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I will burn everything fucking down I swear to god starting with The Atlantic
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I will burn everything fucking down I swear to god starting with The Atlantic
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some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
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A one bedroom apartment in Seattle is $2100/mo. That's absolutely insane. It's no wonder people are living in their cars and tents
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A one bedroom apartment in Seattle is $2100/mo. That's absolutely insane. It's no wonder people are living in their cars and tents
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to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
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Trump's DOJ has been ordered to embark on a sweeping crackdown on "left-wing domestic terrorism." Civil liberties experts warn it could lead to a level of politicized FBI surveillance of Americans not seen since the era of J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO.
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
Trump administration prepares sweeping crackdown on leftist networks
The Justice Department’s program to root out violent “Antifa” extremism is raising First Amendment concerns.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump's DOJ has been ordered to embark on a sweeping crackdown on "left-wing domestic terrorism." Civil liberties experts warn it could lead to a level of politicized FBI surveillance of Americans not seen since the era of J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO.
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)
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You can tell he hasn’t thought this through.
What will starting a war with Venezuela do to his image as the first ever FIFA Peace Prize winner?
You can’t pick up a FIFA Peace Prize and then go start a war.
Why that would make a mockery of the entire idea of a FIFA Peace Prize.
What will starting a war with Venezuela do to his image as the first ever FIFA Peace Prize winner?
You can’t pick up a FIFA Peace Prize and then go start a war.
Why that would make a mockery of the entire idea of a FIFA Peace Prize.
December 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
You can tell he hasn’t thought this through.
What will starting a war with Venezuela do to his image as the first ever FIFA Peace Prize winner?
You can’t pick up a FIFA Peace Prize and then go start a war.
Why that would make a mockery of the entire idea of a FIFA Peace Prize.
What will starting a war with Venezuela do to his image as the first ever FIFA Peace Prize winner?
You can’t pick up a FIFA Peace Prize and then go start a war.
Why that would make a mockery of the entire idea of a FIFA Peace Prize.
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Trump to Venezuela: Give us back our land.
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Trump to Venezuela: Give us back our land.
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*tearfully looking up at a portrait of the guy who illegally sold weapons to Iran and used to profits to fund right-wing death squads in Nicaragua*
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
*tearfully looking up at a portrait of the guy who illegally sold weapons to Iran and used to profits to fund right-wing death squads in Nicaragua*
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NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”
theintercept.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
NEW: U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
“That is one of the concerns with the administration asserting that the President essentially has a license to kill outside the law,” says expert.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
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White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
The Trump administration ignored questions about whether it would order the killings of those on its NSPM-7 list — even while answering our other queries.
theintercept.com/2025/12/12/t...
There are so many things to hate about this cover
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
There are so many things to hate about this cover
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NEW: Buried in the new defense bill is a policy to fill weapon “gaps” Israel gets as other nations embargo it.
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel.
zeteo.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW: Buried in the new defense bill is a policy to fill weapon “gaps” Israel gets as other nations embargo it.
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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“TikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
“TikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Big Pharma guy here (>35 years). It does indeed work out that way financially (and for "Big Hospital" too). Just don't give folks the impression that we're in favor of them - RFK Jr. and his stooges make me incandescent with rage. I actually have to meter out the time I spend thinking about them!
December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Big Pharma guy here (>35 years). It does indeed work out that way financially (and for "Big Hospital" too). Just don't give folks the impression that we're in favor of them - RFK Jr. and his stooges make me incandescent with rage. I actually have to meter out the time I spend thinking about them!
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Meanwhile on TruthSocial...
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Meanwhile on TruthSocial...
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Forty-four Palestinian workers have died trying to cross the wall since October 2023, when Israeli authorities revoked almost all permits, according to the Palestinian Workers’ Union. interc.pt/4pgkfJf
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Forty-four Palestinian workers have died trying to cross the wall since October 2023, when Israeli authorities revoked almost all permits, according to the Palestinian Workers’ Union. interc.pt/4pgkfJf
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Kingsley: “Our intelligence absolutely confirms who these people are."
@houlahan.house.gov: “If there is intelligence that ‘absolutely confirms’ this — present it."
Kingsley: 🦗🦗🦗(those are crickets)
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
@houlahan.house.gov: “If there is intelligence that ‘absolutely confirms’ this — present it."
Kingsley: 🦗🦗🦗(those are crickets)
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
Pentagon Claims It “Absolutely” Knows Who It Killed in Boat Strikes. Prove It, Lawmaker Says.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan said, “If there is intelligence to ‘absolutely confirm’ this, the Congress is ready to receive it.”
theintercept.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Kingsley: “Our intelligence absolutely confirms who these people are."
@houlahan.house.gov: “If there is intelligence that ‘absolutely confirms’ this — present it."
Kingsley: 🦗🦗🦗(those are crickets)
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
@houlahan.house.gov: “If there is intelligence that ‘absolutely confirms’ this — present it."
Kingsley: 🦗🦗🦗(those are crickets)
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
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Only shocked that Trump & Hegseth aren't making Boat Killings Pay-Per-View
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Only shocked that Trump & Hegseth aren't making Boat Killings Pay-Per-View
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Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" and “The Last of Us” was detained by ICE at a bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" and “The Last of Us” was detained by ICE at a bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
What We Know About U.S.-Backed Zero Units in Afghanistan
Deadly night raids. Faulty U.S. intelligence. A “classified” war loophole. Reporter Lynzy Billing’s investigation offers an unprecedented insight into the civilian casualties of Afghanistan’s Zero Uni...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Hate to be posting this on a holiday, but there's been renewed interest in the CIA-backed Zero Units in Afghanistan. Here's a good summary of @propublica.org's 2022 reporting on the units and just some of the civilian casualties they were responsible for:
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So they are banning vaccines because they believe (wrongly) that they cause autism, leaving the population vulnerable to preventable diseases that may, in fact, lead to autism. Can’t make this crazy timeline up…
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
So they are banning vaccines because they believe (wrongly) that they cause autism, leaving the population vulnerable to preventable diseases that may, in fact, lead to autism. Can’t make this crazy timeline up…
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Good question!
Epstein Gave NY Times Journalist Tips About Trump. Why Did They Never Get Reported?
Exchanges about Trump between reporter Landon Thomas Jr. and Jeffrey Epstein raise questions about what the New York Times knew and when.
interc.pt
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Good question!
This may be one of the worst things I've ever read. WTF, NYT?!?!! SOME ISSUES DO NOT HAVE BOTH SIDES!!! YOU DO NOT NEED TO GLORIFY AND HUMANIZE A PEDOPHILE SEX TRAFFICKER!!!!!
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This may be one of the worst things I've ever read. WTF, NYT?!?!! SOME ISSUES DO NOT HAVE BOTH SIDES!!! YOU DO NOT NEED TO GLORIFY AND HUMANIZE A PEDOPHILE SEX TRAFFICKER!!!!!