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GOP-House passes bill to end DC's 'sanctuary' city statutes
The measure passed 224-194, with 11 Democrats voting with Republicans to pass the measureJoseph Weber (Just The News)
The measure passed 224-194, with 11 Democrats voting with Republicans to pass the measureJoseph Weber (Just The News)
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"Kings … will … take possession of the children, who will be unaffected by the habits of their parents; these they will train in their own habits and laws."
-- Plato
(429-347 BC) Greek philosopher
Source: “Republic” (380 B.C.)
"Kings … will … take possession of the children, who will be unaffected by the habits of their parents; these they will train in their own habits and laws." ~ PlatoLibertyQuotes
President Trump is declaring that “Our deal with China is done,” after two days of talks between the U.S. and China in London resulted in a plan for framework for the agreement they reached on resolving their trade disputes last month. But the war is far from over…
Carl Zha, a geopolitical analyst and Host of the Silk & Steel Podcast, noted that this is “a ceasefire, NOT a peace treaty,” and while Washington is pushing Beijing to lift the export controls it recently placed on key rare earth elements used by the U.S. Military, Beijing also wants the U.S. to lift the restrictions it placed on Chinese access to the technology used to make advanced semi-conductors.
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11 June 2025 - US reduces the presence of staffers not deemed essential in the Middle East as tensions rise
11 June 2025 - The US and China say they have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes
11 June 2025 - Trump on Truth Social: “Our deal with China is done … full magnets, and any necessary rare earths will be supplied, up front, by China.”
10 June 2025 - China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze puts defense giants in the crosshairs
9 June 2025 - China’s Chokehold on This Obscure Mineral Threatens the West’s Militaries
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Trump is declaring that “Our deal with China is done,” after two days of talks. But the war is far from over…Rachel Blevins
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“Where suspicion fills the air and holds scholars in line for fear of their jobs, there can be no exercise of the free intellect. Supineness and dogmatism take the place of inquiry. A problem can no longer be pursued to its edges. Fear stalks the classroom. The teacher is no longer a stimulant to adventurous thinking; she becomes instead a pipe line for safe and sound information. A deadening dogma takes the place of free inquiry. Instruction tends to become sterile;
"Where suspicion fills the air and holds scholars in line for fear of their jobs, there can be no exercise of the free intellect. Supineness and dogmatism take the place of inquiry. A problem can no longer be pursued to its edges.LibertyQuotes
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“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.”
~ Theodore Roosevelt
(1858-1919) 26th US President
"To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." ~ Theodore RooseveltLibertyQuotes
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Just for fun, I decided to try and imagine what a Linux distro would look like if it got hit by the enshittification stick that seems to affect every digital product of service these days.
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American defense officials are worried that an Iranian response to an Israeli attack would come with a heavy death toll.The Western Journal (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Week in images: 09-13 June 2025
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"We witnessed something today only seen in dictatorial regimes. California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla exercised his First Amendment rights and fulfilled his constitutional obligations to ask a question of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem while in his home state. He was viciously manhandled, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed. This is fascism."
~ Jennifer Rubin
#Trump #authoritarianism #fascism #violence #FreeSpeech #AlexPadilla #California
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Featuring Jen Rubin, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Josh Levs, "The Tea" with April Ryan, Rep. Al Green, Kitty Eisele, Jean Kilbourne, Meredith Blake, and Carron J. PhillipsThe Contrarian
Gavin Newsom didn't choose this fight, but now that he's in it, he's relearning an important lesson: fighting MAGA is a good look.
More Democrats should pay attention.
When is it legal for California cops to use tear gas or rubber bullets for crowd control? Here's a flowchart explainer from #afsc #americanfriendsservicecommittee afsc.org. Please share!
Hearing Peter Thiel described as traditional conservative / arch-conservative at the keynote of #PubConf2025
(while mentioning his stances against democracy, women's rights, etc.):
Historian here, you can call him a fascist.
thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/th… (via @tzimmer_history)
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Peter Thiel is the latest pro-Trump luminary to take a conspiracist turn.Helen Lewis (The Atlantic)
As we head towards the weekend, follow @renewedresistance to keep up to date on the latest peaceful organising against Trump and Trumpism.
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I was really disappointed that there was no Mark wishing me a happy Sunday today from you. Then I realized I was wrong. 🤣
Les féminicides par garçons adolescents ne relèvent pas de l'anecdotique. Ils forment les symptômes d'un phénomène exacerbé, l'incubation d'une haine des femmes suffisamment profonde et explicite pour pousser des adolescents à tuer des filles et des femmes. Une haine conditionnée et banalisée jusqu'à se transformer en passage à l'acte.
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Les adolescents qui tuent des filles et des femmesAudrey A (Perspectives cubi(s)tes)
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You’ve probably seen the Energy Star efficiency label on items like refrigerators, dishwashers and laptops.
Cutting the program will save the EPA about $32 MILLION a year.
Meanwhile, the program saves consumers about $15 BILLION a year in energy costs.
How Energy Star works:
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#environment #energy #sustainability #USPolitics
The small blue Energy Star label has become one of the most recognizable environmental certifications in the US.The Conversation
As @pluralistic says about technology, so it is with everything: Look not at what it does, but who it does it *for* & who it does it *to*.
In this example the business case is obvious - follow the money, as another saying goes. The puny 32M is irrelevant, so we'll turn our attention to the 15B: Who is going to be paying it, and to whom?
To the current power brokers the 15B isn't money saved, it's profits they feel was stolen from them & they want it back.
#géopolitique #génocide #Israël #Gaza
L'analyse d'Éric Dénécé, mort hier dans des circonstances peu claires.
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Comme en Ukraine, l'Occident multiplie avec la guerre au Proche Orient les erreurs stratégiques, mettait en garde en octobre le spécialiste du renseignement Eric Denécé, disparu le 11 juin 2025.Patricia Cerinsek (L'ÉCLAIREUR)
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On attend de voir quand même. Le gouvernement danois a un gros passif de serpillière US...
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Avant que le gouvernement danois n'annonce sa décision, les plus grandes villes du Danemark, Copenhague et Aarhus, avaient déjà annoncé leur intention d'abandonner progressivement les logiciels et les services "cloud" de Microsoft. Voici pourquoi.Guillaume Serries (ZDNET)
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In a session next week, the European Parliament is expected to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza using the term "genocide" for the first time.Mastodon
#gaza #blackout
#IsraelTerroristState
@palestine
Just heard on Dropsite News that Israel has cut off Internet in Gaza. Sabotaged the fiber across the strip.
This is happening whilst all media is busy with Iran.
It's a dreadful development. No food, no water, no electricity, no medicines, no communication, no Internet
How's Israel allowed to get away with all of this..
İsrail’in İran’a saldırısı hakkında bilinenler
İsrail ordusunun İran’a düzenlediği hava saldırılarında hedef alınan bölgelerden hayatını kaybeden üst düzey isimlere kadar bilinen tüm detayları derledik.
for iran, capitulating to israel and the USA's demands isn't really an option. they won't stop until "regime change" is achieved which really means total destabilization, then ultimately becoming a puppet state or outright occupied territory of israel, like they are in process of taking over gaza right now.
iran could retaliate, and risk a nuclear strike from israel. israel can't defeat iran in a ground war so eventually all out war with iran would likely lead to iran being nuked.
iran's options aren't good. they could fold like syria, be destroyed like libya, or say screw it and launch everything at israel, and risk being nuked and possible US involvmenet.
#géopolitique #génocide #guerre #Gaza
Les pays arabes sont tous des dictatures pourrissantes au bord de l'effondrement, ils n'ont aucun état d'âme à sucer la bite des ricains et sacrifier les Palestiniens...
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Alors que des milliers de citoyens venus de 52 pays s’apprêtent à entamer une marche pacifique de 48 km vers la bande de Gaza pour réclamer un couloir humanitaire, plusieurs dizaines de participants sont actuellement retenus, expulsés ou interrogés a…www.blast-info.fr
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Do local communities have any right to object to the imposition of alien, or at least unfamiliar, cultures upon them? Is it always irrational and xenophobic to resent someone because of their apparent refusal to learn the language of the country in which they have chosen to live? Is it similarly unreasonable to object to the amount of local authority resources devoted towards easing that problem?And while it is both dangerous and unjust to make blanket assumptions about any nationality’s attitudes to women and sex, it is undeniable that certain cultures have, by western standards, an outdated view of women’s roles in society. Until relatively recently, it was decreed by our political masters that we should never cast aspersions on such attitudes and cultures, but such restrictions are no longer taken seriously, not after the grooming gangs scandal, or Kemi Badenoch’s warning that not all cultures are equally valid.
Tensions between natives and Roma immigrants have been bubbling for some time. Pretending they don’t exist won’t make them go awayTom Harris (The Telegraph)
Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
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A look inside the Department of Health and Human Services document citing vaccine misinformation that could influence congressional perceptions.KFF Health News
Stephen Colbert Really Digs Into The Drama King
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Man, I really needed that!Susie Madrak (Crooks and Liars)
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"United States v. Combs: Diddy on Trial Day 1-Jury Seated (May 12, 2025)"
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Years ago, I suspected the new dishwasher detergent tablets and pods being heavily pushed were a ripoff. I put a tablet in a Ziploc bag and crushed it with a hammer, then measured the resultant powder: about 2 tablespoons (30 mL). That struck me as grossly excessive, in line with the "always fill all detergent cups to maximum for best results" instrux on detergent powder boxes (and then liquid/gel bottles).
So I bought a box of regular ol' normal ol' boring ol' dishwasher powder and started experimenting. 1 tablespoon (15 mL): dishes completely clean. 2 teaspoons (10 mL): dishes completely clean. Mind, I scrape off loose leavings, but almost no dishes get rinsed before they go in the dishwasher.
The math quickly showed that yup, the pods and powders are a complete scam. So for years now, we've had this what you see here under the sink, with a teaspoon measure in.
The dishes consistently get perfectly clean, but I've never liked that dishwasher-detergent smell they have after. It occurred to me the other night I'd stopped the experiment without inceeding 2 teaspoons, so I tried 1 teaspoon (5 mL — probably more like 6ish; I don't level off the teaspoon, just scoop-shake-dispense).
Result: dishes perfectly clean. They couldn't possibly be any cleaner, so all the marketing babble about the pods unlocking whole new levels of Ultra Platinum Extreme Clean are bulk wrap. And the dishes now come out smelling of…nothing.
I'm not gonna retire on the savings, but every bit helps. There's a whole lot less waste this way, in money and detergent and packaging and production. The powder comes in a recyclable-for-real paperboard box rather than a recyclable-nudge-wink-lol plastic tub.
As I've done this much schtick, I might's well make a complete job of it: Consumer Reports' latest test of dishwasher detergent doesn't include powders, they say, because most people buy pods and tablets. That's antithetical to CR's nominal mission; decades ago they'd've done my same math and experiments and recommended avoiding the scam and buying the powders they found to work well.
I'll need to edit that yellow label.
Source: reuters.com/world/us/musk-will…
#Musk #news #trump #WhiteHouse #government #president #politics #usa #dispute
Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Release Statement Following Israeli Military Strikes – “Zionist Regime Should Anticipate a Severe Punishment”
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On Friday morning Israeli military forces attacked several locations in Iran including residential areas in the capital, Tehran.Jim Hoft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
🚨 Cloudflare faces a massive global outage due to a third-party failure, disrupting thousands of websites and key services like Workers KV, AI, and authentication tools. Google Cloud also impacted. No data lost, no cyberattack.mas.to
I like this reply: mas.to/@ticho/1146760096734318…
So true.
@nemo So, a third-party service has an outage because of a third-third-party. It's third parties all the way down, isn't it? Nobody does anything of their own anymore.mas.to
#politique #médias #propagande #génocide #Gaza
Les merdias en roue libre fasciste et génocidaire.
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Criminalisation médiatique.Acrimed | Action Critique Médias
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israel has just announced that your own eyes are antisemitic. Please do not believe your own eyes.
#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #settlerColonialism #apartheid #Palestine #Gaza #dontBelieveYourOwnEyes #yourOwnEyesAreAntisemitic
Please don’t watch this video. It is antisemitic. (In other words, it documents the reality of israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.)
#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #settlerColonialism #apartheid #Palestine #Gaza #dontBelieveYourEyes #yourEyesAreAntisemitic mastodon.scot/@Ryan/1146757956…
"This is a simple story, one that should be all too familiar to European publics if they were educated in their own histories.
For centuries, Europeans spread outwards - driven by a supremacist zealotry and a desire for material gain – to conquer the lands of others, to steal resources, and to subordinate, expel and exterminate the natives that stood in their way.
The native people were always dehumanised. They were always barbarians, "human animals", even as we – the members of a supposedly superior civilisation – butchered them, starved them, levelled their homes, destroyed their crops.
Our mission of conquest and extermination was always divinely blessed. Our success in eradicating native peoples, our efficiency in killing them, was always proof of our moral superiority.
We were always the victims, even while we humiliated, tortured and raped. We were always on the side of righteousness.
Israel has simply carried this tradition into the modern era. It has held a mirror up to us and shown that, despite all our grandstanding about human rights, nothing has really changed.
There are a few, like Greta Thunberg and the crew of the Madleen, ready to show by example that we can break with the past. We can refuse to dehumanise. We can refuse to collude in industrial savagery. We can refuse to give our consent through silence and inaction.
But first we must stop listening to the siren calls of our political leaders and the billionaire-owned media. Only then might we learn what it means to be human."
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#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #HumanRights
Israel is completing its genocide. Keir Starmer says the aid blockade is 'intolerable'. And yet day after day he tolerates Israel’s bombs, gunfire and mass starvation campaignMiddle East Eye
"Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga is a heartfelt ballad that captures the essence of love and nostalgia. Featured in the film "A Star Is Born", the official music video showcases Gaga's powerful vocals and emotional delivery, making it a standout moment in both the movie and her discography.
Lyrics:
That Arizona sky
Burning in your eyes
You look at me and babe, I wanna catch on fire
It's buried in my soul
Like California gold
You found the light in me that I couldn't find
So when I'm all choked up, but I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Lovers in the night
Poets trying to write
We don't know how to rhyme, but damn we try
But all I really know
You're where I wanna go
The part of me that's you will never die
So when I'm all choked up, but I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Oh, yeah
I don't wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
So when I'm all choked up, but I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way, way, yeah
When you look at me
And the whole world fades
I'll always remember us this way
Ooh-ooh, hmm
Oh, no, hm-hm
Album Artist: Lady Gaga
Album(s): A StarIs Born Soundtrack
Written by: Lori Mckenna, Hillary Lee Lindsey, Natalie Nicole Hemby, Stefani J. Germanotta
Music genre(s): Pop
Released: #2018
Decade for first release: #2010sMusic
#LadyGaga #AStarIsBornSoundtrack #AlwaysRememberUsThisWay #Pop #2010sMusic #Heartfelt #Nostalgia #Emotional #OfficialMusicVideo #Soundtrack
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I was talking to a fellow member of the #resistance who was talking to friends from Canada as well as overseas & learned that many were viewing us Americans as “one,” as either supporting that man occupying the White House or perhaps being silently complicit, which prompted this post.
This man, this regime which camouflages its xenophobic atrocities under the banner of gross exaggeration of criminal activity among illegal immigrants, is NOT my president. Boost if you agree.
According to the Balfour Declaration, Israel was allowed to exist provided they did nothing to harm the people who were already there, in the British Protectorate of Palestine.
Since they have ignored that for decades, there must be a strong case for discontinuing the experiment, and removing them from Palestine. America has always supported them, and has plenty of room.
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Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media is barely paying attentionMargaret Sullivan (The Guardian)
"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. is an iconic track that explores themes of unrequited love and existential doubt. The official HD music video enhances the song's emotional depth, featuring striking visuals that complement the haunting melody and introspective lyrics, solidifying its status as a classic.
Album Artist: R.E.M.
Album(s): Out Of Time
Written by: Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills
Music genre(s): Alternative Rock
Released: #1991
Decade for first release: #1990sMusic
#REM #OutOfTime #LosingMyReligion #AlternativeRock #1990sMusic #Iconic #Classic #Emotional #Existential #Grunge
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"Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter is a vibrant and energetic track that captures the essence of self-empowerment and confidence. The official video enhances the song's lively spirit, showcasing Sabrina's dynamic performance and artistic flair, making it a standout release in her discography.
Lyrics:
Now he’s thinkin’ bout me
Every night, oh
Is it that sweet?
I guess so
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
Move it up down
Left right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
I can’t relate
To desperation
My ‘give a fucks’ are on vacation
And I got this one boy
And he won’t stop calling
When they act this way
I know I got em’
Too bad your ex don’t do it for ya
Walked in and dream came trued it for ya
Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya
I know I Mountain Dew it for ya
That morning coffee brewed it for ya
One touch and I brand newed it for ya
Now he’s thinkin’ bout me
Every night, oh
Is it that sweet?
I guess so
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
Move it up down
Left right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
(Holy shit)
Is it that sweet? I guess so
I’m working late
Cause I’m a singer
Oh he looks so cute
Wrapped around my finger
My twisted humor
Make him laugh so often
My honey bee
Come and get this pollen
Too bad your ex don’t do it for ya
Walked in and dream came trued it for ya
Soft skin and I perfumed it for ya
I know I Mountain Dew it for ya
That morning coffee brewed it for ya
One touch and I brand newed it for ya
Now he’s thinkin’ bout me
Every night, oh
Is it that sweet?
I guess so
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
Move it up down
Left right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
He’s thinkin’ bout me
Every night, oh
Is it that sweet?
I guess so
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
Move it up down
Left right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can’t sleep
Baby I know
That’s that me
Espresso
Is it that sweet? I guess so
That’s that me
Espresso
Music video by Sabrina Carpenter performing Espresso.
Album Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
Album(s): Espresso
Written by: Julian C. Bunetta, Amy Allen, Stephenie Nicole Jones, Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter
Music genre(s): Pop
Released: #2024
Decade for first release: #2020sMusic
#SabrinaCarpenter #Espresso #Pop #2020sMusic #SelfEmpowerment #Energetic #OfficialVideo #Vibrant
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Mısır, İsrail'e boyun eğdi: Gazze konvoyuna geçit yok
Mısır hükümeti, Gazze'deki ablukayı delmek için Tunus'tan yola çıkan ve komşu Libya'da coşku ile karşılanan kara konvoyuna izin verilmeyeceğini duyurdu. Konvoya Mısır topraklarında katılmak üzere havayolu ile Kahire'ye gelen en az 200 eylemci gözaltında.
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