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Working towards a peaceful world, Interests Buddhism Yoga Martial arts photography Budding guitarist. Anti-Brexit anti-Trump anti-Putin Done with Twitter done with Musk #StandwithUkraine, occasional outbursts

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She has her favourites though.

18.07.2025 07:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When all protest is terrorism The groundwork for Trump's free speech crackdown was laid by the War on Terror.

The groundwork for Trumpโ€™s free speech crackdown was laid by the War on Terror.

07.10.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 282    ๐Ÿ” 94    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Berlin must become a leader in the drone industry, support Ukraine, German Economy Minister says "Those who want air sovereignty must build it. Germany must become a leading location for the development and production of drones โ€” to support Ukraine, to strengthen our own defense capabilities, and...

โšก๏ธBerlin must become a leader in the drone industry, support Ukraine, German Economy Minister says.

07.10.2025 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 425    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.

Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.

07.10.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 353    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Trump claims without evidence that insurrection is taking place in Portland U.S. President Donald Trump claimed without evidence on Monday that an insurrection is taking place in Portland, Oregon, as he seeks to deploy National Guard troops to the city amid what he describes as surging crime.

Trump claims without evidence that insurrection is taking place in Portland reut.rs/46PQWVW

07.10.2025 01:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 200    ๐Ÿ” 90    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was โ€” and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was โ€” and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

07.10.2025 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 391    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Not even seen the year out.
What did America unleash on itself?
Insurrectionists pardoned.
Military style assaults on apartment block.
Children zip tied.
Protestors shot.
Gov and nation at loggerheads.
Self enrichment.
Dictators idolised.
Venezuelans murdered.
Judiciary homes bombed.
What's next?

07.10.2025 07:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump floats Insurrection Act use amid National Guard standoff with states The extreme presidential power hasn't been used without state consent in over 60 years.

President Trump suggested today he may use the Insurrection Act if courts continue to bar him from deploying the National Guard to U.S. cities.

07.10.2025 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 229    ๐Ÿ” 101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
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Ukrainian drones strike 'rare' Russian signal jamming station in occupied Luhansk Oblast Ukrainian drones "detected and burned" a rare Russian signal jamming station in occupied Luhansk Oblast, the Unmanned Systems Forces announced on Oct. 6.

โšก๏ธUkrainian drones strike 'rare' Russian signal jamming station in occupied Luhansk Oblast.

Ukrainian drones "detected and burned" a Russian signal jamming station in occupied Luhansk Oblast, the Unmanned Systems Forces announced on Oct. 6.

07.10.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 773    ๐Ÿ” 139    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Enjoying international cuisines makes people more tolerant, UK study finds Frequent and varied eating found to reduce likelihood of perceiving immigrants as โ€˜cultural or economic threatsโ€™ Whether it is the kedgeree of the British Raj, the Victorian โ€œpenny lickโ€ ice-creams of Manchesterโ€™s Little Italy, or the battered fish brought to the UK by Sephardic Jews, international influences on the countryโ€™s food are longstanding, diverse and many. Now, research has revealed that eating international food does not merely spice up the diet โ€“ but makes people more tolerant. Continue reading...

Enjoying international cuisines makes people more tolerant, UK study finds

07.10.2025 04:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 215    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.

07.10.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 498    ๐Ÿ” 142    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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Ukraine, Denmark sign memorandum on joint drone manufacturing "The Memorandum provides for the establishment of production by Ukrainian defense companies on the territory of Denmark, the creation of joint capacities, technology exchange, and the involvement of E...

โšก๏ธUkraine, Denmark sign memorandum on joint drone manufacturing.

Ukraine and Denmark signed a memorandum of understanding, which will allow Ukrainian defense companies to set up joint manufacturing in the Nordic country, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Oct. 6.

07.10.2025 04:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 583    ๐Ÿ” 114    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend and associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison term.

A jury in Manhattan federal court convicted Maxwell in 2021 on charges that included sex trafficking a teenage girl.

06.10.2025 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 925    ๐Ÿ” 345    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 152    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
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Russ Vought is Trumpโ€™s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent." The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

Russ Vought is Trumpโ€™s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is โ€œabhorrent.โ€

Several homes in the neighborhood have a yard sign in the front proudly declaring: โ€œThis house supports federal workers.โ€ That includes the house right next door to his.

07.10.2025 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 457    ๐Ÿ” 130    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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In Testimony, Top Texas Republican Remembers Another Conversation With GOP Mapmaker Read more here.

NEW: A top Texas Republican revealed in federal court Monday he didnโ€™t tell legislators about a phone call with the national GOP operative who drew the stateโ€™s new gerrymandered congressional map.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

07.10.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 482    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Groups Sue E.P.A. Over $7 Billion in โ€˜Solar for Allโ€™ Grants The lawsuit accused the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally revoking the money without congressional approval.

A coalition of solar energy companies, labor unions, nonprofit groups and homeowners sued the EPA on Monday over its termination of $7 billion in grants intended to help low- and moderate-income families install solar panels on their homes.

07.10.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 929    ๐Ÿ” 221    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Robin Williamsโ€™ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: โ€˜Stop doing this to himโ€™ Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: โ€˜Youโ€™re not making art, youโ€™re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beingsโ€™ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. โ€œPlease, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,โ€ Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. โ€œStop believing I wanna see it or that Iโ€™ll understand, I donโ€™t and I wonโ€™t. If youโ€™re just trying to troll me, Iโ€™ve seen way worse, Iโ€™ll restrict and move on. But please, if youโ€™ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. Itโ€™s dumb, itโ€™s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, itโ€™s NOT what heโ€™d want. Continue reading...

Robin Williamsโ€™ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: โ€˜Stop doing this to himโ€™

07.10.2025 02:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 818    ๐Ÿ” 197    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

06.10.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2049    ๐Ÿ” 710    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 94    ๐Ÿ“Œ 53
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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Hereโ€™s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administrationโ€™s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

07.10.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1329    ๐Ÿ” 778    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72
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โ€œThey Donโ€™t Care About Civil Rightsโ€: Trumpโ€™s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...

The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties โ€œwas one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,โ€ immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. โ€œNow you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.โ€

(Published April 2025)

07.10.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 899    ๐Ÿ” 356    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20โ€”and the shadowy forces that built it "Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."

โ€œRoberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice.โ€

07.10.2025 02:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1875    ๐Ÿ” 771    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 134    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the governmentโ€™s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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06.10.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15730    ๐Ÿ” 7447    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 818    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1086

@spittingimages.bsky.social Hello, we're waiting ๐Ÿ˜

07.10.2025 07:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m just gonna leave this here. When it speaks for itself, why try to add more clutter? This is succinct and on point as is!

06.10.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 587    ๐Ÿ” 281    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Not a single human was surprised.

07.10.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 875    ๐Ÿ” 228    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
Killing of Kendra James - Wikipedia

An older story but still alive for us.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing...

07.10.2025 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Here in Portland feeling weirdly relieved by the PPB actually protecting protestors from the Feds, yet still thinking back to their killing of Kendra James.

07.10.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The video shows an agent turn a federal vehicle left into Martinezโ€™s vehicle, after which an agent says, โ€œDo something b----.โ€ The agent then exits the vehicle and shoots at Martinez.
Martinez has โ€œseven holesโ€ from the shooting and they had to return later when she began bleeding from her wounds.

07.10.2025 06:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a felony for me to lie in court. It should be a felony for LEOs, too, including on charging documents and in warrant applications.

07.10.2025 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 258    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

07.10.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5153    ๐Ÿ” 1406    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

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