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YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel Fascism - Sarah Paine

Perspective from a scholar from the Naval War College... Worth noting.

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Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Blind man with a walking stick being led off by a police man in a yellow vest.

Two seniors in motorized wheelchairs and holding Palestine flags being loaded up into a police van by several agents.

Not sure you’ve seen these images here, but in the UK they’re arresting dangerous anti genocide protestors for “supporting terrorism”. You can sleep easier knowing these thugs are off the streets.

Hedges Report: NPC Australia caves to Israel Lobby, cancels talk on our betrayal of Palestinian journalists The National Press Club of Australia cancelled my talk on how the media, by amplifying Israeli lies, have betrayed Palestinian journalists, 278 of whom have been assassinated by Israel.

Australia’s National Press Club is spineless johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

I'm a historian. Sewage systems have saved more lives than any medical intervention. Vaccines are second and antibiotics third.

Prior to the 1880s, the urban annual death rate was ~25%; it dropped to ~0.5% in under a generation.

Support your sewage system. Dispose of bodies responsibly.

We can all get those stylish tactical drop leg bags! It comes in different colors, so we can make sure they match our outfits.

Amazon.com : Gas Mask Pouch Bag Respirator-Gear Survival Emergency Professional Equipment (Pouch) : Sports & Outdoors share.google/gwcsqfDXEfRK...

Turn off location permissions for as many apps as you can. (3/4)

Turn off your phone’s “advertising ID” to make it harder for location data brokers to track you. (2/4)

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...

From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa Gen Z-led protests in two diverse African countries highlight frustration over years of poor governance. Fueled by social media, these youth movements are demanding accountability.

South Africa, Nepal, Madagascar, the Philippines, Indonesia, Serbia, Kenya, Togo, Morocco...

The world is walking up.

From opposite ends of the continent, Africa's Gen Z youth take to streets : NPR share.google/PFkQmr5aHCes...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

New from 404 Media: Apple just removed ICEBlock, the app for reporting sightings of ICE, from its App Store after DOJ pressure. ICEBlock's developer tells me "we are determined to fight this."

"Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move."

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

😂🤣😞

Maimomides said:

לעולם לא יאכל אדם אלא כשהוא רעב ולא ישתה אלא כשהוא צמא

The rich are getting so rich they have their own wealth gap The number of people with at least $30 million has grown to about 1% of the world's millionaire population.

The rich are getting so rich they have their own wealth gap.

Great.

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The article from which that line came:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/w...

A student 'womb service' works covertly to deliver contraception at a Catholic college At DePaul University, a Catholic school in Chicago, students have created a covert contraceptive delivery network called “the womb service.”

At DePaul University, a Catholic school in Chicago, students have created a covert contraceptive delivery network called "the womb service."

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

just guess

A white on black typewritten note that reads: goodnight bluesky. inside you, there are two wolves. they're both fucking exhausted. keeping them up any longer is abuse.

🌌 gnbsky

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.

I know this drug. I didn't know this story. I'm so upset.

A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied theconversation.com/a-billion-do...

2/2:

Explains a lot: 1/2

Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.

Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”

Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?

www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...

In the future only the rich can log off

More people should be talking about this.

Limbless, Slippery RFK Jr.: ‘Becoming An Eel Is A Sign Of Good Health’

Limbless, Slippery RFK Jr.: ‘Becoming An Eel Is A Sign Of Good Health’ https://theonion.com/limbless-slippery-rfk-jr-becoming-an-eel-is-a-sign-of-good-health/