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Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Just a reminder, the greatest living American historian filmmaker, Ken Burns, released a 720 min exploration of every facet of the American revolution using zero generative AI and paying for all of its assets instead of cobbling it from stolen data, then he gave it away for free on PBS this year.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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Philip Glass informed the Kennedy Center that he did not want his symphony, based on Lincoln’s 1838 Lyceum Address, performed on its stage.
“Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the symphony,” he wrote.
“Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the symphony,” he wrote.
Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Philip Glass informed the Kennedy Center that he did not want his symphony, based on Lincoln’s 1838 Lyceum Address, performed on its stage.
“Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the symphony,” he wrote.
“Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the symphony,” he wrote.
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In my public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe” (www.ricksteves.com/fascism), we learn from Europeans whose families lived through fascism that a strong democracy requires vigilant and engaged citizens. We are all participants, we are all responsible, and freedom isn’t guaranteed.
September 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In my public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe” (www.ricksteves.com/fascism), we learn from Europeans whose families lived through fascism that a strong democracy requires vigilant and engaged citizens. We are all participants, we are all responsible, and freedom isn’t guaranteed.
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the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
"By G-d I'll fight till bell freezes over and then I'll cut the ice and fight on"
January 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
the southern aristocracy was built on pedophiliac rape and that was the thing that more than anything else converted Northerners who encountered it from begrudging soldiers to crusaders.
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Die AfD-Landtagsfraktion Thüringen hat heute Rechtsextremist Sellner in den Landtag eingeladen, um über seinen verfassungswidrigen “Remigrationsplan” zu referieren.
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Die AfD-Landtagsfraktion Thüringen hat heute Rechtsextremist Sellner in den Landtag eingeladen, um über seinen verfassungswidrigen “Remigrationsplan” zu referieren.
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Israeli media report that Israel had obtained *months ago* credible information on the location of the last remaining hostage's body - a cemetery *within Israeli "yellow line" area of control* - but the government did not allow the IDF to search it.
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חיכו לחמאס, והמודיעין "שכב" חודשים: העיכוב בחיפושים בעזה - והאופטימיות הזהירה
אופטימיות זהירה בארץ שניתן יהיה לאתר את החלל החטוף האחרון רן גואילי, שלפי ההערכות נקבר בבית קברות בעזה. גורמים ישראליים טענו ל"הזדמנות מדינית נדירה" - אך בצה"ל הדגישו שהמודיעין היה כבר חודשים, ובדרג ה...
www.ynet.co.il
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Israeli media report that Israel had obtained *months ago* credible information on the location of the last remaining hostage's body - a cemetery *within Israeli "yellow line" area of control* - but the government did not allow the IDF to search it.
www.ynet.co.il/news/article...
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www.ynet.co.il/news/article...
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Saw this and it’s just wild
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Saw this and it’s just wild
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Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
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"Door krapte op het Amsterdamse stroomnet kunnen vijftig scholen en crèches niet worden gebouwd en het gemeentelijke wagenpark kan niet op stroom over"
De nieuwe Microsoft hyperscale datacenters verbruiken evenveel stroom als alle huishoudens in Haarlem.
De nieuwe Microsoft hyperscale datacenters verbruiken evenveel stroom als alle huishoudens in Haarlem.
In Amsterdam komt een hyperscale voor Microsoft, ondanks het verbod op hyperscales
In Amsterdam komt een hyperscale voor Microsoft, ondanks het verbod op hyperscales
Bij het Westelijk Havengebied verrijzen drie nieuwe, hoge datatorens. De kritiek op het immense stroomverbruik en de Amerikaanse digitale dominantie zwelt aan. Voor de vergunning is een handigheidje gebruikt: het is niet één, maar het zijn drie datacenters.
www.nrc.nl
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 AM
"Door krapte op het Amsterdamse stroomnet kunnen vijftig scholen en crèches niet worden gebouwd en het gemeentelijke wagenpark kan niet op stroom over"
De nieuwe Microsoft hyperscale datacenters verbruiken evenveel stroom als alle huishoudens in Haarlem.
De nieuwe Microsoft hyperscale datacenters verbruiken evenveel stroom als alle huishoudens in Haarlem.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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“They want violence” no they very explicitly want compliance and acquiescence and if you don’t give it to them they will fucking murder you
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“They want violence” no they very explicitly want compliance and acquiescence and if you don’t give it to them they will fucking murder you
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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Been thinking about this & DJT’s Nobel craziness
DJT’s 1st inauguration: he PRECISELY copied Obama’s inaugeration cake
“SEE? HE’S NOT BETTER THAN ME.”
Thus the Nobel:
Obama got one.
Obama is loved.
DJT MUST get 1 to prove Obama’s not better than him
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/u...
DJT’s 1st inauguration: he PRECISELY copied Obama’s inaugeration cake
“SEE? HE’S NOT BETTER THAN ME.”
Thus the Nobel:
Obama got one.
Obama is loved.
DJT MUST get 1 to prove Obama’s not better than him
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/u...
January 20, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Been thinking about this & DJT’s Nobel craziness
DJT’s 1st inauguration: he PRECISELY copied Obama’s inaugeration cake
“SEE? HE’S NOT BETTER THAN ME.”
Thus the Nobel:
Obama got one.
Obama is loved.
DJT MUST get 1 to prove Obama’s not better than him
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/u...
DJT’s 1st inauguration: he PRECISELY copied Obama’s inaugeration cake
“SEE? HE’S NOT BETTER THAN ME.”
Thus the Nobel:
Obama got one.
Obama is loved.
DJT MUST get 1 to prove Obama’s not better than him
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/u...
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it’s so funny when the media is like “why are libs cutting Trump voters out of their lives? clearly it’s the intolerant left!” when in reality we are just fed up by the dumbest most evil people we know speedrunning the destruction of our country in slavish devotion to the cult of a mad king
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
it’s so funny when the media is like “why are libs cutting Trump voters out of their lives? clearly it’s the intolerant left!” when in reality we are just fed up by the dumbest most evil people we know speedrunning the destruction of our country in slavish devotion to the cult of a mad king
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1️⃣ He didn't say that.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM
1️⃣ He didn't say that.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
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It was inevitable.
Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
techcrunch.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
It was inevitable.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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Volgens Van Weel varen er Russische en Chinese onderzoeksschepen bij Groenland, maar hij kan niet zeggen waar hij dat op baseert. Scandinavische diplomaten met toegang tot de veiligheidsbriefing van de NAVO zeggen tegen de Financial Times dat daar al jaren geen sprake van is.
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Volgens Van Weel varen er Russische en Chinese onderzoeksschepen bij Groenland, maar hij kan niet zeggen waar hij dat op baseert. Scandinavische diplomaten met toegang tot de veiligheidsbriefing van de NAVO zeggen tegen de Financial Times dat daar al jaren geen sprake van is.
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WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
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i suspect that is how a lot of 21st century problems will get solved. not by some kind of popular mass mobilization or via spirited debates, but by small groups of technocrats that labor in the shadows to engineer fixes in the background
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
i suspect that is how a lot of 21st century problems will get solved. not by some kind of popular mass mobilization or via spirited debates, but by small groups of technocrats that labor in the shadows to engineer fixes in the background
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Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...