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End the NYTimes.

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The shift in NBC's Olympic coverage model from broadcast to on-demand replays of particular events through the Peacock app is symptomatic of the atomization of formerly collective experience borne of hyperindividualism and demand for immediate satiation, splintering the commonweal. In this essay I w

07.02.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

08.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26892    πŸ” 10422    πŸ’¬ 1082    πŸ“Œ 555

Left candidate ahead of far right in Portuguese presidential election.

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I understand the criticism against the Pats.
But Boston is a really good city.

08.02.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A large stuffed folder of files with the title β€œEpstein” is seen with what looks, at first glance, like a red page marker sticking out of the bottom. On closer inspection it is the bottom of a Trump red neck tie. French newspapers once again showing the kind of basic journalistic integrity lacking from most US national newspapers - whose collective negligence has helped ensure a man implicated in the world’s most notorious sex trafficking ring gets to remain President. That the orange pedo felon remains in office is a plague on all their houses. Cunts, one and all.

A large stuffed folder of files with the title β€œEpstein” is seen with what looks, at first glance, like a red page marker sticking out of the bottom. On closer inspection it is the bottom of a Trump red neck tie. French newspapers once again showing the kind of basic journalistic integrity lacking from most US national newspapers - whose collective negligence has helped ensure a man implicated in the world’s most notorious sex trafficking ring gets to remain President. That the orange pedo felon remains in office is a plague on all their houses. Cunts, one and all.

The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde

Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.

06.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2655    πŸ” 832    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 32

You could say the President is unwell and deranged.
You didn't mind saying similar things when it was Biden.

08.02.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

With a large nuclear fleet this was always going to be an issue so France has a huge amount of interconnection to surrounding countries, some 17 GW (4 GW of which is direct to Great Britain).

French exports have reached 95 TWh a year, about a third of GB's total electricity consumption!

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08.02.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Γ‰lectricité : un rapport confidentiel d’EDF anticipe une explosion des coΓ»ts et des risques « Le PointΒ Β» s’est procurΓ© le rapport interne d’EDF sur les consΓ©quences de la modulation de son parc nuclΓ©aire pour faire place aux renouvelables. Un document explosif, alors que le gouvernement s’ap...

France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.

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08.02.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 30

I didn't particularly mind fasting, and were in no hurry to eat after.

08.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The staffer

07.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 519    πŸ” 190    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7

CEOs really are pathetically dumb and low skill.
"The data will tell us what to do!" said no great leader ever.

08.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sa mission de dΓ©boulonner un contre pouvoir aux administrations RΓ©publicaines Γ©tant accomplie, il se retire.

08.02.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WaPo editorial board when TX imposes a legislative gerrymander: don't freak out guys! Not a threat to democracy!

When VA responds to TX with *referendum* on their own gerrymander: brass-knuckled hypocrisy, anti-democratic gamesmanship.

There is hypocrisy here, all right, but not from VA.

08.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3635    πŸ” 992    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 52

His work here is done!

(The work: destroying the Washington post on behalf of Jeff Bezos on behalf of Donald Trump.)

07.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like this should be more obvious to people? Any city where people are willing to pay this much to live in totally normal-ass houses has to be a wonderful place to live?

07.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 836    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 9

Most likely the search was "don.*t"

07.02.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Don Colossus,' a giant gold-leafed statue of US President Donald Trump, has yet to be installed, partly over a payment dispute. It has come to illustrate the volatile nature of cryptocurrency deals and Trump's own mercurial circles of influence. ➑️ u.afp.com/S2uF

07.02.2026 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 10

Same. On the same day as David.

07.02.2026 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

France is immediately investigating people with ties to Epstein. Pictured below is a former ministre.
America has promoted the ones who appear in the files.

07.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s advisors told him he was going to be booed mercilessly, so he isn’t going this year and he’s canceling the F-22 flyover too.

07.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3067    πŸ” 790    πŸ’¬ 392    πŸ“Œ 103

Absolutely right. Democrats backed a national ban on gerrymandering while Republicans pushed their advantage in key states. This evens things up but also draws us closer to real reform.

07.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1421    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 4
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06.02.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 246    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Le Monde has images of the repression against protests, done with live bullets.

07.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just say yes, man.

07.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"GTFO!" California lawmakers introduce bill to bar ICE agents from public service jobs | LA Local State Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez and Sen. Maria Elena Durazo announced legislation to bar ICE agents from holding public service jobs in California.

I love this. Bar these Nazis from public service employment forever.

thelalocal.org/immigration/...

07.02.2026 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1454    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 13

By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet

07.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 16206    πŸ” 5965    πŸ’¬ 269    πŸ“Œ 160

They used to call trump lies lies. They don't anymore, and listeners have to ask themselves why.

06.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The international Disney Fans I talk to are going to Paris or one of the other more "Local" parks. No desire to come here, especially to Florida.

06.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 229    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3

Trump is expected to grab the pot from Keaton's hands, and eat the pudding.

06.02.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.

ICYMI: Someone appears to have made all the available Epstein emails searchable in an emulator of Jeff's Gmail

06.02.2026 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 445    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

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