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🇺🇦🙏 9-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Oleksandra Paskal, who lost her leg during the war, won a bronze medal at the gymnastics tournament.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
December 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🇺🇦🙏 9-year-old Ukrainian gymnast Oleksandra Paskal, who lost her leg during the war, won a bronze medal at the gymnastics tournament.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
💬 "We were unable to fully and properly prepare — we spent a lot of time in a bomb shelter. I took 3rd place, and for me this is a special victory," she wrote.
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The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Atlantic suggesting, without evidence, that Canada's Global TV broadcasting the '60 Minutes' segment on CECOT that CBS distributed to it may have been an act of "treachery."
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
🔗: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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So, there I was in the Belarusian National Archive in Minsk.
The finding aids were shitty so I ordered a folder of "German Documents, 1941-1944."
Friends, it was literally stuff taken off the bodies of dead soldiers (library cards, driver's licenses, etc)
Some of them were literally bloodstained.
The finding aids were shitty so I ordered a folder of "German Documents, 1941-1944."
Friends, it was literally stuff taken off the bodies of dead soldiers (library cards, driver's licenses, etc)
Some of them were literally bloodstained.
December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So, there I was in the Belarusian National Archive in Minsk.
The finding aids were shitty so I ordered a folder of "German Documents, 1941-1944."
Friends, it was literally stuff taken off the bodies of dead soldiers (library cards, driver's licenses, etc)
Some of them were literally bloodstained.
The finding aids were shitty so I ordered a folder of "German Documents, 1941-1944."
Friends, it was literally stuff taken off the bodies of dead soldiers (library cards, driver's licenses, etc)
Some of them were literally bloodstained.
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It’s #ToonieTuesday 🛞𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀🪽
With Angels of Donbas we’re raising funds for the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade & the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade.
🎯€11,200 -Donate €£$2📬screenshot in replies & repost
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With Angels of Donbas we’re raising funds for the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade & the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It’s #ToonieTuesday 🛞𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀🪽
With Angels of Donbas we’re raising funds for the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade & the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade.
🎯€11,200 -Donate €£$2📬screenshot in replies & repost
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With Angels of Donbas we’re raising funds for the 54th Separate Mechanized Brigade & the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade.
🎯€11,200 -Donate €£$2📬screenshot in replies & repost
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It's time for Danmark to stop transferring US goods all over the world. (Danmark stands for more than 50 % of worlds cargo shipping.)
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It's time for Danmark to stop transferring US goods all over the world. (Danmark stands for more than 50 % of worlds cargo shipping.)
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Trump announces a new US Navy "Trump Class" fleet of warships.
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Trump announces a new US Navy "Trump Class" fleet of warships.
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Hey folks, am looking for examples of circularised/full plasmid sequences from "unusual " bacterial species, sequenced since 2020 (as independent validation for a plasmid identification tool that was trained on refseq2020+plsdb). Any tips? #microsky
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hey folks, am looking for examples of circularised/full plasmid sequences from "unusual " bacterial species, sequenced since 2020 (as independent validation for a plasmid identification tool that was trained on refseq2020+plsdb). Any tips? #microsky
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Gen Z dragging us back to our Napster Era to see camcorder-quality footage of unreleased video content was not on my bingo card
December 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Gen Z dragging us back to our Napster Era to see camcorder-quality footage of unreleased video content was not on my bingo card
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Okay so now we have a timetable of when Russian missiles could arrive. Yes you heard right. Timetable of when they (could) hit Ukrainian cities. So , they could (probably) reach Kyiv in about an hour, at around 6:50 am, Sumy at 06:30 am,
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Okay so now we have a timetable of when Russian missiles could arrive. Yes you heard right. Timetable of when they (could) hit Ukrainian cities. So , they could (probably) reach Kyiv in about an hour, at around 6:50 am, Sumy at 06:30 am,
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ABBOTSFORD: “Floodwaters are receding in Abbotsford, B.C.’s Sumas Prairie, but the impact of the recent storm is still being felt by farmers, businesses and residents.” globalnews.ca/news/1158729... - Global News
#Abbotsford #Agriculture #AtmosphericRiver #BCFlood #Farming #FraserValley #Poultry
#Abbotsford #Agriculture #AtmosphericRiver #BCFlood #Farming #FraserValley #Poultry
Floodwaters receding in Abbotsford, but recovery and concerns remain - BC | Globalnews.ca
Calls are growing for federal flood mitigation in the Fraser Valley after the recent atmospheric river event.
globalnews.ca
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
ABBOTSFORD: “Floodwaters are receding in Abbotsford, B.C.’s Sumas Prairie, but the impact of the recent storm is still being felt by farmers, businesses and residents.” globalnews.ca/news/1158729... - Global News
#Abbotsford #Agriculture #AtmosphericRiver #BCFlood #Farming #FraserValley #Poultry
#Abbotsford #Agriculture #AtmosphericRiver #BCFlood #Farming #FraserValley #Poultry
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Washington's new precious metals tax goes into effect January 1, treating gold and silver purchases the same as clothing and electronics.
Washington implements new sales tax on precious metals starting January 1
SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington residents will pay approximately 10% more for gold, silver and precious coins starting January 1 as a new state sales tax takes effect on precious metals
www.kxly.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Washington's new precious metals tax goes into effect January 1, treating gold and silver purchases the same as clothing and electronics.
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Holy shit
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Holy shit
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CBS furiously trying to take down the 60 Minutes segment about human rights abuses at the El Salvadoran prison that Bari Weiss spiked
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
CBS furiously trying to take down the 60 Minutes segment about human rights abuses at the El Salvadoran prison that Bari Weiss spiked
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In December 1934 the Nazis passed a law that made it illegal to criticise the Nazi party or political regime, significantly quashing political dissent.
Three months later, the Gestapo arrested the entire leadership of the 'illegal' KPD opposition party in Berlin... buff.ly/C2SgX3Z
Three months later, the Gestapo arrested the entire leadership of the 'illegal' KPD opposition party in Berlin... buff.ly/C2SgX3Z
www.theholocaustexplained.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In December 1934 the Nazis passed a law that made it illegal to criticise the Nazi party or political regime, significantly quashing political dissent.
Three months later, the Gestapo arrested the entire leadership of the 'illegal' KPD opposition party in Berlin... buff.ly/C2SgX3Z
Three months later, the Gestapo arrested the entire leadership of the 'illegal' KPD opposition party in Berlin... buff.ly/C2SgX3Z
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‼️BREAKING: Russian Lieutenant General Sarvarov was killed in a car explosion in Moscow.
At The general received severe mine-explosive injuries, multiple shrapnel injuries of the lower limbs and fractures. He died in the hospital.
At The general received severe mine-explosive injuries, multiple shrapnel injuries of the lower limbs and fractures. He died in the hospital.
December 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
‼️BREAKING: Russian Lieutenant General Sarvarov was killed in a car explosion in Moscow.
At The general received severe mine-explosive injuries, multiple shrapnel injuries of the lower limbs and fractures. He died in the hospital.
At The general received severe mine-explosive injuries, multiple shrapnel injuries of the lower limbs and fractures. He died in the hospital.
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Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, Oldest U.S. Park Ranger and Trailblazing Historian, Dies at 104 | KQED
Betty Reid Soskin, the nation’s oldest National Park Service ranger and a pioneering historian at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, devoted her life to preserving Black histo...
www.kqed.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
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40 years ago today 💔
In memory of Dennes Dale "D." Boon, lead singer of the punk rock trio Minutemen, and member of The Reactionaries and The Nig-Heist, deceased in a traffic accident on this day in 1985 at the age of 27
📸 Glen E. Friedman
#punk #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #punkrockhistory
In memory of Dennes Dale "D." Boon, lead singer of the punk rock trio Minutemen, and member of The Reactionaries and The Nig-Heist, deceased in a traffic accident on this day in 1985 at the age of 27
📸 Glen E. Friedman
#punk #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #punkrockhistory
December 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
40 years ago today 💔
In memory of Dennes Dale "D." Boon, lead singer of the punk rock trio Minutemen, and member of The Reactionaries and The Nig-Heist, deceased in a traffic accident on this day in 1985 at the age of 27
📸 Glen E. Friedman
#punk #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #punkrockhistory
In memory of Dennes Dale "D." Boon, lead singer of the punk rock trio Minutemen, and member of The Reactionaries and The Nig-Heist, deceased in a traffic accident on this day in 1985 at the age of 27
📸 Glen E. Friedman
#punk #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #punkrockhistory
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23 years ago today, one of the greatest died
In memory of Joe Strummer 🖤
... gone but not forgotten...
📸 Anthony Saint James
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegend #joestrummer #theclash #punkrockhistory #history #otd
In memory of Joe Strummer 🖤
... gone but not forgotten...
📸 Anthony Saint James
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegend #joestrummer #theclash #punkrockhistory #history #otd
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
23 years ago today, one of the greatest died
In memory of Joe Strummer 🖤
... gone but not forgotten...
📸 Anthony Saint James
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegend #joestrummer #theclash #punkrockhistory #history #otd
In memory of Joe Strummer 🖤
... gone but not forgotten...
📸 Anthony Saint James
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegend #joestrummer #theclash #punkrockhistory #history #otd
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My battle worn Enesco Abominable Snowman Bumble ornament.
December 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My battle worn Enesco Abominable Snowman Bumble ornament.
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“Pillsbury pizza pops recalled across Canada due to E. coli contamination” www.thestar.com/news/canada/... - @thestar.com
#Canada #Ecoli #FoodRecall #FoodSafety #PizzaPops
#Canada #Ecoli #FoodRecall #FoodSafety #PizzaPops
Pillsbury pizza pops recalled across Canada due to E. coli contamination
The four products have been sold across the country, including at retailers like Walmart, Costco and Loblaws.
www.thestar.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
“Pillsbury pizza pops recalled across Canada due to E. coli contamination” www.thestar.com/news/canada/... - @thestar.com
#Canada #Ecoli #FoodRecall #FoodSafety #PizzaPops
#Canada #Ecoli #FoodRecall #FoodSafety #PizzaPops
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CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
CDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…