Malevolent Appendix

I feel that it's development was created deliberately to spark this kind of reaction. Any press is good press, to them.

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

what if Bloodborne was an animated series?

Top Trump officials will discuss Epstein strategy at Wednesday dinner hosted by Vance

The administration's handling of the Epstein case, as well as the need to craft a unified response, is expected to be a main focus of the dinner, three sources familiar with the meeting told CNN. The meeting will include White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Blanche.

The WH Chief of Staff, Vice President, Attorney General, and FBI Director are having a meeting to determine the "political strategy" around the child pedophile case circling around the President???

Is that worse or better than when Bill Clinton walked across a tarmac? (Also bad, btw!)

Israeli forces kill more than 80 people across Gaza as starvation worsens Among the Palestinians killed are dozens of aid seekers and eight who lost their lives due to hunger and malnutrition.

Israeli attacks have killed at least 83 Palestinians across Gaza, as medical sources report eight more deaths from starvation amid a worsening hunger crisis, according to Al Jazeera aje.io/r39iak

"Hey I read in [news outlet] that your company made Steam stop carrying adult-rated games. Are you taking them out of Playstation and Xbox too? What about R rated movies? Can we just. Not buy them any more? What's going on? Are Explicit albums banned too? Are you policing Spotify? WHY?!"

The people are sick of being lied to. We can’t afford NOT to do it. #MedicareForAll

Joke idea: velcro a microfibre mat to the back of a baby onesie, then slip them into it, clean up the mess with the cloth by flipping them onto their back and dragging them along the mess. You'll get it all cleaned up while entertaining. They may end up laughing all the way through.

The target of my ire in this one post is management in media who have systematically targeted journalists who question authority with layoffs, creating a culture of deference to authority.

If you think that means I'm absolving Israel of the primary responsibility here...idk what to tell you.

A journalist with Canada’s public broadcaster was not allowed on the Canadian plane air dropping aid into Gaza because of Israeli restrictions.

When she made it onto a Jordanian plane, she was not allowed to film what she saw on the ground in Gaza because Israel forbids it from being shown.

Pentagon: U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts Have Failed Africans A new Pentagon report sheds light on AFRICOM’s disastrous counterterrorism campaigns.

For 10 years, @theintercept.com has been reporting on U.S. military disasters in Africa.

A decade later, a Pentagon analysis offers a similar assessment of Pentagon failures on the continent.

theintercept.com/2025/08/05/p...

AFRICOM insisted The Intercept was wrong. The Pentagon actually proves our reporting right!

I've never been able to, as much as I wanted to. It's simply too big with too many components. It always felt that I was missing something or not building the right character. It just left me paralyzed with decisions.

'We fought hard:' Raven QA union secures contract after three years of bargaining The agreement includes guaranteed wage increases and layoff protections.

'We fought hard:' Raven QA union secures contract after three years of bargaining

Exclusive | Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation by Office of Special Counsel after claims of playing politics: ‘No one is above the law’ “Jack Smith’s actions were clearly driven to hurt President Trump’s election, and Smith should be held fully accountable,” said Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in …

A reminder that Dems went out of their way to NOT politicize their prosecutions of Trump. Garland dragged his feet. Biden kept his distance. And then they appointed a special counsel to look independent.

All a waste of time. You can never appease the GOP. So why do Dems keep trying? ARGHGGHG.

ADL web gone

Shortly after Trump’s election in November, the Internet Archive registered major changes to ADL’s website. Sections devoted to voting rights, racial justice, and other civil-rights issues were all gone. (3/x)

PetSmart used dog grooming school to ‘trap’ employees, Colorado says “PetSmart lured prospective dog groomers with promises of ‘free’ paid training, only to trap them into staying with the company,” Attorney General Phil Weiser said.

Colorado is suing PetSmart for using dog grooming school to ‘trap’ workers.

PetSmart ads claimed that its grooming academy was free. In reality, it cost up to $5,500.

The company held these costs over workers' heads, coercing them into staying at the job.

www.denverpost.com/2025/07/31/p...

The low bar for accessing government news subsidies Publishing hateful or inaccurate content is not necessarily disqualifying, says chair of the advisory board that determines eligibility

The CAJ's explanation was that Western Standard technically qualifies for journalism subsidies and they don't want to adjudicate who is a journalist.

But things happen to journalists that they ignore, so they did NOT have to go out of their way to write a press release legitimizing these guys.

I'm so glad my former professional association, the Canadian Association of Journalists, went out of their way to defend the press freedom of these "journalists."

Now this harassment is a "related story" to their writeup of the CAJ's support.

It honestly just makes me so sad.

Visa and Mastercard released their public statements on censorship!

Visa and Mastercard are pretending they don't make any judgments on legal purchases, but Collective Shout CLEARLY told us they successfully pressured payment processors.

KEEP CALLING! IT'S WORKING!

GOOD NEWS! For the FIRST time ever, and after MORE THAN 30 YEARS of HIV vaccine clinical trials, researchers have developed a vaccine that has SUCCESSFULLY generated TIER 2 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) against HIV and BLOCKS viral infection in vaccinated PEOPLE. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

I recommend Cranberry & passionfruit from Metro brand grocery stores in Canada.

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a kitchen counter Alt: Hugo Weaving's unforgettable perfect meniacal laugh as Agent Smith.

Yes! You will accept the compliment. You will be bashful and uncomfortable. You will try to push it off. Then you will fail. You will realize your tastes are spectacular. We. Will. Praise you!

Fans react to The Naked Gun

"I can't wait to misquote this movie at parties for years to come.

"The chemistry between Liam Neeson and me, the viewer, is undeniable."

"Sometimes I wake up in the night in a cold sweat and remember hwo funny The Naked Gun was."

See what fans have to say about The Naked Gun. In theatres this Friday. #NakedGun #ParamountPartner

A photo of labor activist Chris Smalls, talking into a mic

A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:

“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”

The City is even incompetent in spin.

Council is now discussing the City's cybersecurity failure - they have now revealed the City's insurance determined it was preventable and is not paying costs due to the City's gross incompentence.
Thus far, discussion today: the "exciting opportunity" to 'build back better' #yhmcc

Trump and the White House are now lobbying against a bill that ban politicians from stock trading.

The administration reportedly opposes the legislation because it puts new bans on stock trading by the president and vice president.