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Chinese carmaker BYD unveils a recharge as fast as filling up with petrol. And no need to wear gloves.

Certainly not coming to a forecourt near you in America because the fossil fuel giants and their puppets in government like making lots and lots of cool money from easily-conned petrolheads.
April 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Trump is forcing the world to pay Iran reparations for the destruction he ordered. Probably in yuan and stablecoins too so that Iran can never be sanctioned again.
$2 million per ship — to cross a Strait that was free six weeks ago.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/w...
April 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
TACO Tuesday. Iranians have not responded.
Stock market today: Dow S&P 500, Nasdaq futures soar on news of a two-week ceasefire
The news of a potential ceasefire between the US and Iran has seen stock futures pop after-hours.
finance.yahoo.com
April 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.”

Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I
and
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2
April 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
April 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Donald’s signature from the Epstein birthday card will now be on your currency. You live in a pedocracy.
April 2, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Bondi failed to redact the name of the True Victim™, Donald J. Trump.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Apr 2
Breaking News:
President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ
President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
n.pr
April 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Qatar really got their money's worth from bribing Trump
Breaking news: Donald Trump has fired US attorney-general Pam Bondi, following mounting pressure over her handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. ft.trib.al/JsMMLjY
April 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The U.S. needs Ukrainian ingenuity and spirit.
🔥Beauty! Ukrainian P1-Sun interceptor drone caught up with and destroyed Russian "Shahed"
March 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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🔥Beauty! Ukrainian P1-Sun interceptor drone caught up with and destroyed Russian "Shahed"
March 30, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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"Over the last few years, American tech oligarchs have become the greatest argument against their own existence.
The sheer scale of their erratic behavior and political interference proves that extreme wealth concentration is a structural threat to society."
-Joni Askola
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 AM
The U.S. is ready to lift sanctions on Iranian oil after easing sanctions on Russian and Venezuelan oil.
Bessent Says US Aiming to Unsanction Iran Oil ‘On the Water’
“In the coming days, we may unsanction the Iranian oil that’s on the water,” Bessent said on Fox Business Thursday. Iran’s supplies have mainly been heading to China up to now, but once sanctions are...
finance.yahoo.com
March 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.
February 28, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
n.pr
February 24, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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As the world reels from the president's rant and threats of additional tariff chaos, I'd just like to remind the UK that they recently arrested someone who could probably bring down this entire house of cards with very little incentive.
February 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Don’t Be Fooled By the Corrupt Court’s Tariff Decision talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
Don’t Be Fooled By the Corrupt Court’s Tariff Decision
The depth of the Supreme Court’s corruption has forced us to find...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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A Reuters photographer captured this image of a page from Pam Bondi's "burn book," which she used to counter any questions from Democratic lawmakers during an unhinged hearing today.

It looks like the DOJ monitored members of Congress’s searches of the unredacted Epstein files.

Just wow.
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Any reputable journalism organization would fire someone who manipulated a photo this way; many have done exactly that. It’s a shame our government can’t adhere to such a basic ethical and moral code too. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who
www.eff.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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ICE/CBP swarms into Minnesota after reports of massive government fraud.
Somehow they sidestepped the orders-of-magnitude higher government fraud from Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, who leads a Medicare Advantage fraud that MedPac (a government analyst) estimates as costing America $76 billion/year
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Potential defendants shouldn't be allowed to continue in law enforcement rolls. That includes potential defendants that may have obstructed a investigation, destroyed, tampered or willfully failed to properly secure evidence. Bovino needs to held accountable and compelled to testify.
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Quotas?!
January 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Trump's handlers scripting the bullshit "dealmaker/peacemaker" narrative once again. Independent criminal investigations of DHS agents from Noem on down are still necessary. Congress needs to act.
This is clearly Trump's cry for help in getting the fuck out of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM