Thomas McNicholas
@turquoisedays.bsky.social
I'm a Irishman, ex-carpenter, like and use Archlinux, love science fiction, reading books. Don't the migraines that I've inherited. And anti-fascism
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5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks
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5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks
Almost 58% of the Somalis in Minnesota were born in the U.S. Of the foreign-born Somalis in Minnesota, an overwhelming majority –- 87% — are naturalized U.S. citizens. Of the foreign-born population, ...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks
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Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986. Russia’s brazen attack on the $2 billion New Safe Confinement (the sarcophagus enclosing the destroyed reactor) in February 2025 poses a new potential radioactive danger as engineers race to repair the damage.
Chornobyl isn’t safe anymore... again
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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December 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986. Russia’s brazen attack on the $2 billion New Safe Confinement (the sarcophagus enclosing the destroyed reactor) in February 2025 poses a new potential radioactive danger as engineers race to repair the damage.
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When asked about the Ukraine peace deal, Trump again tried to drive a wedge between Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people by falsely claiming the peace deal as it stands is loved by the Ukrainian people, but Zelenskyy had not read it.
How could the Ukrainians love a peace deal, they do not know yet?
How could the Ukrainians love a peace deal, they do not know yet?
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
When asked about the Ukraine peace deal, Trump again tried to drive a wedge between Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people by falsely claiming the peace deal as it stands is loved by the Ukrainian people, but Zelenskyy had not read it.
How could the Ukrainians love a peace deal, they do not know yet?
How could the Ukrainians love a peace deal, they do not know yet?
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Two Status Orange wind warnings have been issued for 11 counties as Storm Bram is set to bring strong to gale force winds to many parts of the country tomorrow
Status Orange warning as Storm Bram to bring strong winds
Two Status Orange wind warnings have been issued for 11 counties as Storm Bram is set to bring strong to gale force winds to many parts of the country tomorrow.
www.rte.ie
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Two Status Orange wind warnings have been issued for 11 counties as Storm Bram is set to bring strong to gale force winds to many parts of the country tomorrow
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Storm Bram has now been named with several orange warnings issued.
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Storm Bram has now been named with several orange warnings issued.
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X deactivates @ec.europa.eu ad account after the company was fined €120M - techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/x... so much for freedom of speech, musk. EU should close down all its #twitter accounts now
X deactivates European Commission’s ad account after the company was fined €120M | TechCrunch
X has seemingly penalized the European Commission's account after the commission fined the company over blue checkmarks and ad transparency.
techcrunch.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
X deactivates @ec.europa.eu ad account after the company was fined €120M - techcrunch.com/2025/12/07/x... so much for freedom of speech, musk. EU should close down all its #twitter accounts now
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this; it's not hard...
Let me get this straight: EU deregulation favours American not European interests
When the US (and Musk) declare war on the DSA, they're rejecting the principle that the EU can govern its own digital space.
This should urgently lead the EU to reconsider deregulation cc @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
When the US (and Musk) declare war on the DSA, they're rejecting the principle that the EU can govern its own digital space.
This should urgently lead the EU to reconsider deregulation cc @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM
this; it's not hard...
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⚡️Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
⚡️Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
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I have never seen Europe this angry at the US; Trump has practically destroyed the alliance and any ounce of trust left. The US is going full pariah state.
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have never seen Europe this angry at the US; Trump has practically destroyed the alliance and any ounce of trust left. The US is going full pariah state.
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New bombshell report - sustainable fiduciary duty to future generations. - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtS0j4hXCAs
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New bombshell report - sustainable fiduciary duty to future generations. - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtS0j4hXCAs
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they probably mean Russia wrote it, like the Ukraine "peace" plan...
Is there anything more to say?
Kremlin says US national security strategy document ‘largely consistent' with Russia's vision
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Kremlin says US national security strategy document ‘largely consistent' with Russia's vision
www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/kr...
Kremlin says US national security strategy document ‘largely consistent' with Russia's vision
Spokesman Peskov says Moscow hopes this could be 'modest guarantee' that they'll be able to continue joint constructive work on finding settlement in Ukraine - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
December 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
they probably mean Russia wrote it, like the Ukraine "peace" plan...
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US Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump's order to limit birthright citizenship • FRANCE 24 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluUNLmtnhU
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
US Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump's order to limit birthright citizenship • FRANCE 24 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluUNLmtnhU
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US Dual & Birthright Citizenship Rules Could Change Everything - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVzI7jAMzB0
December 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
US Dual & Birthright Citizenship Rules Could Change Everything - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVzI7jAMzB0
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what kind of world is this? #murica
This is immoral. "3-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court. More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to serve as their own attorneys in front of an immigration judge as the Trump admin. ramps up removal proceedings." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
what kind of world is this? #murica
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I spoke with Any Lucía López Belloza, the Babson College student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when ICE deported her.
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
"My 5-year-old sister still believes that I might go home for Christmas," she tells me.
www.thecut.com/article/any-...
I Wanted to Surprise My Family on Thanksgiving. ICE Deported Me Instead.
How the Trump administration turned a college freshman’s life upside down.
www.thecut.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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On the other hand, think of all of the time which has been wasted attempting to regulate something which is getting wound up before it even got built.
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
On the other hand, think of all of the time which has been wasted attempting to regulate something which is getting wound up before it even got built.
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Many reporters went to Albany, Georgia, when it became one of America's first COVID hotspots.
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
The five-part series, “Sick in a Hospital Town,” pursues one question: Why are people in Albany so sick when its most powerful institution is a hospital?
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Many reporters went to Albany, Georgia, when it became one of America's first COVID hotspots.
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
But @propublica.org's Ginger Thompson kept returning, kept reporting.
What she uncovered reveals some ugly truths about American healthcare.
Read her new 5-part series, Sick in a Hospital Town:
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Trump is a malignant narcissist. And like all malignant narcissists, everything always has to be about HIM. If it isn't about him, then he won't take part in it and will probably attack it. But it's also true that his cravings can never be satisfied. Whatever he gets, he always wants more.
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Trump is a malignant narcissist. And like all malignant narcissists, everything always has to be about HIM. If it isn't about him, then he won't take part in it and will probably attack it. But it's also true that his cravings can never be satisfied. Whatever he gets, he always wants more.
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Climate change threatens Europe's remaining peatlands, study shows phys.org/news/2025-12... via @physorg_com
Climate change threatens Europe's remaining peatlands, study shows
Only 7% of Europe's original area of peatlands remain. What's more: their climate boundaries are shifting. An international study led by Wageningen University as part of the WaterLANDS project analyze...
phys.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Climate change threatens Europe's remaining peatlands, study shows phys.org/news/2025-12... via @physorg_com
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X being fined by the EU is not a free speech issue. It is a security issue. Musk’s opposition to regulation is driven by the fact that he is backed by authoritarian regimes and is protecting their influence ops, which erode our democratic discourse.
EU Issues €120m Fine to X Under Digital Services Act, Musk Has Public Meltdown
A European Commission investigation has resulted in a €120 million fine against X, formerly Twitter, for breaches of the Digital Services Act, including failures in verification, advertising transpare...
spookyconnections.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
X being fined by the EU is not a free speech issue. It is a security issue. Musk’s opposition to regulation is driven by the fact that he is backed by authoritarian regimes and is protecting their influence ops, which erode our democratic discourse.
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The only Europeans that back Trump, Musk, and MAGA are those who wish to live under subjugation of Russia, Israel, and US or otherwise benefit from selling their sovereignty to these corrupt and hostile powers. These aren't patriots nor actual nationalists, they are traitors.
December 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The only Europeans that back Trump, Musk, and MAGA are those who wish to live under subjugation of Russia, Israel, and US or otherwise benefit from selling their sovereignty to these corrupt and hostile powers. These aren't patriots nor actual nationalists, they are traitors.