Sameer Ketkar
@socraticsandal.bsky.social
“We have chosen a side. We are fighting against the dark. We are making something of our lives.” —Vel Sartha, ANDOR.
#WelcomeToTheRebellion #OneWayOut
#WelcomeToTheRebellion #OneWayOut
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the end of the Pax Americana, yesterday in Munich, Germany.
“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
December 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the end of the Pax Americana, yesterday in Munich, Germany.
“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
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Good night and sleep well! 🙂
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Good night and sleep well! 🙂
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Congratulations, @tjeerdroyaards.com!
Tjeerd is the editor in chief of Cartoon Movement, a platform for cartoonists from around the world and a defender of cartoonists' rights.
Tjeerd is the editor in chief of Cartoon Movement, a platform for cartoonists from around the world and a defender of cartoonists' rights.
This was a great week! Got to hang out with some great cartoonists, did a podcast (Ill share the link later today for Dutch speakers) and found out I've won the European Cartoon Awards 2025!
#EuropeanCartoonAward
#EuropeanCartoonAward
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Congratulations, @tjeerdroyaards.com!
Tjeerd is the editor in chief of Cartoon Movement, a platform for cartoonists from around the world and a defender of cartoonists' rights.
Tjeerd is the editor in chief of Cartoon Movement, a platform for cartoonists from around the world and a defender of cartoonists' rights.
Russia is a terrorist state.
December 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Russia is a terrorist state.
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🔴 The US has unsealed an indictment revealing how Russian GRU hackers targeted critical infrastructure, including a Missouri regional airport, water facilities in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and a California meat-packing plant.
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🔴 The US has unsealed an indictment revealing how Russian GRU hackers targeted critical infrastructure, including a Missouri regional airport, water facilities in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and a California meat-packing plant.
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Ukrainian drone commander Yuriy Butusov detailed the Kupiansk counteroffensive where Khartia forces broke through Russian kill zones to reach the Oskil River and encircle occupiers, though liberation continues as Russians attack daily using civilians as shields.
December 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Ukrainian drone commander Yuriy Butusov detailed the Kupiansk counteroffensive where Khartia forces broke through Russian kill zones to reach the Oskil River and encircle occupiers, though liberation continues as Russians attack daily using civilians as shields.
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Russian attack on #Odesa left all traction substations in the city without a power supply.
20 substations damaged in Odesa region.
Russia makes large Ukrainian cities unlivable.
This is genocide&war crimes.
Millions of people without light,water, hospitals, schools...in winter
📷blackout in Odesa
20 substations damaged in Odesa region.
Russia makes large Ukrainian cities unlivable.
This is genocide&war crimes.
Millions of people without light,water, hospitals, schools...in winter
📷blackout in Odesa
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Russian attack on #Odesa left all traction substations in the city without a power supply.
20 substations damaged in Odesa region.
Russia makes large Ukrainian cities unlivable.
This is genocide&war crimes.
Millions of people without light,water, hospitals, schools...in winter
📷blackout in Odesa
20 substations damaged in Odesa region.
Russia makes large Ukrainian cities unlivable.
This is genocide&war crimes.
Millions of people without light,water, hospitals, schools...in winter
📷blackout in Odesa
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Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.
This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.
More soon.
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Good for him
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Good for him
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🔎🇺🇸Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin
OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG 12 (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward.
OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG 12 (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🔎🇺🇸Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin
OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG 12 (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward.
OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG 12 (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward.
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I will always remember the suggestion that we only need one pencil …… while he’s building himself an obscenely large ballroom.
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I will always remember the suggestion that we only need one pencil …… while he’s building himself an obscenely large ballroom.
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Literally one of the main reasons why FBI missed Jan6 is bc Bill Barr had the FBI chasing Antifa.
All the Proud Boys had been turned "informants" on Antifa.
All the Proud Boys had been turned "informants" on Antifa.
You’ve got to assume that any real organised crime or terror groups in the US know the FBI isn’t tracking them as closely as they used to.
That could be very bad indeed – and if so, you can expect to see the clips of congressional testimony like today’s many, many times.
That could be very bad indeed – and if so, you can expect to see the clips of congressional testimony like today’s many, many times.
Kinda wild that the organization the FBI considers the biggest domestic threat is ... largely imaginary.
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Literally one of the main reasons why FBI missed Jan6 is bc Bill Barr had the FBI chasing Antifa.
All the Proud Boys had been turned "informants" on Antifa.
All the Proud Boys had been turned "informants" on Antifa.
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"there is no evidence that has been revealed of any “armed conflict” between two or more countries or states. In fact, the only known evidence of the use of “armed force” is that initiated by the United States"
www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
Murder on the high seas?
www.stripes.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"there is no evidence that has been revealed of any “armed conflict” between two or more countries or states. In fact, the only known evidence of the use of “armed force” is that initiated by the United States"
www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
www.stripes.com/opinion/2025...
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⚡️ Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea halts production after Ukrainian drone strike, SBU source says.
At least four hits were recorded on the offshore platform, according to the SBU source.
At least four hits were recorded on the offshore platform, according to the SBU source.
Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea halts production after Ukrainian drone strike, SBU source says
At least four hits were recorded on the offshore platform, according to the SBU source.
kyivindependent.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
⚡️ Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea halts production after Ukrainian drone strike, SBU source says.
At least four hits were recorded on the offshore platform, according to the SBU source.
At least four hits were recorded on the offshore platform, according to the SBU source.
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A man who murdered and skinned his wife walks free by joining the Russian army.
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A man who murdered and skinned his wife walks free by joining the Russian army.
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
🧵 1/3 ⬇️
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Sea drones struck the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Dashan in the Black Sea.
The vessel, flying the flag of the Comoros, was sailing in Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone en route to the port terminal Novorossiysk.
The tanker suffered critical damage and is reportedly out of operation.
The vessel, flying the flag of the Comoros, was sailing in Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone en route to the port terminal Novorossiysk.
The tanker suffered critical damage and is reportedly out of operation.
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sea drones struck the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Dashan in the Black Sea.
The vessel, flying the flag of the Comoros, was sailing in Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone en route to the port terminal Novorossiysk.
The tanker suffered critical damage and is reportedly out of operation.
The vessel, flying the flag of the Comoros, was sailing in Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone en route to the port terminal Novorossiysk.
The tanker suffered critical damage and is reportedly out of operation.
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“Goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“Goal: to ensure survivors did not end up in U.S. judicial system where courts could force administration to show evidence justifying military campaign in the region” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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This is a ploy to get around the Flores settlement, which requires that children be removed from immigration detention after 20 days. Building a school in the detention center makes it look like it's a licensed facility for child care but it's not.
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is a ploy to get around the Flores settlement, which requires that children be removed from immigration detention after 20 days. Building a school in the detention center makes it look like it's a licensed facility for child care but it's not.
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
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A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
For-Profit School Opening in For-Profit ICE Family Prison - The American Prospect
Stride, Inc., is hiring multiple teachers to run a new school at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley.
prospect.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A for-profit education firm called Stride is opening a school inside a for-profit immigration prison run by CoreCivic. Stride has been accused of defrauding investors and providing substandard education to children.
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social spotted the job listings:
prospect.org/2025/12/10/f...
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If you want gold standard science you don't fire the ethics office or the Institutional Review Board- my continued discussions on ACIP this week with ABC abcnews.go.com/Health/video...
Video CDC vaccine panel votes to end universal recommendation for hepatitis B birth dose
ABC News' Stephanie Ramos spoke with former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry about an advisory panel's vote to stop recommending universal hepatitis B vaccinations at birth.
abcnews.go.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If you want gold standard science you don't fire the ethics office or the Institutional Review Board- my continued discussions on ACIP this week with ABC abcnews.go.com/Health/video...
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This year, the US presented six peace proposals.
Ukraine accepted all of them, while Russia rejected every one.
Ukraine accepted all of them, while Russia rejected every one.
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This year, the US presented six peace proposals.
Ukraine accepted all of them, while Russia rejected every one.
Ukraine accepted all of them, while Russia rejected every one.
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Voting rights coalition submits more than 300,000 signatures to force ballot referendum on gerrymandered congressional map in Missouri, blocking it once measure certified until voters can weigh in. Big victory for fair representation missouriindependent.com/2025/12/09/m...
Campaign to put gerrymandered Missouri map on the ballot turns in 300,000 signatures • Missouri Independent
Roughly 300,000 signatures demanding Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map be placed on the 2026 ballot were submitted.
missouriindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Voting rights coalition submits more than 300,000 signatures to force ballot referendum on gerrymandered congressional map in Missouri, blocking it once measure certified until voters can weigh in. Big victory for fair representation missouriindependent.com/2025/12/09/m...