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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has abruptly canceled his planned trip to Munich, and across Europe the message is being read clearly. Persona non grata.

After receiving a cold and reportedly hostile reception at the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics, where boos echoed through

Tech bros keep saying “It looks like this generative AI is conscious!” But there’s no evidence that they have any kind of real intelligence. And the AI probably doesn’t, either.

The Epstein class, media network owners, are trying to normalize this disgusting pedophile cabal and we MUST refuse to watch a single network that airs Trump.

Period.

It's time to refuse to normalize this.

Interesting use of AI in The Investigation of Lucy Letby doccie. It’s used to anonymise some witnesses. This use case for AI in film makes sense.

Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US

Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Faces of the drop-out rate In 2023, there were almost 1.2 million children in Grade 10. But two years later, when the class of 2025’s results were released, there were only 779 000 who sat for their matric exams. What happened ...

In 2023, there were almost 1.2 million children in Grade 10. But two years later, when the class of 2025’s results were released, there were only 779 000 who sat for their matric exams.

I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

Go Lloyiso 🇿🇦

He knows exactly what he did. Down to the numbers.
Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬

Head and shoulders photographic portrait of the artist Frida Kahlo with hair tied back face in half shadow, large earings and wearing a shawl, behind her is a wall

Frida Kahlo, 1931 by photographer Imogen Cunningham #womensart

Are you worried things can’t get stupider? I assure you they can and will

Authoritarianism is here, it's just unevenly distributed

The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.

One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Duh… www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...

www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-says...

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So when can you start

This year I chose to stay home and not go out for new years festivities.

Reading the news I think this might be a good play book for 2026.

Avoid drama or potential issues. Stay home stay warm stay safe.

Duh www.yahoo.com/news/article...

www.commondreams.org/news/us-bill...

The sun will rise in #Johannesburg #SouthAfrica tomorrow at 5:20, 40 seconds later than the day before.
It will set at 19:03, 13 seconds later than the day before.

Can this be the year South African Twirra moves over here PLS!!!!

'The night the sky showered us with stars" by Sarah Morgan, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt

Eish I think the ANC train has long departed from the hopeful station

Oval shaped stone with a painting of a landscape with a lake and a hill over which many birds fly under a full moon

'Moonlight Murmuration' by artist Kerrie Ann Gardner, painting on stone #WomensArt #FullMoon #October

White western liberal democracies don't do "never again" ceremonies for the more than 20 million Congolese people that Belgium and their Leopold II murdered, and the millions that were injured, simply because the Congolese aren't white like the European Jews that the nazis murdered.

Thanks I appreciate it 🫶. We are all a bit broken. What a beautiful gift. Dankie.

I just lost my cat and I’m so sad 😭 my beautiful kitten we rescued 8 years ago ❤️. She got so chunky and lived her best life. She suddenly lost weight in days & started hissing more. She had kidney failure and pancreatitis & we couldn’t let her suffer further with dialysis etc. Anyone been here?

Print in blue and white of a stylised garden with trees, plants, birds, tools and plant pots as well as winding text which says 'In my garden I can feel life and it is beautiful"

'My Garden...' by Mariann Johansen-Ellis, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt