The Obsidian Knight
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The Bulwark
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"There is a non-zero chance we repeat this all over again at the end of January when the funding deal will run out. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists."
www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
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Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-reward-the-hostage-taker-republicans-trump-shutdown-snap-furlough-backpay-aca-subsidies?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The+Bulwark&utm_campaign=publer
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"Make my day, punk!"
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N Korea threatens ‘offensive action’ as US aircraft carrier visits S Korea
North Korea issues warning as Washington and Seoul agree on strengthening military ties.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/8/n-korea-threatens-offensive-action-as-us-aircraft-carrier-visits-s-korea
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G Elliott Morris
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I’m taking a victory lap for my coverage of young voters over the last year. I’ve argued that Trump’s 2024 gains with voters <30 stemmed mostly from anti-incumbent sentiment from high inflation — and that “GOP gains” / a youth “realignment” was a mirage. Tuesday’s results suggest I was right.
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Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data-driven-takeaways-from
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Politico
6 days ago
Supreme Court justices weigh refund process for Trump tariffs
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Supreme Court justices weigh refund process for Trump tariffs
Justice Amy Coney Barrett cautioned during oral arguments Wednesday that the logistics of refunding companies that have paid the disputed duties would be “a mess.”
http://dlvr.it/TP5Zz1
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Supreme Court justices question Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs
President Trump's sweeping tariff plan may be on shaky ground after a Supreme Court hearing focused on his authority to impose the measures. Several justices on the court questioned the legality of th...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/supreme-court-justices-question-trumps-authority-to-impose-sweeping-tariffs
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Bruce Gorrie
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
8 days ago
Who says the man has no empathy? He has expressed what is obviously deep and sincere sympathy for, among others: ✳️ Prince Andrew ✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell ✳️ Jair Bolsonaro ✳️ Vladimir Putin ✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu ✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists ✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville
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Clara Jeffery
9 days ago
Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
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Mandatory Installation of Solar Panels in Public Parking Lots to Apply Retroactively to Existing Facilities
Starting at the end of November this year, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. ...
https://cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2025081311085933266
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Powell says that, unlike the dotcom boom, AI spending isn’t a bubble: ‘I won’t go into particular names, but they actually have earnings’ | Fortune
However, the Fed chair noted that the growth is unevenly distributed and concentrated among only a few companies.
https://fortune.com/2025/10/29/powell-says-ai-is-not-a-bubble-unlike-dot-com-federal-reserve-interest-rates/
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#NoKings
event in Fairhope, Al. A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator" 3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
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https://venturebeat.com/ai/nvidia-researchers-unlock-4-bit-llm-training-that-matches-8-bit-performance
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Our most sensitive research (in terms of threats to Russia).
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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5581695-navy-chief-research-replaced/
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What "Red State" means...
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Publishing still matters.
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Britain’s Prince Andrew to be stripped of ‘prince’ title and evicted from royal mansion | CNN
King Charles has started a process to strip Prince Andrew of his titles and given him notice to move out of his mansion, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/europe/prince-andrew-title-and-honors-remove-latam-intl
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Rand Paul Lisa Murkowski Susan Collins Mitch McConnell
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Four Republicans vote with Democrats in effort to end Trump tariffs on Canada | CNN Politics
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration’s trade policies a day after they voted ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/politics/canada-tariffs-senate-vote-trump
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US Senate votes to end Trump’s global tariffs on more than 100 countries
Vote passes 51-47 in latest bipartisan effort to challenge tariffs, but House is unlikely to take any similar action
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/senate-vote-trump-tariffs
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Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B OpenAI quarterly loss
: Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/microsoft_earnings_q1_26_openai_loss/?td=rt-3a
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Proton Data Breach Observatory to expose infosec cover-ups
: Service will tell on compromised organizations, even if they didn't plan on doing so themselves
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/30/proton_data_breach_observatory/
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Trump DOJ Has HAD It With Prosecutors Who Think Showing Up At Barack Obama's House With Guns And A Machete Is Some Kind Of 'Crime' - Above the Law
Prosecutors referred to January 6 as a riot... and that's a cardinal sin these days.
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/10/trump-doj-has-had-it-with-prosecutors-who-think-showing-up-at-barack-obamas-house-with-guns-and-a-machete-is-some-kind-of-crime/
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Being gay is everything, evidently.
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Karine Jean-Pierre and a Book Tour Most Authors Would Not Dream Of
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/karine-jean-pierre-book.html
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The beginning of level of the playing field and making Congresses fair.
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California Republicans retreat as anti-Prop 50 campaign collapses
Opponents of the Democratic gerrymander start casting blame for defeat at the ballot.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/28/republicans-defeating-california-gerrymander-00624195
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I watched a few minutes of an interview and was a bit startled at how tone-deaf she was. I can't recall what specifically she said to prompt this reaction, unfortunately.
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Karine Jean-Pierre's book tour is non-stop cringe. Her former colleagues can't look away.
Democrats, who'd like to close the book on Biden, are horrified at the former press secretary's struggles to explain herself.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/29/karine-jean-pierre-book-backlash-00626014
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https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5577799-east-wing-renovation-criticism/
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker
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Nutty story.
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The Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and collapsed – and I made a desperate 175ft jump into the sea
In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for him
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/28/the-piper-alpha-oil-rig-exploded-and-collapsed-and-i-made-a-desperate-175ft-jump-into-the-sea
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Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest
For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a s...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251025084611.htm
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Nothings Monstered
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Jiří Horák
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Kim Novak in Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
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Staggeringly cool history/biology
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Ancient DNA reveals the deadly diseases behind Napoleon’s defeat
Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic analysis revealed pathogens behind paratyphoid and relapsing fever, diseases ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251026021727.htm
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This explains a lot.
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1 in 4 Americans believes in witches. What the devil?
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. From vaccine ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/26/2346283/-1-in-4-Americans-believes-in-witches-What-the-devil
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George Takei
16 days ago
Maybe we should call it No Czars.
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J.R.
21 days ago
Just discovered that the Michelin Man used to ride a bike while wearing slutty little red boots and smoking a huge stogie. I don't know where else to put this information except in the Cool Files
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orph on X: "Keira Knightley recently went viral for her rant on the state of the information environment and the population's cognitive resilience. "We really are living in a cognitive wild west. Most people have near-zero memetic defenses or cognitive security suited for the online age". https://t.co/UWjIkUwF3R" / X
Keira Knightley recently went viral for her rant on the state of the information environment and the population's cognitive resilience. "We really are living in a cognitive wild west. Most people have near-zero memetic defenses or cognitive security suited for the online age". https://t.co/UWjIkUwF3R
https://x.com/orphcorp/status/1982230134850572551
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Wordle 1,590 2/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Director Guillermo del Toro says he wanted Victor Frankenstein to have the 'arrogance' of tech bros
Guillermo del Toro said Victor Frankenstein, the titular character of his new film and the 1818 novel, shares traits with tech leaders developing AI.
https://www.businessinsider.com/guillermo-del-toro-frankenstein-tech-bros-ai-industry-2025-10
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Strands #601 “Quite a transformation!” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵
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I beg to differ...
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‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris says she may run for president again
In a BBC interview, former vice-president says she isn’t done with politics and could ‘possibly’ be the next president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/25/kamala-harris-bbc-interview
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I thought this was the White House at first.
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Connections Puzzle #867 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Ryan Goodman
18 days ago
Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy: "Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
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Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes
Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/24/gabbard-intelligence-venezuela-drug-boats/
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The Richard Nixon Architect of Peace Award is the most ludicrous & insane award I've ever heard of. The fact that the Trump White House Press Secretary had no idea that the optics were questionable attests to her utter incompetence.
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Nature Portfolio
18 days ago
Coffee beans harvested from the faeces of the Asian palm civet may have higher levels of fats and other key flavour-enhancing compounds than traditionally harvested beans, according to a paper in Scientific Reports.
go.nature.com/4nuNrL2
#plantscience
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I'm glad this issue is mushrooming the way it is. It's an abomination.
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