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Scientists have a new explanation for the last two years of record heat - The Washington Post Rising temperatures are fueled, in part, by declining cloud cover — which could be a potential climate feedback loop.
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Trees might need our help to survive climate change, study finds - Tree ranges are shrinking in response to climate change but failing to expand into cooler, wetter regions. This suggests that forests are struggling to regenerate fast enough to keep up with rising temperatures, wildfires and disease : science
Trump's war on wind power threatens blue state climate goals - The Washington Post
New data shows Australians hold intense dislike for Elon Musk : worldnews - And when it comes to the tech billionaires, Australians hold a special and intense dislike for Elon Musk, with 59 per cent expressing unfavourable feelings towards him. Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg comes second in the unlikeability stakes at 54 per cent unfavourable
Australia to block foreign investors from buying homes for 2 years : worldnews
One of Australia's deadliest snakes 'air-fried' in minutes during Adelaide heatwave : worldnews
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world's first openly gay imam, was assassinated in South Africa. : worldnews
Marriages in China plunge 20% to a record low in 2024 : worldnews
Rubio to meet with Russian officials to discuss Ukraine peace negotiations : politics
Lavrov and Rubio discussed the removal of "unilateral barriers" set by the previous U.S. administration in a call on Saturday, Moscow says : worldnews
Another American was arrested in Russia on charges of "drug possession." The arrest took place immediately after Russia and the United States exchanged prisoners: Mark Vogel returned to the U.S., while Alexander Vinnik to Russia -- both at Vnukovo Airport, where Russia secured a new "exchange asset" : politics
Vikatan website 'blocked' after BJP complaint over PM Modi cartoon
At least 15 dead after stampede at New Delhi train station : worldnews
Taliban in crisis as leadership splits over women'ss rights : worldnews
Collision Damage To Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Seen In Photo SS Harry S. Truman Seen In Photo The USS Harry S. Truman collided with the cargo ship M/V Besiktas-M earlier this week while moving to enter the Suez Canal.
Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali : worldnews
Protests over the death of a 19 year old Tehran University student continues to intensify in Iran : worldnews
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Trump: US will 'back' Israel in whatever Netanyahu chooses as Hamas continue holding hostages : worldnews
Rubio says Hamas must be eradicated, casting further doubt on the shaky ceasefire in Gaza : worldnews
Netanyahu says with US support, we can finish the job against Iran : worldnews
Netanyahu vows to 'finish the job' against Iran with support from Trump : worldnews
Netanyahu says Israel working closely with US on Trump's plan for Gaza | Gaza : worldnews
Israeli physicist removed from ‘ghost particle’ research team following Oct. 7 : worldnews - Professor Dafne Guetta, a physicist from Ariel University, was part of the research team that made the discovery. However, following the October 7 terror attack on Israel, several academic institutions imposed a boycott on Israeli researchers, leading to her removal from the project.
Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump : worldnews
Shin Bet launches inquiry into Netanyahu aides ties with Qatar : worldnews
Zelenskyy outlines his vision for peace talks, NATO's future and what he would say to Putin : worldnews
Zelensky Warns Russia Will 'Wage War' on NATO : worldnews
Ukraine Won't Accept a Deal It Didn’t Help Negotiate, Zelensky Says : worldnews
White House calls Zelenskyy "short-sighted" in rejecting agreement with US - AP, as reported by European Pravda. : worldnews
Ukrainians are fearful any Trump-brokered ceasefire will be full of concessions and false promises : politics
Europe will not be part of Ukraine peace talks, US envoy says : worldnews
Overnight Russia strikes hit Ukraine power plant, leaving residents in freezing cold : worldnews
Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration minister confirms Hungary's blocking of Kyiv's EU accession process : worldnews
Ukraine recaptures frontline village amid signs of slowing Russian advance : worldnews
US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1088, Part 1 (Thread #1235) : worldnews
U.S. funding freeze threatens Ukraine investigations of alleged Russian war crimes : worldnews
(((Tendar))) on X: "The already minuscule Russian advances in Donbas have further slowed down. In the last 3 weeks Russians took not more than 23 square kilometers, or in other words, around 1 square kilometer per day. On top of that, Russian bloggers reported that Ukrainian drones absolute dominate the skies of Pokrovsk. Russian vehicles are getting methodically destroyed and cannot be effectively used, / X
PS01 □ on X: "💥 A bold target! The latest enemy S-350 "Vityaz" air defense system was destroyed in the Donetsk region The estimated cost of such an air defense system is about $135 million. / X
TOP LEAD on X: "Today is the Day of Military Journalist in Ukraine. Russia killed 97 journalists during the full-scale war, both Ukrainian and foreign, who revealed the truth about the war to the world. #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar #RussiaIsATerroristState / X
OSINTtechnical on X: "Gunner’s view from a Ukrainian Mi-24V Hind helicopter gunship engaging a Russian attack drone with its 12.7mm Yak-B minigun. / X
MilitaryNewsUA on X: Ukraine was shocked by the scale of what the Trump administration demanded, - WP. The US seeks control over rare metals and important materials (lithium, graphite, uranium). The agreement that the US Treasury Secretary brought to Kyiv is compared to the division of African colonies by Europeans in the 18th century. / X
Visegrád 24 on X: Europe is preparing new a large joint military aid package for Ukraine. It’s likely to be presented at the end of this month (Bloomberg) / X
Russian Marines Flying Soviet Flags Paraded Right Into A Ukrainian Minefield In Kursk. Drones Finished Them Off : worldnews
Jorge Liboreiro on X: "European leaders meet tomorrow in Paris to discuss the war in Ukraine. Confirmed: Emmanuel Macron Olaf Scholz Keir Starmer Giorgia Meloni Donald Tusk Pedro Sánchez Dick Schoof Mette Frederiksen Ursula von der Leyen António Costa NATO's Mark Rutte / X
'Quite upsetting': Europeans comparing Vance's speech to one by Putin : politics
World leaders expected clarity on Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine. Instead, JD Vance scolded them on immigration and lectured them about censorship : politics
The Kyiv Independent on X: Trump's call to Putin was a mistake, Polish FM says. U.S. President Donald Trump's phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15. There is nothing more dangerous than an empty guarantee, / X
Austrian authorities say Villach stabber was Islamist, pledged allegiance to ISIS : worldnews
China seeks stronger cooperation with Germany and EU : worldnews
Dutch PM says NL may join Ukraine peacekeeping effort - DutchNews.nl : worldnews
King Charles stands with Canada after Trump's statement : worldnews
Oliver Carroll on X: "I’ve been wondering if Britain - arguably the most stable major European democracy right now - would step up to leadership. Wasn't sure Starmer had the stomach for risk. This is bold and brave. / X
Trump steel tariffs negative for both UK and US, says business secretary : worldnews
Royal Society to vote on expelling 'Bond villain' Elon Musk : politics
UK drops 'safety' from its AI body, now called AI Security Institute, inks MOU with Anthropic : worldnews
Argentina's opposition has threatened to hold an impeachment trial in Congress after Milei touted a crypto coin which crashed soon after : worldnews
Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges | Mexico : politics
Trump 'definitively' looking at Canada becoming U.S. state: Premier Furey : politics
Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID vaccine mandates : politics
Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate : politics
After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people : politics
"The country is less safe": CDC disease detective program gutted : politics
Flu cases surge to highest levels since 2009 as vaccine rates lag : politics
A stark reminder of vaccine history. : pics
West Texas measles outbreak doubles to 48 cases : politics ... 13 out of 48 hospitalized. All cases unvaccinated. That's 1 in 4 unvaccinated person (mostly children) getting sick enough to need the hospital. And measles is extremely contagious ... If you catch measles... it wipes your body's immune memory and response to everything else it has ever developed antibodies for. From the point of a measles infection onward, as your body makes new memory T and B cells, it only knows measles. All previous infections that you have built a resistance to are now brand new to your body.
CDC's "disease detectives" halved as part of DOGE cuts at health agencies : politics
Trump disrupting US bird flu response as outbreak worsens : politics
At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, amid latest blast of winter weather : news
Why a former CSIS official says the U.S. is positioned for 'another 9/11' - National | Globalnews.ca : politics
Understanding RFK Jr. - by Paul Offit - Beyond the Noise If you want to know why RFK Jr. believes so many weird things, just read his book, The Real Anthony Fauci. Four pages explain everything - RFK Jr. doesn’t believe in the germ theory. He believes in something called the miasma theory ... diseases are caused by poisonous vapors (i.e., miasmata) that are generated by rotting organic matter, such as trash sitting out on the street. (his head is full of rotting vapors)
US egg prices hit a record high of $4.95 and are likely to keep climbing : politics
Border patrol to stop usage of body cameras in the field : politics
The collaborators - Lawyers, Guns & Money Randy Barnett and Ilan Wurman argue in a NYT op-ed that Donald Trump’s attempt to destroy birthright citizenship has some good legal arguments behind it ... The Trump administration is attempting to carry out an atrocious moral crime, which is to deport millions of citizens in the service of white supremacist ideology. Upsetting 135 years of unbroken legal precedent in order to do this would be a horrendous thing to do even if there were good originalist arguments for saying that precedent is mistaken.
'We've been betrayed:' Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration : politics
Trump and Musk's Valentine's Day Massacre of Military Veterans : politics
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Economists say the GOP budget would destroy Medicaid and disproportionately benefit the 1% : politics
Steven Bannon warns Trump and Musk that loads of MAGAs are on Medicaid : politics
Government by unaccountable moron - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges with no explanation | US immigration : politics
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order (5-minute Version) by Ray Dalio - YouTube
'The greatest propaganda op in history': Trump's reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes | The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook : politics
"He who saves his Country does not violate any Law": Trump denies his actions are unconstitutional : politics
Trump suggests he's above the law with ominous Napoleon quote : politics
Trump Suggests No Laws Are Broken if He's 'saving His Country' | President Trump shared a quotation on social media, making it clear it was one he wanted people to absorb: "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law." : politics
Internet Blasts Trump For Quoting Napoleon: Translation: I Want to Be a Dictator : politics
Donald Trump Admits He Thinks He Can Break Any Law He Wants : politics
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence : politics
Trump and Musk claim the media is trying to drive them apart in Fox News interview : politics
The $75 Billion Reason These 5 Corporations Had to Help Fund Trump's Inauguration : politics
Trump and Musk are firing federal workers en masse. Efficiency isn't the goal. : politics
Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views : politics
Nearly 10,000 fired as Trump, Musk step up assault on US agencies : politics
State AGs want judge to order Musk to say whether he's used agency data to 'train any algorithmic models' : politics
Inside The 'Bizarre' Meeting Where DOGE Requested 'Extensive System Access' At IRS : politics
Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge : politics
DOGE Is Supposed to Be Cutting Government Spending. Its Budget Just Doubled : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE website has been defaced because anyone can edit it : politics
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy : politics
Trump's "Iron Dome" Looks Like Another Payday for Elon Musk | An American replication of Israel's defense system doesn't make sense. But, experts say, it will likely set up SpaceX for big government contracts. : politics
Elon Musk has to fill out a public financial disclosure, legal experts say. Where is it? : politics
Elon Musk is doing everything conspiracy theorists accuse George Soros of : politics
'A particularly heinous villain': a disdain for Musk has sparked protests across US : politics
Protesters target Tesla stores in US over Elon Musk's cost cutting : politics
Elon Musk has made some disturbing comments about Jews. Here’s a list. : politics
Boycotting President Elon - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair claims she had child with Elon Musk : politics
Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru : politics
The Tech Bros Who Destroyed the World - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Apparently Musk's newest project is destroying HUD, which would create millions of brand new homeless people overnight, and cost the government a fortune as well as being a crime against humanity, as homeless people are extremely expensive to the public unless you just exterminate them I suppose.
What is the most unbiased news in the USA? or does such a thing exist? : AskReddit
Federal prosecutors drop criminal probe into ex-WWE boss Vince McMahon, his lawyer says : politics
Gov. Hochul giving new consideration to removing NYC Mayor Adams amid crisis at DOJ : politics
DOJ will need 'fool,' 'coward' to toss Eric Adams case, says seventh prosecutor to resign over order : politics
Federal prosecutors drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams : politics
Zuckerberg's political pivot targets Apple, puts Meta staffers on edge : politics
Mark Zuckerberg slams Elizabeth Warren in leaked audio - YouTube
States with abortion bans have more infant deaths, studies say : politics
We Might Have to "Shut Down the Country" : politics
GOP advances bill that would allow Nazi flags while banning Pride flags. The GOP lawmaker behind the bill said that the Nazi flag can serve "educational purposes" but the rainbow flag can't. : politics
Trolling Trump, Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois : politics
Hawai'i Lawmakers Want To Make It Harder For Kids To Skip Vaccines : politics
Montana Senate kills bill to require Ten Commandments in every public school classroom : politics
Why Eisenhower Added 'Under God' to the Pledge of Allegiance During the Cold War | HISTORY The pledge, as recited by U.S. schoolchildren, wasn't standardized until World War II, and didn't contain "under God" until 1954.
What's Going on at Planned Parenthood? - Lawyers, Guns & Money I don’t know anything about the finances of Planned Parenthood, but this seems really really really bad
Men Face $1,000 Fine if They 'Discharge Semen' Under New Bill : politics
For a very long time, I have expressed frustration that Americans obsessively focus on World War II and the Nazis and don't pay enough attention to their own horrible histories. Often, this is reflected in the universities. You could easily fill a 100 seat course on the Holocaust, much easier than you can for a 30 seat course on Native history or the history of slavery. And yet, which is more relevant to what is happening today in the U.S? It’s obviously the latter two ... In short, stop reading and watching documentaries about World War II and start reading about the 1890s. It’ll help you understand what is going on here. And if you have to look up the Colfax Massacre, well, that’s a sign that you probably really need to follow this path.
Colfax massacre - Wikipedia ... During the late 20th and early 21st centuries, historians have given renewed attention to the events at Colfax and the resulting Supreme Court case
Bonneville Power staff departures under President Trump raise concerns about Northwest electrical grid : politics
Coast Guard Suffers Data Breach, Pay Delayed for 1,135 Members - USNI News : politics
The events canceled at the Kennedy Center since the Trump takeover - The Washington Post Actress and comedian Issa Rae was the first major artist to cancel since the Trump takeover.
Bad Unionism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - When it comes to the labor movement, this can mean fetishizing the idea of the independent union, which as I have written about extensively, rarely work ... First, no responsible union goes ahead with a vote when it is going to lose that badly. The standard union strategy is not vote until you have 65-70% of workers with a signed card because you know that in the end, 10-15% are going to slip away on you. To lose a union election is a bad thing anyway
Advice | See how gas prices and EV charging costs compare in all 50 states - Washington Post
Democrats win Delaware senate seats after Saturday's special elections : politics
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,821 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the unmarked grave of Madeline Albright ... Basically, Albright was one of the reasons why so many lefties were Nader curious in 2000. Moreover, the Clinton administration was horrible on so many issues and Albright was part and parcel to the foreign policy part of this
Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel : technology
Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps – The Markup The company behind more than a dozen dating apps, Match Group, has known for years about the abusive users on its platforms, but chooses to leave millions of people in the dark
Why Gen Z Will Never Leave Home - Macleans.ca Thanks to soaring housing costs, a generation of twentysomethings are still in their childhood bedrooms. A portrait of family life with no empty nest.
When Flamingos Came to the Chesapeake - The Sunday Long Read
Ebikes and Bike Lanes - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How regulators failed to close the deadliest workplace in America - Washington Post Inspectors issued more than 100 safety violations and millions in fines. Yet deaths and injuries continued.
Opinion | Do Trump transportation rules on marriage, kids help rural families? - The Washington Post Many Americans still imagine rural areas as bastions of traditional families. That's no longer the case. - over the past three decades, among women ages 15 to 44, marriage rates have fallen much faster for rural women and girls than for their urban counterparts. Between 1988 and 2018, the proportion of rural women who were married fell from 55 percent to 33 percent. Marriage among urban women also declined but to a lesser degree.
What's the biggest fitness myth that just won't die? : AskReddit
ELI5: what's the grounding wire for? : explainlikeimfive
I completed the Eiffel Tower LEGO set with my dad!! 10,001 pieces of pure joy!! : pics
Cops Leave Dying Man Because Their Shift is Ending : videos
Maryland father sentenced to 65 years for shooting inside mall during his child's birthday party : news
Pontiac mother arrested after abandoning children in home for 4-5 years : news
TIL in 2022 an 18-yr-old student, who did genealogical research as a hobby, cracked the unsolved 1964 murder of a 9-yr-old girl in Hazleton, PA. He researched for 18 months & created 50 complete family trees to find a connection to Hazleton which eventually led him to zero in on culprit James Forte : todayilearned
US government and chemical makers have claimed up to 20% of wildfire suppressant's contents are "trade secrets" and exempt from public disclosure. New study found they are a major source of environmental pollution, containing toxic heavy metal levels up to 3,000 times above drinking water limits. : science
TIL 55% of the world's population aged 15 and older can't swim : todayilearned
TIL a man who received a bone marrow transplant was found that the DNA in his blood and semen had been completely replaced by that of his donor : todayilearned
Birds have developed complex brains independently from mammals - Birds have developed sophisticated neural circuits through their own mechanisms, without following the same path as mammals. This changes how we understand brain evolution. : science
Men who thought their partner was more likely to spend time with other men produced ejaculates with higher sperm concentration during intercourse. This suggests that men’s bodies could be biologically (but unconsciously) tuned to respond to perceived competition. : science
Study discovered that people consistently underestimate the extent of public support for diversity and inclusion in the US. This misperception can negatively impact inclusive behaviors, but may be corrected by informing people about the actual level of public support for diversity. : science
ELI5: Does smoking make lung cancer worse if you already have it? : explainlikeimfive
MGB study: eating yogurt could reduce colon cancer risk
Julianne Moore in ‘Great Shock’ After Donald Trump Bans Her Children’s Book 'Freckleface Strawberry' From Schools: 'I Can't Help But Wonder What Is So Controversial' : books
'Reading is part of my identity': the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon | Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed : technology
The StoryGraph | Because life's too short for a book you're not in the mood for
Opinion | J.D. Salinger's unauthorized editions On the hunt for unauthorized editions of the stories the reclusive author of 'The Catcher in the Rye' never wanted us to read.
Students across New England remain months behind pre-pandemic peers
Mass General Brigham launches major layoffs amid restructuring
what do you think is the biggest scandal in human history ? : AskReddit
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An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. : worldnews
World's sea-ice falls to record low : worldnews
ChrisO_wiki on X: 1/ The owners of the Russian oil tankers which sunk in the Kerch Strait in December 2024, causing damage estimated at $335 million, have been fined 600,000 rubles ($6,588). It's also emerged that they bought some of their tankers for under $13,000 each, likely from scrapyards. / X
Three Israeli hostages released in Gaza as ceasefire holds | : worldnews
Zelenskyy tells Vance Ukraine needs 'security guarantees' before any Putin talks : worldnews
Russia must withdraw its troops to February 2022 line, Zelenskyy says : worldnews
'Time has come': Zelenskyy demands creation of 'armed forces of Europe' - The Times of India : worldnews
NEXTA on X: No one invited Ukraine to talks in Saudi Arabia - Zelenskyy :I saw that someone said there would be a meeting in Saudi Arabia at the level of the U.S. and Russian presidents. Some peace talks. They even put up our flag... I don’t know what this is. It’s not serious. / X
Zelenskyy says he will not take Ukraine's NATO membership off the table : worldnews
Zelensky warns the days of America's guaranteed support for Europe are over : politics
Zelensky 'politely declines' to sign agreement granting U.S. mining rights for half of Ukraine's 'future mineral reserves' — Meduza : politics
NOELREPORTS on X: U.S. Envoy Kellogg: The war in Ukraine will end in less than a year—I give it 180 days to engage all sides. "The U.S. will keep funding Ukraine but insists on an immediate ceasefire to stop the killing. Ukraine will be at the negotiating table, but Europe won't. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1087, Part 1 (Thread #1234) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 15, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems plans to double production in Ukraine : worldnews
Roy🇨🇦 on X: With machine vision the FPV is controlled by the operator until a target is a few hundred meters away and designated. He hands over control to algorithms trained by machine learning to recognize the target and fly the FPV until the target is hit. This defeats local jamming. / X
OSINTtechnical on X: Onboard footage of Ukrainian Navy vessels downing Russian attack drones over the Black Sea with their L3Harris VAMPIRE SAM systems. Each intercept relies on a low-cost APKWS laser-guided rocket. / X
Angle grinder used to cut telecommunications cable to Northern Norway military airbase : worldnews
Gabrielius Landsbergis: Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good. This is what we now know, and what we have to do about it: 1/17" — Bluesky
Devana 🇺🇦 on X: Pistorius couldn’t stay silent. He scrapped his pre-written speech on the spot because he couldn’t ignore what Vance had said. And the response? A 30-second standing ovation -- a stark contrast to the reaction to the U.S. Vice President's speech. Pistorius made it clear: / X
Europe will not be part of Ukraine-Russia peace talks, US envoy says : worldnews
Vance uses half-truths to lecture a European audience well aware of the threat of authoritarian rule : politics
JD Vance Mocked After Downplaying Election Interference To European Leaders : politics
JD Vance breaks taboo by meeting with leader of Germany’s far-right party : worldnews
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis : politics
Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says : worldnews
JD Vance decried as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones : politics
Isolated Indigenous man makes brief contact with outside world, then returns to tribe in the Amazon rainforest : worldnews
Canada should block U.S. ambassador while Trump talks annexation, professor says : politics
'We're not going to America': Canadians boycott U.S. over Trump threats : politics
Air Canada to Cut US-Bound Flights in March; WestJet Could Follow : worldnews
Meteorologists warn of potentially historic flooding as a major storm hits the east with all hazards : politics
31 Photos From September 11th That You Have Never Seen | by Jeremiah Warren | Medium
ProtestFinderUSA
Donald Trump's High Approval Rating Fades. : politics
America Chose the Monster - America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color -- and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
Trump's executive actions: Tracking his orders by category undefined
Aging Members of Congress Refuse to Disclose Details of Their Top Secret Hospital : politics
George Conway: "I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence." Bluesky
Trump is badly misreading today’s economy - The president’s tariffs will make America’s whack-a-mole inflation problem worse. : politics
Trump's Purge Hits Nuclear Weapons Agency—Setting Off National Crisis : politics
Trump Officials Fire, Swiftly Rehire, Overseers of U.S. Nuclear Stockpile | Trump administration officials seemed unaware of the importance of the National Nuclear Security Administration, sources told CNN. : politics
Trump Fires Hundreds of Staff Overseeing Nuclear Weapons: Report : politics
Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say : politics
'None of This Is About Saving Money': Fury Over Trump-Musk Purge of Federal Workers : politics
Bernie Sanders launches high-profile offensive against 'the oligarchy' : politics
Trump's A.G. Just Did Something So Corrupt She Should Be Fired Already : politics - The top law enforcement officer of the United States, five days on the job, ordered that corruption charges, painstakingly assembled over a multiyear period by prosecutors in New York's Southern District, be dismissed.
Pam Bondi's Order to Dismiss Eric Adams' Indictment Has Triggered 3 Times More Legal Resignations Than the Watergate Scandal : politics
After Watergate, Congress curbed the presidency. Now, Trump is testing those limits : politics
Most Americans say it would be 'too risky' to give presidents, including Trump, more power : politics
AOC Says Eric Adams Is Endangering NYC And Should 'Be Removed' From Office : politics
AOC Mocks Border Czar for Suggesting She's 'Impeding' The Law: 'Maybe He Can Learn to Read. The Constitution Would Be a Good Place to Start' : politics ... It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins. - Benjamin Franklin
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: "You are not fit for continued employment" : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE Posts Classified Data On Its New Website : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE Shares Classified U.S. Intel With Entire World : politics
DOGE’s hastily-launched site has already been hacked: 'This is a joke of a .gov site' : politics
The mainstream press should boycott Trump's free form fascism explorations until the AP's access is restored - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Musk and Trump are stopping the distribution of live-saving aid and firing anybody who tells the public about it - Lawyers, Guns & Money - These people are just cartoonishly evil:
Elon Musk's Son Appearing to 'Shush' Trump During Oval Office Meeting Draws Hilarious Reactions: 'This Is a SNL Skit Happening in Real Time' : politics
Elon Musk is not telling the truth : politics ... he AVERAGES 110 tweets per day. That's one tweet for every 10 minutes he's awake.
Let's Talk About Ketamine
Trump responds to critics who say Musk is in charge : politics
Consumer watchdog agency called 'vicious' by Trump seen as a 'hero' to many it aided : politics
Karthik Sankaran: "The Schmitt has hit the fan." - Bluesky
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo : politics
Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo | The New Republic
Musk's takeover of US health agencies raises pandemic threat, experts warn : politics
Musk and His Rich Friends Are Looting the Federal Government : politics
Judge John McConnell Jr faces impeachment for obstructing Trump : politics
Trump, sensing a lack of solidarity, pushes the press down a slippery slope: Donald Trump demands the Associated Press bend a knee -- while the rest of the media falls back : politics
Anderson Cooper calls Republican a "d***" live on air : politics (Sununununu)
Anderson Cooper Calls Republican a 'D***' Live on Air - Newsweek
Trump's immigration orders are grim reminder of Japanese internment : politics
Kash Patel Failed to Disclose Companies Involved in a Million-Dollar Land Deal | Trump's nominee for FBI head continues to generate questions about his finances. : politics
3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records : politics
Red state legislators upset that their constituents' faces are being eaten - Lawyers, Guns & Money
‘No one wants to pay $25 for breakfast’: US restaurants are cracking under inflation : politics
Ilya Shapiro and Josh Blackman defend the rule of law - Lawyers, Guns & Money
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at anti-depressants : politics
RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day : politics
Hundreds of Americans get surprise electric bill after Trump change : politics
'Are Your Grocery Bills Lower?' Ad Targets Soaring Price of Eggs Under Trump | "While he is acting aggressively to lower taxes for the wealthy, we haven't seen that zeal to help the working class," said one union leader. : politics
Nazi flags can fly in Utah schools, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says : politics
Despite pleas for veto, Utah Gov. Cox signs bill banning public unions from collective bargaining | Governor also signs bill to restrict transgender students in college dorms : politics
Missouri clinics will 'immediately' offer abortion across the state after judge’s ruling : politics
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,820 - Lawyers, Guns & Money Now, Shaler was a legitimate scientist, but despite what people want to believe today, scientific racism was part and parcel of science. The problem of course is that science, when done by racist, is going to be racist ... Nathaniel Southgate Shaler is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Ineffective generic drugs fuel rare public anger in China : worldnews
Trump Floats Deal With Russia, China to Halve Defense Spending : worldnews
Laughing Kremlin Insiders Say Trump Has Given Putin Greenlight to Expand the War : worldnews
Putin is preparing to declare victory despite the real state of affairs - Pentagon | УНН : worldnews
US citizen detained in Russia for drug possession, says state media : worldnews
Trump Says US To Sell State-of-art F-35 Jets To India : worldnews
Italian 'mystic' may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue : worldnews
Over 270,000 Syrian refugees return since Assad's ouster: UNHCR : worldnews
Hamas releases name of three hostages to be freed on Saturday : worldnews
Dr Anwar Gargash: Interests of Palestinian people must come before those of Hamas : worldnews
Ukraine on 'irreversible path' to Nato membership, Starmer tells Zelenskyy : worldnews
Zelenskyy: Trump told me Putin wants to end the war. I told him Putin is a liar. : worldnews
Russia hammers Ukraine with huge drone attack hours after Putin-Trump call : worldnews
Joint statement from the Nordic-Baltic leaders - Government.se
Putin preparing war against Nato countries next year, warns Zelensky - latest Ukraine developments : worldnews
Zelensky refuses to sign document on transfer of 50% of Ukrainian mineral resources to the US - WP | УНН : worldnews
Josh Rogin on X: "Multiple lawmakers here in Munich told me the U.S. Congressional delegation presented Zelensky with a piece of paper they wanted him to sign which would grant the U.S. rights to 50% of Ukraine’s future mineral reserves. Zelensky politely declined to sign it. #MSC2025" / X
Volodymyr Tretyak on X: ""A peace agreement cannot be signed in Munich. We remember what things were signed here, I will not repeat that," Volodymyr Zelenskyy / X
Trump's plan for peace negotiations - YouTube
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1086, Part 1 (Thread #1233) : worldnews
Defense of Ukraine on X: A warrior...must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul. David Gemmell The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to February 14, 2025 / X
Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant, radiation levels normal : worldnews
Consequences of a russian drone hitting the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant today. : pics
Vance berates European leaders as tensions with close allies burst into the open : worldnews
Growth in Russian military spending outpaces all European countries combined: Think tank : worldnews
Aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea : worldnews
In Munich - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Switzerland inches closer to legalising recreational cannabis : worldnews
'We will soon be next': German leaders sound alarm on Trump's Ukraine plan : worldnews
Measles cases are rising in the US, mainly among those who are unvaccinated: Health officials : news
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD: "In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading." -- Bluesky
The Flu virus won't quit this year, 'It's a salad of viruses.'
Jess Piper: "RFK Jr said he wants to send folks who are taking antidepressants and ADHD medications to "wellness farms" in rural America where they will be forced to labor by growing organic food to "cure their addictions." www.motherjones.com/politics/202..." -- Bluesky
Trump says Russia should be readmitted to G7, adding it was a mistake for Moscow to be expelled : worldnews
White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute : politics
The White House bans the AP indefinitely over the use of 'Gulf of Mexico' : politics
AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
DOGE Website Reportedly Shares Classified Intelligence Data: Where Did They Get This Information? : politics
Education Department Contracts Axed Across the Country Without Reason as DOGE Barrels On: 'We're Completely Crippled' : politics
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website : technology
DOJ Enters The Darkest Period In Its Long History : politics
Trump's deranged press conference - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump and competitive authoritarianism - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is an extremely cogent analysis from Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way of the political crossroads that the United States is now at:
Elon Musk's Vision Is Coming Into Focus -- And It Looks a Lot Like Neo-Apartheid : politics
DOGE's Website Is Just One Big X Ad : technology
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Elon Musk and the Right Are Recasting Reporting as 'Doxxing' : politics
Elon Musk Is a Walking Conflict of Interest -- Mother Jones : politics
Elon Musk's Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla: Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars -- Elon Musk's alt-right antics are seriously impacting his electric car business. : politics
Apple Comes Crawling Back to X Like a Dog : technology
Trump's firing of a top ethics official is a targeted attack on public trust : politics
Foreign Money, Alleged Lies, and Extremism—What GOP Senators Voting for Kash Patel Ignored | Trumps pick for FBI director is severely compromised. Republicans don’t care. : politics
Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze : politics
Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul : politics
Kathy Hochul fires the first shot - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Hochul must remove Adams - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Authoritarian clown show - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bove finds his Bork - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Deputy Attorney General admonished DOJ lawyer for taking notes on his criminal fuckin' conspiracy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Manhattan US attorney resigns after refusing orders to drop case against New York City Mayor Adams : news
Another top NY federal prosecutor resigns rather than junk Mayor Adams’ corruption case : news
Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter : politics
Why Isn’t Congress Doing Anything? : politics ... Republicans are just fine with Elon Musk gutting the government ... You can't fix stupid, and RW voters are the epitome of stupidity.
A Pennsylvanian's Bold Letter to Senator Fetterman.
CNN Headline: "Vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. confirmed as health secretary" - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dr. Oz Could Decide If Pregnant Patients Get Emergency Care In Anti-Abortion States : politics
Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas : politics
A free speech dispute over a New England town's pastry shop painting heads to trial : news
Donut painting sparks free speech debate for bakery, town | AP News
Laid-off Meta employees blast Zuckerberg in forums for running the 'cruelest tech company out there' : technology
Marc Andreessen, billionaire Project 2025 architect, known on Epstein Island as "The Human Buttplug" : pics
Allstate slammed with lawsuit after scheme to spy on millions of Americans is uncovered: Without their knowledge or consent : technology
Injuries are reported in a more than 100-vehicle pileup near Portland in whiteout conditions : news
Brian Setzer Says He Cannot Play Guitar Due to Autoimmune Disease : Music
What is the worst plot twist you've ever seen in a movie? : movies
A24's 'Death of a Unicorn' Starring Jenna Ortega Rated "R" for Strong Violence & Gore : movies
Meta unveils AI models that convert brain activity into text with unmatched accuracy : science
The consequences of US abortion bans - more babies and higher infant mortality: an estimated 478 additional infant deaths in the 14 states with bans and around one extra baby born per 1,000 woman, or a total of 22,180 additional babies across the country. : science
Study suggests sex can provide relationship satisfaction boost that lasts longer than just act itself. Positive "afterglow" of sex can linger for at least 24 hours, especially when sex is a mutual decision or initiated by one partner, while sexual rejection creates negative effect for several days. : science
Researchers found that feeling satisfied in their relationship, experiencing a good quality of sexual life, possessing empathy, and having children were all linked to higher levels of psychological well-being for women. : science
Study finds neurologic complications of flu nearly 50 times greater for children with underlying neurologic conditions such as seizures, meningitis, altered mental status, and movement disorders : science
A large-scale analysis of 1,705 studies shows that pesticides negatively impact non-target plants, animals, and microbes - raising concerns about biodiversity loss. : science
What's the weirdest thing someone has asked you to do so far? : AskReddit
Stephen King's New Book Is Incredibly Unexpected : books
TIL Coca-Cola sold for 5 cents for over 60 years : todayilearned
What person, whom you’ve never met in real life, has changed your life? : AskReddit
Men of Reddit, what is something you tell your girlfriend/wife that is completely untrue? : AskReddit
If Heaven is associated with harps, then what instrument is Hell associated with? : AskReddit
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N. Korea executes young woman in public display meant to deter rising crime : worldnews
Russia to get back jailed cybercrime boss from US after freeing teacher Marc Fogel : worldnews
Russia's Putin holds phone call with Syria's Sharaa : worldnews
Israel threatens 'all hell will break loose' on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis : worldnews
A recent study has found that individuals in Israel may exhibit an unconscious aversion to left-wing political concepts | The research found that people took longer to verbally respond to words associated with the political left, suggesting a rapid, automatic rejection of this ideology. : science
Political orientations are correlated with brain structure in young adults - PubMed
The Unexpected Relationship Between Ideology and Anxiety | Psychology Today Canada People with left-wing economic views are more prone to more anxiety disorders.
Opinion | Why criticizing Israel is not antisemitic
Ukraine is cut out of negotiations between America and Russia : politics
Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin 'negotiations' on ending Ukraine war and will 'work together, very closely' : worldnews
Russia says it will never swap Ukrainian territory for Kyiv-held parts of Kursk region : worldnews
Russia rejects swapping occupied territory with Ukraine after Zelensky suggestion : worldnews
Hegseth Says NATO Membership Not Realistic Outcome for Ukraine : worldnews
Authoritarian leaders in former Soviet bloc applaud Musk USAid crackdown. : worldnews ... The Axis of evil in now the Circlejerk of oligarchs.
Russia could start a major war in Europe within 5 years, Danish intelligence warns : worldnews
Number of bearded vultures in the Alps could double in ten years - SWI swissinfo.ch ... Today, around 350 bearded vultures live in the Alps.
Homelessness rises in Finland for first time in over a decade : worldnews
'The right answer is not a real estate operation:' French President Macron calls for respect for Palestinians in Gaza : worldnews ... special real estate operation ... Magaza ... an Exodus
'Red, White and Blueland?' Republican unveils bill to rename Greenland : politics
Trump Admits He Caved to Putin in Phone Call on Ukraine - Donald Trump has given Vladimir Putin everything he wants. : politics
Russia 'will not discuss' territorial exchange with Ukraine, says Kremlin : worldnews
Russia Asks Elon Musk to Hand Over Names of Dissidents : politics
Republicans Reveal Trump Tax Plan Will Cost US $4.5 trillion : politics
How many voters have a party affiliation? | USAFacts Of registered voters, 47% have declared a party affiliation. As of September 2024, 36 million voters are registered Republicans and 45.1 million are registered Democrats.
U.S. hits record low in international corruption index : politics The lowest score is the highest on the corruption scale, for those confused.
U.S. hits record low in international corruption index. The Trump effect. : politics
Trump is the Most Lawless President in American History : politics ... It took the crack investigative team at the Guardian a while, but they finally figured out that the only convicted felon in entire American presidential history is their guy.
Elon Musk Goes After NATO - Newsweek : worldnews
Musk's Oval Office Stunt Puts His Shadow Presidency in Plain Sight | Donald Trump cast in a supporting role as the Musk family visited the White House. : politics
Trump Humiliated in the 'Most Powerless Image Ever' of a U.S. President: O''Donnell : politics
Lawrence O'Donnell: Musk Humiliates Trump in 'Most Powerless Image Ever'
After Elon Musk took over, hate speech increased on X (Twitter). The weekly rate of hate speech increased by about 50%, including increased use of specific homophobic, transphobic, and racist slurs. The average number of 'likes' on hate posts also increased by 70%. : science
State Dept. Suspends Plan to Buy Armored Teslas : politics
McConnell only Republican to vote against Gabbard : politics
Trump to order US agencies to plan for 'large scale' staff cuts : politics
Trump Orders Plans for Large Scale Work Force Cuts and Expands Musk's Power : politics
Senator Accuses Kash Patel of Covertly Directing F.B.I. Dismissals : politics
Trump Is on the Wrong Side of History by Design : politics
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Files Official Complaint Against OPM and DOGE : technology
83 percent say president is required to follow Supreme Court rulings: Survey : politics
House GOP Makes Official Its Plan For Devastating Cuts To Medicaid : politics ... But one thing is clear now that has been clear for months: Medicaid, the program that covers health care costs for low-income Americans, is, by design, the main target of the House GOP's federal spending cuts proposal.
Judge orders Trump admin to restore CDC and FDA webpages by midnight | Removed pages include guidance and data on HIV, contraceptives, and teen health. : technology
Trump Mocked After Blaming Bad Inflation Report On Biden : politics
Ben Folds Resigns from Advisory Position at Kennedy Center After Trump Installs Himself as Chairman : Music
Aging Democrats Are Still Telling the Same Old Story. It's Time to Turn the Page : politics
NASA HQ verbally orders employees to purge workspaces of LGBTQI+ symbols : politics
Musk to Trump "You're not the President" - YouTube
'Highway robbery': NYC comptroller accuses Musk of stealing $80m from city : politics
Acyn on X: Garcia: I find it ironic that Marjorie Taylor Greene is in charge of running this committee. In the last congress she literally showed a dick pick in an oversight hearing so I thought I would bring one as well. Now this, of course, we know is President Elon Musk. / X
Donald Trump's Gen Z popularity plunges : politics
Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party : politics
Frustrated Democrats near their Tea Party moment: 'This is not okay' : politics
Morning-After Pill Ban Proposed by Republicans : politics
Eric Adams' Deal With Donald Trump Is Pure Corruption : politics
First human bird flu case reported in Ohio, Department of Health confirms : news
Alert: H5N1 and U.S. Sickness Levels | Patreon
CA Tesla owners receiving threats to sell their cars, or they'll be vandalized: report : technology
No women among world's top 100 highest-paid athletes : news
ELI5: How does Apple never run out of stock and always sell at MSRP but Nvidia struggles to do the same? : explainlikeimfive
lets ignore the US for a second, how's the rest of the world doing? : AskReddit
ELI5: How did people in extremely cold countries dry their clothes before we invented dryers? : explainlikeimfive
After sex, we leave a unique genital microbial 'fingerprint' on our partners. Both men and women have unique populations of bacteria around their genitals, dubbed the 'sexome'. This signature could be used to identify the perpetrators of sexual assaults in cases where no sperm is left behind. : science
Did your parents spank you as a form of discipline? How did it affect you? : AskReddit
Eating from plastic takeout containers may increase the chance of heart failure, study of 3,000 people suggests. Exposure to plastic chemicals in boiled water poured out of takeout containers led to changes to gut biome in rats that caused cause inflammation damaging the circulatory system. : science
A new study found that White young adults who accept color-blind racial ideology tend to show greater romantic attraction to White individuals, while Black young adults who are more accepting of this ideology tend to show lower romantic attraction to Black individuals. : science
ELI5: Can someone explain nautical mile? What's the difference between that and regular road mile? : explainlikeimfive ... A nautical mile is based on 1 min of latitude and is easier for navigation along a straight line. An imperial mile is based on how far one particular roman solider could march in 1,000 paces.
Second-Hand Smoke Exposure During Childhood Leaves its Mark on Children's DNA . Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the way genes are expressed. : science
The first clinical trial of its kind has found that semaglutide, distributed under the brand name Wegovy, cut the amount of alcohol people drank by about 40% and dramatically reduced people's desire to drink : science
Benefits of Weight-Loss Medications | Saxenda (liraglutide) injection 3mg
Ketamine shows promise for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder in new study | Researchers discovered that a single injection of ketamine, an anesthetic medication, led to a rapid reduction in obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. : science
Very Low Dose Ketamine Treatment | Joyous
500-year-old records reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age : science
Why did only birds remain as the only descendant of dinosaurs? : askscience
North Dakota site shows wreckage from same object that killed the dinosaurs | UW News
High-energy cosmic neutrino detected under Mediterranean Sea : worldnews
86.6% of the surveyed astrobiologists responded either "agree" or "strongly agree" that it's likely that extraterrestrial life (of at least a basic kind) exists somewhere in the universe. : science
TIL that the person who destroyed most Axis planes during WW2 was not a fighter ace but a SAS commando : todayilearned
Are the books of Alistair MacLean still known today? : books
AlistairMacLean.com - The writings and films of Alistair MacLean - Home Page
Who is the most dangerous person on earth? : AskReddit
What's the weirdest thing you’ve seen in someone's house? : AskReddit
What drastically changed your life? : AskReddit
What's one habit that has changed your life? : AskReddit
What's your "I can't believe they were doing that at work" story? : AskReddit
Adulthood feels like everyone got a 'secret menu' of life skills you missed. What's one thing you later realized you were supposed to just know, but nobody actually taught you? : AskReddit
Dad, how do I? - YouTube
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` Russia’s Military Spending Hits $462 Billion, Outpacing Entire European Continent : worldnews
ChrisO_wiki on X: 1/ Russia is systematically sending badly wounded men back into combat, often denying them medical treatment. Previously, men were allowed to recuperate or leave the army if seriously injured; now, death appears to be the only way out for many. / X
KyivPost on X: One less Kremlin ally, as Armenia’s Parliament has just voted to begin the process of joining the EU. / X
More Than 100 Women Kept as Slaves in Human Egg Harvesting Farm in Georgia : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: "US gets an intelligence chief who said NATO caused Russia's invasion of Ukraine Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as DNI in 52-48 vote. She'll now control what intelligence America shares with Ukraine / X
'People were killed inside Presidential Office' - Zelensky comments on Russia's assassination attempts in 2022 : worldnews
'People were killed inside Presidential Office' — Zelensky comments on Russia's assassination attempts in 2022 At least three assassination attempts at Zelensky were reported by March 2022 as Russian forces were pushing toward Ukraine's capital before being defeated in the battle of Kyiv.
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1084, Part 1 (Thread #1231) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Feb. 12, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
MAKS 24 on X: SBU exposed a top FSB "rat" in its ranks! The traitor was detained this morning personally by SBU Head Vasyl Malyuk. As it turned out, the head of the Headquarters of the Anti-Terrorist Center of was working for the enemy. / X
Anton Gerashchenko on X: The strikes on Kyiv were so strong that people started to lose consciousness from the blast wave, not only windows and doors blew out in the buildings, but also sockets." - local resident on the Russian attack this morning. / X
Trump is driving China and South America's relation to its 'best moment'. : politics
Justin Trudeau says Ukraine decides how war ends with Russia : worldnews
Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine's Pre-2014 Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’ : politics
Hegseth's visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout : politics
Pope Francis's Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA's Dark Soul : politics
Pope Informs J.D. Vance He's Wrong About Migrants, Christianity : politics
Why does the White House need a faith office? : politics
Inflation increased in January, posing obstacle for tariff plans : politics
AOC says Dems need to play hardball if they help Republicans keep the government open : politics
Trump Says the Corrupt Part Out Loud : politics
Trump Just Blew a Hole Through the Constitution : politics
Trump Openly Threatens Judges Who Blocked His Orders : politics
'Autocratic breakthrough': Trump showdown with courts puts U.S. on the brink of abandoning democracy : politics
Supreme Court Justice Sounds Alarm Over Trump's 'Monarchy' Power Grab : politics
Judge Told Trump And Musk To Follow The Law For A Week. They're Calling It Tyranny. : politics
American Bar Association Says Trump Is Not Following The Rule Of Law : politics
Mike Johnson Caves to Trump and Trashes Separation of Powers : politics
GOP senator: We have to follow court decisions : politics
US Homeland Security says election security personnel placed on leave : politics
AP statement on Oval Office access : politics
Look Past Elon Musk's Chaos. There's Something More Sinister at Work. : politics
Not Hyperbole Anymore: Musk Is In Charge of the US Government : politics
The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time : politics
The Key Figures Working Alongside Elon Musk at DOGE and in the Trump Administration — ProPublica
Elon Musk issues major Social Security warning : politics
Elon Musk's Ego Sure to Get Massive Blow from Stunning Poll Results : politics
Democrats rally against Musk: 'Hands off our Social Security' : politics
Nicola Jennings on Elon Musk being appointed Trump's 'head of efficiency' – cartoon | Nicola Jennings | The Guardian
Trump's Plan Comes Into Focus: Make America Corrupt Again : politics
Dozens of workers at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau have been fired in an after-hours blitz. The emails they received were not even personalized with their names : politics
Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work | Melania and Ivanka Trump toured Africa to promote USAID programs. : politics
USAID inspector fired after revealing nearly $500m in food aid was about to spoil amid Trump funding freeze : politics
Trump Signs Order on DOGE as Elon Musk Stands Next to Him Watching : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE office budget more than doubles from $6.5 to $14.4 million : politics
Donald Trump Taunted Over 'Most Powerless Image Of A President' Ever : politics
Trump's pick for FBI chief took money from Russian propagandist, WP reports : politics
Trump State Department official has repeatedly called for mass sterilization of 'low-IQ trash' : politics
Trump supporters use less cognitively complex language and more simplistic modes of thinking than Biden supporters, study finds
College education levels predicted whether states went Trump or Harris - States with fewer grads went for Trump
Republicans start splitting apart under Trump : politics
Grist of Empire | Anna Krauthamer How the West uses sexual violence to advance its interests
The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Expose -
Trump Brings Back One of His Shadiest Practices From His First Term: Donald Trump has proudly declared he'll hide all his guests from the public. : politics
Donald Trump’s ban on trans research shows that his ultimate goal is eradication : politics
White House bars AP reporter because of AP style policy on 'Gulf of America' : politics
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney says 'case is over' after Justice Department’s order : politics
Unhuman Resources | Hannah Gais The many grievances of Jack Posobiec
Kansas' Democratic governor vetoes a GOP-backed ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors : politics
Gen Zers Long for a Simpler Time They Never Knew : politics
Jack in the Country | Daniel Lefferts
The Ten ONeils — TWO BOATS GALLERY
A mother and her 10 daughters, Boston, 1952 : boston
Inside the tragic, tortured lives of the world's first quintuplets - who were taken from their parents and exhibited in a 'zoo' | The Sun
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US restarts AIDS funding to South Africa : worldnews
Hundreds of Russian troops revealed to have undergone recovery in North Korea : worldnews
Russia lashes out at EU plans to seize its 'shadow fleet' in the Baltic Sea : worldnews
Russia arrests female powerlifting champ for being 'hired assassin' for Ukraine : worldnews
US school teacher Marc Fogel released by Russia : worldnews
Migrants' bodies in Libya mass graves had gunshot wounds, IOM says : worldnews
Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not return hostages Saturday, Netanyahu says: Live news - The Washington Post
Trump says he could withhold aid to Jordan, Egypt if they don't take in Palestinians - The Washington Post
Live updates: Trump presses plan to take over Gaza during meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II - The Washington Post
Trump says he could withhold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they reject his Gaza development plan : worldnews
Trump: ethnic cleansing in Gaza should be total and permanent - Lawyers, Guns & Money
'For every hostage harmed, Israel will take 5% of Gaza,' Smotrich says : worldnews
Zelenskyy ready to swap Kyiv-held land in Russia for Ukrainian territory : worldnews
Zelenskyy proposes to trade land with Putin, offers to return Kursk : worldnews
Zelensky proposes swap of seized territory with Russia : worldnews
Zelenskyy: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine's security without America : worldnews
Ukraine 'may be Russian someday', Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance | Ukraine : worldnews
Ukraine Could Get 'War-Winning Weapons' Under New US Proposal : worldnews
Trump demands $500B in rare earths from Ukraine for continued support : worldnews
Trump says Ukraine 'essentially agreed' to $500 billion rare earth deal : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1083, Part 1 (Thread #1230) : worldnews
ChrisO_wiki on X: 1/ Reacting to videos of numerous destroyed Russian vehicles on the road to Pokrovsk, Russian warbloggers say that civilian vehicles are now used in preference to armour because commanders fear reprimands if armoured vehicles are lost. / X
OSINTtechnical on X: Compilation of Ukrainian Mi-24V Hind helicopter gunships intercepting and shooting down Russian attack drones. All engaged with the Ukrainian Hind's 12.7mm Yak-B minigun. / X
Tesla sales tumble across Europe : worldnews
Why would you buy a Tesla when you could just give money to the Nazi Party directly? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Germany's far-left party sees membership surge before election : worldnews
Nazi in Reichserntedankfest in 1934 make you realize how enormous it actually was. this is absurd... : pics
More than 170 World War II-era bombs found under playground in Britain - The Washington Post The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as "practice bombs" that still carry a charge and must be removed by professionals.
Euromaidan Press on X: "The Telegraph: Colombian veterans who fought for Ukraine were kidnapped in Venezuela and handed over to Russia Their disappearance reveals Putin's global reach and his close cooperation with Maduro's dictatorship. / X
Professor says Canada should block U.S. ambassador while Trump talks annexation : worldnews
Trudeau says Canada will respond firmly to unacceptable U.S. tariffs : worldnews
Canadian steel, aluminum businesses say Trump's tariff threats are already impacting them : worldnews
Shutting down the government - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Delusion and desire - Lawyers, Guns & Money William Saletan makes a strong argument that certain core Donald Trump positions are not the product of conscious lies on his part, but rather the product of a delusional mind: ... But the outside world doesn't exist for Trump. Calling him "delusional" implies the possibility of correction and reform, which is obviously impossible in this case, because it and we don't exist for him. So there is, strictly speaking, no delusion: there is merely his deranged ego, which is now swallowing the whole world and everyone in it.
How Reactionary Centrism Brought Us To This Moment - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Flu is surging, with some states seeing very high levels - The Washington Post ... The states include Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
27 religious groups sue Trump administration to protect houses of worship from immigration arrests : news
Elon Musk Rages as Judges Uphold DOGE Blockade: 'Attempted Coup!' : politics
Musk's Goals - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Defense Secretary Hegseth booed and heckled by military families protesting against DEI push : politics
Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power : politics
'We haven't seen anything quite like Musk.' Here's what's behind his government blitz. : politics
Elon Musk built his wealth from taxpayer-funded research -- now he's trying to destroy future science : politics
Living the fever dream - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Conspiracy theory nation - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Republicans hate it when government works I - Lawyers, Guns & Money At his excellent new Substack -- the blundering by the Times editors is our gain -- Paul Krugman has a couple of good posts about the Trump administration trying to undo programs and institutions not because they're not working but because they are.
What are we doing here? - Lawyers, Guns & Money The purpose of this post is to provide a space for a blog-wide conversation on what LGM is or should be doing in the context of the so-far nameless catastrophe.
Donald Trump Is Delusional : politics
Trump Throws Tantrum as Massive New York Fraud Judgment Looms - Remember that fraud case against Donald Trump? It hasn't magically disappeared yet. : politics
The History Behind the Donald Trump 'Small Hands' Insult - ABC News Almost 30 years ago Trump was described as a "short-fingered vulgarian."
Sure, it's cute when you are 8. But when you are 78 and the president, try being a grown-up. : pics
When the clown President projects : PoliticalHumor
Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month : politics
Federal Office on Violence Against Women removes funding opportunities from website | The office, part of the Justice Department, is a key source of grants for nonprofits that work to help victims of domestic violence. : politics
'We're Being Punished': NIH Tosses Some Grant Applications From Minority Researchers : politics
DOGE Teen Ran Image-Sharing Site Linked to URLs Referencing Pedophilia and the KKK : technology
Judge orders HHS, CDC and FDA to restore deleted webpages with health information : news
Without USAID's Food for Peace, Kansas grain elevators have no market for sorghum : politics
More on the Potential Death of USAID - Lawyers, Guns & Money
USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions : politics
We got a DOGE staff list. From a McKinsey alum to a former Clarence Thomas clerk, here are the workers powering Elon Musk's cost-cutting squad. : politics
Judge orders CDC, FDA to restore websites taken down after Trump gender order : politics
Rep. Nancy Mace uses House speech to accuse ex-fiancé and others of rape - The Washington Post Rep. Nancy Mace accused her ex-fiance and three other men of conspiring to drug, rape and film women without their consent, allegations he denied ... She has also defended her support for President Donald Trump despite him being found liable for sexual abuse, accusing ABC News host George Stephanopoulos of trying to "shame" her for her political choices.
Vought Restores CFPB Procedure That Sustains Mortgage Markets - The American Prospect The situation reveals that sometimes, even arsonists need the building they're burning down to stay upright.
Order to Drop Charges Against NYC Mayor Among 'Most Openly Corrupt Writings I've Seen on DOJ Letterhead' | "It's official: Eric Adams' shameless campaign to avoid legal accountability for corruption has succeeded," said one member of the New York State Assembly. : politics
Teen went to a Brooklyn parade, NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting | AP News
Kanye West Dropped by Talent Agent After Antisemitic Rant: 'Effective Immediately' : Music
In one of the Marines' most iconic jobs, a stunning pattern of suicide - The Washington Post Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark reality.
2 children dead, apparently froze to death in Detroit casino parking garage : news
Shen Yun Is Said to Be Under Federal Investigation Over Possible Visa Fraud : worldnews
A Scientist Grew a Groundbreaking New 'Mutant' Form of Magic Mushroom
Psychedelic use linked to reduced distress, increased social engagement in autistic adults : science
In some situations, individuals experiencing depression may perceive reality more accurately, or at least with fewer of the optimistic biases that most people exhibit. Study found that in the context of voting, someone with depressive symptoms is less likely to follow party lines blindly. : science
Astronomers found the first binary in the S cluster near Sagittarius A*, proving such systems endure a million years before merging, possibly forming mysterious G objects : science
Astronomers Amazed by Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Gleaming Around a Galaxy 590 Million Light-Years Away : science
TIL an analysis found it took students 43 hours & adults 94 hours (on avg) for two acquaintances to turn into casual friends. Students needed 57 hours to transition from casual friends to friends; adults 164 hours. For students, friends became good/best friends after 119 hours; adults about 219 hrs. : todayilearned
TIL that women's brains appear about three years younger than men's of the same age in terms of metabolism : todayilearned
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition "Atrophied and Unprepared" | Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use. : technology
The Science Behind Why Some of Us Are Shy To certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired to be shy?
How to Grow Eyebrows Back, According to the Pros | Glamour From overplucked to bleached and brittle, we've got you covered.
The Northman (2022) is everything I could have asked for in a viking epic + incredibly gorgeous to look at. : movies
ELI5: Why are Smith, Miller, Fletcher, Gardener, etc all popular occupational names but Armourer, Roper, etc aren't? : explainlikeimfive
Inky Fool: The Taxman and the Farmer
'Mewing,' 'Sigma,' and Other Gen Z and Gen Alpha Slang You Might Need Help Decoding | Lifehacker
What Does It Mean to Be a 'Bop'? Getting Called This Slang Term Could Hurt Your Teen
What is the weirdest sex story you have? : AskReddit
What's your 'no one's going to believe you' story? : AskReddit
What are the biggest differences between Gen Z and Gen Alpha? : AskReddit
What's the harshest lesson you learned in you life the hard way? : AskReddit
What's the scariest thing you've learned about yourself? : AskReddit
What would be your last words? : AskReddit
What's the weirdest thing you've discovered about your partner only after moving in together? : AskReddit
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New marriages in China crash to record low, while divorces on the rise : worldnews
Researchers in China found that exercise reduces symptoms of Internet addiction. Additionally, exercise was found to reduce anxiety, loneliness, stress, feelings of inadequacy, and fatigue, as well as depression, while improving overall mental health : science
Unexpected fees shock U.S. consumers as Trump ends $800 duty-free imports from China : technology
Russia's Plans for New World Order Leaked : worldnews
max seddon on X: "We got hold of a leaked Russian government report. It says Moscow wants to unite former Soviet countries under a “world view . . . where we write rules for the new world.” But the countries don't want to be tied to Russia's weakness - and face sanctions: / X
Russia says U.S. relations are on brink of collapse, refuses to confirm Trump call claim : worldnews
Russian Drone Operators Received Booby-Trapped FPV Goggles : worldnews
Drone headsets sent to Russian troops were booby-trapped to explode when switched on, state media says : worldnews
Explosive-laden drone goggles sent to Russian operators in sabotage attempt : worldnews
Russian prison officials ordered guards to 'be cruel' to Ukrainian POWs from first weeks of war, encouraging torture — WSJ — Meduza : worldnews
73-Year-Old American Teacher Brutally Tortured in Russian Prison After Capture in Ukraine : worldnews
UN suspends its humanitarian work in Houthi rebels' stronghold in Yemen after more staff abductions : worldnews
Iran sends warning to Donald Trump : worldnews
Trump says Palestinians will have no right of return to Gaza under his plan : worldnews
Hamas suspends hostage release, says Israel is not following ceasefire agreement : worldnews
Israeli Hostages' Accounts of Abuse Raise Alarms for Remaining Captives : worldnews
MilitaryNewsU on X: US Vice President JD Vance will meet with Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference, which starts on February 14, - CBS News. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1082, Part 1 (Thread #1229) : worldnews
Defense of Ukraine on X: A new milestone achieved. 10,000 russian tanks have been destroyed since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. #UAarmy continues to stand strong and destroy the enemy! / X
OSINTtechnical on X: Immensely rare footage of a Ukrainian S-300V long range SAM system engaging a Russian target with a massive 9M82 missile. /X
EU says it will retaliate immediately if Trump imposes new tariffs : worldnews
Pair of rare black wolves caught on camera in Polish forest by wildlife researchers : worldnews
Government Scraps Construction Project After Beavers Finish The Job Themselves : worldnews
Voters in Zurich reject pay rise for local politicians : worldnews
US becoming 'a risk to be hedged against,' Munich Security report warns : worldnews
France calls on EU to react to Trump's tariffs threats : worldnews
US judge blocks possible transfer of Venezuelan detainees to Guantanamo : worldnews
Trump's invasion threats violate international law: Canadian ambassador : worldnews
Canadian PM Trudeau: AI shouldn't only benefit 'oligarchs' : worldnews
White nationalist books planted in little free libraries across Ottawa : books
'He's Building a Concentration Camp': Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at Gitmo : politics
Trump leaves Super Bowl early after backing the losing team : politics
47% of Americans reject Trump's idea of US control over Gaza Strip : politics ... 40% undecided about partaking in complete ethnic cleansing of region
Military Families Think US Will Be Involved in Major Conflict Soon : politics
Court blocks Donald Trump sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay : politics
Trump begins term with historically low approval rating, poll shows : politics
Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again : politics
Senate Democrats launch whistleblower portal for Trump-era abuses : politics
Whistleblowers | The Senate Democratic Caucus
Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege : politics
Inside the race to archive the US government's websites | MIT Technology Review Amid takedowns of various government sites and databases, several organizations are working to preserve vital climate, health, and scientific data before it's gone for good.
Karly Kingsley: If you're applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here's a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14) - Bluesky
Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases : politics
Donald Trump declines to endorse JD Vance as 2028 Republican 'successor' : politics
Trump to pause enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials : news
Analysis: Trump may want a government shutdown to last months or years
Judge says Trump administration violating order to lift spending freeze : politics
Judge Says Trump Administration Is Violating a Court Order, Directs It to 'Immediately' Unfreeze Federal Funds : politics
Trump administration ordered to fully comply with order lifting funding freeze : politics
Musk's Threats Suddenly Darken as Trump Legal Losses Trigger MAGA Fury : politics
Republican Admits His Party Has Already "Collapsed" : politics
Third judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship executive order : politics
Trump's new executive order establishing a White House 'Faith Office' signals his religious advisors' increasing sway : politics
After court ruling, Vance and Trump approach a profoundly dangerous line : politics
JD Vance claims judges 'aren't allowed' to overrule President Trump on executive orders, suggests POTUS has 'legitimate power' to defy judicial rulings : politics ... To Republicans, Democrat presidents are minor, temporary roadblocks and Republican presidents are Julius Cesar, Ronald Regan and Jesus Christ rolled into one
'Read the Constitution': J.D. Vance Schooled Over Blatant Lack of U.S. Government Knowledge : politics
GOP senators terrified of crossing Trump, facing Musk-funded challengers : politics
Elon Musk's gutting of US agencies is illegal, experts say. How do you muzzle Doge? : politics
One of the DOGE Employees named Edward Coristine who goes by the nickname 'Big Balls' who was previously fired from another company for leaking company data has now been linked to have been a part of a controversial cyber-criminal black-hat community called The Com. : technology
Denise Wheeler: "I think we might know where all the missing Dem ballots went This is Ethan Shaotran. He's one of Musk's DOGE takeover hackers 2 yrs ago he won the Berkeley AI Hackathon But in 2000 won the HackGT7 with a ballot altering program called BallotProof Here's the deep dive that he couldn't scrub...." - Bluesky
'Work force is missing': Air traffic controllers in peril nationwide : politics
Trump Says Some Treasury Notes May Not Be Real : politics
More Than 800K Have Lost $2B on Trump's Meme Coin : politics
"Women" is a banned word: Trump uses trans panic to strip rights from all women : politics
Democrats: This Is War. Isn't It Time You Acted Like It? - Trump is counting on his opposition's deeply ingrained fear of being divisive to give him the room to break the country. So far he's getting what he wants. : politics
Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds | The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not impact benefits that go directly to individual people. : politics
Reciprocal tariffs and Donald Trump's bottomless stupidity - Lawyers, Guns & Money
From any reasonable political perspective, Donald Trump would embrace the masses of Venezuelan migrants to the United States that have helped turn Florida to the far right. After all, they all hate Maduro and anything that reeks of socialism. But Trump just hates immigrants and doesn't care about political calculations like this. And he's always been completely upfront about his hate, that's for sure.
A Decent Idea is a Decent Idea - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Nostalgia Comes Fast - Lawyers, Guns & Money As far as many members of Generation Z are concerned, the future does not look as rosy as the past their parents inherited
Luigi Mangione accepts nearly $300K in donations for legal defense in murder case : news
Kendrick Lamar halftime: His Super Bowl performance used Drake to deliver another message. Lamar gave us "Not Like Us," but also a much-needed dose of something else.
Kendrick Lamar Declares 'Game Over' in Drake Battle With Triumphant Super Bowl Halftime Performance : Music
What did y'all think of Super Bowl halftime show; Kendrick Lamar's performance? : AskReddit
How on fire will Philadelphia be after the game? : AskReddit
I'm nearly 50 and don't know who Kendrick Lamar is but this has been fantastic! : pics
Taylor Swift Booed at Super Bowl : Music
The NYT Editorial Board's Shameless Pro-Trans Stance | Patreon - The Times itself, through both the news and opinion sections, have been advocating for these policies for years ... Columnist Pamela Paul, who recently left the publication, was known for her outrage-fueled diatribes against the existence of trans youths altogether while pretending to be a liberal leaning centrist.
The True Story Behind the Grisly Murder of Cash App Founder Bob Lee When Cash App creator Bob Lee was stabbed to death on a San Francisco street, it sparked outrage about random violence in the city. The true story of his death was deeply personal.
LGM Film Club, Part 491: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion - Lawyers, Guns & Money
After Trump killed a report on nature, researchers push ahead with release : politics
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,817 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of W.C. Handy.
What traumas do you have that AREN'T from your parents or childhood home? : AskReddit
TIL a man was awarded $412 million against a men's health clinic that misdiagnosed him with erectile dysfunction & unnecessarily gave him 3 penile injections a week to treat it, which caused irreversible damage. It's the largest amount ever awarded by a jury in the US in a medical malpractice case. : todayilearned
Several Psychiatric Disorders Including Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, And Major Depressive Disorder May Share The Same Root Cause, Study Reveals : science
TIL that when scientists transferred the gut microbiome of a schizophrenic human into mice, the mice started exhibiting schizophrenic-like behaviours. : todayilearned
The Poetry Fan Who Taught an LLM to Read and Write DNA | Quanta Magazine By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie's "ChatGPT for genomes" could pick up patterns that humans can't see, accelerating biological design. The computer scientist Brian Hie led the team behind Evo, a large language model trained on 2.7 million bacterial, archaeal and viral genomes. The AI tool can write original DNA sequences that encode functional biological machines.
"The ick" is a sudden feeling of disgust toward a partner, often for minor things. Study showed physical appearance is a less frequent ick trigger than behavior or personality. 64% of people have felt the ick; 26% end relationships right after. Narcissism and perfectionism increase ick likelihood. : science
ELI5: How did riveted ships stay afloat? : explainlikeimfive
Weight Loss Drugs and Their Lesser Known Side Effects on Relationships - The New York Times Doctors warn about their physical side effects, but they can also have unexpected effects on intimacy.
The Cheapest Ways to Get Your Protein Right Now | Lifehacker With egg prices skyrocketing, the best options have changed.
ELI5: if eggs are so expensive due to avian flu, why is chicken not stupid expensive too? : explainlikeimfive
The Ultimate Map of Texas Regions Where does North Texas begin and end? Does Midland belong in “Big Bend Country”? We've got answers.
The school shooting scene from Canadian TV show "19-2", which includes an impressive 12 minute long single-take. : television
TIL that the guy who wrote the "First They Came For The ..." poem was a self-professed antisemite who voted for the Nazis in 1924, 1928, and 1933. : todayilearned
ELI5: How are planes able to brake so fast after landing with their teeny tiny wheels? : explainlikeimfive
Study finds that individual traits, not environment, predict gun violence among gun-carrying youth. Perceived rewards of crime and a lack of empathy were significant predictors of gun violence among those who actively carried guns. : science
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Ocean Temperatures Are Rising Much Faster Than Scientists Expected. : worldnews
Trump cuts aid to South Africa over 'racial discrimination' against Afrikaners | South Africa : politics ... USAID played a major part in ending apartheid in South Africa. something tells me this is all very personal for President Musk.
All the Best People - Lawyers, Guns & Money Naturally, the United States having its most openly racist presidency since Woodrow Wilson is creating joy among the best people in the world. For decades, some members of the white Afrikaner minority have been trying to convince anyone and everyone who would listen that they are the true victims in post-apartheid South Africa ... Afrikaners, an ethnic group that descended from European — primarily Dutch — colonizers, have found a champion of their cause in President Trump, and it has led to a moment that few of them could have imagined. Mr. Trump on Friday put the weight of American influence behind a hotly disputed claim that Afrikaners were the "victims of unjust racial discrimination," issuing an executive order to allow them to migrate to the United States as refugees, and halting aid to South Africa ... This argument completely mirrors that of the white South after Reconstruction, when they would say that slavery was bad and sure we made mistakes, but the only path forward is absolute white domination.
Indonesia begins talks with UK to repatriate rapist Reynhard Sinaga. : worldnews
Singapore must adapt to 'new reality' where US is no longer prepared to underwrite global order: SM Lee : worldnews
Thai Gaza hostages: Freed men arrive home to tears of joy in Bangkok : worldnews
Investigation launched into human egg trafficking ring targeting Thai women : worldnews
Trump extends 'national emergency' declaration for Myanmar : worldnews
Japan faces Trump's reciprocal tariffs on farm goods and autos : worldnews
China landslide: one dead, 28 missing in Sichuan : worldnews
China leading physics research, with US a distant rival, Nature Index shows : worldnews
Trump tariffs: China's tit-for-tat levies on US set to take effect : worldnews
Trump reveals he's spoken with Putin by phone, says Russian president 'wants to see people stop dying' in Ukraine war : worldnews
Kremlin declines to 'confirm or deny' Putin phone call with Trump : worldnews
Russia's elite Arctic rescue trucks fall through ice on frozen river : worldnews
Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze : worldnews
Trump effigy burnt by protesters in India : politics
India crosses 100 GW solar milestone in leg up for climate action : worldnews
Report: Egypt says Trump's Gaza plan cannot be implemented, puts forward alternative - i24NEWS : worldnews
Kurdish officials fear Islamic State revival as US aid cuts loom : politics
KRG security forces clash with teachers demanding salaries : worldnews
Trump to meet with leaders of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Israeli president says : worldnews
Egypt to host emergency Arab summit on 27 February to discuss 'serious' Palestinian developments : worldnews
Iran's Supreme Leader Hosts Hamas Officials In Tehran As Israeli Hostages Released : worldnews
Iranian generals tell Ayatollah: We need nuclear weapons : worldnews
Lebanon forms first government since 2022; Hezbollah won't have 'blocking third' veto : worldnews
Trump's plan for 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza is illegal, says UN investigator : politics
Trump's Gaza comments hand jihadist terrorists a 'rallying cry,' experts say : politics
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi looks gaunt, British family says : worldnews
Freed Hostage Romi Gonen's mother details Hamas's starvation tactics : worldnews
Family confirms hostage Alon Ohel is alive but injured in Hamas captivity : worldnews
Pressure mounts on extending Gaza ceasefire as details on emaciated hostages emerge : worldnews
Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two : worldnews
Egypt to host Gaza summit as Israel withdraws troops from Netzarim Corridor : worldnews
Security guarantees for Ukraine 'main issue' in talks with Trump, Zelensky says : worldnews
Zelenskyy open to talks with Putin if US and Europe won't abandon Ukraine : worldnews
Trump wants a deal for Ukraine's natural resources as 'payback' in exchange for aid stopping Russia attack: envoy : worldnews
"Let's Do A Deal": Ukraine President Zelensky Offers Mineral Partnership : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1081, Part 1 (Thread #1228) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Feb. 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/8XRfLek02D" / X
Visegrád 24 on X: The Russian Army has started using donkeys instead of trucks due to insurmountable losses. A Russian logistics platoon lost their last Ural truck to a drone a week ago & was sent a donkey as replacement by the Ministry of Defense to move ammunition to the frontlines. / X
Iuliia Mendel on X: "Russia has relocated nearly 1 million of its citizens to occupied Crimea since 2014, systematically replacing the local Ukrainian population. Settlers are enticed with jobs, subsidized housing, and land grants, while at least 100,000 Crimeans have been forced to flee due to intimidation and persecution / X
Ukraine Announces Successful Use of First Laser Weapon on Battlefield : worldnews
Syrskyi marks first year in office by highlighting key achievements, including strikes on 377 military targets in Russia : worldnews
Ukraine needs additional 4.5 mln workers for post-war recovery, deputy PM says : worldnews
Ukraine's defence minister announces launch of revolutionary Drone Line project : worldnews - Technology is changing warfare
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 on X: "Russia lost more troops near Pokrovsk in a month than in the entire Second Chechen War, spokesman for the Khortytsia Regional State Administration Tregubov said. Russia had 7,000+ irreversible losses in January alone, exceeding the 6,000 officially declared in Chechnya. And that's without storming the city. / X
ChrisO_wiki on X: 2/ Recent setbacks for the Russians, such as the breakthrough in the Kursk pocket on 7 February and the bloody battles for control of Novoiehorivka, are being blamed by Russian warbloggers on corrupt behaviour by commanders. / X
ChrisO_wiki on X: 2/ As reported last week, Ukrainian drones have so successfully paralysed Russian vehicle movements that soldiers now have to walk tens of kilometers daily to bring supplies to the front lines. / X
'External impact' damages Russian Baltic Sea telecoms cable, TASS reports : worldnews
Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid to avoid power being used 'as a weapon' : worldnews
Lithuania reports stable power system operation after disconnection from Russia and Belarus : worldnews
Swiss voters reject green overhaul of economy : worldnews
Mass Protests Erupt in Slovakia: Over 50 Cities Rally Against Pro-Russian Policies of PM Fico : worldnews
Serbian protesters block key bridge, roads to mark 100 days since deadly canopy collapse : worldnews
German court orders X to hand over election data in legal blow to Musk's platform : worldnews ... Look for US sanctions of Germany to be announced out of nowhere this weekend.
Iranian opposition group rallies some 6,000 in Paris, calling for fall of regime : worldnews
French prosecutors open investigation into X's algorithms : worldnews
Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to 'Make Europe Great Again' : worldnews
Orban, Le Pen hail Trump at far-right 'Patriots' summit in Madrid : worldnews
Changes to law would give police 'licence to kill', UK rights groups warn. : worldnews ... The UK police in 2023/24 fatally shot just 2 people. We're so far away from the US in terms of our policing they wouldn't even recognise our way of doing things vs theirs. Our police are trained in deescalating conflict, theirs are taught to shoot first ask questions later.
Asbestos: a public health catastrophe In the UK, thousands of people are still dying every year from exposure to the asbestos fibres in our homes, schools and workplaces. My dad was one of them
At least 41 dead after truck crashes into packed bus in Mexico. : worldnews
Billionaire Proposes $1 Million Reward for Bolivia's Evo Morales : worldnews
Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties in face of Trump tariffs : politics
Trump's Canada takeover threat 'a real thing,' Trudeau warns : politics
Trump's national security adviser: 'I don't think there's any plans to invade Canada' : worldnews
Trump doubles down on desire to make Canada 51st US state - as he tasks Musk with investigating US military 'fraud' : worldnews
Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada terminated by governor general : worldnews ... While she initially defended herself against questions of her Cree heritage, Sainte-Marie's official website eventually removed reference to her being born on Piapot First Nation, located outside of Regina ... According to the CBC expose she is of Italian and English descent.
Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? Buffy Sainte-Marie's claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter's own family and an extensive CBC investigation.
Donald Trump may just cost Canada's Conservatives the election : politics
Trump Administration Hands Putin Three Major Wins : politics
Trump talking to Putin to end Ukraine war: 'I'd better not say' how much : politics ... The longest three-day war meets the longest 24 hours peace talk.
Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the US. They say no thanks : politics
How a once-fringe theory of presidential power is upending American government: Now the Supreme Court is all that stands in the way of a "unitary executive" : politics ... You mean the court that immunized the president from all criminal law? That court? ... The second worst decision by the Supreme Court with the worst being Citizens United, which has systemically shattered the American experiment to the point of no return ... top 5. Don't forget Dred Scott, Plessy, and Korematsu
Trump removes Antony Blinken, Letitia James, Alvin Bragg's security clearances among others : politics
Donald Trump's chaos strategy: Why Americans continue to fall for his game of distraction : politics
Trump Voters Angry at 'Chaos:' 'Not What We Signed Up For' : politics ... This is exactly what you voted for, dipshits.
Donald Trump's chaos strategy: Why Americans continue to fall for his game of distraction : politics
'We're figuring it out': Democrats struggle to keep up with Trump's dizzying pace : politics
A Time for Saying No : politics
The anti-Trump opposition might finally be waking up : politics
Trump and Musk Take a Hammer to America's Reputation : politics
'Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act': Dems float legislation to make Musk liable for DOGE's actions | New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury wants the world's richest man to be "on the hook" for DOGE's legal damages : politics
And If You Look This Way, You'll See The Dead Body Of The Separation Of Church And State : politics
While Trump blathers about tariffs and Gaza, Musk is executing a coup d'état : politics
Trump warned of what happened the last time the US tried high tariffs and 'America first' policies : politics
'So Much for Lowering Costs': Fury Over Musk's Death Wish for CFPB That Returned Over $20 Billion to Consumers: The richest man in the world wants to shut down an agency that keeps people like him from ripping off the rest of us. : politics
AG Pam Bondi shutters the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force : politics
As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down : politics
'For Immediate Compliance': FEMA Workers Responding to Wildfires Ordered to Say 'Alien' Instead of 'Immigrant' : politics
With Aid Cutoff, Trump Halts a Legacy of 'Acting With Humanity' — Shock and grief rippled through the health community as lifelines for care were abruptly severed. : politics
'America has abandoned you': Musk gutting USAID leaves women with 'experimental devices within them' : politics
Thousands of tons of food aid stuck in Houston warehouses due to Trump's pause on USAID : politics
Evangelical leaders call on Trump to rethink 'hastily pursued' USAID cuts : politics
National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities — Sudden and drastic change will make it hard for researchers to keep the lights on : politics
Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding : politics
Rape crisis centers see funding delays amid Trump administration spending upheaval : politics
Consumer financial watchdog is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse : politics
The Observer view: Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged : politics
The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump : politics
The Plot Against America - by Mike Brock How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America
DEI programs benefit many groups, not just Black and brown communities : politics
DEI initiatives are good, or at least harmless, most Americans say : politics
34 liberal Jewish groups sign statement defending DEI as an 'invaluable tool' : politics ... It boggles my mind that there are Jewish Trump supporters who scream never again, when never again is right now.
Democratic Lawmakers Denied Entry to the Department of Education : politics
Staff let go, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA : news
Musk Team's Treasury Access Raises Security Fears, Despite Judge's Ordered Halt | A judge ruled Saturday that the activities of Elon Musk's government cost-cutting effort risk “the disclosure of sensitive and confidential information” and render them "more vulnerable than before to hacking." : politics
Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records after 19 states sue Trump administration : politics
Musk's DOGE is trying to access your data. You're right to be paranoid. Here's what you need to do to protect your personal financial information. : politics ... The Washington Post helped this happen.
'They will collide eventually': how long will the Trump-Musk relationship survive? : politics ... sometime after 2022, Elon bought Trump from Putin.
Anti-USAID Video Shared by Musk Marks Russian Propaganda Triumph : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE dealt two legal blows in 24 hours : politics
Judges block Musk's efforts to slash federal spending : politics
Elon Musk is shredding America's government as he did Twitter : politics
Musk's Teenage DOGE Minion Was Once Fired for Leaking Employer's Secrets : politics ... If Americans want to change their government, they're going to have to get over their dictator phobia, he said.
The Nature of Our Power: A Conversation with Political Scientist Erica Chenoweth
Curtis Yarvin's lunatic fantasies are being used as a blueprint by President Musk - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Elon Musk and JD Vance Agree On Rehiring DOGE Employee Who Wrote He Was " Racist Before It Was Cool" : politics
Musk suggests federal judges who stop DOGE should be impeached : politics
Legal experts warn of 'constitutional crisis' as JD Vance and Elon Musk question judges' authority over Trump : politics
Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk? : politics
Who is helping Elon Musk gut the US government? : politics
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity : politics
Revealed: how a shadowy group of far-right donors is funding federal employee watchlists : politics
Trump Fires National Archives Director Colleen Shogan : politics ... Trump was found, beyond doubt, to have stolen classified documents and refused to return them. Now he's fired the person in charge of government records who helped uncover his crime.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children site scrubbed of transgender kids : politics
Trump says he's naming himself chairman of the Kennedy Center, will dictate programming : politics
How Republican skeptics in the Senate got to 'yes' on RFK Jr. and Gabbard : politics ... "Got to" and "skeptics." That's cute. They never got Trump's dick out of their mouths long enough to even think about voting no.
Trump Enrages Christian MAGA By Naming 'Heretic' Pastor to White House : politics
Trump and His Family Earned Millions from Trump Coin While 810,000 Others Lost Money: Report : politics
How a Trans Lawmaker Fired Back After Being Misgendered by a Trump Ally on House Floor : politics
Anti-trans Republican Nancy Mace doubles down on dehumanizing transphobic slur during hearing : politics
GOP Congressman Chalks Beyoncé's Historic Grammy Win Up to 'DEI' : politics
Paula White, who called BLM the 'anti-Christ,' named by Trump as head of new White House Faith Office : politics
"How Much Can I Hate Myself?" - Lawyers, Guns & Money Black Republicans so often don't just embrace part of what it means to be a Republican -- they embrace the white supremacy too. Take Burgess Owens, the former NFL safety who represents a district in Utah.
White House orders sweeping review of federal gun regulations : politics
A father of five was detained by ICE on his way to work. Now his family is losing their home : politics
Newsom approves $50M in 'Trump-proofing' funds for California : politics
San Francisco sues Trump, alleging 'authoritarian' threats against sanctuary cities : politics
Conception begins at Erection Act: Ohio Democrats push bill regulating male reproduction : politics
New York lawmakers moving to deny House GOP a key vote : politics
Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs : politics
Gov. Pritzker jokes he's renaming Lake Michigan, annexing Green Bay : politics
Trump's freeze on $316m for Mass. climate efforts is 'unconstitutional,' Markey says : politics
Leopards, Faces, Etc - Lawyers, Guns & Money We will see if Britt actually does anything at all. Or any other red state senator. Of course they have the power to, but as Brian Schatz points out, they are all fascist cowards too scared to say or do anything to cross King Musk
Members of the 101st airborne use bayonets on pro segregation students : pics
If it happened there - Lawyers, Guns & Money I do believe that the remarkable levels of psychological denial created by the combined forces of American exceptionalist thinking, and the Both Sides media frame, make it nearly impossible for most of what back in the bad old 1960s used to called the establishment to really grasp the enormity of what's happening.
"You can't be a senator in private" - Lawyers, Guns & Money This reverse-Chotiner with Brian Schatz is very good: ... in the tradition of Susan Collins crying crocodile tears over Roe. These people are worse than useless.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,816 - Lawyers, Guns & Money In recent years, the Pequot have protested over the Mason statue in Mystic, erected in the late 19th century as a sort of New England equivalent to the southern Civil War leader statues going up all over the place ... Mason had plenty of kids though and his descendants range from former first lady Lucretia Garfield and New Hampshire senator Jeremiah Mason to John Kerry and the excellent historian but horrifically awful former head of Harvard, Drew Gilpin Faust ... She was Harvard's first president since 1672 without an undergraduate or graduate degree from Harvard and the first to have been raised in the South.
Drug deaths plummet in one Ohio county. Like the nation, the future is uncertain. - The Washington Post The story of Hamilton County is the story of much of America in 2025. Overdose deaths have fallen sharply, offering hope the crisis will further ease.
When Catholic Nuns Taught Public School in a Small Texas Town In a bizarre precedent to today's debates over faith in the classroom, a local ISD absorbed a parochial school and its nuns for twelve years. It went about as you'd expect.
Specific neurons that secrete oxytocin in the brain are disrupted in a mouse model of autism, neuroscientists have found. Stimulating these neurons restored social behaviors in these mice. These findings could help to develop new ways to treat autism. : science
TIL: A scientist involved in the US nuke project determined the age of the world, created the clean room, and campaigned against leaded gasoline because it was poisoning everyone. : todayilearned
Does Bird Flu affect all birds? Emus to hummingbirds? : askscience
Studies suggest link between sleep aides and dementia - The Washington Post For those suffering with insomnia or other sleep problems, medications might help, but they carry risks.
10 Years Later, 'Better Call Saul' Still Stands On Its Own : television
What's a sign someone has been through a lot of shit? : AskReddit
reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits : technology
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Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of South Africans of European descent : worldnews
Exclusive: Lee Atwater's Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy - YouTube
Euromaidan Press on X: "Russian oil falls below $60 as budget set at $69 The Kremlin's war spending in Ukraine relies heavily on revenue from Urals crude, but US sanctions have disrupted the market. https://t.co/w0KTQhBxtp" / X
david D. on X: "the russians are stripping the troops of the defense of moscow. this is like sending the troops into combat that guard the tomb of the unknown soldier in washington DC. https://t.co/E2zCzieW6E" / X
Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: "The same Russian media. Two different articles. A difference of 4 years. https://t.co/afnaO4dvGa" / X
Indian PM Modi's party set to win election in capital after 27 years out of power : worldnews
Israeli airstrike targets Hamas weapons depot in southern Syria : worldnews
Israel criticizes condition of three hostages released by Hamas - The Washington Post Hostages Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli Sharabi were released from Gaza in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, after more than 16 months in captivity.
Russia to Draft 100,000 Troops: "Putin is Not Preparing for Negotiations," Says Zelenskyy : worldnews
Zelenskyy confirms a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1080, Part 1 (Thread #1227) : worldnews
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 on X: "Ukraine seems to have used its domestic produced jet-powered 'Peklo' missile-drone for this attack. https://t.co/nFSDLx4jbC" / X
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 on X: "The moment a Russian Su-25 was shot down in the Toretsk direction. https://t.co/SVkNV6OXnm" / X
Euromaidan Press on X: "Russian forces suffered tremendous losses due to poor planing in failed offensive on Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian artillery decimated a Russian column of eight armored vehicles, with Ukrainian drone operators hunting down the rest. / X
ChrisO_wiki on X: "A wounded Russian soldier in Ukraine says that people are being rushed to the front and his commanders have ordered that anyone who is wounded is to be shot or grenaded, as there is no evacuation. He pleads for someone to help him. (Thanks to @PStyle0ne1 for spotting this.) / X
Jay in Kyiv on X: "Ukrainian innovation knows no bounds.. We know have drones that rescue drones. / X
Ukraine to Deploy Laser Weapons Against Russian Drones, Commander Says : worldnews
Baltic nations switch off Russian power grid in 'victory for freedom' : worldnews
Elon Musk slammed for sharing lies about the response to Sweden school shooting : politics
German court orders X to hand over election data in legal blow to Musk's platform : politics
At least 200,000 protesters rally in Munich against far-right AfD ahead of German election : worldnews
200,000 march against far right in Munich : worldnews
Tory candidate won't apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless : worldnews
Protesters clash with police as thousands rally outside proposed site for new Chinese 'mega-embassy' in London : worldnews
Trudeau heads to Europe to shore up alliances in face of Trump threats : worldnews
Trudeau Caught on Hot Mic Revealing Trump's Plans for Canada : politics
Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right in Front of Us? : politics
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
US "spies abroad" could be exposed via payments accessed by DOGE: Report : politics
Is Donald Trump Afraid of Elon Musk? : politics
400 Agents, One Arrest: Truth About Trump's ICE Raids Revealed : politics
Federal agents cover Ring security camera during Denver immigration raids : politics
Trump is reportedly 'angry' that deportation numbers aren't as high as he promised : politics
Aspiring autocrats like Trump are always more dangerous the second time in office : politics
Musk, DOGE systems access 'largest data breach in American history': AG Tong : politics
Falsehoods fuel the right-wing crusade against U.S.A.I.D. : politics
JustSecurity.org Site has a tracker for all the cases currently underway against Trump Administration with descriptions and current status : politics
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
Top Historian Warns Elon Musk Is Performing a Coup : politics
Project 2025 guy literally put in charge of the CFPB - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Coffee Porter Jr.: "Susan Collins, the median voter's senator. “Boy I sure hope somebody stops the person I just voted for.” That's got a huge constituency" - Bluesky
The excuses for anticipatory obedience - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump - M. Gessen
Trained lawlessness - Lawyers, Guns & Money Several Musk Youth lawyers are recent or current clerks of neoconfederate Supreme Court justices:
The F-Word - Lawyers, Guns & Money
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The Matteotti Crisis - by John Ganz - Unpopular Front
Balloon Juice - Trusk & Mump take some Ls (open thread)
Trump: Nothing in Gov't Is Off Limits From Elon Musk : politics
Elon Musk says Department of Education no longer 'exists' : politics
Senate Slammed With '1,600 Calls a Minute' Amid Trump Chaos : politics
"The greatest threat we've ever faced": US Treasury division classifies DOGE staff as extreme danger : politics
Federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from access to Treasury Department material : politics
Why Is Elon Musk So Hell-Bent on Bulldozing the Government? | Silicon Valley insiders tell Vanity Fair what they think is behind the mega-billionaire's DOGE crusade. "Elon believes he should be emperor of the world," one close associate says. : politics
DOGE Gains Access to Department That Oversees Nuclear Weapons: Reports : politics
WTF is DOGE Doing in Department in Charge of Nuclear Weapons? : politics
Treasury Officials Warn Musk's DOGE Boys Are a 'Threat Risk' to U.S. Payment Systems | A DOGE staffer who resigned over racist posts was rehired on Friday, while another was reportedly fired from a past job for leaking company secrets : politics
Federal Employee Says They Had to 'Justify Their Existence' to DOGE 'College Freshers' in '15-Minute' Interviews : politics
Noah Feldman Bloomberg Column: Our Constitutional System Cannot Be "Fine" When It Is Also On Fire | Balls and Strikes
Lawmakers flooded with calls about Elon Musk: 'It is a deluge on DOGE' : politics
Federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from access to Treasury Department material : politics
U.S. judge declines to block Elon Musk's DOGE from Labor Department systems : politics
Trump fires archivist of the United States, official who oversees government records : politics
Page after page is disappearing from government and military websites. Here's what Trump's already purged. : politics
CNN and The Washington Post Are Getting Booted From the Pentagon, Too : politics
Trump Signs Order to Kill Federal Agency Investigating Tesla : politics
After Years of Feasting on EV Subsidies, Elon Musk Is Now Content to Watch Them Die | "It will only help Tesla," he tweeted. : politics
Nationwide uprising demands an end to Musk coup : politics
Who is 'Big Balls' : Teen DOGE Engineer Edward Coristine - Newsweek : politics
'It's a Circus': Trump Unleashes Chaos at Key US Science Agency : politics ... NOAA -
Musk's DOGE goals: Slash government, control data and lean on machines - The Washington Post Shrink government, control data and -- according to one official closely watching the billionaire's DOGE -- replace “the human workforce with machines.”
Elon Musk's DOGE deputies are targeting government's basic operations - The Washington Post The Trump administration views a once-obscure federal IT unit as the "Swiss army knives" in its effort to overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
U.S. government officials privately warn Elon Musk's DOGE blitz may be illegal - The Washington Post The billionaire's DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series : politics
The List of Trump's Forbidden Words That Will Get Your Paper Flagged at NSF It's fascism, plain and simple ... a word like "women" appearing will get the content flagged
Trump and Musk attack journalists by name in social media posts : politics
MAGA fanatic holds infant hostage in shootout while posting about "pedos” & “transgenders" : politics
Trump signs order prioritizing US 'resettlement' of white South Africans over 'discrimination' : politics
George Takei: "We know what's going on here." - Bluesky
A Fourth Reich? It's Not Just a Bad Dream: Defend our democracy now - or lose it. : politics
Pamela Paul: A Good-bye to the New York Times Opinion Writer - By Andrea Long Chu, Pulitzer-winning critic for New York and Vulture - As for Pamela Paul, I imagine she will just disappear into the nearest book. She has written that everyone has a "right to be forgotten." For once, I think we agree. (great writing)
'The Fraud' Review: How Zadie Smith Lost Her Teeth
How Kamala Wins: What Harris's Campaign Can Learn From Obama Gallup measured President Biden's approval rating at under 36 percent before he ended his reelection campaign, lower than any other president at this point in their term going back decades. A Pew survey pegged him at 32 percent, a level just a few points higher than Donald Trump's standing after January 6, 2021.
Solar Orbiter Captures Incredible Footage of Tiny Jets Near the Sun's South Pole
Bill Gates says AI is getting scary and humans won't be needed for most things : ChatGPT
Inside the Blurb-Industrial Complex: One of Literature's Most Ancient Traditions Is Under Threat. Authors Are Thrilled. : books
Whats a scary fact? : AskReddit
The Internet Almost Killed Barnes & Noble, Then Saved It
25 Years Ago, Joan Didion Kept a Diary. It's About to Become Public. - The New York Times The notes, taken after meetings with her psychiatrist, will be published in April as a book, "Notes to John." They provide a raw account of her life, her work and her complex relationship with her daughter.
Ben Stiller on 'Severance' Season 2, Filmmaking, Parents Doc The obsessive actor-director is finally fulfilling his creative ambitions with 'Severance,' but perfectionism can have its price.
Why the best modern artists returned to nakedness to find the truth - The Washington Post An exhibition of nudes by major 20th century painters reveals the connection between our naked bodies and reality.
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After damage by scientists, Inuit group closes off access to Earth's oldest rocks : worldnews
Halt in US aid cripples global efforts to relieve hunger : worldnews
Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, calls it 'illegitimate' : worldnews
War crimes prosecutor first target of Trump's ICC sanctions, sources say : worldnews
Dozens of countries reject Trump administration sanctions on ICC : worldnews
Xi Fires Warning Shot at Trump : worldnews
Ukraine Advances 5km Inside Russia, Battles Rages in New Kursk Offensive : worldnews
Anonymous defaces Russian website to avenge hack on Taiwan : worldnews
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs : worldnews
Azerbaijan escalates rare standoff with Russia over downing of passenger plane. : worldnews
Fury in India over U.S. allegedly flying deportees halfway around the world in handcuffs and leg chains : worldnews
Saudi Arabia plans to execute Shia youths on charges UN deems 'arbitrary' : worldnews
Trump ends Iraq's exemption for 'crucial' Iranian gas imports : worldnews
Iran supreme leader dismisses negotiations with the US: "The very person who is in office today tore up the agreement." : worldnews
Netanyahu: 'The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia' : worldnews
Trump says Gaza will be given to US by Israel : worldnews
Israeli startup grows world's first real dairy protein in potatoes -- no cows needed : worldnews
North Korean soldiers back on Russia's front line, says Zelensky : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1079, Part 1 (Thread #1226) : worldnews
Russia likely lost 1,500 troops a day for the last 3 months, straining its ability to replace them : worldnews
Swiss health office turns to Bluesky against backdrop of US censorship : worldnews
Elon Musk's X faces criminal probe in France over algorithm manipulation concerns : worldnews
UK orders Apple to open up users' encrypted cloud data, report says : worldnews
Casey Newton: It's outrageous that the UK secretly ordered Apple to build an encryption backdoor that would let it spy on Americans and won't even confirm it. Now more than ever, we need end-to-end encryption www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... -- Bluesky
'Staggering' rise in sexual violence against children in Haiti - UN : worldnews
Trump's threat to annex Canada 'a real thing,' Trudeau tells business leaders : worldnews
Donald Trump wants to annex Canada to gain access to its critical minerals, Trudeau says : worldnews ... This is a covert Israeli op. The best way to destroy Gaza is to open a Trump casino there.
Europe and Canada boosted defence spending 20% in 2024, NATO says : worldnews
Bank of Canada governor says Trumps tariffs threat already having an impact : worldnews
The City of Montreal has dropped Amazon from its list of suppliers, pledges to buy local : worldnews
The End of USAID - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... A review of the accounts' profiles reveals how a lengthy crusade to paint USAID as a malevolent force built up in recent years in relatively fringe internet circles, only to be suddenly elevated and acted upon by Musk.
Authoritarian regimes around the world cheer on dismantling of USAid : worldnews
Naming the calamity - Lawyers, Guns & Money In the human mind things don't fully exist until they are given a name. -- The murder of America -- more precisely of America as an idea and an ideal — that has been happening gradually over the past ten years, and then suddenly over the past few weeks, doesn't have a name yet ... biblical word “Shoah,” which apparently is most closely approximated in English by “calamity.” This became the official name of the thing in Israel, while in the English-speaking world, and in many other languages, the term "the Holocaust" became standard usage ... I'm asking it because I feel viscerally that something truly catastrophic is happening in and to this country, and what that something is doesn't have a name, yet.
Trump ready to double sanctions against Russia, his special Ukraine envoy says : worldnews
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs : politics
Hillary Clinton email server update - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Amazing what a couple hundred thousand voters who think burgers are too expensive can do.
CIA sent unclassified email with names of recent hires : politics ... This should be the top story all day every day until this man is thrown in jail: Elon just outed all intelligence operatives working for the United States. Elon is destroying America.
CIA Sets Off Security Crisis With One Email to Trump's White House : politics The New York Times is reporting that the Central Intelligence Agency, complying with Trump's attempts to purge the federal government, sent his administration an unclassified email containing a list of every single person the CIA had hired over the past two years. Security experts everywhere are alarmed at the news, as many of those named closely monitor U.S. adversaries like Russia and China—and could soon become targets because of it.
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13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data : politics
'Trump Brazenly Defies Laws' is not an A17 story | Press Watch (that fucking newspaper)
Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes? : politics
Trump is flat-out lying about the '60 Minutes' interview with Harris : politics
Congressional Democrats Denied Entry to EPA Headquarters : politics
The US Treasury claimed a DOGE's Marco Elez didn't have 'write access,' when he actually did. Sources tell WIRED that his ability to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded, days after officials said it didn't exist : politics
J.D. Vance, who is married to an Indian-American, posted this - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Musk's DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets : politics
Vance: Bring back DOGE staffer who resigned after racist posts surfaced : politics
Secrecy is becoming a defining characteristic of Elon Musk's DOGE : politics
Elon Musk barred from accessing US Treasury payments data : politics
Democratic members of Congress denied access to Department of Education
Elon Musk's DOGE Blocked from Accessing Labor Department Data in Stunning Win for Unions : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE Blocked from Accessing Labor Department Data in Stunning Win for Unions : news
DOGE emails went out to federal judges by mistake : politics
Elon Musk free speech absolutism update - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump and the myth of "merit." - YouTube
Trump to name himself new Kennedy Center board chair -- Just last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth — THIS WILL STOP.
I blame Mitch McConnell for Trump coup. History will not look kindly upon him | Letter : politics
Trump turns on Time after new cover shows Musk sitting behind his Resolute desk : politics
A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as 'Insider Threat' : technology
Finally, the Pushback to Musk's Lawless Power Grab Has Begun : politics
The Lawsuits Against Trump's Administration Are Piling Up. That's a Good Thing. : politics
FBI agent writes anonymous letter warning Americans : politics
Senate Republicans confirm Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought as White House budget director : politics
Trump Fires Head of Federal Election Panel, But She Won't Leave : politics
US election commission chair says Trump tried to fire her illegally : politics
br /> A Worthless Democrat - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Democrats on the House Oversight Committee moved to subpoena tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk at a hearing Wednesday - and one Democrat was conspicuously missing from the vote, Rep. Ro Khanna of California, who represents Silicon Valley and has a longtime relationship with the billionaire ... With Dems like this, who needs Republicans?
br /> br /> On Wednesday, Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports. A few hours later, NCAA president Charlie Baker showed everyone just how little moral courage he has.
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Democrats call for investigation into potential security breaches by Elon Musk : politics
'Constitutional emergency': senior US Democrat demands inquiry into Musk's government blitz : politics
Kanye Accidentally Exposes Elon Musk's Hard-Right Grift in MAGA Meltdown : politics
Ivanka Trump Used USAID Money for Events, Records Show : politics
Why Jasmine Crockett's Latest Comments On DEI Hit Home: Rep. Crockett really struck a nerve -- and revealed an uncomfortable reality about our workforce. : politics
Texas Removes 1.7M People from Health-Care Plan : politics
Discontent with Sen. John Fetterman bursts into the streets among Pa. Democrats : politics
Americans Warned of Grocery Prices Shock : politics
New Frontiers in Whole Foods Unionbusting - Lawyers, Guns & Money (Whole Evil)
Trump announces task force to 'eradicate anti-Christian bias' : politics
Scientists have made a leap forward in understanding the pattern and structure of turbulence : science
TIL the 2022 Ignobel prize in economics went to a bunch of Mathematicians who proved, mathematically, that luck matters more than talent to achieve success : todayilearned
The 'bad boy' appeal may be a myth. Study does not provide support that Dark Triad traits are attractive for men and women. Higher levels of Dark Triad traits were not found to increase attractiveness, and in fact, lower levels were generally preferred, especially for long-term commitment. : science
A new study has found that young adults who have recovered from COVID-19 show distinct patterns of brain activity during cognitive tasks. These brain activity changes are similar to those seen in much older adults. : science
What are some dark truths about modern dating and what are the things that you should avoid and watch out for? : AskReddit
YouTube needs an openly hostile filter with a label like "Only recommend high-quality, high-effort content from original creators, and keep the bajillion channels that are just stealing other people's stuff off my damned screen". : CrazyIdeas
Eli5: How do Geo guessers are so good at guessing the region from literally a photo of a street or a mountain or literally a desert? : explainlikeimfive
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Earth is heating beyond human limits, scientists warn of deadly thresholds - AWARE M D : worldnews
Dairy cows infected with 2nd form of bird flu for 1st time: USDA - ABC News The same strain is linked to the bird flu patient who died in Louisiana.
Nazi salute to be punished with jail time under Australian hate-crime laws : worldnews
Russian anti-war musician dies after falling out of window during police search : worldnews
Trump Administration Disbanded Task Force Targeting Russian Oligarchs : worldnews
Saudi Arabia, in swift response to Trump, says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state : worldnews
Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan : worldnews
China says it opposes Trump's Gaza takeover proposal : worldnews
Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council : worldnews
Sky News worked with Hamas-affiliated journalist and was forced to apologize : worldnews
s Smotrich: Israel has quietly discussed Gaza emigration plan for months, but refrained from openly addressing it due to concerns over the Biden administration's opposition : worldnews
Ukraine regaining nuclear weapons 'not going to happen,' Trump's envoy Kellogg says : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1078, Part 1 (Thread #1225) : worldnews
Ukraine Strikes 'Like a Bolt From the Blue' in New Kursk Offensive, Russian Reports Say
Ukraine Strikes 'Like a Bolt From the Blue' in New Kursk Offensive, Russian Reports Say : worldnews
Russia Is Running Out of Tanks to Feed Into Ukrainian Meat Grinder : worldnews
Tesla's plummeting sales in Europe blamed on Elon Musk's politics : politics
Sweden Alleges Espionage Activities at Stockholm Mosque Connected to Iran : worldnews
Mass Shooting At Adult Education Center Kills 10 - Wide Open Country
Putin's disinformation networks flood social media in bid to skew German election : worldnews
The social housing secret: how Vienna became the world's most livable city | Social housing | The Guardian
TIL There isn't a single stop sign in Paris : todayilearned
Colombia's Petro Claims 'Cocaine is No Worse than Whiskey' : worldnews
Panama Canal Authority denies US claims over free ship passages : worldnews
Trump 'made something snap in us' - US-Canada ties frayed by tariff row : worldnews
Canada should consider west-east oil pipeline now that American relationship has changed: minister : worldnews
Canada ships more oil to China as U.S. threatens trade : worldnews
Donald Trump Impeachment Articles Filed. Here's What Happens Next : politics
February 4, 2025 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Of course it's a coup - by Timothy Snyder Miss the obvious, lose your republic
“What's the point of having Congress?”: Even some conservatives now say it's a constitutional crisis : politics
Congressional Office Says Trump Has No Authority to Dismantle USAID : politics
37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump's executive orders : politics
Elon Musk's government takeover is causing rifts in Donald Trump's inner circle. “He's getting too big for his britches, says one Trump world source : politics
It is Elon Musk who is now running the United States. Not Donald Trump : politics
It is Elon Musk who is now running the United States. Not Donald Trump : politics
Lawrence: An 'afraid' Trump sits idly by as Musk illegally seizes our data : politics
Musk's DOGE granted access to US Medicare and Medicaid systems : politics
Bernie Sanders: 'What Musk is doing is illegal' : politics
White House Says Musk Will Decide His Own Conflicts of Interest. Uhhh… : politics
Trump admin finally agrees to restrict Elon Musk's team's access to the Treasury Department : politics
No, Elon: It Isn't Illegal To Boycott X : politics
Musk a 'coward' if he won't testify before Congress: House Democrat : politics
Elon Musk's Far-Right Politics Are Tanking Tesla Sales : politics
Elon Musk Wants What He Can't Have: Wikipedia : politics
Did You Know You Can Download All of Wikipedia in under 110 GB? : DataHoarder
Elon Musk will decide the fate of Social Security and Medicare. Time to panic. : politics
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts : politics
Elon Musk's war on Head Start childhood education exposes how "pro-natalists" are really anti-woman : politics
Elon Musk's DOGE storms federal weather forecasters' headquarters : politics
Manic dope fiend Elon Musk's satellites are falling out of the sky - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How are the streets not filled with people? Where is the George Floyd anger levels? The occupy wall street anger levels? Anyone? Bueller? : AdviceAnimals
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Trump Openly Jokes About His Next Corruption Scheme | As Donald Trump signed yet another anti-trans executive order, he let slip a plan to pay himself millions with taxpayer money. : politics
Workers at NASA Told to 'Drop Everything' to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites : politics
House Democrat announces plans to try to impeach Donald Trump : politics
Democrats' phones bombarded with calls to "fight harder" : politics
High hopes among Democrats as Buttigieg eyes a Senate bid : politics
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI : politics
Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from former AOC aide : politics
Nancy Mace repeatedly shouts anti-trans slur in House hearing: 'I don't really care' : politics
Eli5: what is citizen United? : explainlikeimfive
US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access - Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths. : science
Meta torrented over 81.7TB of pirated books to train AI, authors say : technology
Ozzy Osbourne Illness Escalates, Crippled & Can't Walk, Final Concert Revealed : Music Parkinsons is an awful disease... I hope Ozzy is at least comfortable and in good spirits, despite the physical limitations he must be facing.
TIL in 1997 an Air Force pilot mysteriously crashed his A-10 Warthog in Colorado. The four 500 lb bombs his plane was carrying have never been found. : todayilearned
Pilot stops teen who entered a regional airport with guns, demanding a plane : news
TIL that in 1975, Twentieth Century Music Corp sued a restaurant owner for copyright infringement for playing a radio broadcast of two of their songs in his establishment, arguing it constituted an unremunerated performance. It reached the Supreme Court, which sided with the restaurant owner. : todayilearned
TIL That every year there are 71,000 ER cases involving bunk beds, and two thirds are young adults rather than children. : todayilearned
Weight Loss Drugs and Their Lesser Known Side Effects on Relationships - The New York Times
New Area 51Secrets Revealed | FBI Raids Blogger Joerg Arnu Is Joerg Arnu a criminal, a traitor, or just a blogger who got in too deep?
Wildfire smoke exposure raises dementia risk by 18%, study finds : science
Mushrooms, Microdosing, and Mental Illness: The Effect of Psilocybin on Neurotransmitters, Neuroinflammation, and Neuroplasticity | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment [Jan 2025] : science
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Preventing immune system burnout when fighting chronic illness & cancer | Scientists have uncovered a mechanism for reinvigorating the immune system to stop it from flagging when it's fighting long-term conditions like chronic infections and cancer. : science
Endometriosis linked to traumatic experiences in childhood and adulthood. Study found that the women with endometriosis were more likely to report both childhood and adulthood traumatic experiences and stressful events, and the link was strongest for physical and sexual abuse. : science
Endometriosis linked to traumatic experiences in childhood and adulthood - Scimex
Romantic relationships are characterized by a combination of caring, emotional connection (nurturance) and sexual passion (eroticism). For monogamous individuals, both nurturance and eroticism were consistently linked to relationship satisfaction, regardless of the level of the other. : science
What killed or enhanced your sex life? : AskReddit
Stimulant medications lower depression risk in children with ADHD | Meta-analysis of studies on children and adolescents with ADHD found increased risk of depression and anxiety disorders. However, taking stimulant medication for ADHD was associated with a reduced risk of depression : science
Masculine lesbians tend to have higher testosterone levels, study finds : science
What's something petty you've held a grudge about for years? : AskReddit
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Climate change target of 2C is 'dead', says renowned climate scientist : worldnews
The US just experienced the coldest January since 2011 : worldnews
Philippine House impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte : worldnews
China imposes 15% tariffs on coal, LNG in response to Trump's tariffs | AP News : worldnews
China Builds Giant Laser for Star Energy : worldnews
January was Russia's worst month of losses after December 2024 -- UK intelligence : worldnews
Two top Russian colonels plunge from high windows with one killed and the other left fighting for life as spate of mysterious deaths involving Putin officials continues : worldnews
MAKS 24 on X: A tribunal for Putin will be created on the basis of the Council of Europe in 2025, - EP / X
India looks on nervously as Trump wields tariff threat : worldnews
Taliban holding on to $7 billion of U.S. military equipment left behind after withdrawal : worldnews
Saudi Arabia, in swift response to Trump, says no ties with Israel without Palestinian state : politics
Saudi Arabia says it won't establish ties with Israel without creation of Palestinian state : worldnews
Iran is willing to give Trump diplomacy 'another chance', senior Iranian official says : worldnews
Trump says he's given advisers instructions for Iran to be 'obliterated' if it assassinates him : worldnews
Trump says U.S. will take over Gaza Strip : politics
Trump's suggestion the US 'take over' the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike : politics
Reuters: Trump's Gaza plan for 'Riviera of the Middle East' triggers international condemnation : worldnews
Trump has 'not committed' to sending troops to Gaza, says press secretary : worldnews
UK disagrees with Trump's proposals for US takeover of Gaza, says Lammy : worldnews
Israeli ambassador to the United Nations says Palestinians shouldn't be forced out of Gaza : worldnews
In letter to US, five Arab nations reject transfer of Gazans, urge two-state solution : worldnews
Trump Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council Ahead Of Netanyahu Meeting : worldnews
Israel withdraws from UN Human Rights Council, joining US : worldnews
Zelenskyy: If the US is not ready to accept us into NATO, give us nuclear weapons : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: Russia is ready for talks with Zelensky, despite him being "illegitimate," says Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. He also mentioned that contacts between Russia and the US have been ongoing and have now become much more intense. / X
Trump misses his own deadline to end Ukraine war : politics
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1077, Part 1 (Thread #1224) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Feb. 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Rob Lee on X: Russian armed forces have reportedly killed an alarming" number of captured Ukrainian troops, the United Nations' Human Rights Monitoring Mission said on Monday. The U.N. mission said there had been 'a sharp rise in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces, with 79 killed in 24 separate incidents since the end of last August. / X
KyivPost on X: The center of Izium looks like a mass grave after Russian ballistic missile strikes. Civilians' bodies are scattered across the street. This afternoon, Putin's forces attacked a busy area, destroying the city council building. Currently, 38 victims, 5 dead, including a child. / X
The Kyiv Independent on X: Ukraine's robotic revolution is reshaping modern warfare and the future of combat, writes Henry Jackson Society Associate Research Fellow David Kirichenko in his op-ed. / X
MyCupsOfCoffee on X: What can nature be beautiful / X
Russian army hit by mass Starlink outages on Ukraine frontline : technology
The whole island has to be evacuated - Thousands flee Santorini as nature disaster rattles the Greek island : worldnews
Sweden shooting: Multiple people killed at Orebro school : worldnews
Alexander Kokcharov on X: Context: While the Baltic states stopped purchasing Russian electricity in 2022, their grids remained connected to Russia and Belarus, with Moscow in effect controlling the electricity flow from the technical standpoint. / X
This is not peace, but surrender dressed up as diplomacy. Czech Foreigh Minister Lipavský on talks with Russia : worldnews
The US is 'no longer the America we used to know,' warns Germany's Merz : worldnews
Front-runner in German election says his party will never work with the far right : worldnews
Brazil Took on Musk and Won. Now Lula Is Sharing Notes With Europe : worldnews
Trudeau announces economic summit Friday to address U.S. tariff threats : worldnews
Justin Trudeau wants to revive UK-Canada trade talks in shadow of Trump : worldnews
Cheryl in Nova Scotia . N.B. Liquor won't buy U.S. alcohol, even with tariff delay #NewBrunswick With trade threat delayed but not gone, premier says stores won't order more American booze www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... -- Bluesky
Protests against Trump and Project 2025 are planned in cities across the US : politics
Mitch McConnell calls Donald Trump pardons a 'mistake,' Jan. 6 'an insurrection' : politics
Mitch McConnell Falls Down Senate Stairs : politics ... Feeling that gravitational pull from Hell.
Mrs. Betty Bowers: "We could have had Kamala Harris. Instead, we have the most immature, petulant, stupid, needy, incompetent dipshit to ever enter American politics. What a tragically stupid country we are." -- Bluesky
This Is So Much Worse Than Last Time : politics
Ron Filipkowski: "Every day is Christmas for Putin now." -- Bluesky
Donald Trump viewed as higher in Dark Tetrad traits than Joe Biden | Study highlights how perceptions of dark tetrad traits—Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism—in politicians influence voter behavior, focusing on the 2020 U.S. presidential election. : science
Texas Democrat to Bring First Articles of Impeachment of Trump Second Term : politics
GOP quashes Oversight Democrats' effort to subpoena Elon Musk : politics
House Republicans Melt Down as Democrats Try to Subpoena Elon Musk: Republicans just blocked Democrats from trying to force Elon Musk to testify about how he's destroying the government. : politics
Josh Sternberg: "In 2016 the NYT ran multiple front page stories page about the grave national security risk of Hillary Clinton's server. Today's front page, and nary a mention of the successful "plutocratic coup" (said by a sitting House member) or "constitutional crisis (said by a sitting Senator) unfolding" -- Bluesky
jamelle: "i don't even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people" -- Bluesky
Do conservatives really not care that thousands of children will die? Or don't they know what defunding USAID really means? : politics
USAID Was Investigating Starlink Over Its Contracts in Ukraine | The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's company at the time of the assault. : technology
Trump 'does not have the authority to abolish' USAID: Congressional Research Service : politics
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America - YouTube
Trump's DOGE committing 'massive and unprecedented' intrusion of taxpayers' privacy: Lawsuit : politics
It's a War. Do Democrats Get That? | Trump and Musk have have initiated an all-out battle against the US government, the rule of law, and decency. Where's the opposition? : politics
Do We Even Know What's Happening To The Federal Government? : politics
GOP Lawmakers Cede to Trump, Musk Power Grab Without a Challenge : politics
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk's blitz appears illegal : politics
FBI Sues Trump's DOJ in Stunning Double Whammy of Lawsuits : politics
Elon Musk's Power Grab Is Lawless, Dangerous, and -- Yes -- a Coup : politics
Elon Musk's Pet U.S. Attorney Threatens Anyone Reporting on DOGE : politics
Revealed: The seven techies barely out of college helping Musk to slash billions from federal government : politics
Senate Republicans Shrug As Unelected Musk Seizes Their Power : politics
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats : politics
Musk's "Special Employee" Status Means He Needs to Avoid Conflicts of Interest. Critics have said Musk's DOGE efforts are unconstitutional, with some comparing them to a government coup. : politics
Democrats call for investigation into Musk access of Treasury payment systems : politics
Billionaire Musk bought control of US government and conspiracy theorists sure are quiet | Opinion : politics
Doctors sue Trump administration for scrubbing data from government sites : politics
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Department of Education : politics
Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab : politics
Donald Trump's transgender order blocked by Reagan-Appointed judge : politics
Reddit temporarily bans r/WhitePeopleTwitter after Elon Musk claimed it had 'broken the law' : politics
This Is Not a Moment to Settle With Trump : politics
Odds are you won't live to see tomorrow - Lawyers, Guns & Money This has got that all too characteristic Dunning Kruger techbro energy regarding holistic synergistic disruption that is one of the key components of our current madness: The Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday became the first major national security agency to offer so-called buyouts to its entire workforce, part of President Donald Trump's broad effort to shrink the federal government and shape it to his agenda ... part of a holistic strategy to infuse the Agency with renewed energy
RFK Jr's claim about Black people's immune systems is 'unscientific and terrifying' : politics
Republican opposition to access to healthcare now entails support for bringing child-killing illnesses back - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... In a 14-13 vote along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee pushed through Kennedy's nomination after he managed to allay concerns raised by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. ... North Carolina fake-moderate Thom Tills is selling the same line of intelligence-insulting bullshit:
Donald Trump to Sell Off Half of All Federal Property: What to Know : politics
Genocide Joe Baby! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I am sure glad voters who couldn't vote for the Democrat because of Israel and Palestine (which admittedly Biden had very bad policy on) are getting what they wanted. That's as Donald Trump announces that he wants the United States to annex Gaza. There's some sweet bits here.
Fetterman supports US occupation of Gaza - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... This guy has turned into a complete disaster. It should be unnecessary to point out that a US occupation of Gaza would make Fallujah look like a Scout jamboree ... Fetterman was also the only Democrat to vote for Pam Bondi for AG today
Supine, submissive and subordinate: Congress and the Musk coup - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Stories from the front lines - Lawyers, Guns & Money From a friend who knows lots of people in the federal government: Well, education and social equality. Amongst the things right wing authoritarians hate are education, social equality, and sexual freedom for women. I sense a trend here.
NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About 'Women in Leadership' From Its Websites: Report : technology
Ilhan Omar calls Texas lawmaker 'a dumbass' for requesting her deportation : politics
We Don't Know What Musk's Script Kiddies Are Doing - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reddit community banned as user spat with Musk intensifies - BBC News : technology
DOD getting rid of Holocaust Remembrance Day; Navy pausing Sexual Assault Prevention Response training - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Moving right along, to Defend Women from Gender Ideology Extremism we must eliminate sexual assault training in the military because of course that's the first thing any sensible person would do:
The information security presidency - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Disney+ Lost 700,000 Subscribers from October-December : technology
TIL The average speed of male ejaculation is 28 mph / 45 kph : todayilearned
Crowds suck people into a vortex, surprising physicists. Researchers studying movement of crowds at traditional Spanish festival have shown that densely packed groups of people form swirling 'vortex' patterns never before documented in human gatherings. This may help inform preventative strategies. : science
ELI5: The concept of 'the map is not the territory' : explainlikeimfive
Ex-smokers who successfully quit and have been smoke free for years now, what did it? : AskReddit
Cats often do not come across as having the variety of facial expressions typical of dogs or primates. But this is misleading. Cats exhibit more than 300 different facial expressions. A new study shows that rapid facial mimicry is especially important for the social interaction between cats. : science
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The North Pole is melting in midwinter, with temperatures 20C above average : worldnews
Trump administration cuts aid for post-Vietnam War mine clearance : worldnews
Musk's dad says he arranged son's call with South African leader : worldnews ... Musk's dad is also Musk's brother-in-law.
meet the musks: the family tree that bears rotten fruit (DEEP DIVE) - YouTube - Bekah Day
South Korean military officer says he believed Yoon's martial law 'legitimate' : worldnews
Russia to Trump: Back off Ukraine's rare earths : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: Russia's war economy shows signs of strain, with interest rates soaring to 21% and reserves plummeting Despite the aggressors economy being in critical condition, British & EU officials believe that Western support for Ukraine must remain unwavering / X
MAKS 24 on X: Gazprom's Astrakhan gas processing plant, which was hit by Ukrainian drones on Monday night, has halted production for at least several months, — The Moscow Times. / X
ChrisO_wiki on X: 1/ Over a thousand Russian soldiers who are sick, injured, or refusing to fight are being held prisoner in a concentration camp. They are chained to their bunks and denied medical treatment or hearings before they are sent to Ukraine to die en masse in 'meat wave' assaults. / X
Azerbaijan confirms Russian missile downed its passenger plane : worldnews
India's Modi invited to meet with Trump next week, White House official says | Reuters : worldnews
Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis : worldnews
Taliban have suspended broadcasts of Radio Begum in Kabul, a station known for its programming on women's issues, citing alleged violations of media regulations : worldnews
Erdogan discusses tackling Kurdish militants with Syria's Sharaa in Ankara : worldnews
Syria's new leader denounces Iran, calling its proxies a regional threat : worldnews
Iraq crime rate drops to record low in 2024: report : worldnews - Iraq today is probably as conservative as US South in the 1960s , but far less violent
Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns 'no guarantees' fragile peace in Gaza will hold : worldnews
Trump urges Gazans to relocate; welcomes Netanyahu to White House : worldnews Trump claims Palestinians have 'no alternative' but to leave Gaza before his meeting with Netanyahu : worldnews
Trump says U.S. will own and develop Gaza Strip : politics
U.S. readies new $1 billion arms sale to Israel : worldnews
Israeli military operation turns Jenin refugee camp into 'ghost town' : worldnews
Criminal probe launched into Sara Netanyahu, Israel PM's wife: state attorney's office : worldnews
BBC releases public apology after calling released Israeli hostages 'prisoners' on air : worldnews
Zelensky says he's ready for direct talks with Putin : worldnews
Zelensky calls for Tucker Carlson to 'stop licking' Putin's 'a**' after former Fox host labels Ukrainian president a 'dictator' : politics
'Selfish' - Scholz blasts Trump's aid-for-rare earths Ukraine plan : worldnews
Colby Badhwar on X: Biden administration slowed Ukraine arms shipments until his term was nearly done" This report by Reuters barely scratches the surface of how badly security assistance to Ukraine was mismanaged by the Biden Admin. There will be another 100 post long thread about this at some point. / X
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Feb. 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X - Another heavy day of Russian losses of both men and equipment. Russian losses of equipment have taken a real battering.
Anton Gerashchenko on X: ""It's a f*cking mass grave. They bury men here and then say they're f*cking missing. That's the kind of sh*t going on here." The video reportedly shows one of the numerous mass graves on the territory of the so-called "LDPR". Diggers work and corpses of Russian soldiers are are brought in by trucks. The true face of Russian territorial gains and Putin's imperialistic ambitions. / X
Ukraine Sees Surge in Inquiries From Russian Families on Missing Soldiers : worldnews
Ukrainian commander says North Korean soldiers charged his unit 'like in a World War II movie' during combat : worldnews
Jimmy Rushton on X: "A Ukrainian interceptor FPV drone, launched from a "mothership" taking down a Russian ISR drone. It's incredible how FPV drone technology has matured so rapidly into a cheap and extremely effective air defence capability. / X
Euromaidan Press on X: Russia facilitates the resettlement of Russians to “abandoned” apartments in Mariupol The calculated strategy aims for population replacement in the occupied Ukrainian territories. / X
MAKS 24 on X: Budanov denies that the North Koreans have left the Kursk region: "their activity has simply decreased due to heavy losses, but about 8,000 are still participating in the fighting. / X
NOELREPORTS on X: The ban on using Western weapons deep into Russian territory were lifted -- but Ukraine still lacks Western long-range strike capabilities. Only domestically made drones can reach 2,500 km, while Russia continues deep strikes in Ukraine. - Defense Express / X
Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts : worldnews
German conservatives fall in poll ahead of election : worldnews
Anton Gerashchenko on X: AfD promises to lift all sanctions on Russia in its electoral program The far-right Alternative for Germany party released its program ahead of the Bundestag elections. In the program, AfD calls Russia a reliable supplier and guarantor of an affordable energy supply and vows o immediately lift economic sanctions on Russia, repair the NordStream pipeline, and intensify relations with the Eurasian Economic Union. / X
Euromaidan Press on X: 67% of Germans support military aid to Ukraine, survey reveals Surprisingly, German support for military aid for Ukraine is higher than in Poland, where it shrinks to 49%. / X
Russia and Trump push Europe to be more independent, Macron says : worldnews
Panama Considers Canceling Port Deal With Hong Kong Firm : worldnews
Trump reiterates threat to retake Panama Canal or 'something very powerful' will happen | CNN : worldnews
First Cracks Appear: Some Conservatives Admit We're In A Constitutional Crisis : politics
First Cracks Appear: Some Conservatives Admit We're In A Constitutional Crisis | Techdirt ... Budde now faces a barrage of violent threats. The irony of threatening violence in response to a plea for mercy perfectly encapsulates the nature of this ongoing coup: it's not about conservative governance or even maintaining power -- it's about systematic destruction of democratic norms and institutions, laced with gleeful spite and hatred ... Hillary uses a private email server and she is the devil incarnate. Meanwhile, they hand over the keys to the treasury to Elon fucking Musk.
The Logic of Destruction - by Timothy Snyder And how to resist it
The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide – Verfassungsblog - Their common element was their trademark signature, “- With love, your Eastern European friends”, and the accompanying hashtag #LearnFromEurope.
Crockett: 'We have a thug in charge of the United States' : politics
AOC Rips Into Musk: 'One of the Most Unintelligent Billionaires' : politics undefined
Trump May Tank U.S. Economy Faster Than Any Other President : politics
America First, Mapped: All the countries has Trump threatened in his first two weeks as president : politics
New Head of the USAID Reportedly Stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 : politics
Mapped: All the countries has Trump threatened in his first two weeks as president | The Independent Mr Trump's freeze on all USAID had, by far, the most significant impact on countries across the globe. According to the latest available data from last year, the freeze cut aid from 141 nations. The worst affected by this was Ukraine, which received more than $6 billion (£4.8 bn) from USAID in 2024, down from $16 billion in 2023.
Kyiv delayed minerals deal with US to let Trump take credit, NYT reports : politics
Scientists brace for the worst as Trump purges climate mentions from websites : politics
CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information | Trump administration : politics
2.2 billion gallons of water flowed out of California reservoirs because of Trump's order to open dams : politics
China hits U.S. with tariffs : politics
Adam Parkhomenko: "America has been taken hostage by a convicted criminal who is supposed to be sitting behind bars." — Bluesky
Mia Farrow: On November 3rd, 1961, John F. Kennedy founded USAID - Bluesky
and 63 years later, a hateful South African tries to destroy it ... Because USAid helped end Apartheid in South Africa.
Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back : politics
DOJ Sued by FBI Agents Over Jan. 6 and Trump Cases List : politics
FBI turns over names of 5,000 employees who worked on January 6 cases to Trump Justice Department, as agents sue : politics
Marco Rubio thinks it's a great idea to deport US citizens to foreign prisons if the price is right - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... We still have about 1.9 million people locked up on any given day in the US, which is vastly more per capita than in any developed country. Of course to Donald Trump and his minions, paying a low low sale price to this or that banana republic to offload US citizens into its prisons is win-win.
National '50 States' Anti-Trump Protest Planned for Feb 5: What to Know - Newsweek
WuTangIsForTheChildren: "Today's front page of the largest newspaper in Quebec, Canada and they nailed it - Bluesky
The Serfs: The Swasticar - Bluesky
Trump personally ordered firings of special counsel prosecutors : politics
Larry Tenney: Call them want they really are: HACKERS This""DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit! They are boy hackers! Plain and simple This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids - Bluesky
More Dangerous than Watergate. It's like every past constitutional crisis rolled into one. : politics
Musk's DOGE Minions Refuse to Reveal Their Names When Grilling Civil Servants : politics
DOGE Elon Musk staff includes Northeastern student, reports say
25-year-old techbro Musk acolyte given complete access to US government payment system - Lawyers, Guns & Money
br /> A Presidency That's Off the Rails. It Took Only Two Weeks. : politics
Elon Musk Is President : politics
A Coup is In Progress in America : politics
Experts Say a Coup Is Underway as Musk Seizes Control of Government Agencies : politics
Nobody Voted for Elon Musk | A self-interested, erratic megalomaniac has seized control of the US government. : politics
About 20,000 federal workers accept Trump's buyout offer, official says : politics
Terrible Nominees, Terrified Americans: Senators Could Actually Make a Difference This Month : politics
Democrat Ilhan Omar Issues Stark Warning About Trump: 'This Is What The Start Of Dictatorship Looks Like' : politics
"Hitler actually had some good ideas": Musk's covert coup is guided by internet trolls : politics
'We would call it a coup': watchdogs and Dems attack Elon Musk Treasury Department takeover : politics
Who Will Stop Elon Musk's Coup? : politics
BC historian calls Elon Musk's accessing of U.S. private financial data a 'coup' : politics
Who Will Stop Elon Musk's Coup? The World's Richest Man Now Has the Power to Override Congressional Spending Decisions and Access to Private Information About Every US Taxpayer. : politics
Can anyone stop President Musk? : politics
Elon Musk Makes His Most Terrifying Power Grab Yet: Elon Musk and his DOGE henchmen are using an illegal server to seize all federal workers' private data. : politics
I'm a Federal Worker. Elon Musk's Government Data Heist Is the Entire Ballgame. : politics
Musk, Trump Prosecutor Targeting People Who Divulge Identities of DOGE Staff : politics
@mypowergrows.bsky.social: "🧵Someone from the /r/fednews subreddit put together a list of all the Elon folks working for DOGE. They are: Amanda Scales Brian Bjelde Riccardo Biasini Anthony Armstrong Steve Davis Baris Akis Thomas Shedd Edward Coristine Russell Vought Michael Peters Josh Gruenbaum Russell “Rusty” McGranahan" - Bluesky
Unmasked: Musk's Secret DOGE Goon Squad—Who Are All Under 26 : politics
Kinzinger to House Dems: 'Get out there and do something' about Musk : politics
Some Computer Explanations - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump executive orders cause New England agencies funding threats
Republican opposition to access to healthcare now entails support for bringing child-killing illnesses back - Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Musk: I'm Closing Entire Federal Department Down Right Now : politics
'It's been madness': US federal workers reeling over Trump-Musk takeover : politics
The 'Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly' of the United States Government : politics
Musk says group that built IRS 'Direct File' program 'has been deleted' : politics
Musk Says He's 'Deleted' Popular Free IRS Tax Filing Program : politics
Treasury, Bessent Sued Over Giving Access to Musk's 'DOGE' Team : politics
US Treasury sued Over DOGE's access to sensitive information : politics
Ocasio-Cortez: Musk 'raiding US classified information is a grave threat to national security' : politics
Progressive Democrats accuse Trump and Musk of 'a plutocratic coup' : politics
'The telltale signs of a coup': Musk''s power grab draws outraged backlash : politics
Elon Musk is shredding America's government like he did Twitter : politics
DOJ Says Trump Administration Doesn't Have to Follow Court Order Halting Funding Freeze : politics
A Government By White Men, For White Men - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... A conservative author who has spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and written on social media that "competent white men must be in charge" has been named to a top post at the State Department.
DC Plane Crash: Airport Workers Arrested After Alleged Video Leak - Newsweek
RFK and Gabbard will be confirmed - Lawyers, Guns & Money - So it looks like the only Trump appointee who won't make it is Matt Gaetz, which says something about how intense the personal loathing of him he engendered is, as even the power of the Cult wasn't enough to overcome it.
Special Elections - Lawyers, Guns & Money It's rare to have any good news at all. But if we are wanting some, plus if we are wanting to have a sense of how we are doing as left of center folks going forward, special elections are the way to go. And this one in the Iowa senate is a very good one.
The Crazy: Wyoming Version - Lawyers, Guns & Money Wyoming Republicans are demanding the federal government turn over the vast amount of federal land it holds in the state–everything but Yellowstone but very much including Grand Teton National Park–so it can develop it along its own lines:
Housing and Mountaintop Removal - Lawyers, Guns & Money - 60,000 cases of cancer in Appalachia have been directly linked to mountaintop removal.
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Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples : worldnews
US to cut off all future funding to South Africa : worldnews
US. dollar shoots to a record high against the Chinese yuan : worldnews
KyivPost on X: "The White House has spoken with the Kremlin about ending Russia's war in Ukraine, raising concerns in Kyiv about getting left out of peace talks. / X
Bomb explosion in Moscow kills pro-Russian paramilitary leader : worldnews
Russia suffers highest-ranking casualty of Ukraine war in landmine explosion : worldnews
Jay in Kyiv on X: "With Russia's refining numbers already in a state of collapse, the Russian oil industry's January probably didn't help their efforts as Ukraine hammered some of the most important energy assets in the country. At current rate, Russia will lose half their gasoline production by July. / X
Aleksandr X on X: "RUSSIA FACES THE ULTIMATE TRAGEDY >> The Yerofeyev alcohol distillery in Kuybyshev, Novosibirsk, has been blown up. THIS - finally - is hitting the orcs where it hurts. / X
Taliban minister forced to flee Afghanistan after speech in support of girls' education : worldnews
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 on X: Saudi Arabia and UAE could be possible venues for Trump-Putin summit, Reuters / X
A teenage boy was fatally shot in Lod, Israel on Monday, the fifth homicide victim within the community since midnight. : worldnews
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 on X: US resumes arms supplies to Ukraine - Reuters After Trump's inauguration, Washington stopped supplying weapons and military equipment to Kyiv, but deliveries were resumed last weekend. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1075, Part 1 (Thread #1222) : worldnews
UN reports 'alarming rise' in Russia executing Ukrainian soldiers : worldnews
Trump seeks Ukrainian rare earths in exchange for aid : worldnews
Julian Ropcke on X: Cautious good news from the frontline around #Pokrovsk. Since the capture of #Kotlyne on January 17, Russian advances have been extremely small, towards Pokrovsk AND towars Dnipropetrovsk oblast. This indicates severe Russian problems regarding available manpower and equipment. / X
Roman Sheremeta on X: This is Vovchansk, Ukraine. ts population was 17,459 before russian decided to liberate them. / X
Tesla Sales Plunge 63% in EU's Second-Biggest EV Market : worldnews
'Let's leave judgment to historians' - Orban evades question of whether he considers Russia responsible for war : worldnews
Santorini hit by hundreds of earthquakes, schools closed today The area around the Greek island of Santorini was hit by approximately 200 earthquakes over the past weekend. : worldnews
1177 B.C.: When Civilization Collapsed | Eric Cline - YouTube
1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled - YouTube
Bronze Age Collapse - World History Encyclopedia
Dutch military could soon board Russian vessels threatening North Sea : worldnews
Royal Marines Jet Suit Boarding Ex - YouTube
Pyramid Found in Peru May be Older than Ancient Egypt : worldnews - he site in English is known as Caral.
19 People Found Dead on Boat Near Caribbean Island, Investigation Is Underway : worldnews
Greenland's glaciers are falling apart faster than expected : worldnews - A new large-scale study of crevasses on the Greenland Ice Sheet shows that those cracks are widening faster as the climate warms, which is likely to speed ice loss and global sea level rise.
Greenland ice sheet cracking more rapidly than ever, study shows : worldnews
Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears : worldnews
Ford 'ripping up' Ontario's $100M contract with Elon Musk's Starlink : politics
Canada's tariff list targets Republican states, Trump allies : politics
Trump pauses tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days, Trudeau says : worldnews
The world is moving on to trade without the US : politics
H.R.899 - To terminate the Department of Education : politics
Trump advisers weigh plan to dismantle Department of Education, WSJ reports : politics
PoliticsGirl: America is under attack. youtu.be/2B6gS_WyXKo - Bluesky
Musk Moves With Lightning Speed to Exert Control Over the Government : politics
'It's a Coup': Musk's DOGE Granted Access to Treasury System That Pays Out Social Security : politics
Alexander S. Vindman: "Hostile Takeover: "Department of Government Efficiency" Hijacks The Federal Government www.avindman.com/p/hostile-ta..." - Bluesky
Musk: I'm Closing Entire Federal Department Down Right Now : politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sounds 'Five Alarm Fire' Over Latest Elon Musk News : politics
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington Headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it : politics
Elon Musk's Attempt to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Incredibly Dangerous : politics
Musk Says DOGE Is Halting Treasury Payments to US Contractors : politics
Trump Signs Executive Order to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund : politics
Unelected South African drug addict takes over the government - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Schatz to put hold on all nominees until USAID is restored - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The new populist Republican Party fires CFPB head, then orders it to stop work entirely - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump Building Himself 'Private Army,' Democrat Says : politics
Starting To Move - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How About Democrats Act Like a Political Party? - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... But the main point I believe is accurate–the Democratic Party needs to be a central part of the life of its members and it has to earn that. With an emphasis on "has to" because without that, we don't defeat the Trumpist world.
Not popularism. Not deliverism. Partyism - by Henry Farrell Perhaps Democrats should consider becoming a political party?
The Nonviolence Fetish - Lawyers, Guns & Money Why is it that protest actions these days almost always advertise themselves as nonviolent?
Trump's tariffs send stock market falling : politics
Wall Street Journal slams Trump's tariff plans: 'The dumbest trade war in history' : politics
McConnell: Trump tariffs 'will drive the cost of everything up' : politics
Trump Says Anybody Against His Tariffs 'Controlled by China' : politics
Trump thinks a trade deficit is a subsidy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rush Doshi: "The new acting Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy — State's top public diplomacy official: 1) not only denies the Uyghur genocide but appears to applaud it 2) says the US should sell out Taiwan to China for concessions in Antarctica (???)" — Bluesky
A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze : politics
Trump's cataclysmic damage is going way beyond tariffs : politics
With Trump, every day is 'Groundhog Day.' A nightmare over and over again. : politics
'A Day Without Immigrants': Nationwide Movement Planned for Monday : politics
150,000 Koreans in U.S. subject to Trump's deportation order: Report : politics
RFK Jr. refuses to disclose to Senate details of two "misconduct" cases he settled : politics
The Long Roots of Technofascism - Lawyers, Guns & Money - One of my beliefs about the current moment is that there really isn't anything new about what is happening. Rather, it's the culmination of a concerted effort over a long time to repeal the 20th century and return us to the 1890s that has finally found its successful interpreter in Donald Trump.
Democrats fume over weak early response to Trump : politics
Why are the Democrats so spineless? : politics
It's time for democrats to go low : politics
Democrats demand answers from Rubio on DOGE reps' visit to USAID : politics
One tiny EO in a blizzard of Day 1 EOs! Unnoticed at the time, Trump reorganized the United States Digital Service (USDS). Inside this agency, DOGE was born with a mandate to "update software, network and IT infrastructure across the Federal Govt" This is how Musk gained access to, well, EVERYTHING. : politics
D. Earl Stephens: I've been doing my best to check the veracity of this info, and nobody in a position to know disputes that at the bare minimum, there's a very real possibility that all of us have been compromised. This is would be the worst internal attack on the American public in history. Second isn't close. - Bluesky
Jon Cooper: - Bluesky
Seth Abramson: Bluesky
Names - Lawyers, Guns & Money I am not saying the names of Musk's young fascists who are now running our lives is particularly important, but my god, we are being ruled by guys with these names? ... WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project
More notes on stupidity - Lawyers, Guns & Money To reiterate, it's not that these people don't understand that Trump is a con man, it's that they think that they're in on the con rather than being the marks. And despite this we can count on, say, the editors of the Wall Street Journal learning nothing from this. We're on for 4 years of unnecessary suffering at home and abroad because so many people who should know better are incapable of taking Trump either seriously or literally.
Elon Musk Stops Payments To Lutheran Family Services On The Advice Of Michael Flynn - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Notes on stupidity - Lawyers, Guns & Money An idiot king for idiot voters. Trump's Razor. He's not crazy like a fox, he's just crazy. He's not acting stupid as some sort of kayfabe or schtick, he is stupid. Profoundly so. That's why people love him - because he's just like them. Every complicated problem has a simple solution, involving “common sense," rather than a bunch of arrogant experts claiming it's so complicated ... Fascism is a subcategory of stupidity.
JD Vance Backtracks on DEI Slur After Pilot's Identity Revealed : politics
This Day in Labor History: February 3, 1908 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
California wildfires to hobble its insurance market : NPR Along with the destruction of lives and homes, the Los Angeles wildfires will also have a big impact on California's insurance market. Some estimates put insured losses from the fires at more than $20 billion.
These doctors are quitting because of burnout, workplace issues
The Puzzling Virus That Infects Almost Everyone or many people, Epstein-Barr virus causes mild initial infection, but it is also linked to cancers and multiple sclerosis. What do we do about it? ... A long-COVID study found EBV infection to be one of four major risk factors, suggesting that some long-COVID symptoms might be caused by reactivation of EBV when the body is weakened from fighting the coronavirus.
Colossal squid: The eerie ambassador from the abyss The world's largest invertebrate remained hidden from humanity until a tantalising glimpse 100 years ago. It would take decades, however, before we finally came face to face with the colossal squid.
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US funding freeze disrupts Cambodian efforts to clear landmines, Vietnam War bombs : worldnews
Korea estimated to have surpassed Japan in GDP per capita : worldnews
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Russian spy ship fire exposes poor state of Mediterranean fleet, say experts | Russia | The Guardian Incident reveals Russia's maritime presence in the area is in a state of disrepair and disarray, argue western sources
Why Russia is Going to Lose ... and why nobody knows when or how. | by Robert W Ahrens | The Left Is Right | Medium
Russians strike nursing home in Sudzha, trapping 95 people under rubble – Ukrainian military commandant's office : worldnews
Russia sends prematurely discharged wounded soldiers into battle – UK intelligence : worldnews
Russia's appalling response to oil tanker crash caused ecological catastrophe in Black Sea : worldnews
Volkswagen sues India to quash enormous $1.4 billion tax demand, legal filing shows. : worldnews
Turkiye sees record $61B tourism revenue in 2024 as arrivals hit 52.6M : worldnews
Egypt's Carceralocracy | Collective Antigone Mass imprisonment is a defining feature of Egyptian political life - The scale of the current prison system is unprecedented: since 2012, the Sisi regime has built upwards of sixty prisons to handle the influx of political detainees, yet prisoners continue to suffer from unprecedented overcrowding. Conditions are atrocious: torture is widespread, as are other forms of abuse; medical attention, such as it exists, is rudimentary, and neglect the rule ... Egypt does not have the world's highest incarceration rate, which belongs to the United States (although El Salvador, Rwanda, and Cuba also have claims to this ignominious distinction) ... the British implemented their infamous policy of a "just measure of pain."
Nearly 30% of Syrians want to go home, UN refugee chief says : worldnews
Syrian President Sharaa meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh on first foreign trip : worldnews
A Ceasefire Is Not Enough | Tariq Kenney-Shawa Resisting the next phase of ethnic cleansing in Gaza ... In many ways, Israel's war was also former President Biden's war. Biden could never bring himself to use his leverage to influence Israel's conduct because he is blinded by a genuine, heartfelt commitment to a Zionist ethos that exists solely in his imagination.
Israel's Netanyahu says negotiations start Monday for next phase of Gaza ceasefire : worldnews
Israeli military blows up buildings in West Bank refugee camp : worldnews
AP Interview: Zelenskyy says excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks about war is 'very dangerous' : worldnews
Zelensky says there have been over 1,400 Russian airstrikes this week : worldnews
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Multiple Georgian opposition leaders arrested as pro-EU demonstrators block highway in Tbilisi : worldnews
Putin claims European politicians will bow to Trump and "wag their tails" : worldnews
Poland scrambles jets, puts air defense on high alert during Russian missile attack on Ukraine : worldnews
"The greatest protests in the history of Serbia" put pressure on Vucic as they spread from major cities to over 100 towns and villages : worldnews
Brussels vows 'firm' response to threatened Trump tariffs as EU braces for trade war : worldnews
Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders : worldnews
Woman accused of spying for Moscow questioned over plan to kidnap man : worldnews
AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws : worldnews
UK to become first country to criminalise AI child abuse tools : worldnews
UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert 'phosphogeddon' | Science : worldnews
Archaeologists discover a pyramidal structure and geoglyph at Chupacigarro, near Caral, Peru, revealing ancient cultural connections and expanding understanding of Andean civilization. : worldnews
Mexican president orders retaliatory tariffs against U.S. : worldnews
After Trump tariffs, Trudeau reveals $155B counter-tariffs on U.S. - National | Globalnews.ca : worldnews
B.C. premier announces countermeasures against U.S. tariffs, including ban on 'red-state' liquor : worldnews
Elon Musk Claims DOGE Found Treasury Approved Payments to 'Fraudulent or Terrorist Groups' Musk's accusations come on the heels of Trump's Acting Secretary of the Treasury David A. Lebryk's retirement
Musk's Lackeys Seize Control of Social Security Check System : politics
Musk vows to cancel grants after gaining access to US Treasury payment system : politics
Elon Musk 'could shut off US welfare programmes' after gaining access to $6trillion payment system : politics
Trump issues school choice executive order that could upend public education
Democrats' new kingmaker Ken Martin tells Trump: 'We're taking the gloves off' : politics
Massive protest against Trump deportations forms in downtown L.A. causing 'major gridlock' : politics
Hundreds march on 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles during protest against deportations : politics
Has America made the transformation from a democracy to an oligarchy? : politics
Carolyn Hax: Meals with weight-loss-obsessed mom are unbearable - The Washington Post As Mom loses weight with semaglutide, this letter writer struggles through her incessant food commentary at mealtimes.
School bus driver runs into house fire, rescues students' dogs - The Washington Post
Carolyn Hax chat: How could my parents not remember hitting us? - The Washington Post Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.
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Who is behind DeepSeek and how did it achieve its AI 'Sputnik moment'? | DeepSeek | The Guardian Liang Wenfeng, who founded the firm just two years ago, says his aim is 'not to lose money, nor to make huge profits'
DeepSeek Is Reshaping China's AI Landscape – Foreign Policy The Chinese AI lab has put to rest any illusion that Beijing is behind.
DeepSeek: Is China's AI tool as good as it seems? DeepSeek, a Chinese AI-chatbot app which launched last week, has sparked chaos in the US markets and raised questions about the future of America's AI dominance.
DeepSeek Is Cracking the Black Box of Corporate AI Wide Open The "open weight" model is pulling the rug out from under OpenAI.
China's cheap, open AI model DeepSeek thrills scientists DeepSeek-R1 performs reasoning tasks at the same level as OpenAI's o1 -- and is open for researchers to examine. By Elizabeth Gibney
How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Lab-Leak Theory* -- Why the Covid-19 'Lab Leak Theory' Needs Another Look | Medium ... But now, 17 months later, China is persistently acting like a nation hiding something.
Could the Carrington Event happen again? | Popular Science It happened in 1859. Today, it would be catastrophic.
Astronomers announce major discovery about gravitational waves - The Washington Post ... compelling evidence for long-theorized space-time waves.
Astronomers spot an asteroid that might hit Earth. They're not worried. - The Washington Post
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Ancient Manuscripts That Should Never Have Been Opened | by Beyond Truth | Medium Secret alphabets and unknown species defying explanation ... The Voynich Manuscript is one of the most puzzling documents ever discovered. Named after Wilfrid Voynich, a rare book dealer who acquired it in 1912, this manuscript is written in an unknown language and filled with illustrations of plants, animals, and astrological symbols that defy explanation. Its 240 pages are filled with strange diagrams and intricate details, making it a subject of fascination and mystery.
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Why I See Christianity as Faked | by Robert W Ahrens | Deconstructing Christianity | Medium Or, why it's all made up from the beginning.
I Died On The Cross For Jesus' Sins | by Lilith Helstrom | Deconstructing Christianity | Medium I'm sorry but it happened ... The basis of the entire religion is that Jesus was the scapegoat for sinners.
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Ending the Medicare Advantage advantage The outgoing Biden team just proposed MA plans receive an unwarranted 4.3% bump in payments next year. It could get a lot worse with the surgeon turned insurance salesman in charge of CMS.
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Russian Refineries Going Up In Flames - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Here's a list of recent hits:
Trump admin to take down most government websites at 5 pm, CBS reports : politics
USDA Orders Removal of Climate Change Mentions from Public Websites : news
The Dumbest Trade War in History - Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason. : politics
Trump to 'absolutely' impose tariffs on European Union : worldnews
Tariffs guide: How much you'll pay, and when Trump will put them in place | CNN Business
Stock Market Plummets as Trump Announces New Tariff War : politics
Friday afternoon in Trumpland - Lawyers, Guns & Money Trump has unilaterally slapped heavy tariffs on our biggest trading partners. This is legal because Congress recklessly gave presidents the legal power to impose tariffs unilaterally, which isn't a good idea when it turns out the People In Their Wisdom select an imbecile criminal lunatic as president.
Pete Hegseth refuses to rule out military strikes on Mexico: 'All options will be on the table' : politics
Here are the products and companies most at risk from Trump's tariff plans : politics
Trump tariffs will cost U.S. households $830 a year, study says : politics
Stock Market Plunges After White House Confirms Tariffs to Begin Saturday : politics
Trump's disregard for US constitution 'a blitzkrieg on the law', legal experts say : politics
When was America last great? About 1896, Trump suggests : politics ... The age of the robber barons, coincidentally.
We Are Going To Have to Defend Some Very Basic Principles : politics
Democrats Wonder Where Their Leaders Are : politics
Trump's Trash Defense Secretary Is Ready to Go to War With U.S. Allies: Pete Hegseth apparently will do whatever it takes to control Greenland and the Panama Canal. : politics
Trump's reckless attack on birthright citizenship : politics
Donald Trump's military deportation flight 'cost more than first class ticket' : politics
Donald Trump's data purge has begun : technology
The birth of an authoritarian nation - Lawyers, Guns & Money Bill Kristol has actually been one of the very best Never Trumpers, which is something I never would have predicted ten years ago, but that's why American lives have second acts, as F. Scott Fitzgerald did not say:
Who Goes MAGA? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Update: Lavin has deleted her essay. If I find out why I'll post that information. - Thanks to commenter Karen for flagging Talia Lavins amusing and disturbing re-write of Dorothy Thompson's classic 1941 essay "Who Goes Nazi?" ... An upbringing or a code, innate instinct, rough experience, empathy or politesse can draw us away from vulgarity and cruelty. Pride and fear, venal self-absorption, a desire for vengeance, cowardice, conformity, jealousy and loneliness can draw us into hate.
Refusing to comply - Lawyers, Guns & Money As we criticize the people who capitulate to Trump immediately or preemptively - more on that soon! - we should praise those who don't:
FBI Agents Are Stunned by the Scale of the Expected Trump Purge : politics
Trump administration's purge of FBI agents sparks backlash -- "Retaliation" : politics
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday : politics
Trump Administration Shocks Senior F.B.I. Ranks by Moving to Replace Them : politics - The FBI is probably the most conservative major department of the federal government. Every single confirmed director of the department, in its entire history, has been a Republican. The goal is denigrating the function of federal law enforcement. Because crimes are on the agenda, and the Trump and co folks aren't about to pause their crime-commiting now.
What's Behind 'Rigged' 2024 Election Claims : politics - "It is unlikely the Department of Justice or FBI, under the Trump administration, will investigate allegations of 2024 election vote rigging at the federal level" Because Trump just removed at least 30 federal attorneys who worked on January 6 cases and all six of the FBI's most senior executives and multiple heads of field offices... Coup 101. Steal the election and then remove anyone who might investigate it.
Wrecking ball: Trump's power-hungry orders wage war on US government : politics
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations : politics
Defense Dept. evicts NBC, NPR, NYT from Pentagon offices to make way for Breitbart, OANN : politics
Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS : politics
The Airport Said Don't Do It. And They Did It. : politics
The Airport Said Don't Do It. And They Did It.' - POLITICO A former House Transportation Committee chair argues Congress is contributing to the congestion around Reagan National airport.
The D.C. Air Disaster Is a Flashing Warning Sign About DOGE : politics
Trump Admin Emails Air Traffic Controllers: Quit Your Jobs : politics
Air traffic controllers union responds to Trump's DEI attacks — Fully certified professional controllers "working short-staffed, often 6 days a week, and in facilities long overdue for modernization": NATCA : technology
Trump Gutted Key Aviation Safety Committee Before D.C. Plane Crash : politics
Trump steamrolls every principle of aviation safety in wild news conference : politics
Trump Gutted Key Aviation Safety Committee Before D.C. Plane Crash : politics
Elizabeth Warren takes aim at Elon Musk after DC plane crash
Air traffic controllers union hits back at Trump DEI comments : politics
Eschaton: Is This DEI What we know for sure is the people responsible will not be blamed, because lol that's not how America works.
Plane Disaster Strikes One Week After Trump 'Restores Excellence and Safety' to FAA : politics
The Plane-Helicopter Crash - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reagan National air traffic control was understaffed on the night of the crash - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump Says D.C. Crash 'Should Have Been Prevented,' Days After Gutting Airline Safety Committee : politics
Trump acknowledges he doesn't have evidence DEI caused D.C. plane crash : politics
Last FAA Chief Quit Following Pressure From Elon Musk : politics
Leaderless FAA begins investigation of Washington plane crash | Former chief resigned 10 days ago, after Elon Musk, a close adviser to Donald Trump, called for him to quit : politics
Plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia leaves multiple houses on fire, causes explosion : news
Just days after the crash in DC another crashed in Philly : pics
Abolish the Presidential Pardon : politics
Trump fires director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sexual Misconduct Rules : politics
Who Can Stop Elon's 'Team' Wilding Its Way Through the Federal Government? : politics
Elon Musk spent more than $290 million on the 2024 election, year-end FEC filings show : politics
Elon Musk Shuts Out Senior Government Workers in Latest DOGE Takeover | A source claimed the DOGE director has seized control of the computer system that manages all government personnel. : politics
Trump and Elon Musk Just Pulled Off Another Purge -- and It's a Scary One : politics
Once-Secret Treasury Memos Detail Agency Response to SolarWinds Hack : politics
MAGA's revenge of the mediocre: Trump's war on federal workers targets the meritorious : politics
Some Conservatives Keep Awkwardly Calling Trump 'Daddy.' Experts Weigh In On What's Behind It. : politics
Musk aides lock Office of Personnel Management workers out of computer systems : politics
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Jamison Foser: "there is however this headline portraying Trump as Bipartisan ideas Guy" - Bluesky
A coup by any other name - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kevin Elliott: Unelected agents of a oligarch have seized core services of the state without legal sanction or authorization; yes, that's a coup - Bluesky
Sanewashing a coup - Lawyers, Guns & Money I mean, can we really say that an unelected CEO just taking over the appropriations and personnel powers of the federal government by fiat is even remotely as newsworthy as James Comey finding some immaterial emails? ...
Jamison Foser: The word "Musk" currently does not appear anywhere on the front page of NYTimes.com - Bluesky
Answers After Reports of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System : politics
Elon Musk's lackeys are infiltrating the Government Services Administration, attempting to use White House security credentials to gain unusual access to GSA tech, deploying a suite of new AI software, and recreating the office in X's image : politics
Kash Patel Refuses to Rule Out Targeting Trump Critics as Head of FBI : politics
If Trump does what he's promising, North America will change tomorrow : politics
Trump pledged to bring down food prices on Day One. Instead, eggs are getting more expensive : politics ... After 9 years of this the word is "lied"
Scoop: Sanders probing Trump's purge of labor officials : politics
Trump removes traditional media outlets from Pentagon, adds One American News among others : politics
Trump Has Created Health-Care Chaos : politics
Trump's War on Medicaid Will Institutionalize Millions of People The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price. : politics
Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History? The President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of shuttering. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic. : politics
Trump fires first woman to head a US military service : politics
Jake Tapper leaves Roy Moore spokesman speechless - YouTube
US judge blocks Trump from freezing federal spending for 22 states : politics
Top 10 moments of RFK Jr.'s reality-bending confirmation hearings : politics ,, Picture a shithouse with no fucking drains. Picture a leader with no fucking brains.
Killing kids for profit - Lawyers, Guns & Money -- It's worth emphasizing that opposing vaccines has made a lot of money for RFK Jr., and the conflicts of interest would get even worse in the all-too-thinkable event that he gets confirmed:
RFK Jr. Called Out for Saying Black People Should Have Different Vaccine Protocol than White People : politics
Killing kids for profit - Lawyers, Guns & Money It's worth emphasizing that opposing vaccines has made a lot of money for RFK Jr., and the conflicts of interest would get even worse in the all-too-thinkable event that he gets confirmed:
New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana : politics
La. grand jury indicts N.Y. doctor who prescribed abortion pill local teen took : news
Texas bill treating abortion as homicide, punishing patients is 'ridiculous' to top Republican : politics
Trump's Stunning Order on College Students Will Reach Further Than It Seems : politics
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence : politics
Federal workers may be battling with Elon Musk and Donald Trump over RTO but 77% of Americans support their right to flexible work : politics
TIL of Abu Zubaydah, a detainee of Guantanamo Bay for over 20 years. He has never been charged and has been tortured, including being waterboarded 83 times in one month : todayilearned ... The last three are really stupid and includes Zubaydah. They're not charged but not recommended for transfer. Officially their status is too dangerous to release but we don't have evidence to convict them
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income : politics
Meta memo threatening to fire leakers is immediately leaked; Zuck says it sucks - 9to5Mac : technology
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Trump says he opened California's water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them. : politics
Appeals court strikes down handgun ban for teens : politics
Democrats buoyed by wins in several legislative special elections : politics
Gov. Andy Beshear awards first medical marijuana cards in Kentucky : politics
Wyoming Senate panel wants all federal lands in the state except Yellowstone : politics
A pro-Israel group says it gave the Trump administration a list of students it could deport : politics
A Well-Connected NYU Parent Is Trying to Get Students Deported : politics
Eschaton: Remember When Bill Clinton Met Loretta Lynch On The Tarmac
The time Geezer Butler got arrested in a bar brawl: 'For Punching N*zi' : Music
Louisiana lawmakers demand 'family-friendly' halftime shows ahead of Super Bowl 2025, slam Rihanna, J. Lo as 'lewd' : Music ... New Orleans has a GDP of 29 billion. The metro area has a GDP of 100 billion. The state of Louisiana has a GDP of 250 billion. So 40% of the states GDP is New Orleans and its suburbs.
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Rebecca Yarros's 'Onyx Storm' Is the Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in 20 Years : books
Former Fox Sports reporter accuses top executive of sexual assault in lawsuit | Sport | The Guardian Julie Stewart-Binks filed lawsuit on Friday in Los Angeles -- Former reporter is suing network and exec Charlie Dixon - Dixon is also co-defendant in separate January complaint
Gavi, a vaccine program led by the Gates Foundation, WHO, UNICEF and World Bank, has provided over $16 billion in funding for vaccination in low-income countries since 1999. The aid has been uniquely effective, saving around 1.5 million lives at a cost of $9,000 per life saved. : science
Study of incel forums for men experiencing involuntary celibacy: r/IncelExit, where users aim to leave, and Incels.is, for those who remain embedded in incel ideology. On r/IncelExit, informational support was 74.7% of posts. In contrast, Incels.is was mainly emotional support, 55.8%. : science
Homosexuality is estimated to be about 30% heritable, with genetic factors potentially increasing mating success in heterosexual males. Outside of humans, exclusively homosexual behavior is primarily observed in domestic rams, though macaques may exhibit similar sexual orientations to humans. : science
Emerging insights into the genetics and evolution of human same-sex sexual behavior - ScienceDirect
Is Vertex's new non-opioid painkiller Journavx worth its price? ... People with acute pain, he said, could simply take 400 milligrams of ibuprofen and 1,000 milligrams of acetaminophen, a "non-opioid combo that we believe is more effective" than Journavx.
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More than 8,000 of the world's most-cited scientists have at least one retraction, according to a database that links retractions to top-cited papers. Database shows that researchers with retracted papers had higher self-citation rates and published more than those without retractions. : science
Cold-water immersion (from early ocean dips to ice-cold polar plunges) can temporarily lower stress, improve sleep, and slightly enhance quality of life, finds new study. However, benefits faded within months, and claims about immune or mood boosts lack evidence. : science
Younger men tend to partner with women about 3 years younger, but as they aged, their partners became younger, with some older men in relationships with women a decade younger. Conversely, younger women tend to partner with men a few years older, but by age 60, women seek men of similar age. : science
ELI5: Why do we have different blood types? What's the difference between them, and why does it matter? : explainlikeimfive
ELI5 why oxygen becomes toxic below 40m when scuba diving : explainlikeimfive
Today is 5 years since the U.S. declared public health emergency over COVID-19, what are your thoughts on the pandemic in retrospect? : AskReddit
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Why so many people die in winter World over, more people die in the winter than any other season. Scientists have investigated why for decades. They have some answers—but can't explain the excess deaths completely.
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Thailand makes hormone therapy free for trans people just after legalizing marriage equality : worldnews
Former US Federal Reserve Adviser Arrested for Leaking Trade Secrets to China : worldnews
russia blocked 417000 websites in 2024, media reports : worldnews
Ukrainian Drones Flew 500 Miles & Damaged 5% Of Russia's Oil Refining : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: Russian army recruitment centres in Moscow see five-fold drop in applicants, media reports. Russia is currently suffering around 1500-1750 casualties daily on the battlefield / X
KyivPost on X: Russia's oil nightmare continues as drones hit Lukoil's refinery in Volgograd last night - one of the country's largest, processing 14.8 million tons of oil a year. Now, it's burning. / X
Ukrainian drones strike 'one of 10 largest oil refineries in Russia,' military says : worldnews
(((Tendar))) on X: "Ukrainian drones recently struck the Novozybkov Pump Station. This facility is part of the strategic Druzhba pipeline and it is located 30 km (20 miles) from the Ukrainian border. This incident highlights another major strategic problem Russia is facing. The Druzhba pipeline / X
KyivPost on X: Russia's oil nightmare continues as drones hit Lukoil's refinery in Volgograd last night - one of the country's largest, processing 14.8 million tons of oil a year. Now, it's burning. / X
Lukashenko heads for massive win in Belarus election scorned by the West : worldnews
Assad cousin notorious for role in suppressing protests in Syria arrested : worldnews
Hamas releases names of Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday : worldnews
Emily Damari, an Israeli hostage for a year and a half, was held in UNRWA facilities : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1072, Part 1 (Thread #1219) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
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Ukraine to receive US$2.5 billion from UK for air defence : worldnews
Ukraine special forces say N. Korean troops not seen at front in three weeks : worldnews
Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable. The authorities said they believed the vessel may have been involved in damaging the cable, the latest act of apparent sabotage in the Baltic Sea. : worldnews
Second ship seized in Baltic Sea cable damage investigation : worldnews
Far-right Romanian presidential candidate wants Ukraine to be divided and part of it taken over by Romania : worldnews
Outrage as leading Romanian presidential candidate calls Ukraine 'a fictional state' : worldnews
Nearly half of Danes see US as threat and 78% oppose Greenland sale, survey shows | More Danish people regard US as a threat than see North Korea or Iran as danger : politics
German climate change researcher fired for refusing air travel wins compensation from court : worldnews
Robin Brooks on X: "The @FT reports that Germany and Hungary are pushing for resumption of Russian gas imports in a Ukraine peace deal. Fact that Germany's ally on this is Hungary tells you all you need to know. Germany badly lost its way under the SPD and Greens… / X
Nicaragua amends constitution, grants 'absolute power' to president and his wife : worldnews
Mexico's president calls on Google to identify US as 'América Mexicana' : politics
Trudeau Warns Of 'Forceful' Response If Trump Pulls Trigger On Tariffs: "It's not what we want but if he moves forward, we will also act" : politics
White House denies Canada, Mexico tariffs postponed to March : worldnews
Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China begin Saturday, White House says : worldnews
Trump delays decision to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada until March 1 : worldnews
White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will come Saturday. No word on exemptions : politics
Trump's revenge agenda has shocked officials who 'didn't think it was going to be this bad', insiders say : politics
Donald Trump blames Obama, Biden, DEI for DC Plane Crash : politics
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, former Black Hawk pilot, on flying in area where crash occurred : politics
AOC Rips Trump a New One Over Lies About D.C. Plane Crash : politics
Trump On If He'll Visit Site Of Deadly Aviation Collision: 'You Want Me To Go Swimming?' : politics
Trump Blamed Democrats for Causing DC Plane Crash With DEI Program He Himself Launched in First Term: Report : politics
Trump Furiously Flip-Flops on Who's to Blame for D.C. Crash : politics
Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries : politics
CNN Aviation Expert Rips Trump's 'Unhinged' Blame Game Over Deadly DC Air Collision : politics
FAA Report on D.C. Plane Crash Is Out—and It's an Indictment of Trump : politics
Trump's New Deal: 100 days to reverse the legacy of FDR : politics
Trump is in it only for himself : politics
Over 100,000 People Urge Congress to Begin Impeachment Investigation Against President Trump : politics
Trump's Inaugural Approval Rating Is Historically Low Again : politics
President Trump's Approval Rating Is 'Historically Low' : politics
This was the week Trump's honeymoon ended : politics
Trump said he hadn't read Project 2025 – but most of his early executive actions overlap with its proposals : politics
Democratic governors criticize Chuck Schumer for weak resistance to Trump : politics
Trump Wants to Detain 30,000 Migrants at Guantanamo Bay. It Can Hold Only 130 Now. : politics
'Efforts to erase the insurrection': Deletion of Jan. 6 database by Trump administration appears to violate federal law, watchdog says : politics
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class : politics
Elon Musk's Cronies Locking Federal Workers Out of Computer Systems : politics
Elon Musk is reportedly taking control of the inner workings of US government agencies : politics
Majority of Voters Think Musk Will Use DOGE for Self-Enrichment While Targeting Social Safety Net : politics
Elon Musk Is Trying to Get Control of Key Payment System—at Any Cost : politics
Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say : politics
FAA Leader Quit Before D.C. Plane Crash—Thanks to Elon Musk : politics
Musk and allies have reportedly seized key HR office - and skipped past officials to send mass resignation email : politics
Senior US Treasury official to exit after rift with Musk allies, report says : politics
The Danger of MAGA History | With Donald Trump back in the White House, the rewriting of the past has already begun. : politics ... In the United States, the question of who controls historical knowledge is once again front and center, and there are worrying signs of increasing repression. According to PEN America, 361 educational gag orders have been introduced by state legislatures since 2021. Many of these laws specifically target history education.
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday : politics
Trump's Pick to Lead FBI Refuses to Say Who Won 2020 Election : politics
Head of FBI Washington Field Office is forced out in Trump administration purge : politics
FBI agents who worked on January 6 and Trump investigations are expected to be fired Friday : politics
Trump Brings "Removal" President Andrew Jackson Back to the Oval Office : politics
"People Will Die": The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That's Not True. : politics
HIV, transgender care, climate change and other federal websites go dark : politics
The State Department is blocking new passports for trans Americans : politics
Kash Patel Says He Never Promoted QAnon. Here Are All The Times He Did : politics
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills : politics
Top Official Who Fought "Illegal" Trump Purge Now Being Pushed Out - A top official at USAID is being forced to leave the agency after trying to stop Donald Trump's mass firings. : politics
Trump Media gifts DJT shares to FBI pick Kash Patel, Linda McMahon and president's son : politics
When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it : politics
RFK Jr. and Bernie Sanders Get Into Screaming Match Over Big Pharma : politics ... He was phenomenal, as usual, and didn't scream once.
RFK Jr.'s Alleged Troubling History with Animals: Blending Mice, Freezing Roadkill, Staging a Bear Accident and Beheading a Whale : politics
Warren pushes Kennedy on his financial gain from vaccine lawsuits : politics
Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a 'predator' : politics
The Maga backlash against Trump's crypto grab: 'This is bad, and looks bad' : politics
CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies : politics
Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day : politics
CBS staff alarmed by reports of settlement talks with Trump over '60 Minutes' Harris interview : politics
'Not one damn person thought this through' | Gov. Tim Walz calls the federal funding freeze enacted by the Trump administration unconstitutional, as Minnesota files a lawsuit against the administration. : politics
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blocks Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs after Trump pardons : politics
Michigan priest defrocked by church after mimicking Musk's straight-arm gesture : news
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests : worldnews
Dan Brown Announces New Book, 'The Secret of Secrets' : books
A low-cost tool accurately distinguishes neurotypical children from children with autism just by watching them copy the dance moves of an on-screen avatar for a minute. It can even tell autism from ADHD, conditions that commonly overlap. : science
An afternoon nap facilitates creative problem solving, finds new study. Sleep improves the ability to solve target problems that could not be initially solved. : science
ELI5 Are artificial diamond and real diamond really the same? : explainlikeimfive
Microsoft Announces New Intel-Powered Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 for Businesses : Surface
Today I learned that Massachusetts taxpayers face the greatest per capita loss in the United States, i.e. paying more in federal taxes than they receive in return from the federal government. This loss nearly 2x higher than California : boston
Major Mass. cannabis lab sues competitors, claiming testing fraud : boston
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Another bad year – and decade – for fossil fuel stocks : worldnews
Thailand expects high-speed rail link to China to be ready in 2030 : worldnews
Japan to halt funding for a UN women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession : worldnews
Taiwan to hold emergency discussions after Trump pledges tariffs on chips - Focus Taiwan : worldnews
Chinese banks again block payments to Russia following tougher US sanctions : worldnews
Taking Cue From Trump, Russian Historian Suggests Renaming Gulf of Finland to Gulf of St. Petersburg : worldnews
Russian grain exports set to plunge to Soviet levels in 2025 – Moscow Times : worldnews
Ukrainian Drones Flew 500 Miles & Damaged 5% Of Russia's Oil Refining : worldnews
Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 on X: What's the most unique part of this attack on Russian oil pumping station is the unusual weapon system which was used for this operation. Russian Novozybkov oil pumping station was attacked by drone-dropped 250kg bombs - FAB-250 M-54. (Photo 1) Attack was carried out by @14reg_army . / X
The Kyiv Independent on X: "⚡️ Russian army recruitment centres in Moscow see five-fold drop in applicants, media reports. Russia is currently suffering around 1500-1750 casualties daily on the battlefield. / X
Trump prods India to buy more weapons from US, repeats tariff threat before Modi's US visit : worldnews
Dozens killed in crowd crush at world's largest religious festival | CNN : worldnews
Nurse dies as Uganda confirms new Ebola outbreak : worldnews
Syria's de facto leader declares himself president, abolishes constitution : worldnews
Russia appears to vacate Syrian naval base as Damascus requests handover of Assad : worldnews
Israel delays prisoner release after chaotic hostage handover : worldnews
Hamas' armed wing announces killing of its terrorist leader Mohammed Deif : worldnews
IDF reveals it killed Hamas terrorist seen dragging Naama Levy to captivity on Oct. 7 : worldnews
Naama Levy: 'I am finally at home,' says freed Israeli hostage in message following release | CNN
Released hostage Naama Levy spent months alone in a Hamas tunnel, rehab lead reveals : worldnews
Mossad chief warns Gaza cleanup risks destroying hostages; bodies : worldnews
Putin refuses direct talks with Zelenskyy : worldnews
Zelensky: Trump's 'Just and Fair' Rhetoric on Russia Is 'Exactly What Putin Is Afraid Of' : worldnews
'Stupid, illogical' — Zelensky blasts Ukraine for relinquishing nuclear arms without strong security guarantees : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1071, Part 1 (Thread #1218) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine / X ... Russian losses (KIA\WIA\MIA) will reach 1 million by August ... +1270 Troops is lowest daily loss since Jan.03.25. Jan total will be less than Dec but more than Nov.
Ukraine reels from 'worst-case scenario' suspension of US foreign aid with a variety of projects in the country effectively stopped overnight : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: NATO on track to send Kyiv over $40 billion in 2025. "llies are on track to deliver on the pledge made at the Washington summit, a NATO press statement said following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Jan. 29. / X
Russia Plots to Assassinate Key European Industry Leaders, NATO Warns EU : worldnews
Sweden points to 'foreign power' after Iraqi refugee on trial for Qur'an burnings shot dead | Sweden : worldnews
Salwan Momika, Man Who Burnt Quran In 2023 Sparking international Protests Shot Dead In Sweden : worldnews
Sweden donates $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine : worldnews
Far-right Romanian presidential candidate wants Ukraine to be divided and part of it taken over by Romania : worldnews
Romanian Foreign Ministry confirms unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty after far-right Romanian presidential candidate's statements : worldnews
Georgescu has 'masters in Moscow' - Kyiv slams Romanian politician over comments on Ukraine's partition : worldnews
Germany's Budget Committee approves additional 3 billion in military assistance for Ukraine – Reuters : worldnews
Merkel criticises leader of her CDU party for cooperating with German far-right : worldnews
Panama's president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal : worldnews
Panama's National Assembly approves planting and commercialization of hemp : worldnews
'Act of brutality': Cuba rebukes Donald Trump's plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo Bay : worldnews
Trudeau vows 'strong response' from Canada to Trump tariffs : worldnews
Canadian consumers call for boycott of American made food in light of tariff threat : worldnews
Plane crash in DC - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Leaked Memo Suggests a Top U.S. Agency Will No Longer Recognize Pride, MLK Day, and Holocaust Remembrance : politics
U.S. Citizens Reportedly Detained After Being Overheard Speaking Spanish : politics
Trump Signs Sweeping Xenophobic Bill, Rescinding Due Process for Millions : politics
The Reason Why Donald Trump Shut Down His Government: Chaos isn't a by-product; it's the goal. : politics
Trump Is the Least Popular Modern Prez for a Second Time | The only other incoming president to have a lower approval rating than Donald Trump in 2025 was Donald Trump in 2017. : politics
Trump's Kremlin Playbook - by Olga Lautman - Reuters reported that, on Monday, security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump regime
USDA inspector general escorted out of her office after defying White House : politics
Trump order to turn Guantánamo Bay into migrant detention center prompts outcry – live | Trump administration | The Guardian
Trump says he's directing opening a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants in US illegally : politics
@raventerp1.bsky.social: "Yeah, those "purity" voters got played." - Bluesky
White House $50m condom claim doesn't hold up under scrutiny : politics
White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, in reversal : politics
White House says that only the original memo calling for the freeze had been rescinded, not federal funding freeze : politics
Trump's funding freeze awakens the "Resistance" : politics
Another judge is preparing to block Trump's spending freeze, despite White House cleanup : politics
White House rescinds Trump's funding freeze after massive backlash : politics
White House Says Trump Funding Freeze Remains in Effect Despite Rescinding OMB Memo : politics
Fed defies Trump by keeping interest rates on hold : politics
It's not enough to reverse Citizens United. A constitutional amendment is needed: Greg Coleridge : politics
Trump approval rating slips after flurry of executive actions: Survey : politics
Trump is already acting like a king : politics
Mike Pence Uses Trump's Own Words Against Him in Stunning Anti-RFK Jr. Message to Senators: 'Vote No' : politics
Senator Rips Into RFK Jr. -- And Gets Him To Admit He Spread A Conspiracy Theory : politics
It Took RFK Jr. Just Six Minutes to Lie to Congress : politics
Bernie Sanders Confronts RFK Jr. With His Anti-Vax Onesies in Surreal Senate Scene : politics
RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing: Bernie Sanders questioning | Full exchange - YouTube
Trump Paves the Way to Deputize Local Police on Immigration : politics
Selfies and a Standing Ovation: Sermon Taking on Trump Draws Supporters to D.C. Cathedral : politics
Black-owned brands urge US consumers not to boycott Target over end of diversity efforts : politics
Elon Musk affiliate in FBI director's office sparks fear of partisan interference : politics
Trump's First 10 Days Back in Power Were Uniquely Depraved. Don't Get Numb To It : politics
Plausible Deniability: It turns out Hitler Youth can be a federal jobs program - Bluesky
Charlie Warzel: "very good reporting from WIRED here. side effect is wanting to launch myself into the sun www.wired.com/story/elon-m..." - Bluesky
Erin Reed: "1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them. It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests. I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights. Find the EO here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... - Bluesky
Democrat wins Iowa Senate seat in district Trump won by 21 points : politics
Human error - Lawyers, Guns & Money , I had made the infamous Cameron Todd Willingham case the subject of my seminar on criminal punishment issues. This case featured the judicial murder by the state of Texas of an obviously innocent ,man, who was convicted for committing a non-existent crime, on the basis of no evidence beyond grotesque junk science presented by fake experts, and the testimony of a literally psychotic jailhouse snitch ... (Antonin Scalia, who I sincerely hope is suffering the tortures of the damned in plus soul time or minus space time, went so far as to claim there was no constitutional right not to be executed for such a trivial reason as being actually innocent of the crime for which you were convicted, or, as in Willingham's case, the imaginary crime that never happened) ... Why do we expend such immense resources to make sure commercial air travel is almost unimaginably safe, and so few resources to ensure that a poor man who can't afford a lawyer isn't murdered by a superstitious legal mob in a small Texas town, with a big assist from The Supreme Court of the United States?
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,809 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Janet Gaynor.
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Scientists sound the alarm after finding thousands of seabirds dead on beaches: 'The message is clear' ||There has been no sign of the populations recovering. : worldnews
Ocean heatwave likely killed 30,000 fish off Western Australia coast, government says | Western Australia : worldnews
Drop in Amazon deforestation has now been confirmed, but forest degradation soared 497% last year : worldnews
UN Rules That Girls Forced Into Motherhood Abuses Their Human Rights : worldnews
Truck of Explosives with Anti Semitic list found in Sydney. : worldnews
Sydney police uncover cache of explosives, with indication target was synagogue : worldnews
New Zealand requires Israelis to disclose IDF service details as condition for entry : worldnews
Chinese posing as Taiwanese tourists in Palawan, Philippines arrested on charges of espionage - Rti : worldnews
Priests in the Philippines accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry, US-based group says : worldnews
Kim Keon Hee, the First Lady of South Korea. She is 52 years old. : pics
Passenger plane catches fire in South Korea prompting mass evacuation, three injured | CNN : worldnews
(1) NOELREPORTS on X: Putin claims that the "special military operation" will end in 1.5-2 months if foreign aid to Ukraine stops. He also stated that talks with Ukraine are possible, but not with Zelensky, Ukraine's sovereignty is almost null, the West pushed Kyiv to continue the conflict and that alks can start after Ukraine lifts its decree banning negotiations with Russia. / X
Legal talk on X: "Putin: Grandmaster or Puppet? Explore the facts and decide for yourself." / X
The Real Master of Russia: Who Is He? - Exposing Anti-Cult Terrorism
Russian Nuclear Icebreaker Collides With Cargo Ship In Kara Sea : worldnews
Evgen Istrebin on X: Bread prices from producers increased by 27% year-on-year According to Rosstat , the average price of bread and bakery products in Russia increased by 9.97% in 2024. LOL In 2025 there will be an even greater drop in the grain harvest and an explosive rise in prices / X
Many feared dead after stampede at Maha Kumbh Hindu festival in northern India. Authorities had expected a record 100 million people to visit Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh, or "festival of the Sacred Pitcher", on Wednesday. : worldnews
Pakistan Senate votes to ban fake news on social media : worldnews
Türkiye reportedly eyes $6B defense deal with Saudi Arabia : worldnews
Syria Demands Reparations From Russia : worldnews
(1) NEXTA on X: Syria Demands Compensation from Russia for Assad Support Syria's new government has demanded compensation from Russia for the damage caused by its support of Bashar al-Assad's regime. The issue was raised during talks with a Kremlin delegation on Tuesday, with Syrian officials / X (1) AlexandruC4 on X: "BREAKING: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa asked Moscow to hand over the ousted president Bashar Assad - Reuters / X
The IDF won't withdraw 'until the Lebanese army shows it is in control' : worldnews
Israel receives list of Gaza hostages to be released on Thursday, PM office says : worldnews
Can Trump End Russia's War Against Ukraine? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Farce then tragedy: Russian views of the West and what they mean for Ukraine | ECFR
The Sanctions Game - Lawyers, Guns & Money
'Putin afraid of negotiations' - Zelensky hits back after Kremlin leader labels him 'illegitimate' : worldnews
Israel may have started sending Russian-made weapons to Ukraine : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1070, Part 1 (Thread #1217) : worldnews
(1) The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 29, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X - +1670 Troops ranks as 20th highest loss tied with Jan.17.25 & Dec.04.24. Other categories are at or above 7-day averages. UAVs and Vehicles are on track for record total months.
Ukraine Seizes Russian Military Plans in Major Kursk Raid : worldnews
(1) Euromaidan Press on X: "Russian forces normalize combat assaults in Lada cars amid severe armor shortages The Russian military adopts civilian cars for assaults after losing thousands of armored vehicles during its invasion of Ukraine. / X
Ministry of Defence on X: Latest Defence intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 29 January 2025. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: / X
NOELREPORTS on X: ️The EU is accelerating Ukraine's accession talks and plans to open the first "cluster" of negotiations. This includes key issues like the rule of law. Ukraine's progress in reforms signals strong momentum for its integration into the bloc. / X
Former head of Polish police indicted over explosion of grenade launcher in his office : worldnews
Be sensitive to all manifestations of intolerance warn Auschwitz survivors on 80th anniversary of camp's liberation : worldnews
Elon Musk's support of right-wing parties 'is really disgusting,' German Chancellor tells CNN : worldnews ... Stop buying his swasticars
German Green chief warns conservatives not to strike migration deal with far right : worldnews
Rheinmetall CEO: Russia is unhappy with Western arms supplies, so it planned my assassination : worldnews
The Ukrainian Review on X: During our meeting, Croatia announced the preparation of a new package of military and technical assistance, which is to be approved tomorrow, - PM Smyhal ❗️Sanctions remain the number one tool for weakening the aggressor. We will work to make Russia pay for its aggression. / X
Jason Koebler: "Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified..." - Bluesky
Donald the Dove, the free speech president, to issue order cancelling the visas of Palestinian rights protestors - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump DOJ scrubs entire Jan. 6 Capitol riot database from the web : politics
"Trump is trying to collapse our economy": War on "woke" revealed as a war on all Americans : politics
White House rescinds federal aid freeze : politics
Schrodinger's freeze - Lawyers, Guns & Money
With chaotic freeze gambit, the Trump White House shows its incompetence (again) : politics
White House response adds to confusion on federal funding freeze : NPR
White House rescinds order freezing federal grants and loans : politics
Why Trump's funding freeze is deepening fears that he seeks unlimited power : politics
Opinion | If All This Sounds Delusional, That's Because It Is - The New York Times - The only real explanation, from the O.M.B. memo, was that this was a necessary step to root out the malign influence of 'Marxist equity, transgenderism and Green New Deal social engineering policies' from government. If this sounds delusional, that's because it is
Fork You - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Trump administration on Tuesday offered roughly two million federal workers the option to resign but be paid through the end of September, in an effort to drastically reduce the size of the federal work force and push out people who do not support President Trump's political agenda.
Donald Trump least popular newly elected president since Second World War : politics
'It was leaked to us:' Army in chaos over Trump orders : politics
Trump is trying to undo the 14th amendment. Historians are horrified. : politics
Immunity does not shield Trump from $83M defamation judgment, Carroll's attorney argues : politics
Tuberculosis Is Back -- Just in Time for Trump to Make Things Even Worse : politics
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Discussion Thread: Cabinet Confirmation Hearings for January 29th, 2025 (Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS, Howard Lutnick for Commerce, and Kelly Loeffler for SBA) : politics
'He cheats his way through life': Five bombshells from Caroline Kennedy's open letter : politics
Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism : politics
RFK Jr. Is Changing His Anti-Vax Tune. Don't Fall for It. : politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing : politics
RFK Jr. Confirms Lyme Disease 'Bioweapon' Conspiracy: VIDEO - Comic Sands
Aaron Stewart-Ahn: "Absolutely batshit you can watch on live TV a rotting whale eating, bear corpse vandalizing, brainworm eaten, anti-science sex pest who drove an ex wife to suicide & looks exactly like corrupted Leland Palmer from Twin Peaks & sounds like Megatron auditioning to be head of America's healthcare." - Bluesky
Rachel Maddow: "autisticadvocacy.org/2024/11/asan..." - Bluesky
r Pete Buttigieg taking "serious look" at Michigan Senate race in 2026 : politics
The Trump White House has no idea what the Trump White House just did : politics
GOP steps aside as Trump assaults Congress' power: The president goes after the "power of the purse" with nary a peep from Republican leaders. : politics
Letitia James announces new lawsuit against Trump Administration : politics
Judge pauses Trump funding freeze order until Feb. 3 : politics
Democrats to hold 'emergency' meeting on Trump's spending freeze : politics
"Five-alarm fire": Trump OMB tries to freeze federal spending in unconstitutional power grab: A two-page OMB memo falsely claims that the president can refuse to spend money on programs authorized by Congress : politics
Project 2025 was the plan all along. Trump is proving it now. : politics
GOP Senators Want Trump To Release Epstein Files Even If He's In Them : politics
Have I missed any? : PoliticalHumor
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign : politics
'Headed for technofascism': the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley : politics
Trump's new head of DOT rips up US fuel efficiency regulations - Secretary Duffy claims polluting more will make cars cheaper. : politics
Trans inmate sues Trump over executive order forcing her into men's prison and denying appropriate health care : politics
Worse Than Sean Spicer: Jimmy Kimmel Rips Trump's New Press Secretary : politics
Iowa Democrats flip Senate seat in special election to cut into Republican majority : politics
Brian Tyler Cohen: "The same people wailing about DEI literally can't spell their own job title." -- luesky
Radley Balko: "Open-air corruption. They'ae just flaunting it." - Bluesky
Molly Jong-Fast: "About those egg prices" -- Bluesky
Zuck pays Trump $25 million tribute - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Obscenely wealthy, insecure misogynist loves Donald Trump
No longer fit to print - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I suspect that on some level Krugman has never really been forgiven for having been right about the Iraq war, or perhaps being right "for the wrong reasons," which is an even bigger sin against the conventional wisdom than simply being right in the first place. Nevertheless for a quarter century this extraordinarily talented writer was left alone to do his work. Then, quite abruptly, his social criticisms were found by the powers that be to no longer be even minimally acceptable.
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times - Columbia Journalism Review The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says
DeepSeek just blew up the AI industry's narrative that it needs more money and power | CNN Business : technology
DeepSeek stuns tech industry with new AI image generator that beats OpenAI's DALL-E 3 : technology
Meta is reportedly scrambling multiple 'war rooms' of engineers to figure out how DeepSeek's AI is beating everyone else at a fraction of the price : technology
U.S. Navy bans use of DeepSeek due to 'security and ethical concerns' : technology
Another OpenAI researcher quits—claims AI labs are taking a 'very risky gamble' with humanity amid the race toward AGI : technology
Proton Mail Says It's "Politically Neutral" While Praising Republican Party : technology
Former MTV Host Matt Pinfield Recently Suffered Massive Stroke : Music
Butler county sheriff Hamilton Ohio. 705 Hanover St, Hamilton, OH 45011 : pics
LGM Film Club, Part 489: Bonnie & Clyde - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Climate change may be driving an expansion of Valley fever, a deadly fungal infection spread by airborne spores : science
By examining smiles during romantic partner interactions, researchers discovered that couples with high relationship satisfaction had greater smile synchrony and reciprocated each other's smiles more quickly. These findings suggest that healthy couples are more emotionally attuned to each other. : science
Young women's mixed feelings about sex stem from conflicting social norms | Participating women expressed a desire to have sex with their partners, guided by social norms that valorized such encounters, but they were also influenced by coexisting norms that stigmatized sexual activity. : science
What's something your partner wanted you to try but you refused immediately? : AskReddit
Why Guinness World Records suck now : videos
What are some of the darkest stories and posts of reddit that many people don't know about? : AskReddit
what is the funniest thing,you have seen in public? : AskReddit
Surface vs Macbook : Surface
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Global Warming is accelerating. Sea Surface Temperature increase over the past 40 years will likely be exceeded within the next 20 years. : science
SA Police arrest 16 neo-Nazis after march in Adelaide's CBD : worldnews Southern Australia
Thailand holds its first same-sex weddings, targets record registrations : worldnews
Thailand's health ministry frees up millions to provide HRT for 200,000 trans people : worldnews
Trump To Tariff Chips Made In Taiwan, Targeting TSMC : worldnews
China and India stop trading in Russian oil because of US sanctions, Reuters reports : worldnews
China's artificial sun burns for 1000+ secs, creates record in fusion research : worldnews
Russian economy facing a tidal wave of bankruptcies : worldnews
(1) Robin Brooks on X: The EU can implode Russia's economy by sanctioning Putin's shadow fleet in the Baltic. But Greece's shipping oligarchs like selling oil tankers (blue) to Putin (gray) for top Dollar. EU sanctions would stop this. So sanctions don't happen and the shadow fleet continues to grow... / X
(1) PS01 □ on X: "🚨 Taganrog's TANTK aircraft plant may be declared bankrupt Here are the first victims of the Central Bank's high key rate in the military-industrial complex. The aircraft plant "TANTK im. G. M. Beriev" in Taganrog could not cope with the high financial burden - it may be declared bankrupt . / X
Ukraine destroys 5% of Russia's total refinery capacity in only two nights of strikes : worldnews
(1) Euromaidan Press on X: "Frontline Report: Ukrainian forces turned captured Russian bunkers and Dragon Steel fortifications into a lethal trap in Kursk, creating a choke point that killed hundreds of Russian soldiers and destroyed over 30 armored vehicles https://t.co/96I0hu0Hky" / X
(1) Mark Krutov on X: 1/3 A lot of new hangars, shelters, and a new S-300/S-400 air defense site can be seen in a January 6th @planet satellite image of the Russian Millerovo airbase, located approximately 150 km from the nearest Ukrainian-controlled territory. Reference images taken on Oct. 5th, 2024 / X
(1) WarTranslated (Dmitri) on X: "Reuters reports that the Ryazan Oil Refinery, one of Russia's largest, has temporarily halted operations after being hit by Ukrainian defenders' attacks." / X
MAKS 24: More BAVOVNA from Kstovo, Russia - Bluesky
(1) NEXTA on X: Uzbekistan Airway fears that Russian air defenses will shoot down their planes Uzbekistan Airways has begun rerouting its flights to Europe through the airspace of Azerbaijan and Turkey, abandoning the northern route over Russia and Belarus, reports Oxu. The airline's press / X
Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi Kurdistan kills six civilians : worldnews
Iranian FM suggests moving Israelis to Greenland after Trump initiative : worldnews
(1) Rob Lee on X: Iran has purchased Russian-made Sukhoi-35 fighter jets, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday, amid Western concerns about Tehran and Moscow's growing military cooperation. This is the first time an Iranian official has confirmed the purchase of Su-35 jets. / X
President Trump reiterates wish to move Gazans to Egypt, Jordan : worldnews
Zelensky says Putin 'afraid' of negotiations on ending Ukraine war : worldnews
'If half the people go home tomorrow, Putin will kill us all' — Zelensky defends mobilization : worldnews
Western hesitation allowed Russia to regain battlefield momentum — Zaluzhnyi : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1069, Part 1 (Thread #1216) : worldnews
(1) The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 28, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
U.S. sending dozens of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine : worldnews
(1) Preston Stewart on X: "Rep Michael McFaul (R-TX) spoke on Fox News about Russia abducting Ukrainian children: "If a foreign adversary took 260,000 of our kids, and they were in indoctrination camps, I mean, how would we feel about that? I mean, it's one thing if you're on the battlefield killing the enemy. But to capture the children to re-indoctrinate them is sort of reminiscent of, you know, Mengele's experiments on kids -- And I don't think we've seen anything like this in recent society. / X
For Russians In Ukraine, It's Now Normal To Attack In A Compact Car : worldnews
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect vital cables. Here's why and how : worldnews
NATO: There was officially a Russian plot to kill European weapons chief : worldnews
EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky : worldnews
EU to ban resale of PlayStation and Xbox to Russians, — Financial Times : worldnews
Denmark to pump $2bn into Arctic security as Trump eyes Greenland : worldnews
Norway is set to become the first country to fully transition to electric vehicles : worldnews
Poland urges Tesla boycott after Musk's call to 'move past' Nazi guilt : worldnews
European Leaders Condemn Musk's Ominou' Push for Germany to Forget Holocaust : worldnews
Italy's Meloni investigated over release of Libyan war crimes suspect : worldnews
Italy restarts bid to deport migrants to Albania : worldnews
France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says : worldnews
Macron announces Louvre overhaul, price increases for non-EU visitors, separate charge to see Mona Lisa by 2031 : worldnews
Greater number of Swiss confess to no religious faith : worldnews
Misogyny identified as breeding ground for extremism in UK, says leaked report | UK security and counter-terrorism : worldnews
Roman Abramovich dodged millions in tax with superyachts-for-hire scheme,reports the BBC. : worldnews
Chinese envoy to Colombia promotes bilateral ties as Bogotá clashes with Washington : worldnews
Government wants to remove femicide from Argentina's Penal Code | Buenos Aires Times : worldnews
As Trump ratchets up Greenland bid, Danish PM says Nordic leaders are united : worldnews
Poll: 85% of Greenlanders do not want to be part of the US : worldnews
Poland and Canada sign nuclear power cooperation agreement : worldnews
Canada's Freeland Calls for Summit of Nations Bullied By Trump : worldnews
Multiculturalism is a bad fit for Quebec, immigration minister says : worldnews
Paramedic refused to speak English, Montreal woman says : worldnews
Discussion Thread: First White House Press Briefing of the Second Trump Administration : politics
Trump is a Clear and Present Danger to the Nation's Security : politics
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Has Declined : politics
California Immediately Slaps Down Trump's Claim He 'Turned on the Water' : politics
Trumps claims military entered California to release water flow, but state says that did not happen : politics
Trump seeks presidential immunity from any civil lawsuit filed against him in state court : politics
Welcome to Trump 2.0: Stupid and Evil at the Same Time : politics
Google declares U.S. 'sensitive country' like China, Russia after Trump's map changes : technology
Trump jokes about running for a third term in speech to House Republicans : politics
Trump signs executive order to rename state of New Mexico to New America : PoliticalHumor
Trump Medicaid freeze seems to lock 72 million Americans out of their health insurance : politics
AOC Rips Trump as White House Scrambles to Fix Medicaid Freeze - Donald Trump shut down Medicaid access in every single state. : politics
Remember When Trump Vowed Not to Touch Medicaid? It's Already Begun. : politics
Medicaid portals down in all 50 states after Trump funding freeze, Sen. Wyden says : politics
"Blatant attempt to rip away health insurance": Medicaid system suspended nationwide, senator says : politics ... Google trends shows out of the top 10 states searching "Medicare" nine are Republican states. Congratulations, maga!
Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers : news
Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears : politics
OMB freeze on all federal aid could halt state assistance, such as SNAP : politics ... This is a pause on ALL federal aid and grant money to everyone and everything except Social Security and Medicare. This is SNAP, student loans, all research grants, all grants to schools, all business grants, etc. The scale here is immense, this is going to affect everyone in the country. This is billions of dollars of money the government is withholding from basically every industry. It's insane. .. Federal grant money makes up about 10% of GDP. Even a few weeks of this will be economically devastating.This one order has basically crashed the American economy.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion : politics ... The memo says this covers 3 trillion in spending… the US gdp is 27 trillion. So this order is effectively cutting out 10% of the economy over night. If this lasts for any length of time the economy is going to crumble. Everything will come to a screeching halt.
All federal grants and loan disbursement paused by White House : politics
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries : politics
'It will kill people': Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid : politics
Trump is Already Planning Colossal Tax Giveaways to Corporations and Billionaires - President Trump campaigned on lowering prices for Americans. Instead, his first priority is to cut taxes for the super rich while slashing social programs for working people. : politics
Trump's DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say : politics
Donald Trump Says He's Too Busy To Play Golf, Then Guess What Happens : politics
Trump mocked for hitting the golf course — just a week after being sworn in again : politics
Trump Just Broke the Law. Blatantly. And He Might Get Away With It. How is this not a major political scandal already? Hello, Democrats? : politics
Trump declares transgender soldiers unfit for US military : politics - He's saying only hetero cis men will go die in his multi-front war including two countries with a land border to the US.
Trump's anti-trans executive order is breathtaking cruelty : politics
GOP Senators to Trump: Release Those Jeffrey Epstein Files, Too : politics
Donald Trump Now Floats Deporting American Criminals : politics
JD Vance Finally Admits What Trump's Big Plan to Lower Food Prices Is - The plan is no plan. : politics
Organizers Report Longtime 'Loyal' Dem Voters Fed Up With Party's Inaction as Trump 2.0 Takes Hold : politics
Dems Sound Alarm on Trump's Quiet Bid to Raise Prescription Prices : politics
Democrats Introduce Resolution Condemning Donald Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons : politics ... Fetterman is such disappointing garbage.
Democrats Accuse Trump of Prioritizing Pardons and Deportations Over Previous Promise to 'Immediately' Lower Food Prices : politics
People joke Elon Musk has been 'kicked out of the White House' after he's denied West Wing office : politics
Elon Musk Says $1M Election Giveaway Wasn't Illegal Because Winners Weren't Random : politics
'Miserable self-loathing poser': Elon Musk's former friend pens brutal open letter : politics
;Miserable self-loathing poser': Elon Musk's former friend pens brutal open letter - lonestarlive.com
Trump Hit With New Lawsuit for Funneling Sensitive Info to Elon Musk : politics
'He'll go down': RFK Jr. nomination won't pass Senate, O'Reilly says : politics
Right-Wingers Bash Anti-Trans Lawmaker for Unwittingly Touting DEI : politics
GOP Attorneys General in 19 States Urge Costco to Drop DEI Policies : politics
North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He's Set to Run the Agency. : politics
Michigan adds sexual orientation and gender identity to hate crime law despite 'far-right fiction' : politics
Tennessee school board passes a resolution encouraging border closures because they find it too hard to educate the county's growing population of ESL kids. : politics
Oklahoma Senator Introduces Bill to Make Porn Completely Illegal. In a slate of several bills restricting reproductive rights and divorce, Oklahoma senator Dusty Deevers suggests anyone making anything even vaguely pornographic should go to jail. : politics
Selena Gomez tells politician who called for her deportation, 'Thanks for the laugh and the threat' : politics
Trump Border Czar Rages About Migrants Being Too 'Educated' About Rights in ICE Round-Ups | "They call it 'Know Your Rights.' I call it 'How to escape arrest'" whined Tom Homan. : politics
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU - Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
Politician Resigns After Copying Elon Musk's Nazi-ish Salute : politics - A Pennsylvania politician Laura Smith, a Republican in Montgomery County, resigned as a supervisor of Towamencin Township on Saturday after outcry over a TikTok video where she made a gesture resembling Musk's.
ELI5: What is Freemasonry? : explainlikeimfive
People who are heavy cannabis users could have poorer working memory skills even if they haven't used the drug recently. Brain scans showed lower brain activation in several regions. : science
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Russia issues school textbook saying it was 'forced' to march into Ukraine : worldnews
North Korean Troops Withdraw from Kursk Front After Heavy Losses : worldnews
Taliban Rejects Trump's Call to Return US Weapons Worth Billions : worldnews
Taliban conditionally agree to allow Afghan girls to study in Pakistan : worldnews
Gaza ceasefire latest: Thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza after hostage agreement reached : politics
At least eight hostages to be released in ceasefire deal are dead, Hamas tells Israel : worldnews
The Fall of the Idols - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Peter Beinart has a thought-provoking piece (gift link) regarding the shibboleth that the state of Israel "has a right to exist," which, as he points out, is one of the few propositions that appears to have complete support across the elected political spectrum in America today. He denies that this concept makes any sense as applied to nation-states:
'A moral wreckage that we need to face': Peter Beinart on being Jewish after Gaza' s destruction | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
Palestinian prisoner refuses to return to Gaza in ceasefire swap, prefers to stay in prison -report : worldnews
Donald Trump's "100 day" Ukraine peace plan leaked: Report : worldnews
Ukraine dismisses supposedly leaked blueprint for ending war in Ukraine as 'fake' : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1068, Part 1 (Thread #1215) : worldnews
Ukraine's Defense Sector Secures $1.5 Billion in International Funding for Arms Production : worldnews
Every constituency in Britain favours trade with EU over US : politics
Two hundred UK companies sign up for permanent four-day working week | Work & careers : worldnews
UK detects human case of bird flu, says wider risk remains low : worldnews
US backs down on tariffs after Colombia agrees to deportation flights : politics
Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods after Trump order : politics
Trump issuing 'emergency 25% tariffs' against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights : politics
Brazil outraged after US deportees arrive handcuffed, Colombia to refuse US deportation flights : politics ... "On the plane they didn't give us water, we were tied hands and feet, they wouldn't even let us go to the bathroom," he told AFP. "It was very hot, some people fainted." Luis Antonio Rodrigues Santos, a 21-year-old freelancer, recounted the "nightmare" of people with "respiratory problems" during "four hours without air conditioning" due to technical issues on the plane.
Danish official tells Trump to 'f*** off' over Greenland threats : politics
Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updates : worldnews
The Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History is Happening Right Now in Kansas : politics
Army tells units to prepare for deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border : politics undefined
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp' : politics
ICE Ordered to Turbocharge Arrests to Make Trump Happy : politics
Trump's Gestapo-style ICE raids - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Miami man claims wife was detained in one of several Florida ICE raids: "They snatched her" : politics
One week in and dudes taking vacation already : PoliticalHumor
A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his first week back in office : politics
Trump accused of using AI to compose 'slip shod' executive orders : technology
Lina Khan warns of 'catastrophic consequences' if Trump gives free hand to private equity : politics
Trumponomics is back: Tech-bros are delighted, but the price of eggs is soaring : politics
Democrats slam Trump for not making good on promise to 'immediately' lower food prices : politics
GOP Fears Jan. 6 Probe Will Expose Their X-Rated and 'Embarrassing' Texts An aide to Mike Johnson has reportedly urged lawmakers to not subpoena Cassidy Hutchinson to keep the sordid texts under wraps. : politics
Trump's Friday night massacre is blatantly illegal : politics
Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump 'broke the law' by firing 18 inspectors general : politics
'People Will Be Shocked': Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency : politics ... the level of anticipatory obedience we're seeing from business, universities and the media is unlike anything I've seen in my lifetime.
Here's How Trump's Vengeance Machine Works : politics
Career DOJ lawyers fired for crime of doing their jobs - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump issues major threat to nearly 90,000 IRS agents : politics
Republicans Are Destroying Government Agencies By Making Sure No One Works There : politics
Here'`s How Trump's Vengeance Machine Works : politics
Trump's neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist : politics
Trump's flurry of score-settling this week is rooted in one thing: loathing : politics
Democrats flip the script, eyeing debt limit to block Trump's agenda : politics
Pregnant women sue President Trump for 'unilaterally and unconstitutionally' seeking to strip children of citizenship : politics
Energized neo-Nazis feel their moment has come as Trump changes everything : politics
Elon Musk's daughter gives fiery response to Nazi salute accusations : politics - "I'm just gonna say let's call a spade a f***ing spade," Wilson wrote on Instagram's Threads platform on Tuesday. "Especially if there were two spades done in succession based on the reaction of the first spade."
Bill Gates Rips Musk for His Right-Wing Pivot: 'Insane S***' : politics
On March 27, 1933, a massive anti-Nazi rally was hosted at Madison Square Garden : pics
I Voted for John Fetterman. He Betrayed Supporters Like Me. : politics
Kristi Noem Is So Late To Her Swearing-In By JD Vance, He Leaves: Report : politics
Here are the 7 Democrats who voted for Noem as Homeland Security secretary : politics
Trump's new gender rules gut a key part of the Prison Rape Elimination Act : politics
Many more U.S. cities ban sleeping outside despite a lack of shelter space : politics
Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests : politics
ICE begins immigration raids across Texas, dozens arrested : politics
Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat : politics ... Almost 60% of Nebraskans voted for Trump knowing he wanted to deport illegal immigrants.
TV host 'Dr. Phil' films as ICE targets migrants in Chicago : politics
Vance's political team signs on to run Vivek Ramaswamy's bid for Ohio governor : politics
The Los Angeles River is now black from all the toxic ash from rain runoff following the fires : WTF
Trump Orders Federal Government Control Over California Water : AdviceAnimals
A Chinese startup just showed every American tech company how quickly it's catching up in AI : technology
Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked : technology
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times - Columbia Journalism Review The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says ... And there was a condition: if he wanted to keep the newsletter, the frequency of his column would have to be cut in half, to once a week ... Unlike most of his Times colleagues, Krugman believes Biden "actually was a very, very good president."
What made you gain a significant amount of weight? : AskReddit
Both men and women prefer younger partners, study finds. Even though women tend to say they prefer older men they scored younger men as more desirable, research shows. : science
Men value romantic relationships more and suffer greater consequences from breakups than women. Popular culture suggests women prioritize romantic relationships more than men, though recent evidence paints a different picture. : science - this discrepancy stems from gendered socialization patterns: men are less likely to cultivate strong, emotionally supportive friendships or family ties outside of romantic relationships, while women are encouraged to develop broader networks of intimacy and care. These differences make romantic relationships disproportionately significant for men in fulfilling emotional and psychological needs.
ELI5: how does sperm know where the egg is? : explainlikeimfive
Why don't you remember all your dreams? | Popular Science
Neil Gaiman dropped by US comics publisher after sexual misconduct allegations : books
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,807 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the subtle and understated grave of Huey Long.
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'Catastrophic': Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds : worldnews
South Korea's president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law : worldnews
Mothers and wives must take part of blame for big losses, Russian military newspaper argues : worldnews
Russia's Ryazan oil refinery in flames after drone strike, reports say : worldnews
Ukraine's defence forces strike drone warehouses in Russia's Oryol Oblast, destroying over 200 Shaheds : worldnews
Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says : worldnews
Syria's new regime says it stopped weapons shipment heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon : worldnews
EU may suspend Syria sanctions on energy and transport : worldnews ... basically the cleanest takeover ever of a country after a deadly civil war.
22 killed in south Lebanon as IDF fires on suspects trying to break through to villages : worldnews
IDF didn't act on alerts of Hamas aerial activity hours before Oct. 7 attack — report : worldnews
Hamas violates ceasefire deal by failing to provide hostage status report : worldnews
Trump Suggests His Plan For Gaza Strip Is To 'Clean Out the Whole Thing' : politics
Trump Floats Forced Relocation of Gazans: 'Clean Out That Whole Thing' : politics ... Literally using the term “clean” to describe ethnic cleansing is fucking incredible
Scoop: Trump lifts Biden's hold on 2,000-pound bombs to Israel : politics
Trump Lifts Biden's Hold On Bombs To Israel, Says "Now On Their Way" : worldnews
Female soldiers who raised the alarm about Hamas threat before Oct. 7 return to Israel : worldnews
UN agency UNRWA says Israel orders it to stop East Jerusalem operations this week : worldnews
PMO: Hamas will hand over Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger, and additional male hostage on Thursday : worldnews
Ukraine war briefing: US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, says Zelenskyy : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: Trump signals intent to work with Ukraine despite past criticism — The Independent. Insiders say fears of Trump abandoning Ukraine are overblown, pointing to Zelensky ally David Arakhamia's presence at the inauguration. A formal Trump-Zelensky meeting is expected soon. / X
MAKS 24 on X: US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and "stop work" orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, - FT ❗️In defiance of Rubio's order, USAID in Ukraine has temporarily held off issuing by secretary of state Marco Rubio, / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1067, Part 1 (Thread #1214) : worldnews
PS01 □ on X: The Russians Krasukha's electronic warfare system was destroyed ‼️ It was destroyed in the occupied part of Kherson region, Gornostaevsky district, Vasilyevka village. The Krasukha is said to have been used against US and Israeli AH-64 Apache in Syria with success. / X
Feigning Retreat, Ukrainian Troops Lured Attacking Russians Into A Devastating HIMARS Ambush : worldnews
Ukraine's new Vampire systems down Russian Kh-59 missile for first time - Euromaidan Press : worldnews
MAKS 24 on X: More than 200,000 children have been abducted by Russia since the start of its invasion of Ukraine, Michael McCaul said, citing U.S. estimates, - FOX News / X
West cries foul over Belarus election as Lukashenko eyes seventh term : worldnews
Belarus exit poll puts Lukashenko on 87.6% of vote in presidential election : worldnews
EU rejects election in Belarus and threatens new sanctions : worldnews
Three Boeing 747s Loaded With US Weapons for Ukraine Land in Poland : worldnews
Latvia seeks cooperation from Baltic Sea allies in finding cause of undersea data cable rupture : worldnews
New cable damaged in the Baltic Sea : worldnews
Sweden Says Has Seized Ship Suspected Of Baltic Sea Sabotage : worldnews
Protests Across Greece Over Train Tragedy Audio Horror Leak : worldnews ... Revelations from leaked cell phone calls from desperate survivors trapped in a Feb. 28, 2023 head-on train collision as smoke and fire closed in and killed them is drawing protests across Greece Jan. 26.
Explosion rocks Dutch museum before gold masterpieces stolen: "This is a dark day" : worldnews
Today 100000 people demonstrated in Berlin against fascism : pics ... Those who sleep in democracy will wake up in a dictatorship ... The right literally trying to ban being awake. Do you ever wonder why they need you to sleep?
Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says : politics ... two days before world leaders are due to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz ... the tech billionaire threw his support behind a party whose co-founder Alexander Gauland once dismissed the Nazi era as "just a speck of bird's muck in more than 1,000 years of successful German history."
The man who revealed Auschwitz's atrocities to the world
US restricts Switzerland's access to AI chips : worldnews ... Only 18 countries are considered trustworthy allies in the USA, including France, Germany and Japan. According to Washington, these nations are worthy of unrestricted access to these very powerful computer chips, which are manufactured exclusively by US companies
French president Macron's popularity hits new low : worldnews
Technology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog finds | Reproduction : worldnews
The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems : worldnews
Technology for lab-grown eggs or sperm on brink of viability, UK fertility watchdog finds | Reproduction | The Guardian Exclusive: In-vitro gametes are viewed as the holy grail of fertility research - The technology promises to remove age barriers to conception and could pave the way for same-sex couples to have biological children together. It also poses unprecedented medical and ethical risks, which the HFEA now believes need to be considered in a proposed overhaul of fertility laws ... creating the egg and the sperm from the same individual ... But a baby with only one parent would be much more likely to lack a safe backup copy for faulty genes.
Trump vows to impose heavy U.S. sanctions, tariffs on Colombia after it turns away deportation planes : worldnews
Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed : worldnews ... On the plane they didn't give us water, we were tied hands and feet, they wouldn't even let us go to the bathroom, it was basically Spirit Airlines he told AFP.
Trade war with Colombia over Trump's use of US military to transport deportees - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump ridicules Denmark and insists US will take Greenland : politics
This Is Our Country Now - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... On Greenland: "I think we're going to have it. I think the people want to be with us," President Trump tells reporters on AF1. "I don't really know what claim Denmark has to it, but it'd be a very unfriendly act if they didn't allow that to happen because it's for the protection of the free world."
Trump says he could send US special operators after Mexican drug cartels. It could make things a lot worse. : politics
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. : worldnews
Ice-bound Canadian ship with 17 people on board no longer stuck in frozen Lake Erie : worldnews
Trump floats reversing decision to leave WHO : politics
Trump floats reversing decision to leave WHO : worldnews ... Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair
What the Hell Is Going on at NIH? Scientists sound the alarm about Trump's unprecedented "Big Brother" research crackdown. : politics
Wind-blown avian feces may be route of transmission for bird flu, Minnesota's infectious disease expert warns - CBS Minnesota
'We're watching mass delusion happen': Trump's return to White House brings cascade of lies : politics
Trump Ends Security Details for People Who Get Death Threats Because of Him : politics
The 12 Democrats who make the most sense for 2028 - The Washington Post
What ending birthright citizenship could look like in the US - The Washington Post Legal experts say the undocumented population would grow and that all Americans would be impacted if Trump's order takes effect
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders : politics
'Destabilize, Destabilize, Destabilize': What Trump Is Really Up To : politics ... WaPo slogan should just change to "We are the darkness"
This Is Our Country Now - Lawyers, Guns & Money - There are various ways to try to reconcile these comments with thought processes that might take place in Trump's head. I won't even try. Illegal, offensive, and ridiculous. Our President.
Opinion | Let's Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did - The New York Times ... In terms of the question of what is the quantity of people who are deported, the historic peak for the United States came during Barack Obama's term ... Yesterday, Tom Homan, the White House "border czar," was on TV saying that they had arrested 308 people already. And I think the average under Biden was about 310 ICE arrests per day.
In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution : politics
Trump wiped January 6 convicts' records clean. Now his DOJ is wiping evidence of rioters' crimes from the internet : politics
Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Trump pardoning violent Jan. 6 defendants was 'a mistake' : politics
Alaskans say Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley : politics
White House warns of 'consequences' for Republicans who don't support all of Trump's nominees : politics
The Online Porn Free-for-All Is Coming to an End | Three decades into the internet era, the Supreme Court finally appears ready to uphold age-verification laws. : technology
MAGA's true believers don't understand capitalism — Trump will teach them a hard lesson : politics
Pregnant women sue Trump administration over the end of birthright citizenship | The president's order withholding citizenship from the children of some immigrants is being challenged by multiple lawsuits, arguing it violates the Constitution. : politics
Musk's DOGE cancels $420M of government contracts in 80 hours - far behind schedule : politics
Elon Musk Expresses Support for Germany's Far-Right AfD Party—Again | "All the people who were shrugging and equivocating over Elon and whether he was aligning with Nazi, far-right forces should be launched into the sun," wrote one observer. : politics
Jewish non-profit chief says Musk will spur violence with his 'Nazi salute' | Elon Musk : politics
Supervisor in North Penn posts video of Sieg Heil Nazi Salute. : Pennsylvania
Towamencin supervisor going viral for TikTok video mimicking alleged Nazi salute a la Elon Musk at inauguration - North Penn Now
Indianapolis man charged after allegedly threatening to 'kill many illegals' in TikTok posts : politics
Staying alive - Lawyers, Guns & Money David Mack has an essay in Slate about how it may make sense on various personal and political levels to drop out of the news cycle, or at least disconnect from it to some extent:
Montana Republican's bill would charge parents of trans kids with child abuse : politics ... The cruelty of the Republican party has no bottom.
'It's a death sentence': US health insurance system is failing, say doctors - Firms including United Healthcare have denied basic scans and taken months to reconsider, physicians say : politics
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,806 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Edward Braddock ... Much later, Benjamin Franklin, in his Autobiography from 1791, claimed that he had personally advised Braddock against his campaign. But it seems that Franklin didn't quite understand the conditions under which Braddock had lost the battle and described it in a way that made him look right about everything and Braddock wrong about everything, which does sum up Franklin pretty well.
Democratic Senator Ready to Do Dumbest Thing (Vote to Confirm RFK Jr.) : politics - The senator in question is Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island
Mehdi Hasan: “Anatomy of a Failure: Why This Latest Vaccine-Autism Paper is Dead Wrong” Brilliant and much-needed takedown of the latest anti-vax misinformation and propaganda from the pseudo-scientists, ahead of the RFK hearings. - Bluesky
Anatomy of a Failure: Why This Latest Vaccine-Autism Paper is Dead Wrong A methodological autopsy of flawed research that contradicts decades of rigorous evidence - This study by Mawson and Jacob, funded by the National Vaccine Information Center (an anti-vaccine advocacy organization), has become emblematic of how flawed methodology and biased analysis can be used to promote vaccine hesitancy ... The scientific community is frankly exhausted from repeatedly addressing this thoroughly debunked claim
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
Engineered Probiotics: Modified Lactococcus lactis Strain Revealed As Promising Therapy for Parkinson.s Disease : science
You're Being Alienated From Your Own Attention: Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention. : technology
Myth busted: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in - In the first systematic review of its kind, researchers found that new habits can begin forming within about two months (median of 59–66 days) but can take up to 335 days to establish. : science
Madison and Nashville School Shooters Appear to Have Crossed Paths in Online Extremist Communities : politics
Shot of a lifetime. : pics
Sinead O'Connor leaves 1.7million to her children as she urges them to 'milk her music for what it's worth' in final wishes : Music
What's something that's widely accepted in modern society but strikes you as completely absurd? : AskReddit
What saved you from your deep dark depression? : AskReddit
Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement) : technology
Diamonds lose their sparkle as prices come crashing down Lab-grown rocks and fewer weddings have put a huge dampener on the market : technology
What's the best purchase under $20 that changed your life? : AskReddit
ELI5: Why does the price of eggs fluctuate so wildy compared to the price of chicken? : explainlikeimfive
The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a total disaster : technology
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BBC News - X refused to take down video viewed by Southport killer : worldnews
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghurs to China : worldnews
Thailand Charges Russian National With Murder of 13-Year-Old : worldnews
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close : worldnews - Bangkok was ranked the world's seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir ... Neighbouring Vietnam and Cambodia's biggest cities also ranked in IQAir's top 10 most-polluted major cities globally on Friday, with Ho Chi Minh City reaching second and Phnom Penh fifth.
Junta dragnet: More youth abducted in desperate conscription drive | Frontier Myanmar Regime authorities appear to be increasingly abducting young men on the street or during household inspections to boost the number of military conscripts, while families and activists say bribes are no longer enough to free them. - The law says every Myanmar man aged 18-35 and woman aged 18-27 may be called to serve in the military for two years, and potentially up to five years during a national emergency, which the military declared on the day of the coup.
Philippines suspends South China Sea survey after China's 'harassment' : worldnews
Singapore PM warns of "third world war" over US and China relations : worldnews
This Day in Labor History: January 25, 1960 - Lawyers, Guns & Money The mine's terrible conditions came back to haunt the workers two years later, when a build up of carbon monoxide led to an explosion that killed 438 miners and caused injury to another 839. Meanwhile, the left was utterly defeated and has never really come back in Japan.
Russia says it sees no signs that Ukraine and the West are ready for peace talks despite all statements : worldnews
Major Russian Oil Refinery Sustained At Least 10 Hits in Massive Drone Attack : worldnews
45 journalists have been prosecuted in Russia in 2024 : worldnews
Major Russian Microchip Factory Halts Production After Ukrainian Drone Strikes : worldnews
Official sources: Russian investigators suggest Pantsir-S1 missile downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight : worldnews
India mulls retaliatory tariffs as Trump's trade war looms : worldnews
Pakistani Hindus Facing Persecution and Poverty, Seeking Refuge in India : worldnews
Bangladesh's ousted PM Hasina held babies in secret jails : worldnews
Military chief killed as M23 rebels close in on Goma in eastern DRC : worldnews - Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths.
Prominent Syrian academic abducted in Homs amid rising security concerns : worldnews
Saudi Arabia asks Hans Zimmer to rework national anthem : worldnews ... Saudi authorities' push to upgrade their image is an attempt to gloss over unchanged hardline policies, including limited rights for women, restraints on free speech and some of the world's highest execution figures.
UN says seven staff detained in Houthi-controlled Yemen, all movement suspended : worldnews
Houthis release 153 prisoners with Red Cross support : worldnews
Trump Hints at a New Nuclear Deal with Iran, Aiming to Avoid Military Strikes : worldnews
Crackdown in Iran's Kurdistan: Arrests amid protests of death sentences : worldnews
4 more Israeli hostages freed in cease-fire swap with Hamas : worldnews
Four Israeli hostages seen in Gaza City square ahead of handover : worldnews
Video appears to show Hamas shooting several alleged 'collaborators' in Gaza : worldnews
Israel says list Hamas published of hostages to be released Saturday does not comply with agreement : worldnews
Hamas has added up to 15,000 fighters since start of war, U.S. figures show : worldnews
Israel affirms Jan. 30 deadline for UNRWA to end operations, leave Jerusalem : worldnews
Israel says it will not allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza until hostage Arbel Yehoud is released : worldnews
MAKS 24 on X: Happy birthday, Mr. President! / X
Birth chart of Volodymyr Zelenskyy - Astrology horoscope
'Utter bulls***' - Ukraine rejects Russia's demand to abandon NATO membership promise : worldnews - Promise you won't do the only thing that would guarantee we won't try again after rebuilding our military.
Zelensky says Putin wants to 'manipulate' Trump amid talk of peace negotiations : worldnews
Zelenskiy Calls for U.S. and Europe's Involvement in Ukraine Peace Talks : worldnews
NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 on X: "🇺🇸 The US Senate has confirmed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, per The Hill. Noem has opposed aid to Ukraine, calling it a strategic mistake in 2023, and has also spoken against sanctions on Russia. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1066, Part 1 (Thread #1213) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 25, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X +1650 Troops ranks as 21st highest daily loss tied with Dec.27.24 & Nov.16.24 - Artillery drops to below 7-day average Tanks, UAVs, Vehicles are in the usual range after highs earlier this week.
Alan Watson on X: @KyivIndependent According to Kyiv TV channel 1-1, over one million Ukrainian fighters are KIA, MIA, POW's or are wounded, disabled. Ukraine's weaknesses: poorly trained troops, not enough troops, low morale, exhaustion & desertions. According to Baltic-based Mediazona, Russian KIA is 84,000. / X
Jay in Kyiv on X: Ukraine likely won't be negotiating until Russia no longer has an oil industry. At this rate, that day will come sometime in the next 6 months. / X
Anton Gerashchenko on X: I really liked this picture! Friends, how about you? By the way, there was a similar bingo with ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet not long ago. / X
Russia lost over 20,000 units of military equipment since Feb. 24, 2022 : worldnews
German opposition leader Merz says Ukraine must win and regain all its territory : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: BU foils Russian missile plot on Ukrainian military institute, arrests cadet collaborating with FSB. An 18-year-old military cadet has been charged with treason for allegedly aiding Russian special services, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Jan. 24. The SBU" / X
European Medicines Agency ditches Elon Musk's X in favor of Bluesky : worldnews
'Europe's last dictator': Belarus election set to extend Lukashenko's 30-year rule : worldnews
Driver rams car into peaceful protesters in Belgrade, injuring a student. : worldnews
Hungary's Orban threatens to block EU sanctions on Russia : worldnews
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans : worldnews
Thousands protest the rise of German far right ahead of Feb. 23 general election : worldnews
Elon Musk addresses German far-right rally by video link : worldnews
Musk tells Germans to "move beyond" the Holocaust at neo-Nazi rally - Lawyers, Guns & Money
French City Nice Limits Large Cruise Ships To Avoid Overtourism : worldnews
New Irish government walking back anti-Israel trade policy as Trump takes office : worldnews
Trump's calls with British leaders reportedly left staff crying from laughter : politics
NATO Ally 'Utterly Freaked Out' After Donald Trump Call : politics ... Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen
14-year-old Brussels boy planned terror attack on mosque : worldnews - Belgian newspapers confirmed he's a Ukrainian refugee so he probably witnessed terror and violence himself for the last few years ... 1 in 3 suspects in terror cases involving violence are minors ... 3 out of 4 of radicalised minors support jihadist ideology, a quarter the ideology of the radical far-right.
Migrants stranded by Trump decision face rising hostility in Mexico : worldnews
Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight : worldnews
Honduras Says Trump's Deportation Plan Could Push It Closer to China : politics
Far-Right Leaders Are Forging a Global Alliance : politics .. One might even call it an Axis ... Who would've thought that the next Axis would have America in it
Anti-Trump protests sweep the globe on inauguration day - in pictures : politics
EU military chief says it would make sense to put European troops in Greenland, Welt reports : worldnews
A man, a plan, a canal: Rubio's first trip as secretary of state will take him to Panama : worldnews
Trump Wants Canada As '51st State'' But Canadians Say No Thanks : politics
More underweighted meat uncovered as big grocers hit with class action lawsuit : worldnews
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
CIA now favors lab leak theory to explain COVID's origins - The Boston Globe
DID TRUMP LOSE? Shocking Proof Trump Rigged 2024 Election w/ Greg Palast : somethingiswrong2024
somethingiswrong2024
Has there been a complete ballot vs machine recount in any single precinct or county in this country? : somethingiswrong2024
The quiet epidemic? : somethingiswrong2024 The four illnesses are: -norovirus (the highly infectious stomach bug) -COVID -flu -RSV (particularly deadly for infants)
President Trump says 'nobody knows' America's population (it's 331 million) : politics ... 59% of his base can't read past a grade 6 level.
Where's the Constitution? White House says website will bring it back soon. : politics
Trump Doesn't Get to Decide What the Constitution Means : politics
Sanctioning the ICC Could Put Most Travel Off-Limits for Trump | If the U.S. president is charged with impeding an investigation, it could make nearly all international visits a headache and a risk. : politics
The Leaning Tower of Treason -- Bluesky
Mrs. Betty Bowers: Other symptoms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD): Inappropriate social behavior. Loss of empathy. Lack of judgment. Loss of inhibition. Increasing trouble using and understanding written and spoken language. Trouble naming things. - Bluesky
Trump to sign executive order to fundamentally change or get rid of FEMA : politics
Trump recommends ending FEMA ahead of California fire site visit : politics
Trump tariffs could backfire on military, some experts warn : politics
Trump empowers deportation agents to target migrants Biden administration allowed into the U.S. legally : politics
Christopher Webb: "I'm telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you're expecting someone and know exactly who it is. Know your rights. Pass these around…" — Bluesky
Trump deputizes thousands of federal agents to arrest immigrants : politics
U.S. Citizens Warned to Carry ID Amid ICE Ramp-Up : politics
"Boggles my mind": Experts think Trump's "blatantly unconstitutional" order has a chance with SCOTUS : politics
Trump inherits better southern border situation than he left Biden : politics ... Enjoy your NEW Alternative RepubliFacts subscription for the low, low cost of one year's verification on X! Subscription is federally mandated and beamed into your Trump AI Neuralink chip
Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher. : politics
Trump decree paves way for 'Muslim ban', targeting pro-Palestine students : politics
Donald Trump impeachment efforts ramp up : politics - Disbanding the Cyber Safety Review Board while it's in the middle of investigating the most damaging breach of America's phone system in recent memory is a massive gift to the Chinese spies who targeted Trump, JD Vance and other top political figures ... It fucking baffles me that they didn't arrest him over mishandling of classified docs. It very likely set US intelligence back several decades and cost the lives of important members of the IC. They don't want to set the precedent that a president can be held accountable.
Facing FBI investigation that Trump could halt, Andy Ogles proposes allowing third term for president : politics ... Ogles had falsely claimed to be a trained economist, a nationally recognized expert in tax policy and health care, a trained police officer, even an expert in international sex crimes
Federal agencies begin removing DEI guidance from websites in Trump crackdown : politics
Some companies are refusing to comply with Trump's anti-DEI crusade : politics ... a plethora of studies out there proving diversity initiatives make businesses more profitable, not all of corporate America is going to give this up.
Key planks of US government grind to halt under hail of Trump orders : politics
Trump's canceling of fifty security clearances is unprecedented and partisan, experts say : politics
Trump's canceling of scores of security clearances is unprecedented : politics
Senate Confirms Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary as JD Vance Breaks Tie | The final vote, 51 to 50 : politics
Vance breaks tie to confirm Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary : politics
Hegseth confirmed as next defense secretary by narrow Senate vote : politics
Pete Hegseth's confirmation is another painful reminder for American women : politics ... 8 republican women senators voted for him.
Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as Trump's new Defense Secretary : politics
Mitch McConnell opposes Pete Hegseth on final confirmation vote : politics
McConnell vote against Hegseth, defying Trump, raises eyebrows : politics
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge : politics
Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge : politics
Friday night massacre - Lawyers, Guns & Money Trump -- as part of his efforts to facilitate as much corruption and arbitrary exercise of power as possible -- fired 17 inspectors general en masse:
Five-day catastrophe - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump faces backlash over alleged purge of inspectors general : politics
Angry: This is how you say "go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine" in inspector general speak. Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds -- Bluesky
Trump reinstates "Mexico City" policy on abortion : politics
Trump reinstates "Mexico City" policy on abortion President Trump will reinstate a policy cutting off U.S. global health funding to international organizations that provide legal abortion information, referrals or services, the White House wrote in a memo released on Friday ... Former President Ronald Reagan first enacted the policy in 1984. Each Democratic president has rescinded the rule upon entering office, and each Republican president has reinstated it.
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide : politics
Trump's pardons have created a monster he can't control : politics
Capitol Rioter Turns Down Trump Pardon, Says He's No Longer MAGA: 'He Doesn't Care About Anybody Other Than Himself' : politics
Republicans Scared to Call Jan. 6 Witness After Sending Sexual Texts : politics ... One of House Speaker Mike Johnson's aides warned Republicans not to subpoena former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson because doing so would likely reveal all of the sexually explicit text messages Republicans have been sending Hutchinson since 2018, according to The Washington Post ... Let that sink in for a moment. Multiple Republican Congressmen/Senators were texting this woman asking her for sex.
Mark Cuban: The thing to understand about Trump is like in his first term, he doesn't want to govern. He doesn't want to learn. He wants to campaign and look good. Republicans know this. So there are battles going on right now to take control of the actual process of governing. Bluesky
Outspoken: Trump is erasing Black history : The Tuskegee Airmen no longer exist. Trump has removed them from Air Force teaching curriculum — This MF - Bluesky
Obeying Trump order, Air Force will stop teaching recruits about Tuskegee Airmen : politics
Air Force Names New Trainer Jet the T-7A Red Hawk in Honor of Tuskegee Airmen | Military.com
Supreme Court to hear church-state fight over bid to launch first publicly funded religious charter school : politics ... It's definitely been an eye-opener to see how dependent our system of government is on simple integrity and good faith. When Republicans decided they don't care about those things, they only care about power ... we're seeing the ultimate outcome of that
More evidence of dictatorial worship: House GOP introduces bill to rename Dulles International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport. : somethingiswrong2024
RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic : politics ... The one guy who should've been there wasn't there,
Trump Golfed 25 Times As COVID-19 Spread and Killed Over 200,000 - Business Insider
Senate heads toward confirming Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary : politics
Federal agencies told to move to eliminate DEI offices and positions within 60 days : politics
Why hasn't Trump kicked Elon to the curb should be the question we are all asking right now : AdviceAnimals
Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates : politics ... the practice of assigning trans women placed in men's prisons to cells with aggressive cisgender male cellmates as both a reward and a means of placation for said cellmates, so as to maintain social control and to, as one inmate described it, "keep the violence rate down".[120] Trans women used in this manner are often raped daily; and this process has been described as so common that it is effectively "a central part of a trans woman's sentence"
Donald Trump Orders Trans Women Inmates to Be Housed With Men: "There Will Be Rapes" : politics
Trump's Definitions of "Male" and "Female" Are Nonsense Science With Staggering Ramifications: "How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology and then legislate about it?" : politics
Lauren Boebert & Nancy Mace confront woman they thought was trans in 'predictable' Capitol bathroom incident : politics .. The dumbest fucking members of Congress as well. How do you not recognize a fellow coworker you've built a recent career on personally demonizing? .. Lauren Boebert and inspecting penises in a public place, name a more iconic duo.
MN Supreme Court rules on Minnesota House quorum, effectively voiding GOP action thus far : politics ... The Court ruled Friday that the Minnesota Constitution requires 68 members to be present in the House to constitute a quorum to conduct business. Since the start of the legislative session last week, Republicans have been conducting business with only its 67 members present, as all DFL members have boycotted the session thus far.
Majority of Americans have unfavorable view of Musk, DOGE: AP-NORC poll : politics
ADL Changes Its Tune on Elon Musk Amid Salute Backlash : politics (pro-Nazi jJews)
From Sen Bernie Sanders's YouTube channel - Overview of Elon Musk's global election interference : somethingiswrong2024
Ousted meteorologist Sam Kuffel was 'just voicing my personal opinion' on Elon Musk gesture : politics ... Elon can fly the Nazi salute, but fuck anyone for calling it a Nazi salute.
Negative reviews hit SF doughnut cafe after owner's startup donates $1M to Trump : politics
Mississippi bill would pay bounty hunters to catch undocumented immigrants : politics ... This bill includes making illegal trespass by an illegal immigrant a crime punishable by a lifetime in prison. it intends to create slave labour working for private prisons
Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision : politics
Tennessee Republican women's group cites Hitler in promoting its reading list : politics
Trump pardons two D.C. police officers found guilty in murder and its cover-up : politics .. Trump claimed this deadly police chase involved the pursuit of an “illegal” immigrant, but Hylton's mom says he is an American citizen. So Trump appears to have made a knee-jerk assumption about the victim's citizenship to protect a convicted murderer and his accomplice.
The North Carolina Supreme Court Is Coming Dangerously Close to Stealing an Election : politics .. Our timeline got fucked when Reagan escaped any consequences for Iran contra. Even ignoring that, the supreme court handing Bush the lesser the presidency in 2000 kinda cemented it.
Measure to make California an independent country cleared to gather signatures : politics
Richland officer terminated for making 'derogatory slurs' hired by Pearl Police Department : news
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A new study explores how the "News-Finds-Me" perception contributes to overconfidence in identifying fake news. This mindset not only heightens susceptibility to misinformation but also encourages sharing of false stories. : science
New research has found that children whose parents were moderately or very harsh tended to exhibit worse emotion regulation, lower self-esteem, and more peer relationship problems. They also scored lower on prosocial behavior scales. : science
TIL the most common state of matter in the universe isn't solid, liquid, or gas, but plasma : todayilearned
Scientists have identified a strain of bacteria that can break down and transform at least three types of forever chemicals (PFAS), and, perhaps even more crucially, some of the toxic byproducts of the bond-breaking process. : science
Outdoor skating: cold snap delivers solid ice 'This feels like old-timey New England'
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WHO freezes hiring, restricts travel after US withdrawal : worldnews
MeToo Outrage Leaves Japanese Broadcaster Without a Single Advertiser : worldnews
MeToo Outrage Leaves Japanese Broadcaster Without a Single Advertiser - The New York Times A popular TV host admitted trying to conceal a sexual assault complaint. This time, the reaction was swift and harsh, and aimed not only at him but also his employers.
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps : worldnews
Hong Kong plans to ban vaping, possessing e-cigarette cartridges in public: source : worldnews
Strong legislation helps defeat e-cigarettes in Finland Strong legislation helps defeat e-cigarettes in Finland
Trump praises President Xi, says he looks forward to 'getting along with China' : worldnews
China Used More Coal Power Last Year in Blow to Climate Efforts : worldnews
Trump accuses Russia of stealing US hypersonic missile plans : worldnews
Putin ready to talk to Trump, Kremlin awaits signals from US : worldnews
Putin growing concerned by Russia's economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal : worldnews
MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 on X: "🇺🇸👀🇺🇦 There are rumours Trump may even leverage $330bn in frozen Russian state assets, threatening to give them to Kyiv to buy US weapons. Military aid could also ramp up, particularly if he pivots the narrative to frame Moscow, not Kyiv, as an obstacle to peace, - The Telegraph https://t.co/JUDd3X1cKp" / X
The Kyiv Independent on X: Putin claims Russia ready for Ukraine peace talks, questions legitimacy under Zelensky's decree. Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Jan. 24 that Russia is ready for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine / X
Russia says it will not allow NATO dominance in Baltic Sea : worldnews
Russian schools training children to shoot guns : worldnews
TOP LEAD on X: At least 84 attacks were carried out by Ukraine on Russian oil infrastructure in 2024, with the most remote facility located 1,500 kilometers from the front line. As a result of these attacks, at least three oil refineries stopped production or reduced refining #UkraineRussiaWar / X
Euromaidan Press on X: "The Telegraph: Ukraine's new $ 250,000 naval drone carriers strike Russians by sea and air Remote-controlled vessels that cost less than a luxury car transform naval warfare as Ukraine deploys boats that launch their own fleet of aerial drones./ X
Jurgen Nauditt on X: "121 drones attacked russia this night. The following regions were affected: Bryansk region, Ryazan region, Kursk region, Saratov region, Rostov region, Moscow region, Voronezh region, Tula region, Oryol region, Lipetsk region, Crimea X
'More than 50 explosions' -- Massive drone strike targets Russian refinery, plants : worldnews
Taliban: Afghan women's group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women : worldnews
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police : worldnews
UK warns of Iranian attempts to force ships into its waters : worldnews
'The end of women and children's rights': outrage as Iraqi law allows child marriage : worldnews ... currently looking at the child usa report in 2023, and of the 300k child marriage cases, 10-20% occur between ages where it would be considered a sex crime. Of them, 86% involved girls. Also many of the laws allow for judge's to make the decision, or for parents to make the decision for the child, thus it is entirely possible and has most certainly occurred several times, where a girl who was raped and became pregnant, was forced to marry her rapist.
Israeli forces to stay in south Lebanon beyond withdrawal deadline : worldnews
Hamas releases names of latest Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday : worldnews
Israel says Hamas using truce to regroup in Gaza; 'eliminated' commander reappears : worldnews
Knesset passes law mandating five years in jail for denial of October 7 massacre : worldnews
More than 2,400 aid trucks enter Gaza under ceasefire with no b1 major looting, UN says : worldnews
Google reportedly worked directly with Israel's military on AI tools : worldnews
Zelensky reveals he was given Kremlin "ultimatum" to step down in favour of pro-Russian politician : worldnews
Trump suggests Ukraine shouldn't have fought back against Russia : worldnews
MilitaryNew on X: "❗️Putin wants to talk about Ukraine - without Ukraine. And he wants to agree on the fate of Europe - without Europe. This will not happen, - Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yermak / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1065, Part 1 (Thread #1212) : worldnews
Verified Russian Deaths in Ukraine War Exceed 90K : worldnews
Ministry of Defence on X: "Latest Defence intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 24 January 2025. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/Idzs6a74bB #StandWithUkraine / X
Euromaidan Press on X: Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1065: North Korea's aid surges as Russia to receive 148 ballistic missiles Meanwhile, the EU pledged €35 billion in aid to Ukraine for 2025, backed partially by frozen Russian assets " / X
NEXTA on X: The Trump administration is ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees that it considers unavoidable, Bloomberg quoted sources as saying It is noted that in exchange, the US President expects Europe to assume the bulk of the obligations to fulfill any potential deal. / X
Kyiv investigates another case of Russian soldiers executing Ukraine POWs : worldnews
NATO chief urges US to keep arming Ukraine, pledges European funding : worldnews
Solar overtakes coal in the EU, and gas declines for 5th year running : worldnews
KyivPost on X: "Widespread protests are currently erupting in Slovakia against the policies of pro-Russian Prime Minister Fico. Around 60,000 demonstrators have gathered in Bratislava. Protests are spreading to other cities across the country. / X
MAKS 24 on X: Hungary is expected to back down from its threat to block the EU from renewing its Russia sanctions after U.S. President Donald Trump menaced Moscow with even more penalties, - Politico /X
Man charged with murder of Maltese journalist released on bail : worldnews
Bacteria and pesticides found in cannabis sold in Dutch coffee shops : worldnews
Tech billionaires want to 'overthrow democracy' with social media, Spain PM Sánchez says : worldnews
Britain will not recognise Trump's new name for Gulf of Mexico : politics
Destructive storm Eowyn hits UK: Record winds, power outages, and widespread disruption : worldnews
No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as Tory legacy : worldnews
Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight : politics
Thousands protest the killing of 2 young brothers in Mexico's troubled Sinaloa state : worldnews
Panama! - Lawyers, Guns & Money I almost forgot that I wrote something earlier this week on the (lack of) wisdom of reappropriating the Panama Canal .. If the United States wants to ensure that Latin American countries begin to look abroad for security assistance and security guarantees, it could do no worse than militarized intimidation of a long-time ally like Panama.
Greenland is covered by collective security of NATO, says Finnish foreign minister : worldnews
Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark's prime minister over Greenland - US president insisted he wants to take over Arctic island : politics
Cavalcade of morons/naturalist Emperor update - Lawyers, Guns & Money Looks like elements of the 82nd Airborne and the 10th Mountain Division are about to get shipped to our southern border to fulfill Donald Trump's idiotic militaristic fantasies:
At the End of Week One, Every Dark Prediction Is Already Coming True : politics
Trump's neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist : politics
You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to pseudo-scholarship supporting the Trump administration's attempted nullification of the 14th Amendment - Lawyers, Guns & Money
All the Trumpy FP Stuff So Far... - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump WH Press Secretary took hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions : politics
Republican Lawmakers Were Sexting Cassidy Hutchinson When She Worked at the White House : politics
What Trump's Day One Executive Orders Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy The new administration aims to tackle immigration and foster an America First agenda.
What the 2024 presidential election looked like in terms of all eligible voters - Lawyers, Guns & Money 307 voted for Harris. By contrast, Harris lost 31 voters of the VEP relative to Biden. That was the whole ballgame right there. Trump didn't gain voters: Harris lost them.
Trump inauguration pulls in just 24.6 million viewers, way down from Biden in 2021 : politics
Abortion moderate Donald Trump expresses his moderation by pardoning anti-abortion activists who illegally blockaded clinics - Lawyers, Guns & Money President Donald Trump on Thursday issued pardons for nearly two dozen people who were convicted for blocking access to and temporarily shutting down abortion clinics, some of whom are currently serving federal sentences.
House GOP measure would let Trump seek third term : politics ... Of course it forbids Obama from running for a third term.
Republican Floats Constitutional Amendment to Allow Trump a Third Term : politics
MAGA Rep Wants to Rewrite Constitution to Give Donald Trump a Third Term : politics
New GOP bill would let Trump (but not Obama) run for a third term : politics
US judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order : politics
Trump's Early Actions Mirror Project 2025 Plan He Once Dismissed : politics
We Can Stop Pretending Like Donald Trump Had Never Heard of Project 2025 Now, Right? : politics
Mayor Rages as U.S. Military Vet Nabbed in Trump's Much-Hyped ICE Raids : politics
Newark will not stand by idly: Mayor responds after ICE raid : politics
Schools in Massachusetts' second largest city won't coordinate with ICE, warn about agents at bus stops : politics
Trump deportations, how many in New England could be affected?
ICE agents attempted entry into Chicago elementary school but were not allowed inside, Chicago Public Schools officials say : politics
"A new low": WSJ editorial board slams Trump for leaving ex-staffers open to assassination : politics
Trump has pulled Fauci's security detail : politics - Considering he pulled Pompeo and Bolton's security too, I think the message is that anyone who might disagee with him on anything is not safe.
MAGA Fever Has Overwhelmed Common Sense at a Local TV Station in Milwaukee : politics
Trump Promises to Completely Wreck FEMA—and Fast: Donald Trump used a trip to disaster-hit areas to promise the end of the federal disaster assistance agency. : politics
Navajo Nation leaders address reports of ICE detaining tribal citizens : politics
State Department freezes nonbinary passport applications as Rubio rolls out Trump's anti-LGBT agenda : politics
So much for 'looking forward': GOP launches new Jan. 6 investigation : politics ... the investigation into the investigation. i'm so glad this is what our government is spending their time and resources on instead of focusing on things that could actually help the american people
GOP lawmakers' lewd texts kept House from subpoenaing Hutchinson in Jan. 6 probe: report : politics
I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. They Have Never Been More Dangerous. : politics
Trump returns -- nd so does his astounding ignorance : politics
Donald Trump is not waiting for RFK Jr. -- he has already started his war on public health : politics
Trump moves to close Pentagon office focused on curbing civilian deaths : politics
Hegseth paid sexual assault accuser $50,000 : politics
Trump Pentagon nominee endorses extremist Christian doctrine : politics
Discussion Thread: Senate Debates and Votes on Nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary : politics
Trump's Plan to Crush the Academic Left : politics ... Interesting how NYT wasn't running articles like this before the election.
Internet Spams Trump's 'DEI Truth' Tip Line With Porn, 'Simpsons' Jokes : politics
CNN Boss Warns Star Hosts to Avoid Trashing Trump's Record : politics
'He is the world's leading free speech hypocrite': Elon Musk's battle with Wikipedia is part of his war on truth : politics
Elon Musk is Already Driving White House Aides Nuts | Less than a week into Trump's term, he's already causing headaches for the administration. : politics
Elon Musk doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt : politics
Bad Writing Takes (@BadWritingTakes): It's completely stupefying that there is so little mainstream news coverage of the fact that Elon Musk is just, like, going full on neo-Nazi now? Like this isn't subtle wink-wink nudge-nudge stuff, this is Musk fully and publicly agreeing that the Jews hate white people. | X Cancelled
Musk Melts Down Over Criticism of His Provocative Salute : politics
Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans : technology Our user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we're barely breaking even, he said in the email, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
I'm quitting Instagram. You should too | Mark Zuckerberg's horrible changes for Instagram - and Facebook - have become untenable, writes Lennon Torres. : technology
Pixelfed - Decentralized social media
The Anti-Defamation League Is Finally Sick of Elon Musk's Nazi Jokes : politics
Trumpism and the academic left - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Harvard is symptomatic:
Mississippi bill would create bounty hunter program to hunt undocumented migrants : politics
Henneicke Column - Wikipedia
The Plot Against America: Official Trailer | HBO - YouTube
Lauren Boebert freaks out over "a guy" in women's bathroom. She was completely wrong. : politics
CNN Boss Warns Star Hosts to Avoid Trashing Trump's Record : politics
The Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2025 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Apple Sued Over Use of 'Forever Chemicals' in Watch Bands : worldnews
Meta to spend up to $65 billion this year to power AI goals, Zuckerberg says : worldnews
The People's March : pics
Colorado crime lab analyst accused of altering reports in sexual assault cases is charged with more than 100 counts : news
Journalist says Diddy threatened to see her 'dead in a trunk' over approval of photos for magazine spread : Music
My Working Relationship With Diddy in the Music Industry - The New York Times Looking back on my life as a woman in the music industry, I'm unsettled by the inescapable sexism perpetrated by Sean Combs and others.
Bjork Says Spotify Is the "Worst Thing That Has Happened to Musicians" : Music
Disney stole my artwork and sold it in their parks - Update after 2 1/2 years : videos
Which Reddit post you will never forget? : AskReddit
What is a product that you swore by your whole life, but have only recently learned that it's essentially just 'Snake Oil'? : AskReddit
what's something that you know you're better than 98% of people at? : AskReddit
What's your nsfw advice? : AskReddit
Smokers unlikely to quit with just willpower, say researchers. Those using e-cigarettes, medication or heated tobacco products are more likely to successfully give up smoking. : science
TIL the draining of Lake Agassiz 9,500 years ago may have raised sea levels up to 1M worldwide in a year, creating global flood myths. : todayilearned
New Study Reveals How a 'Non-Industrialised'Style Diet Can reduce Risk of Chronic Disease. In just three weeks the diet:Promoted weight loss. Decreased bad cholesterol by 17%. Reduced blood sugar by 6%. reduced C-reactive Protein (a marker of inflammation and heart disease) by 14%. : science
ELI5: How does alternating current work? Does the electron flow literally reverse? If so how does it actually power stuff? : explainlikeimfive
Scientists Just Solved the Mystery Behind This Strange Celestial Object Slow pulsars, it turns out, are more than meets the eye.
Scientists Found a Strange Life Form Caught in an Evolutionary Time Loop
Consciousness May Begin Before Birth, Study Suggests analyzed emerging literature regarding prenatal and postnatal consciousness, and determined a trend toward a slow awakening that occurs early on in life, and even during the last month of pregnancy.
Is There a Hidden Consciousness After Death? - 4 in 10 Patients Recall Hidden Consciousness After Near-Death Experiences, Study Finds
TIL that just outside of St. Louis, MO, around 1100AD, was a city of 20,000 people, larger than London at the time, and the largest pre-Columbian site north of Mexico. : todayilearned
Older people are less likely to be lonely: Parenting Unfiltered - people over 50 are less likely to feel lonely, while 66 percent of people 65-plus say they hardly ever, or never, feel lonely. Moreover, a majority of adults 50 and over report that they feel optimistic all or most of the time, and those over 65 are the most optimistic of all.
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Moon added to list of vulnerable sites by World Monuments Fund | CNN : worldnews
North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage during capture in Kursk : worldnews
China accused of forcing 'troublemakers' into psychiatric hospitals for dissenting views : worldnews
Putin Believes Key Ukraine War Goals Achieved – Reuters : worldnews
Putin's puppets demand a nuke launch in response to Trump's 'end this war' message : worldnews
Trump tells Putin to end 'ridiculous war' in Ukraine or face new sanctions : worldnews
Russia dismisses Trump's sanctions ultimatum as 'nothing new', open to 'mutually respectful' talks : worldnews
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women' : worldnews
TIL: As of today, there are "Witch Camps" in Ghana where women accused of being witches can seek refuge to avoid being killed. Many have mental illnesses or are widows. Since 2012, the gov have been trying to educate the public that witches do not exist. In 2020 there are 4 camps housing over 500. : todayilearned
Spotted Hyena Seen in Egypt for First Time in 5,000 Years - Newsweek
Trump expected to redesignate Yemen's Houthis as terror organization : worldnews
Zelenskyy says 4,000 North Korean troops killed in Kursk Oblast out of 12,000 deployed : worldnews
Putin has no right to veto any country's NATO accession, NATO Secretary General says : worldnews
Putin must be forced to beg Ukraine and its allies to negotiate, Polish president says : worldnews
Elon Musk tells German crowd to be proud and move beyond the 'sins of their parents' during video appearance at far right event : politics - X is the 88th character in the ASCII table.
Cagle.com - ELON MUSK'S X
French woman who refused sex with husband wins appeal at EU court : worldnews
Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Surfaced Next To Russian Spy Ship To Send A Clear Message : worldnews
Mexican president says the world will still call the gulf the Gulf of Mexico : politics
Greenland PM tells Donald Trump: 'We do not want to be Americans' : politics
'Mr. Trump, f— off': Danish politician lashes out over Greenland proposal : politics
NV SOS Launches Investigations Into Election Fraud : news
somethingiswrong2024
Ep 59 | Can We Trust the 2024 Election Results? | #ElectionProtection Series - YouTube
Democrat urges probe into Trump's "vote counting computers" comment : technology ... Biden and Garland are probably more responsible than any other 2 people on earth. Biden should have never run again, which would have led to a primary and a full-length campaign. And Garland should have done more than put his mouse on a jiggler so his Teams status stayed green.
Democrat Calls for Investigation of Donald Trump's 'Vote Counting Computers' Remark : politics
Week 1 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations : news
Trump administration's abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern : politics
We Are All Paying the Price for Merrick Garland's Abject Failure : politics - He convinced you all to remain civilized as you waited for justice that was never coming.
Man who stomped on officers' heads among Jan. 6 prisoners pardoned by Trump : politics
Trump freed a Jan. 6 defendant charged with assaulting police. DOJ had him arrested again on a gun charge. : politics
Judge in Capitol Riot Case Blasts Trump's Blanket Pardons: 'It Cannot Whitewash the Blood, Feces, and Terror' : politics
Federal judges in Jan. 6 cases slam Trump's pardons - POLITICO It's the judges' first substantive comments after Trump's sweeping clemency and dismissals of the more than 1,500 Jan. 6 criminal cases
Judge blocks Trump's 'blatantly unconstitutional' executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship : news
Speaker Mike Johnson Says He'll Probe Biden's Pardons But Trump Freeing Jan 6. Thugs Is 'Redemption' : politics
Mike Johnson Says He's Ready to Commit Political Blackmail - The House speaker now seems open to conditioning disaster aid over immigration policy. : politics
Trump signs executive order to release more JFK, RFK, MLK assassination files : news
A photo of Mussolini and Trump after their respective assassination attempts with oversized patches. : pics
Donald Trump Is Drawing Heavily From Project 2025 : politics
Most of Trump's Executive Orders Are Directly From Project 2025 Despite Previously Calling the Agenda 'Seriously Extreme' : politics
Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump : politics
Bishop Who Confronted Trump: This Is Truth He Needed to Hear : politics
Rightwingers tell bishop to die because she begged Donald Trump to have mercy on trans kids. Trump ally Matt Walsh called her "exhibit A for why women should not be pastors." : politics
Donald Trump Is Weaker Than He Looks : politics
Well, Well, Well: Trump Can't Lower Egg Prices After All | Egg prices have hit an all-time high on the third day of Donald Trump's presidency. : politics
Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials - The New York Times Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
President Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against the Nazis : pics
Google restores Joe Biden to 'U.S. presidents'search results, blames 'data error' for omission : technology
Blame the Supreme Court for Elon Musk's Power in Trump's Administration - Elon Musk's outsized influence with the new president is a direct result of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which turns 15 this week : politics
Elon Musk Doubles Down On Salute Controversy With A Bunch Of Nazi Jokes - "Bet you did nazi that coming," the billionaire wrote. : politics
Molly Jong-Fast: "Free speech absolutists" - Bluesky
Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe blasts Elon Musk: "he's a f*cking asshole" : Music
CBS 58 weather reporter Sam Kuffel is out after criticizing Elon Musk arm gesture : news
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rips Elon Musk: 'In This Country, We Hate Nazis' : politics
Lemkin Institute Issues 'Red Flag Alert for Genocide' After Musk's Nazi Salutes : politics - He's even named after a fascist dictator of Mars in a science fiction novel a Nazi scientist wrote. He was born into this and raised with this. It is the core of his being, and what drives him.
Jim Stewartson, Antifascist on X: Errol Musk says his son is named after a sci-fi book written in 1948 by Nazi rocket scientist Werner Von Braun called "Marsprojekt" where he describes in technical detail how people get to Mars & describes the Martian government as a technocracy with "the Elon" in charge. / X
Jim Stewartson, Antifascist on X: Elon Musk is a white supremacist psychopath with a quarter trillion dollars who wants to burn up the Earth in order to create a new apartheid on Mars. In order to do this he needs MOAR WHITE BABIES, so he's running a long psyop to convince people “population collapse” is a thing. / X
Heil Tesla : videos
Meta admits some people can't unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram : politics (Fuckerborg)
Billy Ray Cyrus' son pleads 'I don't recognise you' to dad after 'trainwreck' Trump gig : Music
The First Big Trump Scam Is Already Blowing Up in Everyone's Faces : politics A bunch of people who bought the presidential shitcoin lost their money??
Elon Musk's DOGE has a new target for cutting federal spending: getting rid of the U.S. penny : politics
Trump's Immigration Plans Are Already Wrecking the Food Industry: Immigrant farm workers are too scared to show up to work. : politics
Sen. Lisa Murkowski-R will NOT vote to confirm Pete Hegseth : somethingiswrong2024
Lisa Murkowski announces she will vote against Pete Hegseth : politics
RFK Jr is telling senate Republicans that he's actually 'all for' vaccines in screeching U-turn : politics
4Chan history is as bad as law office history - Lawyers, Guns & Money And yes you should be asking questions about how Vance was able to get so much credibility among mainstream media outlets for writing a terrible book filled with hierarchical contempt
Jeff Bezos deletes 'LGBTQ+ rights' and 'equity for Black people' from Amazon corporate policies : technology
Trump's Administration Is Taking Down Sites About Gender Identity All Over the Internet : technology
American Idol in Carrie Underwood 'crisis talks' after her inauguration performance : Music
The Nashville school shooter was apparently a black white supremacist : pics
Oklahoma GOP Bills Would Criminalize Viewing Porn, Criminalize Drag Story Hour, And Ban No-Fault Divorce : politics ... Up to 10 years in prison for possession of porn.
Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act' : politics
Trump : 'Sean you don't understand how tax cuts are paid for'. Econ 101 buddy. : PoliticalHumor ... The bright red states of Texas, Louisiana, and Florida are the top recipients of FEMA aid
Utah students can no longer bring personal copies of banned books to school : books
He's on Death Row for Killing a Pastor. Christians Are Divided Over His Fate.
What's a random "life hack" you swear by, even if no one believes it works? : AskReddit
2025 Oscar Nominations: Full List of Nominees : movies
Adults diagnosed with ADHD have shorter life expectancy, UK study shows. Men with a diagnosis of ADHD die 7 years sooner, on average, than similar people without, while for women the life expectancy gap is almost 9 years, the first study of its kind has revealed. : science
ELI5: If you are exposed to the flu by your partner but do not contract it as your immune system fought it off, are you still at risk of contracting it with further exposure to your partner? : explainlikeimfive
Why Are More Young People Being Diagnosed with Cancer? | The Walrus Better screening is only a small piece of the puzzle - Globally, new cancer cases in younger adults jumped by 79 percent between 1990 and 2019, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Oncology in 2023. Deaths have also risen, by over 28 percent, in the under-fifty age group during the same period ... research shows a strong association between diet changes in the past thirty years and some cancers. This includes increased consumption of ultra-processed, high-fat foods like frozen pizzas and store-bought muffins.
Prime Numbers Pattern | The Quantastic Journal Prime numbers do not appear randomly. They are components of a system that evidences regularity and sequence.
There's a New Way to Count Prime Numbers | WIRED
Scientists Invented Molecular 'Chainmail' That's Way Stronger Than Kevlar
Scars in Our Universe Could Unlock Time Travel, Physicists Say Einstein's theories support the science behind this time-travel loophole. But could it actually work?
TIL huge rogue waves were dismissed as a scientifically implausible sailors' myth by scientists until one 84ft wave hit an oil platform. The phenomenon has since been proven mathematically and simulated in a lab, also proving the existence of rogue holes in the ocean. : todayilearned
A rogue wave was recently recorded in the North Pacific. Wave seen at around the 0:42 mark was approximately three times the size of the surrounding waves at 17.6 meters : HeavySeas
i just found out about rogue holes, sudden troughs in waves : thalassophobia
Adolescents with authoritarian leanings exhibit weaker cognitive ability and emotional intelligence | Highlighting how limitations in reasoning and emotional regulation are tied to authoritarianism, shedding light on the shared psychological traits that underpin these ideological attitudes. : science ... the text book definition of a useful idiot. Always has been.
Can there be a vaccine for cancer? : askscience
TIL: Both the DNA and anthropological examinations of Hitler's skull suggested that the skull actually belonged to an adult female who would have been considerably younger. : todayilearned
ELI5: Why do financial institutions say "basis points" as in "interest rate is expected to increase by 5 basis points"? Why not just say "0.05 percent"? : explainlikeimfive
Reddit won't interfere with users revolting against X with subreddit bans : technology
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Japan to allow schools to exclusively use digital textbooks from 2030 : worldnews
The five signs China is preparing to invade Taiwan : worldnews
'This may be my last message': Uyghurs stage hunger strike over China deportation : worldnews
Russia to confiscate assets of 'unfriendly' countries : worldnews
The New Voice of Ukraine on X: Russia is currently unable to manufacture new Tu-160 and Tu-22 strategic bombers from scratch and relies on mothballed Soviet-era airframes. / X
Robin Brooks on X: On Jan. 10 - in the last days of the Biden administration - the US sanctioned 183 Russian ships, a major blow to the shadow fleet. The EU was silent and did nothing, even though the shadow fleet (gray) is especially big out of Russia's Baltic ports (top right). The EU is broken. / X
Anton Gerashchenko on X: "The U.S. Department of Energy reported yesterday that it's ending the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pause and returning to regular order following direction given by Donald Trump to “unleash American Energy Dominance.” This should lower global oil prices and be unpleasant for Russia. / X
This Day in Labor History: January 22, 1905 - Lawyers, Guns & Money On January 22, 1905, the first Russian Revolution began when the military fired on striking workers in St. Petersburg. The revolution, such as it even was, failed, as most revolutions do, but it laid the groundwork for the conditions in 1917 being right for a successful revolution.
Modi's government planning to repatriate 18,000 Indians living in US illegally | US news | The Guardian : worldnews
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise : worldnews
(((Tendar))) on X: The new Syrian government has terminated the lease contract of the Tartus port to the Russian state, effective immediately. Originally, it was scheduled to run until the year 2068. The Russian chapter in Syria is now formally over. / X
Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal : worldnews ... He literally undid decades of progress Russia had made when the USSR collapsed in less than 5 years just for Ukraine, an ex client state that wasn't even a threat to it. Insane.
Hezbollah official assassinated by unknown gunmen outside his home : worldnews
Biden's Final Humiliation | David Klion The mass killing in Gaza is the one aspect of Biden's legacy that can never be erased.
Zelenskiy Tells Trump Ukraine Needs US Troops to Secure Peace : worldnews
Trump threatens Russia with sanctions, tariffs if Putin doesn't end Ukraine war : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1063, Part 1 (Thread #1210) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Once guns fall silent in Ukraine, Russia will begin military revival – British general : worldnews
Ukraine's chief army psychiatrist arrested on $1m corruption charge : worldnews
Rob Lee on X: "Telegram post by Ukraine's 110th Mechanized Brigade about the situation on the Velyka Novosilka front: "Compared to Avdiivka, the reasons for losing territory are different. In Avdiivka, there was a shortage of artillery rounds, and FPV drones were just starting to develop, but there are not enough soldiers to fight. There is a complete shortage of personnel in the infantry units / X
EU's Kallas: Russia is posing an existential threat to our security : worldnews
Finland Seizes Tanker Suspected of Damaging Baltic Sea Cable – Yle : worldnews ... WaPo is in Bezos's pocket. Bezos is in Trump's pocket. Trump is in Putin 's pocket. I don't think I trust these 'anonymous' intelligence sources.
'Mr. Trump, f— off': Danish politician lashes out over Greenland proposal : worldnews
German parliament to debate ban on far-right AfD next week : worldnews
France remains world's most visited country with over 100 million tourists in 2024 : worldnews
Ireland on alert as Trump pulls US out of global tax deal : worldnews
UK warns Putin after Russian spy ship returns to British waters : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: "UK threatens prison for intelligence firms' Russian links British govt has threatened its private intelligence sector with up to 14 years imprisonment for working with hostile states like Russia, China, and Iran. / X
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit : worldnews
Mexican president says the world will still call the gulf the Gulf of Mexico : politics
Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch : worldnews
Canada says it can help the US achieve its 'golden age' : worldnews
Amazon is ceasing operations in Quebec : worldnews
Trump's Plan to Leave the WHO Is a Health Disaster : politics
US Constitution disappears from White House website after Trump takes power : politics
Donald Trump Is at War with America : politics
Trump starts new term with 47% approval; Jan. 6 pardons unpopular, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds : politics
Trump Will Be Crushed by Inauguration Ratings Plunge : politics
Mr. Grift Goes to Washington | Jacob Silverman Trump's rogues gallery
The Second Trump Presidency, Brought to You by YouTubers | Podcasters including Joe Rogan, Theo Von and Logan Paul are mobilizing America's men to lean right. An analysis of over 2,000 videos shows how. : politics
Republicans Suddenly Illiterate After Trump's January 6 Pardons : politics
Admiral Fagan Is Fired as Coast Guard Commandant | The first woman to lead a branch of the armed forces was relieved of command within 24 hours of President Trump's inauguration : politics
Trump authorizes ICE to target schools and churches : politics
Egg prices may rise as much as 20% by end of the year : politics
MeidasTouch: "absolutely brutal" - Bluesky This makes no sense. If trump got the 77 million votes they claim his numbers should be much higher. This leads me to believe there was bigtime fuckery in the election! ... If the tv numbers were down and the hotels weren't full, Elon Musk has done something to the numbers.
Trump/Vance: fuck the blue: A very useful reminder of what the 1/6 seditionists whose sentences Trump commuted or pardoned actually did:
Police union that endorsed Trump blasts Jan. 6 pardons : politics
Joyce White Vance: "Epic courage here." - Bluesky - Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
Brave Sermon Exposes Christian Nationalism
Speaking Truth To Power - Lawyers, Guns & Money That speaker was the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington. The Episcopal Church is one of what are called the mainline churches. At Trump's first inauguration, she did not give a homily. This time she did. She talked about mercy and welcoming the stranger, both strong themes in Christianity as it is professed by the mainline churches. Trump was not pleased, as you can see in the video, along with an assortment of bad behavior, including from fellow Christian J.D. Vance.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde appeals to President Trump to have mercy upon immigrants and minorities - YouTube
Trump Demands Bishop Apologize for Asking for Mercy for the Marginalized : politics
GOP member wants bishop 'added to deportation list' after Trump prayer service : politics - Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.)
Trump in Disbelief as Bishop Calls Him Out in Inaugural Prayer | The Washington National Cathedral bishop criticized the new president as he just sat there and watched. : politics
Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings : politics
Tuberville says trans kids 'should live in fear of their parents' after bishop's Trump remarks : politics
What You Probably Missed at Trump's Inauguration... - YouTube
Trump Sneaks Dangerous Rights for Fetuses into Executive Order : politics
Sarah McBride points out fatal flaw in Trump's executive order: 'He just declared everyone a woman' : politics
Is American democracy dying, and is it worth saving anyway? - Lawyers, Guns & Money Paul Krugman's new SubStack is terrific, not surprisingly. Yesterday he was planning to talk about energy policy, but Trump's pardons of the 1/6 insurrectionists altered his plans: ... it all seems insignificant beside the reality that the president of the United States has thrown himself fully behind political violence ... , American “\"democracy" consists of total idiots deciding elections for reasons that are some combination of flat-out delusional and utterly random.
More extremely damning reporting about Pete Hegseth for Joni Ernst and Susan Collins to ignore - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Hegeth's former sister-in-law said in a sworn affidavit that Hegseth is a domestic abuser:
Judd Legum: ""Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law, in an affidavit given to senators on Tuesday, alleged that the Pentagon chief pick caused his second wife to fear for her safety... Hegseth also stated that women should not have the right to vote or work, according to the affidavit."" - Bluesky
Plutot Trump que le Wokisme - Lawyers, Guns & Money John Ganz is sharp on on many points here, including most nominally anti-Trump reactionaries going MAGA with various levels of enthusiasm:
What the attack on birthright citizenship means - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Chris D. Jackson: BREAKING: @DouglasEmhoff reportedly confronted Bruce Fischer, Sen. Deb Fischer's husband, at the inauguration, saying, “Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn't shake my wife's hand?” This came after Fischer declined to shake VP Harris's hand but attempted to greet Emhoff. - Bluesky
What Happened to Separated Families - Lawyers, Guns & Money why we didn't hear more from the Biden administration about trying to fix this, or even what had happened. The answer it turned out is that no one in power really cared ... How many are still apart is a mystery. "Given the lack of records, it's impossible to know precisely how many families remain separated"
Politics Today - Lawyers, Guns & Money But hey, if only the New York Times op-ed page was better, The People would understand and Do the Right Thing.
We Are All Paying the Price for Merrick Garland's Abject Failure : politics
"Citizens United" Allowed 44% of Trump's Election to be Funded by 10 Megadonors : politics
Trump Executive Order Revokes 1965 Anti-Discrimination Rules | HuffPost Latest News The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
Being anti-fascist now a fireable offense - Lawyers, Guns & Money A Milwaukee TV weather forecaster has been dropped by her station one day after she criticized Elon Musk on social media for his straight-arm gesture that many have likened to a Nazi salute ... Note that she wasn'yt even fired for criticizing Musk on-air. but for doing so on her private social media account. Looks like it's time for another round of the TWITTER FILES!
'Pure propaganda': Trump Fans want to defund PBS for accurately covering Musk's 'salute' | The legacy media is pure propaganda, Musk said. : politics
Musk's 'Fascist Salute': U.S. Jewish Establishment Failed Its First Test With Trump 2.0 : politics ... That statement from the ADL was such bullshit. Can't muster the same energy for a literal Nazi salute (twice!) by one of the most influential men in the world that they can for college students protesting for Palestine.
"It was a Nazi salute": Historian dismisses claim that Musk's raised arm was mere "awkward gesture": "Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too," wrote NYU's Ruth Ben-Ghiat : politics
'The gesture speaks for itself': Germans respond to Musk's apparent Nazi salute : politics
Speaking of pathetic, I don't know anything about gaming but this sounds somewhere beyond pathetic - Lawyers, Guns & Money After widespread allegations that he was paying skilled gamers to level up his characters on popular videogames, multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk threw a massive tantrum last week. Now, in damning new evidence, netizens spotted Musk's extremely high-level character grinding in the free-to-play action RPG Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) — while the billionaire was on television attending Donald Trump's inauguration in person ... So Elon levels up his video game characters the same way he runs his companies,” wrote one YouTube commenter. “Pay others to do the hard work and then take all the credit
what the fuck is this? - by Jeff Tiedrich the media fails its first test of Donny's second presidency
Jeff Tiedrich: "from today's post — link is here: - Bluesky
BlueWaveSurfer: "This Guy's citizenship should be revoked, and he should be sent back to Africa." - Bluesky - let's be clear: the "debate" is between people who saw what they saw, and social media trolls who want to deny what they saw.
Nazi-adjacent law professor still can't quit Hunter Biden - Lawyers, Guns & Money Jonathan Turley took a break from his celebrations of our current fascist revival to muse on the potential tax implications of the apparent fact that Hunter Biden lost a lot of paintings to the Los Angeles fires: roughly 200 of Hunter Biden's art pieces were destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires. ... Of course Turley can't resist the temptation to keep obsessing over the HUNTER BIDEN INFLUENCE-PEDDLING SCANDAL, which has always lacked any evidence whatsoever that whatever influence Hunter tried to peddle resulted in anybody getting a parking ticket fixed in their favor... Speaking of pathetic, Hunter is a long-term drug addict who suffered a horrific trauma as a young child when his mother and baby sister were killed in the same traffic accident that severely injured him. I wonder what Turley's excuse is?
Illinois governor JB Pritzker is providing an example for Democrats of how to resist Trump. You know who is not doing that? New Jersey's governor Phil Murphy, who spent the first day of the Trump years urging his new president to intervene in New York City's congestion pricing plan.
She was diagnosed in 2023 with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement announcing her death. A former political organizer, Ms. Richards was a daughter of former Gov. Ann Richards of Texas.
'English, motherf—er. I live in America': Man attacks bartender, tells him 'Trump is going to deport your a–' after being asked to pay his tab, cops say : politics
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, Zepbound boom in Massachusetts. Why? ... About 140,400 obese patients in Massachusetts were prescribed medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound in 2024, a 255 percent increase from 2023, That was the third-biggest jump of any state, behind Oklahoma and Rhode Island.
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The threat of avian influenza H5N1 looms over global biodiversity : science ... Emerging from unsustainable agricultural practices, this virus has spread worldwide, infecting and killing millions of wild and domestic animals. Since 2020, it has caused the most severe outbreak ever recorded, affecting over 400 bird species and dozens of mammal species, including many already at risk of extinction ... Ultimately, a global approach that integrates human, animal, and environmental health—known as the "One Health" approach -- is needed to address the root causes of such outbreaks and prevent further biodiversity loss.
Cycle of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef now at 'catastrophic' levels - Study of 2023-2024 global marine heatwave found 66% of colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80% by April. By July, 44% of bleached colonies had died, with some coral experiencing a staggering 95% mortality rate. : science
Trump's Paris climate exit will hit harder than in 2017 : worldnews
Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law : worldnews
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled : worldnews
Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul : worldnews
Xi and Putin vow to deepen ties as Trump's return sparks anxiety : worldnews
Institute for the Study of War on X: 3/ Additional Key Takeaways: Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated on January 20 that the Kremlin is willing to negotiate with the United States about the war in Ukraine but indicated that he maintains his demands for Ukraine's full capitulation. / X
ChrisO_wiki on X: 2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that talks took place between Trump and Putin representatives late last year, despite denials from the Russian side when the news was leaked. However, the negotiations proved unsuccessful, according to a source. / X
Ukraine's attack on Kazan factory disrupts Russia's aircraft production : worldnews ... The significance of the Kazan Aircraft Production Association, as Defense Express highlights, cannot be overstated. KAPO is one of Russia's largest defense industry enterprises, employing as many as 8,500 people. The recent strike on this facility, therefore, raises concerns not just about the production of these bombers, but also about the overall stability of Russia's defense industry and its capacity to maintain and modernize its aerospace fleet.
Ukraine attacks Russian oil depot, aviation plant, command post overnight, military says : worldnews
Jay in Kyiv on X: "Russia's inflation is totally out of control despite Central Bank rate now at 21%." / X
Rob Lee on X: Russia's budget revenue rose to a record high last month even after the US targeted the banking sector with a new round of sanctions aimed at disrupting foreign trade payments and curbing proceeds from exports. Total revenue in December reached more than 4 trillion rubles / X
Taliban official calls for girls' high schools to open, calling closure an 'injustice' : worldnews
Erdogan intends to discuss ending Russia's war in Ukraine with Trump : worldnews
Toll rises to 66 dead in hotel fire at popular Turkish ski resort : worldnews
Israel's top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures
IDF chief of staff resigns; 'failings of military on Oct. 7 will haunt me for life' : worldnews
Palestinians are finally able to return to their Gaza homes — only to find them reduced to ruins : worldnews
Israel launches 'significant' military operation in West Bank, at least eight Palestinians killed : worldnews
Reports: U.S. green card holder carries out terror attack in Tel Aviv : worldnews
Trump's UN ambassador pick says Israel has 'biblical right' to West Bank : worldnews
Trump to lift pause on 2,000-pound bomb supply to Israel, Walla News reports : worldnews
Israel considers sending captured Russian-made weapons to Ukraine, embassy reports : worldnews
Zelenskyy says Russia-Ukraine peace deal would require 200,000 allied troops : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1062, Part 1 (Thread #1209) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X - +60 Artillery is tied with 3 others as the 14th highest daily loss +130 UAVs ranks as 4th highest loss (1st-3rd all in Jan 2025) +194 Vehicles is the 2nd highest after +204 on Jan.15.25
UNITED24 Media on X: Ukraine, long known as the world's "breadbasket," holds another treasure: $15 trillion in critical minerals essential for green energy and EVs. / X
Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date : worldnews
Le Monde, French newspaper of record, quits Elon Musks X : worldnews
Soaring cases of virus in UK as NHS asks people to stay away if they have symptoms : worldnews ... It was first identified in the Netherlands in 2001 and belongs to the same family as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
The tide is starting to turn against Brexit - New Statesman Interventions by Ed Davey and Kemi Badenoch show how the European question has been reopened.
Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists : worldnews
Russia warns Trump against snatching Panama Canal : worldnews
Canada's inflation rate fell to 1.8% in December, with prices declining during GST break : worldnews
Gulf Coast blizzard delivers historic snowfall and temperatures
Trump's first full day back: firings, infrastructure announcement
Trump Makes 90 Day Foreign Aid Freeze – Ukraine Military Support Supposedly Untouched : worldnews
Trump withdraws from Paris climate agreement, again : news
'He's destroying Russia': Trump tells Putin to end Ukraine war and 'make a deal' - The Times of India : worldnews
Trump Plans to Enact 25% Tariffs on Mexico, Canada by Feb. 1 : worldnews
Trump revokes Biden removal of Cuba from US state sponsors of terrorism list : worldnews
Opinion | MAGA's magical hopes vs. rational real-world fears A divided nation begins a fraught journey.
Americans how are you feeling right now? : AskReddit
Bernie is all of us right now.. : PoliticalHumor
Judge blocks release of Jack Smith's report on Trump documents case to lawmakers : news
Trump cancels sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank : worldnews
Lisa Reyna Loe: Nothing to see here. Literally. Download the Constitution because it no longer appears on whitehouse.gov. When you search for it, a lot of other bullet point shit appears (ending birthright citizenship, etc). WE IGNORE THIS AT OUR OWN PERIL -- Bluesky
Imagine Pardoning 1,500 Traitors : pics
Trump signs executive order withdrawing from the World Health Organization : news
Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization : worldnews
Donald Trump Rolls Back Biden-Harris Rule to Lower Drug Costs for Millions of Americans : politics
Trump to remove the United States from the World Health Organization : worldnews ... The US contributes 20% of the WHO budget. This decision will hurt tens of millions of people.
Trump administration set to conduct ICE raids in Boston after Chicago, New York : boston
jamelle: i said a few times here and there before the election that we'll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it's ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are" — Bluesky
Don't Be a Sucker - an American anti-fascist film from 1943 : videos
A side by side comparison is even more striking : pics
The second salute of Elon Musk. : pics
Elon Musk mimics hitlers salute . Side by side comparison. : pics - Adolf Twitler
Folks, we've already been through this. They were "just waving". It's totally a coincidence that this keeps happening. : PoliticalHumor
How do you feel about Elon Musk's salutes during the inauguration? : AskReddit
Grimes reacts to Elon Musk's Sieg Heil at Trump inauguration
We never know these days : PoliticalHumor
Are you paying attention now. The Cradle of Democracy, right : pics - First Nazi salute behind a Presidential seal
Tesla just unveiled their new logo : pics
Employees of Tesla and SpaceX, what's the internal chatter right now surrounding Elon's salute? : AskReddit
Remember these coward sellouts at the inauguration today... : pics
Elon Musk's 'Government Efficiency' Department Revealed to Be a Renamed Obama Agency Tasked with Updating Software : politics
Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy : technology
Meta under fire for auto-following Trump & Vance, Blocking Democrat hashtags : technology ... #democrat was banned but #republican pulled up results. This is troubling to say the least.
Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats' : news
Judd Legum: Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law, in an affidavit given to senators on Tuesday, alleged that the Pentagon chief pick caused his second wife to fear for her safety... Hegseth also stated that women should not have the right to vote or work, according to the affidavit. -- Bluesky
Experts Alarmed By Weapon Baby Name Trend | HuffPost Life She pointed to Nameberry's analysis of The Reddest and Bluest Baby Names, which found that parents living in so-called red states are more likely to choose gun-themed names for their children.
Short video applications like TikTok have gained prominence. New research from China indicate that the more elementary school students use short videos, the lower their academic performance, with attention mediating in this relationship. : science
The most comprehensive study of its kind showed that psychotic disorders, infections and dementia were among conditions found to be less likely to occur when using GLP-1RAs, which are found in the medications Saxenda, Wegovy and Mounjaro. : science
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet : worldnews
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US to withdraw from Paris agreement, expand drilling : worldnews
New research shows increasingly thawing permafrost soils not only pose a global threat due to the CO2 and methane gas stored in them, but also have far-reaching implications for the approximately three million Arctic residents who live on permafrost soils. : science
Police arrest and charge woman over anti-Israel attack in Sydney's Woollahra : worldnews
Weapons and notes left on dead North Korean troops in Russia give Ukraine a glimpse into their mindset — and show how they are quickly adapting to modern war : worldnews
China executes 2 men who committed deadly attacks known as 'revenge on society crimes': worldnews
China executes man for car rampage that killed dozens : worldnews
Russia rearming faster than thought 'for possible attack on Nato' : worldnews
Indian reporter murdered for exposing corruption surrounding road contract : worldnews ... India is ranked 159th out of 180 countries in RSF's 2024 World Press Freedom Index
UK Extracted USD 64.82 Trillion From India During Colonial Era; Half Of It Went To Richest 10%: Oxfam Report | TimelineDaily : worldnews - The massive amount of silver sent back to Spain during the 16th century is a contributing factor to the eventual downfall of the empire itself. So much silver being sent back caused inflation and fueled decades of petty wars that amounted to nothing but a further erosion of the empire's standing in global politics
Tanzania confirms Marburg virus outbreak after initial denial : worldnews
Houthis to end Red Sea attacks, except against Israeli ships : worldnews
Israeli extremists torch Palestinian homes, cars in outburst of violence in West Bank : worldnews
Russia launched nearly 550 drones, 60 missiles, over 660 aerial bombs against Ukraine in a week, Zelensky says : worldnews
Shaheds, Missiles, and Recon Drones: Ukraine's Air Defenses Take Down Over 500 russian Aerial Threats in a Week : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1061, Part 1 (Thread #1208) : worldnews
These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia lost more soldiers in 2024 than in past two years combined, says Ukrainian commander-in-chief : worldnews
Ammunition used by Russians halved following Ukrainian strikes, Syrskyi says : worldnews
Norway cool on Trump's demand for a massive defense spending increase : worldnews
TIL in 2013 a woman went to pick up a friend in Brussels (less than 90 miles from her home), however because of a GPS error, she ended up in Croatia after driving 900 miles across five international borders. She realized she took a wrong turn two days after leaving. Her son had reported her missing. : todayilearned
Wake up and spend more on defense, Macron tells Europe as Trump takes office : worldnews
Viagra-laced 'erectile honey' is flooding into France, officials warn : worldnews
Trump won't impose tariffs on Canada, other countries right away: reports | CBC News : worldnews
Wealth of world's billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds | Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals : worldnews
Billionaire wealth surges to 'unimaginable' levels in 2024 as Oxfam predicts emergence of five trillionaires within a decade : politics
Joe and Jill Biden share one final selfie from the White House. : pics
The tech billionaire war on "woke" is really a war on workers : technology
Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members : politics
Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump : news
Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for Fauci, Milley, and 1/6 committee members - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier | The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there. : politics
Biden Administration Warns Against Forced Surgeries on Intersex Children in Historic Report : politics
Biden administration warns against forced surgeries on intersex children in historic report - LGBTQ Nation ... Despite those risks, medical practitioners still encourage parents to have surgeries on intersex infants, citing potential stigma for the natural differences in sexual anatomy a child may display.
TIL one of the leading advocates of circumcision was John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of the famous breakfast cereal. He advocated the consumption of Kellogg's corn flakes to prevent masturbation, and he believed that circumcision would be an effective way to eliminate masturbation in males. : todayilearned ... Don't forget he also advocated applying acid to the clitoris to stop masturbation in girls.
Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark | European Journal of Epidemiology
Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark - PubMed - circumcised men reported more partners and were more likely to report frequent orgasm difficulties after adjustment for potential confounding factor
CNN majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say that the Democratic Party needs major changes : politics
Congresswoman suggests Trump admitted Musk rigged election in Pa. : politics
Saying the quiet part out loud : PoliticalHumor
Trump will announce end of birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, officials say : politics
Discussion Thread: President-Elect Trump's First Day in Office, Part 2 : politics
Trump Really Is Renaming the Gulf of Mexico on Day 1 of MAGA 2.0: “Other countries may not opt to recognize the name change for an international body of water” : politics
Convicted Felon Sworn In as President : politics
Trump Makes History: First Convicted Felon To Take Oath As President : politics
Trump did not place hand on Bible for oath of office : politics
Trump fails to place hand on Bible when being sworn into office : politics
Everyone Who Was Supposed To Protect You From This Failed Miserably : politics
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸: "Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade" — Bluesky
Elon Musk Shocks With Nazi-Like Salute at MAGA Rally : politics
Elon Musk appears to Sieg Heil at Trump inauguration : politics
Did Elon Musk Seriously Just Do a Nazi Salute at Trump's Inauguration? : politics
Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration : politics
Donald Trump And His Supporters Can't Shake The Nazi Comparisons - YouTube
Trump Forced Vivek Ramaswamy Out of DOGE for Being Too Irritating : politics
Department of Government Efficiency makes its first major cut - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This is how the 2024 election felt like. Kamala and Biden weren't perfect but they at least weren't lying rapist fascist felons : PoliticalHumor
AOC to Skip Trump's Inauguration: 'I Don't Celebrate Rapists': politics
No lie detected : PoliticalHumor
Was the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good? : politics
Snoop Dogg faces huge backlash for performing at Trump inauguration party : Music
Snoop Dogg Thanks Trump for Pardoning Death Row Records Co-Founder
Snoop Dogg called out by John Rich over inauguration performance : Music
Teen enraged by TikTok ban sets fire to Wisconsin congressman's office : technology
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack : news ... For those wondering, this includes Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy after a 4 month trial and sentenced to 22 years in prison. The law, the process, it means nothing.
Eschaton: My Many Failures 8 years ago, after propelling Donald Trump into office, the New York Times marketed itself to angry liberals as a defender of democracy... and it worked. This time, don't forget what a piece of shit that newspaper, worse now, is.
People, this is supposed to be a HAPPY occasion - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... From my perspective on a university campus where I''e had occasion to see it in action lately, the ADL has turned into a straight-up reactionary organization, that is is eager to treat a completely unambiguous Nazi salute by the president of the United States's current BFF as an "awkward gesture." (ADL goes full Nazi)
Springtime for Elon - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Speaking of idea laundering, the next step will be MAGA people joined by radical centrist blah-blah-blah-ers and some we-will-definitely-get-fooled-again reporters to pretend this was something other than what it was:
The sci-fi fantasy worlds of the broligarchs - Lawyers, Guns & Money - And is is so often the case, extreme reactionary misogyny and patriarchy are being repackaged in various forms of gee whiz technology.
More last second pardons/clemency - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Those are the rules - Lawyers, Guns & Money All this gives today's proceedings a weird double quality, in which Biden & Co. are signaling that they understand on some level what they're dealing with, while simultaneously conveying that they absolutely don't, or more accurately refuse to.
"I said that I would see you because I had heard that you were a serious man, to be treated with respect." - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Overrating the Media - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... As always, the issue in American politics is the vast numbers of people who don't pay attention, and that includes not paying the first bit of attention to media stories. Rather, it seems that Democrats are completely missing the new media that actually touches these people
Bluesky launches a custom feed for vertical videos | TechCrunch : technology
Robert Smith announces he's leaving X/Twitter: "Time to go" : Music
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,803 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Catherine O'Leary. ... Well, a reporter named Michael Ahern for the Chicago Republican wrote a story saying it was Mrs. O'Leary's cow that knocked over a lantern while she was milking it that started the fire. He had no idea if that was true. O'Leary now became infamous and had to live with this. In 1893, Ahern admitted making up the story ... this all led to a big uprising in anti-Irish sentiment in the city and the nation. Evidently, these accusations basically ruined her life, at least according to family stories passed down. Once again, an idiot journalist destroyed the life of an innocent person.
Bob Marley and the Jews - Algemeiner.com Bob Marley had a Jewish father. He was a British Jewish guy. They take a lot of pride in their Jewish connection, the Marleys
'Reactionary nihilism': how a rightwing movement strives to end US democracy." Book review : books
The Best Books of 2024 Winners! : books
Two striking photos documenting the end of the human era: Kasparov and Sedol defeated by computer. : pics
Ten Percent Of U.S. High School Students Graduating Without Basic Object Permanence Skills : videos
ELI5: Why is the earth's orbit around the sun not considered as perpetual motion? : explainlikeimfive
What is the common ancestor for humans and dogs? : askscience
OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer
People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles (intermuscular fat) are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalised from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their BMI or waist circumference. Fat stored under the skin (subcutaneous fat) did not increase the risk. : science
Evidence of primordial black holes may be hiding in planets, or even everyday objects here on Earth: Small black holes born in early universe may have left behind hollow planetoids and microscopic tunnels. : science
TIL: That human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count. No matter how well you wash, nearly every nook and cranny of your body is covered in microscopic creatures. The greatest concentration of this microscopic life is in the dark murky depths of our oxygen-deprived bowels. : todayilearned
TIL that Great White Sharks across the Pacific Ocean consistently congregate at one specific spot in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists call this the White Shark Cafe. : todayilearned
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Right-leaning and conservative political orientation are negatively associated with trust in scientists in several European and North American countries. : science
Study finds gender gap with children when it comes to negotiating - in a series of cognitive tasks, boys had a higher opinion of their abilities and therefore asked for higher bonuses, even though they performed no better than girls did in these tasks. : science
New Research Shatters Outdated Pay-Gap Myth That Women Don't Negotiate | Research UC Berkeley
Textbooks need to be rewritten: RNA, not DNA, is the main cause of acute sunburn - Textbooks say that sunburn damages DNA, leading to cell death and inflammation. But study found in mice and human skin cells that this is a result of damage to RNA, not DNA, that causes the acute effects of sunburn. : science
TIL In 1941, prior to widespread fluoridation of drinking water, almost 10% of US military recruits were rejected because they didn't have 6 opposing teeth in their upper and lower jaws : todayilearned
Debating Water Fluoridation Before Dr. Strangelove - PMC
Did you ever almost die? If so, what was the cause? : AskReddit
Did your parents spank you as a form of discipline? How did it impact you? : AskReddit
What is your dealbreaker regarding dating? : AskReddit
What's a piece of advice you wish you'd taken sooner? : AskReddit
In your opinion, what is the best movie quote/rant of all time? : AskReddit
What is the most regrettable decision you made out of anger? : AskReddit
What's a phrase or saying people need to stop using immediately? : AskReddit
What are the most dangerous documentaries ever made? As in, where the crew exposed themselves to dangers of all sorts to film it? : movies
What made you lose a lot of weight? : AskReddit
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Greenland ice sheet could completely melt at global warming of +3.4 C and cause 7 m (23 ft) of sea level rise. : science
Carbon dioxide emissions to hit 429.6 ppm in May 2025, highest in over 2 million years : worldnews
South Korean court extends President Yoon's detention, angering supporters : worldnews
Protesters storm South Korean court after it extends President Yoon's detention : worldnews
Russia condemns 100-year partnership agreement between Ukraine and UK : worldnews
'No excuse for education ban': Taliban deputy asks leaders to lift restrictions on Afghan women - The Times of India : worldnews
Fuel tanker explosion kills 77 people in Suleja area of Nigeria : worldnews
Nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned since Assad regime fell, UN says : worldnews
ICC chief prosecutor meets with Syria's new leader al-Sharaa : worldnews
Syria bans goods from Russia, Iran, Israel : worldnews
Iran unveils new underground naval base amid tension with US and Israel : worldnews
Hezbollah's Weapons Caches: Over 100 Discovered by UN Peacekeepers : worldnews
Israel says ceasefire with Hamas begins, after delay : worldnews
Netanyahu: Trump fully backs Israel returning to fighting should Hamas violate agreement - i24NEWS : worldnews
Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect after delay : worldnews
Ceasefire officially delayed as Hamas fails to provide names of hostages to be released : worldnews
Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher to be first hostages freed : worldnews
Security forces secret op. brings back body of Oron Shaul ahead of Gaza ceasefire : worldnews
IDF secret op. brings back body of Oron Shaul - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post : worldnews
Israel forces recover body of soldier held in Gaza since 2014 : worldnews
About 200 aid delivery trucks arrive at Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing ahead of entry into the Gaza Strip, Egyptian sources say : worldnews
Abbas: PA ready to assume 'full responsibility' in Gaza Strip when ceasefire begins : worldnews
Ben-Gvir, Otzma Yehudit MKs resign from coalition over hostage deal : worldnews
MAKS 24 on X: Ukraine has convinced Trump that talks with Russia too early will be fatal, — The Telegraph. ❗️The Ukrainian authorities first want to exhaust Russia so that Putin does not consider himself the master of the situation in the war. / X
Robin Brooks on X: Before the invasion Ukraine, China's exports to Russia were $50 bn per year. That number was up to $120 bn in 2024. There is no bigger enabler of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which also means that China poses a direct and material threat to the democracies of Western Europe... / X
Zelensky imposes new sanctions on pro-Russian propagandists : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1060, Part 1 (Thread #1207) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 19, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Ministry of Defence on X: "Latest Defence intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 19 January 2025. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: https://t.co/l0m9NuFAJg #StandWithUkraine / X
NOELREPORTS on X: Ukraine is developing its own air defense system, says Commander-in-Chief Syrsky. "We have the capacity to create it and are already working on it. Our system aims to rival the Patriot in performance," he said. / X
Alan Watson on X: "@KyivIndependent The AFU can no longer stop Russian advances. Russia has surrounded the last NATO-built fortress Pokrovsk. Ukraine is a basket case; may disappear as Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia did. Previously a war cheerleader, Marco Rubio acknowledged Ukraine is "running out of Ukrainians. / X undefined
Russia used chemical weapons 434 times in December, Ukraine's General Staff says : worldnews
Ukrainian engineer arrested on suspicion of leading Russian spy network : worldnews
Russian trainee pilots appear to be hunting Ukrainian civilians : worldnews
Kvist on X: "Not Japan in 1945, but Vovchansk in Ukraine 2025. https://t.co/9KZ9CAOAlG" / X
Rob Lee on X: "“When North Korean troops first appeared on the battlefield last month, Ukrainian soldiers were stunned by how they moved in large groups and did not even attempt to hide from Ukrainian drones. Many were easily killed in those initial waves, but in ensuing battles, the new https://t.co/fc697fTRrm" / X
Lithuania promises to disconnect Baltic States from Russian power grid by 8 February, switching to EU supplies - Euromaidan Press : worldnews
Telegram boss admits 'seriousness' of French allegations: source : worldnews
Profiting from addiction - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Guardian has an interesting and sad story about a movement in the UK to get coroners' inquests to be be more truthful in regard to suicides caused by compulsive gambling:
Addict Nation - Lawyers, Guns & Money - addiction of all kinds is becoming more prevalent, in a society in the grip of what the historian David Courtwright calls "limbic capitalism." .. Meanwhile, we've gone from around 8,000 drug overdose per deaths per year in the 1980s, at the height of the moral panic over drugs, to around 110,000 last year.
Journalists on the verge of extinction in Nicaragua: in 10 of the 15 regions, journalists, TV anchors, radio hosts and even local reporters — who detail the goings on in their communities on Facebook pages — have disappeared : worldnews
At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says : worldnews
World Bank forecasts 5% growth for Argentina in 2025 : worldnews
'The discourse is chilling': aid groups on US-Mexico border prepare for Trump : politics
Canada Prepares for Trump Tariff Threat With Three-Stage Plan - The New York Times Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.
Canada threatens single largest blow to U.S. if Trump follows through on tariffs : politics
johnedwinmason: "Fuck the American media for calling the released Israelis "hostages" & the Palestinians "prisoners." Fuck the American media for showing only the Israelis being warmly welcomed home, & not the Palestinians. Fuck the American media for telling us the names of the Israelis, & not the Palestinians." -- Bluesky
The other women hostages liberated today : pics - Israel is the only country in the developed world that tries children in military court.
German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows : politics
Fred Wellman: "The Jumbotrons were taken down. Because of the cold. Really." - Bluesky
'Dark Chapter': Sanders Says American People Must 'Grapple' With Complicity in Gaza's Destruction : politics
Eleven Films: "Remember this day. The last full day with a Democratic President. We don't know when or if we'll ever live another day like this - Bluesky
Speaker Johnson 'won't commit' to disaster relief for California without conditions : politics
Which states receive the most FEMA direct payments - Florida, Louisiana and Texas residents have received the lion's share of FEMA direct assistance since 2015, per newly gathered data.
Evaluating the Biden Presidency - Lawyers, Guns & Money Well, this is the last day of a somewhat successful presidency that ended in mass failure ... The short version is that Biden was very good on policy and completely disastrous on politics. Biden never seemed to get that you need the second one for the first one to work ... Merrick Garland was quite literally one of the worst appointments in American history ... The biggest political mistake of his life was not announcing after the 2022 midterms that he was not running ... Israel/Palestine. I do think Biden was terrible here, but I have no belief that he would gained politically from taking a harder stance on Israel. It's the one issue in which Democratic coalition groups will kill each other over ... One thing that is very unlikely to change in the next four years is my belief that Donald Trump is the worst president in American history.
Biden's Legacy: Rescuing America From COVID, Then Getting Replaced By A Criminal : politics
Biden announces final round of student loan forgiveness, bringing aid total to nearly $189 billion : politics
Turns Out that Announcing Your Ethnic Cleansing in Advance is a Problem - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... The one thing we can count on about the second Trump administration is a combination of stupidity and laziness to cut the evil:
US cities largely saw a drop in violent crime in 2024 : politics
President-elect Trump is inheriting a historically strong economy : politics
News Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From Trump : politics
Larry the Cat: "American Gothic by Chris Riddell" - Bluesky
Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump inauguration - The Washington Post Trump's team requested the high-level resignations as the president-elect prepares a sharp break with the Biden administration ... imposing sweeping tariffs on allies and adversaries, ending the war in Ukraine, solidifying the wobbly ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and deporting millions of undocumented immigrants.
TikTok starts restoring service in the U.S. after shutting down over divest-or-ban law : news
George Takei: "No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power." - Bluesky
Krassensteins: Bluesky
Brian Cardone: Friends we are at an inflection point, oligarchy can only exist if they have control of media. This is what Felon47 is proposing here, he wants to use tax dollars to take over TikTok, pay attention. In T-24 hours you are going to see something we've never seen just remember #WeAreTheOpposition" Bluesky
TikTok tells users it will be "temporarily unavailable" in the U.S : politics
Why Trump's new love of TikTok is dangerous: Trump's sudden love of TikTok shows he needs disinfo more than he hates China : politics
Trump privately expresses interest in visiting China : politics
Trump Fans Are Pissed Over New Inauguration Plans | Apparently some people wanted to freeze their butts off for Donald Trump. : politics
Senate Republicans embarrass themselves (and America) at confirmation hearings | Opinion : politics
'Well, He's Not Going to Make America Great Again': Three Columnists Debate Trump 2.0 : politics
Trump Barely Won the Election. Why Doesn't It Feel That Way? : politics
A photo of Kent State before the National Guard murdered 4 Anti-Vietnam War protestors : pics
A photo of Tiananmen Square before the massacre : interestingasfuck
Vivek Ramaswamy expected to depart DOGE : politics
Department of Government Efficiency makes its first major cut - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... billionaire Elon Musk, has undercut Ramaswamy for much of the last few weeks ... I put the over/under on Musk's continued tenure as five months.
Trump prepares for aggressive push of Day 1 executive actions : politics
Republicans insist that Trump is hugely popular. His polls say otherwise. : politics
Thousands March on Lincoln Memorial to Rally for Basic Rights & Freedoms Ahead of Trump Inauguration at 2025 People's March : politics
Thousands protest in Washington against Trump as he prepares for inauguration : politics
The Far Right Is Having A 'Coronation Ball' At The Watergate Hotel To Celebrate Trump's Inauguration : politics
The Nihilists Are Coming Back to Washington | Donald Trump and his gang of sore winners are returning to the halls of power, bent on burning everything to the ground. : politics
'Reactionary nihilism': how a rightwing movement strives to end US democracy : politics
Endnote 2: White Fascism - YouTube
It's Not Clear Who Will Lead the Pentagon When Trump Takes Office. What Happens Then? : politics
Bannon: Billionaire CEOs have surrendered to Trump : politics
Trump Makes Instant $25 Billion Out of Fans With New Grift : politics
'Historic Grift' - Trump s Memecoin Creates Billions Out of Nothing: "Its official website implicitly notes the complete lack of value underpinning the coins" : politics
Trump Meme Coin Price: Ex-Aid Blasts 'Corruption' as Market Cap Surges : politics
George Conway: -- Bluesky
American Dad! - ollie north - YouTube
Americans favor deporting undocumented immigrants, until they're asked how : politics
Are You Smarter Than a Trump Cabinet Appointee? : politics
Bondi lobbied for China-backed company that has active case against U.S. government : politics
RFK Jr reportedly sought to block Covid-19 vaccinations at height of pandemic - Trump's pick to lead US health policy lobbied to rescind 2021 authorization and to deny any future vaccine : politics
As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnell : politics
Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled. He has some prominent Republican fans. : politics
US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches : politics
US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches | WIRED New details emerge about China's cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole.
'Split-second decision': Supreme Court returns to the question of police killings | The court will hear arguments this week over the "moment of the threat doctrine," which addresses how much time can be taken into consideration when police kill people. : politics .. Trump's judges are deciding how long cops have to pretend to not want to kill you.
Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide : news
Supreme Court agrees to hear Montgomery parents' challenge to LGBTQ+ book rules : politics
Voters Don't Pay Attention to Policy, Part the Million - Lawyers, Guns & Money Perhaps no state better sums this all up than Missouri, which routinely sees voters pass ballot measures we would see as progressive and then at the very same time vote in far right politicians who will counter voters' will on the issues, all to no consequence.
TIL George Washington decided to step down after two terms because he feared he might die in office and Americans would then view the presidency as a lifetime appointment : todayilearned
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,802 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Elementary school teacher arrested after allegedly abusing student, giving birth to his child : news
Employees are spending the equivalent of a month's groceries on the return-to-office—and growing more resentful than ever, survey finds : technology
Anti-science movements are associated with harassment of -- and violence against -- scientists. A new study found that science cynicism (the perception that scientists are incompetent and corrupt) and Dark personality traits (psychopathy and narcissism), predict the willingness to harm scientists. : science
TIL that the oldest flood myth is likely the Epic of Gilgamesh. Written on 12 stone tablets, it's one of the first pieces of literature in recorded history. The old Sumerian king searches for immortality and encounters someone who built a ship - the Preserver of Life - to outlast the Great Flood. : todayilearned
Got a set of Route 1 nails today. : boston
Adult Night at Museum of Science tonight cancelled due to snowstorm : boston
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Warming Water, Rising Seas | Center for Science Education
Rising Sea Level | Center for Science Education
Spaceship explosion raises questions about risk to public and environment in 2025 : worldnews
Xi says China, Vietnam to build community with shared future of strategic significance : worldnews
Japan gov't starts process to compensate forced sterilization victims : worldnews ... In this national cohort study spanning more than three decades of observation, non-therapeutic circumcision in infancy or childhood did not appear to provide protection against HIV or other STIs in males up to the age of 36 years. Rather, non-therapeutic circumcision was associated with higher STI rates overall, particularly for anogenital warts and syphilis ... There is a noticeable difference on the partners side too. I had way less friction tears and soreness with intact partners.
Taiwan carries out first execution in five years : worldnews
Former pro-Russian lawmaker charged with treason resurfaces in China : worldnews
Russian coal exports plummet to six-year low, Moscow Times reports : worldnews
Forbes: Russia promises soldiers 10-day leave for capturing Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drones it can't build - Euromaidan Press : worldnews
PS01 □ on X: "Sberbank plans mass layoffs at its subsidiaries A wave of layoffs is beginning at Cooper, MegaMarket, SberLogistics and Samokat. Between 30 and 50% of employees will be affected, including IT specialists. Gazprom is planning to halve its staff at HQ as previously announced / X
MilitaryNewsUA on X: Ukrainian strike UAVs hit the Russian radar station “Nebo-SVU” in the temporarily occupied Kherson region - General Staff of Ukraine / X
Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 on X: "Excuse me, four russian oil depots are burning at the same time. 4!!!! https://t.co/IOwP7YxFHG" / X
NOELREPORTS on X: "Unknown saboteurs set fire to communication towers near Krasnodar in Russia on the night of January 17 /X
Houthi rebels target Eilat after missile fire to central Israel : worldnews
Qatar says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 a.m. (local time) on Sunday : worldnews
Hamas has not provided Israel list of hostages for release Sunday : worldnews
Putin Hypes Possible New Nuclear Projects With Iran : worldnews
Two Iranian Supreme Court justices killed in Tehran shooting attack : worldnews
Hezbollah chief: Israel-Hamas truce proves 'persistence of resistance' : worldnews
Israel reserves 'right to resume war if necessary' with US support: PM Netanyahu : worldnews
Biden administration secretly funded Ukraine's drone industry, NYT reports : worldnews
Red lines in the Russo-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1059, Part 1 (Thread #1206) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 18, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X - At around 1,505/day, RU losses could hit ~985,720 by Victory Day, May 9 2025 - a staggering toll. Almost 1 million.
Ex-MP, leader of Russia-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church charged with treason : worldnews
UNITED24 Media on X: "An unexpected trend has emerged in Ukraine's Foreign Legion—a surge of Colombian fighters. What draws them across the world to fight for Ukraine? / X
TOP LEAD on X: "Ukraine also ranks 5th in the world in terms of iron ore reserves. This is the primary raw material for ferrous metallurgy. It is used to produce iron, steel, and iron. And all this is used to make airplanes, cars, home appliances... / X
Russia intensifies electronic warfare against Norway : worldnews
Croatia deputy PM resigns over gun-shooting video : worldnews
Milei's Argentina seals budget surplus for first time in 14 years : worldnews
Journalists in Haiti demand justice as they bury a second colleague killed by gangs : worldnews
Canada's Plan for a Trade War: Pain for Red States and Trump Allies : politics
Dr. Lucky Tran: "Stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a timely reminder that there is so much beauty to be found in this universe, if we look for it." -- Bluesky
LA County Recovers
Mark Gongloff: "AccuWeather: between LA fires, hurricanes & other weather disasters, the US has suffered $693 to $799 billion in total economic damages over the past 12 mos, equaling nearly 3% of GDP. But remember, it's the energy transition that's expensive" - Bluesky
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
Krassensteins: "" -- Bluesky
Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influence : politics
Trying to get over - Lawyers, Guns & Money This kind of thing goes some way towards explaining how someone who was a very good president overall got kicked out of office by the voters in favor of a felonious carnival barker, who is by orders of magnitude the worst person to ever hold that office.
Trump's "memecoin" crypto venture gained billions in value overnight : politics
Trump launches meme coin, $TRUMP rises to $32 billion market cap overnight : politics
'It's not a country I want to live in': Thousands march in Washington before Trump takes office : politics
Therapists say their clients are struggling to come to terms with Donald Trump's return : politics
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment : politics
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions : politics
Does he fear small crowds?: Trump moves inauguration indoors due to "arctic blast" forecast Trump worried about severe record lows while announcing his inauguration would be held inside the Capitol : politics
Hair Furor 1901: "High winds are forecast for Tuesday. High winds do not augur well for Hair Furor:" — Bluesky
Snowflake Trump: It's Too Cold for Me to Be Sworn In Outside | The inauguration on Monday will now be held in the Capitol Rotunda. : politics
Trump Trolled Over 'True' Reason for Moving Inauguration Inside : politics
MAGAers Mad at Trump for Moving Inauguration Indoors : politics
Yellen: Debt limit will be hit day after Trump's inauguration : politics
Republican Bill to Eliminate Education Department Officially Introduced Days Before Trump Inauguration : politics
Washington DC residents flee ahead of Trump inauguration: 'I can't be here' : politics
Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump's inauguration : politics
Judges sentence January 6 Capitol rioters, fully aware a Trump pardon could spare them : politics
Mark Zuckerberg will cohost a Trump inauguration reception along with Republican billionaires : politics
Trump to Begin Large-Scale Deportations Tuesday : politics
Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday : politics ... Just replace "illegal alien" with Jew -- and the speed run through 1930's German history is pretty much complete.
Trump illegal migrant raids to start on day one : politics
Trump reported $267m in 'golf-related' income in 2024. Here's how his political and business interests will intersect in the White House : politics ... Trump spent 307 days golfing during his first term. I'm sure he can greatly exceed that number in the next.
Republican demand DEI out of 'Miltary' and miss typo in visual aid : politics
'Absolutely Clueless': Tammy Duckworth Blasts Pete Hegseth and Senate GOP : politics
Schiff: Bondi was 'terrified'of contradicting Trump in hearing : politics
Trump AG pick Pam Bondi made at least $3 million from Truth Social merger, filings show : politics
Trump DHS Nominee Kristi Noem Touted Her Relationship With South Dakota Tribes. She Was Previously Banned From All 9 of Her State's Reservations : politics
Supreme Court upholds TikTok divestiture law - Lawyers, Guns & Money
George Takei: "Food for thought." -- Bluesky
Dorian: "Were you lied to?" - Bluesky
Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-Born Citizen Rate | National Institute of Justice
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fears the threats ahead: 'I don't think the American public understands the breadth' : politics
It's time for Democrats to go low : politics
It's Time to Check Back in, Liberals -- Trump 2.0 Will Be Far, Far Worse : politics
Shove the Presidency Down Trump's Throat : politics
Trump Tariffs Would Mean Higher Per-Gallon Gas Prices for U.S. Midwest, Federal Minister Says : politics
Republicans Want to Punish Divorced People to Fund Tax Cuts : politics - The Bible foretold that people will be confused about Jesus and the antichrist
Could American Evangelicals Spot the Antichrist? Here Are the Biblical Predictions: - Benjamin L. Corey
Improved Medicare for All Can Heal This Sick Country | A system that collects money from patients and employers then profits by withholding the promised care is not a business but a fraudulent, diabolical scam. : politics
Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout : politics
RFK Jr's vow to ban syrup sows concern among corn farmers in Trump heartland : politics
'You can't be pro-billionaire and pro-working class': Biden's labor chief on return of Trump : politics
A Great Day For Blogging - Lawyers, Guns & Money I first encountered Curtis Yarvin in the early 2000s, when someone on the chat board I was on then linked to him. Not only was he entirely wrong about his history, but he seemed malicious. Of course, he was going by "Mencius Moldbug" at that time. It decreased my regard for the person who linked to him.
jamelle: "literally the first thing this guy says is a bald faced lie www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/m..." -- Bluesky
Giotto: "Yep. Spot on!" -- Bluesky
"We're being weak": CNN staff react to rumblings that network plans to "sideline" Acosta under Trump : politics
Oliver Darcy: "Scoop: Another BIG LOSS for WaPo: Phil Rucker, the newspaper's high-profile national editor, has indicated to people that he is exiting the newspaper, sources tell me. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/philip-ruc..." -- Bluesky
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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data | Electronic Frontier Foundation
As Zuckerberg Goes Around Whining About Biden, He Made Sure To First Get His New Approach Approved By Trump : politics
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist arrested, accused of possession of child sex abuse videos : news
Former state Rep. Amesty charged with theft of COVID funds
Former state Rep. Amesty charged with theft of COVID funds : politics And yes ... she's a republican
"A troubling trend": Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina : politics
Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat : politics
Foreign Travel is Part of the Job - Lawyers, Guns & Money I found myself very frustrated with the discourse over why Karen Bass was in Ghana when the fires hit…
How many transgender athletes are there in the US? Hardly any at all, according to experts : politics
Idaho Republicans Demand Supreme Court Overturn 2015 Marriage Equality Decision. The resolution falsely alleges that same-sex marriages violate residents' religious rights. : politics
David Roberts: "Yup, @jamellebouie.net has this exactly right. What these guys are celebrating/pursuing/yearning for is not masculine energy, it's *adolescent* energy. Drinking Red Bull, crushing Call of Duty, refusing to clean your room. It is indescribably pathetic. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o..." — Bluesky
Anonymous: "Andrew Tate has lost his final appeal in court, he is now facing 20 years in prison. Tate is currently under house arrest for child rape. This charge is part of a 2nd case that includes charges for human trafficking, trafficking a minor, influencing statements & money laundering. #OpDeathEaters" — Bluesky
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,801 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Kate Warne ... Warne walked into the office of the private detective Allan Pinkerton. He had placed an ad in newspapers for a detective and she wanted to be hired. We don't know what she was thinking here, but it was certainly unusual for a woman to do this
Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington's disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder : news ... New research shows that the mutation is, surprisingly, harmless for decades. But it quietly grows into a larger mutation — until it eventually crosses a threshold, generates toxic proteins, and kills the cells it has expanded in.
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Planet-warming carbon dioxide levels rose more than ever in 2024 : worldnews
US company behind Teflon tries to block EU's forever chemicals ban, claims NGO : worldnews
Japan bank execs take pay cuts after employee is accused of stealing from safe deposit boxes : worldnews
S. Korea calls N. Korea's support for Russia big threat at NATO meeting : worldnews
North Korea smuggled nuclear weapons equipment from Spain: Report : worldnews
After cable damage, Taiwan to step up surveillance of flag of convenience ships : worldnews
After cable damage, Taiwan to step up surveillance of flag of convenience ships - Taiwan will step up the surveillance and management of ships carrying flags of convenience, including boarding them, after a Chinese-linked cargo vessel was suspected of damaging an undersea communications cable, the government said.
Trump speaks with China's Xi, says leaders will make world 'more peaceful' : worldnews
China's population falls for a third consecutive year : worldnews
The Real Master of Russia: Who Is He? - Exposing Anti-Cult Terrorism
Russian hackers target WhatsApp in new tactic, Microsoft warns : worldnews
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions : worldnews
Russian Soldier Jailed for Accidentally Shooting Down Friendly Helicopter : worldnews
Russian oil depot burns for fourth day after two Ukrainian drone strikes on Engels : worldnews
'Shameful' Russia locks up Navalny's lawyers on extremism charges : worldnews
More Than 6,000 Elite Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukraine – BBC Russian Service : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: Russia's seaborne oil exports decline 9.1% in 2024 amid Ukrainian drone attacks, Reuters reports. Ukraine has targeted Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure as part of its strategy to undermine a key funding source for Russia's war effort. / X
Raids targeting anti-corruption chief rock Hungary's government : worldnews
Over 1.2 Million Afghan Refugees Deported From Iran In 2024, Says IOM : worldnews
Sudan's Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say : worldnews
Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges : worldnews
Syrians in the Golan Heights refuse to leave 'in exchange for peace' with Israel : worldnews
Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal officially signed in Doha : worldnews
Israel's security cabinet recommends approving Gaza ceasefire deal : worldnews
List of 33 Israeli hostages to be released in first stage of deal published : worldnews
KyivPost on X: Russia and Ukraine are reportedly holding secret talks in Qatar, with Moscow demanding Ukraine's neutrality, a smaller military, and no Western weapons on Russian soil. / X
Visegrád 24 on X: "Bloomberg reports that Trump's team is preparing a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to force Russia into negotiations with Ukraine / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1058, Part 1 (Thread #1205) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 17, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X - +1670 Troops is in average range & the 19th highest daily loss tied with Dec.04.24
NATO deploys Norwegian F-35 fighters for 1st time during Russian Jan. 15 attack on Ukraine : worldnews
Russian S-400 System Targets a French Atlantique 2 Aircraft Over Baltic Sea : worldnews
Russians tried to jam and "light up" a French military aircraft over the Baltic | УНН : worldnews
Romania Raises F-16s due to drone attack on Ukraine, finds traces of drone impact : worldnews
Starmer urges world leaders to 'double down' on support for Ukraine : worldnews
Raids targeting anti-corruption chief rock Hungary's government : worldnews
Brussels orders X to hand over documents on algorithm : worldnews
Lithuania vows to boost defense spending to 5-6% of GDP, citing the threat of Russian aggression | AP News : worldnews
Starmer urges world leaders to 'double down' on support for Ukraine : worldnews
UK anti-corruption minister resigns amid Bangladeshi corruption probe into her family : worldnews
Russian diplomats secretly enter closed area of British Parliament during tour - Guardian : worldnews
UK anti-corruption minister resigns amid Bangladeshi corruption probe into her family - ICIJ - Britain's anti-corruption minister resigned Tuesday following intense media scrutiny over whether she benefited financially from her relationship with her aunt, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as a flurry of reporting about how London properties she lived in were paid for.
Bolivian judge orders arrest of ex-president Evo Morales in sex abuse case : worldnews
Homeless people given free lunch to attend Trump Jr event in Greenland : politics
JFK standing outdoors at his inauguration in 22 degree weather without an overcoat. : pics
Trump's inauguration moving indoors due to weather : politics
Rep. Wiley Nickel: "2009 Obama 28°F 1977 Carter 28°F 1961 Kennedy 22°F It's not about the cold… it's about the small crowd size." — Bluesky
Hair Furor 1901: "High winds are forecast for Tuesday. High winds do not augur well for Hair Furor:" -- Bluesky
'Sucks': Trump supporters visiting DC for inauguration miffed over cold-weather changes : politics
Inaugural Irony : PoliticalHumor
Biden urges troops to 'remember your oath' at Defense Department farewell ceremony : politics
Biden says red states really screwed up in handling their economies during Covid years : politics
Biden shares 'serious concern' for U.S. democracy in Oval Office interview with Lawrence O'Donnell : politics
Biden's Last Message to America Is a Dire Warning - Joe Biden told Americans to beware of the growing oligarchy in their country. : politics
How will the Biden presidency be remembered? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Democratic senator on Biden's farewell plea: 'Now he tells us' : politics
Trump/Putin sock puppet fires head of House Intel - Lawyers, Guns & Money
House Democrats press Merrick Garland to consider an unusual step to release the rest of Jack Smith's report | The attorney general has said he won't make public the part about the classified documents case while the prosecution of Trump's co-defendants continues. : politics
Merrick Garland has one last chance to do something right - Lawyers, Guns & Money - That this is even a question at this point is just flat-out crazy:
Trump and the 25th amendment - Lawyers, Guns & Money . It's whether the GOP is willing to invoke the 25th when he starts publicly demanding executions of political rivals and threatens to invade Scotland if they don't approve a variance for his golf course ... But if Trump completely flips out/goes unmistakably senile, he's going to have to be removed via some other mechanism than the Constitutionally Approved method.
CBS executives consider using frivolous lawsuit as a pretext for giving Donald Trump a massive bribe - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Joe Biden engages in empty gesture after doing nothing regarding issue for the first 99.79% of his administration - Lawyers, Guns & Money President Biden on Friday declared that he considers the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution is "the law of the land," a surprising declaration that does not have any formal force of effect, but that is being celebrated by its backers, who plan to rally today in front of the National Archives ... Biden could have directed the DOJ to actually litigate this issue while he was in control of the federal government. That would have been something. This is nothing. It's less than nothing because a pathetically empty gesture is worse than none at all.
Biden to Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders : politics
Joe Biden commutes 2,500 disproportionately long drug offenses in final presidency days : politics
ICE Warns Republicans' Racist Immigration Bill Is a Total Bust: Not even U.S. immigration officials think the Laken Riley Act is a good idea. : politics
Freezing temperatures are expected during Trump's second inauguration : politics - Hell has frozen over.
Poll shows few Americans are confident Trump will be able to lower the cost of groceries, housing, or healthcare, despite his campaign promises : politics
Should Federal Minimum Wage Be Raised Above $7.25? Trump's Treasury Pick: 'No Sir' : politics
Rep. David Rouzer introduces bill to eliminate Department of Education : politics
Biden cracked down on junk fees and hard-to-cancel memberships. Will Trump bring them back? : politics
Trump's Billionaire Treasury Pick Stresses Importance of Tax Cuts for Billionaires : politics
Trump's EPA Pick Flunks Science Quiz in Confirmation Hearing : politics
Bernie Sanders Takes Shot At Lee Zeldin After Phone Interrupts EPA Nominee's Hearing: 'Sorry That Was The Fossil Fuel Industry' : politics
Wingnut venue shopping - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation's most common method of abortion ruled Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone.
ERA - YES! - Lawyers, Guns & Money - In any case, it opens legal questions into the next administration and a discussion of why white cishet Christian men should be the only ones with rights.
GOP lawmaker says trans bathroom ban must pass to stop lesbians from "getting off" in women's room. The bizarre accusation was that trans lesbians enjoy listening to others "going potty." The bill passed. : politics ... The implication being that lesbians shouldn't be allowed to use the women's restroom because they experience sexual pleasure from bathroom noises.
Man about to be indicted by IRS for massive tax fraud scheme publishes NYT op-ed advocating letting Donald Trump off the hook - Lawyers, Guns & Money Highlights include the allegations that Goldstein, a top SCOTUS litigator and the founder of SCOTUS Blog:
Minnesota voters elected a split state House. Republicans seized power anyway. : politics
Minnesota Democrats ask state Supreme Court to resolve state House power struggle : politics
This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes. : politics
The Fate of This Hurricane-Battered Town Is Now in Trump's Hands - ProPublica Hostility toward the outgoing Democratic president is no surprise in Sulphur, Louisiana, a red town in a red state in a country that has handed the White House and Congress to Republicans
The Media Is Giving Away Its Rights Even Before Trump Tries to Take Them: Recent events have shown that Trump does not have to impose a new regime of censorship if the press censors itself first. : politics
Twenty Lessons on Fighting Tyranny from the Twentieth Century | Scholars Strategy Network
Mark Zuckerberg: How the CEO destroyed the case for Meta's Threads. His emulation of Elon Musk and Twitter is alienating the very users Threads was built to attract.
Zuckerberg Sucked Up to Trump Adviser Before Changing Meta Rules : politics
Meta Is Laying the Narrative Groundwork for Trump's Mass Deportations : politics
The Miller told Zuck his tale - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Millsaps College fires professor over email blasting Trump. Professor: It's censorship : politics
Indicted Democrat Eric Adams to meet Trump - who could pardon him - in Mar-a-Lago : politics
Updated Missouri state motto: Salus Copuli Suprema lex Esto : AdviceAnimals
Publishers and Influencers Wonder What Could Replace the Power of BookTok : books - Over the past several years, TikTok has dramatically reshaped nearly every aspect of the book business. Barnes & Noble, Target and Walmart created store and online displays of books that are trending on TikTok. Booksellers track what's bubbling on the app and stock up on titles that have gone viral.
Lynch - Lawyers, Guns & Money- It's common to say, when a great artist dies, that we won't see their like again. It's usually also true, since all artists are unique both in their own right and as a product of their time and place. But it somehow feels even truer in Lynch's case. That combination of joy and sadness, of a profound love of his craft and a complete lack of self-seriousness, of genuine love of humanity and clear-eyed understanding of its worst excesses, of complete idiosyncrasy that somehow still led to work that millions of people found compelling and empathetic -- I just don't know if we will ever see all those qualities again in a single artist.
Pirate tale unearthed by amateur historian from Warwick
TIL: The "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" was declassified in 2008 and it contains advice on how spies can sabotage the enemy by just being maliciously incompetent. Advice include praising inefficient coworkers, cry and sob frequently at work, asking inane questions in meetings, and spreading gossip. : todayilearned
Eschaton: Fake Contrarianism Pamela Paul is out at the NYT.
Pamela Paul Is Out at the Times Opinion Section Paul is admired by some of her colleagues for her willingness to buck liberal-left conventional wisdom.
Bumble's new CEO is already leaving the company as shares fell 54% since killing the signature feature and letting men message first : technology
Longevity-Obsessed Tech Millionaire Discontinues De-Aging Drug Out of Concerns That It Aged Him : technology
How and why did armadillos (and only armadillos) evolve to always have identical quadruplets? : askscience
A 13-year study of tiny penguins in Australia has dispelled the long-held myth that these seabirds mate for life, with the 'divorce rate' nearly 10 times that of the current statistics for US adults | And, not surprisingly, it all comes down to kids. : science
A new study found that men in romantic relationships preferred experiential purchases, such as traveling, movies, and dining out, as opportunities for joint consumption and promoting relational satisfaction. In contrast, women preferred material purchases to enhance a practical image of warmth. : science
What's an assumption about women that most men get wrong? : AskReddit
Day 116 -> State Police Have STILL Not Arrested John Corcoran's Killer - Streetsblog Massachusetts : CambridgeMA
Beautiful Night : boston
The 18 Best Restaurants In Cambridge - Boston - The Infatuation : CambridgeMA
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Jailing children 'a blot' on Australia's global reputation, report claims : worldnews
Detained South Korean President Yoon refuses second day of questioning : worldnews
New Research suggests that male victimhood ideology among South Korean men is driven more by perceived socioeconomic status decline rather than objective economic hardship. : science
Taiwan's first lunar mission successfully launched - Focus Taiwan : worldnews
China Pounces on Russia's Fire Sale of Prized Assets : worldnews
China-Russia Trade Hit Record High in 2024 - The Moscow Times : worldnews
Apple loses smartphone sales crown in China, drops to third in 2024 : worldnews
Out of Control: Russia's CPI Inflation Up Again to 9.5% in December : worldnews
KyivPost on X: "Another morning, another fire in Russia. Ukrainian drones hit a gunpowder plant near Tambov -- key supplier of explosives for Putin's war machine. Blasts rocked at least 4 Russian regions overnight. The oil refinery in Voronezh continues to burn. / X
India achieves space docking, becoming 4th country to achieve major milestone : worldnews
India's navy launches submarine, warships to guard against China's presence in Indian Ocean : worldnews
Bangladesh commission proposes dropping secularism, socialism and nationalism from Constitution : worldnews
Nineteen people who drank tainted alcohol in İstanbul have died in the past 48 hours, with dozens more being treated for poisoning, Agence France-Presse reported : worldnews
Russian, Iranian presidents to discuss Syria, Middle East and nuclear programme : worldnews
Netanyahu postpones Gaza ceasefire deal over Hamas 'last minute crisis' : worldnews
Truthout: "Israeli forces killed at least 87 Palestinians, including numerous children, in the hours after officials announced that Israel and Hamas have reached a long-awaited ceasefire deal on Wednesday, according to Gaza authorities." - Bluesky
Hamas leader touts ceasefire as a defeat for Israel while hailing Oct. 7 atrocities : worldnews
Ben-Gvir threatens resignation over proposed hostage deal, calls it 'reckless' : worldnews
Israel admits soldiers used ambulance in raid on refugee camp : worldnews
Trump's Treasury pick Bessent calls for stronger sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war : worldnews
UK pledges support for Ukraine with 'landmark' 100-year deal : worldnews
Russian drone shot down near presidential palace during Starmer's Ukraine visit : worldnews
Zelenskyy: Europe has no chance against Russia without Ukrainian military : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1057, Part 1 (Thread #1204) : worldnews
A new study suggests that Russian attacks on Ukrainian medical facilities in Mariupol are not random but instead may have been the result of intentional targeting. 77% of medical facilities in Mariupol sustained damage during Russia's siege and facility size was not associated with damage. : science
Defense of Ukraine on X: A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong. Tecumseh The combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to January 16, 2025. X
Worst global growth for 6 years forecast due to tariffs : worldnews
Europe's urban air quality is killing you. Blame gas-guzzling vehicles. : worldnews
Russian Ship Sinking: Spy Ship Yantar Diving on Wreck : worldnews
In 2009, Sweden chose to replace books with computers. 15 years later, it allocates 104 million euros to reverse course : books
Trump has not withdrawn threat against Denmark, says PM Mette Frederiksen after phone call : worldnews
France, Portugal and Greece set to follow Spain's lead in holiday homes war | Countries across Europe have been cracking down on Brits buying second homes - and there are reports that Portugal, France and Greece could be about to follow : worldnews
The Premier if Ontario Doug Ford wearing a 'Canada is not for sale' hat. : pics
'No consequences': Canadian Sikhs allege widespread threats, spying by India : worldnews
Oliver Markus Malloy: "How Putin stole the 2024 election and installed Trump as his puppet dictator." - Bluesky
BNO News: "BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight" — Bluesky
Jon Ostrower: "This is what it looks like when you lose a massive spacecraft on its way to orbit right over the Caribbean. Lots of commercial flights turning/holding/diverting to avoid falling debris from SpaceX's Starship." - Bluesky
Statement from President Joe Biden : politics
Biden, in farewell address, warns about dangers of unchecked power in wealthy : politics
Joe Biden warns of "oligarchy" taking over US in farewell speech : politics
Naming Oligarchy as Key Threat, Biden Channels Bernie Sanders in Farewell Address | Sanders responded that the outgoing president was "absolutely right," adding, "This is the defining issue of our time." : politics
Bernie Sanders warns the US is becoming an oligarchy : politics
At least 26 of Trump's appointed officials are worth over $100 million : politics
Biden calls for amending Constitution to say no president should have immunity for crimes committed in office : politics
Tech billionaires expose MAGA's "populism" con job: MAGA populism was always an inch deep — Trump's billionaire-palooza proves it : politics
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration : politics
House GOP's Budget Hawks Now Want A $4 Trillion Debt Limit Hike : politics
Biden on if Trump will get credit over him for ceasefire deal: 'Is that a joke?' : politics
TikTok Plans Immediate US Shutdown on Sunday : technology
Just Jack: "Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?" - Bluesky
Molly Jong-Fast: "I'm sure this is nothing www.news-medical.net/news/2025011..." — Bluesky
Mrs. Betty Bowers: "This says everything about the sad, misogynistic times we are living in: The new Congress is the first Congress to have *fewer* women than the previous one." - Bluesky
Former presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will not attend Trump's inaugural lunch : politics
Pelosi not attending Trump inauguration : politics
Discussion Thread: Confirmation Hearings for January 16th, 2025 : politics
L'Etat C'est Moi: "Did you think you Knew that Hegseth is a vomitous sexual assaulter? It's worse than that." —-Bluesky
MelodyKayYoung: "This is why they are so cruel. #maga #TheoBros #ChurchToo" - Bluesky
The Secretary of Defense. : PoliticalHumor
Attorney General Ignorance : PoliticalHumor
Mike Pence Defies Trump, Comes Out Against RFK Jr. for Health Secretary : politics
Trump's Pick to Lead National Intelligence Couldn't Say What the Job Actually Is : politics
AOC Blasts Democrat Defections on GOP Bill to Ban Trans Women and Girls from School Sports - "Trump hasn't even been sworn in yet, and if a little bitty sports bill was gonna make Dems defect, we're not in good shape," said the New York lawmaker. : politics
'We Have Seen a Lot More Hate': Trans People Are Already Terrified : politics
Journalists who found Adrian Dittman's "true identity" are strangely forced to delete posts on X : worldnews
Elon Musk depicted as Donald Trump's 'First Lady' Elonia in bizarre memes | Daily Mail Online
Dave Grohl Spent His Birthday Making Meals for Families Displaced by LA Wildfires : Music
David Lynch's Advice To Vladimir Putin About Ukraine Was Unique - PolitiZoom
Mikey's right where he belongs. : PoliticalHumor
A lawyer says he dropped Meta as a client after what he called a 'descent into toxic masculinity' by Zuckerberg's company : technology
Casey Newton: "It really is such masculine energy to blame things on a woman who no longer works at the company www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/u..." -- Bluesky
̷A̷̷l̷̷e̷̷x̷: "Every single major American city should have a congestion pricing zone." - Bluesky
Molly Jong-Fast: "On his way to try and get a pardon" - Bluesky
16 year anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson : pics
Christopher Webb: They obeyed in advance…AGAIN! The Washington Post killed off its "Democracy Dies In Darkness" slogan. New slogan: Riveting Storytelling for All of America - Bluesky - "Storytelling." From the Amazon Post. Got it.
David Folkenflik: "NEWS: More than 400 WashPost journalists - including some of its most distinguished reporters & editors - have sent plea to owner Jeff Bezos to intervene. This petition was sent last night and disclosed by NPR. While not citing CEO Will Lewis by name, it casts a harsh light on his leadership" - Bluesky
'Deeply alarmed': Washington Post staff request meeting with Jeff Bezos : politics
Eschaton: Ah, Well, Nevertheless
Drake sues for defamation over Kendrick Lamar song : news
TIL Linda Chase left her roommate's dead body in the recliner chair where he died for 18 months. She talked to him and watched NASCAR on TV with him. After police performed a welfare check and found the body, Linda's only explanation was that she didn't want to be alone. : todayilearned
Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations after multiple women come forward : books
Eschaton: Brain Geniuses I suspect these kinds of decisions have longer term consequences. You don't want to push people into the habit of online shopping for anything, as it might stick, and turning all pharmacy stores - once generally great collections of 'home and other stuff' to buy - into impenentrable bank vaults likely did that ... And while many drug stores have taken to locking up commonly looted goods, Wentworth admitted, "When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them. We've kind of proven that pretty conclusively." ... It shouldn"t take 15 minutes to buy deodorant.
Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens, study finds. : science
The partisanship of mayors in the US has no detectable effect on police spending, police employment, crime, or arrests – This conflicts with a common narrative on the right that Democrat-run cities are rampant with crime and characterized by “soft-on-crime” policies. : science
TIL The passenger death rate for passenger vehicles in the US is 17 times greater than that of trains and 50 times greater than that of buses : todayilearned
ELI5: Why mosquitoes don't transmit hiv : explainlikeimfive
TIL life didn't give us lemons, they are not naturally occurring. They are a hybrid fruit from selective breeding of the citron and the bitter orange : todayilearned
TIL the average volume of blood in an erection is close to equal or more than the volume of blood in the brain : todayilearned
FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats (Gift Article) : science
Octopus Arms Are Controlled by a Nervous System That's Segmented Like No Other, Scientists Find : science
TIL that platypuses (platypi?) don't have nipples and secrete milk through their abdominal skin. Also there are no known pain relief medication that can treat platypus venom, since the venom affects unknown pain response pathways in humans : todayilearned
Ian Ridpath's Star Tales: Constellation Mythology and History
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Star Tales – Felis
Flight attendants, what's your NSFW story while on the job? : AskReddit
What is the most sfw part of the body that that attracts you the most? : AskReddit
14 Person Dinner in Cambridge/Somerville after Court House Wedding : CambridgeMA
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3M knew firefighting foams containing PFAS were toxic, documents show : worldnews
'Strongest action possible' - Albanese vows to act if Australian fighting for Ukraine was executed by Russia : worldnews
President Yoon arrested for masterminding martial law plot : worldnews
Events from Seoul - Lawyers, Guns & Money South Koreans doing what needs to be done.
South Korea says North Korea can never be recognized as nuclear power after Trump nominee refers to Pyongyang as one : worldnews
Biden Aides Warned Putin as Russia's Shadow War Threatened Air Disaster : worldnews
Putin Would Demand Ukraine Never Join NATO in Any Trump Talks : worldnews
Russia's Hidden War Debt Creates a Looming Credit Crisis : worldnews ... Battles are won by armies, but wars are won by economies
Tymofiy Mylovanov on X: Kennedy's explosive analysis proves Russian economy is bankrupt. Craig exposes hidden defense debt and a credit bubble, aggravated by punitive interest rates and sanctions. It is not an economic fortress Russia but a house of cards. / X
"Front-line reports indicate that some Russian soldiers view their North Korean counterparts as fundamentally subhuman," a source told Daily NK : worldnews
North Korean troops are far from 'cannon fodder,' Ukrainian soldiers say : worldnews
South Africa criticized for 'horrific' mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground : worldnews
60 bodies retrieved from closed South African gold mine after siege : worldnews
Qatar's prime minister credits Biden and Trump for helping secure ceasefire : worldnews
Iran refused to recognize Crimea as Russian in the treaty with the Russian Federation. : worldnews
UN experts alarmed as Iran's Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist : worldnews
Pager-style? Iran claims Israel 'rigged' nuclear centrifuges : worldnews
Blinken Says New Hamas Recruits Have Nearly Replaced War Losses : worldnews
To prevent false claims, Israeli guards to film prisoners during hostage deal releases : worldnews
After 15 months of war, an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal could be days away, according to mediators - The Boston Globe
Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal reached, US source tells Post' : worldnews
A small minority of Israeli hostage families don't want a Gaza deal. : worldnews
Israeli minister makes last-ditch effort to block cease-fire with Hamas — again : worldnews - Ben-Gvir
Ceasefire - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal is months away : worldnews
Ukraine's military now totals 880,000 soldiers, facing 600,000 Russian troops, Kyiv claims : worldnews
Russia launches large-scale missile attack on Ukraine : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1056, Part 1 (Thread #1203) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 15, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All categories above 7-day average. +107 UAVs ranks as 10th highest. +204 is a new record for Vehicles. / X
From Aircraft to Trenches: Transfers of Air Force Technicians to Infantry Spark Controversy, Raise Alarm : worldnews
Samuel Bendett on X: "Imagine a UGV towing these to the front: a Ukrainian company has unveiled a turret designed to combat UAVs and FPVs, equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun and night vision. It uses neural network components for semi-automatic control. The system is controlled using a joystick https://t.co/mQaEYGQGdn" / X
Europe mulls seizing Russia's billions to aid Ukraine : worldnews
Poland's leader accuses Russia of planning acts of sabotage against 'airlines around the world' : worldnews
Russia plotted terror attacks on airlines around the world, Poland's Tusk says : worldnews
Sweden seeks to change constitution to be able to revoke citizenships : worldnews
'Don't allow you to go to the bathroom': big tech's call center workers in Greece on strike : worldnews
German army deserts X as Berlin vs. Elon Musk feud rumbles on : worldnews
Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies : worldnews
Germany to shoot down drones near military sites : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: France secretly conducted exercises codenamed 'Perseus' involving special forces deployment in Ukraine to counter a potential Russian breakthrough from Belarus, reports Intelligence Online. French forces were preparing for this scenario as early as late 2024, simulating operations near Kyiv's northern Dnipro river. The training was based on lessons learned from Ukraine's successful defense against Russia's February 2022 advance.
UK and France in talks over sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine : worldnews
Cuba frees 553 prisoners after Biden removes it from state sponsors of terrorism list : worldnews
Fox News Sends Reporter to Find MAGA in Greenland and It Majorly Backfires : politics
𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝: "The kid from Scranton who kicked the ass of the bully from Queens is giving his farewell address tonight." -- Bluesky
BrooklynDad_Defiant!: President Biden, laid it down: - 18 year term limit for SCOTUS - No stock trading for Congress - No immunity for Presidents for crimes they commit in office, because that's bullshit THAT PART! - Bluesky
Biden warns oligarchy and ultra wealthy pose a threat to democracy itself : politics
All of the Names - Lawyers, Guns & Money - Joe Biden has announced the names of the fifth and sixth ships in the Ford (CVN-78) class of supercarriers:
So Clean - SMART Elections Substack In EVERY COUNTY in North Carolina, according to the official election results, Vice President Kamala Harris received fewer votes than the Democratic candidate for Attorney General.
Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration : politics
Harris declines to invite Vance for courtesy visit to vice president's residence before inauguration : politics
Governor Newsom: "Today, I signed an executive order prohibiting greedy land developers from ripping off LA wildfire victims with unsolicited, undervalued offers to buy their destroyed property. Make no mistake — this is a prosecutable crime." -- Bluesky
No, California Didn't Turn Away Fire Trucks From Oregon Over Smog Certification : politics
Tuberville: Californians 'don't deserve' money for wildfires unless they 'change their ways' : politics
Balance of Payments Portal | Rockefeller Institute of Government
Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel : politics
Special Counsel Jack Smith's Final Report Says It All: Voters Saved Trump from Prosecution : politics
The Report on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning - "The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial," Jack Smith's team wrote in the 130-page report : politics
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds : politics
FBI already in the tank for Trump - Lawyers, Guns & Money - The FBI background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, does not include interviews with Hegseth's ex-wives or the woman who accused him of sexual assault in a California hotel room in 2017, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the contents of the report ... I'm so old I remember when John Tower's nomination for Secretary of Defense got shot down for behavior that was about 10% as egregious as that which Hegseth has provably engaged in. And Tower was actually In The Club, not a Fox News chat show host.
Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth : politics
Pete Hegseth's only qualification for defense secretary is fealty to Trump : politics
Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve - The New York Times David Brooks
'You're not qualified,' Duckworth tells Hegseth in confirmation questioning : politics
Christopher Webb: "ICYMI—Highlights from today's Pete Hegseth confirmation hearings. 🔥 SPOILER: Pete Hegseth was gaslighting the entire time, because he knows he isn't qualified or worthy to serve as Defense Secretary." - Bluesky
Mrs. Betty Bowers: "Pete Hegseth honored those who died on 9/11 by showing up to their New York City memorial site in his underwear. Is that the type of decision making we want running the Department of Defense?" - Bluesky
Susan Collins and Joni Ernst refuse to meet with woman who accused Pete Hegseth of raping her - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Hoodlum 🇺🇸:“We've eliminated fact-checkers and spell checkers.” - The GOP" - Bluesky
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faces fierce hearing, with Reed and Democratic women senators leading the opposition - The Boston Globe
The party of evil - Lawyers, Guns & Money Yesterday I was flummoxed by the curious fact that two (or three depending on how you're counting his alcoholism) completely independent and totally sufficient by themselves reasons to sink Pete Hegseth's nomination somehow seemed to cancel each other out, so that none of them counte
Mrs. Betty Bowers: "Pete Hegseth getting all these women to sign nondisclosure agreements means he has a lot of embarrassing skeletons in the closet. Don't think Putin doesn't know what they are. #Blackmail" -- Bluesky
Aaron Rupar: "Elizabeth Warren: "It's safe to assume that when he says he has never disparaged women in the military, he's just trying to see what he can get away with. Because we've got the video, we've got him in print what he has just said as recently as November of 2024."" — Bluesky
Hoodlum : We've eliminated fact-checkers and spell checkers.” - The GOP" - Bluesky
RFK Jr. Admits He Didn't Come Clean on Anti-Vax Fortune : politics
Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters: Replacing facts with phony history is a linchpin of the Christian nationalist movement. : politics
Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How 'A Lot' Of Trump Voters Will Be 'Brutally Scammed' : politics
Supreme Court takes up case claiming Obamacare promotes “homosexual behavior”. The Texas plaintiffs say requiring workplace insurers to provide PrEP violates their religious beliefs. : politics
How Mike Pence Made Indiana's HIV Outbreak Worse - POLITICO
Should 7 Year Olds Get Time for Lunch? Opinions Differ - Lawyers, Guns & Money
House passes anti-trans bill on party-line vote - Lawyers, Guns & Money - When ugly ads become ugly policy: ... There is no evidence that the NCAA's policies threaten the security of any athletes, just a lot of paranoid assumptions being made by bigots who are mostly contemptuous of women's sports in all other contexts.
Two Democrats vote with Republicans to pass transgender sports ban : politics
Trump Lavishes Praise on John Fetterman After He Bends the Knee : politics
Power to the People - Lawyers, Guns & Money Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to an official involved with the planning of the event. They will have a prominent spot at the ceremony, seated together on the platform with other notable guests including Trump's Cabinet nominees and elected officials.
It Begins - Lawyers, Guns & Money Last week, the Border Patrol conducted raids on farm workers in Bakersfield, California.
Trump's Attorney General-Designate is an election denialist and Constitution denialist - Lawyers, Guns & Money undefined
Casey Newton: "NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi..." — Bluesky
Brendan Nyhan: after the company's own analyses found that these classifiers could reduce the reach of these hoaxes by more than 90 percent, Meta is shutting them off -- Bluesky
Meta boycott: Facebook, Instagram users delete accounts over policy changes Some users are fleeing Meta platforms to alternatives like Bluesky.
Will Oremus: "the crazy part is this means the facebook we've all been experiencing for the past 5 years was the *good* version" -- Bluesky
Congestion pricing is extraordinarily effective public policy - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Luke Plunkett: "it's incredibly funny that they're banging on about security concerns when the actual concern is "chinese cars are kicking our ass", something they can't say out loud" -- Bluesky
Environmental politics, the academy, and air travel - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Texas GOP chair denies church-state separation as lawmakers, pastors prep for 'spiritual battle' : politics
Shannon Watts: "Brittany Watts, who was arrested and charged with 'abuse of a corpse' after miscarrying at home, has filed a suit against the city of Warren, Ohio, accusing her nurses of conspiring with police to fabricate evidence against her." -- Bluesky
Soraya Nadia McDonald: ""OptumRx, the group's pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission." Lina Khan really is That Girl." -- Bluesky
Eschaton: Mister We Could Use A Man Like Andrew Cuomo Again Chozick began writing about Clinton in 2007, while working for The Wall Street Journal.[4] In 2008, she was a member of the traveling press of both Clinton and Barack Obama.[3] That year, Chozick wrote an article in The Wall Street Journal questioning whether Obama was too thin to be elected president, given the average weight of Americans; commentator Timothy Noah wrote that this was a racist dog-whistle that invited white people to focus on his appearance and consequently "dwell on…his dark skin.[5]
NPR: "Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous eras of prehistory." - Bluesky
Obesity won't be solely defined by BMI in plan by global experts New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements
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China is pushing the Philippines 'to the wall' with aggression in the South China Sea, Manila says : worldnews
Philippines alarmed after China sends 'monster ship' to disputed shoal : worldnews
Phil Lewis: "SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yonhap news agency says South Korea's impeached President Yoon has been detained." - Bluesky
Events from Seoul - Lawyers, Guns & Money South Koreans doing what needs to be done.
Impeachment trial of South Korea's Yoon adjourned after he does not attend : worldnews
Russian cargo ship loitering above undersea cables near Taiwan for weeks : worldnews - So chinese ships in european waters and russian in taiwan ? Clever sneaky poos
US probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties, sources say : worldnews
NYT: US warns Putin of consequences after uncovering Russian plot to ignite cargo shipments on American flights - Euromaidan Press : worldnews
(((Tendar))) on X: Ukrainian UAVs caused havoc across Russia last night. 1.) The fires in the Engels air base, Saratov region, were almost subsided when drone shot the facility once again ablaze. (Video 1 and 2) 2.) In Kazan, Tatarstan, the „Orgsintez“ chemical plant was struck and is burning. / X
MAKS 24 on X: Massive Internet outage in Russia: even the outage monitoring service is not working. / X
Russia's energy giant is planning to cut 40% of its HQ staff as Moscow's war snatches away its Western customers : worldnews
Over 200 Long-Range Drones Strike Key Russian Targets: Explosives Plants and Fuel Depots Hit : worldnews - NBC quotes Russia's lies repeatedly and the headline makes Ukraine look like war criminals even though they're only hitting military targets
Ukraine targets Russia's industrial plants, ammunition depots in 'massive' strike overnight : worldnews
KyivPost on X: Ukraine just hit Russia's Bryansk with ATACMS missiles. The target was a chemical plant rocked by 30 explosions. Footage shows Russian air defenses scrambling to intercept — but failing. / X
Gazprom Weighs Laying Off 1,600 Managers Amid Wartime Losses : worldnews
KyivPost on X: A high-ranking Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) officer has been shot dead inside Moscow's Ministry of Defense / X
Water Levels in North Aral Sea have been increased by 42% : worldnews
Looting by Assad's henchmen leaves Syrians without cancer drugs : worldnews
Saudi Arabia plans to enrich and sell uranium, energy minister says : worldnews
Azerbaijan foils Iranian plot to kill senior figure in local Jewish community : worldnews
Sirens across central Israel after a missile is fired by Houthis in Yemen : worldnews
Ben-Gvir admits to preventing hostage deal on numerous occasions : worldnews
Gaza ceasefire plan: 1,000 Palestinian detainees to be freed, reports : worldnews
Palestinian official: Three hostages to be released on first day of deal, four next week : worldnews
Zelensky says he discussed idea of Western troops in Ukraine with Macron : worldnews
Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: "Zelensky responds to U.S. calls to lower the draft age to 18: Our partners couldn't provide military equipment for the 100 brigades already on the battlefield, the Ukrainian President stated. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1055, Part 1 (Thread #1202) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 14, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Roman Sheremeta on X: Russia produces in three months what all of NATO produces in a year. - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. He added that russia's economy is no larger than the combined economies of the Netherlands and Belgium. Yet, russia produces in three months what NATO does in a year. If he EU does not allocate more funds for defense, Europeans will have to learn russian. / X
NEXTA on X: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have appealed to the European Commission to lower the price cap on Russian oil, Reuters reports. This measure aims to reduce Moscow's revenues as it continues its war in Ukraine. The cap, set by the G7 countries, is currently $60 per barrel. / X
Russian shadow fleet vessel circling Baltic pipeline, says source : worldnews
Ukraine Front Line on X: "Sweden detects signs of damage to another submarine cable in the Baltic Sea/ X
NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region : worldnews
Danish Intelligence: Russia forged letter to spark Trump's Greenland purchase bid - Euromaidan Press : worldnews
Demonstrators deface Italian synagogue during protests over police chase death : worldnews
Pope Reveals He Inherited Big White Box of Corruption and Abuse Scandals : worldnews
Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents : worldnews
Ireland moves closer to forming a new government after a deal is reached : worldnews
Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top 1.6tn in UK and Europe | PFAS : worldnews
Venezuela restricts French, Italian and Dutch diplomats : worldnews
Win for Milei as inflation for 2024 plummets to 117.8% The 94-point drop from Argentina's annual inflation in 2023 was a major campaign promise : worldnews
Bolivians march four days to protest against economic hardship : worldnews
Musk, Zuckerberg and Trump all target Brazil in disinformation war : worldnews
Brazil joins growing list of countries banning cellphones in schools : worldnews
Brazil says Meta hate speech policy changes do not fit with local law : worldnews - Brazil seems like the only country willing to stand up against these malignant social constructs (Meta, Xitter, etc.). It's both inspiring and terrifying that they seem like the only ones willing to stand up to them at this pivotal moment,
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners : worldnews
The Most Toxic Substance on Earth – and the Tiny Town Volunteering to Host It | The Walrus
Biden Must Block Trump's Sword of Retribution : politics
Biden to issue executive order to bolster AI infrastructure in the US : politics
Biden's sweeping new AI export controls cover most of the world : worldnews
AI is weaving itself into the fabric of the internet with generative search | MIT Technology Review Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world's knowledge.
Biden Trump-proofs $74bn in climate funding but $20bn remains vulnerable : politics
'Stand With Us Again': 120 Tribal Leaders Urge Biden To Release Leonard Peltier : politics
Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California : politics
Mike Johnson Vows to Hold Aid to California Hostage After Deadly Fires : politics
Mexico and Canada rush to help Los Angeles, despite Trump's threats : politics
In Praise of California - by Paul Krugman - One of the unwritten rules of American politics is that it's OK to sneer at and smear our big cities and the people who live in them, while it's an outrageous act of disrespect to suggest that there's anything wrong with the Heartland. And many people believe the smears; visitors to New York are often shocked to find that one of the safest places in America isn't the hellscape they were told to expect ... But California is nonetheless an economic and technological powerhouse; without it America would be a lot poorer and weaker than it is. (MA wins per-capita)
GOP lawmaker goes to war with Lindsey Graham as SC among 'biggest recipients' of tax funds - Raw Story
Elon Musk Exposed Over Right-Wing Lie on L.A. Fires : politics
Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex : politics
Michelle Obama Is Skipping Donald Trump's Inauguration : politics
Jack Smith, in final report, says voters saved Trump from being convicted in Jan. 6 case : politics
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case : politics
Justice Dept. sends Congress Jack Smith's report on Trump's effort to overturn 2020 election : politics
Bombshell Jack Smith Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted | Trump has his 2024 election win to thank for avoiding jail, according to Jack Smith's long-awaited report. : politics ... a giant orange worm leading the world to death.
Jack Smith, in final report, says his Jan. 6 case was strong enough to 'sustain a conviction' against Trump : politics
Read Jack Smith's final report on Trump's Jan. 6 case : politics
Trump would have been convicted if not president-elect, says scathing Smith report : politics
Republicans Considering SNAP Benefit Cuts As Part Of Deficit Reduction Plan : politics
Pam Bondi and the Pay-to-Play Justice System: The entire history of the attorney general nominee reveals a comfort with basing prosecutorial discretion on money, power, and proximity to the president. : politics
Discussion Thread: Nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Testifies Before the Senate Armed Services Committee : politics
Sneering Pete Hegseth Immediately Torn Apart in Confirmation Showdown : politics
Hegseth's views on women in combat, infidelity and more -- in his own words : politics
Pete Hegseth's FBI background check does not include interviews with key women from his past : politics
Female Senator Rips Pete Hegseth's Conflicting Statements About Women Military Members In Tense Exchange: 'I Appreciate Your 11th Hour Conversion' : politics
Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals : politics
How Trump Could Devastate Our Top Colleges' Finances : politics
Trump's Team Is Grilling Civil Servants About Who They Voted For : politics
'I will refuse a pardon from felon Trump!': Jan. 6 rioter says she doesn't want record wiped clean after being 'bullied by MAGA' for showing remorse : politics
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs : politics ... A great deal of evidence from political science suggests that presidential rhetoric has little ability to change public opinion, so the expectation that better speeches would have led to dramatically different outcomes is far-fetched ... It wasn't about the eggs, it wasn't about the jobs, it wasn't about the economy. It was about permission to be an asshole. A racist, dumb, hateful prick. It's a cult.
Marco Rubio Isn't Likely to Last Long as Secretary of State : politics ... His wife said he's not likely to last long at anything ...
John Morgan bashes Ron DeSantis over killing Florida marijuana constitutional amendment : politics
Florida introduces law allowing residents to sue over homeless people on the streets | Citizens can sue local authorities if they do not prohibit people from camping in public places in a state where more than 31,000 were left homeless last year : politics ... So instead of using the money to help the homeless we're going to allow people to sue the government for the same money and then make the homelessness situation even worse?
Republicans Considering SNAP Benefit Cuts As Part Of Deficit Reduction Plan : politics
North Carolina Judge Denies Republicans' Request To Toss 60,000 Ballots : politics
Slew of bills filed in Texas aimed at denying access to abortion pills : politics
Supreme Court rejects Utah, Wyoming claims on federal public lands : politics
Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits : politics
Large SUVs are popular, but they kill pedestrians and people in smaller cars. What will it take for Americans to give them up? | Vox The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
Eric Feigl-Ding: "Want to know why egg prices are soaring? It's because U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak. USDA data shows more than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of H5N1 bird flu. www.kpax.com/news/nationa... - Bluesky
The cravenness of Mark Zuckerberg Changes to the fact-checking regime at Meta make it look like he's caving in to Trump
href="https://www.ft.com/content/4d5ba4d7-609a-409c-b7c7-caf1bf29512d"> Jemima Kelly tries to tap her way to happiness
The Incredible, World-Altering 'Black Swan' Events That Could Upend Life in 2025 - POLITICO
Nick Covington: "Oh... - Bluesky : Octavia E. Butler, the late-pioneering Black science fiction novelist who wrote about a wildfire from climate change starting on February 1, 2025, in her novel "Parable of the Sower," is buried in an Altadena cemetery.
Nearly Half of Adults Worldwide Hold Antisemitic Views, Survey Finds Antisemitism has surged, especially among the young, as the Holocaust fades from collective memory : politics ... it's from the ADL, who explicitly moved to declare anti-Zionism antisemitism in 2024 in response to the anti-genocide protests on campuses. So yeah, total horseshit as usual.
Conservative political leadership associated with higher premature mortality rates | Researchers found that states with more conservative political metrics tend to experience worse health outcomes, including higher rates of infant mortality, premature deaths, and food insecurity. : science
The High Price of Fertility: Tracking the Global Trade of Human Eggs A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity
What's the craziest thing you've seen with your own eyes that no one believes because you don't have any proof? : AskReddit
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Australia deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations : worldnews
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued : worldnews
300 N.K. soldiers killed during fight against Ukraine, with some 2,700 wounded: S. Korea's spy agency : worldnews
Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect : worldnews
"Lack of understanding of modern warfare" - Seoul reports 3,000 North Korean casualties in Russia, Kursk Oblast : worldnews
North Korean troops told to choose suicide over capture in Ukraine: Seoul : worldnews
North Korean Troops Suffer 3,000 Casualties Fighting Ukraine : worldnews
Canada and U.S. warships join forces in South China Sea through contested waters : worldnews
Taiwan reports significant rise in suspected Chinese espionage : worldnews
China refuses to accept tankers with Russian oil after new US sanctions : worldnews
NEXTA on X: China has refused to accept three tankers carrying Russian oil following the introduction of new U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reports. The tankers Olia, Mermar, and Huihai Pacific, which were transporting more than two million barrels of oil, were sanctioned by the U.S. on Friday / X
Kremlin says new US sanctions will destabilize international markets : worldnews
Putin's State TV Floats Splitting Greenland With Trump : worldnews
Jay in Kyiv on X: Crazy .. . Putin has begun secretly forcing Russia's banks to finance the war, to the tune of around $250-400 billion in loans, at suicidal interest rates. This is what all those recent emergency Central Bank meetings were about. Unsustainable. / X
Putin shadow fleet's sanctions-hit tankers "stranded" off China coast : worldnews
Russia is being set aflame by hundreds of arson attacks : worldnews
Russians destroy their own North Korean-made SAM system, claiming it was "Western-made radar" - Euromaidan Press : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: Ukrainian strike reportedly destroyed 800,000 tons of jet fuel at Engels airbase in Russia The strike is said to have severely disrupted Russia's air operations, targeting a key supply depot for their air force / X
NOELREPORTS on X: Another freight train derailed overnight in Russia, this time in Buryatia. 22 cars derailed, damaging 250 meters of track and 100 meters of power lines. / X
India to reject oil tankers that were sanctioned by US on Friday : worldnews
NEXTA on X: India, following China, will not accept oil tankers sanctioned by the U.S. over Russia, Bloomberg reports. / X
Taliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says : worldnews
AlexandruC4 on X: "BREAKING: The Syrian Government has decided not to let 3 Russian ships enter the Russian Naval Base in Tartus. / X
Fatah vows not to let Hamas 'replicate its actions' in West Bank, slams Iran : worldnews
Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam as prime minister : worldnews
The Tennessee Holler: "Almost as if this was Netanyahu's plan all along" -- Bluesky
Gaza ceasefire deal is 'on the brink', says Biden in final foreign policy address : worldnews
Biden and Netanyahu discuss Gaza truce talks as momentum builds : worldnews
Hamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of emerging deal, Israeli officials say : worldnews
Israeli officials tell media hostage deal is close, awaiting final Hamas approval : worldnews
IDF admits 'serious offence' after using vehicle marked ambulance in raid in which a grandmother was killed : worldnews
Zelenskiy says he's ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia : worldnews
Zelenskyy shows interrogation of North Korean POWs, proposes their exchange – video : worldnews
Zelensky hits out at 'arrogant lies' of Slovakian PM : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1054, Part 1 (Thread #1201) : worldnews
220,000 Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukraine: Report : worldnews
Russian drone strikes on Sumy Oblast spark fire at children's wellness center, 2 injured in attack on bus : worldnews
Anton Gerashchenko on X: Chasiv Yar... or what used to be Chasiv Yar. Russia continues relentlessly leveling it with the ground. Not a single building in Chasiv Yar remains intact. The battle for Chasiv Yar continues. : 24th Mechanized Infantry named after King Danylo / X
NOELREPORTS on X: For the first time since 2022, Ukraine may have a tank advantage over Russia – Forbes. Thanks to drones, Russian tanks are forced to retreat far from the front line, firing from hidden positions. This limits their effectiveness, turning them into makeshift howitzers and / X
Ministry of Defence on X: Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 13 January 2025. Find out more about Defence Intelligence's use of language: / X
Russia launches double airstrike on nursing home in Kursk Oblast, military claims : worldnews
Approval of US leadership among NATO members sinks: Gallup : worldnews
European digital regulation comes under attack from Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg : worldnews
Poland identifies Russian group aiming to influence presidential election : worldnews
Ukrainska Pravda in English on X: Today's cover of the Polish Wprost magazine / X
Poland supports Trump call for NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence : worldnews
Sweden to test new drone swarm technology, defence minister says : worldnews
Slovak student wearing Ukrainian symbol refuses to shake hands with president – video : worldnews
EU cuts aid to Hungary, Switzerland continues to pay : worldnews
Maduro warns he is preparing with Cuba and Nicaragua to 'take up arms' in the event of an intervention : worldnews
Mexico offers cash to get guns off the streets: $1,200 for an AK-47 rifle and $1,300 for a machine gun : worldnews
Canada's Trudeau urges US consumers to consider the harm of Trump's tariff threats : worldnews
4 Voting Rights Cases SCOTUS May Hear That Could Reshape Elections - Democracy Docket
Biden job gains top Trump and Obama : politics
Medical debt banned from credit reports by new Biden administration rule : politics
Surprise! The media just discovered Bidenomics works. : politics
Newsom concerned Trump will try to withhold California aid : politics
As L.A. wildfires rage, Sen. Schiff says he's concerned Trump will punish blue states : politics
Gov. Gavin Newsom launches website to fight misinformation about California's fires : politics
"There will be strings attached": GOP Sen. says Los Angeles wildfire aid won't be "blank check" : politics
BlueWaveSurfe : - Bluesky
Marjorie Taylor Greene Launches Unhinged Call for Officials to Manipulate the Weather to Stop L.A. Wildfires : politics
Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter's death : politics
Team Trump Suddenly Backtracks on Key Campaign Promise - Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy made a damning confession on the likelihood of the war ending. : politics
Trump appears desperate to keep Jack Smith's findings under wraps : politics
Judge Aileen Cannon Caves to Merrick Garland on Jack Smith Report | Judge Aileen Cannon finally delivers some bad news to Donald Trump. : politics
Judge Cannon OKs release of special counsel's report into Trump and election subversion : politics
Suddenly Donald Trump doesn't want to talk so much about the economy : politics
Donald Trump isn't even in office yet and silly season has already begun : politics
'I Think Things Are Going to Be Bad, Really Bad': The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump : politics
Trump's tariffs will create a hunger games landscape where the little guy is guaranteed to lose : politics
Without Immigration, We Are Nothing - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Elon Musk Is an 'Evil Person,' Steve Bannon Says : politics
Steve Bannon Vows To Oust Elon Musk From Donald Trump's Inner Circle Before The Inauguration: "I made it my personal thing to take this guy down" : politics
Resolute Square: Next week, Senate confirmations begin. We can't get distracted by MAGA's rhetoric about the outgoing administration. We need to focus on preventing the damage done by the upcoming administration. Call or tag your senator to tell them DO NOT CONFIRM Trump's picks. - Bluesky
Group of Experts Says R.F.K. Jr. Would 'Significantly Undermine' Public Health : politics
Flooding the swamp, with wealthy libertarian assholes - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Trump, in short, wants to do to the United States of America what Elon Musk did to Twitter. I would say that this would finally shut down the “Trump will OUTFLANK the Dems from the left” types except that 0% of the weight of the evidence being on their side has never stopped them before.
Democrats Raise Alarm Over Pete Hegseth's FBI Check: 'Cover-Up' : politics
Defense pick Pete Hegseth repeatedly criticized removing names of Confederate generals from US bases : politics
Project 2025's Plan to Dismantle Public Education -- And Screw Over Disabled Kids : politics
Insurrectionists Melt Down After Vance Says Trump Shouldn't Pardon Violent J6ers : politics
Do not support making polio great again - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Florida Voters Sue Gov. DeSantis For Failing to Call Special Elections : politics
Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn't say why : politics
Democrats blast 'rock bottom maneuver' to throw out 60,000 ballots in NC Supreme Court race : politics
Why the legacy media suddenly sound like Bernie Sanders | Bernie Sanders was right : politics
Trump Gets Insane Show of Support From Washington Post Editorial Board | The newspaper's editorial board has fully caved to Donald Trump. : politics
Bezos enables Trump's threat to democracy, WashPo columnist says as she quits : politics
Jeff Bezos enables Trump democracy threat: Outgoing Washington Post columnist Rubin says as she quits
When democracy dies in broad daylight : politics
How Hitler Used Democracy to Take Power | TIME
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott calls to raise flags to full staff for the inauguration of Donald Trump, despite the requirement that they be flown at half staff to honor Jimmy Carter. : politics
University of Colorado bars students from campus for protesting violence against Palestinians - Lawyers, Guns & Money
How Conservative husbands explain Joe Rogan to their wives. : PoliticalHumor Joe Rogan. Gwyneth Paltrow for men - Broprah
On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools : politics
Gaiman - Lawyers, Guns & Money I suspect that Abigail will also comment, but the Vulture profile of Neil Gaiman is as gross as you've been led to believe:
The Dark Secrets Behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations
Ten grim revelations from the shocking Neil Gaiman sexual abuse allegations exposé | Salon.com
More women accuse fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault | The Seattle Times
Neil Gaiman Allegations: 'Sandman' Author Accused of Sexual Assault
Neil Gaiman - Wikipedia
Charles Person, RIP - Lawyers, Guns & Money - He was the youngest of all the Freedom Riders and was involved in the commemoration of those incredible people in that incredible moment. RIP.
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin - Wikipedia
Study suggests best ways to to reconcile after romantic conflict. Active Repair - efforts to enjoy positive time together, express affection, apologize, and forgive. Letting Go - deciding to drop conflict and agreeing to disagree. Listening, humor and warmth also ease the road to reconciliation. : science
What's a Guiness World Record you don't think will ever be broken? : AskReddit
What's an experience that changed your perspective on life? : AskReddit
Boston's Nightlife Ranked 3rd Best In U.S. According To Recent Study : boston
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Institute for the Study of War on X: 2/ N. Korean forces are reportedly deploying large assault groups to combat operations despite frequent Ukrainian drone strikes, which is likely contributing to N. Korea's high casualty rates and will likely affect the lessons that the N. Korean military command will learn." / X
Ukraine says it has hit one of Russia's largest oil refineries in a drone strike : worldnews - Necessity is the mother of invention; and war's the father.
Oil depot in Russia's Engels remains ablaze for fifth day after drone attack : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: The strike on the Engels oil depot has reportedly destroyed 3 massive fuel tanks (120,000 cubic meters each) and damaged 6 more, Russian sources claim. Roughly 800,000 tons of fuel have already been lost. The fire is still going on but the governor claims the fire is decreasing / X
Fourth Russian Airline Plane Breaks Down Mid-Flight in 2025 : worldnews
More than 50 Russian shadow fleet vessels belong to Dubai companies - Yle : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: Over 3,000 children from occupied Kherson Oblast taken to remote areas of Russia for "re-education" – Ombudsman This development follows repeated instances of forced deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied territories. / X
MAKS 24 on X: PlasFactor warehouse for storing reconnaissance drones in Rostov region after joint operation carried out by SBU and Navy. / X
Islamic police in Nigeria round up children living on streets to put them in camp "for their rehabilitation" : worldnews
Syrians celebrate a month since Assad's overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus - The Boston Globe
US Declares Genocide in Sudan But Refuses to Acknowledge Genocide in Gaza | One journalist told the secretary of state that all the crimes cited for Sudan are "being committed by Israel in Gaza; the very genocide You have been proudly funding, arming, and covering up." : politics
EU ready to lead in Ukraine support if US steps back, chief diplomat says : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1053, Part 1 (Thread #1200) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 12, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Baltics Count Down the Days to Leaving Russian Energy Grid : worldnews
Sweden to contribute up to 3 warships to reinforced NATO presence in the Baltic : worldnews
ABP sells Tesla shares over labor and compensation concerns : worldnews
Germany's four-day work week proves to be a massive hit : worldnews
Germany quietly cuts funding to two Israeli human rights organizations : worldnews
Boris Johnson brands Vladimir Putin a 'f****** idiot' over alleged imperial ambitions : worldnews
Senior Labour politician questions Elon Musk's 'reluctance' to appear before MPs in parliament : politics
The Truth About Musk, From His Biographer - A viral Bluesky thread introduced tens of thousands around the world to a first glimpse of a forthcoming biography of Elon Musk. Here -- in a single essay -- is some of what the world just learned.
Biden says he's leaving economy 'stronger than ever' for Americans as his term nears end : politics
Biden administration extends protected status for 937,600 migrants : politics
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread : politics
Cover Story: Archives | The New Yorker
Biden pledges 6 months of wildfire aid despite Trump threats to cut funds to California : politics
Governor Newsom quickly secures Major Disaster Declaration from President Biden for Los Angeles fires : politics
Newsom Urges Trump To Accept Invite To Tour Damage From Wildfires: 'Respect' Our 'Pleas' : politics
The devastation in Los Angeles is stunning. See photos of the wildfires and resilience of area residents - The Boston Globe
16 dead, 16 missing in Los Angeles fires
Here's what we know about the origin of the Palisades Fire - The Washington Post Did New Year's Eve fireworks start the largest Los Angeles fire?
In utterly unsurprising news, Maga blames diversity for the Los Angeles wildfires : politics
Just Jack: "Hard to reconcile the nation that put a man on the moon is the same nation that put a moron in the White House." - Bluesky
Republicans Against Trumpism: "The dumbest member of Congress by far. How the hell did she win her seat by 30%?" - Bluesky
As L.A. Burns in Firestorm, Gov. Newsom Orders Investigation of Hydrant Water Pressure Issues and Reservoir Closure : politics
D. Earl Stephens: "" -- Bluesky
Peter Morley 💙 ♿️: "Anyone who says there wasn't enough water in the reservoirs to fight the California wildfires NEEDS to watch this & help stop misinformation. Can we please get back to uniting as a country when there are catastrophic disasters? Lying only disrupts efforts to help people in need. youtu.be/OsuBmAVqR7I" -- Bluesky
The Right's Wildfire Lies Spread Faster Than the Flames : politics
Republican congressman calls for halting of disaster relief to California : politics
House Republican Threatens To Withhold Disaster Aid From California Amid Deadly Wildfires - Ohio congressman Warren Davidson's "problem" with the state's forest management appears to echo misleading claims in conservative media. : politics
Biden is still considering pardons for people who have been criticized or threatened by Trump : politics
The troubling secrecy around who funded Trump's transition : politics
Trump threat to move federal jobs out of D.C. may cause 'brain drain' - The Washington Post As he returns to the White House, Donald Trump has said he will relocate 100,000 federal workers. He tried this before.
Donald Trump's Imperial Bullying Must Be Nipped In The Bud: 'Countries that cherish democratic values need to take a stand against the president-elect's throwback to unabashed American expansionism : politics
You don't just go and buy a country : Greenland plunged into geopolitical storm : politics
How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs : politics - only like 1,463 more days of this ... According to the Bible, the Antichrist's reign will last 42 months, or 3.5 years
Why pick a battle over this?: Trump's threats over Panama Canal reopen wounds over 1989 US invasion : politics
'He is peddling stories': Bob Woodward denies Republican's claim he said Biden was corrupt : politics
Jeras Ikehorn : "Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?! -- Bluesky
'Was This Fair?' People Behind Bars React to Trump's Sentencing - The president-elect avoided punishment for his 34 felony convictions, highlighting how the legal system often treats the wealthy and powerful. : politics
Trump's punishment for his crimes? None - At many points, it looked as if he never would be sentenced. That he was sentenced to nothing, then, is itself a small victory : politics
Donald Trump has gone silent on working class cost of living issues : politics
Trump and His Crypto Cronies Have Big Plans. Be Afraid. : politics
Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department after completing trump reports. : politics
Jack Smith, special counsel who oversaw Trump investigations, resigns from Justice Department : politics
Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe : politics
DOJ says judge was 'plainly' wrong to block Trump election interference report : politics
Why the Supreme Court Refused to Bail Out Trump This Time : politics
How a Phone Call Drew Alito Into a Trump Loyalty Squabble : politics - Trump owns Alito, Kavanaugh, Thomas, Gorsch, Barrett, and Roberts, and he wants the world to know that he can do whatever he wants
Supreme Court likely to keep TikTok ban : politics
Pete Hegseth Is Unfit To Lead the Pentagon — Pete Hegseth lacks the credibility and experience required to lead a body as massive and as critical as the Department of Defense; his confirmation as secretary of defense would be a major risk to Americans' safety and security. : politics
Republicans will never give up trying to take people's healthcare away - Lawyers, Guns & Money
House Republicans face massive debt problem : politics
Vichy Democrats Take Note: The GOP Is Coming for Everything : politics
Opinion | Editorial Board chart: Which Trump nominees should be confirmed? - Washington Post
Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state | New research suggests that states could see huge economic implications. : politics
Steve Marmel: "F*ck you fatty" is quite the take from a senator from a state with a 35% obesity rate." - Bluesky
Mapped: U.S. Obesity Rates, by State
Oklahoma aims to ban all but two cities from providing homeless shelters, homeless outreach : politics - The bill even states that a person who is forced to be homeless due to domestic violence would not be allowed access to a homeless shelter in most of the state of Oklahoma ... Oklahoma Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban any town with a population less than 300,000 from setting up a homeless shelter, even for those who are under threat of domestic violence.
In a bitter fight for the Minnesota Legislature, Democrats have threatened a walkout : politics
Don't the Lives of Women and Girls Matter? : politics
Americans stocking up on foreign goods before Trump tariffs: 'a sense of urgency' : politics
Fake news is driving us apart amid disaster -- but slanted news is slowly drowning our democracy : politics
Biden calls Meta's decision to end fact-checking 'really shameful' : politics
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Board Co-Chair Knifes Him Over MAGA Makeover Michael McConnell, co-chair of Meta's Oversight Board, said in an interview Friday that the move looks like "buckling to political pressure."
Casey Newton: "My favorite part of Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview is when he suggests there is not enough masculine energy at his company, where two out of every three employees is a man." - Bluesky
Dannie D : Suckerberg is going to regret this no fact checking -- Bluesky
Zuck's Own Board Co-Chair Knifes Him Over MAGA Makeover : politics
Trump Ally Peter Thiel's Op-Ed Turns Heads for Being 'Beyond Nuts' : politics
Trump Ally Peter Thiel's Op-Ed Turns Heads for Being 'Beyond Nuts' Thiel's piece Friday in the Financial Times looked forward to a time of “truth and reconciliation” in the Trump administration. (the mouth, again)
Trump campaign worker won Elon Musk's $1mn election raffle prize : politics
Big Cuts To Medicaid Reportedly On The Menu For House Republicans : politics
Enabling Trump is a bad look for Fetterman | Pennsylvania's senior senator was elected as a progressive Democrat. His normalization of Donald Trump is the epitome of a sellout. : politics
White Christian nationalists are poised to remake America in their image during Trump's second term, author says : politics
Maybe We Can Be Mothers And Still Feel Free
LGM Film Club, Part 445: It Happens to Us - Lawyers, Guns & Money Amalie Rothschild's 1972 documentary It Happens to Us, which is a series of interviews with women who underwent illegal abortions.
Idiot wind - Lawyers, Guns & Money Amusing/disturbing story (gift link) about a Bob Dylan super fan turned combination Dylan stalker and cabalistic interpreter:
Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer's Story? | The New Yorker
Why Alzheimer's Scientists Are Re-thinking the Amyloid Hypothesis Recent studies implicate the immune system and a herpes virus as potential contributors to development of the disease.
Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It's Time for a Revolution. - The New York Times As many as two billion people suffer from it - including me. Can science finally bring us relief?
Your Computer's Calculator App Stinks. Here Are 4 Better Alternatives.
E-ZPass scam comes to Mass.
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Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from last 4 minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says : worldnews
Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding, and meet the spider-men who climb it: a visual explainer - Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is still widely used for scaffolding in construction. It's flexible, strong and cheaper than steel and aluminium
British carrier deployment to 'assert rule of law' to China : worldnews
SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre on X: "The Kremlin has admitted that the May 2024 viral propaganda video "Until the last Ukrainian" was actually produced by propagandists from Russia's RT network. Today, the Prime Minister of Russia, Mishustin awarded the team of Ilya Grachev, Maria Tumar, Vadim Maslov, Gennady / X
Jay in Kyiv on X: Quite a night so far with Ukraine hitting russia in several regions simultaneously. - Novorossiysk -Sevastopol -Kerch -Taman -Kavkaz Port -Voronezh -Kursk -Saratov -Lipetsk -Anapa Sounds like it's mainly petroleum industry targets. / X
MAKS 24 on X: The United States will impose some of the harshest sanctions on the Russian oil industry to date, designating 180 vessels, dozens of traders, two major oil companies and some top Russian oil executives, — Reuters / X
Euromaidan Press on X: "Taliban becomes Russia's top flour buyer Afghanistan, under Taliban rule, became Russia's largest flour importer in 2024, doubling its purchases as Moscow deepened ties with the regime. / X
$50 billion to Syria vanished into thin air: Unrest in Iran grows over economic turmoil - interview : worldnews
Terrorists use West Bank mosques to attack soldiers, IDF reports : worldnews
US Companies Pay Over $1 Billion in Taxes to Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine War : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1052, Part 1 (Thread #1199) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 11, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. roop losses fluctuate consistently in the 1500-1600 range. Most categories are slightly below but close to the 7-day averages. / X
MilitaryNewsU on X: The Armed Forces of Ukraine did not destroy the Russians during the withdrawal from Kherson due to US pressure, — Bob Woodward after communicating with US officials in the book "War" ▪️During the operation to liberate Kherson, US intelligence reported that in the event of heavy losses they could use nuclear weapons; / X
Anton Gerashchenko on X: "The energy systems of the Baltic States will disconnect from Russia's energy system on February 8 and join the energy system of continental Europe. The Chairman of the Board of Latvian Augstsprieguma tīkls, Rolands Irklis, confirmed the Baltics are ready to do so, stating that this is a "logical next step on the road to complete energy independence." / X
Polish general fired after missing anti-tank mines were found in IKEA : worldnews
Russian threat pushes Norway to build bomb shelters for 'worst-case scenario' : worldnews
Jan Lackovic on X: @Maks_NAFO_FELLA Not in my name, massive protests against Fico and his goverment took place across many cities in Slovakia yesterday. Almost 20.000 people in Bratislava with flags stating Slovakia is Europe or We stand with Ukraine / X
Greece to Ban Thousands of Airbnb Accommodations : worldnews
Germany tows Russian shadow fleet tanker carrying 100,000 tonnes of oil – media : worldnews
Protesters chanting 'no to Nazis' block access to AfD party congress : worldnews
More than 60 German universities and research institutions leave X : technology
Italy's Meloni says she doesn't believe Trump is serious about seizing Greenland and Panama Canal : worldnews
Millions of people's 'intimate' location data stolen in major hack : worldnews - More than 10 terabytes of data is thought to have been stolen, with Russian-speaking hackers sharing a sample of the stolen information on a well-known hacking forum.
Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program : worldnews
Gonzalez calls on Venezuelan military to reject Maduro: "I represent the will of millions" worldnews
'We do not want to be Americans' says Greenland's PM as Trump hints at land grab : worldnews
Christopher Webb: "Wow! Councilwoman Traci Parks just painted the bleakest possible picture of the Pacific Palisades. “I don't want to sugarcoat this, and I don't want to make any false promises. The Palisades is a complete disaster zone. Everything is gone.”" -- Bluesky
Palisades Fire Expands, Threatens Brentwood / X
Who is Fighting the Fires in California? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
'Essential': nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires | California wildfires : news
Los Angeles wildfires captured by satellite : pics
ELI5: why can't L.A. cloudseed above the fire areas, and make it rain to help with containment? : explainlikeimfive
California Home Miraculously Spared From Fire Due to 'Design Choices' : pics
Trash tycoon reveals how 'miracle' Malibu house survived wildfires when everyone else's burned | Daily Mail Online
TIL in 2017 a couple survived a wildfire in California by jumping into a neighbors pool and staying submerged for 6 hours. They came up for air only when they needed to, using wet t-shirts to shield their faces from falling embers. : todayilearned
A woman submerged her fine china underwater before fleeing California's 2018 wildfires. : pics
TIL that donations of used clothes are NEVER needed during disaster relief according to FEMA. : todayilearned
Climate change blues - Lawyers, Guns & Money
southpaw: "Inside you are six Naomi Wolfs" - Bluesky
Adam Kinzinger: "Hey everyone! The discussion I had with Officers Fanone and Dunn about their thoughts and feelings on the fourth anniversary of Jan 6 attack was so important, that I lifted the paywall. Please take a look, it's very powerful adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/special-ja..." - Bluesky undefined
President-elect Donald Trump is a convicted felon. Here are the rights he is set to lose : politics
Trump is a convicted felon, but he got off scot-free. It's a travesty. : politics
Trump's scot-free sentencing is proof of special treatment throughout trials | President-elect gets unconditional discharge for hush-money conviction - a rare sentence that cements impunity : politics
We've Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency - The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it. : politics
MAGA Has Emotional Meltdown After Trump Is Declared a Felon : politics
A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment | Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants. : politics
Donald Trump's promises already forgotten : politics
Oval Office : Sorry Mr President turn over your guns, you aren't allowed to own any guns, also here are the Nuclear Codes : PoliticalHumor
Evading Accountability - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Mississippi Free Press notes that there is nothing new under the sun about Donald Trump evading accountability for his crimes. In fact, it's completely normal in this country, from the president on down ... In fact, white men avoiding accountability is the actual definition of Make America Great Again. All Donald Trump provides is a reflection of this nation's ugliness.
Special counsel Jack Smith resigns : news
southpaw: "Special Counsel Jack Smith has departed the government as of yesterday." - Bluesky
Elon Musk is Lying About Being Good at Video Games : videos
S on X: "@blakeswineford @spaceriker @igb @elonmusk Saved it for the lulz / X
Rudy Giuliani leaving court after being found in contempt. : pics
'There are a lot of bitter people here, I'm one of them': rust belt voters on why they backed Trump again despite his broken promises : politics
Garland catching heat from all sides for Trump decisions: 'Disgraceful legacy' : politics
Soon We Will Know - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mark Zuckerberg Says Jim Jordan's Investigation of Conservative Censorship Was Like 'What Elon Did on The Twitter Files' : politics
MAGA Zuckerberg - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jay Willis: "I would absolutely read a 5,000-word deep-dive on whatever high-powered PR agency is charging Mark Zuckerberg tens of millions of dollars to shape his public image as a bootlicking scrub" -- Bluesky
Mark Zuckerberg lies about content moderation to Joe Rogan's face : politics
Mark Zuckerberg Orders Removal of Tampons From Men's Bathrooms at Meta Offices : technology
Trump, Zuckerberg meet at Mar-a-Lago : technology ... 21% of American adults were functionally illiterate in 2024.
Reading the numbers: 130 million American adults have low literacy skills — APM Research Lab
Meta, Amazon scale back diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration : news
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban : politics
Artists who promote their music on Tiktok, what are your thoughts on the ban? : Music
The Washington Post lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists exit : politics
SEIU Rejoins AFL-CIO - Lawyers, Guns & Money
ELI5: How was the U.S so prosperous in mid 20th century building major infrastructure, and social programs but now is unable too? : explainlikeimfive
How Kansas City is both defined, and held back, by the state line | The Kansas-Missouri border splits Kansas City and divides the metro region more evenly, and sometimes problematically, than any American metro region cut in two by a state line : politics
Scientists crashes Flat Earther's live stream and embarrasses him in front of everybody. : videos
Amazon to shut down 'Try Before You Buy' rival to Stitch Fix : technology
ELI5 Why are photography prints so expensive? : explainlikeimfive
In a new book, Brooke Shields opens up about a non-consensual, intimate surgery : books
Mark Cuban: "This is a great explainer of how Medicare and Medicare Advantage works. www.linkedin.com/posts/ericbr..." -- Bluesky
Eric Bricker, MD on LinkedIn: #medicare #traditional #advantage #partd #supplement #traditionalmedicare… | 119 comments
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,797 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Richard and Mildred Loving.
DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review : news
Battle of Blair Mountain - Wikipedia
Serial Killings peaked in the 1980s, since the advent of DNA and Surveillance technology they've declined 95%. What are all the evil people doing now? : AskReddit
'Slenderman stabber' released from mental institution after 7 years. : news
TIL about the Book of Enoch, three non-canonical books of Jewish and Christian scripture that are estimated to date around 300 BCE. It apparently explained the origins of fallen angels, demons, and the Nephilim. It is only considered canon by Haymanot Jews and two Orthodox Tewahedo Churches. : todayilearned
TIL that the sun accounts for 99.8% of the the total mass of our solar system : todayilearned
Standing on Mars, which planet would be the brighest?? Earth, Venus or Jupiter? : askscience
Over 7% of Americans report concerns about addictive sexual behaviors. 11.8% men had worries about addiction vs 3.4% women. Men were more likely to report solitary behaviors, like masturbation and pornography use, as concerns. Religious people were more likely to view masturbation as problematic. : science
Less frequent skin ulcers among patients with Werner syndrome treated with pioglitazone: findings from the Japanese Werner Syndrome Registry : science
ELI5: how does cancer kill you? : explainlikeimfive
Scientists demonstrate in mice how the brain cleanses itself during sleep: during non-REM sleep, the brainstem releases norepinephrine every 50 seconds, causing blood vessels to tighten and create a pulsing pattern. This oscillating blood volume drives the flow of brain fluid that removes toxins : science
People who stutter have lower earnings, experience underemployment and express lower job satisfaction than those who don't stutter, a new study finds. : science
Researchers have discovered that weekly inoculations of the bacteria Mycobacterium vaccae, naturally found in soils, prevent mice from gaining any weight when on a high-fat diet. They say the bacterial injections could form the basis of a "vaccine" against the Western diet. : science
ELI5 why are the snakes in Africa , Australia and India so much more venomous than any in America? : explainlikeimfive
In Australia we say 'it's pissing down' when it's raining very heavily, what do people in other parts of the world say? : AskReddit
What is a psychological trick you know to really fuck with somebody? : AskReddit
What's the most nsfw thing u have seen in your school/college/university/life? : AskReddit
Whats a saying that you've been told that has stuck with you for the rest of your life? : AskReddit ... "I'd probably lose my balls if they weren't in a bag" ...there are problems and there are inconveniences. The better you are at telling the difference and acting accordingly, the better off you'll be
What was a job that you disliked so much that you have decided to avoid doing that job ever again? : AskReddit
ELI5 : what is the difference Between w wireless router and a mifi : explainlikeimfive
Microsoft Warns 400 Million Windows Users—You Need A New PC : technology
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2024 was the first year Earth passed 1.5C of global warming, the limit set by the Paris Agreement. Last year was the world's hottest since records began : worldnews
2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say : worldnews
Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency : worldnews
Robert Reich: "57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016. These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits. The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet." - Bluesky
Ocean temperatures in 2024 reached record highs, signalling escalating global warming, with severe consequences for weather, ecosystems, and vulnerable communities. : science
1.2-million-year-old ice pulled up from under Antarctica : worldnews
World's richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days | Greenhouse gas emissions : worldnews
Geopolitical Uncertainties Cloud World Economic Prospects : worldnews
'Enough is enough': Swastikas sprayed on walls of Sydney synagogue : worldnews
South Korea's security service chief opposes detention of president : worldnews
China Suddenly Building Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings : worldnews
Hundreds of thousands of Tibetan children are being separated from their families and placed in boarding schools by the Chinese government : worldnews
Kremlin welcomes the possibility of a meeting between Trump and Putin : worldnews
Greyskull on X: More than 15 explosions heard in Rostov Region. Preliminary, a hit at a factory was reported / X
🪖MilitaryNewsU on X Joint operation of the Security Service of 🇺🇦Ukraine and the Ukrainian Navy: a warehouse storing Russian reconnaissance drones was attacked in the Rostov region On the night of January 10, SBU drones and a Neptune missile fired at a warehouse storing ammunition and and reconnaissance drones near the village of Chaltyr in the Rostov region. / X
Ukrainian drones reportedly hit industrial site near St. Petersburg in attack on multiple Russian oblasts : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: Russia will lose approximately $6.5 billion in annual revenue from European gas sales after Ukraine's gas transit ban. The White House official John Kirby called this decision one of Moscow's “most expensive defeats / X
MAKS 24 on X: The United States will impose some of the harshest sanctions on the Russian oil industry to date, designating 180 vessels, dozens of traders, two major oil companies and some top Russian oil executives, — Reuters / X
Taliban calls India a significant regional partner after officials meet : worldnews
Nigeria's National Bureau of Statistics announces plans to incorporate illegal and hidden activities, such as prostitution and drug peddling, into the calculation of Nigeria's GDP : worldnews
Don't hide behind America': Turkey angered by possible French presence on Syrian border : worldnews
China concerned by reports of Uygur militants given senior roles in Syrian army : worldnews
Damascus cancels Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's delegation visit abruptly : worldnews
Syria reportedly blocks evacuation of Russian military equipment from naval base : worldnews
Alawites and Christians Killed in Syria by Sunni Islamists and Criminals : worldnews
'Joint US-Israeli airstrikes' pound Yemen, reports say : worldnews
Almost 3% of population in Gaza was killed by traumatic injury in 9-month period, finds study. Over 64,000 people, 60% of whom were children, older people, and women, were killed by traumatic injury from 7 October 2023 to 30 June 2024. This death rate is 14 times previous death rate from all causes. : science
Israeli military confirms hostage killed alongside father in gaza : worldnews
Israeli army confirms to find body of Gaza hostage Hamzah Al Zayadni : worldnews
Ukraine war briefing: Trump sympathises with Russian stance against Ukraine joining Nato : worldnews
Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package. : worldnews
Ukraine receives first 3 bln euro tranche of G7 loan from EU : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1051, Part 1 (Thread #1198) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 10, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X - +1830 Troops is the 8th highest daily loss and 7-day average rises to 1669. AFVs are above average, other categories are below (mostly due to very high losses in the past week).
Oliver Alexander on X: We have now reached the point where Russians are putting anti-drone FPV cages on FPV drones in an attempt to stop Ukrainian AD FPV drones taking them out. / X
Iceland Moves Closer to EU Membership as Support for Joining Grows : worldnews
NATO takes control from US of air defenses in Poland crucial to supporting Ukraine days before Trump takes office : worldnews
Natasha Bertrand on X: New: NATO has taken over air defenses in Poland from the US just days before Trump's inauguration, as questions loom about the incoming administration's approach to the alliance and to Ukraine. The move is aimed at safeguarding Polish logistics nodes / X
Police investigate incitement of hatred against Polish charity chief after death threats : worldnews
Daractenus on X: The acquisition of a major Romanian gas and electricity provider by a Hungarian state owned company (MVM) is now under review and likely to get blocked by the Romanian government on security grounds, due to the Hungarian company's ties with Russia. / X
Dutch goverment is being advised to ban social media. : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: Scholz blocks a €3 billion military aid package for Ukraine, reports Der Spiegel. The package, backed by Baerbock and Pistorius, includes IRIS-T, Patriot systems, howitzers, and ammunition but was vetoed by Scholz over voter concerns ahead of Germany's elections. / X
German Universities, Goethe Frankfurt Exit X : worldnews
The Best Of The Louvre, On A Single Canvas : NPR
UK Homeland Security officials monitor Elon Musk's posts : worldnews
Brazil says Meta getting rid of factcheckers is 'bad for democracy' : worldnews
US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's President Maduro : worldnews
Venezuela's Maduro is sworn into office with no proof of his victory : worldnews
Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control : worldnews
US orange juice and steel will be on Canada's list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs : worldnews
Amid tense political backdrop, Canadian warship gets friendly message from Chinese vessel tracking its movements : worldnews
Russian-Montrealer sentenced in U.S. for illegal electronics exports to help Putin's war : worldnews
Two women arrested in Toronto after allegedly trying to smuggle $175K worth of cannabis on flights to U.K. : worldnews
TIL Ireland's 1958 UN resolution, once called "dangerous" by the US, became the blueprint for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and helped avert nuclear war through "Pax Atomica" ... Actual headline: Initially State Department Saw Resolution as "Dangerous," But Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Saw It As a "Real Bell Ringer in International Politics" : todayilearned
Biden distributes $5B in last infrastructure push : politics
U.S. adds 256,000 jobs, as Biden leaves Trump with sturdy labor market : politics
Phil Lewis: "More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence” - Bluesky
The perils of presidentialism, convicted felon edition - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... Even with the benefit of hindsight, I'm still kind of shocked, to the extent that's even possible any more in this surreal dumpster fire of a political culture, that Trump being convicted of structuring phony financial transactions to cover up his having unprotected sex with a porn star a couple of months after his latest wife had a baby, in order to deceive the public into voting for him in 2016, apparently had zero negative effect on his election chances in 2024, and for all anybody can tell may have actually helped him at the margin.
Red-Brown Donald the Dove Dreams Never Die - Lawyers, Guns & Money I suppose we will never be sure that we have reached peak Quincy Institute self-parody, but this is surely a contender:
Trump backtracks on pledge to end Ukraine war within day : worldnews
New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes - Fires in LA: Firefighters continue to battle as winds calm
A satellite image shows the Eaton wildfire has set nearly every building in western Altadena on fire [x-post] : WTF
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: "It is entirely logical to be furious at the fossil fuel industry, whose decades-long campaign of corrupting politicians, crafting fake science, sowing false doubt, and lying at an industrial scale has brought us to this moment. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o..." - Bluesky
Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus Fled L.A. Fearing Wildfires. His Old Neighborhood Is Now a Hellscape | Democracy Now!
Fire around Los Angeles yesterday. : pics
Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and Eugene Levy among celebrities to lose homes in California fires | California wildfires | The Guardian
Los Angeles Fires / X
Firefighting aircraft collides with drone over Palisades Fire : news
Stand in the fire - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Newsmax host on LA wildfires: "This is actually the opposite of climate change. This is the climate staying the same." | Media Matters for America
LA Mayor Karen Bass faces leadership test over wildfire response
LA fires: Families in shock begin to visit their charred homes
Keith Boykin: "CNN interviewed more than a dozen experts, and they said that no fire hydrants would have been able to stop the LA wildfires with the high winds. “I don't know a water system in the world that is that prepared for this type of event,” said one expert." - Bluesky
MAGA Leaders Use L.A. Fires to Push More Flaming 'Bulls**t' | From DEI to sending money to Ukraine, Republicans are weaponizing the fires to stoke division. : politics
Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy : politics
Column: Trump shoots his mouth off as L.A. burns. His claims about fire hydrants don't hold water : politics
Los Angeles is burning, and accelerating hydroclimate whiplash is the key climate connection, according to a paper published today in Nature Reviews. : science
Trump's hush money sentence ensures a convicted felon is going to the White House : politics
And our idiotic media continues to take the bait : AdviceAnimals
Not shocked : PoliticalHumor
Appeals court allows special counsel's report about Trump's election interference case to be released to the public : politics
Raskin asks Alito to recuse himself from Trump case after phone call between the two : politics
Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling : politics
Megathread: President-Elect Trump Sentenced in New York Fraud Felony Case to "Unconditional Discharge", Will Not Be Incarcerated : politics
Trump sentenced in felony "hush money" case, released with no restrictions : news
Trump being sentenced is a small but important win for the rule of law : politics
Troll level of The Carter Center = : PoliticalHumor
Jon Cooper: "One of these things is not like the others." - Bluesky
Saudi owned LIV Golf Tour booked Trump Doral for their April tournament. Deal terms were undisclosed : pics
Matt Gaetz Report Is Out And It's Bad (ft. Liz Dye) : videos
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. must face 2020 election defamation lawsuit, appeals court rules : politics
Trump shows how not to be a gentleman staying dry under the umbrella while Melania walks in rain : pics
GOP introduces bill to let people sue trans folks for using the bathroom. The bill was introduced by a woman who said she'd rather have a dead child than a trans one. : politics
Heritage Foundation plans to 'identify and target' Wikipedia editors : politics
Elon Musk Suddenly Backtracks on His Biggest DOGE Promise - Musk is finally admitting the Department of Government Efficiency is going to be a total bust. : politics
Pekka Kallioniemi on X: In today's Vatnik Soup, I'll discuss the absolute state of X in January 2025. Since its acquisition by Elon Musk, this platform has rapidly transformed into his personal political tool and a breeding ground for hate speech and disinformation. 1/22 / X
Military doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing dozens of soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord : news ... Kind of fucked up that it took 41 victims before they charged him.
Anita Bryant - Lawyers, Guns & Money Anita Bryant is dead, a couple of weeks as it turns out, but this was just announced. This terrible person used her fame to oppress others, the worst thing one can do with fame. She was a master of using hate inside of a Christian framework to attack gay rights, spread fear, and basically make the world worse for her living in ... In 2021, Bryant's granddaughter married another woman. And that's the best place to end this obituary.
The Greatest Scam in History - Lawyers, Guns & Money I was reading the obituary for Carole Wilbourn, cat psychologist, and I thought, what a brilliant scam.
Fox Corp must face Smartmatic $2.7 billion defamation claim : politics
'It's Total Chaos Internally at Meta Right Now': Employees Protest Zuckerberg's Anti LGBTQ Changes. Meta's decision to specifically allow users to call LGBTQ+ people "mentally ill" has sparked widespread backlash at the company. : technology
Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy : politics
Zuckerberg approved Meta's use of 'pirated' books to train AI models, authors claim. : worldnews
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes. Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed. : technology
Exclusive: Meta kills DEI programs : technology
Dell Cameron: "mark zuckerberg's entire adult life has been a revenge tour against women" - Bluesky
Lobstah Grl слава україні: "bsky.app/profile/lobs..." - wait, the guy who created a website to rate the attractiveness of his women classmates at Harvard without their consent is a douchebag?? really. - Bluesky
Zuckerberg wore a $900k watch while announcing Meta's end to fact checking : pics - To put it in perspective, if Mark Zuckerberg has a net worth around $100 billion, then one million dollars is 0.001% of his net worth. For an average American with a net worth of $120,000, the equivalent would be about $1.20
Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, Announces Meta Will Stop Fact Checking : technology
Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84 : news
Democrats have become the party of war. Americans are tired of it | US foreign policy | The Guardian In defending the militarist status quo, Democrats ceded the anti-war lane to Republicans. As they enter the political wilderness, it's time to reckon with what they got so wrong ... Like Clinton, Harris this year seemed far more interested in boasting about the US's "lethal" military and campaigning alongside the torture advocate Liz Cheney (while also touting the endorsement of her father, the "war on terror" architect Dick Cheney) than in articulating a vision of peace and stability ... Fifteen months and counting of support for Israel's horrific assault on Gaza has violated virtually every international norm on the protections of civilians in war and left America's moral credibility in tatters
Opening the DNC's Black Box - The American Prospect Why we're publishing a previously undisclosed list of all 448 members of the Democratic National Committee
know someone in passing who worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center for quite some time. Their verdict is that the SPLC is an incredibly toxic workplace, filled with awful management. Well, this is not exactly going to change anyone's mind on this and workers are fighting back ... Whatever their mission, the SPLC is an absolutely horrible organization right now. I would not donate to them.
TikTok ban: 4 takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments
Charlotte Clymer: "I don't really use TikTok that much, but I find it fascinating that our government is on the verge of banning an app for national security reasons that are still unclear in the same week that Meta, the largest social media company, says it's now fine to hate LGBTQ people and call us mentally ill." - Bluesky
TIL James Cameron voluntarily gave up his points (a percentage of the film's income) and salary for Titanic when its budget exceeded his original estimation to the studio (it went from $100-120m to $200m). He didn't want the studio execs to think he had lied to them in order to get the movie made. : todayilearned
How Do New Yorkers Really Feel About Congestion Pricing? Josh Johnson Investigates | The Daily Show : television
Jay-Z's Alleged Son Passionately Pleads With The Rapper To Take A Paternity Test : Music
Pizzagate gunman fatally shot by NC police in traffic stop | Charlotte Observer
What scandals should NOT have been forgotten? : AskReddit
Bird at Niagara Falls : pics
TIL Guinness World Records shifted from book sales to monetizing record-breaking attempts as book revenues declined in the 2000s. They charge up to $500,000 to help corporations and individuals create or break records, turning publicity stunts and partnerships into a lucrative business model. : todayilearned
TIL The Egyptian god Thoth was created when Set "accidentally swallowed" Horus's semen during a struggle, according to an ancient manuscript. : todayilearned
Age-adjusted mortality rates and public health discourse - Lawyers, Guns & Money the media age of the US population was 28 in 1970, but right now it's currently 39 ... Given the prevalence of maleness in the general population, the absence of attention to the masculinity epidemic is rather striking.*
ELI5: why neutering a cat/dog gives them health benefit and longer life but even a relatively small drop in testosterone production in human damages our health? : explainlikeimfive
A nine-year study of about 10,000 women found no significant link between diet type (plant-based or omnivore) and depressive symptoms. However, diet quality (fresh versus processed foods) had a correlation, with higher-quality diets reducing depressive symptoms : science
Construction materials such as concrete have the potential to store billions of tons of carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere, according to a new study : science
Heterosexual and homosexual individuals value altruism equally in potential mates - altruistic behavior is universally attractive, with no significant differences between heterosexual and homosexual participants. Women regardless of sexual orientation rated altruistic traits more highly than men. : science
World's First Blood Test For Endometriosis Step Closer Following Trial Success : science
Electrifying your workout can boost muscles mass, strength, study finds | Meta-analysis finds combining electrical muscle stimulation with resistance training increases strength, muscle mass : science
ELI5: Why don't chip manufacturers just make their chips bigger? : explainlikeimfive
Standing on Mars, which planet would be the brighest?? Earth, Venus or Jupiter? : askscience
Cold-water immersion found to boost cognitive function and reduce sleep disturbances - immersing participants in 10 C water for 10 minutes, three times a week over four weeks, improved certain aspects of cognitive function and sleep quality. : science
People with aphantasia still activate their visual cortex when trying to conjure an image in their mind's eye, but the images produced are too weak or distorted to become conscious to the individual : science
Feeding your good gut bacteria through fibre in diet may boost body against infections | Study has found that the composition of your gut microbiome helps predict how likely you are to succumb to potentially life-threatening infections - and it may be altered by changing your diet. : science
A new study examining the use of high-cost drugs among patients with colorectal cancer and non-small cell lung cancer found those insured through Medicare Advantage received less expensive cancer drugs compared to others on Traditional Medicare. : science
A new study, which is the largest of its kind, has found that misogyny not only perpetuates gender inequality but is also linked to a range of negative outcomes, including reduced economic productivity, anti-democratic views, increased violence, and lower healthy lifespan for both genders. : science
Making healthy lifestyle changes could help people seeking treatment for chronic lower back pain, finds study of people with back pain who also had at least one lifestyle risk that could be influencing their back pain such as poor diet, inactivity, overweight or smoking. : science
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What stop you from killing yourself? : AskReddit
Could the bipedal dinosaurs have hopped around like the modern day kangaroos? : askscience
What has been your biggest high after a big low? : AskReddit
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Former priest who was critic of Cardinal Law accused of sexually assaulting Brandeis undergrad in 2014
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Early man ate carbs and processed food 780,000 years ago, northern Israel site shows : worldnews
Swiss scientists discover unusual zones in Earth's mantle : worldnews
41% of companies worldwide plan to reduce workforces by 2030 due to AI : worldnews
Mysterious 18.7 Miles Sea Fence Appears Off Indonesia's Tangerang Coast : worldnews
Japan urges U.S. military to make changes to stop rapes in Okinawa : worldnews
Japanese yakuza leader pleads guilty to trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar : worldnews
Japan Faces Prolonged Cyber-Attacks Linked to China's MirrorFace : worldnews
Yoon willing to accept court's ruling on impeachment, lawyers say : worldnews
North Korea learning from fighting with Russia against Ukraine, US warns : worldnews
Taiwanese Components Used in Russian Glide Bombs Are Chinese Forgeries : worldnews
China discovers cluster of new mpox strain : worldnews
Beijing says it's willing to deepen economic ties with Canada as Trump brings trade chaos : worldnews
Russia's Kremlin says it's watching Trump's pursuit of Greenland closely : worldnews
Greyskull on X: "heavy smoke is visible over the Nizhny Novgorod hydroelectric power station. Nizhny Novogorod is about 300km east of Moscow. The station produces 1510 GWh of power annually / X
The Ukrainian Review on X: The EU recommends that airlines avoid flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg until July 31, 2025 due to security risks. ❗️The reason is the threat of attacks on civilian aircraft due to poor coordination between the Russians and civil aviation, as well as the risk of Russian air defenses being activated in response to Ukrainian missile and drone launches. / X
Transnistria Says It Has Less Than a Month of Gas Left : worldnews
Canadian man carrying crocodile skull arrested at Delhi airport : worldnews
Pakistani Taliban abducts 14 Pakistani Nuclear Scientists, releases video of them seeking for help : worldnews
Russian Intelligence Paid Taliban Fighters Up to $200,000 Per Attack on US Forces, Investigation Finds : worldnews
A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels : worldnews
Iran says Swiss national held on espionage charges kills himself in prison : worldnews
US-backed army chief elected Lebanon's president, ending years-long stalemate : worldnews
UNRWA 'knowingly' let Hamas infiltrate, per UN Watch report : worldnews
Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins : worldnews
EU ready to take lead on Ukraine if US no longer willing, says Kallas : worldnews
NATO membership is Ukraine's best security guarantee, Finland's FM tells Reuters : worldnews
Ukraine Allies to Hold Last Defence Meet Before Trump Takes Office : worldnews
🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 on X ️Trump will continue to support Ukraine. He is obsessed with looking strong, - FT. His team is reviewing the approach to ending the war, but there is no plan yet. Trump is afraid of comparisons with the "catastrophic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan" under Biden. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1050, Part 1 (Thread #1197) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Ukraine takes another bite out of Russia as Moscow grinds on in Donetsk : worldnews
MAKS 24 🇺🇦👀 on X: "🇺🇸🇺🇦 Far from saving money on US weapons that are being provided to Ukraine, a Russian victory in the war would require a surge in Pentagon spending of $808 billion through 2029, according to analysis by the American Enterprise Institute, - Bloomberg ❗️That amount would alter h the Defense Department's current five-year plan through 2029 to $5.2 trillion from $4.4 trillion, or about $165 billion more annually than planned for those years. That plan focuses heavily on Asia./ X
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Finland refuses Eagle S permission to operate, citing major safety` issues : worldnews
Let Netanyahu attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland's president urges government : worldnews
Poland confirms it will not arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant if he attends Auschwitz anniversary : worldnews
Intermarium 24 on X: After 52 years of uninterrupted work - Poland has made the final decision to close the Last Polish Consulate in St. Petersburg ( Russia ) / X
Toxic powder injures Belgium PM's office member at government building : worldnews
Two schools in Brussels refuse to take part in Holocaust remembrance ceremony because of the war in Gaza - EJP : worldnews
Founder of chat site used by Gisele Pelicot's husband arrested : worldnews
Pound falls further as borrowing costs soar : worldnews
Elon Musk discussing ways to oust British prime minister : politics
Musk discussed ways to oust British PM Starmer before next election, FT reports : worldnews
Uruguay's iconic ex-President Jose Mujica says his cancer has spread and that he's dying : worldnews
Maduro's Nemesis Joins Protests Denouncing His Win in Venezuela : worldnews
Venezuela opposition leader Machado 'violently intercepted' leaving march : worldnews
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado 'kidnapped', allies say | Venezuela : worldnews
Why is Trump so interested in Greenland? : politics
The Greenland Gambit - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Donald Trump Jr.'s Ridiculous Greenland Trip Just Took a Dark Turn | It appears the whole thing was staged. : politics
'No Exceptions' For Commercial US Ships Passing Through The Panama Canal, Canal Authorities Says In Response To Trump: 'This will violate the neutrality treaty, international law and it will lead to chaos' : politics
No longer a joke: Ministers say Trump's threats to absorb Canada need to be taken seriously : politics
Canadians Prepared to Go to War Against America to Defend Independence from Trump: Just Say When : politics
Canada lawmaker suggests letting 3 US states join, get free health care : politics
Blinken: Greenland invasion is 'not going to happen' : politics
EU leaders tell Donald Trump to keep hands off Greenland : politics
Gee, I Wonder Why Trump Is So Interested in Panama : politics ... It may sound cynical, but I suspect that the once and future president might have an ax to grind against Panama itself. In fact, I suspect that we may all well be deafened by the sound of 1000 axes, grinding, over the next four years.
Record 24 million enroll in Affordable Care Act health insurance as Biden's term ends, White House says : politics
How Jimmy Carter's so-called betrayal of evangelicals led to MAGA: Evangelicals loved Jimmy Carter — until his anti-racism turned them against him : politics - The lies about Carter and the IRS had traction with white evangelicals because they touched on a larger truth: he was opposed to racial segregation and white supremacy.
Trump Escaped Consequences. Now He's Running From the Truth : politics
Trump is reportedly considering declaring a national economic emergency to make his tariffs happen : politics
All five living US presidents pictured together at funeral of Jimmy Carter | US News | Sky News President Joe Biden appeared alongside president-elect Donald Trump and other former presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton at Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday.
A cozy little club - Lawyers, Guns & Money - FWIW, which is next to nothing since he declined to endorse Harris, Dubya pointedly refused to shake Trump'`OBs hand.
Photos and videos: California wildfire flames, smoke cause residents to flee
California is burning. Trump's response was wildly inaccurate and unhelpful. : politics
Trump lied about S. California Fires : politics
LA Gave More Money to Cops While Cutting Fire Budgets. Now It's Burning. : politics
Trump's Attack on Government Capacity Will Fan the Flames of the Home Insurance Crisis: The U.S. Forest Service is already underfunded and understaffed. Slashing its resources further is likely to unleash more severe wildfires. : politics
Trump Blames Biden for L.A. Wildfires in All-Caps Tirade : politics
Trump Cares More About Starting Fights Than Fire Victims : politics
'Can't Even Respond': Gavin Newsom Reacts To Trump's Los Angeles Wildfires Attack : politics
Noted Environmental Experts Donald Trump and Elon Musk Know What Caused The Fires: Democrats!! : politics
Elon Musk says DOGE probably won't find $2 trillion in federal budget cuts : politics
Elon Musk's Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight : politics
Ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about Biden and his son Hunter gets 6 years in prison : politics
FBI source behind fake Hunter Biden bribery claim jailed for 6 years : politics
Trump and Justice Alito spoke just hours before urging Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing : politics
Justice Alito confirms call with Donald Trump as Supreme Court mulls appeal : politics
Republican asks Supreme Court to condemn & overturn same-sex marriage. Democrats called it "yet another example" of GOP extremists "ginning up divisive social issues in order to create problems where none exist." : politics
Fox News Insider Leaked Town Hall Questions to Trump's Team: Book : politics
Report: Fox News Helped Trump Cheat Before a Pivotal Town Hall | According to an upcoming book, Trump was given advance access to questions before a Fox News town hall in March. : politics
Trump previews 100 executive orders, including immigration crackdown : politics - So almost half the total EOs issued by Obama in 8 years done in 1 day. Dictator comes to mind ... And of course he attacked Obama for using executive orders
Garland to release Smith's Jan. 6 report, hold back Mar-a-Lago report : politics
New York Court of Appeals, The Highest Court In The State, Denies Trump's Bid To Halt Friday's Hush Money Sentencing : politics
Hayes: The trans population is far smaller than the right would have you believe : politics
Florida Cancels Trans Activist's Driving License Over Gender Change : politics
More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary : politics
RFK Jr, child killer - Lawyers, Guns & Money - A useful reminder that that no Democratic senator should entertain the idea of voting to confirm RFK Jr. for a single second: a menace whose confirmation would be a public health disaster.
Hawaii Gov: RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Misinformation Left Dozens Of Kids Dead In Samoa : politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May Have Committed Voter Fraud : politics
Robert F Kennedy Jr accused of voter fraud over New York ballot | Robert F Kennedy Jr : politics
Mike Johnson Quietly Implements Nancy Mace's House Bathroom Ban : politics
"Inexcusable": Khanna Explains How Democrats Failed to Trump-Proof Labor Board : politics
Nancy Pelosi's Stock Portfolio Explodes in Value, Beats Market by Nearly 200% : politics
Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview : politics
Trump says Mark Zuckerberg is 'probably' responding to his previous threats by changing Meta's direction : politics
Which Party Benefits From Zuckerberg's Move? The One That Lies a Lot. : politics
The Washington Post lays off roughly 100 staffers as star journalists exit : politics
Idaho resolution pushes to restore 'natural definition' of marriage, ban same-sex unions : politics
Gov. Mike DeWine signs so-called 'Parents' Bill of Rights,' dozens of other bills : politics
Conversion therapy case tests 'legislative veto' power | Next week's oral arguments before the Wisconsin Supreme Court pit state regulators against a powerful committee : politics
Multiple faith groups file amicus brief against Louisiana's Ten Commandments law : politics
Some Texas business leaders are apprehensive about Trump's pledged deportations | "We wouldn't survive" without undocumented workers, one South Texas produce business owner said. By one estimate, 8% of Texa'' workforce lacks legal status. : politics
Denying a Handshake to Harris, Senator's Husband Draws Criticism — The husband of Senator Deb Fischer, Republican of Nebraska, drew criticism online when he failed to accept a handshake offered by Vice President Kamala D. Harris at his wife's ceremonial swearing-in. : politics
Last North Carolina legislative races get finalized, confirming GOP loss of veto-proof control : politics
Republicans on North Carolina Supreme Court Block Certification of Democratic Justice's Victory : politics
North Carolina Republicans trying to steal another election - Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,796 - Lawyers, Guns & Money This is the grave of Edith Wilson.
Book Review: How Much Do Animals Think About Death? Susana Monso's "Playing Possum" examines the unusual ways that animals might conceive of grief and mortality.
Women less likely to get a lung transplant than men and spend six weeks longer on the waiting list, study finds | However, women who received a lung transplant are more likely than men to live for five years post-transplant. : science
Paper lays out "a large body of evidence" linking multiple childhood diseases to synthetic chemicals : worldnews
Prime Numbers Pattern | The Quantastic Journal Prime numbers do not appear randomly. They are components of a system that evidences regularity and sequence.
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Japan authorities raise alarm over China-linked cyberattacks : worldnews
Home of South Korean president turned 'into fortress' ahead of second arrest attempt : worldnews
Yoon willing to attend impeachment trial if conditions are met: lawyer : worldnews
Anton Gerashchenko on X: Some of the biggest Chinese ports will no longer accept US-sanctioned vessels - Reuters Shandong Port Group, which controls several of the biggest ports in the eastern China province, will now enforce US sanctions. It has forbidden ports to dock, unload or provide ship services to vessels on the Office of Foreign Assets Control list managed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. / X - The ports concerned are the gates to the biggest independent oil refineries in China. Most of the ships under sanctions belong to Iran, Russia, and Venezuela, and were used to transport crude oil.
Trump claims to 'understand' Russia's stance on Ukraine as he says he'll meet Putin within 6 months : worldnews
Ukrainian Special Ops Take Down Over a Dozen North Korean Soldiers in Kursk Offensive : worldnews
A Russian Marine Corps Brigade Has Headquarters All Over Kursk. Twice In Two Weeks, Ukraine Blew Them Up. : worldnews
Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot supplying fuel to Engels-2 airbase, military confirms : worldnews
Saint Javelin on X: Ukrainian drone surveillance over the village of Makhnovka in the Kursk region captured North Korean troops evicting local residents and using their homes for shelter, leaving elderly russians stranded in the cold. Video is sparking outrage across russia. / X
Google removes 201 sites with Russian channels at Lithuanian watchdog's request : worldnews
Assad's former aide says deposed Syrian president was 'tricked' by Putin : worldnews
With Hezbollah weakened, Lebanon to hold presidential vote : worldnews
Israel warns Lebanon truce could collapse if Hezbollah doesn't withdraw to north of Litani River : worldnews
Bodies of hostages Youssef and Hamza Ziyadne found in Gaza : worldnews
Palestinian in Gaza Shot to Death by Israeli Commander While Assisting IDF Forces, Report Says - Israel News - Haaretz.com Israeli media reported that the Palestinian, who was forced by the IDF to serve as a human shield and search buildings in Gaza's Khan Yunis area, was shot to death by a commander who didn't know he was authorized to be there
Kellogg wants to resolve Russo-Ukrainian war within 100 days : worldnews
Ukraine says ready to replace Hungary in EU and NATO | NATO News : worldnews
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1049, Part 1 (Thread #1196) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: "These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 8, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X
Russian airstrike on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kills 13 : worldnews
Belarus launches military exercises near Ukraine border : worldnews
Fico and Orban are undermining EU unity, Czech minister says : worldnews
France, Germany warn Trump against threatening 'sovereign borders' on Greenland : worldnews
France to Trump: EU won't let you invade Greenland : politics
France Warns Trump to Back Off From Threatening EU's Borders | The French foreign minister spoke after Trump refused to rule out using military force to seize Greenland. : politics
EU Commission urged to act over Elon Musk's 'interference' in elections : worldnews
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez denounces Elon Musk at Franco anniversary event: Sánchez accuses X owner of inciting hatred as country marks 50 years since start of its return to democracy : worldnews
Mexico's President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment : worldnews
Europe will not allow attacks, says France, after Trump Greenland threat : worldnews
Trump Sends Idiot Son on Futile Mission : politics
Greenland leader to meet Danish King amid Trump bid to take over territory : worldnews
Greenland party leader denies Donald Trump Jr meeting : politics
Trump's threat to turn Canada into part of the US represents most serious threat since War of 1812 | US News : politics
Canadian Politician to Trump: We'll Buy Two of YOUR States : politics
Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada joins U.S. | CBC News : worldnews
MAKS 24 on X🇦 A bill has been introduced to the House of Representatives, calling for the recognition of the actions of Russia in Ukraine as genocide, — Ambassador to the U.S. Markarova ❗️The document supports tribunals and investigations to hold Russia accountable for the crimes and aggression committed. / X
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine | If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president. : politics
Trump Won't Rule Out US Military Taking Greenland, Panama Canal : politics
EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments : politics Trump wants to change the name of Gulf of Mexico to something more American : politics
Trump Is Treating the Globe Like a Monopoly Board : politics
Opinion | Trump should abolish this wasteful intelligence agency - The Washington Post Even the staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence don't know their mission.
Why is Trump blaming Newsom for the Los Angeles fires? - Lawyers, Guns & Money I mean besides the fact that he's an enormous piece of shit, who is willing to try to score political points in the middle of a massive natural disaster.
Trump's and Musk's Disgusting Response to California Fires: Amid human and environmental tragedy, Republicans are playing politics. : politics
Opinion | The Biden presidency was one man's dream running into reality - The Washington Post Biden's confidence in his ability to guide America through a troubled era was part of the problem.
Durbin asks DOJ to clarify scope of president's military power ahead of Trump inauguration : politics
Any way you look at it, Trump's threats of war expose the scam of America First : politics
Seth Meyers Dares 'Coward' Trump to Make Good on Wild Threat : politics
Trump's Return Is a Civil Society Failure : politics
Sanders Pledges to 'Do All That I Can' to Block Biden's $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel : politics
Kamala Harris Delivers Moving Eulogy For Jimmy Carter, Whose Dying Wish Was To Vote For Her | Harris remembered the late president's "humility, modesty and grace" in a speech at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. : politics
Biden, 82, Admits He May Not Have Lasted Another Four Years in Office : politics
Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports : politics
Biden administration says its ban on unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports could lead to 22,000 more mortgages each year : politics
'Obamacare' hits record enrollment but an uncertain future awaits under Trump : politics
Trump asks Supreme Court to block New York hush money sentencing : politics
Trump Turns to Most Trusted Ally to Bail Him Out: the Supreme Court - Donald Trump is once again begging the Supreme Court to let him get away with everything. : politics
Alito spoke with Trump before president-elect asked Supreme Court to delay his sentencing : politics
Because Sam enjoyed being a gangster, and he didn't give a damn who knew it - Lawyers, Guns & Money ... It wasn't all that long ago that Abe Fortas handed a Supreme Court seat to Richard Nixon over a quickly returned retainer that Clarence Thomas would describe as "barely worth his time to collect."
Trump could declare national economic emergency to justify universal tariffs, CNN reports : politics
The Trump Sanewashing Begins Anew | New year, same media strategy: Downplay Trump's most dangerous, extreme ideas as 'trolling' or even "branding." : politics
Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda : politics
Garland prepares to release Jack Smith's report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump : politics
AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says : politics
Aileen Cannon Has 'No Basis' to Block Jack Smith's Report: Legal Analyst : politics
Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now : politics
Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda : politics
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives : politics
The symbolic meaning of Jimmy Carter's election - Lawyers, Guns & Money Carter was someone whose election was an actual credit to the nation, to the extent that it symbolized a brief moment of self-critical reflection in the wake of movements such as civil rights, feminism, anti-imperialist critiques of Vietnam, the anti-materialism of the counter-culture, and so forth. (This is quite separate from the question of how good or bad a president Carter actually was).
Senate Dems delay Tulsi Gabbard nomination : politics
The entertainment of MAGA infighting is a trap : politics
Trump Privately Complains Elon Musk 'Is Around A Lot,' Maggie Haberman Says : politics
The Internet Is Worse Than a Brainwashing Machine : politics
The Sclerotic Democratic Leadership - Lawyers, Guns & Money And remember, Schumer and Durbin changed the rules for committee chairs to stop Whitehouse from chairing Judiciary! I firmly believe that until we get rid of Schumer, Durbin, and the rest of that generation of Democrats who came to Washington in the Clinton years or before, we are pretty well hopeless as a party in dealing with Republicans in the halls of power. Just worthless
Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says : politics
The new alignment - Lawyers, Guns & Money The re-election of Trump with the second Republican plurality since 1988 has led to a certain amount of resignation among his opponents compared to 2017 - we aren't seeing the same mass protests. This might lead some people to conclude that this will hurt the electoral prospects of the out-party, but the first major results of the year don't show this:
GOP underperforms in first post-November test : politics
Virginia Democrats retain their control of the Statehouse in special elections : politics
Texans made up largest segment of Kansas abortion patients in 2023 : politics
This Should Make Your Blood Boil: Top NC Court Blocks Certification of Democratic Justice's Win : politics
Republicans on the NC Supreme Court block certification of the Democratic incumbent's election : politics
Hawaii Gov: RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Misinformation Left Dozens Of Kids Dead In Samoa : politics
Ohio GOP threatens to cut school funding, calling spending 'unsustainable' : politics
Trump Gloats Meta Changed Rules Because Zuckerberg Is Scared of Him : politics
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta makeover: MAGA grandpa is about to get much worse : politics
Meta Follows Elon Musk's Lead, Moves Staffers to Billionaire-Friendly Texas : politics
Facebook lifts restrictions on calling women 'property' and trans people 'freaks' : politics
Pacific Palisades Fire reaches Getty Villa - Lawyers, Guns & Money
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found. : politics
Being in shape is better for longevity than being thin, new study shows - The Washington Post A comprehensive review found that being out of shape greatly increased the risk of dying prematurely - regardless of age or body mass index.
What are healthier ultra-processed foods? Here's how to find them. - The Washington Post
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What Covid tried to teach us - and why it will matter in the next pandemic
TIL there is no such thing as a private beach in Australia. All land that the high tide touches is owned by the Crown - and therefore public land - even if erosion moves the high tide mark inland. : todayilearned
Chinese freighter suspected of damaging undersea Internet cable connecting the US and Taiwan | Taiwan's communication infrastructure is under threat both physically and virtually. : technology
Ukraine's new assault into Russia: What is happening in Kursk region? : worldnews
Battle rages in western Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine : worldnews
95 killed as 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Tibet : worldnews
U.S. declares genocide in Sudan, imposes sanctions on paramilitary leader : worldnews
Assad regime executed dozens of Hamas members without trial, report reveals : worldnews
Iran Pulls Most Forces From Syria, in Blow to Tehran's Regional Ambitions : worldnews
UN says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women : worldnews
IDF releases footage of a captured Hamas terrorist describing how Hamas uses Gaza hospitals for command, distribution of arms and safety : worldnews
Russia 'getting what it deserves,' Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region : worldnews
Euromaidan Press on X: The Republicans endorsed Ukraine's NATO membership in 2008 but Merkel obstructed it. Zelenskyy offers Fridman a short history of Ukraine's NATO accession saga that continues to this day. / X
/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1048, Part 1 (Thread #1195) : worldnews
The Kyiv Independent on X: These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of Jan. 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. / X +1970 Troops is the 5th highest daily loss. +170 Vehicles is 3rd highest loss, just below +181 on Dec.15.24 and +179 on Mar.16.22. Tanks, AFVs, Artillery, MLRS & AA above 7-day averages. +8 Cruise Missiles included in total as prior day adjustment.
War Mapper on X: The latest summary update for the changes to control in Ukraine is available on Soar in a new format. Take a look here: https://t.co/6T77UirafP Cycle through the pages at the bottom. / X
Ukrainian F-16 pilot sets historical record by shooting down six cruise missiles in one sortie : worldnews
Ukrainian sea drone-launched FPV drones hit Russian air defenses in world first, Ukraine says : worldnews
NOELREPORTS on X: Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with another 180,000 rounds of 35mm Gepard ammunition, valued in the high double-digit million euro range. Deliveries will begin in 2026, funded by Germany. This follows an earlier order of 300,000 rounds in 2023. / X
The Evolution of the Air War - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Is a War of Demography Russia's crisis of depopulation is at the heart of Vladimir Putin's paranoid military strategy.
Poland reminds Musk that foreign interference in its elections is illegal : worldnews
Russia 'delusional' about its ability to sustain Ukraine war, says Latvian foreign minister : worldnews
Tomi on X: Anchor of the Eagle S cargo ship suspected of cable sabotage has been found. Swedish ship HMS Belos, which was called to help, lifted the anchor from seabed Anchor is currently in possession of the Finnish authorities. Police will start investigating the anchor today. / X
A Scumbag is Dead - Lawyers, Guns & Money - I don't have an obituary and I wish I had thought of writing one on him, but I think we should all be happy that Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead. Unfortunately, he had children.