Government."
"We call that treason here."
Elon Musk's recent London speech represented "a foreign billionaire, armed with his global megaphone, fanning the flames of division and calling for the overthrow of our democratically elected Government."
"We call that treason here."
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#ofcom only punches downwards, and is too frightened to enforce UK law against musk/trump
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"We got your Peace Plan... "
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"We got your Peace Plan... "
Row erupts after Tory chairman compares Reform logo to Nazi Swastika | Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake took to social media and drew comparisons between the designs | www.lbc.co.uk/article/tory... pot calling the kettle black
Row erupts after Tory chairman compares Reform logo to Nazi Swastika | LBC
Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake took to social media and drew comparisons between the designs
www.lbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Row erupts after Tory chairman compares Reform logo to Nazi Swastika | Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake took to social media and drew comparisons between the designs | www.lbc.co.uk/article/tory... pot calling the kettle black
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The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
🚨Putin's Puppet actually wants to Make Russia Great Again... and to betray everyone else! - EB
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🚨Putin's Puppet actually wants to Make Russia Great Again... and to betray everyone else! - EB
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
🚨Putin's Puppet actually wants to Make Russia Great Again... and to betray everyone else! - EB
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🚨Putin's Puppet actually wants to Make Russia Great Again... and to betray everyone else! - EB
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Some folks in Bangladesh are in for a rough day.
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Some folks in Bangladesh are in for a rough day.
Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 bug crashes Explorer and Start Menu - www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso... #linux
Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 bug crashes Explorer and Start Menu
Microsoft has confirmed a critical Windows 11 24H2 bug that causes the File Explorer, the Start Menu, and other key system components to crash after installing cumulative updates released since July 2...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 bug crashes Explorer and Start Menu - www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microso... #linux
CNN speaks with woman shot by Border Patrol five times | In an exclusive interview, CNN's Omar Jimenez speaks with Marimar Martinez, a United States citizen who was accused of ramming the vehicle of a Customs and B... | www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbkf... #gestapo
CNN speaks with woman shot by Border Patrol five times
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
CNN speaks with woman shot by Border Patrol five times | In an exclusive interview, CNN's Omar Jimenez speaks with Marimar Martinez, a United States citizen who was accused of ramming the vehicle of a Customs and B... | www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbkf... #gestapo
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I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I remain genuinely gobsmacked that this wasn’t picked up more. The Alex Jones who *repeatedly accused grieving parents of making up their children’s murders*.
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
Anyway, “after the news we’ll be joined by Nigel Farage & definitely won’t be asking him about any of this…”
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50 EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW REGION! DRONE STRIKES IGNITE SHATURA POWER PLANT
Video by Warthog Defense
Nov 23, 2025
#FuckYouPutin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ym...
Video by Warthog Defense
Nov 23, 2025
#FuckYouPutin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ym...
50 EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW REGION! DRONE STRIKES IGNITE SHATURA POWER PLANT || 2025
YouTube video by Warthog Defense
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
50 EXPLOSIONS IN MOSCOW REGION! DRONE STRIKES IGNITE SHATURA POWER PLANT
Video by Warthog Defense
Nov 23, 2025
#FuckYouPutin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ym...
Video by Warthog Defense
Nov 23, 2025
#FuckYouPutin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Ym...
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undermining its greatest political achievement is just a stunningly stupid move by EU
Europe's gutting of its privacy rules would be yet another self-defeating capitulation to Trump. Instead, Europe should be ensuring that it can break free of American Big Tech. youtu.be/T4rC8x7WBf0
Digital Surrender: Why gutting Europe's GDPR is capitulating to Trump
YouTube video by Tech Gets Real
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
undermining its greatest political achievement is just a stunningly stupid move by EU