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Reuters reporting that the U.S. has threatened Ukraine with the “imminent” shutoff of Starlink access unless the country agrees to handover control of rare earth minerals to the United States. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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This is direct theft of taxpayer money for political purposes. It is literally stealing.

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another Nazi salute at CPAC

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Edward Gorey photographed by Jack Mitchell, 1977 #EdwardGorey #BOTD

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Shotei Hiroaki (1871-1945) Evening glow at Sakawa Bridge #japanese #woodblock

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"I couldn't get near what I wanted through seeing, recognizing and recreating, so I stood the problem on its head. I started studying squares, rectangles, triangles and the sensations they give rise to." -Bridget Riley #BridgetRiley #OpArt #AbstractArt

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One reason Trump is doing this is bc Trump has failed to come close to meeting his deportation promises. If that were to become a bigger narrative--if the mob learned that he was diverting NatSec resources yet is falling behind Sleepy Joe Biden's deportation numbers--Trump'd be in trouble.

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lol

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Good morning. How’s your day going? Just starting mine. It’s garden pruning and spring cleaning season here, for me.

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#BlueSkyArtShow #Reflections Thriplow

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Reorganizing large entities is a marathon, not a sprint. Does GOP have the endurance for change management?

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Plovers under the Moon, by Morikawa Sobun, late 19th century #Japanese #Art #JapanseArt #Ukiyo-e

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Můj už starší článek pro britské Byline Times: Czechs still recall Vondra's presence at the Future of Europe conference in Budapest. In the snapshots from that event, Vondra and Bannon are captured in jovial camaraderie. …It was a subtle dance of controlled opposition.

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Photographer Varun Aditya captured this stunning clip of a pride of lions without using a flash. The photographer spent three nights in a hiding place, waiting for the perfect moment.

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#TheFarSide by Gary Larson || est. #comic publication: 1980-83 || series run: 1979-95 & 2017-23

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A quote from William McMillan (NSW) at the 1891 Australian federation convention: US constitution framers "were 100 years behind our present development—they having to make a man either a despot or a nonentity—for every president has been one or the other—[and their problems] do not exist with us"

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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government. It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it. Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.

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Another roadside sign “The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” Marcus Aurelius

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Keep up with the different surveillance technologies police are using across the U.S., from body-worn cameras, to cell-site simulators. Stay informed using the Atlas of Surveillance.

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@anntelnaes.bsky.social By Ann Telnaes. Never forget.

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I know I've shot and posted this scene 100s of times in the past, but I just can't get over it. You could be forgiven for thinking that all I do is wait for foggy weather, then head up onto the hill. But I just love this view so much. #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #LandscapePhotography

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Waiting for the run on banks in the states. Trump is turning the place into Lower Slobovia

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NEW non-clarifying clarifications about Elon Musk's employee status filed just now in a NM-led lawsuit: —Musk, as a presidential senior adviser, "has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself." He is also not DOGE's administrator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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HEARING: Today is the preliminary injunction hearing in Talbott v. Trump, the case challenging Trump's anti-transgender military executive order. Judge Reyes began by trying to go through the points on which everyone agrees. DOJ will not agree the EO is to ban all trans people from the military.

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Today (2/17/25) at 11am Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will conduct a TRO (temporary restraining order) hearing in a challenge to the constitutionality of DOGE under the Appointments Clause (Art II, §2, cl 2). I’ll try to live-blog here for @lawfare.bsky.social . You can also phone-in yourself. ... /1

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#Canadians are already offering Made in Canada “discovery” apps

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At least 7 plane crashes since Trump and Musk destroyed aviation safety in the United States. That's an average of 1 plane crash every 3 days. 1/29 – Washington, D.C. 1/31 – Pennsylvania 2/5 – Washington 2/6 – Alaska 2/10 – Arizona 2/12 – California 2/16 – Georgia

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Congrats to everyone who insisted they were better off four years ago -- you made it right back to the safety and security of "early COVID pandemic"

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#Canada will annex allied US states after the various recent and continuing endemic diseases wipe out the rest of the states.

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‘Secret Lowry’: the ex-gravedigger who painted northern life He repaired his car with Sellotape and kept his trousers up with rope. But Eric Tucker had a hidden life – painting drinkers, smokers and factory-workers without saccharine or sentiment. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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I know Stathis. He was a colleague of mine at the University of Chicago. He is a pretty buttoned-down scholar. For him to tweet this out is… something.

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I think Elon is writing some of Grandpa Don’s socmed messages

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