Josh Blacker
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
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Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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One reason Rob Reiner’s death was so shocking is that he was a living embodiment of a gentle, righteous, kind humanity. Trump’s reaction, meanwhile, was an embodiment of his inhumanity, vile as it is. We all get to choose which one we would want to be. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Bruce Arthur: Donald Trump’s reaction to Rob Reiner’s death is vile, even for him
The U.S. president's social media post hits a celestial level of narcissism, and is another implicit call to political violence.
www.thestar.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One reason Rob Reiner’s death was so shocking is that he was a living embodiment of a gentle, righteous, kind humanity. Trump’s reaction, meanwhile, was an embodiment of his inhumanity, vile as it is. We all get to choose which one we would want to be. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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We've got to seize this opportunity because humanity won't get another chance. The earth won't survive billionaires
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
We've got to seize this opportunity because humanity won't get another chance. The earth won't survive billionaires
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A treasure from beginning to end. An irreplaceable loss.
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A treasure from beginning to end. An irreplaceable loss.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds. Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%.
Check out this visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people:
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Check out this visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people:
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds. Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%.
Check out this visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people:
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Check out this visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people:
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Mark Carney built a reputation on linking economic instability with climate inaction. Now he’s made a deal with the very industries driving the crisis.
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman
At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Carney built a reputation on linking economic instability with climate inaction. Now he’s made a deal with the very industries driving the crisis.
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This isn't Canadian leadership, it’s cowardice disguised as pragmatism.
My op-ed for the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
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Stop saying war crime.
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Stop saying war crime.
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CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...
www.democracynow.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
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Think about how the RCMP comes down like a ton of bricks on old-growth forest defenders vs the kid gloves the government uses when logging companies illegally cut down ancient trees.
Laws are meaningless when they aren't enforced, and these loggers know that.
Laws are meaningless when they aren't enforced, and these loggers know that.
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
"I think the issue isn't why are trees like this being cut down, it's why are places like this being destroyed? That's the bigger question."
dlvr.it
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Think about how the RCMP comes down like a ton of bricks on old-growth forest defenders vs the kid gloves the government uses when logging companies illegally cut down ancient trees.
Laws are meaningless when they aren't enforced, and these loggers know that.
Laws are meaningless when they aren't enforced, and these loggers know that.
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COV staff recommending all volunteer advisory committees (except one) be terminated Jan 30, 2026
Most major cities have representative civic advisory committees.
2SLGBT, Seniors, Arts & Culture, Children & Families, etc
Seems a little drastic.
Thoughts?
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
Most major cities have representative civic advisory committees.
2SLGBT, Seniors, Arts & Culture, Children & Families, etc
Seems a little drastic.
Thoughts?
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
council.vancouver.ca
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
COV staff recommending all volunteer advisory committees (except one) be terminated Jan 30, 2026
Most major cities have representative civic advisory committees.
2SLGBT, Seniors, Arts & Culture, Children & Families, etc
Seems a little drastic.
Thoughts?
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
Most major cities have representative civic advisory committees.
2SLGBT, Seniors, Arts & Culture, Children & Families, etc
Seems a little drastic.
Thoughts?
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
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Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
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“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
“I had to take the baby from my crying wife’s arms.“ It hasn’t even been a year, and this is not a scandal anymore? What is wrong with us?
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This is what happens when just 36.3% of people show up to vote in an election with one united right-of-centre party. You may avoid politics, but it can come to bite you in the ass. Eighty percent of success is showing up.
#vanpoli #Vote2026 #TaxTheRich
#vanpoli #Vote2026 #TaxTheRich
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is what happens when just 36.3% of people show up to vote in an election with one united right-of-centre party. You may avoid politics, but it can come to bite you in the ass. Eighty percent of success is showing up.
#vanpoli #Vote2026 #TaxTheRich
#vanpoli #Vote2026 #TaxTheRich
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Everyone involved with DOGE should be in prison, but at least some Canadian conservatives earnestly wrote that we needed our own version of DOGE here
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Everyone involved with DOGE should be in prison, but at least some Canadian conservatives earnestly wrote that we needed our own version of DOGE here
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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Still depressing that this isn’t THE story of his first year.
The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Still depressing that this isn’t THE story of his first year.