@klirosi.bsky.social
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ursula von der leyen tells zeit newspaper: “the west as we knew it no longer exists.”
"europe is still a peace project. we don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. we don't invade our neighbors, and we don't punish them."
"europe is still a peace project. we don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. we don't invade our neighbors, and we don't punish them."
April 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ursula von der leyen tells zeit newspaper: “the west as we knew it no longer exists.”
"europe is still a peace project. we don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. we don't invade our neighbors, and we don't punish them."
"europe is still a peace project. we don't have bros or oligarchs making the rules. we don't invade our neighbors, and we don't punish them."
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History will reward the AP. It really had no other choice but to stand up to a bully. Let more news media follow its example and halt the cowardly sanewashing.
The Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing the 1st Amendment.
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
History will reward the AP. It really had no other choice but to stand up to a bully. Let more news media follow its example and halt the cowardly sanewashing.
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Hard to figure out which nation will own the future--maybe the one that can sell you an EV for under $8k
electrek.co/2025/04/08/b...
electrek.co/2025/04/08/b...
BYD's low-cost Seagull EV now starts at under $8,000 in China
BYD’s cheapest EV in China just got even more affordable. After cutting prices this month, the BYD Seagull EV starts...
electrek.co
April 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Hard to figure out which nation will own the future--maybe the one that can sell you an EV for under $8k
electrek.co/2025/04/08/b...
electrek.co/2025/04/08/b...
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Couldn’t happen to a ‘nicer’ guy. how does 1 human have $31 billion to lose? 1.3 million deaths GLOBALLY could be prevented each year w/this amount of $. It could fund ALL TB R&D for 6 years, saving 10s of millions of lives across generations to come. #TBhillday #TBsky
April 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Couldn’t happen to a ‘nicer’ guy. how does 1 human have $31 billion to lose? 1.3 million deaths GLOBALLY could be prevented each year w/this amount of $. It could fund ALL TB R&D for 6 years, saving 10s of millions of lives across generations to come. #TBhillday #TBsky
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100% correct, which is why, on average, our home insurance bills increased 24% over the past two years. @lortizuriarte.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
100% correct, which is why, on average, our home insurance bills increased 24% over the past two years. @lortizuriarte.bsky.social
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This is a sad state of affairs.
April 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is a sad state of affairs.
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Hungary shows us the endgame of autocratic populism: poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Hungarian Model
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hungary shows us the endgame of autocratic populism: poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Excellent piece. Very informative and engaging. Highly recommend.
While Musk was making a fool of himself politically, the Chinese were making a fool of him technologically--five minute charging for EVs!
billmckibben.substack.com/p/tesla-big-...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/tesla-big-...
Tesla, Big Oil have a weakness in common
They're way behind the technological curve
billmckibben.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Excellent piece. Very informative and engaging. Highly recommend.
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If climate change is a religion and scientists are its high priests… where’s our tax exemption and housing allowance?
h/t @skaky01.bsky.social
h/t @skaky01.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If climate change is a religion and scientists are its high priests… where’s our tax exemption and housing allowance?
h/t @skaky01.bsky.social
h/t @skaky01.bsky.social
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I'm rewatching The Wire. A character in the episode I'm watching says, "A lie ain't a side of the story. It's just a lie." For some reason, that speaks to me these days (as do a million other lines from the show.)
March 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I'm rewatching The Wire. A character in the episode I'm watching says, "A lie ain't a side of the story. It's just a lie." For some reason, that speaks to me these days (as do a million other lines from the show.)
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Here we go: the rewriting of history has formally begun
"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’
A new social studies agenda approved by the education board would require high-schoolers to review baseless claims related to President Trump’s 2020 election loss.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Here we go: the rewriting of history has formally begun
"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
"Oklahoma proposes teaching standards suggesting 2020 election ‘discrepancies’"
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Small part of the massive crowd outside Tesla dealer in Burlington Vt today. And roughly 80% of the cars that drove by were honking and waving! #TeslaTakedown
March 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Small part of the massive crowd outside Tesla dealer in Burlington Vt today. And roughly 80% of the cars that drove by were honking and waving! #TeslaTakedown
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The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Many concessions have been made to Putin. Yet he still won't agree to a ceasefire.
Read @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
Read @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Many concessions have been made to Putin. Yet he still won't agree to a ceasefire.
Read @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
Read @mcfaulmike.bsky.social
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NEW: The leaders of every major political party in Greenland have united in a joint statement against Trump.
"We cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation & control of Greenland. We find this behavior unacceptable.
“Greenland is one country that everyone wants to stand behind."
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"We cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation & control of Greenland. We find this behavior unacceptable.
“Greenland is one country that everyone wants to stand behind."
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March 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEW: The leaders of every major political party in Greenland have united in a joint statement against Trump.
"We cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation & control of Greenland. We find this behavior unacceptable.
“Greenland is one country that everyone wants to stand behind."
🇬🇱🇩🇰
"We cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation & control of Greenland. We find this behavior unacceptable.
“Greenland is one country that everyone wants to stand behind."
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