Red Sonja

Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.

Trump and Mike Johnson took a huge hit as the House rejected a rule meant to stop challenges to Trump’s tariffs. The 214 to 217 loss came after Republicans Don Bacon, Thomas Massie, and Kevin Kiley voted with all Democrats.

Bellingcat founder: ‘Playing whack-a-mole with disinformation is always going to fail’ Eliot Higgins discusses the future of investigative journalism with Alan and Lionel

In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan Rusbridger and
@lionelbarber.bsky.social are joined by Eliot Higgins to discuss the growing importance of open-source investigation techniques to verify video in an age of misinformation

How concerned should we be?

1903 US Congress adopts the Expedition Act, which authorizes the Attorney General to 'expedite' anti-trust cases through the courts, reflecting growing popular support for President Theodore Roosevelt's "trust busting" campaign 1916 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control 1942 "Archie" comic book debuts 1964 The Beatles first concert appearance in US, at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. 1993 President Clinton selects Janet Reno to be first female US Attorney General 2006 US Vice President Dick Cheneyaccidentally shoots and injures Harry Whittington while on a quail hunt on a ranch in Riviera, Texas 2020 US Attorney General, William Barr recommends cutting suggested sentence of Roger Stone, prompting prosecutors to resign @getyourfoxyback

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When I despair,
I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall.

Think of it. Always.
Mahatma Gandhi

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Printers are literally the bane of technology!

Senile Satan will be wild tonight. Get used to it: Mike Johnson will be gone, and you’re going to be a lame duck. Americans have had it.

This Will Hold (@thiswillhold) Another win for humanity: "They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary. No note. No explanation...

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Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.

Pleased to see the jury make this decision.

We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.

People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.

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Feb 4

Over 1100 Kyiv apartment buildings remain without heat after rushes February 3 strike severely damaging the main thermal plant

Energy minister called it a war crime – the plant only produced heat for residence

The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody

One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.

When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.

YouTube video by Washington Post 'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)

Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

He told oversight committee what is in the files and where to verify his story.
And its worse than you can imagine.

"Don't worry. Boys are hard to find." Part 1 o2 Trump/Epstein and Associated Criminal Enterprises: Victim Interviews: SR

Shared from Threads (which is trying to erase it)
William Sasha Riley (born Manuel Sasha Barros), a military vet, says he was trafficked in the Trump/ Epstein network and witnessed multiple trafficked children murdered, once by his own adoptive parents.

lisevoldeng.substack.com/p/dont-worry...

Snuff videos.
Trump and friends murdering children after rape.
Research the Maria story
Ask Sasha Riley

Justice Department says filming immigration raids is 'domestic terrorism' A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.

A leaked DoJ memo calls for prosecutors to charge people who film ICE with “domestic terrorism”

They don’t want their atrocities documented.

They don’t want a historical record.

They don’t want the world to know.

That’s why we have to keep filming. Keep speaking out.

‘Innovative’ approach to sea level rise is first of its kind in San Francisco Bay A new levee coming to Palo Alto will protect from rising seas, restore the bay shoreline and improve water quality.

www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...

A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

The release of the Epstein files is required by law to happen on December 19th.
On December 18th, we will "officially" be at war with Venezuela.
Bank on it.

The one thing he hasn’t managed to significantly increase in price…oh wait!

U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Near Venezuela As Tensions Rise Oil futures rose 56 cents, to $58.93 per barrel, after news of the seizure.

Oil futures rose 56 cents, to $58.93 per barrel, after news of the seizure.

“.. ‘Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days,’ Bacon wrote ..”

@mediaite.com 🤡
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This is badass!
Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday.
Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG
#Pinks

The Artist Who Reminds Us that Another Way Is Possible The late artist Abigail McGrath cultivated a creative life for herself filled with freedom, joy, and a commitment to beauty. In an age of authoritarianism and algorithms, it’s a kind of life worth pro...

You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”

www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...

“Why not just hire Americans?”

🧑‍🌾“We’d love to. We can’t find the numbers. This is hard work lots of people won’t do… Trump’s policies are definitely impacting the labor force and hurting our farmers. 50-60% of the labor force is undocumented.”