@biz5th.bsky.social
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It’s pretty wild that the most rabidly anti-immigrant administration in recent memory is comprised of a President married to an immigrant, a VP married to the daughter of immigrants, an assistant AG in charge of Civil Rights who’s an immigrant (Dhillon), & it was all funded by an immigrant (Musk).
December 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Well well, look at that! Exactly what some of us SAID would happen if we allowed development!
Luxury Apartments Are Bringing Rent Down in Some Big Cities

“New building openings are bringing rents down as wealthy tenants trade up, forcing landlords to drop prices for older apartments.” @bloomberg.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Alena Shymchonak (b.1986)
December 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Do any nautical sickos know the year that the size of BP’s tanker fleet surpassed the size of the Royal Navy? (I am fully aware that capabilities are not going to be comparable, but I do want to know when the sheer size differential occurred, thank you)
December 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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This morning, I spoke with President Zelenskyy about ongoing efforts to secure a just and lasting peace.

As Ukrainians face another winter of Russian aggression, I reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to Ukraine, and the need to maintain pressure on Russia to negotiate.
December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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It was a rough year for Russian independent journalism, but reporters working anonymously inside the country & remotely from exile still produced outstanding work. At Meduza, we make a point of highlighting standout stories from other outlets. Here are the 23 best of 2025. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
The stories that defined Russian journalism in 2025 Meduza’s roundup of the year’s best reporting from the Russian-language independent media — Meduza
With another year nearly behind us, it’s high time we look back at the best Russian-language reporting in 2025. Many of the year’s top stories addressed Russia’s increasingly draconian justice system ...
meduza.io
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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This was exactly Adolf Eichmann's job.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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It's like the climate has changed.
Lubbock set a December monthly high temperature of 86F today, breaking the previous Christmas Day record by 10 degrees. The top 3 warmest December high temperatures in Lubbock (records back to 1911) occurred in the last 4 days. #txwx
December 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Democracy dies in ▪️.
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Symbolic air strikes, whether in Syria or Nigeria, will not defeat ISIS. Many of Trump’s other actions, from cutting foreign aid to trying to eliminate online moderation, are actually undermining the struggle against ISIS and other terrorist groups. As i just wrote: wapo.st/4qrV8U5
December 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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One of the earliest-ever modern portrayals of Santa Claus features him gifting Union soldiers with a jumping-jack doll of Jefferson Davis dangling from a noose - as drawn by political cartoonist Thomas Nast.

www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
December 25, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.

Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.

Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Eyvind Earle
1950s Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Farm workers are hard at work in in Fresno CA harvesting pomegranates. They earn minimum wage and spend their days filling sacks that weigh up around 60 pounds when full. They then dump the sacks into the bins. A tractor hauls the full bins to cold storage. #WeFeedYou
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Any artists out there got an available (non AI) picture of what could be a bioengineered seal/aquatic human?
December 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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My dad died last May. More than anything else, history was what we shared in common. As we have the first Christmas without him, I reflected on what that meant. open.substack.com/pub/patrickw...
My Dad and History
Subscribers to the Past Lives Patreon have access to an audio version of this essay, along with tons of other great bonus content.
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Jacob, the non-bsky @maprva.org dev behind Yesterdays, has just added reverse image search!

If you're in Richmond, VA, you can now throw a picture of your house in here and see if we've got any historic images of it to serve you.

yesterdays.maprva.org/search/
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Dominion files lawsuit, says halt to Virginia wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’ trib.al/KW2gxeZ
Dominion files suit against Trump administration, says halting wind project is ‘arbitrary and illegal’
Dominion Energy sued the Trump administration after an order that the energy provider stop work on its offshore wind project which has been in the works for over 10 years.
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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#WETHEPEOPLE
#4Democracy
#Virginia
Midlothian Virginia
Weekly Far Midlothian Protest
Saturdays Dec 13 & Dec 20
Jan 10, 2026 & every Sat through Mar 7, 2026
10am – 12pm EST
Charter Colony Parkway & Center Point Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23114
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Weekly Far Midlothian Protest · Mobilize
Join us each Saturday for a protest at St. Francis corner at the intersection of Charter Colony and Center Point Parkway. Bring Signs and flags! As an FYI, attendance of the core team may be sporadi...
www.mobilize.us
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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".. In the last four months, the European Union spent 7% less on buying oil and gas from the United States, despite Donald Trump’s pledge to purchase American energy resources worth $750 billion over three years."

#PinkyPromise @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/c961...
EU spent less on US energy after $750bn Trump trade deal
Member states’ spending on US oil and gas fell 7 per cent over the past four months
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Pope Leo vs. Franklin Graham
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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26 Federal Plaza is ground zero for New York's unprecedented courthouse detentions.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's own family passed through the building earlier this year.

He talked to me about the experience for an exclusive @talkingpointsmemo.com interview. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani on His Family’s Experience With Immigration Court and His Plans for ICE in NYC
Zohran Mamdani has felt the fear that stalks the halls of New...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Feel old? This is Moo Deng now.
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM