Afraxxanndra
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6 plus 8 being 14 is so comforting. Two more to 16… it all checks out
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US secretary of state Marco Rubio has skipped a meeting with allies on the war in Ukraine, stoking fears in European capitals that Washington’s interest in involving them in its efforts to end the conflict was waning
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
February 14, 2026 at 8:19 AM
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has skipped a meeting with allies on the war in Ukraine, stoking fears in European capitals that Washington’s interest in involving them in its efforts to end the conflict was waning
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
www.ft.com/content/fdd6...
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can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
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Why are people suddenly using this “ick” thing as if they were four years old? It’s like when “doggo” caught on.
February 14, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Why are people suddenly using this “ick” thing as if they were four years old? It’s like when “doggo” caught on.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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Bei vielen ist noch nicht angekommen, mit wieviel Energie die #Social-Media-Verbote und damit #Altersverifizierung für alle gerade gepusht wird.
Für Plattformen Win-Win: Kein Eingriff in ihr Geschäftsmodell Doomscrolling - und dazu mehr Daten von den Nutzer*innen.
Die schlechteste Lösung.
Für Plattformen Win-Win: Kein Eingriff in ihr Geschäftsmodell Doomscrolling - und dazu mehr Daten von den Nutzer*innen.
Die schlechteste Lösung.
Alterskontrollen: EU-Kommission prüft Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche
Bis zum Sommer will die EU-Kommission über ein Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche entscheiden. Digitalkommissarin Virkkunen sprach sich für eine europäische Lösung aus.
www.zeit.de
February 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Bei vielen ist noch nicht angekommen, mit wieviel Energie die #Social-Media-Verbote und damit #Altersverifizierung für alle gerade gepusht wird.
Für Plattformen Win-Win: Kein Eingriff in ihr Geschäftsmodell Doomscrolling - und dazu mehr Daten von den Nutzer*innen.
Die schlechteste Lösung.
Für Plattformen Win-Win: Kein Eingriff in ihr Geschäftsmodell Doomscrolling - und dazu mehr Daten von den Nutzer*innen.
Die schlechteste Lösung.
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In all likelihood Emily Bronte described Heathcliff as dark etc to reflect his temperament. At a stretch he was an Irish famine refugee. Lecture over, enjoy your weekends.
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
In all likelihood Emily Bronte described Heathcliff as dark etc to reflect his temperament. At a stretch he was an Irish famine refugee. Lecture over, enjoy your weekends.
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Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Doctors say that vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases. A nepo baby who barbecues dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says that vaccines make children vulnerable to 5G radiation. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Respectfully, it’s unfair to expect people to disconnect this from their knowledge of who she is as someone that used her large platform to tell people there was no difference between whether a pro vaccine or anti vaccine political party controlled our government.
No matter what your Thoughts on the Breunigs are, this is necessary and well-done www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Respectfully, it’s unfair to expect people to disconnect this from their knowledge of who she is as someone that used her large platform to tell people there was no difference between whether a pro vaccine or anti vaccine political party controlled our government.
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Lot of hit dogs hollering.
February 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Lot of hit dogs hollering.
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It's going to be wild when Paxton gets the GOP nomination in Texas, loses in the general, and the Dems miraculously grab a 51-49 lead in the Senate in November . . .
. . . and then Fetterman switches parties in December.
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
. . . and then Fetterman switches parties in December.
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
Fetterman lone Democrat to support Homeland Security funding bill, as DHS shutdown looms
A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break.
www.wesa.fm
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
It's going to be wild when Paxton gets the GOP nomination in Texas, loses in the general, and the Dems miraculously grab a 51-49 lead in the Senate in November . . .
. . . and then Fetterman switches parties in December.
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
. . . and then Fetterman switches parties in December.
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
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This boy been waiting to haul off on somebody for 14 years and today he got to live the dream and stand on the right side of history. Friday the 13th is the greatest day of his life.
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
This boy been waiting to haul off on somebody for 14 years and today he got to live the dream and stand on the right side of history. Friday the 13th is the greatest day of his life.
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The mood. The vibe. The function.
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM
The mood. The vibe. The function.
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There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
President Trump pardons Hall of Famer Joe Klecko and four other former NFL players
Trump pardoned Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm all for pardons and second chances. But it's a hell of a juxtaposition to pardon millionaire NFL players convicted of drug distribution while you're summarily executing impoverished fishermen making a few hundred bucks to shuttle drugs around the Caribbean.
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“The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds, whether they actually slept with the women on offer or simply shared Epstein’s fantasies in order to gain influence.”
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“The abolition of gender studies is a way of further guaranteeing impunity to the elite men whose contempt for and exploitation of women and girls apparently knew no bounds, whether they actually slept with the women on offer or simply shared Epstein’s fantasies in order to gain influence.”
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Sitting in airport weeping. Finally sent the « Felix is gone » message to his bevvy of dog sitters from across the years and gosh. The replies. 😢 The bandaid was just ripped off the wound. 💔
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sitting in airport weeping. Finally sent the « Felix is gone » message to his bevvy of dog sitters from across the years and gosh. The replies. 😢 The bandaid was just ripped off the wound. 💔
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To my knowledge, Elbridge Colby was responsible for mysterious sudden pauses in US aid for 🇺🇦 last year.
The readiness of European allies to be reassured by someone like him strikes me as a sign of desperation. @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSC2026
The readiness of European allies to be reassured by someone like him strikes me as a sign of desperation. @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSC2026
February 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
To my knowledge, Elbridge Colby was responsible for mysterious sudden pauses in US aid for 🇺🇦 last year.
The readiness of European allies to be reassured by someone like him strikes me as a sign of desperation. @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSC2026
The readiness of European allies to be reassured by someone like him strikes me as a sign of desperation. @munsecconf.bsky.social #MSC2026
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People like those of us who post on here would have never liked him, but without this shit Elon Musk is Henry Ford: mainly remembered as a transformative titan of industry and visionary with a few unsavory footnotes. Instead this is his legacy. I think he kinda knows it too.
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM
People like those of us who post on here would have never liked him, but without this shit Elon Musk is Henry Ford: mainly remembered as a transformative titan of industry and visionary with a few unsavory footnotes. Instead this is his legacy. I think he kinda knows it too.
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Sehr spannend!
Gerade auch im Kontrast zur Politik der Wirtschaftsministerin.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eeg-...
Gerade auch im Kontrast zur Politik der Wirtschaftsministerin.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eeg-...
Erneuerbare Energien: Bayern will mehr Windräder
Bayern hat beim Ausbau der Windkraft lange gebremst. Jetzt will der Freistaat über den Bundesrat eine erhebliche Ausweitung erreichen.
www.sueddeutsche.de
February 13, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Sehr spannend!
Gerade auch im Kontrast zur Politik der Wirtschaftsministerin.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eeg-...
Gerade auch im Kontrast zur Politik der Wirtschaftsministerin.
www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/eeg-...
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Katharine Hepburn (1907- 2003), Hollywood actress and pioneer in female style, who helped popularise women's trouser wearing, relating to independent womanhood #WomensArt
February 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Katharine Hepburn (1907- 2003), Hollywood actress and pioneer in female style, who helped popularise women's trouser wearing, relating to independent womanhood #WomensArt
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I have little experience of being an electoral strategist for a despicable kleptocrat, but I can’t help but feel that releasing a sex tape that shows your younger, considerably better-looking rival is having the kind of sex life you don’t need to fly to an island for is…..not necessarily wise.
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar has acknowledged the existence of a secretly-recorded sex tape that allegedly shows him with his girlfriend at the time. Bne IntelliNews #politika #oppozíció #kompromittálás #oroszstílus #példakép
Hungarian opposition leader under pressure from alleged Russian-style compromat
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar has acknowledged the existence of a secretly-recorded sex tape that allegedly shows him with his girlfriend at the time.
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I have little experience of being an electoral strategist for a despicable kleptocrat, but I can’t help but feel that releasing a sex tape that shows your younger, considerably better-looking rival is having the kind of sex life you don’t need to fly to an island for is…..not necessarily wise.
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FT: "Sir Tony Blair’s think-tank has called on the UK government to reverse its ban on new North Sea exploration licences and scrap the windfall tax on the oil and gas sector".
Since his institute is now effectively owned by Trump cheerleader and donor Larry Ellison, this is unsurprising.
Since his institute is now effectively owned by Trump cheerleader and donor Larry Ellison, this is unsurprising.
February 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
FT: "Sir Tony Blair’s think-tank has called on the UK government to reverse its ban on new North Sea exploration licences and scrap the windfall tax on the oil and gas sector".
Since his institute is now effectively owned by Trump cheerleader and donor Larry Ellison, this is unsurprising.
Since his institute is now effectively owned by Trump cheerleader and donor Larry Ellison, this is unsurprising.
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