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Joined Apr 2022
Use of "the Ukraine" implies disregard for Ukraine's sovereignty. It's interesting to see it used in the article.
Ukraine left in security limbo with Zelensky U.S. trip results unclear
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the victory plan ... likely hinges on either accelerated NATO membership or binding security guarantees from the Ukraine’s Western partners.
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At issue for Ukrainian officials is that the looming U.S. presidential election — and a new administration regardless the outcome — puts future security assistance to Ukraine in doubt.
"Gift" article
https://wapo.st/3XM2FAk
When Amazon first came out with Alexa the voice recognition capabilities were amazing and, when combined with the ability to control household appliances, really useful. Unfortunately, it doesn't really seem to have advanced much since.
Does anyone have good experience with possible replacements?
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I knew there was more fuckery to the Walters demand of a Bible in every classroom in Oklahoma.
There are stipulations: only 2 bibles meet Walters criteria. And yep, they are 2 bibles endorsed by Trump.
Yall, Walters has gone too far!
According MTG, space lasers cause California wildfires and "they" are controlling the weather to affect the election.
#MarjorieTaylorGreene #Election2024 #WeatherControl
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Study: Conservative users' misinformation sharing drives higher suspension rates, not platform bias
#News #Politics #Misinformation #SocialMedia
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-users-misinformation-higher-suspension-platform.html
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VP debate /12
WALZ: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?
VANCE: Tim, I'm focused on the future
WALZ: That's a damning non-answer
Garry Kasparov:
Speaking from experience, this is the only question that matters. Even if you mostly agree with a politician, contempt for democracy means that soon it won’t matter what you agree with. That Vance and the campaign prefer to pander to Trump's delusions is disqualifying.
The Texas Education Agency recently released a proposed curriculum for grades K-5 that is infused with Christian-based teaching.
The move comes after the Texas Legislature authorized the agency to create open education resource materials. Schools that use the state-created curricula would receive additional per-student funding, creating an incentive to teach it, though it is not mandatory.
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The Atlantic:
Meet the Ukrainians who want to win the war - a war that cannot end until the *Russians* stop fighting.
Putin, not Zelensky, must be persuaded that the war was a mistake, the price is too high and Ukraine is not Russia.
Gift 🎁 link:
https://t.co/XYiwOXfRh3
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Pretty much all boils down to this for me.
There are literally 60-70 million people in this country who have no problem with someone who tried to overthrow the government. #politics
Reporter Taylor Lorenz exits Washington Post after investigation into Instagram post
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Lorenz attended a White House conference in August and had posted a picture of herself to some of her followers on Instagram, with Biden in the background and the text “War criminal :(”
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She lied about the incident and now she's off to Substack-land.
The Cambodian government has taken a firm stand on the cyberscam criminals operating within its borders.
"Award-winning Cambodian journalist who exposed cyberscams is arrested
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Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist who has reported extensively on human trafficking and corruption, has been arrested and charged with incitement.
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The vague charge of 'incitement' is often used ... against government critics."
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with a wave of 120 new sexual assault allegations
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Civil case. Plaintiffs attorney, "Buzbee said that 25 of the accusers were minors at the time of the incidents occurring as early as 1991. Buzbee claimed one of the accusers was as young as nine years old at the time of their alleged incident."
More lawsuits to come.
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A Russian disinfo campaign disclosed by the FBI argued that Twitter/X, had become “the only mass platform that could currently be utilized” in the United States."... because it was the only one that didn't remove Russian created content.
At what point does Musk have to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act?
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/lies-russia-tells-itself
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Salt water is making electric cars blow up after Hurricane Helene
https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/29/saltwater-making-electric-cars-blow-hurricane-helene-21700959/
Head of NASA Says Musk's Instability Is Okay Because He Doesn't Really Run SpaceX
https://www.yahoo.com/news/head-nasa-says-musks-instability-150747545.html
The Toxic Men Who Want To Control Federal Employees
What do a terrible boss, teen predator, and dog killer have in common?
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They are key figures in Trump’s effort to redesign the federal public sector. The guys who should trigger calls to HR want to become the HR system for government.
#Politics #PaulDans #JohnMcEntee #KevinRoberts /nosanitize
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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022