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Donald Trump says he’d be honored to have Maria Corina Machado give him her Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s 1500 words on young people’s pathetic need for participation trophies.
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Donald Trump says he’d be honored to have Maria Corina Machado give him her Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s 1500 words on young people’s pathetic need for participation trophies.
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In 1933 a plurality of Germans voted for the NSDAP -- winning an election doesn't make your actions moral.
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
In 1933 a plurality of Germans voted for the NSDAP -- winning an election doesn't make your actions moral.
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Europe's crippling security dependency on the US means Eur leaders self-censor out of fear of compromising their own or Ukraine’s security. As long as Europe is limited by the military capabilities it can deploy independently, this dependence will cloud any course of action or response to US policy.
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Europe's crippling security dependency on the US means Eur leaders self-censor out of fear of compromising their own or Ukraine’s security. As long as Europe is limited by the military capabilities it can deploy independently, this dependence will cloud any course of action or response to US policy.
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Thousands of people gathered at a vigil for Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minnesota woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45GxB9K
Read more: nyti.ms/45GxB9K
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Thousands of people gathered at a vigil for Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minnesota woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45GxB9K
Read more: nyti.ms/45GxB9K
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The second video is even worse..
CAUTION ADVISED when watching 🙏
CAUTION ADVISED when watching 🙏
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The second video is even worse..
CAUTION ADVISED when watching 🙏
CAUTION ADVISED when watching 🙏
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
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Trumpsche Sicherheitsgarantien sind wertlos. Für die Ukraine. Für uns. Und wir Europäer haben dem Kreml vier Jahre lang unmissverständlich klar gemacht, dass wir für die Ukraine kein Risiko eingehen (das ist keine Bewertung, nur eine Feststellung). 1/2
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Trumpsche Sicherheitsgarantien sind wertlos. Für die Ukraine. Für uns. Und wir Europäer haben dem Kreml vier Jahre lang unmissverständlich klar gemacht, dass wir für die Ukraine kein Risiko eingehen (das ist keine Bewertung, nur eine Feststellung). 1/2
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The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The American people electing Trump after he staged a coup attempt 5 years ago was a nail in the coffin of our democracy. You can rationalize it all you want - But inflation! But wokeness! - but ultimately it was a societal suicide attempt and probably the dumbest collective voting decision ever made
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Leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and the European Union issued a joint statement reaffirming that Greenland belongs to its people and any decisions concerning its future must be made solely by Denmark and Greenland.
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and the European Union issued a joint statement reaffirming that Greenland belongs to its people and any decisions concerning its future must be made solely by Denmark and Greenland.
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI is used to digitally undress images of women and children
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is used to digitally undress images of women and children
The degrading pictures are being posted to X despite the platform pledging to suspend people who generate them
Degrading images of children and women with their clothes digitally removed by Grok AI continue to be shared on Elon Musk’s X, despite the platform’s commitment to suspend users who generate them.
After days of concern over use of the chatbot to alter photographs to create sexualised pictures of real women and children stripped to their underwear without their consent, the UK’s communication’s watchdog, Ofcom, said on Monday that it had made “urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK”. Ofcom added that it would assess whether an investigation is necessary based on the company’s response. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Elon Musk’s Grok AI is used to digitally undress images of women and children
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"We can steal and exploit others - because we can."
That will not make America great.
That will make America a Russia.
That will not make America great.
That will make America a Russia.
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
"We can steal and exploit others - because we can."
That will not make America great.
That will make America a Russia.
That will not make America great.
That will make America a Russia.
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Many observers still struggle to define US foreign policy under the second Trump administration, but it really isn’t that complicated. The United States employs military power to ensure its national interest, as it always has in the post-Cold War era. But unlike the preceding 80+ years
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Many observers still struggle to define US foreign policy under the second Trump administration, but it really isn’t that complicated. The United States employs military power to ensure its national interest, as it always has in the post-Cold War era. But unlike the preceding 80+ years
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They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
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“If that’s how it works with dictators, then the United States knows what to do next,” President Zelensky said when asked about the unfolding events in Venezuela.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“If that’s how it works with dictators, then the United States knows what to do next,” President Zelensky said when asked about the unfolding events in Venezuela.
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Venezuela should stop provoking Donald by existing near USA, declare neutrality, make English and official language and choose a new leader Trump likes.
Apparently that's how this works.
Apparently that's how this works.
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Venezuela should stop provoking Donald by existing near USA, declare neutrality, make English and official language and choose a new leader Trump likes.
Apparently that's how this works.
Apparently that's how this works.
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Whoever could have thought that just deciding invasions don't matter would encourage other madmen?
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Whoever could have thought that just deciding invasions don't matter would encourage other madmen?
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I woke up to see the news. I am aghast.
I can't believe the FIFA peace prize has been disrespected like this. Is nothing sacred anymore?
I can't believe the FIFA peace prize has been disrespected like this. Is nothing sacred anymore?
January 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
I woke up to see the news. I am aghast.
I can't believe the FIFA peace prize has been disrespected like this. Is nothing sacred anymore?
I can't believe the FIFA peace prize has been disrespected like this. Is nothing sacred anymore?
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A side effect of this is Donald will pretend this is an excuse to lock up and deport lots of Latinos under the pretext they're "the enemy".
And you'll stop talking about Epstein.
And you'll stop talking about Epstein.
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 AM
A side effect of this is Donald will pretend this is an excuse to lock up and deport lots of Latinos under the pretext they're "the enemy".
And you'll stop talking about Epstein.
And you'll stop talking about Epstein.
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Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
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NEW: Russian forces increased their average rate of advance in 2025 due to a new operational template supported by technological adaptations and a shift in assault tactics. (1/8)
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
NEW: Russian forces increased their average rate of advance in 2025 due to a new operational template supported by technological adaptations and a shift in assault tactics. (1/8)
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
Read more in the December 31, 2025, Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar123125
Other KTs: ⬇️
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Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
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Eine Phrase, die man viel hören wird in diesem Jahr: Deutschland müsse seine „Hausaufgaben machen“.
Hier meine Analyse aus dem neuen super Heft der @internationalepolitik.de
Hier meine Analyse aus dem neuen super Heft der @internationalepolitik.de
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Eine Phrase, die man viel hören wird in diesem Jahr: Deutschland müsse seine „Hausaufgaben machen“.
Hier meine Analyse aus dem neuen super Heft der @internationalepolitik.de
Hier meine Analyse aus dem neuen super Heft der @internationalepolitik.de
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Moscow’s “invented” Valdai attack used to justify Russia’s hardline demands and reject Western peace proposals, ISW expert tells Kyiv Post.
www.kyivpost.com/post/67240
www.kyivpost.com/post/67240
Moscow’s ‘Invented’ Valdai Attack is a Pretext to Scuttle Peace Talks, Top Analyst Warns
Alleged Ukrainian “strike” used to justify Russia’s hardline demands and reject Western peace proposals, ISW expert tells Kyiv Post.
www.kyivpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Moscow’s “invented” Valdai attack used to justify Russia’s hardline demands and reject Western peace proposals, ISW expert tells Kyiv Post.
www.kyivpost.com/post/67240
www.kyivpost.com/post/67240
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NEW: Small-scale protests demanding that the Iranian government address the devaluation of the Iranian rial and high inflation rates have continued for the second consecutive day in Tehran and Hamadan City, western Iran, on December 29 amid a rapid collapse of the Iranian currency. 🧵(1/6)
December 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NEW: Small-scale protests demanding that the Iranian government address the devaluation of the Iranian rial and high inflation rates have continued for the second consecutive day in Tehran and Hamadan City, western Iran, on December 29 amid a rapid collapse of the Iranian currency. 🧵(1/6)