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· Jul 21
Didn't anyone tell the soldiers in the IDF that if they are complicit in war crimes they can be charged?
There is a lot of video evidence out there.
All those selfies are going to come back to bite.
Canadians who are complicit must be held accountable.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
There is a lot of video evidence out there.
All those selfies are going to come back to bite.
Canadians who are complicit must be held accountable.
www.timesofisrael.com/im-afraid-to...
‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe
Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers
www.timesofisrael.com
If Canadians have been complicit in or perpetrated war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza on behalf of the IDF, then they should be very afraid.
Actions have consequences. Every last one of them needs to be prosecuted for their role in Israel's barbarism and genocidal cruelty. No exceptions. #FAFO
Actions have consequences. Every last one of them needs to be prosecuted for their role in Israel's barbarism and genocidal cruelty. No exceptions. #FAFO
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Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.
The Pacers winning the title and Haliburton not tearing his achilles would have been better for the NBA re: marketing, storylines, and playing style.
The Thunder are a brilliantly dominant team that has zero personality and the collective charisma of a wet sponge.
The Thunder are a brilliantly dominant team that has zero personality and the collective charisma of a wet sponge.
Are the current Thunder the least cool Great Team of all time? They're just such a well-oiled machine of boring dweebs.
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The Pacers winning the title and Haliburton not tearing his achilles would have been better for the NBA re: marketing, storylines, and playing style.
The Thunder are a brilliantly dominant team that has zero personality and the collective charisma of a wet sponge.
The Thunder are a brilliantly dominant team that has zero personality and the collective charisma of a wet sponge.
the next step for Anthony Edwards is not allowing casual blowbys like the one he just gave up to Lu Dort on that closeout. It ended in a Chet three.
And then Donte DiVincenzo gets rocked on his drive, but doesn't get a whistle. There's zero margin of error against OKC.
And then Donte DiVincenzo gets rocked on his drive, but doesn't get a whistle. There's zero margin of error against OKC.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
the next step for Anthony Edwards is not allowing casual blowbys like the one he just gave up to Lu Dort on that closeout. It ended in a Chet three.
And then Donte DiVincenzo gets rocked on his drive, but doesn't get a whistle. There's zero margin of error against OKC.
And then Donte DiVincenzo gets rocked on his drive, but doesn't get a whistle. There's zero margin of error against OKC.
Gutsy call by Darko, allowing the Raptors to sort themselves out on that possession instead of calling a timeout.
Brandon Ingram continues to cook no matter who defends him. I'm glad he's getting this career reprieve after those hellish years in New Orleans.
Brandon Ingram continues to cook no matter who defends him. I'm glad he's getting this career reprieve after those hellish years in New Orleans.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Gutsy call by Darko, allowing the Raptors to sort themselves out on that possession instead of calling a timeout.
Brandon Ingram continues to cook no matter who defends him. I'm glad he's getting this career reprieve after those hellish years in New Orleans.
Brandon Ingram continues to cook no matter who defends him. I'm glad he's getting this career reprieve after those hellish years in New Orleans.
The benefit of the doubt that the Thunder get defensively is obscene. Physical defense is great, but they're allowed to mug people.
Meanwhile, Naz Reid just got nailed with a phantom foul after blocking Hartenstein cleanly from behind.
Meanwhile, Naz Reid just got nailed with a phantom foul after blocking Hartenstein cleanly from behind.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The benefit of the doubt that the Thunder get defensively is obscene. Physical defense is great, but they're allowed to mug people.
Meanwhile, Naz Reid just got nailed with a phantom foul after blocking Hartenstein cleanly from behind.
Meanwhile, Naz Reid just got nailed with a phantom foul after blocking Hartenstein cleanly from behind.
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Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
The only surprise is that it took this long and, judging by how quickly the regime demanded 500 additional National Guard troops onto the streets, it's about to get even worse.
Am I the only one that thinks the national guard shooting was bound to happen when you put a near-military force on civilian streets? There will be blood
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The only surprise is that it took this long and, judging by how quickly the regime demanded 500 additional National Guard troops onto the streets, it's about to get even worse.
Any Wolves fan advocating for Rudy Gobert to be shipped out either doesn't realize how important he is, or they don't care.
When Rudy Gobert went to the bench, the Wolves led 14-12. OKC was 6-13 FG and getting out-rebounded 8-5.
In the time that Rudy was out:
OKC was 4-4 FG, out-rebounded Minnesota 4-0 and jumped to a 21-16 lead.
For those who want him gone, be careful what you wish for.
In the time that Rudy was out:
OKC was 4-4 FG, out-rebounded Minnesota 4-0 and jumped to a 21-16 lead.
For those who want him gone, be careful what you wish for.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Any Wolves fan advocating for Rudy Gobert to be shipped out either doesn't realize how important he is, or they don't care.
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The Québécois are always fucking wildin out with this shit about how they’re being oppressed in their homeland — that they stole from Indigenous folks who they been oppressing the whole time
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
Bill 1 is a provincial constitution Quebec is looking to pass that focuses on French culture and states Quebec people form a nation.
However, the bill is being challenged due to the question of where Indigenous sovereignty fits into the new bill.
However, the bill is being challenged due to the question of where Indigenous sovereignty fits into the new bill.
Quebec looks to pass bill that challenges Indigenous sovereignty within the province | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Québécois are always fucking wildin out with this shit about how they’re being oppressed in their homeland — that they stole from Indigenous folks who they been oppressing the whole time
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
Like W I L D how loud they are about it
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So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
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If this is true she should never work as a journalist again.
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If this is true she should never work as a journalist again.
I fully endorse throwing eggs at these Diagolon cretins and loudly ridiculing them whenever they dare to show their faces in public.
There's only one acceptable response to white nationalists spewing hatred— forceful condemnation.
There's only one acceptable response to white nationalists spewing hatred— forceful condemnation.
A bunch of white nationalists donned their little costumes, stood on a London, Ontario overpass and demanded to be taken seriously.
Of course, this was Second Sons Canada, Diagolon's more militant arm.
I spoke with extremism experts about what they hope to accomplish with these temper tantrums:
Of course, this was Second Sons Canada, Diagolon's more militant arm.
I spoke with extremism experts about what they hope to accomplish with these temper tantrums:
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I fully endorse throwing eggs at these Diagolon cretins and loudly ridiculing them whenever they dare to show their faces in public.
There's only one acceptable response to white nationalists spewing hatred— forceful condemnation.
There's only one acceptable response to white nationalists spewing hatred— forceful condemnation.
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Politicians who make political decisions to deploy the military into situations that get service members killed for no good reason. They need to be held accountable.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Politicians who make political decisions to deploy the military into situations that get service members killed for no good reason. They need to be held accountable.
The National Guard absolutely didn't need to be there. Every governor that rushed to placate the regime by serving them up on a platter needs to be publicly dragged for it.
Putting people in harm's way to score political points is pure idiocy.
Putting people in harm's way to score political points is pure idiocy.
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The National Guard absolutely didn't need to be there. Every governor that rushed to placate the regime by serving them up on a platter needs to be publicly dragged for it.
Putting people in harm's way to score political points is pure idiocy.
Putting people in harm's way to score political points is pure idiocy.
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man this just fucking sucks
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
man this just fucking sucks
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
this never should have happened, they never should have been there
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Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-adalah-says
Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says
Adalah says counterterror laws, emergency measures and Jewish-only benefits drive surge in discriminatory legislation
www.middleeasteye.net
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-adalah-says
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Can only assume that this is because Goran, kind Goran, shares accounts of Palestinian folks in dire need of help and financial support. So incredibly shameful on behalf of the Bluesky moderators. I hope they change their hearts before their callousness and cruelty destroys all that they love.
Bluesky suspended Goran Gligovic, the guy that makes nice art. Jesus fucking Christ Bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Can only assume that this is because Goran, kind Goran, shares accounts of Palestinian folks in dire need of help and financial support. So incredibly shameful on behalf of the Bluesky moderators. I hope they change their hearts before their callousness and cruelty destroys all that they love.
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on the heels of the "piggy" incident. he's a piece of shit misogynist and sexual predator, and always has been. and people voted for him anyway.
Now we have the president calling a female New York Times reporter ugly because he's mad about a story she wrote.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
on the heels of the "piggy" incident. he's a piece of shit misogynist and sexual predator, and always has been. and people voted for him anyway.
Manuela Borges is about that life. She waited 11 years to come for Bolsonaro on live television. Brazilian pettiness is unmatched.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Manuela Borges is about that life. She waited 11 years to come for Bolsonaro on live television. Brazilian pettiness is unmatched.
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Another way to look at this is when ICE, CBP, et al lie on reports, now they can blame AI. “U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote… that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines the agents’ credibility and ‘may explain the inaccuracy of these reports.’”
Judge's footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns
A federal judge called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted f...
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Another way to look at this is when ICE, CBP, et al lie on reports, now they can blame AI. “U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote… that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines the agents’ credibility and ‘may explain the inaccuracy of these reports.’”
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Because the country did not do anything when ICE was deporting and brutalizing children with cancer, mothers who have been here for decades, seniors with established ties, young men who are bright students, now we see flagrant corruption
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Because the country did not do anything when ICE was deporting and brutalizing children with cancer, mothers who have been here for decades, seniors with established ties, young men who are bright students, now we see flagrant corruption
Any media outlet calling this a "crash" instead of a "vehicle ramming attack"— language that has been used in other countries to describe the exact same thing— is being intellectually dishonest.
Add melanin, and the right-wing press would have labeled Paul Doyle a terrorist.
Add melanin, and the right-wing press would have labeled Paul Doyle a terrorist.
He admits "causing grievous bodily harm with intent, affray, wounding with intent and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm", while "victims include two babies and six other children". But it's still a "crash" and not an "attack", because whiteness.
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Any media outlet calling this a "crash" instead of a "vehicle ramming attack"— language that has been used in other countries to describe the exact same thing— is being intellectually dishonest.
Add melanin, and the right-wing press would have labeled Paul Doyle a terrorist.
Add melanin, and the right-wing press would have labeled Paul Doyle a terrorist.
The only thing more ridiculous than the BBC censoring Rutger Bregman calling Trump "the most openly corrupt President in American history" is believing he would keep quiet about being censored.
It's cowardice incarnate. Now they're scrambling to cover their asses— and it won't work.
It's cowardice incarnate. Now they're scrambling to cover their asses— and it won't work.
The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The only thing more ridiculous than the BBC censoring Rutger Bregman calling Trump "the most openly corrupt President in American history" is believing he would keep quiet about being censored.
It's cowardice incarnate. Now they're scrambling to cover their asses— and it won't work.
It's cowardice incarnate. Now they're scrambling to cover their asses— and it won't work.
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This is the thing to hang onto - I’m glad people are appalled by Farage’s Nazi sympathies now, but the fact is, he was able to present TV programmes and constantly appear as a sofa guest for decades, booked by people who knew it all. We must reckon with that.
Evidence of Farage’s unabashed youthful racism has been in the public domain since at least 2013, yet somehow he has been allowed to remain part of the British political conversation. The fact he wasn’t driven back under a rock years ago has emboldened racists across the country to spread hatred.
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is the thing to hang onto - I’m glad people are appalled by Farage’s Nazi sympathies now, but the fact is, he was able to present TV programmes and constantly appear as a sofa guest for decades, booked by people who knew it all. We must reckon with that.