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Eternity (A24), The Power, Dating Amber, Sea Fever, Line Of Duty etc…
Available wherever on this Earth you want to film.
Eternity (A24), The Power, Dating Amber, Sea Fever, Line Of Duty etc…
Available wherever on this Earth you want to film.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
As Filippo Grandi prepares to step down after a decade as UN high commissioner for refugees, he sees “a crisis of global leadership, a failure of imagination and ambition, and a proliferation of populist rhetoric that is numbing us to the plight of others,” he writes.
As Filippo Grandi prepares to step down after a decade as UN high commissioner for refugees, he sees “a crisis of global leadership, a failure of imagination and ambition, and a proliferation of populist rhetoric that is numbing us to the plight of others,” he writes.
Opinion | I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See.
Populist rhetoric is numbing us to the plight of others.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
As Filippo Grandi prepares to step down after a decade as UN high commissioner for refugees, he sees “a crisis of global leadership, a failure of imagination and ambition, and a proliferation of populist rhetoric that is numbing us to the plight of others,” he writes.
As Filippo Grandi prepares to step down after a decade as UN high commissioner for refugees, he sees “a crisis of global leadership, a failure of imagination and ambition, and a proliferation of populist rhetoric that is numbing us to the plight of others,” he writes.
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Corruption.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Corruption.
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NEWSWEEK: “Chinese immigrant found hanging in ICE detention with his hands and feet tied behind him… Chaofeng Ge died 4 days after entering ICE custody in Pennsylvania… deaths in ICE custody have gone up under Trump…”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEWSWEEK: “Chinese immigrant found hanging in ICE detention with his hands and feet tied behind him… Chaofeng Ge died 4 days after entering ICE custody in Pennsylvania… deaths in ICE custody have gone up under Trump…”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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I’m incredibly devestated emotionally after seeing Eternity just now. WOW was this movie perfect. I’m hella dehydrated after crying what felt like the last half hour of the movie. The best Romantic Comedy I’ve ever seen. I need some very long hugs rn…
December 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’m incredibly devestated emotionally after seeing Eternity just now. WOW was this movie perfect. I’m hella dehydrated after crying what felt like the last half hour of the movie. The best Romantic Comedy I’ve ever seen. I need some very long hugs rn…
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Watched ETERNITY, which turns out not be as goofy as the poster suggests, but actually just as schmaltzy in a heartfelt and genuine way while riding a high concept and realisation reminiscent of Powell & Pressburger or Michel Gondry. Not the kind of film anyone is making today, and thus commended
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Watched ETERNITY, which turns out not be as goofy as the poster suggests, but actually just as schmaltzy in a heartfelt and genuine way while riding a high concept and realisation reminiscent of Powell & Pressburger or Michel Gondry. Not the kind of film anyone is making today, and thus commended
Nicki Minaj is amazing. She looked at Kid Rock and said ‘I can flatline my career even more spectacularly than he did’.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Nicki Minaj is amazing. She looked at Kid Rock and said ‘I can flatline my career even more spectacularly than he did’.
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It’s about time the UK found a back bone regarding Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints
www.independent.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
It’s about time the UK found a back bone regarding Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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The US State Department has said it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose
US denies visa to EU ex-commissioner over tech rules
The US State Department has said it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they op...
www.rte.ie
December 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The US State Department has said it would deny visas to a former EU commissioner and four others, accusing them of seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into censoring viewpoints they oppose
The American government are trying to break Europe.
Read this.
Read this.
In Marco Rubio’s twisted world, war criminals are potential business partners and those fighting hate speech and disinformation are the pinnacle of evil
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules - BBC News
Thierry Breton, the former top tech regulator at the European Commission, says a "witch hunt" is taking place.
www.bbc.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The American government are trying to break Europe.
Read this.
Read this.
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Thanks GlobalTV Canada! 🇨🇦
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Thanks GlobalTV Canada! 🇨🇦
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Trump: “I was never on Epstein’s plane”
AUSA: “Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously reported, including during the Maxwell charging period”
AUSA: “Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously reported, including during the Maxwell charging period”
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump: “I was never on Epstein’s plane”
AUSA: “Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously reported, including during the Maxwell charging period”
AUSA: “Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously reported, including during the Maxwell charging period”
If you’re not in the mood for certain late fifties and early sixties American music, just remember that doo-wop can best be overcome with aggressive don’t-wop.
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you’re not in the mood for certain late fifties and early sixties American music, just remember that doo-wop can best be overcome with aggressive don’t-wop.
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Never thought I’d say this, but amen, Mitt!
Opinion | Mitt Romney: Tax the Rich, Like Me
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Never thought I’d say this, but amen, Mitt!
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Germans learning how to anchor negotiations French/Trump style?
Push hard, Belgium/Hungary get upset and shoot at the details but in the process they stop questioning the fundamental move.
Then they settle but Germany actually moved the Overton window - more UKR money, assets frozen indefinitely
Push hard, Belgium/Hungary get upset and shoot at the details but in the process they stop questioning the fundamental move.
Then they settle but Germany actually moved the Overton window - more UKR money, assets frozen indefinitely
The European Council was not a failure for vd Leyen and Merz.
The reparations loan didn’t make it but the Ukraine funding is in place - the crux.
You could call it negotiating anchoring - they pushed hard for a frozen asset-based solution, the no camp fought it but then settled for another fix.
The reparations loan didn’t make it but the Ukraine funding is in place - the crux.
You could call it negotiating anchoring - they pushed hard for a frozen asset-based solution, the no camp fought it but then settled for another fix.
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Germans learning how to anchor negotiations French/Trump style?
Push hard, Belgium/Hungary get upset and shoot at the details but in the process they stop questioning the fundamental move.
Then they settle but Germany actually moved the Overton window - more UKR money, assets frozen indefinitely
Push hard, Belgium/Hungary get upset and shoot at the details but in the process they stop questioning the fundamental move.
Then they settle but Germany actually moved the Overton window - more UKR money, assets frozen indefinitely
Fascinating.
It’s only right to punish those who bow and scrape to a corrupt dictator.
It’s only right to punish those who bow and scrape to a corrupt dictator.
A storied Wall Street law firm that hemorrhaged talent after bending the knee to President Donald Trump has announced plans to merge with a much larger firm in a bid to save its practice.
www.thedailybeast.com/storied-law-...
www.thedailybeast.com/storied-law-...
December 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Fascinating.
It’s only right to punish those who bow and scrape to a corrupt dictator.
It’s only right to punish those who bow and scrape to a corrupt dictator.
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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State-sponsored dehumanization, wrapped in a Christmas bow.
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
State-sponsored dehumanization, wrapped in a Christmas bow.
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Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
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it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying
Eternity is a special movie.
Go see it on the big screen.
Big fat proud disclaimer- I shot this beautiful thing.
Go see it on the big screen.
Big fat proud disclaimer- I shot this beautiful thing.
December 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Eternity is a special movie.
Go see it on the big screen.
Big fat proud disclaimer- I shot this beautiful thing.
Go see it on the big screen.
Big fat proud disclaimer- I shot this beautiful thing.
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Biden: So, folks, that's my message to all of us today, to all who love our country, to all of us are dismayed by the present state of the union: it's time to get up, get up and fight back. Get up. Continue to fight. What's the fight all about? Protecting the constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Biden: So, folks, that's my message to all of us today, to all who love our country, to all of us are dismayed by the present state of the union: it's time to get up, get up and fight back. Get up. Continue to fight. What's the fight all about? Protecting the constitution.
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🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
Mike Johnson works in secret to strip IVF health coverage from defense bill
The speaker is working behind closed-doors to remove a provision from the National Defense Authorization Act that would mandate health coverage for in vitro fertilization for all active duty military.
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨 My first SCOOP for @ms.now: Mike Johnson has secretly been working to tank a provision to mandate IVF coverage for active duty service members from the Defense Reauthorization Bill—even as Trump has pledged to expand access.
Here's what to know 👇
Here's what to know 👇
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America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
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Which famous writer do you think would be the worst at BlueSky? I’m gonna say Shakespeare. Didn’t have a phone.
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Which famous writer do you think would be the worst at BlueSky? I’m gonna say Shakespeare. Didn’t have a phone.