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Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.
Denmark sees US as potential security concern | CNN
Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.
cnn.it
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies, offering more evidence of the increasingly fraught transatlantic alliance between Europe and the US.
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The Wall Street Journal says this investigation led Instacart’s stock price to fall.
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Wall Street Journal says this investigation led Instacart’s stock price to fall.
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Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Netflix won a bidding war for the Warner Bros. film studio and HBO Max streaming service, but it doesn't plan to buy WBD's TV networks.
www.cnbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is just how we do mergers now.
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
"Paramount executives also plan to argue their deal will have a much shorter regulatory approval process given the company’s smaller size and friendly relationship with the Trump administration."
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/p...
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Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Trump: "It's been an interesting day from the standpoint of news. As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela. Largest one ever seized actually. And other things are happening."
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What? ICE is using "smart" devices on immigrant pregnant women, which is monitored by BI Inc (a government contractor).
How dystopian is this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How dystopian is this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What? ICE is using "smart" devices on immigrant pregnant women, which is monitored by BI Inc (a government contractor).
How dystopian is this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How dystopian is this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Peter Thiel, Sam Altman and Marc Andresson have a ton of money in Próspsra, an island off of Honduras that had the same basic setup, but was shut down after Hernandez was no longer the president. Number one reason Trump pardoned him..
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Peter Thiel, Sam Altman and Marc Andresson have a ton of money in Próspsra, an island off of Honduras that had the same basic setup, but was shut down after Hernandez was no longer the president. Number one reason Trump pardoned him..
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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This is straight up white supremacist propaganda. You can LITERALLY go back to Klan pamphlets from the twenties and find this EXACT FUCKING ARGUMENT. The Know Nothing's before them... EXACTLY THE SAME. Not "maybe, kinda similar" THE EXACT SAME FUCKING ARGUMENTS.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Europe must “persuade younger Europeans that their heritage, culture and way of life — a fundamentally Christian civilization leavened and improved but not erased by the values of the Enlightenment — are worth defending,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Europe must “persuade younger Europeans that their heritage, culture and way of life — a fundamentally Christian civilization leavened and improved but not erased by the values of the Enlightenment — are worth defending,” our columnist Bret Stephens writes.
Opinion | Europe, Too, Is Worth Fighting For
Provided Europeans want to fight for it.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is straight up white supremacist propaganda. You can LITERALLY go back to Klan pamphlets from the twenties and find this EXACT FUCKING ARGUMENT. The Know Nothing's before them... EXACTLY THE SAME. Not "maybe, kinda similar" THE EXACT SAME FUCKING ARGUMENTS.
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
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“It's 106 miles to Fossanova, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and one of us is the skull of a Thirteenth Century saint.”
“Hit it.”
“Hit it.”
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“It's 106 miles to Fossanova, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and one of us is the skull of a Thirteenth Century saint.”
“Hit it.”
“Hit it.”
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Holographic ads in 2070 be like: "if you or someone you love were exposed to ChatGPT from 2023 to 2033 you may be entitled to compensation:
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Holographic ads in 2070 be like: "if you or someone you love were exposed to ChatGPT from 2023 to 2033 you may be entitled to compensation:
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⭕️ Trump is threatening new sanctions against the ICC unless the court agrees not to prosecute Trump or other US officials in the future.
Specifically, the US wants the ICC to amend its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, to exempt US officials. The move requires the support of 2/3 of ICC member...
Specifically, the US wants the ICC to amend its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, to exempt US officials. The move requires the support of 2/3 of ICC member...
December 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
⭕️ Trump is threatening new sanctions against the ICC unless the court agrees not to prosecute Trump or other US officials in the future.
Specifically, the US wants the ICC to amend its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, to exempt US officials. The move requires the support of 2/3 of ICC member...
Specifically, the US wants the ICC to amend its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, to exempt US officials. The move requires the support of 2/3 of ICC member...
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This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
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i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.
The former NFL player's Lumi Story AI, aims to help middle and high school students work with an AI-powered chatbot to write their own stories, comics and graphic novels.
AI platform from former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick finds playing field in Portland schools
The former NFL player's Lumi Story AI, aims to help middle and high school students work with an AI-powered chatbot to write their own stories, comics and graphic novels.
www.oregonlive.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
i just did a workshop with kids about making comics. emphasized that ANYONE can make comics. you don't have to be a "good" artist. you find a story that matches your art style and you do it and it's awesome. and a kid who NEVER PARTICIPATES got out from under a desk and PARTICIPATED and had a blast.
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I think a big part of the "abundance" agenda is preparing you for a reintroduction of reheated 00s era vibes-based Obama/Clinton corporatism as the "solution" for authoritarianism, in order to pre-empt the introduction of a socialist democratic reform movement people actually want
December 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think a big part of the "abundance" agenda is preparing you for a reintroduction of reheated 00s era vibes-based Obama/Clinton corporatism as the "solution" for authoritarianism, in order to pre-empt the introduction of a socialist democratic reform movement people actually want
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at some point here as Trump's mental/physical health fails you're going to see a slight pivot among the corporations that supported him (now that they've gotten tax cuts and brutal deregulation), in the form of a faint outline of a backbone now that his value has been all used up
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
at some point here as Trump's mental/physical health fails you're going to see a slight pivot among the corporations that supported him (now that they've gotten tax cuts and brutal deregulation), in the form of a faint outline of a backbone now that his value has been all used up
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Preserving America's leadership in open source AI by releasing a closed-source model ripped off from Alibaba
Sources: Meta's new AI model, codenamed Avocado, may launch in spring 2026 as a "closed" model, and was trained using Google's Gemma, OpenAI's gpt-oss, and Qwen (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Preserving America's leadership in open source AI by releasing a closed-source model ripped off from Alibaba
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Incarcerated workers in North Carolina prisons often earn less than a dollar a day, yet prisons and vendors charge them exorbitant prices for many goods. “They’re always looking for ways to make more money, primarily off of us,” says one incarcerated man.
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It
An increased markup on canteen goods adds to the financial burden on incarcerated people and their families, highlighting how prison systems squeeze them for revenue.
boltsmag.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Incarcerated workers in North Carolina prisons often earn less than a dollar a day, yet prisons and vendors charge them exorbitant prices for many goods. “They’re always looking for ways to make more money, primarily off of us,” says one incarcerated man.
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so many examples of this. back in '18 it felt professionally risky to call Steve King a "white supremacist" in a headline
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
so many examples of this. back in '18 it felt professionally risky to call Steve King a "white supremacist" in a headline
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
within few years after I did, King was out of Congress speaking at a white supremacist conference in the Tenn. woods with straight-up Nazis www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-...
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.