Sage
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This is why decolonial study is so important. Because we could have told you for free that using religion to justify unspeakable violence against others is the oldest trick in the book.
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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And then the algorithms prioritise showing you this content, and then the LLMs cannibalise this content and degrade even further and the enshittification of our digital lives accelerates.
The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic...

Key findings:
-Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views
-More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025

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aiforensics.org
December 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Someone screwed up the target development. Either Trump’s team got played by someone in the Nigerian government to settle a score for them or our own intel folks screwed up the targeing. Unfortunately, Hegseth got rid of the civilian harm mitigation folks that would’ve checked the homework.
December 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Woke up to see that the US has bombed an Islamic State offshoot in Sokoto, northwest Nigeria, with the collaboration of the Nigerian government.

Trump says the militants were "targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians". But that area is almost completely Muslim
US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says
President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past.
Algeria declares France's colonial rule a crime in new law
Algeria's new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past.
www.aljazeera.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Youku is reportedly satisfied with the performance of #TheImmortalAscension and Season 2 is now in early development.

The xiuzhen web series stars #YangYang, #JinChen, #WangDuo, #ZhaoXiaotang and #ZhaoQing.
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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The 50-year-old comedian is already facing similar charges, including rape and sexual assault, involving four women.
UK police say comedian Russell Brand charged with two more sex offences
The 50-year-old comedian is already facing similar charges, including rape and sexual assault, involving four women.
www.aljazeera.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The Kansas City Chiefs are relocating from Missouri to Kansas and getting a new $3 billion stadium.

60 percent of it will be publicly funded — despite the owners boasting a nearly $25 billion net worth.

This isn't the first stadium scam we've seen recently...
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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We went from the first Black president to unapologetic white nationalism in the White House in less than ten years.

It’s been one heck of a pendulum swing.
Vance: In the USA, you don't have to apologize for being WHITE anymore | Fox News Video
Vice President JD Vance closed out AmFest 2025, delivering remarks at the annual event honoring his friend Charlie Kirk.
www.foxnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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2025 was a terrible year for many but a GREAT year for rapists
Trump's VA just banned abortion care for veterans—even in cases of rape, incest, or threats to health.

This is cruel, and dangerous.
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Trump's latest comments have prompted diplomatic protests from Denmark over sovereignty concerns.
Trump says Greenland ‘essential' for security: Could he take it by force?
Trump's latest comments have prompted diplomatic protests from Denmark over sovereignty concerns.
www.aljazeera.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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His wife says they were refusing to properly treat his diabetes. The facility where he died is a private prison.
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
abc7chicago.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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In 2025 MAGA taught us that the opposite of DEI isn’t merit, it’s mediocre people running institutions into the ground.
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Kenyan media owners and senior editors will have you believe that the thing that is killing traditional media is digital technology and not the elimination of sub, copy and technical editor roles leading to the steady but palpable decline in the quality of output.
December 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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December 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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🚨In London, I interviewed Imran Khan’s sons Kasim and Sulaiman about their father’s detention, which they call torture, and the role of Trump and the UK government, and much more. Check it out. Preview clips below.

Full Zeteo interview: zeteo.com/p/imran-khan...
Imran Khan’s Sons Tell Mehdi Their Father Is Being Tortured in Solitary Confinement
Sulaiman and Kasim Khan discuss their father’s prison conditions, Trump’s failure to release him, their plans to visit the ex-PM in January, and how the UK government is urging them not to.
zeteo.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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The most valuable piece of career advice I give young people is that being good at your job is not as important as the right people liking you. Just look at Bari Weiss.
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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EU leaders have agreed to provide a $105bn interest-free loan to Ukraine for its defence over the next two years, but the money will not come from frozen Russian assets.
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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US companies developed Venezuelan oil fields until the country nationalised its oil reserves in the 1970s.
Does the US have any real claim on Venezuelan oil as Stephen Miller says?
US companies developed Venezuelan oil fields until the country nationalised its oil reserves in the 1970s.
www.aljazeera.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Bongino, a Trump loyalist who had previously worked at the Secret Service, built his reputation within right-wing circles during the Biden administration. He did so by spreading conspiracy theories about the FBI and its workforce and criticizing law enforcement as politicized.
Dan Bongino announces he is leaving FBI deputy director job in January
President Donald Trump commended Bongino on his tenure and suggested that he would be returning to his job as a conservative podcaster.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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US approves $11bn in arms sales to Taiwan in deal likely to anger China https://aje.io/6icinr
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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“Two right-wing MPs in Finland, Juho Eerola and Kaisa Garedew, posted photos of themselves mimicking Ms Dzafce's gesture to show their support for the beauty queen.”
What the actual fuck????
December 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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South Africa to deport Kenyans involved in US-Afrikaner refugee scheme https://aje.io/etexse
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM