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power is always productive.
who is it benefiting? how?
urban cyclist
poetry, photography, politics & philosophy
cooking & gardening
Cultural Anthropologist
power is always productive.
who is it benefiting? how?
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Smedley Butler is screaming, crying, throwing up
'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting
It looks like someone invented a fake Russia advance in Ukraine to manipulate online gambling markets.
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Smedley Butler is screaming, crying, throwing up
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Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reporter: You said that that second strike was in full accordance with the law of armed conflict but the Navy's own manual of law of war says that specifically firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime that's forbidden under U.S. Law and the law of armed conflict…
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The fall guy. Though he is probably also guilty of first degree murder.
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The fall guy. Though he is probably also guilty of first degree murder.
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Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
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Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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This is a big deal: Jack Goldsmith, former head of OLC, says that if WaPo's report is right, Pete Hegseth's order might have been an illegal one.
WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is a big deal: Jack Goldsmith, former head of OLC, says that if WaPo's report is right, Pete Hegseth's order might have been an illegal one.
WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
WaPo reports that the commander overseeing the strikes gave a rationale but Goldsmith says it doesn't hold up:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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The strike was not conducted in self defense, including because the Secretary of State indicated the President had the option to interdict the vessel but instead decided to use lethal force.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The strike was not conducted in self defense, including because the Secretary of State indicated the President had the option to interdict the vessel but instead decided to use lethal force.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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Palantir has received billions to create a surveillance state.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Palantir has received billions to create a surveillance state.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed close to 1,000 people.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
Floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand leave close to 1,000 dead
Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water
www.aljazeera.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed close to 1,000 people.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
A warmer world means heavier storms and deadlier rain.
Communities should not pay the price of a crisis they did not cause.
Protect people. Finance adaptation. Make polluters pay.
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The moment an Israeli missile hit a tent in Gaza was caught on camera when a Palestinian girl filmed herself showing her hair clips.
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The 'forever chemicals', which don't breakdown, in the blood of this BBC reporter at levels that can impact health will be replicated in many across the UK population
That they've been allowed into products and into the food chain is a monstrous failure of regulation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That they've been allowed into products and into the food chain is a monstrous failure of regulation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have high levels of forever chemicals in my blood - what can I do about it?
The chemicals would
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The 'forever chemicals', which don't breakdown, in the blood of this BBC reporter at levels that can impact health will be replicated in many across the UK population
That they've been allowed into products and into the food chain is a monstrous failure of regulation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That they've been allowed into products and into the food chain is a monstrous failure of regulation
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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January 2022 was the worst month for kids. 150-200 died, 900 hospitalized daily at the peak.
Yet out medical establishment saw that and wrote this in February 2022.
They have a high tolerance for viruses hurting kids. They shown 0 evidence it bothers them at all.
Yet out medical establishment saw that and wrote this in February 2022.
They have a high tolerance for viruses hurting kids. They shown 0 evidence it bothers them at all.
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
January 2022 was the worst month for kids. 150-200 died, 900 hospitalized daily at the peak.
Yet out medical establishment saw that and wrote this in February 2022.
They have a high tolerance for viruses hurting kids. They shown 0 evidence it bothers them at all.
Yet out medical establishment saw that and wrote this in February 2022.
They have a high tolerance for viruses hurting kids. They shown 0 evidence it bothers them at all.
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
presented without comment
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Big Border is watching you
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Big Border is watching you
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I’d rather question why is Kushner there and why is he laying out a vision? We did not vote him into any gov position nor the senate we voted for has approved his candidacy.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I’d rather question why is Kushner there and why is he laying out a vision? We did not vote him into any gov position nor the senate we voted for has approved his candidacy.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
This isn’t a grey zone anymore, it’s 50 shades of grey.
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U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
"As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years" by @sambiddle.com and @nickturse.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
"As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years" by @sambiddle.com and @nickturse.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
"As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years" by @sambiddle.com and @nickturse.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
"As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years" by @sambiddle.com and @nickturse.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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One investment designated as "SaaS" — and not AI — was Palantir. It represents one of Sacks' largest investments, representing more than 1.8% of his total assets. He held onto his Palantir stake.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One investment designated as "SaaS" — and not AI — was Palantir. It represents one of Sacks' largest investments, representing more than 1.8% of his total assets. He held onto his Palantir stake.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.
On the right is the first message that greets someone visiting Palantir's website.