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Welcome to the daily thread on Day 1209 of this God-forsaken war. That's 173 weeks. "24 hour" tRUmp has now been back in the *hite House 148 days. All the Orange deadlines, promises have passed. Why? Because tRUmp, like Putin expected Ukraine to cave. They didn't. They won't.

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PSA: asking Grok to tell you if an image is AI-generated does not work. It in fact fails the most basic test; simply editing the StyleGAN2 watermark out of this GAN-generated face from ThisPersonDoesNotExist(dot)com causes Grok to incorrectly classify it as a real photo.

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One of the most striking confluences of art & authoritarianism from recent days in LA.Nadya's performance exhibit was happening at MOCA,900 feet from the ICE facility being protested & National Guard deployed to.Unforgettable images of mural outside MOCA in reply. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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"Instead of debating the reasons corporate power has decimated environmental standards and the middle class, the Republican gibberish machine has Americans fighting over the sexuality of candy marketing."

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There a reason the protests are being covered differently from the Tea Party The Tea Party was a front for the wealth class that owns the media and were used to demonize necessary reform These protests were democratic and populist, which the wealth class and its media opposes Hope that helps

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Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov and other guests discussed the future of Europe, where any survivors will be forced to learn the Russian language and serve fast food to Russians. youtu.be/vk5afrMI05I

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For the same reasons I love Chick Tracts, conspiracy artwork, and deluded songs, I really do love reading Hustler Culture (Original from @joestieb.bsky.social)

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Ok, this is best comparative stat, members of media: The DC Pride parade one week ago had a bigger turnout.

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The thief has been found! His name is Guðmundur Pedro and Nettó gave him a bag full of dried fish.

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Barak Ravid says Trump told Netanyahu that the US "would consider striking Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear facility if such a move would become necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon" www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

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With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

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Pravda on the Potomac. Total collapse of a once proud pillar of American journalism.

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Trump Big Failure vs Protest In Minnesota

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It's pretty obvious that a lot of US mainstream media either doesn't recognise authoritarianism or doesn't want to call it out. Either way, it's an excellent way to destroy trust in your institution.

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Apparently, the deterrent effect of US investment in Ukraine is limited. www.ft.com/content/c320...

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Rumors etc but well. Some people probably would not grieve too hard.

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There are more russian flags on this than American. How appropriate.

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Why is germ theory in the same air quotes as "miasma theory," I ask as a historian of medicine who is very very tired

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Det har rablet helt for journalistene i NRK.

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Du store A'Tuin!

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Ingen artikler i norsk presse om hvor bokstavelig talt sinnssykt detta virkelig er.

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Lots of reports of Israeli efforts to get the US to not just tacitly support the war on Iran but to help Israel finish the job, because Israel’s military doesn’t have the equipment it needs to do it www.axios.com/2025/06/14/i...

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When truth is the first casualty in a war, you need reliable, professional journalists to cut through the propaganda (on both sides) and analyse the truth. You've found the start of my daily thread on Day 1208 of the war in Ukraine as Russia continues the illegal conflict.

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The Trump admin just figured out why Voice of America, who they want to eliminate, has served us well for many decades.

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UPDATE: Minnesota authorities have identified Vance Boelter (57) as the alleged murderer. The kill list recovered from his car also targets Gov Tim Walz, Rep. Ilhan Omar, several Democratic lawmakers, & abortion-care providers. If you know where Boelter is call MN state tip line at (651) 555-TIPS.

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Anbefaler dere å sjekke innom @50501movement.bsky.social for oppsummeringer av hvordan #Nokings -demonstrasjonene går

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🇺🇸 The US has transferred air defense systems intended to protect Ukraine to the Middle East — because they are “protecting their people.” Pete Hagseth: “Yes, we have redeployed. We are using all available means to protect our people in the region and around the world.” No comment.

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My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

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We got another one! reallifemag.com/potemkin-ai/

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

To indicted war criminal Putin's delight, Israel's attack on Iran has moved Russia's sick crimes off the agenda. It also ensures the US will cut back all support for Ukraine as tRUmpy rushes to protect another friend + indicted war criminal Bibi. It's Day 1207 - there's the🧵

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