Henrik Selin

Having shitty, corrupt, thuggish cops is expensive.

Not for the cops I mean. But for the taxpayers.

Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.

Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE

Meme. Medieval painting of a man talking to three women. They are standing in front of a pink castle, or possible beyond the city walls. Behind them, next to the walls, is a dense forrest. The man, dressed in a baggy red cloak to cover his gut, is facing the women and holding out his left hand. He is pointing with his right hand, but it's not clear what he's pointing at. His expression is sour, and he may be asking which of them painted his castle pink while he was away on a boys-only weekend in the city. The women, for their part, are standing shoulder to shoulder, facing him and looking unimpressed. They are each wearing different colored dressed and hats, with their hair in Princess Leia buns. The one in the middle -- we'll call her Amerilla -- looks esp. dismissive of the man and his possible scoldings. He can suck it; she'll paint the castle whatever damned color she wants. Wait until he sees the living room. Meme text reads: "Which one of you lucky ladies wants to eat my eel?"

It's Tuesday. It's November. And it's been awhile. So lets tell the story about the eel, the scheming wife who ate it, and the talking magpie that ratted her out!

That's right! It's time for the eel tale from the 1370s blockbuster hit, "The Book of the Knight of the Tower." 1/5
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The UN climate talks have become too big for their own good Cop30 will have 50,000 delegates. But bigger Cops are not better Cops.

Huge COPs are an equity issue.

We don't hear marginalised voices above the din of who can afford the pavilions, flights, comms teams, or hosting.

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The ignorance of this man surpasses all belief.
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Ignorance/stupidity distinction is important. He clearly has a kind of cunning. And his live NFL commentary was as good as typical guy in a bar.

But the IGNORANCE—God save us. Somebody ask him to name branches of armed services pre-1947.

The Dems fumbled the shutdown so spectacularly, it can only be described as “New York Giants-esque”

Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

Among the many presidency-ending things it is Congress' job to police & it is failing to do, allowing the Mad King to incinerate our closest alliances is top of the list. It should have all ended w/ threatening to invade our NATO allies. Alas, we are not a serious country.

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this is literally never not accurate

Trump: "Nobody knows what magnets are."

This allows Trump (via DOJ) to use taxpayer money to bribe eight GOP Senators. It's that simple, there's no other way to describe it.

And where's the compensation for people injured by the Trump admin's unlawful conduct through DHS & DOGE?

Take a bow, @schumer.senate.gov, you did this.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.

If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

With the American people clearly on their side, Senate Democrats allowing Republicans to double and, in some instances, triple health insurance premiums for tens of millions of Americans is a hell of a choice.

Senate Democrats asked for a year of ACA subsidies and were told to fuck off.

So they came back and asked for a pinky promise to hold a vote on ACA subsidies that they will assuredly lose?

Seriously?

Donald Trump appeared to be wearing a red tie.

As #COP30 approaches, #policymakers must ensure that the integration of #climate and #biodiversity action by non-state and subnational actors is anchored in #spatial #data. #ActOnClimate #Governance

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Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo "I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last."

"I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last." n.pr/3WOLsWT

That a Reagan judge would give up his lifetime appointment willingly because he feels a future GOP president has rendered that appointment meaningless in the midst of an authoritarian speedrun is quite remarkable:

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.

Why even pro-climate action organisations may pull in different directions Experts explain the tension between stability and politicisation in climate governance.

#COP30 #ActOnClimate #Brazil #Global #Governance

Why even pro-climate action organisations may pull in different directions
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Just naked bigotry, they don't even bother trying to hide anymore

Incredibly destructive.

Agreement on the long-sought phaseout of dental amalgam drew a standing ovation at #MinamataCOP6

In total, delegates adopted two decisions on product phaseout exemption extensions, plus seven more on a range of issues

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#mercury @minamataconvention.bsky.social

At #MinamataCOP6 delegates elect Marie-Claire Lhenry, #France, as President of #MinamataCOP7. #MakeMercuryHistory @minamataconvention.bsky.social

7:414 washingtonpost o ... Elon Musk is set to become the world's first trillionaire 呵 ™ Save I Share

Something deeply fucked up when you can blindly break basic state functions and condemn millions to death and then people make you the richest man in the world instead of a pariah

Um, do federal prosecutors *really* want to take the position that it's not okay to receive something of value from … Qatar?

I can think of 747 reasons why they shouldn't. 🤔

Translation - she was incredibly influential and got lots of shit done and he’s feeling inadequate next to her.

Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani