Halcek
@halcek.bsky.social
A speculative writer. https://merveilles.town/@halcek 🇵🇸
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“We were transferred from one prison to another, and during the strip searches I was raped.”
That’s what German journalist Anna Liedtke, who was abducted by Israel from the freedom flotilla boat Conscience, says Israeli soldiers did to her while she was being held in captivity.
That’s what German journalist Anna Liedtke, who was abducted by Israel from the freedom flotilla boat Conscience, says Israeli soldiers did to her while she was being held in captivity.
December 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“We were transferred from one prison to another, and during the strip searches I was raped.”
That’s what German journalist Anna Liedtke, who was abducted by Israel from the freedom flotilla boat Conscience, says Israeli soldiers did to her while she was being held in captivity.
That’s what German journalist Anna Liedtke, who was abducted by Israel from the freedom flotilla boat Conscience, says Israeli soldiers did to her while she was being held in captivity.
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"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New York Times columnist David Brooks appears in latest Epstein photos
Brooks, who dismissed Epstein scandal as ‘stupid story’, wrote column expressing lack of interest in developments
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Why is everyone SO OBSESSED with the Epstein Files," whined the guy who is in the Epstein Files.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
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I should say that nobody wants to watch “competitive debate” in the style of US high school and university team competitions, which is what Weiss et al. are peddling
actual conversations among informed people with differing opinions are something else entirely
actual conversations among informed people with differing opinions are something else entirely
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I should say that nobody wants to watch “competitive debate” in the style of US high school and university team competitions, which is what Weiss et al. are peddling
actual conversations among informed people with differing opinions are something else entirely
actual conversations among informed people with differing opinions are something else entirely
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CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I still can't believe they're trying to make a war happen out of thin air. Not just their abrogation of Congress's role in formally declaring a war -- that's been a slippery slope for decades -- but their total unwillingness even to go through the motions of drumming up public support.
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LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
LUHAN: Is the FCC an independent agency?
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
CARR: I think th---
L: Yes or no
C: There's a test for this in the la---
L: It's yes or no, Brendan! On your website, it simply says, man, 'the FCC is independent.' This isn't a trick question
C: The FCC is not
L: So is your website lying?
C: Possibly
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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So if you've got a Kindle, don't use Recaps. Don't ask the fucking book ANYTHING. Reach out to Kindle support (don't ask me how, I don't have an Kindle) and tell them you're unhappy with these changes. And next time you're shopping for an eReader, get one by a different company.
December 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
So if you've got a Kindle, don't use Recaps. Don't ask the fucking book ANYTHING. Reach out to Kindle support (don't ask me how, I don't have an Kindle) and tell them you're unhappy with these changes. And next time you're shopping for an eReader, get one by a different company.
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed is just 18 years old. His family were farmers but their land and home have been destroyed. Mohammed has chronic migraines but is responsible for helping his whole family of including his little nephew Joud who is only 2.
December 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed is just 18 years old. His family were farmers but their land and home have been destroyed. Mohammed has chronic migraines but is responsible for helping his whole family of including his little nephew Joud who is only 2.
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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US politics make more sense when you recognize that a lot more people are susceptible to delusions than most folks probably assume.
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
US politics make more sense when you recognize that a lot more people are susceptible to delusions than most folks probably assume.
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I'm searching Getty Images and found some photos credited to the Boston Herald that redact the faces of ICE/federal agents. They don't redact the face of the guy they're arresting.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
December 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I'm searching Getty Images and found some photos credited to the Boston Herald that redact the faces of ICE/federal agents. They don't redact the face of the guy they're arresting.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
I'm curious about the ethics of doing this. I don't think I've ever seen this on Getty before.
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Didn't want to bring up the fact Quentin Tarantino lived in Israel because I never want to assume something about someone based solely on where they live but yeah this is yet harder evidence still that he, a non-Jewish man who has apparently gone hard on the Zionist project, is a douchebag
Daniella Pick Says Quentin Tarantino Will 'Die as a Zionist' as Couple Commit to Life in Tel Aviv
Daniella Pick opens up about life with husband Quentin Tarantino in Tel Aviv, revealing his fearless stance during the war, their family harmony, and her return to the red carpet for The Perfect Gambl...
www.ibtimes.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Didn't want to bring up the fact Quentin Tarantino lived in Israel because I never want to assume something about someone based solely on where they live but yeah this is yet harder evidence still that he, a non-Jewish man who has apparently gone hard on the Zionist project, is a douchebag
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If you could speak to a computer program wearing your dead grandmother's face that was designed by a corporation to extract as much attention and money from you as possible, would you?
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
If you could speak to a computer program wearing your dead grandmother's face that was designed by a corporation to extract as much attention and money from you as possible, would you?
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"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"You shouldn't make art for the money" buddy I'll take it one step further and say we shouldn't have to labor for capital at all but in the meantime pay an artist
Luma Fusion Made Me HATE My Pixel 7 Pro!
YouTube video by Mitchell Mobile
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December 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Coming tomorrow!
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Coming tomorrow!
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This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
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if you give a mouse a cookie
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
if you give a mouse a cookie
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.