Wm Reddy
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Rice calls on all Americans to wake up and show up.
There is hope, but everyone needs to stay in, and up, the calling out of the thrust to authoritarianism...please read:
There is hope, but everyone needs to stay in, and up, the calling out of the thrust to authoritarianism...please read:
Trump wants America to “shrink from a global…to a regional power.”
Ambassador Susan Rice warns: stay alert — this administration thrives on distraction and destruction: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/dictatorship-isolation-and-automation
Ambassador Susan Rice warns: stay alert — this administration thrives on distraction and destruction: https://contrarian.substack.com/p/dictatorship-isolation-and-automation
Dictatorship, Isolation, and Automation: Susan Rice Assesses 2025
The Ambassador warns the nation of looming fascist threats domestic and abroad
contrarian.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Rice calls on all Americans to wake up and show up.
There is hope, but everyone needs to stay in, and up, the calling out of the thrust to authoritarianism...please read:
There is hope, but everyone needs to stay in, and up, the calling out of the thrust to authoritarianism...please read:
An excellent, well-thought & clear exposition of the facts behind the most dangerous people in this administration, a leader who is clearly not there when he should be, and how they are abusing our political system to run roughshod over The Constitution & Laws, largely to satisfy their own agendas…
my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Is a Lost Cause
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
An excellent, well-thought & clear exposition of the facts behind the most dangerous people in this administration, a leader who is clearly not there when he should be, and how they are abusing our political system to run roughshod over The Constitution & Laws, largely to satisfy their own agendas…
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You know, the Putin model was turning over control of businesses and public infrastructure to wealthy buddies of his to help consolidate power.
It is the same playbook this Trump administration is using… TikTok, Paramount, for profit prisons, cryptocurrency, etc…etc…etc…
It is the same playbook this Trump administration is using… TikTok, Paramount, for profit prisons, cryptocurrency, etc…etc…etc…
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
You know, the Putin model was turning over control of businesses and public infrastructure to wealthy buddies of his to help consolidate power.
It is the same playbook this Trump administration is using… TikTok, Paramount, for profit prisons, cryptocurrency, etc…etc…etc…
It is the same playbook this Trump administration is using… TikTok, Paramount, for profit prisons, cryptocurrency, etc…etc…etc…
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The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga
The deal would end a yearslong saga to force TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the company's U.S. operation.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The US TikTok sale has been signed. The company will be controlled by a joint venture including Oracle, Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz, Abu Dhabi-based MGX. Adding a UAE company really makes it clear that this was never about national security concerns.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/t...
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Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. iOS 26 Is Awful. (It really, really is.) www.wired.com/story/phone-...
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. iOS 26 Is Awful. (It really, really is.) www.wired.com/story/phone-...
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December 17, 2025
December 17, 2025
This morning, four vulnerable Republicans signed onto the discharge petition all House Democrats have signed to force Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring a bill to extend the premium tax credits for ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
December 17, 2025
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1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Bid for the chance to own a 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #224,738.
bringatrailer.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
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Yer gonna wanna read this thread.
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Yer gonna wanna read this thread.
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the fun socks here add to the impression that he's a child
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
the fun socks here add to the impression that he's a child
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The power of photojournalism.
In this special issue, Hammer & Hope commissioned the photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson to show us the Trump administration's arrest and deportation campaign.
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The power of photojournalism.
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Knoll of Visions by Jean Dubuffet, 1952
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137526
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137526
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Knoll of Visions by Jean Dubuffet, 1952
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137526
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137526
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[The Purpose of a System is What it Does]
Bluesky's most recent features:
- "Give me your Driver's License forever"
- "Can I see every contact in your phone?"
Purpose; Extraction of data.
Bluesky's most recent features:
- "Give me your Driver's License forever"
- "Can I see every contact in your phone?"
Purpose; Extraction of data.
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
[The Purpose of a System is What it Does]
Bluesky's most recent features:
- "Give me your Driver's License forever"
- "Can I see every contact in your phone?"
Purpose; Extraction of data.
Bluesky's most recent features:
- "Give me your Driver's License forever"
- "Can I see every contact in your phone?"
Purpose; Extraction of data.
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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During the first three days of the New Year in Japan, people from all walks of life throng to great and small places of worship to pray and make wishes for the new year. This is hatsumode, one of the busiest times for shrines and temples.
Hatsumode: Japan's First Shrine Visit of the New Year - Unseen Japan
It's a ritual that many in Japan never miss. How hatsumode, Japan's most popular New Years custom, has changed over the centuries.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
During the first three days of the New Year in Japan, people from all walks of life throng to great and small places of worship to pray and make wishes for the new year. This is hatsumode, one of the busiest times for shrines and temples.
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Our January/February 2026 issue is now available online. Start reading here: fam.ag/3Mxfg8G
December 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our January/February 2026 issue is now available online. Start reading here: fam.ag/3Mxfg8G
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It's a good day when Dr. Geoff Lindsey drops a new video on the Great Vowel Shift. And with dataviz, no less!
The English Great Vowel Shift in action!
YouTube video by Dr Geoff Lindsey
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It's a good day when Dr. Geoff Lindsey drops a new video on the Great Vowel Shift. And with dataviz, no less!
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"I love that Rick Scott is on CNN talking about all the waste and deception in the health care/insurance business. He really is an expert since his company paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud."
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"I love that Rick Scott is on CNN talking about all the waste and deception in the health care/insurance business. He really is an expert since his company paid a record $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud."
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#Firefox to become "a modern AI browser" - the new #Mozilla CEO, who perhaps should use that #AI to read the fucking room and make a summary for him
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Anne Applebaum on the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy: 'Unilateral disarmament is now official policy. Because—despite its name—this National Security Strategy is not really a strategy document. It is a suicide note.'
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Anne Applebaum on the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy: 'Unilateral disarmament is now official policy. Because—despite its name—this National Security Strategy is not really a strategy document. It is a suicide note.'
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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December 16, 2025
December 16, 2025
While President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
December 16, 2025
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Good morning London. While you were sleeping, this was our most-read story ft.trib.al/g9zJ2Gx
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Good morning London. While you were sleeping, this was our most-read story ft.trib.al/g9zJ2Gx
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Prying open the lid of the slap-crate is amazing
Five more phrases for when annoyed with someone:
5. You’re filling up my bag (Brazilian Portuguese)
4. You’re turning me into the big goat (Mexican Spanish)
3. You’re making my bees rise (French)
2. You’re breaking my chestnuts (Italian)
1. You’re prying open the lid of the slap-crate (Hungarian)
5. You’re filling up my bag (Brazilian Portuguese)
4. You’re turning me into the big goat (Mexican Spanish)
3. You’re making my bees rise (French)
2. You’re breaking my chestnuts (Italian)
1. You’re prying open the lid of the slap-crate (Hungarian)
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Prying open the lid of the slap-crate is amazing
An important speech. Europe understands…
"The bottom line is simple – Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must. We know the threats that we face, and we will confront them. This means we need to be ready." - Ursula von der Leyen, President E.P.
"The bottom line is simple – Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must. We know the threats that we face, and we will confront them. This means we need to be ready." - Ursula von der Leyen, President E.P.
From trade to energy and our own defence capabilities.
Europe’s era of independence must be unstoppable.
Read my speech at the @europarl.europa.eu
→ link.europa.eu/c3v4XG
Europe’s era of independence must be unstoppable.
Read my speech at the @europarl.europa.eu
→ link.europa.eu/c3v4XG
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
An important speech. Europe understands…
"The bottom line is simple – Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must. We know the threats that we face, and we will confront them. This means we need to be ready." - Ursula von der Leyen, President E.P.
"The bottom line is simple – Europe must be responsible for its own security. This is no longer an option. It is a must. We know the threats that we face, and we will confront them. This means we need to be ready." - Ursula von der Leyen, President E.P.
For no particular reason, a photo of a birch tree…
December 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
For no particular reason, a photo of a birch tree…
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This giant pinecone belongs to the coulter pine! It can be found in California & Mexico. Nicknamed “the widowmaker,” it produces some of the world's largest pinecones—which can weigh ~11 lbs (5 kg) & plummet to the ground with deadly force!
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This giant pinecone belongs to the coulter pine! It can be found in California & Mexico. Nicknamed “the widowmaker,” it produces some of the world's largest pinecones—which can weigh ~11 lbs (5 kg) & plummet to the ground with deadly force!
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist