Finally, after many shocks, have cancelled my Washington Post subscription #washingtonpost
A drip in a barrel, maybe.
@scoutts.bsky.social
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Finally, after many shocks, have cancelled my Washington Post subscription #washingtonpost
A drip in a barrel, maybe.
We misconceive of #russia and excuse it at our peril.
And weโve done so eagerly, despite overwhelming evidence, despite the clear and present danger it poses not just to ๐บ๐ฆ but to Europe, to the global security order, and to russians themselves.
My latest
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I think the renfe app/website is pretty terrible. Check the man in seat 61 website for advice! That said, even after scouring all possibilities, there really are only a very few trains between Granada and Malaga/Malaga Airport, far fewer than you might think given their respective populations
10.01.2026 20:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
05.01.2026 14:42 โ ๐ 1703 ๐ 585 ๐ฌ 41 ๐ 27It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Canadian #ICC Judge Prost has spoken about the emotional & practical toll that US sanctions against her have taken.
Yet Ottawa will not speak out against these sanctions. The reason, I have had confirmed, is bc Canada is afraid of American anger at calling sanctions out.
A sad state of affairs.
Es kommen ja nicht viele Mรคnner zu meinen Vortrรคgen. Aber es sind ausschlieรlich Mรคnner, die mir danach gute Tipps geben, wie ich es besser machen kรถnnte.
Das ist schon auch ein bisschen lustig.
Vienna, Austria
18.10.2025 19:34 โ ๐ 53 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0#nokings #vienna
18.10.2025 19:29 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐จ BREAKING: Three Russian fighter jets flew into Estonian airspace today in a serious escalation on NATOโs eastern border.
Read the developing story: ow.ly/rBwh50WZpov
Ri Chun Hee as host of the Jimmy Kimmel show
Iโm not sure how I feel about Kimmelโs replacement, tbh.
17.09.2025 23:18 โ ๐ 523 ๐ 114 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 6I've written a lot about disordered discourse and counterpublics, but given recent events I want to cover a key part of disordered discourse, which I call the four pillars of disordered doubt.
09.09.2025 16:28 โ ๐ 479 ๐ 169 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 45Columbia University, big law firms and major Fortune 500 companies have consistently rolled over to Trump. Meanwhile, E. Jean Carroll, Stormy Daniels and the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein consistently stand up to him despite the risk of losing everything.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/n...
Das ist alles dermaรen jenseitig, es macht einen nur mehr fassungslos. Und die Republikaner im Kongress applaudieren oder schauen dabei zu. Eine Sekte, die ihrem Guru folgt, offenbar vรถllig egal wohin.
Wir kรถnnen der wichtigsten Demokratie der Welt live beim Marsch in die Autokratie zusehen.
Cruelty doesnโt seem like a byproduct, itโs the goal. The Trump administration is set to destroy $9.7 million worth of contraceptives instead of sending them to women in need overseas.
19.07.2025 15:02 โ ๐ 2969 ๐ 861 ๐ฌ 119 ๐ 43Got damn
13.07.2025 12:17 โ ๐ 17313 ๐ 5970 ๐ฌ 537 ๐ 826โif they can do this to a senator they can do this to anybodyโ
they already are doing it to everybody wtf do you think weve been saying
the iconic Artie from Sopranos pointing a rifle meme
go ahead, post another "both sides" take. tell me about cafeteria complaints and affinity group graduations at liberal arts colleges set the groundwork for today's DHS. write another essay comparing the domestic mobilization of the military to the social dynamics of leftist group chats.
12.06.2025 19:41 โ ๐ 5215 ๐ 836 ๐ฌ 51 ๐ 10A graphic of Timothy Snyderโs 20 lessons to act against tyranny: do not obey in advance, defend institutions, beware the one-party state, take responsibility, remember professional ethics, be wary of paramilitaries, be reflective if you must be armed, stand out, be kind to our language, believe in truth, investigate, make eye contact and small talk, practice corporeal politics, establish a private life, contribute to good causes, learn from peers in other countries, listen for dangerous words, be calm when the unthinkable arrives, be a patriot, be as courageous as you can.
08.06.2025 16:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Rumours
16.04.2025 21:13 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The people telling the world they want to "have Greenland" and make Canada the "51st state" are suddenly really into respecting national sovereignty when it comes to the nation they want to serve as their fascist blacksite penal colony
15.04.2025 13:11 โ ๐ 1511 ๐ 406 ๐ฌ 35 ๐ 8Old mobile phones and keyboards. Overlaid text reads: FT Exclusive: EU issues US-bound staff with burner phones to avoid espionage
Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage โ a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
14.04.2025 12:13 โ ๐ 26613 ๐ 8558 ๐ฌ 835 ๐ 1018Russia: Two high-school kids in Nizhny Novgorod sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for publishing a YouTube video to their 26 subscribers in which they discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The police complaint was filed by their school principal.
12.04.2025 18:43 โ ๐ 299 ๐ 92 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 15The rest of us should make a point of reading our way through this list.
11.04.2025 19:33 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Adolf Hitler's โMein Kampfโ is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. โI Know Why the Caged Bird Singsโ and โMemorializing the Holocaustโ are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethโs office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism โ but preserved volumes defending white power.