Abdullah Akilah
@abdullahakilah.bsky.social
AFOL, exIBMer, otherwise an average #NAFO fella trying to survive life in America! 好想有一日返到香港 #8647 In a world where Trump is president, be Jimmy Carter...
There’s a reason that campaign finance reform was one of the first reforms after Watergate.
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 8h agoElon Musk has given Republican campaigns $650 million – MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS – in the last few years. He's not doing it to make Americans more free. He's doing it to make Americans his serfs.
Interception of a Russian Shahed drone over the Black Sea as it approaches Odesa’s coastline
for as long as i've been alive, republicans have ran the same playbook: a few weeks before voting begins, they roll out completely fabricated smear campaigns. these things are always coordinated, so the talking points take over the news. the party is never electorally punished for their dishonesty.
A Ukrainian soldier shot down a Russian jet-powered Geran-4 drone using an Igla-1 MANPADS over Ukraine’s Rivne region this morning.
General Keith Kellogg: “Russia has been targeting schools, churches. Ukraine is attacking military targets. Russia is not winning and Ukraine has been really putting pressure on. (…) Ukrainians will not stop hitting Russian refineries, as they should. It’s a war and they are attacking correctly.”
There's no #BannedBooksWeek in Hong Kong because there is no list of banned books. It's difficult to report on books banned or removed from libraries in Hong Kong, but maybe a constructive approach might be for a journalist or news organisation to compile a list of books that are Not Accessible.
Banned Books Week@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 3d agoLET BOOKS BE ACCESSIBLE! Attempts to limit access for the intended audience are acts of censorship. Let's take a look at the harmful myths and misinformation censors use to justify their actions. And find ways to push back! #BannedBooksWeek #LetBooksBe
A nice read by @thu.bsky.social on how the Japanese are frantically buying Suica Penguin merchandise before JR East replaces its mascot www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Japan Can’t Let Go of Its Favorite Penguin
After 25 years as the face of rail company JR East, Suica Penguin’s retirement has unleashed a frenzy of merchandise, nostalgia and fandom.
bloomberg.com
🇺🇦 And this is why USA can't be trusted. At all. Never. #Ukraine #nevertrustUSA #boycottUSA #boycottrussia (Source:UBN/RS)
One of the Russian Pantsir air defense systems destroyed in the SSU’s strike compilation has been geolocated to Sochi’s Olympic Park, built specifically for the 2014 Winter Olympics. A perfect demonstration of just how much sport is really “outside politics.”
This kinda framing is how you get a whole bunch of people believing Taiwan is a restive rebel territory trying to separate rather than already de facto independent under threat of invasion
Reuters@reuters.com · 4d agoGiant Taiwan flag flies from helicopter for national day, defying Beijing reut.rs/4yfLrLZ
Taiwan celebrating National Day not about defying Beijing. Taiwan exists on its own terms, not only by its relationship to its neighbors, much less China.
Reuters@reuters.com · 4d agoGiant Taiwan flag flies from helicopter for national day, defying Beijing reut.rs/4yfLrLZ
And now, onboard footage from a Ukrainian B-2: drone’s appearance causes a traffic accident as drivers get distracted, then it flies directly over the heads of a Russian mobile air defense team, which fails to stop it, before slamming straight into the windshield of a Russian military truck.
🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 3d agoA Ukrainian B-2 mid-range strike drone heads into the Russian rear. The B-2 is most commonly used to hunt Russian military logistics, targeting supply trucks and other vehicles behind the front lines. One of its most distinctive features is the warhead mounted externally beneath the fuselage.
The START of this clip made me do a double take: new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia sits on the board of White Rose Resistance, an organization that wants to *prosecute abortion patients for homicide* www.ms.now/opinion/abor...
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 3d agoWH Press Sec Katie Zacharia: The abortion pill has the same chemicals that they used in the extermination camps in Nazi Germany
⚡️️️️️️️'He better damn well stop' — Trump slams Zelensky for attacking Russian refineries, says Ukraine should get 'new president.' "I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president," Trump said when questioned about his deal to ease sanctions against Russia in exchange for diesel.
'He better damn well stop' — Trump slams Zelensky for attacking Russian refineries, says Ukraine should get 'new president'
"I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president," U.S. President Donald Trump said when questioned about his deal to ease sanctions against Russia in exchange for diesel.
kyivindependent.com
🤯 Algerian military transport aircraft are routinely flying through NATO airspace, including over Poland, to deliver equipment to Russia. united24media.com/world/russia...
Russia’s Algeria Military Air Bridge Runs Straight Through NATO Airspace
Algeria's military air bridge to Russia, utilizing NATO airspace, highlights ongoing defense ties and the transport of equipment despite geopolitical tensions.
united24media.com
"However, the parts were late in departing from Australia, and in an effort to speed up its delivery, the shipment was then routed via Hong Kong, on the ITAR blacklist. Had the email been seen, the shipment almost certainly wouldn’t have been routed to China." nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/we...
We Now Know How China Got Sensitive F-35 Parts
Existing US export controls forbid the delivery of sensitive military equipment to non-approved countries, but a UPS employee appears to have ignored an email containing this information.
nationalinterest.org
good lord how can anyone be this whiny; are you not ashamed
A Ukrainian FPV drone lying in ambush at night spots a passing Russian assault group of four soldiers on a quad bike, waits for the right moment, then takes off and strikes them.
Trump's suit appears to be part of Jos. A. Bank's Traveler line. The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend. The company describes it as having the "ultimate stretch" and was designed to minimize body odor.
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America now runs on Argentinian beef, Russia Diesel, and measles.
I mean, quite aside from the barbarism of live-streaming this, I actually can't think of anything more stupid from a counterterrorism perspective. Showing this online - where it will likely be replayed for many years - has no deterrent value and would be useful only as anti-US recruitment tool.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 4d agoBREAKING: The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
After he used an alpr to track police “…two officers from Peel Regional Police allegedly turned up at Sistilli’s front door to ask what his ‘intentions’ were for the data he gathered.”
YouTuber Says Cops Paid Him a Visit After He Built Flock-Style Camera to Track Cops
It turns out that the gander is not actually super keen on what's good for the goose.
gizmodo.com
Donald has lifted sanctions on Russian diesel. We will use the money to help Iran. Who are fighting the USA. Donald is paying us to help kill American soldiers.
In honor of Energy Dominance month, we’re now buying oil from Russia and funding both sides of one war overseas, because our over-dependence on oil is making us lose another war overseas.
Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d agoThe United States is now importing fuel from Russia, per President Trump.
NEW: An abortion provider suing the FDA for restricting the drug mifepristone obtained emails showing White House staffers meddling in statements about abortion pills. WH made edits to a letter RFK Jr sent to red-state AGs seeking crackdown @autonomynews.co storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
WHOLE WOMAN’S HEALTH ALLIANCE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 3:23-cv-00019-RSB
PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY MEMORANDUM IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF
RETAINING JURISDICTION PENDING REMAND TO FDA
Defendants do not dispute that this Court has the authority to retain jurisdiction over this case pending the completion of FDA’s mifepristone review. See ECF Doc. 101 at 4–5 (citing cases). Nor do they dispute that it would be improper for FDA to disregard the statutory factors that should guide its mifepristone review in favor of political considerations. Instead, **Defendants disparage Plaintiffs’ concern about political interference with FDA’s review as “unfounded speculation.”** ECF Doc. 102 at 4. **Far from it — Plaintiffs have the receipts.**
Last week, in response to a FOIA request, Plaintiffs’ counsel received a production of FDA documents that included **a September 3, 2025 email from an “eop.gov” email address asking FDA and HHS for “a briefing on the status of the FDA [mifepristone] study design and proposed timelines.” Exhibit A. “EOP” stands for “Executive Office of the President” and “eop.gov” is the email address for the White House.** An HHS employee agreed the agencies would “do our best to accommodate.” Id. This document confirms that the threat of political interference with FDA’s review of the scientific evidence is very real. This Court should exercise its authority to retain...
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