Barbara who knows stuff
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All the things I want to do but cannot do…ME/CFS patient…2 children; 2 grandchildren.
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CNBC on new consumer sentiment numbers: "50.4 is a new all time low ... my database going back into the 1970s."
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
CNBC on new consumer sentiment numbers: "50.4 is a new all time low ... my database going back into the 1970s."
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A little panorama at sunset last night up on E. Camino Cielo, 4000 feet above Santa Barbara.
#panophotos #Pano #Panorama #Sunset #LaCumbrePeak #SantaBarbara #Photography
#panophotos #Pano #Panorama #Sunset #LaCumbrePeak #SantaBarbara #Photography
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A little panorama at sunset last night up on E. Camino Cielo, 4000 feet above Santa Barbara.
#panophotos #Pano #Panorama #Sunset #LaCumbrePeak #SantaBarbara #Photography
#panophotos #Pano #Panorama #Sunset #LaCumbrePeak #SantaBarbara #Photography
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🇧🇪👀 Belgium PM Bart De Wever clashed with Politico after being labeled "Russia’s most valuable asset":
"Now I have to go to my dacha in Saint Petersburg, where my neighbor is Depardieu and across the street is Assad. […] If you write about it, be sure to say I was joking and you laughed."
"Now I have to go to my dacha in Saint Petersburg, where my neighbor is Depardieu and across the street is Assad. […] If you write about it, be sure to say I was joking and you laughed."
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🇧🇪👀 Belgium PM Bart De Wever clashed with Politico after being labeled "Russia’s most valuable asset":
"Now I have to go to my dacha in Saint Petersburg, where my neighbor is Depardieu and across the street is Assad. […] If you write about it, be sure to say I was joking and you laughed."
"Now I have to go to my dacha in Saint Petersburg, where my neighbor is Depardieu and across the street is Assad. […] If you write about it, be sure to say I was joking and you laughed."
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Russians don't prefer to live somewhere if there is no mass graves beneath the ground.
Ice cream does not taste corectly without blood.
TV has nothing to lie about.
Nobody is afraid of Orks.
How can you enjoy the sunset if there was no war crimes to hide, warming your artificial soul? 🤷
Ice cream does not taste corectly without blood.
TV has nothing to lie about.
Nobody is afraid of Orks.
How can you enjoy the sunset if there was no war crimes to hide, warming your artificial soul? 🤷
December 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Russians don't prefer to live somewhere if there is no mass graves beneath the ground.
Ice cream does not taste corectly without blood.
TV has nothing to lie about.
Nobody is afraid of Orks.
How can you enjoy the sunset if there was no war crimes to hide, warming your artificial soul? 🤷
Ice cream does not taste corectly without blood.
TV has nothing to lie about.
Nobody is afraid of Orks.
How can you enjoy the sunset if there was no war crimes to hide, warming your artificial soul? 🤷
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WarTranslated
Dec 19
Drone attack reportedly overnight at the
TOLYATTAZOT chemical plant in Samara region, producing 3,000,000 tons of ammonia annually. Strikes also reported in Tula and.
Voronezh regions
Dec 19
Drone attack reportedly overnight at the
TOLYATTAZOT chemical plant in Samara region, producing 3,000,000 tons of ammonia annually. Strikes also reported in Tula and.
Voronezh regions
December 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
WarTranslated
Dec 19
Drone attack reportedly overnight at the
TOLYATTAZOT chemical plant in Samara region, producing 3,000,000 tons of ammonia annually. Strikes also reported in Tula and.
Voronezh regions
Dec 19
Drone attack reportedly overnight at the
TOLYATTAZOT chemical plant in Samara region, producing 3,000,000 tons of ammonia annually. Strikes also reported in Tula and.
Voronezh regions
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BREAKING: Elise Stefanik DROPS OUT of race for New York Governor and will NOT be seeking reelection in Congress
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING: Elise Stefanik DROPS OUT of race for New York Governor and will NOT be seeking reelection in Congress
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Despite many states imposing sweeping abortion bans after Dobbs, more Americans are having abortions, not fewer. Virtual consultations and prompt delivery of pills by mail allow people in all 50 states to access abortion care from the privacy of their homes for $150 or less.
Abortion Continues to Increase in 2025 as Telehealth Expands, Especially in States with Bans and Restrictions
The latest #WeCount report finds that abortion access is growing as patients turn to telehealth abortion pills and shield law providers.
msmagazine.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Despite many states imposing sweeping abortion bans after Dobbs, more Americans are having abortions, not fewer. Virtual consultations and prompt delivery of pills by mail allow people in all 50 states to access abortion care from the privacy of their homes for $150 or less.
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For the first time since the war began, an economic crisis ranks among top questions Russians want to ask Putin. Polls show 21% ask about ending the war, 16% about living standards, and 8% about the economy and rising prices.
www.moscowtimes.news/2025/12/18/k...
www.moscowtimes.news/2025/12/18/k...
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
For the first time since the war began, an economic crisis ranks among top questions Russians want to ask Putin. Polls show 21% ask about ending the war, 16% about living standards, and 8% about the economy and rising prices.
www.moscowtimes.news/2025/12/18/k...
www.moscowtimes.news/2025/12/18/k...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The meeting of Ukraine with American and their partners has ended in the US, - Umerov
"I informed the President of Ukraine about its results. We agreed with our American partners on further steps and continuation of joint work in the near future," - he wrote.
"I informed the President of Ukraine about its results. We agreed with our American partners on further steps and continuation of joint work in the near future," - he wrote.
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦 The meeting of Ukraine with American and their partners has ended in the US, - Umerov
"I informed the President of Ukraine about its results. We agreed with our American partners on further steps and continuation of joint work in the near future," - he wrote.
"I informed the President of Ukraine about its results. We agreed with our American partners on further steps and continuation of joint work in the near future," - he wrote.
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ISW:
Dec 18
Kremlin denies trouble in
Kupiansk even Russian milbloggers say otherwise.
Russian officials are downplaying battlefield losses, yet even pro Russian voices admit things are unraveling in eastern Kharkiv.
Dec 18
Kremlin denies trouble in
Kupiansk even Russian milbloggers say otherwise.
Russian officials are downplaying battlefield losses, yet even pro Russian voices admit things are unraveling in eastern Kharkiv.
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ISW:
Dec 18
Kremlin denies trouble in
Kupiansk even Russian milbloggers say otherwise.
Russian officials are downplaying battlefield losses, yet even pro Russian voices admit things are unraveling in eastern Kharkiv.
Dec 18
Kremlin denies trouble in
Kupiansk even Russian milbloggers say otherwise.
Russian officials are downplaying battlefield losses, yet even pro Russian voices admit things are unraveling in eastern Kharkiv.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
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A Russian shadow fleet tanker was reportedly struck in the Mediterranean, possibly by Ukrainian sea drones. According to preliminary information, the vessel was carrying senior Russian government and GRU officials involved in sabotage operations and sanctions evasion.
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A Russian shadow fleet tanker was reportedly struck in the Mediterranean, possibly by Ukrainian sea drones. According to preliminary information, the vessel was carrying senior Russian government and GRU officials involved in sabotage operations and sanctions evasion.
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Dominic has been so well behaved the last few days I can only assume he was visited by three Christmas ghosts in the night
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Dominic has been so well behaved the last few days I can only assume he was visited by three Christmas ghosts in the night
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Four years, over a million Russian casualties, and yet Russia occupies far less Ukrainian land than it did one month into its full-scale invasion, when it had only tens of thousands of casualties.
This failure will be studied in military academies for the next decades
This failure will be studied in military academies for the next decades
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Four years, over a million Russian casualties, and yet Russia occupies far less Ukrainian land than it did one month into its full-scale invasion, when it had only tens of thousands of casualties.
This failure will be studied in military academies for the next decades
This failure will be studied in military academies for the next decades
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Euromaiden Press
Dec 18
Ukrainian FP-2 drones struck a Russian ammo depot in occupied Luhansk, just near the Russian border and 150 km behind the front. The site belonged to the 101st brigade of the Russian 51st army and supplied. It’s offensive ops.
Dec 18
Ukrainian FP-2 drones struck a Russian ammo depot in occupied Luhansk, just near the Russian border and 150 km behind the front. The site belonged to the 101st brigade of the Russian 51st army and supplied. It’s offensive ops.
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Euromaiden Press
Dec 18
Ukrainian FP-2 drones struck a Russian ammo depot in occupied Luhansk, just near the Russian border and 150 km behind the front. The site belonged to the 101st brigade of the Russian 51st army and supplied. It’s offensive ops.
Dec 18
Ukrainian FP-2 drones struck a Russian ammo depot in occupied Luhansk, just near the Russian border and 150 km behind the front. The site belonged to the 101st brigade of the Russian 51st army and supplied. It’s offensive ops.
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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Zelenskyy: I met with the Prime Minister of Poland.
We discussed diplomatic contacts with the U.S. side aimed at achieving a dignified peace and Europe’s role in this process, as well as the European Council’s decision to provide Ukraine with financial support of €90 billion for 2026–2027.
We discussed diplomatic contacts with the U.S. side aimed at achieving a dignified peace and Europe’s role in this process, as well as the European Council’s decision to provide Ukraine with financial support of €90 billion for 2026–2027.
December 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Zelenskyy: I met with the Prime Minister of Poland.
We discussed diplomatic contacts with the U.S. side aimed at achieving a dignified peace and Europe’s role in this process, as well as the European Council’s decision to provide Ukraine with financial support of €90 billion for 2026–2027.
We discussed diplomatic contacts with the U.S. side aimed at achieving a dignified peace and Europe’s role in this process, as well as the European Council’s decision to provide Ukraine with financial support of €90 billion for 2026–2027.
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Yeah it’s nice to see someone from The Bush Institute speaking up for Ukraine.. might’ve been even better if it was almost 4 years ago.. but I guess we take this
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yeah it’s nice to see someone from The Bush Institute speaking up for Ukraine.. might’ve been even better if it was almost 4 years ago.. but I guess we take this
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Something unfair here
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Bondi bystander who ran towards gunman facing deportation
The refugee worked his way towards the footbridge using cars and trees for cover, before kicking the weapon away from the shot gunman.
www.smh.com.au
December 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Something unfair here
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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🔥 Fighters of the "Freedom of Russia" legionparalyzed the railway artery of the occupiers - archival video of the special operation was shown in the GUR
December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🔥 Fighters of the "Freedom of Russia" legionparalyzed the railway artery of the occupiers - archival video of the special operation was shown in the GUR
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An 800,000-strong Ukrainian army would provide the first line of postwar deterrence, with the US providing intelligence and monitoring, and troops from European nations stationed away from the front lines to bolster confidence.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
An 800,000-strong Ukrainian army would provide the first line of postwar deterrence, with the US providing intelligence and monitoring, and troops from European nations stationed away from the front lines to bolster confidence.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Living for the day when that vile gargoyle's name is crowbarred off the building.
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Living for the day when that vile gargoyle's name is crowbarred off the building.
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By the last day of May 2025 I was out in the extraordinary New Forest looking at heathland orchids. Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata var pulchella in pink and ivory, plus the first of the Lesser Butterfly Orchids Platanthera bifolia. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
By the last day of May 2025 I was out in the extraordinary New Forest looking at heathland orchids. Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata var pulchella in pink and ivory, plus the first of the Lesser Butterfly Orchids Platanthera bifolia. @bsbibotany.bsky.social