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Curious fact: The New Years Eve countdown to midnight, second-by-second, is the most precise time-reckoning of a Holiday on the calendar.

Meanwhile, the celebration scatters across 24 time zones, requiring a full Earth rotation to complete for everyone.
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Kristi Noem: We can't deport Maduro back because Venezuela is not a legitimate country.
January 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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In Crans-Montana, the ski resort where at least 40 people died in a New Year’s Day blaze, residents were struggling to come to terms with one of the worst such disasters in Switzerland’s history. “Everyone is in shock. It’s small here, everyone knows each other.”
‘Everyone Is in Shock’: Swiss Town Grieves as More Fire Victims Are Identified
In Crans-Montana, the ski resort where at least 40 people died in a New Year’s Day blaze, residents were struggling to come to terms with one of the worst such disasters in Switzerland’s history.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Venezuela’s oil, amid his lust for global dominance, was irresistible to Donald Trump #Opinion
Rosie DiManno: Venezuela’s oil, amid his lust for global dominance, was irresistible to Donald Trump
Appropriation of Venezuela’s wealth — which President Nicolás Maduro had scooped for himself — won’t be as easy-peasy for Trump as deposing the president, writes Rosie DiManno.
www.thestar.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades - Communications Earth & Environment
Global mean sea level rise amounted to 4.5 mm per year as a result of warming oceans and melting land ice, more than twice the rate of 2.1 mm/year observed at the start of satellite data in 1993, base...
www.nature.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?

60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.

Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Venal morons with the biggest army, coming through
President Trump said on Saturday that Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the U.S. run the country. Less than two hours later, Rodríguez made clear she viewed the U.S. as an illegal invader that must be rejected.
Venezuela’s Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
President Trump said that Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, would help the United States run Venezuela. She quickly said the opposite.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Posting from @cdnpress.bsky.social - explosions in Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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14 signs of fascism
February 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Great little "how to" from the great @neildegrassetyson.com
youtu.be/o4I_hOz_MLw?...
How to Tell What’s Real Online
YouTube video by StarTalk
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January 4, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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A high-ranking official in the Interior Department is drawing scrutiny from ethics experts because she failed to disclose her family’s financial interest in the nation’s largest lithium mine that had been approved by her agency, according to state and federal records.
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
nyti.ms
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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And beyond all that: praising this move, from a self-interested Canadian standpoint, is just stupid: bsky.app/profile/akur...
Katie Miller, political advisor/spouse of White House deputy chief of staff for policy and advisor in homeland security Stephen Miller, quotes someone saying "Canada just lost all leverage with the USA" and adds "Free trade is over" #venezuela #cdnpolitics
January 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Gotta say, if I were a Canadian politician, I would be very careful about praising Donald Trump for illegally bombing an oil-rich country and arresting its leader on what are pretty much imaginary allegations of narco trafficking
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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A #Quebec water bomber fighting the #PalisadesFire in #LosAngeles has been grounded after it collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace, officials said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC News Montreal

#CAFire
Quebec plane fighting L.A. fires grounded after being struck by drone  | CBC News
A Quebec water bomber fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was grounded on Thursday after it collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace, officials said.
www.cbc.ca
January 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hello Blue Sky! I'm a Canadian Woman trying to figure out how I can help my little corner of the world. I am here for some clearer thinking and fact-based arguments and science.
January 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM