Caracas: Military forces are randomly arresting civilians who are moving too close to key locations like the presidential palace or military installations.

What do you think the heads of state of Mexico, Denmark, Nigeria, Canada, South Africa, and Somalia are thinking this morning? This is important because again, there are rare earth and other mineral negotiations going on right now that will determine the path that the next 25 years will take.

"Well, now China can just invade people!🤡" is the wrong take, and is again, completely US-pilled. It's centered on the idea that China can't think of what to do on its own, or considers itself limited to the set of rules determined by the US. It does not. China gained in much more important ways.

Touching that monstrous bulk of the whale or ork we have received nothing certain.

Americans believe that Trump's operations in Venezuela are unlawful

Oldie, goodie:

However, there's no evidence Maduro's wife had been charged prior to her kidnapping, which would be troubling if any of this was taking place in a world where illegal actions have consequences.

Another thing that sucks is that we already have a Supreme Court ruling that says it's totally fine to try someone for crimes in the US even if they weren't lawfully extradited but were instead kidnapped. That there is a precedent is not great! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

G-d willing and the water don't rise, somebody will

North Carolina! Call Ted Budd and ask him OMGWTF, demand an investigation.

My bestie is recovering from surgery and would really appreciate help in her healing journey. She's an amazing person who has been such an integral part of Black digital culture for the past 15 years, she deserves it all and then some. 💜💜💜 #HelpSky #MutualAid

'How much does the aurora borealis weigh?" It's pretty light.

Yall we just got our first matching donor, up to $1,000!! We're at $550 right now. Can we get to $1,550 by the end of the day to max out the match?

🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨 ✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups. ❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions. 👇

Here's the #39C3 Talk: media.ccc.de/v/39c3-the-h...

Hosting the hacked profiles at "Okstupid.lol" is, I have to say, pretty funny

It's less than 600 miles from Caracas to Jeffrey Epstein's island.

Egyptian woman and her cat, 1923

Pharoah Taharqa makes an offering to the falcon god Hemen, ca. 680 BCE www.theroot.com/the-meaning-...

Uhh what the actual fucking fuck

Extrajudicial rendition isn’t an arrest. We have no jurisdiction in Caracas.

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RIP Dick Cheney, you would have finally found something to like about the Trump presidency (illegally overthrowing a government for oil)

The nyt gifted Trump a potent campaign ad in ‘24 by disseminating medical disinformation and legitimising anti-trans hate. Sulzberger preyed on a tiny, vulnerable minority who posed no threat to anyone, all ignoring his professional duty to examine the actual, evident threat to US democracy.

Every time I see "USMNT" my brain parses it as "US Mutant Ninja Turtles" and it makes whatever headline 10x more confusing

You’ll feel a sudden sting in the side of your neck. Half an hour later, you’ll wake up in a zoning board meeting, reporter’s notebook in hand.

I used to run a dating agency for chickens but I had to shut it down. I was struggling to make hens meet.

Delivered last cookies to neighbors today. One of em told us how her ex husband was, and I quote, "sleeping with hookers and transvestites". I am considering a hard drug habit.

Friday night kitten zen

Thanks to some incredibly generous donations our winter fund drive is now over halfway to our goal. If we reach it our trans local journalism co-op can survive into 2026. Please share and support to help us get there. www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-a...

The important question is where he got his MLIS.

**GET YOUR LIVEJOURNAL DATA RIGHT NOW** Import it to Dreamwidth, download it directly from LJ one month at a time, or read on for more options, but GET YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES OFF LJ AND INTO YOUR OWN POSSESSION because you'll lose them soon. I trust @rahaeli.bsky.social I have 17 years to preserve!

Whenever I see this photo of harvester ants working on their nest, I think how it looks like they planted a decorative tree by their door like they have an HOA or something. (Pogonomyrmex desertorum, west Texas)

A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter

𝗛𝗲𝘆! Side Quested is up and if I had the opportunity, I would flop on a bear(ish) too. 🔗 tapas.io/episode/3742... 🔷 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿? 🔹 Start here: tapas.io/series/SideQuested 🔹 Or here: sidequested.com/page/1/ 🔷 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: patreon.com/alepresser 🔹 #webcomics

Child exploitation content on X/Twitter sharply increased under Musk, who not only abruptly disbanded the group of volunteer experts advising the platform on child safety, image exploitation, and other abuses in 2022, but tried to blame them for the company's CSAM problem www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1...

Grok is not a source! Grok is not sentient! Grok is a machine woven into the fabric of a social network that made CSAM on-demand!

Imprison RFK and every parent who failed to vaccinate their children

Definitely important to talk about the csam happening on Twitter, but please also keep in mind that racists are also using Grok to plan lynchings of Black people.

so basically our rich oligarchs launched a racist propaganda media campaign to demonize taxpayer-funded childcare, our garbage oligarch press parroted the attack, and now they're going to steal that money to put into their assorted cryptocurrency grifts

Reposting this b/c it’s a new year, and because the American healthcare system is stupid and Texas makes it worse, I had to change ACA plans effective today because my old plan is no longer offered. All my deductibles and out of pocket amounts reset today. I appreciate you all more than you know.

🔮🧙🏿‍♂️It is finished. Blackstradamus remains undefeated. When I called this 10+ years ago, none of you Elon stans believed it. "I wouldn't bet against Elon!" You all yelled. Well I did (again), and I was right (again). 👴🏻"So why didn't you short Tesla then?" Because y'all have more dollars than sense🤡

Also the Bible is really 73 different books, so write that down.

Cartoonists only want one thing and that is to be appreciated for their hotness by a weird little guy (who is also the mayor of New York) who will take them on a date once in a while.

Also @neolithicsheep.bsky.social and I just spent an hour looking for my beloved cat Private First Class Andrew Zapata (Andy to his friends), including outside and in all the outbuildings, only for Shep to find him asleep inside a kitchen cabinet that was blocked shut by several gallon jars. (1/2)

At one point in my youth I was lawful evil but in my defense I wanted to be able to reach the cord for the ceiling fan without turning on the light and in the late 80s they did not yet have remote controls.