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Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Speaking as a former Californian with continuing deep ties to the state: Go ahead and be Florida's problem, you greedy fascist fuckwaddles
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Cripes. This houses the 91-cm refractor, nearly 140 years old. I hope the damage to the dome and telescope isn't as severe as it looks.
Powerful Christmas Day winds gusting up to 114 mph severely damaged UC Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, forcing the nearly 140-year-old facility to close while officials headquartered at UC Santa Cruz assess structural damage and begin repairs expected to take months.
Christmas Day winds up to 114 mph damage UC Lick Observatory
Powerful Christmas Day winds gusting up to 114 mph severely damaged UC Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, forcing the nearly 140-year-old facility to close while officials headquartered at UC Santa Cruz assess structural damage and begin repairs expected to take months.
buff.ly
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Cripes. This houses the 91-cm refractor, nearly 140 years old. I hope the damage to the dome and telescope isn't as severe as it looks.
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NATO chief Mark Rutte warns a China–Taiwan war could push Russia to strike Europe at the same time. He says Russia’s small gains in Ukraine came at huge cost—and backing Ukraine now is far cheaper than facing a stronger Russia later.
December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NATO chief Mark Rutte warns a China–Taiwan war could push Russia to strike Europe at the same time. He says Russia’s small gains in Ukraine came at huge cost—and backing Ukraine now is far cheaper than facing a stronger Russia later.
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Currently, Axios is spreading clickbait about Trump visiting Kyiv soon and Kushner/Witkoff already have agreed to travel to Ukraine.
None of this matters. What matters is - does Russia cooperate and what does US manage to get from Ukraine?
None of this matters. What matters is - does Russia cooperate and what does US manage to get from Ukraine?
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Currently, Axios is spreading clickbait about Trump visiting Kyiv soon and Kushner/Witkoff already have agreed to travel to Ukraine.
None of this matters. What matters is - does Russia cooperate and what does US manage to get from Ukraine?
None of this matters. What matters is - does Russia cooperate and what does US manage to get from Ukraine?
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truly harrowing stuff
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December 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
truly harrowing stuff
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U.S. showing signs of "rapid authoritarian shift," per TIME.
December 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
U.S. showing signs of "rapid authoritarian shift," per TIME.
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it.
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People
Kat Abughazaleh, an activist running for Congress in Illinois, turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub.
theintercept.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it.
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
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The IISS has produced a comprehensive open-source database currently available on Russian sabotage operations across Europe and its periphery. It captures the full spectrum of activity with physical effects: from sabotage on undersea cables to GPS blocking across multiple domains and geographies
December 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The IISS has produced a comprehensive open-source database currently available on Russian sabotage operations across Europe and its periphery. It captures the full spectrum of activity with physical effects: from sabotage on undersea cables to GPS blocking across multiple domains and geographies
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I'm sorry but that's nuts even for him, who the hell says "enjoy what may be your last merry christmas" except, like, a movie villain
December 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm sorry but that's nuts even for him, who the hell says "enjoy what may be your last merry christmas" except, like, a movie villain
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Russia just bombed the main highway leading into Kharkiv - heavy traffic with families returning home after Christmas - cars are burning with people in them.
And we discuss signing something with them?
And we discuss signing something with them?
December 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Russia just bombed the main highway leading into Kharkiv - heavy traffic with families returning home after Christmas - cars are burning with people in them.
And we discuss signing something with them?
And we discuss signing something with them?
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Put bluntly, why does Ukraine matter?
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Put bluntly, why does Ukraine matter?
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
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Unforgettable Fire: The U-2 Incident. The May Day 1960 downing of a US U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union was one of the most famous incidents of the Cold War—and an extraordinary pile-up of mis- and dis-information. daily.jstor.org/unforgettabl...
Unforgettable Fire: The U-2 Incident - JSTOR Daily
Reports on the May 1960 downing of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union offer a case study in Cold War posturing and misdirection.
daily.jstor.org
December 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Unforgettable Fire: The U-2 Incident. The May Day 1960 downing of a US U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union was one of the most famous incidents of the Cold War—and an extraordinary pile-up of mis- and dis-information. daily.jstor.org/unforgettabl...
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Zelenskyy:
This Sunday in Florida, I will have a meeting with Trump. The 20-point peace plan has been agreed upon by 90%.
12/28 - as I told you.
This Sunday in Florida, I will have a meeting with Trump. The 20-point peace plan has been agreed upon by 90%.
12/28 - as I told you.
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Zelenskyy:
This Sunday in Florida, I will have a meeting with Trump. The 20-point peace plan has been agreed upon by 90%.
12/28 - as I told you.
This Sunday in Florida, I will have a meeting with Trump. The 20-point peace plan has been agreed upon by 90%.
12/28 - as I told you.
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Israel has officially recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state.
In return, Somaliland may grant Israel access to its territory for a military base to monitor Houthi activity and the Red Sea.
(Current report)
In return, Somaliland may grant Israel access to its territory for a military base to monitor Houthi activity and the Red Sea.
(Current report)
December 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Israel has officially recognized Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state.
In return, Somaliland may grant Israel access to its territory for a military base to monitor Houthi activity and the Red Sea.
(Current report)
In return, Somaliland may grant Israel access to its territory for a military base to monitor Houthi activity and the Red Sea.
(Current report)
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December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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here's today's post: "oh fuck, we forgot to have a War on Christmas" — shit, what do we do now?
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oh fuck, we forgot to have a War on Christmas
shit, what do we do now?
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December 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
here's today's post: "oh fuck, we forgot to have a War on Christmas" — shit, what do we do now?
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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Zelenskyy: "They [Russians] see our lines - our interceptor lines, which we are using quite effectively - and they are trying to bypass them. They are doing it, by the way, with the help of Belarus - Belarusian territory - and technically with the assistance from Belarus as well."
December 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Zelenskyy: "They [Russians] see our lines - our interceptor lines, which we are using quite effectively - and they are trying to bypass them. They are doing it, by the way, with the help of Belarus - Belarusian territory - and technically with the assistance from Belarus as well."
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This feels like what I'd come up with if Marvel asked me to redo that old plot where there's a Soviet era supervillain that's been imprisoned since before the end of the Cold War, who escapes and fights Captain America.
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This feels like what I'd come up with if Marvel asked me to redo that old plot where there's a Soviet era supervillain that's been imprisoned since before the end of the Cold War, who escapes and fights Captain America.
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What is Jim Jordan afraid of?
December 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What is Jim Jordan afraid of?
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Embark on an evocative visual voyage of art inspired by black holes: Art and science converge in Lynn Gamwell’s book, "Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes." arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes
Art and science converge in Lynn Gamwell's book, Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes...
arstechnica.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Embark on an evocative visual voyage of art inspired by black holes: Art and science converge in Lynn Gamwell’s book, "Conjuring the Void: The Art of Black Holes." arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's plans to make New York City more affordable will take time — and in some cases the cooperation of state legislators. Lina Khan, a leading progressive scholar and the former chair of the FTC, has ideas for making a swift impact.
With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s signature plans for New York City will take time. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's plans to make New York City more affordable will take time — and in some cases the cooperation of state legislators. Lina Khan, a leading progressive scholar and the former chair of the FTC, has ideas for making a swift impact.
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Worth noting that Nigeria makes a point in its statement to debunk Trump’s comments that this violence is specifically directed at Christians, acknowledging that it impacts everyone.
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Worth noting that Nigeria makes a point in its statement to debunk Trump’s comments that this violence is specifically directed at Christians, acknowledging that it impacts everyone.