Runaway Texas Democrat Lawmakers and the Law That Could Theoretically Remove Them from Office
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Texas Democratic lawmakers have fled to Democratic states in order to prevent a quorum necessary to pass legislation they oppose.Antonio Graceffo (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Trump to Announce Additional $100 Billion Apple Investment in U.S.
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Robert Mueller Living in Memory-Care Facility: Report
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Robert Mueller, former FBI Director who was tapped as special counsel to investigate President Trump’s 2016 ‘collusion’ with Russia is reportedly in a memory-care facility.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
WaPo publisher asked fact-checker what they should do ‘to appeal more to Fox News viewers’
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‘But now, working at The Post feels like being on the Titanic after it struck an iceberg — drifting aimlessly as it sank, with not enough lifeboats for everyone,’ Glenn Kessler wrote about his now-former employer.Justin Baragona (The Independent)
I LOVE my Framework laptop but I *hate* not having hardware mouse-buttons; about seventy billions times/day I will accidentally register, say, a middle-click instead of a left or right-click (and vice versa).
Anyone have a recommendation for a small, portable, wireless, battery-powered touchpad with THREE buttons? I've found a bunch of two-button ones, but I am a heavy middle-clicker!
Third Green Dildo Tossed Onto the WNBA Basketball Court — Angry Player Kicks It Off Court (VIDEO)
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In what is now the third sex‑toy disruption in a week, the WNBA saw another neon green dildo hurled into play during a game between the Indiana Fever and Los Angeles Sparks.Jim Hᴏft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Trump gets more sports medals he didn’t earn as his collection grows with Olympic triumphs
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President has often boasted about winning golf championships hosted at his club and displayed various awards and medals he’s receivedAriana Baio (The Independent)
A first-of-its-kind dataset from Japan shows delayed fatal adverse events are real — Masako Ganaha joins to discuss her team’s findings.Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (FOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse))
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Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez (D., Ill.) is locked into a fierce fight with the White House over controversial remarks at the second annual Panamerican Congress held in Mexico, including declaring, “…JONATHAN TURLEY
Tech giants enabling #Gaza_Genocide :
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians
The tech giant developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, a joint investigation reveals.
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The Israeli army’s elite cyber warfare unit is using Microsoft’s cloud servers to store masses of intelligence on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza — information that has been used to plan deadly airstrikes and shape military operations, an investigation by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and the Guardian can reveal.
Microsoft developed a customized version of its cloud platform for Israel’s Unit 8200, which is housing audio files of millions of calls by Palestinians.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
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BREAKING: Fort Stewart in Georgia on Lockdown After Active Shooter Opens Fire – Casualties Reported
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An active shooter opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday morning.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Rethinking DOM from first principles
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Trump will highlight Apple's plans to invest $100 billion more in US, raising total to $600 billion
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US Department of Defense has reportedly pulled its forces from three strategic military installations in Syria and Iraq, according to a quarterly report by the Pentagon's Inspector General.Tasnim News Agency
_BREAKING: Project Veritas: Whistleblower: Former AG Bill Barr and Media Figure Use Burner Phones to Run Illegal Immigration Visa Fraud Scheme for Elites and Billionaires_
Fake visas for sale...
FTA: Project Veritas on Tuesday released a bombshell story from a whistleblower alleging former US Attorney General Bill Barr along with media figure Armstrong Williams is running an illegal immigration visa fraud scheme for elites and billionaires.
Patrícia Lélis, whistleblower, former Brazilian journalist at Howard Stirk Holdings, who is in hiding abroad, told Project Veritas that she was prosecuted after reporting Bill Barr and Armstrong William to the FBI.
“It is way more easy to defraud the immigration system and the government more than people think. And I have proof of that because that’s what Armstrong [Williams] and [Former Attorney General] Bill Barr does,” she said.
Patrícia Lélis alleges wealthy foreigners are obtaining US visas through sham companies and Bill Barr not only knows about it, he is actively participating in the scheme.
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Project Veritas on Tuesday released a bombshell story from a whistleblower alleging former US Attorney General Bill Barr along with media figure Armstrong Williams is running an illegal immigration visa fraud scheme for elites and billionai…Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
From General Flynn
Senator Tom Cotton is leading an effort to gut the Office of the Director of National Intelligence through his bill S.2202, the so-called “Intelligence Community Efficiency and Effectiveness Act of 2025.”
Don’t be fooled by the name. This bill would strip critical oversight powers from the ODNI and hand them back to agencies like the FBI and NSA, which have repeatedly proven they cannot police themselves.
This is not about efficiency. It’s a power grab designed to derail Director Tulsi Gabbard’s work to uncover what really happened during the Barack Obama years, when false intelligence narratives like Russia-gate were weaponized against President Donald J. Trump.
Cotton’s bill is a direct attack on the one office capable of bringing transparency and accountability to a deeply corrupt intelligence establishment.
At the exact moment Director Gabbard begins investigating key Obama-era officials like Clapper, John Brennan, and Rice, Cotton moves to kneecap her. This is no coincidence. His bill even rewrites job titles and chains of command to subtly but effectively insulate entrenched bureaucracies from oversight.
Cotton tries to sell this as a MAGA-friendly reform by tossing in a redundant DEI ban that Gabbard already implemented on day one. It’s political theater meant to bait conservatives while handing the deep state more control.
S.2202 must be stopped.
I break it all down in my latest piece. Please read it, share it, and if this outrages you like it does me, please speak up.
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S.2202 MUST BE DEFEATEDMichael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET) (General Flynn's Substack - Official)
Aztec Batman is being released by DC Comics, once again echoing the view that these human-sacrificing cultures ought to be lionized.Bitchute
UK FALLEN: Tommy Robinson ARRESTED 2nd Time this Week for Posting “F*** Palestine – F*** Hamas – F*** Islam” After Self-Defense Arrest Monday
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UK patriotic activist Tommy Robinson has been arrested for the second time in a week in UK for a post criticizing the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas and their supporters.Collin McMahon (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
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Miss a meeting? Go directly to jail.Jenna McCarthy (Jenna’s Side)
Automerge 3.0
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Automerge is a local-first data sync engine that makes it easy to build collaborative apps. Today we're excited to announce version 3.0 of Automerge!automerge.org
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Canada Bombards Swing States With Ads Explaining How Trump's Tariffs Screw Americans.www.facebook.com
A council which covers Sir Keir Starmer's constituency is poised to go fully vegan.
Labour-led Camden Council commissioned a report which found adopting plant-based catering in full was in line with the north London authority's "food mission", according to campaign group Plant Based Councils.
The plan means all events and meetings of the council would have "100% plant-based catering" so bacon, sausages, steak, chicken and fish would all be off the menu.
Plant Based Councils hailed a council report supporting the move as a "historic win for climate action, publich health and the community".
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Climate campaigners say the move is a 'historic win' but The Countryside Alliance insist on freedom of choice.Jon King (Express.co.uk)
The Ecosystem Approach brought to life.esc (The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.)
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers, Meta says
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Chinese Yutong Launches Electric Buses for Pakistan’s Climate, tailored models and striking a record 400-bus deal for green transport.News Desk (The Daily Cpec)
»Mehrere Länder - darunter Deutschland - setzen die Hilfe für #Gaza aus der Luft fort. Laut Israel wurden heute insgesamt 107 Tonnen Hilfsgüter abgeworfen.«
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Stoppen Sie diese Verhöhnung der Zivilbevölkerung, @Bundesregierung! Sie wissen genau, was stattdessen zu tun ist.
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Mehrere Länder - darunter Deutschland - setzen die Hilfe für Gaza aus der Luft fort. Laut Israel wurden heute insgesamt 107 Tonnen Hilfsgüter abgeworfen.tagesschau.de
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From land conservation to territory confiscationesc (The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.)
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Calls for regime change in Russia reflect Ukrainian desperation and psychological collapse Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su In yet another sign…Strategic Culture Foundation
Landmark meta‑analysis of nearly 1 million people finds walking reduces death risk by almost half and protects against many major diseases.Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (FOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse))
Today’s chat focused on the visit of Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow in which he spent just under three hours with President Putin. The very length of their meeting suggests that there was a …Gilbert Doctorow
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NautilusTrader: Open-source algorithmic trading platform
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Next-Generation High-Performance Algorithmic Trading PlatformNautilusTrader
Schwab started the WEF, which transformed Davos into a hub of networking and diplomacy, in 1971.Lily Mae Lazarus (Fortune)
HHS nixes $500M in mRNA grants; Trump pries Ivy admissions data loose; Texas mail-in law upheld; visa bonds spark liberal angst; and the WEF meltdown rolls on like divine clockwork.Jeff Childers (☕️ Coffee & Covid 2025 🦠)
Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action
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Trump administration dismisses all Democrats on a federal board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances
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In the first part of the program, Dr. Shir Hever joins us to discuss Israel’s disinformation economy, the zombie economy that is held together by nothing more than lies and deception, and how the ongoing genocide in Gaza has made clear that for most …Kate Horgan (Project Censored)
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Need to vent, sorry. I just reached the top of frustration for today!!!!1111oneoneone
The entire fucking day I have been busy preparing the servers (again) for new backup and staging for disroot. And, boy it’s been going horrible. Working with old server is just such a fucking pain. I feel like an alchemist or some nuclear physicist Those machines are so fragile, that one minute everything is fine and the second it’s not booting. Or the memory breaks or some other shit…. I have bunch of the oldies and parts and trying to ducttape two working and stable servers and it’s fucking impossible! Not to mention no fucking firmware available anywhere (g11) cause dell decided to just remove ‘em (no mirror no nothing, just gone and fuck you!).
And now just as I thought I was ready to install OS, one just started spinning Fans like crazy and got slow as hell, probably due to faulty cpu or ram. And second one, upon adding secondary SAS cable, just stopped POSTING! Fuck! I hate this old shit!!! It’s been great but it’s time to annihilate ‘em and throw it into a bin damn it! Wasted entire day on this and looks like I have not move a bit. Didnt do a mountain of other work piling up in the meantime, I just could spend entire day in bed playing games and doing nothing and I would be in the same place I am right now after working the entire day! Feel like crying myself to sleep right now, with a pillow over my face screaming until oxygen cuts off! #rant
Oh no. God's speed bro. I think if I had a machine like that, I'd take the next upgrade opportunity to take it out back.
I've been running a dual Xeon "desktop" from all china-parts and it has treated me well. It was about 600€ minus the harddrives.
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Selbst wer auf Doctolib gezielt Kassentermine sucht, bekommt mitunter Selbstzahlertermine vorgesetzt. Nach einer Klage von Verbraucherschützer*innen will auch die Bundesregierung prüfen, ob es eine Regulierung braucht.
Teure Arzttermine serviert: Bundesregierung wird auf Doctolib aufmerksam
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in reply to Cory Doctorow • • •Again not exactly what you asked for, but maybe a trackball fits that use case as well? They require no movement, are precise and generally have mechanical buttons -- however they tend to be a little more bulky which might or might not be an issue for you.
I have been eying a ploopy for some time now: ploopy.co/adept-trackball/
They have a range of different models, all (to my knowledge) fully open hardware.
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Adept Trackball – Ploopy
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in reply to Cory Doctorow • • •Not a direct answer but it helped me to rebind the two keys to the right of the spacebar to left and right click. I had to rebuild the firmware to enable mouse support which was a pain and I can't remember any of it, but doing so did help me.
And I swear by the Magic Trackpad for an external device, it's just good enough that I never worry about the thing misunderstanding how many fingers I intended to click or scroll with
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