Illegal immigration hit a record-high of 14 million in the US in 2023, Pew report finds
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James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died
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Personally I avoid AI contact as much as possible.
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US home sales rose in July as mortgage rates eased a bit and home prices grew more slowly
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No, it’s not the unhoused people sleeping on the sidewalk. Nor the single mom collecting welfare to keep her kids fed. Nor the undocumented immigrants, who actually contribute more in taxes than they take back in services.
It's the rich who are leaches!
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Sanders used the findings of a recent working paper to denounce Republicans' determination to pass tax cuts that will benefit wealthy Americans the most.eloise-goldsmith (Common Dreams)
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TURQUIE. Confiscation de la lettre d’une prisonnière mentionnant la torture et le Rojava
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"TURQUIE / KURDISTAN – Les autorités turques ont confisqué une lettre d’une détenue originaire du nord et de l’est de la Syrie. La lettre, destinée au leader kurde emprisonné sur l’île prison d’Imrali, a été saisie au motif qu’elle contenait la phrase suivante : « Je
I’m speaking at Defuse – Design For Use – at The Sugar Club in Dublin on November 10th at 7PM.
The theme is “Reclaiming Design: Taking Back Purpose in an Automated Age” and my talk’s titled “Think small.”
It’s first come, first served, so mark your calendars and show up early (and find me and say hi if you do!) 😀
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#IDF database suggests 83% of #Gaza dead were civilians
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Classified intelligence from May reveals Israel believed it had killed some 8,900 militants in its attacks on Gaza, indicating a proportion of civilian slaughter with few parallels in modern warfare, a joint investigation finds.
Classified intelligence reveals Israel killed 8,900 militants by May, indicating an almost unparalleled proportion of civilian slaughter.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aka Sincaraz, rule men's tennis as the 2025 US Open arrives
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If you've been reading Eurogamer for any length of time there's a good chance you've already seen me harp on about the shamefully overlooked Rusty Lake series. It's a wonderfully macabre thing; strange, haunting, often unexpectedly disturbing, but also brilliantly accessible, and cheap as chips too. ...
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If you've been reading Eurogamer for any length of time there's a good chance you've already seen me harp on about the …Matt Wales (Eurogamer.net)
A Tweet Read Around the World On August 21, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a now infamous (and retracted) tweet: “You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y’all. Stop it.Claudia Chaufan (Propaganda In Focus)
Στο 15% οι αμερικανικοί δασμοί σε εισαγωγές αυτοκινήτων, φαρμάκων και ημιαγωγών από την ΕΕ - Επίσημες δεσμεύσεις για προμήθεια αμερικανικών όπλων
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Εδώ λέει ότι κατέβασε τα βρακιά η ΕΕ στον Τραμπακουλα και το πανηγυρίζει κιόλας...
Tι προβλέπει η συμφωνία για το διατλαντικό εμπόριο και επενδύσεις | ΕΕ | ΗΝΩΜΕΝΕΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΕΣ ΑΜΕΡΙΚΗΣ | Διεθνή | Οικονομία | ΕιδήσειςΔημήτρης Κατσαγάνης (NewsIT)
I never heard of BredOS before but since all the "official" images for Orange Pi 5 Ultra were so flaky, I tried it out. It works insanely well by comparison. Its based on Arch btw.
After answering the installer questions it took probably less than 30 seconds to install. And unlike all the other distros it still worked after updating the packages, the graphics driver works properly, and bonus points for not having pipewire or "orange-hello" chewing up 20-100% of cpu cycles in the background 🙂
If you have a single board computer and need an OS for it, I recommend check it out!
Οικοκτονία + Γενοκτονία = LFE
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"Κέντρο Καινοτομίας στα (πρώην) Τσαΐρια: Καθόλου καινοτόμο να ισοπεδώνουμε έναν υγρότοπο-καταφύγιο για ένα σωρό σημαντικά είδη και να τον κάνουμε τσιμέντο."
Βγήκε η υπουργική απόφαση για την υλοποίηση του "thessintec" πρόσφατα. Μιλάμε για υψηλή τεχνολογία με μεγαλομετόχους Ισραηλινούς.
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Vyacheslav Azarov - War and anarchists
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For the second day in a row, the media is full of reports about the death of Ukrainian artist David
Vyacheslav Azarov War and anarchists August 12th, 2025 Machine translated using DeepL. Feel free to properly translate this text from Russian to English...The Anarchist Library
On August 8 in Washington, a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia was initialed. In reality, this signifies the U.S. entering the South CaucasusАлександр Сваранц (New Eastern Outlook)
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A first look at ICAN's release of Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid shot EUA dataSonia Elijah (Sonia Elijah investigates)
Senator Adam Schiff has launched a legal defense fund as DOJ special counsel Ed Martin investigates allegations of mortgage fraud...Sean Probber (DailyClout)
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So, just take it up the ass and let the animals have your hard-earned stuff:
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A former US Space Force sergeant has been sentenced to more than five decades in prison for fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy and wounding another teen during a botched carjacking outside his Colorado home.
According to CBS News Colorado, Orest Schur, 29, confronted two teenagers dressed in black who were attempting to break into his Hyundai Elantra outside his Aurora home in 2023. Prosecutors said Schur, then 27, retrieved a pistol and chased the suspects after they fled in another vehicle.
As he chased them, Schur fired 11 rounds, striking both teens, and their getaway car crashed into a backyard fence four blocks away from Schur’s home.
Fourteen-year-old Xavier Kirk was shot in the head and back and died at a hospital [the wurl is a bettah place]. His 13-year-old accomplice, who was driving the car, was shot in the back but survived after reaching a relative’s home and was taken to a hospital. Investigators found no evidence that either teen was armed.
Schur was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. He was convicted in June of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder and faced a maximum sentence of 80 years in jail.
Last week, Judge Caryn Datz sentenced him to 54 years in prison. “This was vigilante violence at its worst, and now a young man is dead,” said Adams and Broomfield Counties District Attorney Brian Mason.
“This was vigilante violence at its worst, and now a young man is dead.”The Post Millennial (thepostmillennial.com)
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Glen Schofield, the director of 2022's The Callisto Protocol, has shared the one thing he would have changed for the game--and it was not delaying the game.Speaking to The Game Business, Schofield said his bosses at Korean publisher Krafton mandated that The Callisto Protocol launch in December so it could release at a strategic time for its ...
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"I don't like when the politics get in the way, which they did with Krafton."Eddie Makuch (GameSpot)
Dmitry Petrov - To be an independent force
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"Author: Dmitry PetrovTitle: To be an independent forceDate: November 28, 2022Source: Retrieved on 20th August 2025 from t.me/boakom/79
“... Many of us anarchists, especially those who were slightly more theoretically minded, wasted time on futile attempts to find something super-perfect in anarchism that has no basis in real life. Its place,
Быть самостоятельной силой «...многие из нас, анархистов, в особенности чуть-чуть теоретически определившихся, попусту тратили время на ложные потуги отыскать в анархизме что-то сверхсовершенное, чему нет места в жизни настоящего.Telegram
My stream of consciousness witnessing government ineptitude and demoralization at the infamous Department of Motor VehiclesYuri Bezmenov (How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov)
ICE is setting up checkpoints and stopping people WALKING out of metro stations and demanding to see their IDs on the sidewalks of Washington DC.
Our nations capital has masked men yelling “PAPERS PLEASE!” at people going to work.
This is a fascist police state.
Rapports sur les menées anarchistes à Paris, en provenance de Suisse. 26 décembre 1892
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Inside the underground world of NVIDIA AI GPUs 😱💰 — smuggling rings, government ties, and the corruption fueling the black market. 🖥️⚠️Rumble
I guess it's OKAY to call them Flaming Homos now
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Flame Con 2025, an annual LGBTQ convention dedicated to rallying, empowering, and promoting the queer geek community, expanded this year to create more spaceGay City News
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Globalisation is built upon money laundering and theft ! Who would have tought !
The continued globalization of finances has generated an ever-larger array of methods for making criminal earnings appear legitimate. The global regime to control money laundering has become more sophisticated and comprehensive, (i.e., expensive and intrusive). There is no evidence that money laundering is declining or becoming more difficult or expensive. The system’s failure has many sources. Nations which pushed for its creation and development have been unwilling to implement critical elements. Major banks have repeatedly failed to meet their obligations, suggesting either insufficient commitment or a lack of the necessary skills and systems to comply. Regulatory oversight has been inadequate. There is, however, evidence that the system aids enforcement of laws against criminal enterprises. Despite the consensus that the system works poorly, there is almost no discussion of substantial reforms.
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I want liberals to understand that the days when they could shame or bully people into voting for their bad political party's bad candidates have passed into the dust of history.
I will never cast a vote for someone I deem morally unfit for office. I will never cast a vote for someone who displays cruelty, no matter how expedient that cruelty may be. I will never cast a vote for a quisling who acts like fascism doesn't exist, or a collaborator who acts like fascism doesn't seem so bad.
Because - and I cannot overemphasize this - WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE VOTED FOR THOSE BAD CANDIDATES.
Anyone who tells you to "vote blue no matter who" is unqualified to offer advice on anything. We've done that for *literally* 30 years.
Here we are.
Anyone who still thinks those votes were "strategic" is now required to explain what kind of "strategy" results in...fascism.
A bad, foolish strategy. That's what kind of strategy.
It's time for y'all to sit down and shut up. You are *WRONG*.
"Hey everyone, I know we've been beating ourselves in the face with a club for 30 years, and all we got was this concussion and painful disfiguring injuries, but I have a feeling that if we keep doing this for another 30 years, it's gonna start to feel real good and finally work out for us!"
- "Lesser evil" voters
The radical cleric leaves behind a legacy of sanctified torture, destroyed children and broken families.Sam Thielman (FOREVER WARS)
For right wingers here on the #Fediverse: you can now stream #FoxNews legally online, and watch episodes of #FoxNews shows, on the streaming service they just launched today called #FoxOne. I am not sure if it's launched on every platform yet, but I've been able to watch some stuff on both my phone and my computer this morning. I'd say it's worth checking out if you're conservative and like watching #FoxNews live rather than clips on #X or #YouTube!
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Opportunity KNOCKED and this dude took full advantage \o
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A man who claimed ICE snatched his missing wife was seen on a Ring camera in Los Angeles dragging something heavy in a tarp days before the woman was found dead.
Sheylla Cabrera was found dead wrapped in the same tarp in Angeles National Forest last week after her husband Jossimar Cabrera told family she was taken by ICE agents. Jossimar Cabrera fled to Peru but US authorities are working to have him extradited to California. The couple’s three children were also taken to Peru.
A man who claimed ICE snatched his missing wife was seen on a Ring camera in Los Angeles dragging something heavy in a tarp days before the woman was found dead.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Ahead of gamescom 2025, the official Pokemon social media account teased a reveal for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and it turned out to be a “found footage” trailer for Mega Victreebel. This is yet another completely new Mega Evolved character debuting in this entry. The nature of the video means we don’t really get to see attacks, but we do get a very good look at its ...
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The next new Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Evolved Pokemon is Mega Victreebel, and a "found footage" style trailer revealed it.Jenni Lada (Siliconera)
>be me
>a cook
>work double shift
>cook over 250 dishes and appetizers
>make like $115 after taxes
>Be decently cute girl
>work one shift
>make $400 in tips
I hate my life
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Sony raises the price of the Playstation 5 in the US
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Because the CDC has never tested the complete schedule for safety, and the Institute Of Medicine (IOM) has been asking the CDC to do so for almost 25 yearsDr Margaret Aranda (The Rebel Patient™)
🚨We're literally weeks away from a national emergency, when health insurance premiums are scheduled to skyrocket.
This disaster could be averted, but it's barely been mentioned in media & most people don't know it's happening. But it IS happening👇
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A perfect storm is coming for Obamacare in 2026.The Lever
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We will not forget, we will not forgive. Silence was more than betrayal.Ahmad Ibsais (State of Siege)
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Vous avez choisi d'être lâches. Vous avez choisi de servir le pouvoir. Vous avez choisi de nous déshumaniser à coups de gros titres, de silence et de pseudo-empathie. Nous ne pardonnerons pas.Spirit's FreeSpeech (★ Spirit Of Free Speech)
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Get lots of free boxes:
Find a small to medium sized business and ask for their boxes. In NC, ABC stores have a designated free box pile - the boxes for glass bottles are super strong and a great size. Plus the dividers are already there for packing glasses.
Also check craigslist and NextDoor.
You'll want to start collecting about a month before the move, but you can get more than enough boxes without paying a dime.
My local UHaul does not 🙁
A lot of dollar stores will let you grab a stack off their flattened box cart. They usually pay for someone to haul them, so giving away boxes saves them a buck or two. The problem is that a lot of the boxes are very thin cardboard and not sturdy at all. But good for putting things in a small box to put in a larger box, like food items.
BTW, the best day for boxes from the liquor store is Monday, after the weekend restock.
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‘Honestly the darkest ending this season so far,’ one fan statedJacob Stolworthy (The Independent)
Epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher on Brannon Howse LiveNicolas Hulscher, MPH (FOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse))
Powell to give his last Jackson Hole speech under watchful gaze of Wall Street and the White House
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À Plœuc-L'Hermitage, les préparatifs pour "La pomme de terre en fête" sont un peu gâchés par la polémique sur "Les Plus Belles Fêtes de France". Pierre-Édouard Stérin, le milliardaire qui ne cache pas sa volonté de voir l’extrême droite remporter les élections, aurait investi dans le label. Plusieurs festivals bretons refusent d'être associés à son nom.
À Plœuc-L'Hermitage, les préparatifs pour "La pomme de terre en fête" sont un peu gâchés par la polémique sur "Les Plus Belles Fêtes de France". Pierre-Édouard Stérin, le milliardaire qui ne cache pas sa volonté de voir l’extrême...Séverine Breton (France 3 Bretagne)
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Le maire d’Hendaye a résilié son adhésion au label « Plus belles fêtes de France », opéré par Pierre-Édouard Stérin.Nadège Dubessay (L'Humanité)
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CDC employees whine that they are not being adequately protected after shooting -- what about the public who are not being protected by CDC's criminal commissions and omissions?Meryl Nass (Meryl’s CHAOS letter (Critical Health Analysis and OpinionS))
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FOX One app is crap.
Website has crashed, doesn't work on Nvidia Shield, not available in the Samsung TV app store, can't "Cast" it to anything, but it works on a phone.
Fox, I suggest that next time you hire someone who knows what they're doing and properly test your product first. Rushing this out before college and pro football season is a mistake.
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Time for a #TipOfTheDay
Forget bags, string, and tape. When it comes time to pack for your move, pick up a roll of packing tape, 15" wide or so.
Wife's jewelry box? Wrap it and the drawers will stay closed. Rolled up rugs? Wrapped and stacked. Tableware? Spoons wrapped, forks wrapped.
PC cables? Wrap the coiled cables, then use wrap to attach them to the PC.
At the other end, just cut the wrap off everything with a good pair of scissors. No tape residue, no sticky tape balls.
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NO LinkedIn!!!
This is the way!!!!
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Unknown parent • • •Did CoPilot check in code to production again? 😄
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Unknown parent • • •@davidculley Thanks. It’s not normally a format I’d take part in but I want to see how folks in the Dublin design community respond to the Small Web.
(And I have a couple of ideas of how to break out of the format.) 😀
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