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“So it goes.”-Vonnegut Experienced film & video editor, compositor, animator, sound designer. Political leftie, half-arsed musician. Documentary fan. Introvert. News junkie with opinions. Atheist, (respects your religion) Father, Grandpa & Dog Dad.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.

Yesterday’s Krasnov revelations supported by another KGB source in 2021. #Krasnov www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

#Krasnov

Strands #356 “Here we (don't) go again” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵

If any of our former NATO or Five Eyes allies have intelligence data and assessments, which surely they must, about the background of the leader of their new strategic adversary, the United States, now is as good a time as any to release them, subject to protection of methods and sources, of course.

Connections Puzzle #622 🟨🟪🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

The US Marshals Service has deputized members of Elon Musk’s private security detail, giving them certain rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, three law enforcement officials familiar with the matter.

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Fresh out of prison after Trump’s pardon, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested today for assaulting a woman protesting his event.

Thanks @futureclint.bsky.social gizmodo.com/doge-staffer...

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This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

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Today I learned that Burving was a thing. #Severance

We need to save some smoke for voters. Trump was very clear during the campaign that he planned to settle Russia's war on Ukraine quickly and on Putin's terms. 77 million people voted for him anyway, and now he's following through. American voters sold out our ally.

www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...

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An 11-year-old girl took her own life in Texas after she was tormented for weeks by her sixth-grade classmates at Gainesville Intermediate School, who threatened to call ICE authorities and have her family deported from the US, her grieving parents have said. 💔 💔

Just not my day today. I solved the 2/19/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 3:14! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...

Why am I "entitled" to get social security? Because I've been paying into it every working day of my life… That’s why!!

www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

Strands #353 “Pick your own prefix” 💡🔵🔵🟡 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵

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You’re not imagining anything. Everything here in the states really is in free-fall now.

The House just formed a ‘Declassification Task Force.’ Here are the members.

That’s the ticket. Show up in court, with your Bar licenses on the line, and answer a judge’s pointed and specific questions on how this deal went down.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I solved the 2/18/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:52! www.nytimes.com/crosswords/g...

Social Security acting head abruptly exits after dust-up with Elon Musk's DOGE: report: The acting head of the Social Security Administration abruptly left the agency following a clash with Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, according to a report. Michelle King, the…

Strands #352 “Ouch!” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡

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