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A memorable and important Golden Duke Award winners. I particularly appreciate the richly-deserved awards to NYT for their slithering war on Mamdani and Columbia for showing us all what it looks like when a university looses its spinal cord, thanks in this case o David Greenwald.
An Ode to Corruption: Announcing 2025’s Golden Duke Winners
The lawless no man’s land between the holidays and the New Year...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A memorable and important Golden Duke Award winners. I particularly appreciate the richly-deserved awards to NYT for their slithering war on Mamdani and Columbia for showing us all what it looks like when a university looses its spinal cord, thanks in this case o David Greenwald.
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RIP to Brigitte Bardot, sixth best singer to collaborate with Serge Gainsbourg, but definitely the one most convicted for repeatedly inciting racial hatred.
December 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
RIP to Brigitte Bardot, sixth best singer to collaborate with Serge Gainsbourg, but definitely the one most convicted for repeatedly inciting racial hatred.
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Tucked away deep in the Settings app on Android are all sorts of privacy and security features you may have never seen. It’s time to get to know those settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Get to Know Android Privacy and Security Settings
Open up your Android phone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and security, altering what data gets shared automatically with apps, data brokers, and Google itself.
What sorts...
ssd.eff.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tucked away deep in the Settings app on Android are all sorts of privacy and security features you may have never seen. It’s time to get to know those settings. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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Real-time bidding, which powers nearly every ad you see online, might be the most privacy-invasive surveillance system that you’ve never heard of. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industry—Here’s How
Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called “real-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than
www.eff.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Real-time bidding, which powers nearly every ad you see online, might be the most privacy-invasive surveillance system that you’ve never heard of. Learn how it works and how to protect yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Alright, let's have a contest: What insanely ignorant thing about immigrants will Stephen Miller say TOMORROW?
December 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Alright, let's have a contest: What insanely ignorant thing about immigrants will Stephen Miller say TOMORROW?
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Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
December 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
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“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January. The year in America shows how the practice of Gleichschaltung still works.
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
theatln.tc
December 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January. The year in America shows how the practice of Gleichschaltung still works.
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it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
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Marco Rubio and his State Department are now systematically attacking NGO groups that battle against Nazi hate rhetoric in social media, seeing this as hostile to the interests of Elon Musk and the German Nazi Party. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
USA sanktionieren Führung der deutschen Organisation Hate Aid
Die beiden Geschäftsführerinnen Anna-Lena von Hodenberg und Josephine Ballon dürfen nicht mehr in die USA einreisen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Marco Rubio and his State Department are now systematically attacking NGO groups that battle against Nazi hate rhetoric in social media, seeing this as hostile to the interests of Elon Musk and the German Nazi Party. www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/usa-...
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LETS!!!! GET!!!!! READY!!!!! TO!!!! GRIEVE!!!!!!
if this was me at a public event mourning my spouse who was violently murdered my kids would either have me committed or never speak to me again
December 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
LETS!!!! GET!!!!! READY!!!!! TO!!!! GRIEVE!!!!!!
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Put Putin's 19 Dec speech next to Hitler's 1939 Reichstag address.
Seven steps. Same sequence. Same wording.
"I wanted peace." "They rejected everything." "I was forced to act."
The formula aggressors use to make conquest sound like self-defense hasn't changed in 86 years. Will the response?
Seven steps. Same sequence. Same wording.
"I wanted peace." "They rejected everything." "I was forced to act."
The formula aggressors use to make conquest sound like self-defense hasn't changed in 86 years. Will the response?
December 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Put Putin's 19 Dec speech next to Hitler's 1939 Reichstag address.
Seven steps. Same sequence. Same wording.
"I wanted peace." "They rejected everything." "I was forced to act."
The formula aggressors use to make conquest sound like self-defense hasn't changed in 86 years. Will the response?
Seven steps. Same sequence. Same wording.
"I wanted peace." "They rejected everything." "I was forced to act."
The formula aggressors use to make conquest sound like self-defense hasn't changed in 86 years. Will the response?
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Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Did you know that the US hasn’t had an ambassador in Moscow in 6 months?
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
Or that our chief envoy to Russia won’t take briefings from the CIA?
But wait, there’s more. Much more in this 6-byline WSJ piece on the Witkoff-Putin axis.
Free link www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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May the odds be ever in your favor
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
May the odds be ever in your favor
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Notice how there's no response from Trump, Rubio or any other US leader to Putin's temper tantrum... which is not even being reported in major US media.
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Notice how there's no response from Trump, Rubio or any other US leader to Putin's temper tantrum... which is not even being reported in major US media.
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The Swedish Navy has reported the presence of armed personnel in military uniforms on board tankers transporting Russian oil and subject to sanctions. According to Swedish authorities, the Russian fleet is increasingly conducting surveillance and escort operations for such vessels in the Baltic Sea
Marinen: Ryssland skyddar skuggflottan med militär operation
Ryssland bedriver sedan en tid tillbaka en militär operation i Östersjön som tros handla om att skydda landets skuggflotta. Den ryska insatsen visar sig enligt marinen genom örlogsfartyg som bevakar s...
www.svt.se
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Swedish Navy has reported the presence of armed personnel in military uniforms on board tankers transporting Russian oil and subject to sanctions. According to Swedish authorities, the Russian fleet is increasingly conducting surveillance and escort operations for such vessels in the Baltic Sea
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I invited western journalists to see a city we then retreated from
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I invited western journalists to see a city we then retreated from
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
My aircraft break apart before Ukraine can shoot them down
I am losing submarines in a land war to a country that has no navy
It's only Tuesday.
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To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
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Newest image of Earth and Moon as seen from Space by Japanese satellite - Himawari-8
December 16, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Newest image of Earth and Moon as seen from Space by Japanese satellite - Himawari-8
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Whitehouse: Not only were the founders extremely interested in checks and balances but they were desperately concerned about corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Whitehouse: Not only were the founders extremely interested in checks and balances but they were desperately concerned about corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
This Court has consistently taken the side of corruption against every device Congress has created to fight political corruption.
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Michael Weiss: The US has unsealed a California grand jury indictment exposing how Russian GRU hackers targeted critical infrastructure in the US. They hit a regional airport in Missouri, drinking water and water storage facilities in TX, PA and IN, and a meat packing facility in CA
www.courthousenews.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Michael Weiss: The US has unsealed a California grand jury indictment exposing how Russian GRU hackers targeted critical infrastructure in the US. They hit a regional airport in Missouri, drinking water and water storage facilities in TX, PA and IN, and a meat packing facility in CA
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The GDPR set the global standard for privacy legislation. Now the European Commission wants to gut GDPR privacy protections with its "Digital Omnibus" proposal. Don't be fooled—this threatens everyone's privacy rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts
The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The GDPR set the global standard for privacy legislation. Now the European Commission wants to gut GDPR privacy protections with its "Digital Omnibus" proposal. Don't be fooled—this threatens everyone's privacy rights. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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If you believe our government is angry about "censorship" in Europe (they're fining X for legitimate reasons) while it's silent about X being banned in Russia and China, you deserve an apology from President Bush. We did, in fact, leave a child behind.
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
If you believe our government is angry about "censorship" in Europe (they're fining X for legitimate reasons) while it's silent about X being banned in Russia and China, you deserve an apology from President Bush. We did, in fact, leave a child behind.
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The movie is hilarious on its own, if you've never seen it.
Probably the most famous scene is this back and forth between Groucho and Chico, mapping out a con. Enjoy.
Probably the most famous scene is this back and forth between Groucho and Chico, mapping out a con. Enjoy.
The Cocoanuts 1929 Full Movie | The Marx Brothers, Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw
YouTube video by CinemaVault
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December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The movie is hilarious on its own, if you've never seen it.
Probably the most famous scene is this back and forth between Groucho and Chico, mapping out a con. Enjoy.
Probably the most famous scene is this back and forth between Groucho and Chico, mapping out a con. Enjoy.