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If Russia ceases combat operations, the war is over. If Ukraine ceases combat operations, Ukraine is over

This is the clearest photo ever taken of Venus. 🔭 🧪

Jose Barco, a decorated U.S. Army veteran once based out of Fort Carson who served 2 tours in Iraq, was taken into custody last month by ICE because his citizenship papers, which were supposed to be processed while he was in the Army, were lost. Read his story:

We’ve filed suit against the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Government Efficiency. We are asking the court to block data sharing and force DOGE to destroy any downloaded sensitive data from the OPM database.

With the creation of Trump’s new Anti-Christian Bias Task Force, it’s time to get louder. Call out abuses committed in the name of Christianity. Call out hypocrisy. Call out hate speech against marginalized people. We will not be intimidated or silenced.

Very good advice to find after a day of doomscrolling

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Never Forget What Really Happened on January 6th christiannightmares.substack.com/p/never-forg...

Donald Trump will be indoors for the inauguration with his billionaire pals. His core supporters will be left outside in the cold. Think about that.

Ebert’s Mulholland Drive review is one of my favorite reviews he did

The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care. But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix. The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.

Introducing Christian Nationalism Watch christiannightmares.substack.com/p/introducin...

And here it is…. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Tech inaugural donations: Biden Apple CEO: $0 Amazon: $276,509 Google: $337,500 Meta: $0 Microsoft: $500,000 OpenAI CEO: $0 Trump Apple CEO: $1,000,000 Amazon: $1,000,000 Google: $1,000,000 Meta: $1,000,000 Microsoft: $1,000,000 OpenAI CEO: $1,000,000 wapo.st/3PzjIC1

A second mild quake

Thanks to everyone who's followed in these days since our launch! And to those that have explored the site and given such positive feedback. So happy to know all our hard work is being so well received :-) Do let us know if you spot any bugs / things to improve (still working on tags!)

A state of #emergency remains in effect for Los Angeles city and county. At least 4 #fires continue to burn out of control. They are the most #destructive ever to hit Los Angeles: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/los-angeles-fires-continue-to-burn/ 📸 NASA Earth Observatory, on January 7, 2025.

The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration. The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.

LETS DO THIS: Close your Threads, Instagram and Facebook accounts … at high noon on 20 Jan 2025 right after you do it to X. The #GreatTwitterWalkoff can also be the #GreatMetaWalkoff. Let’s do it simultaneously and show our power.

INAUGURATION COUNTER-PROGRAMMING! Here are 3 Resistance Acts we all can do on Jan 20. Use what I call FAFO, “Focused Action with Focused Objectives.” 1) BLACK OUT THE INAUGERATION FOR 100 HOURS. -Do not watch, read or engage w/TV, Radio, Social Media or Cable fm 8am 20 Jan until weekend.

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As we confront the insurrection on its anniversary, it’s important to remind ourselves of what motivated the rioters that day: the idea that the United States is for white people, whose power must be protected at all costs. (From 2023)

The Oval Office is back on the market…

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social. propub.li/3DGXECO

Congress Introduces Bill To Reduce Skull Fucking

In 1979, Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed at the White House. Ronald Reagan had them removed. We may be able to trace back the current "Do Harmful Things if it Trolls the Libs" Republicanism to Reagan removing those panels the far more forward thinking Carter had installed.

#OnThisDay in 1931, Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley died from pneumonia contracted after walking home in a snowstorm. In 1885, the self-educated farmer from Vermont, using a homemade camera, became the first person to photograph a snow crystal: publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-sn... #otd

President, humanitarian, strike thrower

The Resurrection, by Benvenuto di Giovanni, 1491, 📸 by @julianmbright

Russia shoots down innocent airliners, Ukraine feeds innocent people. Russia uses food as a weapon, Ukraine uses food to nourish. Puck Futin

Saint Nicholas (!) Providing Dowries, by Bicci di Lorenzo, 1433–35, 📸 by Joe Sargent