Ed colon
@packie.bsky.social
Boston sports fan lover of books especially mystery and non fiction/history 🇵🇷🇵🇷
So basically piracy
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a video that is said to show the seizure of a tanker off Venezuela's coast. The video shows two helicopters approaching a vessel and armed individuals in camouflage rappelling onto it.
December 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
So basically piracy
Can’t believe an angry little turd like him can’t get a date
Nick Fuentes addressed his intimate affairs as he sparred with conservative pundit Piers Morgan.
Woman-Hating Podcaster Admits He’s Never Slept With a Woman
Nick Fuentes addressed his intimate affairs as he sparred with conservative pundit Piers Morgan.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Can’t believe an angry little turd like him can’t get a date
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“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror.'"
“Imperial Blowback”: Suspect in D.C. Shooting Was Part of CIA Death Squad in Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man who authorities say shot two National Guardsmen outside the White House, had previously worked in a CIA-backed “Zero Unit” in Afghanistan, often called “death squads” by ...
www.democracynow.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
“The United States made this person into a child soldier, and now is experiencing what I think is one of the most horrifically bright-line cases of imperial blowback that we’ve seen throughout the 'war on terror.'"
I’d be surprised if this is actually a legit suspect i’m sure it’s just a coincidence the arrest is made with all the shenanigans ar the white house
BREAKING: The FBI makes an arrest in the investigation into pipe bombs placed in D.C. on the eve of the Jan. 6 riot, an AP source says.
FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot, AP source says
The FBI has made an arrest in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I’d be surprised if this is actually a legit suspect i’m sure it’s just a coincidence the arrest is made with all the shenanigans ar the white house
Another scam and bribe to the orange felon
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account. n.pr/4rzXG3L
Michael and Susan Dell commit $6.25 billion for investment accounts for kids
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Another scam and bribe to the orange felon
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The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.
https://to.pbs.org/4rtRPgl
https://to.pbs.org/4rtRPgl
Palestinian death toll surpasses 70,000 since start of Israel-Hamas war, Gaza ministry says
The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the t...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory’s south.
https://to.pbs.org/4rtRPgl
https://to.pbs.org/4rtRPgl
Basically another bride
The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored. n.pr/3XtbAqC
Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding
The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Basically another bride
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Just as Donald Trump demonizes leftist organizers today as domestic terrorists, both federal officials and local police in the South and North condemned civil rights activists as rioters and insurrectionists. interc.pt/4oAs2k8
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Just as Donald Trump demonizes leftist organizers today as domestic terrorists, both federal officials and local police in the South and North condemned civil rights activists as rioters and insurrectionists. interc.pt/4oAs2k8
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A study found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours a week showed distinctive biomarkers associated with decelerated epigenetic aging, with the most pronounced effects among retired people.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A study found that volunteering slows down aging in retirees: the DNA of people who volunteered the equivalent of one to four hours a week showed distinctive biomarkers associated with decelerated epigenetic aging, with the most pronounced effects among retired people.
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What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
The Night Raids
CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn't been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What were the CIA-backed "Zero Units" in Afghanistan?
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
For a deep dive, read reporter Lynzy Billing's award-winning piece from 2022:
Just started the book injustice by carol leonnig and Aaron c. Davis couldn’t be a more fitting time in our country to read this
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Just started the book injustice by carol leonnig and Aaron c. Davis couldn’t be a more fitting time in our country to read this
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President Donald Trump "seems to draw energy from hatred, from generating hatred toward other people," says @peter-wehner.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
President Donald Trump "seems to draw energy from hatred, from generating hatred toward other people," says @peter-wehner.bsky.social
I wonder how much cash the orange felon has made with his pardons so far #trumppardons
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I wonder how much cash the orange felon has made with his pardons so far #trumppardons
Well most of the administration are russian agents or controlled by them so
Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Well most of the administration are russian agents or controlled by them so
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Hope springs eternal
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Hope springs eternal
I’m sure the price was right
The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I’m sure the price was right
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After 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has been living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles for the past decade. via @laist.com
Artist Gary Tyler turns 40 years of wrongful imprisonment into powerful textiles
An exhibition of Tyler’s quilts captures scenes of humanity from within the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary.
laist.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
After 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has been living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles for the past decade. via @laist.com
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The Puerto Rican superstar had never won any of the major prizes — album, song or record of the year — until last night. Other winners included Karol G and Alejandro Sanz. n.pr/3JYWhTo
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at 2025 Latin Grammys
The Puerto Rican superstar had never won any of the major prizes — album, song or record of the year — until last night. Other winners included Karol G and Alejandro Sanz.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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NEW: During the government shutdown, many theories emerged as to what Republicans were up to. Today’s stunning email release may have answered that question: it was all about the Epstein files. Whatever is in them has kept the government closed and Trump awake at night, Marc Elias writes.
It Was the Epstein Shutdown All Along
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: During the government shutdown, many theories emerged as to what Republicans were up to. Today’s stunning email release may have answered that question: it was all about the Epstein files. Whatever is in them has kept the government closed and Trump awake at night, Marc Elias writes.
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
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If you look at Trump's actions through the eyes of "what would I do if I was a criminal organization" it all makes a lot of sense.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
If you look at Trump's actions through the eyes of "what would I do if I was a criminal organization" it all makes a lot of sense.
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Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Everything wrong with healthcare and the administration those of us dealing with serious health problems wish we had powerful friends
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
Dilbert creator taps Trump to get cancer drug. Others wish they could, too
Like many Americans, Scott Adams had insurance problems. But unlike most people he has powerful friends on social media, and when he asked President Trump for help, he got the cancer drug he needed.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Everything wrong with healthcare and the administration those of us dealing with serious health problems wish we had powerful friends