Scott Williamson
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Trump administration says it's vital for US security to take Greenland. And yet
-Denmark has offered US anything it wants in boosting US military presence
-The US already has the sole military base
-US has reduced its footprint from a 10,000+ peak to fewer than 200 right now.
-Denmark has offered US anything it wants in boosting US military presence
-The US already has the sole military base
-US has reduced its footprint from a 10,000+ peak to fewer than 200 right now.
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Trump administration says it's vital for US security to take Greenland. And yet
-Denmark has offered US anything it wants in boosting US military presence
-The US already has the sole military base
-US has reduced its footprint from a 10,000+ peak to fewer than 200 right now.
-Denmark has offered US anything it wants in boosting US military presence
-The US already has the sole military base
-US has reduced its footprint from a 10,000+ peak to fewer than 200 right now.
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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It would be far less time-consuming to count down the number of times he accidentally told the truth. shorturl.at/j6eU3
CNN’s Daniel Dale Counts Down Donald Trump’s ‘Top 25 Lies of 2025’
CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale recounted 25 of Donald Trump's "top lies of 2025," although the journalist confessed it was hard to choose "only 25."
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December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It would be far less time-consuming to count down the number of times he accidentally told the truth. shorturl.at/j6eU3
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How to see clearly in 2026, from Gillian Tett @financialtimes.com
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Why we should know what we don’t know
Cognitive blind spots are undermining our ability to see the world as it is, rather than as we would like it to be
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January 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
How to see clearly in 2026, from Gillian Tett @financialtimes.com
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Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Because Trump is an idiot and crap business person who bankrupts and Elon is a toxic narcissist who thinks because he is good at one thing he is good at everything: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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People who like to quote Reagan’s 1981 inaugural about “government being the problem“ never include the phrase that precedes it:
“in this present crisis”
Reagan was an FDR democrat for too long to be a Tea Party anarchist.
“in this present crisis”
Reagan was an FDR democrat for too long to be a Tea Party anarchist.
There is a big difference between distrusting the government bc of Nixon (and LBJ, in the end), where it was particular people who did crimes or bombed Cambodia; and the distrust of bureaucrats in general. Most of us who distrusted gov in the 60s and 70s still felt the gov could do good things.
December 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
People who like to quote Reagan’s 1981 inaugural about “government being the problem“ never include the phrase that precedes it:
“in this present crisis”
Reagan was an FDR democrat for too long to be a Tea Party anarchist.
“in this present crisis”
Reagan was an FDR democrat for too long to be a Tea Party anarchist.
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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Can you guess whom I chose as having had a bad 2025?
“What he must hate most, I think, is being ignored. And this year he was. All he said was ignored. All he wrote was ignored. It's remarkable. People don't even comment on his column online. I had to search to find out if he was still writing it.”
“What he must hate most, I think, is being ignored. And this year he was. All he said was ignored. All he wrote was ignored. It's remarkable. People don't even comment on his column online. I had to search to find out if he was still writing it.”
🔔 Nothing to see Year... with James O'Brien ☃️
Who's up? Who's down? Who's in and who's out?
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Who's up? Who's down? Who's in and who's out?
🎅🏽 Join us for a review of 2025 🛷
Part I of a @sturdyalex.bsky.social, @pimlicat.bsky.social & @mrjamesob.bsky.social special.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Can you guess whom I chose as having had a bad 2025?
“What he must hate most, I think, is being ignored. And this year he was. All he said was ignored. All he wrote was ignored. It's remarkable. People don't even comment on his column online. I had to search to find out if he was still writing it.”
“What he must hate most, I think, is being ignored. And this year he was. All he said was ignored. All he wrote was ignored. It's remarkable. People don't even comment on his column online. I had to search to find out if he was still writing it.”
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CSIS: “This ship will never sail. It will take years to design, cost $9 billion each to build, and contravene the Navy’s new concept of operations, which envisions distributed firepower. A future administration will cancel the program before the first ship hits the water.”
December 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
CSIS: “This ship will never sail. It will take years to design, cost $9 billion each to build, and contravene the Navy’s new concept of operations, which envisions distributed firepower. A future administration will cancel the program before the first ship hits the water.”
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Our 2026 Predictions are here,,, www.profgalloway.com/2026-predict...
2026 Predictions | No Mercy / No Malice
Every year, we make predictions. Our missives on 2025, made in October ’24, registered the most direct hits since we first pulled out our Ouija board a decade ago. Our objective isn’t to be right — th...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Our 2026 Predictions are here,,, www.profgalloway.com/2026-predict...
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“Trump-class battleships?” 🤣🤣 Trump’s narcissism reaches new heights of comedy.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“Trump-class battleships?” 🤣🤣 Trump’s narcissism reaches new heights of comedy.
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One major problem, bluntly, is that lots of folks can't distinguish between good writing and poor writing. This is about education, not intelligence: they could learn the difference, but it's frequently not taught, even in "good" schools. This is ultimately a competitive disadvantage for them.
it's so wild that people conflate quickness with quality so they think chatGPT writing a wall of text in 10 seconds means it's good writing.
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
One major problem, bluntly, is that lots of folks can't distinguish between good writing and poor writing. This is about education, not intelligence: they could learn the difference, but it's frequently not taught, even in "good" schools. This is ultimately a competitive disadvantage for them.
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And what a tedious bit of 'Brexit wasn't done properly' nonsense he has come up with. Tho' I did enjoy the delicious stupidity of: "Post-Brexit, London also could have become more of a hub for blockchain and stablecoins. But many Bitcoin traders prefer Portugal and Milan because of the tax regime."
Paul Marshall, 'a writer' who also owns GB News, Unherd and The Spectator, and is chief stoker of the culture wars.
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
And what a tedious bit of 'Brexit wasn't done properly' nonsense he has come up with. Tho' I did enjoy the delicious stupidity of: "Post-Brexit, London also could have become more of a hub for blockchain and stablecoins. But many Bitcoin traders prefer Portugal and Milan because of the tax regime."
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GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed President Donald Trump for his comments on the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner, as she predicted more Republicans will follow her lead in breaking with Trump.
Marjorie Taylor Greene warns the “dam is breaking” in the GOP and slams Trump for being tone deaf on multiple issues | CNN Politics
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump for his comments on the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner, as she predicted more Republicans will follow her lead in breaking ...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed President Donald Trump for his comments on the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner, as she predicted more Republicans will follow her lead in breaking with Trump.
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Age-gating mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and deeply unnecessary. But users are not powerless! We can challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all internet users, no matter their ages.
Learn more at EFF.org/Age.
Learn more at EFF.org/Age.
December 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Age-gating mandates are reshaping the internet in ways that are invasive, dangerous, and deeply unnecessary. But users are not powerless! We can challenge these laws, protect our digital rights, and build a safer digital world for all internet users, no matter their ages.
Learn more at EFF.org/Age.
Learn more at EFF.org/Age.
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A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
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The rampant data sharing fueled by online tracking has serious consequences. Privacy Badger blocks online tracking to prevent your browsing data from being used against you. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Online Tracking is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight
Every time you browse the web, you're being tracked. That’s why EFF created Privacy Badger, a free, open source browser extension used by millions to fight corporate surveillance and take back
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December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The rampant data sharing fueled by online tracking has serious consequences. Privacy Badger blocks online tracking to prevent your browsing data from being used against you. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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I spent most of my adult life serving my country in one role or another. It almost cost me my life more than once.
I can barely recognize the country I sacrificed so much for. The US, by its own hand, is rapidly becoming a failed state.
I can barely recognize the country I sacrificed so much for. The US, by its own hand, is rapidly becoming a failed state.
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I spent most of my adult life serving my country in one role or another. It almost cost me my life more than once.
I can barely recognize the country I sacrificed so much for. The US, by its own hand, is rapidly becoming a failed state.
I can barely recognize the country I sacrificed so much for. The US, by its own hand, is rapidly becoming a failed state.
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If movie theaters were a thing consumers loved, they would be there. They go there for horror movies, some action blockbusters. Let me reiterate a line I wrote decades ago about the nascent digital space: Consumers have taken control of their entertainment experience & they are never giving it back.
The pandemic.
The strike.
The sale of Fox.
“.. Box office experts say 15 to 20 percent of regular moviegoers have simply never returned ..”
@thr.com
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
The strike.
The sale of Fox.
“.. Box office experts say 15 to 20 percent of regular moviegoers have simply never returned ..”
@thr.com
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If movie theaters were a thing consumers loved, they would be there. They go there for horror movies, some action blockbusters. Let me reiterate a line I wrote decades ago about the nascent digital space: Consumers have taken control of their entertainment experience & they are never giving it back.
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And on the substance of the superinjunction, it’d still be in place were it not for the joint work of so many of my colleagues from across the press. The most important thing is that no govt should ever be able to abuse the courts like it again.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
And on the substance of the superinjunction, it’d still be in place were it not for the joint work of so many of my colleagues from across the press. The most important thing is that no govt should ever be able to abuse the courts like it again.
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Could not be more thrilled to win scoop of the year at the British Journalism Awards awards for the Press GazeAfghan data leak. A podcast first! Massive testament to the incredible team @newsagents.bsky.social
Genuine pinch me moment- for a show which didn’t exist little more than 3 years ago.
Genuine pinch me moment- for a show which didn’t exist little more than 3 years ago.
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Could not be more thrilled to win scoop of the year at the British Journalism Awards awards for the Press GazeAfghan data leak. A podcast first! Massive testament to the incredible team @newsagents.bsky.social
Genuine pinch me moment- for a show which didn’t exist little more than 3 years ago.
Genuine pinch me moment- for a show which didn’t exist little more than 3 years ago.
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Happy 32nd Birthday Doom!
On December 10, 1993, id Software released the legendary first-person shooter game Doom.
On December 10, 1993, id Software released the legendary first-person shooter game Doom.
December 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Happy 32nd Birthday Doom!
On December 10, 1993, id Software released the legendary first-person shooter game Doom.
On December 10, 1993, id Software released the legendary first-person shooter game Doom.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.