Charley
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Charley
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A second German tourist is being held in a detention centre after having her Visa revoked by the U.S.

It’s the same detention centre holding Jessica Brösche, the German tattoo artist who spent 8 days in solitary. She’s been held for 6 weeks.

The U.S. is not a safe place to travel anymore
«Es ist schrecklich»: Deutscher Tourist wollte mit einem Esta über Mexiko in die USA einreisen – jetzt sitzt er in Abschiebehaft
Der Deutsche Lucas Sielaff befindet sich in US-Abschiebehaft. Er wollte mit einem Esta einreisen. Es ist der zweite Fall dieser Art innerhalb kurzer Zeit. Seine Verlobte äussert sich besorgt.
www.tagesanzeiger.ch
March 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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An heir to a south african emerald mine calling an American war veteran, astronaut, and elected senator a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine
March 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Elon Musk has now illegally fired:

- USDA employees amidst a bird flu outbreak

- FAA chair amid a plane crash epidemic

- People in charge of protecting us from nuclear attack

At this point Musk has to be considered a terrorist attacking the United States.
February 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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So now the Executive branch has not only taken Congress’ spending and law making authority… He also usurped the Judicial branch b/c now he’s the only one who can “interpret” laws???
Trump official announces that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that only the president can speak for “what the law is”

(This is not how the Constitution works)
February 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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I don't recall that being his campaign slogan
Trump: "Inflation is back"
February 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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The past 20 Best Picture winners at the #Oscars
January 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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The people banning all DEI in Government & pushing its elimination in the private sector, who fear mongered about CRT, who is banning teaching about the Tuskegee Airman in the Air Force, who repealed Affirmative Action, & who bans books by Black authors—want you to know that they don't see color.
January 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Krugman says the editors at the Times editorial page were increasingly trying to water down his columns and arguments www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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#Bluesky officially crosses 29M users 🦋
January 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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"About 10 or 12 ICE agents raided a seafood wholesaler and restaurant on Thursday and arrested three people, including the Puerto Rican warehouse manager, Ocean Food Depot owner Luis Janota told PIX11 news." Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.
www.thedailybeast.com/mayor-rages-...
Mayor Rages as Trump’s Much-Hyped ICE Raids Nab U.S. Military Vet
American citizens were detained without warrants, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Octavia Butler predicted this fyi
“Will pay any amount.”

Feels like one of those futile pleas we’re going to hear from wealthy people more and more in the era of climate change.
January 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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It’s sad being in an echo chamber where people are just sharing local news, EMS alerts, and resources to help people.
Meanwhile over on Twitter, the biggest blue ticks are all calling the LA fires "DEI fires" and claiming they're deliberate arson by eco-terrorists who are faking climate change. So there's that.
January 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I have now seen the Ann Telnaes cartoon of Jeff Bezos's supplication before Donald Trump more often today than I've seen any other cartoon during the entire rest of the year.

So, well played, Washington Post.
January 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Thank goodness for people like former WAPO cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social, American hero. This may only be the rough of the cartoon she planned to run before she was told she couldn't, but it speaks volumes, perhaps, especially in this form.
January 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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New study finds that people motivated by power and the desire to influence others are more likely to share fake news posts on social media
December 28, 2024 at 11:03 AM
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Looks like someone pissed off Temu Apartheid guy.
December 27, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film is reportedly titled ‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor and Alana Haim.

The film is set to hit theaters on August 8.
December 16, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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South Koreans celebrate as the military leave the National Assembly after it voted to block martial law 190-0.
December 3, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Like a real democracy South Korea puts like half its former presidents in jail.
December 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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This is a purple state senator up for reelection in 2026
December 3, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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“.. ‘It’s going to be very easy,’ Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, told Fox News on Tuesday, after she sat in on some of her son’s meetings.” 🙄

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/u...
Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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The man truly is the textbook example of the Dunning–Kruger effect
November 24, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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One thing that is glaringly obvious to anyone paying attention: The institutional media is being purchased and controlled by American oligarchs, and as such, can no longer be relied upon to carry out it's responsibility as the 4th estate.
November 24, 2024 at 8:17 PM