Israel's operations in Syria could constitute "war crimes" (UN investigators)

CBP agent to go on trial on lurid charges of raping and robbing Chinese sex workers

CBP agent to go on trial on lurid charges of raping and robbing Chinese sex workers

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Huge WSJ report on Noem's DHS corruption. She made Corey Lewandowski a “special government employee,” where he had sign-off power over big contracts. While in that position, he pitched Qatar & UAE on hiring him on the side for help with DHS matters, including visas. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Chasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski’s Power Moves at DHS

Kristi Noem’s close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security; Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in agency’s contracts.

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It's a scandal that the president of the United States is out of his damn mind. It's also a scandal that major news media aren't telling you that, loudly and often.

The bar at this new Charleston restaurant is made entirely of Lego bricks www.postandcourier.com/business/ret...

The bar at this new Charleston restaurant is made entirely of Lego bricks

Joe Walker wanted to build a bar unlike anything Charleston had seen before. So the owner of West Ashley’s up-and-coming Bad Bambino built one himself — by hand, with thousands of Lego bricks.

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Sober and important analysis of the AfD’s win in Germany by| Cas Mudde | The Guardian bsky.app/profile/theg...

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 14h ago

The AfD’s win in Germany is a dark day for Europe. Time is running out to stop the far right | Cas Mudde

"How dangerous is Elon Musk to the world's democracies?" Gibney is asked. "Extremely," he answers, in a single word.

It is striking to me that 'a man should do anything (mostly violence) for his family' is presented on the right as the most traditional of traditional values...given that actual pre-modern societies very frequently posit duties to community or religion that supersede the family!

This, while some idiots think the current mayor isn’t supposed to go to Ground Zero.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 15h ago

New York City officials are making public more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks. The records suggest that New Yorkers were told to return to the ground zero area before it was safe. nyti.ms/3UDZehm

Imagine if governments around the world, even nominally centrist ones, had given (and continue to give!) this guy Musk billions of dollars in government subsidies and contracts. That would be wild right, and like cutting off your democratic nose to spite your face

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · 18h ago

musk given, & accepts, credit for recent fascist victory

Georgia O'Keeffe, Blue and Green Music, 1919 #georgiaokeeffe #museumarchive

Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature

Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

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Russia struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles overnight, killing 2 people and injuring at least 10, authorities said. Civilian infrastructure was damaged at more than 16 locations across five districts, including residential buildings, warehouses and an educational facility. Fires are reported #Ukraine

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 9h ago

Ukraine's Air Force reported on the massive overnight attack, mainly focussed on Kyiv. Shot down: 142/166 attack drones of various types 31/32 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles 2/? Iskander-M/KN-23/S-400/P-800 Oniks ballistic and hypersonic missiles #Ukraine

I think we're at the point where we can incredibly comfortably say that your attitude towards Reform, Restore, MAGA, the AfD etc is how you'd have responded to fascism in the 1930s

Man in a hi-vis jacket outside: "J. G. Ballard. Miserable science fiction. Everybody dies"

A good way to tell if folk feel a particular tree is home to a Wood Sprite is to check its base and any hollows too see if offerings have been left. It is important not to disturb, let alone remove, any appeasements made at the tree. – Instructions to the 1979 Wood Sprite Census takers

Imagine if someone duct taped Trump to a chair every time he said something racist.

UAE leader warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7, says report

UAE leader warned Netanyahu of Hamas attack days before October 7, says report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong backlash from opposition leaders on Tuesday after a report published by Haaretz newspaper said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation days before the attacks on October 7. The report alleges that Netanyahu failed to inform security chiefs. 

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‼️ Russia struck the office of the TV channels "We-Ukraine" and "We-Ukraine+" in Kyiv, there are casualties.

🇳🇵 Faces fill Nepal's wall of missing people after catastrophic floods People stick up notices of missing people on a wall in Nepal's Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, as emergency response teams continue their searches after the catastrophic flooding.

🇧🇷 🤡 Dozens of clowns gather to celebrate circus in Brazil The Historic Center of Mariana, a city in the state of Minas Gerais, hosts the International Clown Gathering, featuring circus performances and activities for children and adults.

The deaths of two children in separate gene-editing trials in China raise serious questions about oversight and could have a profound effect on the country’s biomedical industry go.nature.com/4xjsmbb

Two children died from gene therapies in China: where the field goes next

Strengthened laws should help to ensure future deaths are quickly disclosed to the public, but China’s reputation for such research is at risk.

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"Why shouldn't I read Nietzsche aloud to him? I'm breaking no law."

WWN@waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 22h ago

Man Arrested After Training Pet Parrot To Deliver Nihilistic Musings Which Lead People To Question Their Entire Lives https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/09/07/man-arrested-after-training-pet-parrot-to-deliver-nihilistic-musings-which-lead-people-to-question-their-entire-lives/

🇾🇪 Yemen's Houthi rebels struck a series of targets in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding 73, in their heaviest attack since the conflict reignited during the Middle East war. ➡️ u.afp.com/Sji5

Iceland summons the U.S. ambassador after President Trump posted an image on social media showing the island and other countries covered by the American flag, local broadcaster RUV says.

Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag

Iceland last month voted against reopening EU membership talks in a referendum where Trump’s designs on Greenland had featured as a backdrop.

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When you let loose at a school performance 😊 Zoomies on Drums 🥁 🌟

MERZ: My deep belief that we have to defend our freedom against Russia won't change. Threat to our security is concrete. Once we stop supporting Ukraine, things won't get better. They will get worse because Russia’s aim is to destabilize order of values we used to call the best.

But these contradictions pale beside the AfD itself, an ultranationalist fascist political party which is micromanaged and financed by the Kremlin.

Another terrifying night in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Dozens of missiles struck the city overnight, leaving parts of the capital covered in smoke and destruction. At least two people have been killed and seven others injured so far.