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Deny, Defend, Depose
Deny, Defend, Depose
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Explore mountains' majesty in these stunning mountain parks in the National Park System. May their towering peaks and stunning features remind us all why park protection is so important. Happy International Mountain Day!
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Explore mountains' majesty in these stunning mountain parks in the National Park System. May their towering peaks and stunning features remind us all why park protection is so important. Happy International Mountain Day!
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I can't see how it would be possible to hold international academic conferences in the United States under such a regime.
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I can't see how it would be possible to hold international academic conferences in the United States under such a regime.
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Our new Age Verification Resource Hub is live at EFF.org/Age — and next week (12/15–12/17), we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy to talk about it. Come ask us anything about what these sweeping laws really mean for your rights and safety.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Our new Age Verification Resource Hub is live at EFF.org/Age — and next week (12/15–12/17), we’re hosting an AMA on r/privacy to talk about it. Come ask us anything about what these sweeping laws really mean for your rights and safety.
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There is no opposition party.
4 senior House Dems — Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, & Ted Lieu — voted for a Republican-led resolution to “CONDEMN SOCIALISM,” a symbolic measure that passed the chamber on Wed. The vote comes as NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to meet with Pres. Donald Trump at the WH today.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
There is no opposition party.
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Over a single day Trump told a female reporter ‘quiet piggy’; defended a man who had a journalist murdered by insulting the journalist & saying ‘things happen’; & responded to a question about rape by calling the journalist insubordinate & threatening to strip their employer’s broadcasting license.
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Over a single day Trump told a female reporter ‘quiet piggy’; defended a man who had a journalist murdered by insulting the journalist & saying ‘things happen’; & responded to a question about rape by calling the journalist insubordinate & threatening to strip their employer’s broadcasting license.
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This monster also promoted the invasion of Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people and created mass child malnutrition.
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This monster also promoted the invasion of Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people and created mass child malnutrition.
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BREAKING: "Ecuadoran voters roundly rejected the return of US military bases to the country in a referendum on Sunday... in a major political blow to Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Ecuador voters reject return of US military bases in referendum
Voters in Ecuador appeared to have rejected the return of US military bases according to early results of a Sunday referendum, in a damaging blow to President Daniel Noboa, who is friendly with Donald...
www.lemonde.fr
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING: "Ecuadoran voters roundly rejected the return of US military bases to the country in a referendum on Sunday... in a major political blow to Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa."
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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wealthy human traffickers have more solidarity than the working class
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
wealthy human traffickers have more solidarity than the working class
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Bessemer is majority black
This is what environmental racism looks like
This is what environmental racism looks like
The project has been met with resistance from local residents, who have packed out public meetings.
Bessemer greenlights $14 billion data center with rezoning vote
Just two city councilmembers voted against the rezoning.
www.al.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Bessemer is majority black
This is what environmental racism looks like
This is what environmental racism looks like
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor
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16 yo me: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
16 yo me: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
Psychiatrist: wow maybe u need more meds
Reality: the united states is structured around child abuse
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Picket line pups from this mornings @sbworkersunited.org strike in LA, posting exclusively to bluesky. #NoContractNoCoffee
December 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Picket line pups from this mornings @sbworkersunited.org strike in LA, posting exclusively to bluesky. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Quite often, advocates for universal healthcare and other similar measures preface their argument with a phrase like this:
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
James A. Robichaux (@jamesarobichaux)
This is a generally good essay, and Hartmann is great at generating and articulating insights, but I really wish that fellow advocates of universal healthcare would stop prefacing the argument with “I...
substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Quite often, advocates for universal healthcare and other similar measures preface their argument with a phrase like this:
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
"in the richest country in the world,"
I wrote here about why that phrasing is really, really bad and should be avoided.
substack.com/@jamesarobic...
Thanks.
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Be mindful with your posts, I dont know if Fetterman is right wing enough for people to get suspended for saying this is funny
John Fetterman was taken to the hospital after suffering from a “ventricular fibrillation flare-up” and falling near his home
John Fetterman Hospitalized After Fall
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Be mindful with your posts, I dont know if Fetterman is right wing enough for people to get suspended for saying this is funny
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A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A Black Hawk helicopter. SWAT teams repelling to the roof. 300 agents. Flash-bang grenades. A TV crew.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet."
For all that, fed prosecutors filed no criminal charges against anyone who was arrested.
Stunning report.
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‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
'Don't Buy Starbucks!' Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions | Common Dreams
"DON'T BUY STARBUCKS," says Starbucks Workers United as it begins a national strike Thursday. The union says it's ready for the "biggest and longest" strike in company history as it demands fair pay a...
www.commondreams.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
‘Don’t Buy Starbucks!’ Says Union as It Launches Nationwide Strike Against Coffee Giant’s Unfair Labor Conditions www.commondreams.org/news/starbuc...
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Be Not Distracted: On Trump, Epstein, and War With Venezuela www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Be Not Distracted: On Trump, Epstein, and War With Venezuela | Common Dreams
The allegations are shocking, but the larger danger lies in what happens next.
www.commondreams.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Be Not Distracted: On Trump, Epstein, and War With Venezuela www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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#Starbucks Workers to Strike in 40 cities, Targeting ‘Red Cup Day’ www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#Starbucks Workers to Strike in 40 cities, Targeting ‘Red Cup Day’ www.yahoo.com/finance/news...
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The bill to reopen the government sneaks in three changes that will cause harm:
A stricter ban on abortion nationwide
An end to FDA food safety regulations
A near total ban on hemp products that will outlaw THC and remove another pain control option from the market
They want to cause pain
A stricter ban on abortion nationwide
An end to FDA food safety regulations
A near total ban on hemp products that will outlaw THC and remove another pain control option from the market
They want to cause pain
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The bill to reopen the government sneaks in three changes that will cause harm:
A stricter ban on abortion nationwide
An end to FDA food safety regulations
A near total ban on hemp products that will outlaw THC and remove another pain control option from the market
They want to cause pain
A stricter ban on abortion nationwide
An end to FDA food safety regulations
A near total ban on hemp products that will outlaw THC and remove another pain control option from the market
They want to cause pain
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🚨YouTube exposed: Secretly deleted 700+ videos documenting Israeli war crimes
In a massive act of digital censorship, YouTube has quietly wiped out the archives of three major Palestinian human rights group, US journalist Ana Kasparian reveals.
Via @geopolitics_prime (Telegram)
In a massive act of digital censorship, YouTube has quietly wiped out the archives of three major Palestinian human rights group, US journalist Ana Kasparian reveals.
Via @geopolitics_prime (Telegram)
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🚨YouTube exposed: Secretly deleted 700+ videos documenting Israeli war crimes
In a massive act of digital censorship, YouTube has quietly wiped out the archives of three major Palestinian human rights group, US journalist Ana Kasparian reveals.
Via @geopolitics_prime (Telegram)
In a massive act of digital censorship, YouTube has quietly wiped out the archives of three major Palestinian human rights group, US journalist Ana Kasparian reveals.
Via @geopolitics_prime (Telegram)