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Snapshot of US Navy air activity in the Caribbean now has the usual suspects (F/A-18Es, EA-18s, and E-2D) operating closer to the Venezuelan coast than usual.
The F/A-18Es are as close as approx. 50km from the coast of Venezuela, whereas usually they fly north of Los Roques, 200km+ away.
The F/A-18Es are as close as approx. 50km from the coast of Venezuela, whereas usually they fly north of Los Roques, 200km+ away.
December 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Snapshot of US Navy air activity in the Caribbean now has the usual suspects (F/A-18Es, EA-18s, and E-2D) operating closer to the Venezuelan coast than usual.
The F/A-18Es are as close as approx. 50km from the coast of Venezuela, whereas usually they fly north of Los Roques, 200km+ away.
The F/A-18Es are as close as approx. 50km from the coast of Venezuela, whereas usually they fly north of Los Roques, 200km+ away.
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Every squishy center-leftist who had “legitimate concerns” about some youth transition needs to face facts: there was no counterparty you could negotiate on the margins with. The other side wants trans people not to exist. It’s that simple.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Every squishy center-leftist who had “legitimate concerns” about some youth transition needs to face facts: there was no counterparty you could negotiate on the margins with. The other side wants trans people not to exist. It’s that simple.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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i continue to collect data points suggesting that a craving for human authenticity will be part of the backlash to the world of lies and artifice we are building
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
i continue to collect data points suggesting that a craving for human authenticity will be part of the backlash to the world of lies and artifice we are building
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for patreon i wrote about getting stranded in tomorrowland as an 8th grader, michael sorkin's classic essay "see you in disneyland" and the legacy of 1990s disneyfied architecture and urbanism today
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"See You in Disneyland" | McMansion Hell
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December 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
for patreon i wrote about getting stranded in tomorrowland as an 8th grader, michael sorkin's classic essay "see you in disneyland" and the legacy of 1990s disneyfied architecture and urbanism today
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Remember that in the winter of 2020-2021, we *made a whole strain of influenza extinct* by staying home more and wearing masks when we went out.
A lot of people are sick right now.
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Remember that in the winter of 2020-2021, we *made a whole strain of influenza extinct* by staying home more and wearing masks when we went out.
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Multipolarity would be great right about now but China doesn't have the guts and nobody else has the wherewithal
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Multipolarity would be great right about now but China doesn't have the guts and nobody else has the wherewithal
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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In memory of:
Farah Mohammed Ihsan Al-Lamdani / فرح محمد احسان اللمداني
Age: 11
We will not forget you.
Farah Mohammed Ihsan Al-Lamdani / فرح محمد احسان اللمداني
Age: 11
We will not forget you.
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In memory of:
Farah Mohammed Ihsan Al-Lamdani / فرح محمد احسان اللمداني
Age: 11
We will not forget you.
Farah Mohammed Ihsan Al-Lamdani / فرح محمد احسان اللمداني
Age: 11
We will not forget you.
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In memory of:
Fatima Al-Zahraa Samir Jamal Salha / فاطمة الزهراء سمير جمال صالحه
Age: 10
We will not forget you.
Fatima Al-Zahraa Samir Jamal Salha / فاطمة الزهراء سمير جمال صالحه
Age: 10
We will not forget you.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In memory of:
Fatima Al-Zahraa Samir Jamal Salha / فاطمة الزهراء سمير جمال صالحه
Age: 10
We will not forget you.
Fatima Al-Zahraa Samir Jamal Salha / فاطمة الزهراء سمير جمال صالحه
Age: 10
We will not forget you.
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In memory of:
Lujain Mutaz Obeid Yassin / لجين معتز عبيد ياسين
Age: 5
We will not forget you.
Lujain Mutaz Obeid Yassin / لجين معتز عبيد ياسين
Age: 5
We will not forget you.
December 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In memory of:
Lujain Mutaz Obeid Yassin / لجين معتز عبيد ياسين
Age: 5
We will not forget you.
Lujain Mutaz Obeid Yassin / لجين معتز عبيد ياسين
Age: 5
We will not forget you.
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In memory of:
Kinda Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Rayati / كنده أحمد محمود الرياطي
Age: 2
We will not forget you.
Kinda Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Rayati / كنده أحمد محمود الرياطي
Age: 2
We will not forget you.
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In memory of:
Kinda Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Rayati / كنده أحمد محمود الرياطي
Age: 2
We will not forget you.
Kinda Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Rayati / كنده أحمد محمود الرياطي
Age: 2
We will not forget you.
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In memory of:
Ghani Mohammed Sabri Al-Durra / غنى محمد صبري الدره
Age: 7
We will not forget you.
Ghani Mohammed Sabri Al-Durra / غنى محمد صبري الدره
Age: 7
We will not forget you.
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In memory of:
Ghani Mohammed Sabri Al-Durra / غنى محمد صبري الدره
Age: 7
We will not forget you.
Ghani Mohammed Sabri Al-Durra / غنى محمد صبري الدره
Age: 7
We will not forget you.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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A tentacle pot isn’t just for the holidays its for life adopt one now and give these critters their forever home x
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A tentacle pot isn’t just for the holidays its for life adopt one now and give these critters their forever home x
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the problem for transphobes is that at this point nearly everyone has met or at least interacted with a trans person and figured out that they're just people trying to live their lives. this is why they want to ban trans people from existing in public at all costs
11% of Britons say they feel 'very negatively' about trans people which just highlights how much this is a top-down hate project with around 95% of the media hating trans people and a high percentage of MPs.
Hello. I’m a “same-sex attracted person” (loathe that description of my sexuality) & I support Trans rights, like the majority of female “same sex attracted people”.
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
the problem for transphobes is that at this point nearly everyone has met or at least interacted with a trans person and figured out that they're just people trying to live their lives. this is why they want to ban trans people from existing in public at all costs
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me: it hurts when i do this
doctor (hitting me with my own hand): lol why do you keep doing it then
doctor (hitting me with my own hand): lol why do you keep doing it then
July 22, 2023 at 5:04 AM
me: it hurts when i do this
doctor (hitting me with my own hand): lol why do you keep doing it then
doctor (hitting me with my own hand): lol why do you keep doing it then
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"The world’s military is estimated to produce around 5.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions. This is more than the total emissions of Japan and double that of the worldwide civil aviation sector." www.tni.org/en/publicati...
Climate Collateral | Transnational Institute
The struggle for climate justice is increasingly overshadowed by a global arms race even though global temperatures are reaching record highs. States that should be working together to invest in urgen...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"The world’s military is estimated to produce around 5.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions. This is more than the total emissions of Japan and double that of the worldwide civil aviation sector." www.tni.org/en/publicati...
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Made an oyster knife and put it to use the other day.
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Made an oyster knife and put it to use the other day.
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Eleanor proven right once again, also fun and so so so sexy???
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
Roman occupation of Britain damaged the population’s health
Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived
www.newscientist.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Eleanor proven right once again, also fun and so so so sexy???
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
I actually went to a museum with a big display of artifacts that had no labels, and the only way to figure out that sort of information was to wait until the last 10 seconds of a 5 minute video, scan a QR code to download an app, and search the app for those specific pieces.
That Samsung AI ad where the guy goes to a museum and his phone tells him about all the art is such a good idea. I hate when you go to museums and they never tell you what any of the stuff is
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I actually went to a museum with a big display of artifacts that had no labels, and the only way to figure out that sort of information was to wait until the last 10 seconds of a 5 minute video, scan a QR code to download an app, and search the app for those specific pieces.
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every year around christmas time the ballet dancers who play the rats in the nutcracker come out with a series of unexplained banger tiktok videos and anyway this is my favorite part of the holiday season
December 14, 2024 at 5:06 PM
every year around christmas time the ballet dancers who play the rats in the nutcracker come out with a series of unexplained banger tiktok videos and anyway this is my favorite part of the holiday season