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Following geopolitics and defending democracy since 1970. I choose democracy, decency, and freedom. “If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity.” –Albert Einstein
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A new website created by about a dozen federal employees, called “We the Builders,” aims to be a secure outlet for government workers to share stories about how their workplaces are being impacted by DOGE, and a place to explain the real-world impact of its access to government tech systems.

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"The Tony Blair Institute estimates that additional EU spending on an extra $40bn in military aid to Ukraine would be enough to match the Russian efforts." "In Ukraine, frontline soldiers want the weapons they need to force Russia into talks. It’s as simple as that."

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you know the tide is starting to turn with these people when you're hearing this kind of shit

submitted 1 day ago • 456 comments

You stay classy, San Diego.

submitted 4 hours ago • 316 comments

go.bsky.app/MeitNpy

submitted 5 hours ago • 40 comments

Woke ain't going away

submitted 1 day ago • 85 comments

Just disgusting.

submitted 22 hours ago • 548 comments

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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You will NotSee this on that other site... gizmodo.com/doge-staffer...

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This is Alvin. He is 19 years old but still likes to be held like a baby. Because he still is a baby. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday

submitted 5 hours ago • 179 comments

Anyone else see that Cybertruck stuck in the snow while the Honda Fit drives right past it? Pretty much sums up America vs rest of the world.

submitted 22 hours ago • 432 comments

Eggs are now so expensive they’re smuggling them like fentanyl.

submitted 4 hours ago • 524 comments

that Trumpers think the US Postal *SERVICE* should be a profit-making enterprise exposes the fallacy in their conception of government

submitted 22 hours ago • 935 comments

It feels like people are waking up

submitted 4 hours ago • 1193 comments

Better not call it a “vaccine” or it might not get approved. Maybe market it as a recreational drug.

submitted 21 hours ago • 842 comments

📉📉📉

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

submitted 5 hours ago • 886 comments

Amen to that.

submitted 5 hours ago • 1210 comments

Worst. Episode. EVER.

submitted 18 hours ago • 800 comments

Martian skies have spectacular, glowing clouds at sunset www.earth.com/news/mars-ha...

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I made this Explainer Video on why and how DOGE is illegal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCgH...

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“She didn't say that. And if she did, she didn’t mean it. And if she did mean it, you didn’t understand. And if you did, it’s not a big deal. And if it is, others have said worse.”

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🫡🇺🇸 "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of ​​America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley ❗️He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

submitted 13 hours ago • 512 comments

Listen up.

submitted 7 hours ago • 212 comments

This is also discussed in “Hiding in Plain Sight” by Sarah Kendzior. The ties between Trump and Russia are deep and well-documented.

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submitted 9 hours ago • 232 comments

Delusional old man. His approval rating is tanking.

submitted 8 hours ago • 484 comments

Make it a great Saturday.

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Elon Musk Rants Incoherently in Sunglasses While X Shadowbans His Pleading Baby Mama gizmodo.com/elon-musk-ra...

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Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

submitted 9 hours ago • 184 comments

From United Humanists on FB

submitted 15 hours ago • 720 comments

For a bunch of different reasons, I think I need to hire someone to doom-scroll for me.

submitted 9 hours ago • 548 comments

200 million dollars of waste.

submitted 8 hours ago • 1093 comments

Dear @cnn.com, The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?

submitted 1 day ago • 1039 comments

It's a cartoon but it is certainly not funny. Terrifying

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WaPo Page One: “If you’re going to just yell at me, that’s not going to be an effective town hall,” McCormick said .. “But we’re pissed!” a woman shouted. #GA07 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 9 hours ago • 1014 comments

There’s something happening in this country.

submitted 1 day ago • 754 comments

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

submitted 1 day ago • 1219 comments

We are arms dealers to terrorists.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1605 comments

Shoutout to Governor Janet Mills! This is the kind of courage we need.

submitted 8 hours ago • 133 comments

Here are some nice mushrooms

submitted 8 hours ago • 195 comments

Ashley St. Clair filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for sole custody of their son. Nothing says "MAGA fAmiLY vALUeS" like the 4th baby mama demanding a paternity test in court. 🙄

submitted 8 hours ago • 53 comments

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submitted 8 hours ago • 18 comments

The family values party.

submitted 8 hours ago • 253 comments