Old Oak
@quercuscerris.bsky.social
Here and there in Israel / Palestine, and in exile.
פה ושם בארץ ישראל/פלשתינה, ובגולה הדוויה.
פה ושם בארץ ישראל/פלשתינה, ובגולה הדוויה.
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We almost started a war with China because our "analysts" now just sling chatbot slop
September 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
We almost started a war with China because our "analysts" now just sling chatbot slop
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A lot of people are going to need to face Nuremberg prosecution and a short drop with a sharp stop on the other side of this.
This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.
September 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM
A lot of people are going to need to face Nuremberg prosecution and a short drop with a sharp stop on the other side of this.
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You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war
Would be bigger news..
Would be bigger news..
September 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war
Would be bigger news..
Would be bigger news..
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Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up.
Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
America is being run by monsters. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
DHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone booths
The cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector ...
www.nbcnews.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Glad folks are appalled by photos of the "phone booth" cage under an awning, but pls understand: This IG report is likely part of a cover-up.
Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
Amnesty Int'l interviewed detainees EIGHT MONTHS AGO who said the cage was half this size (couldn't stand up), had no awning, w feet chained to the bottom.
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Trump Jr’s wedding appears to have been paid for by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch *linked to the theft and kidnapping of Ukrainian children*.
This is both hideously evil and so utterly tawdry.
newrepublic.com/post/215371/...
This is both hideously evil and so utterly tawdry.
newrepublic.com/post/215371/...
The Terrifying Person Who Bankrolled Trump Jr.’s Wedding
Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, which he described as attended by “just really close friends,” was thanks to an ally of Vladimir Putin.
newrepublic.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Trump Jr’s wedding appears to have been paid for by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch *linked to the theft and kidnapping of Ukrainian children*.
This is both hideously evil and so utterly tawdry.
newrepublic.com/post/215371/...
This is both hideously evil and so utterly tawdry.
newrepublic.com/post/215371/...
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Seeing oil markets, producers, and traders finally react to the crisis has been vindicating but still too little, too late after being overly optimistic
Ofc Saudi E-W pipeline repairs will take more than a month & now 1/3 of daily oil produced gone worsening one of the most energy crisis ever
Ofc Saudi E-W pipeline repairs will take more than a month & now 1/3 of daily oil produced gone worsening one of the most energy crisis ever
September 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Seeing oil markets, producers, and traders finally react to the crisis has been vindicating but still too little, too late after being overly optimistic
Ofc Saudi E-W pipeline repairs will take more than a month & now 1/3 of daily oil produced gone worsening one of the most energy crisis ever
Ofc Saudi E-W pipeline repairs will take more than a month & now 1/3 of daily oil produced gone worsening one of the most energy crisis ever
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the thing about this is that this isn't an AI problem. AI is *accelerating* the problem, but industry investment in training, mentoring and developing employees has been waning for decades, what's different is that it's going to hit white collar work in the way it's been hitting the trades for years
Btw, even among pro AI friends, this concern is ALL OVER THE PLACE. Devs wondering how we get senior devs if the ecosystem for junior devs goes away. Doctors talking about not needing interns. Lawyers not needing paralegals. There's an ecological aspect to this and we need a plan.
September 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
the thing about this is that this isn't an AI problem. AI is *accelerating* the problem, but industry investment in training, mentoring and developing employees has been waning for decades, what's different is that it's going to hit white collar work in the way it's been hitting the trades for years
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had a conversation with some Financial Markets Professionals this morning; there's 4 basic dynamics in the markets currently:
1. ai [capex] trade is basically played out. look at forward p/e
2. there's begrudging acceptance that trump is crazy (not just crazy like a fox) so tariffs will get worse
1. ai [capex] trade is basically played out. look at forward p/e
2. there's begrudging acceptance that trump is crazy (not just crazy like a fox) so tariffs will get worse
September 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
had a conversation with some Financial Markets Professionals this morning; there's 4 basic dynamics in the markets currently:
1. ai [capex] trade is basically played out. look at forward p/e
2. there's begrudging acceptance that trump is crazy (not just crazy like a fox) so tariffs will get worse
1. ai [capex] trade is basically played out. look at forward p/e
2. there's begrudging acceptance that trump is crazy (not just crazy like a fox) so tariffs will get worse
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I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
September 3, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
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On June 30 1983, Korean broadcasting system launched a TV program aimed to reunite the Korean families following the Korean war. Originally planned with a duration of 95 minutes, it ran for a total of 453 hours uniting 10,000 families over its course.
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September 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
On June 30 1983, Korean broadcasting system launched a TV program aimed to reunite the Korean families following the Korean war. Originally planned with a duration of 95 minutes, it ran for a total of 453 hours uniting 10,000 families over its course.
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48% actually. I keep this graph on my phone
September 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
48% actually. I keep this graph on my phone
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man, idk, but this almost sounds like malicious compliance from someone who knows this is wildly illegal and will be used for wildly illegal purposes
September 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
man, idk, but this almost sounds like malicious compliance from someone who knows this is wildly illegal and will be used for wildly illegal purposes
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the russians are not good at this shit www.maz-online.de/brandenburg/...
September 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
the russians are not good at this shit www.maz-online.de/brandenburg/...
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I think the policy of the next Democratic administration needs to be sanctions, but importantly it also needs to be knife missile for this guy.
Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
August 31, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I think the policy of the next Democratic administration needs to be sanctions, but importantly it also needs to be knife missile for this guy.
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yeah, friend of mine is engaged to a mexican citizen and besides the quote here, they just cannot get married and have move to the US because there's no immigrant visa interviews right now
I'm legitimately scared to bring my wife to the states (she has a multi-entrance visa valid for 10 years) because the Trump regime has shown an eager willingness to arbitrarily change visa and migration policies based on how racist Trump is feeling today.
as someone who constantly has to low key wonder when the russian roulette of immigrant-kidnapping is going to hit me, i reserve the right to laugh with my whole chest at it happening to this one guy in particular.
August 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
yeah, friend of mine is engaged to a mexican citizen and besides the quote here, they just cannot get married and have move to the US because there's no immigrant visa interviews right now
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Jesus Christ. All green card interviews worldwide are paused indefinitely
Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide reut.rs/45NtKHO
Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide
President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.
reut.rs
August 26, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Jesus Christ. All green card interviews worldwide are paused indefinitely
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If you think this can be reformed, I don't know what I'm supposed to do with you.
💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
August 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
If you think this can be reformed, I don't know what I'm supposed to do with you.
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יש איזשהו פוליטיקאי.ת, בכל הקשת הפוליטית בישראל, שמדבר.ת על מה שקורה כרגע בעזה?
August 23, 2026 at 6:27 AM
יש איזשהו פוליטיקאי.ת, בכל הקשת הפוליטית בישראל, שמדבר.ת על מה שקורה כרגע בעזה?
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One of the best job applications ever written came from the hands of Robert Pirosh in 1934.
MGM loved it, took him on and in 1949 he won an Oscar for ‘Battleground’.
MGM loved it, took him on and in 1949 he won an Oscar for ‘Battleground’.
August 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
One of the best job applications ever written came from the hands of Robert Pirosh in 1934.
MGM loved it, took him on and in 1949 he won an Oscar for ‘Battleground’.
MGM loved it, took him on and in 1949 he won an Oscar for ‘Battleground’.
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Dude woke up one day and became one of history's worst monsters by blowing up the greatest permanent humanitarian aid institution ever to exist.
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dude woke up one day and became one of history's worst monsters by blowing up the greatest permanent humanitarian aid institution ever to exist.
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12.9% of credit card balances in the US are 90+ days delinquent, near highest since 2011.
10.6% of student loan balances are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest since 2020.
5.5% of auto loan balances are 90+ days delinquent, just off the highest level on record.
Source: Charlie Bilello #EconSky
10.6% of student loan balances are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest since 2020.
5.5% of auto loan balances are 90+ days delinquent, just off the highest level on record.
Source: Charlie Bilello #EconSky
August 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
12.9% of credit card balances in the US are 90+ days delinquent, near highest since 2011.
10.6% of student loan balances are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest since 2020.
5.5% of auto loan balances are 90+ days delinquent, just off the highest level on record.
Source: Charlie Bilello #EconSky
10.6% of student loan balances are now 90+ days delinquent, the highest since 2020.
5.5% of auto loan balances are 90+ days delinquent, just off the highest level on record.
Source: Charlie Bilello #EconSky
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This is a Stone Age flute made from a swan bone. It and others were unearthed in the Geißenklösterle cave of the Swabian Jura in Germany. Redated in 2012 to around 40,000 years old, they're the oldest known instruments in human history. The Europeans who made them had dark skin and blue eyes.
August 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This is a Stone Age flute made from a swan bone. It and others were unearthed in the Geißenklösterle cave of the Swabian Jura in Germany. Redated in 2012 to around 40,000 years old, they're the oldest known instruments in human history. The Europeans who made them had dark skin and blue eyes.
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ZEIT has collected all the info from the attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport and it was as dangerous and deliberate as we feared:
(Translation in alt. Full article: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...)
(Translation in alt. Full article: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...)
August 10, 2026 at 7:48 AM
ZEIT has collected all the info from the attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport and it was as dangerous and deliberate as we feared:
(Translation in alt. Full article: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...)
(Translation in alt. Full article: www.zeit.de/politik/deut...)
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A central part of why it seems like powerful, rich people live in a consequence-free world is that the social incentives to hold them to account have withered.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
𝟏𝟐-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
𝟏𝟐-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
August 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
A central part of why it seems like powerful, rich people live in a consequence-free world is that the social incentives to hold them to account have withered.
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
𝟏𝟐-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
𝟏𝟐-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
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MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE
Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues.
Widespread records allover the area.
Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES:
38.5 Swiehan
36.8 Al Ain
Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C.
Absolutely brutal
Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues.
Widespread records allover the area.
Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES:
38.5 Swiehan
36.8 Al Ain
Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C.
Absolutely brutal
August 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE
Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues.
Widespread records allover the area.
Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES:
38.5 Swiehan
36.8 Al Ain
Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C.
Absolutely brutal
Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues.
Widespread records allover the area.
Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES:
38.5 Swiehan
36.8 Al Ain
Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C.
Absolutely brutal