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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · 14d

grumpy from snow white and the seven dwarfs is making a funny face and saying `` oh stop you are making me blush ''

ALT: grumpy from snow white and the seven dwarfs is making a funny face and saying `` oh stop you are making me blush ''

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 20d

among the issues with people not having any knowledge of hybrid regimes in the global South is the fact that everyone assumes contemporary authoritarian governance looks like 20th century totalitarianism

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21d

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · 27d

If only someone could have seen this coming. I mean who would have thought the proliferation of gambling in college sports would lead to problems? www.sanjoseinside.com/news/san-jos...

San Jose Basketball Player, 2 Others Banned by NCAA for Gambling on Games | San Jose Inside

In late February, Steven Vasquez, who had transferred from Fresno, was removed from San Jose State’s online basketball roster.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 4

First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors.

Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.

RFK Jr.’s enemies list just got a lot longer

First Bernie Sanders. Then CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was crazy to write about #Indonesia as the situation kept escalating from hour to hour jacobin.com/2025/09/indo...

The Indonesian Protests Are a Revolt Against Oligarchy

The Indonesian president, Prabowo, would like to turn the clock back to the dark days of the Suharto dictatorship. But he’s been confronted with an unexpected wave of protest after the killing of a yo...

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · Sep 3

"...in #Gaza, #Israel ’s assault on Gaza City has continued – pushing ever more Palestinians out & killing others who did not leave...

Across Gaza, 76 Palestinians were reportedly killed in the last 24 hours. In the south, some died as they went to collect water."

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76 Palestinians killed across Gaza in last 24 hours – reports

Families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been protesting in Tel Aviv, calling for President Trump to secure a ceasefire.

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Sep 1

All music should be this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fq...

Titus Andronicus - 'A More Perfect Union'

YouTube video by XL Recordings

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Aug 30

Meanwhile in Jakarta…

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thai woman jailed for 43 years for lese-majeste freed rfi.my/BxMJ.BS

Thai woman jailed for 43 years for lese-majeste freed

A Thai woman who received one of the kingdom's longest ever royal insult sentences was freed from prison on Wednesday under a mass pardon marking the king's birthday.

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Aug 18

"The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil."

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David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · Aug 17

Good piece! This was my brief - reconciliationtim.ca/timor/who-is...

Who is Prabowo Subianto?

Who is Prabowo Subianto? Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo, known as Prabowo, was confirmed as president-elect of Indonesia on 20 March 2024. A social media sensation, Prabowo is also implicated in …

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Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Aug 18

Excellent. Thank you!

Michael Vann: Orca 5th Columnist @michaelgvann.bsky.social · Aug 17

“Did several tours” is putting it mildly. I went with: As a young officer, he led a Special Forces commando unit in the brutal occupation of East Timor. Prabowo’s team of ‘Ninjas,’ irregular troops who dressed in black and operated at night, terrorized the population.
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