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Multilingual lefty🍁(not leafy) news~aggregator..If you read this you are the resistance to fascism.📜"Hang together or we'll hang separately"- 1776, Richard Penn via Ben Franklin. Reposts are not endorsements. Apologies for endless typos. Random hot dogs 🐕
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Normal isn't coming back so get off your knees and fight back - what they have planned for us is far worse than anything they've already done.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Normal isn't coming back so get off your knees and fight back - what they have planned for us is far worse than anything they've already done.
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Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
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🧪 NEW STUDY: US data centers could annually consume as much water as 10 million Americans and emit as much CO2 as 10 million cars.
If so, their resource consumption would roughly match the entire state of New York.
Destroying climate and water for AI slop.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1011202...
If so, their resource consumption would roughly match the entire state of New York.
Destroying climate and water for AI slop.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1011202...
‘It’s Not Too Late:’ New Cornell Study Maps the Environmental Cost of AI and How Policy Could Limit the Damage - Inside Climate News
Researchers warn that U.S. data centers could devour vast amounts of energy and water unless stronger guardrails shape the industry’s growth.
insideclimatenews.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🧪 NEW STUDY: US data centers could annually consume as much water as 10 million Americans and emit as much CO2 as 10 million cars.
If so, their resource consumption would roughly match the entire state of New York.
Destroying climate and water for AI slop.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1011202...
If so, their resource consumption would roughly match the entire state of New York.
Destroying climate and water for AI slop.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1011202...
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
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One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
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I have nothing to offer but baloney, salami, and tomatoes
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I have nothing to offer but baloney, salami, and tomatoes
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This is coming out as the hardest own in the history of social media.
November 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This is coming out as the hardest own in the history of social media.
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GS Layoff Tracker: Highest in about 14 years
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
GS Layoff Tracker: Highest in about 14 years
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fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
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Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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““What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly,” Judge Mark L. Wolf wrote.”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
‘Existential threat to democracy’: Reagan-appointed judge resigns and condemns Trump
“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly,” Judge Mark L. Wolf wrote.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
““What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly,” Judge Mark L. Wolf wrote.”
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Infamous Pegasus cellphone #spyware was used by governments around the world to surveil #journalists, lawyers, political dissidents, and human rights activists. paging @eff.org
Former Trump official appointed exec chairman of spyware company NSO Group. David Friedman previously served as Trump's ambassador to Israel + before that was a bankruptcy lawyer for the president. NSO was recently acquired by investors led by a Hollywood producer therecord.media/former-trump...
Former Trump official named NSO Group executive chairman
NSO Group announced Friedman’s appointment on Sunday, saying that NSO’s three founders no longer have any stake in the firm.
therecord.media
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Infamous Pegasus cellphone #spyware was used by governments around the world to surveil #journalists, lawyers, political dissidents, and human rights activists. paging @eff.org
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License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and
www.eff.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
License plate readers were sold as tools for finding stolen cars, but records have shown that they're being used in abortion investigations. States must ban law enforcement from using ALPRs to investigate healthcare decisions and prohibit sharing data across state lines. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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#TransnationalRepression is reshaping how authoritarian regimes project power & target critics abroad. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social & @lisandranovo.bsky.social introduce a framework to counter these operations: bit.ly/3Xgfz9I
Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression
When foreign governments conduct surveillance, intimidation, or enforcement actions, they undermine state sovereignty and threaten to erode public trust in institutions, representing a significant nat...
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#TransnationalRepression is reshaping how authoritarian regimes project power & target critics abroad. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social & @lisandranovo.bsky.social introduce a framework to counter these operations: bit.ly/3Xgfz9I
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An U.S. citizen of Indian descent being questioned about Zohran Mamdani (as if there is something wrong with knowing who the mayor-elect of NYC is) by masked men.
Three masked agents questioned an Illinois Department of Transportation employee about his immigration status — and if he had traveled to New York and was “aware” of the mayor-elect in New York City, the governor’s office said.
Indian IDOT employee stopped by ICE agents, questioned if he was 'aware' of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
An U.S. citizen of Indian descent being questioned about Zohran Mamdani (as if there is something wrong with knowing who the mayor-elect of NYC is) by masked men.
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Goin' where the pickin' is easy!
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Goin' where the pickin' is easy!
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pace @sarahkendzior.bsky.social a "we have a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government"
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Book Review: "Hiding in Plain Sight" - Detailing the Malignancy of Donald Trump - The Arts Fuse
According to Sarah Kendzior, “we have a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government.”
artsfuse.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
pace @sarahkendzior.bsky.social a "we have a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government"
artsfuse.org/204467/book-...
artsfuse.org/204467/book-...
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Daily Show nailed it:
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Daily Show nailed it:
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NO ONE THIS SICK SHOULD EVER HAVE THIS MUCH POWER, THE REPUBLICAN GREED, THE PARTY OF LIES AND GREED, DID THIS TO US.
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
NO ONE THIS SICK SHOULD EVER HAVE THIS MUCH POWER, THE REPUBLICAN GREED, THE PARTY OF LIES AND GREED, DID THIS TO US.