I suspect the Pope sounds "woke" to many Christian conservatives because the US is steeped in prosperity theology, where the point of worship is to deliver health and wealth to believers. Thus, "feed the hungry" and "show mercy for the poor" sounds needlessly political and "woke."

Trump has insulted and tariffed his European allies, persuaded Denmark to prepare for a US invasion and, by pressuring Ukraine and not Russia, encouraged Putin to keep fighting. All of which he has forgotten. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Incredible footage from a United Airlines flight of the Artemis II launch.

The second you leave this country for even a few days, you realize the place you call home is decaying at an almost exponential pace. The realization that you don't have to live like this is stark, and that nobody in power is taking tangible actions to fix it in your lifetime is even starker.

It is time for Europe to weaponise its chokepoints China and others have long been adept at using supply chains to their advantage — the EU should do the same: By: @martinsandbu.ft.com

Obama, the adult, vs. Trump, the petulant child.

Every American needs to watch this:

Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.

We’re just not a free country. Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.

Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Orbán is a pro-Russian traitor and pathological liar. He has been ruining Hungary for too long. Let’s hope that he loses the upcoming election

. @davidakaye.bsky.social has a good piece @techpolicypress.bsky.social: the Trump Admin's lies about the EU's DSA aim to shield big tech from any regulation & "distract from the unprecedented censorship & repression [that it] has been implementing in the US". www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-li...

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The tech industry has no better friend in its drive for deregulation and tax avoidance around the world than Donald Trump. His bullying has led countries to give up their sovereign power to safeguard the public interest. And now Big Tech is asking for more. From me: prospect.org/2026/01/13/t...

After documenting Israel’s conduct in Gaza, UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese has been sanctioned, isolated and barred from travel. The response tells its own story, writes Chris Hedges. #Gaza #UN #InternationalLaw #PearlsAndIrritations #auspol

Two things can be true at once: 1) Trump and Miller were hoping a civilian got killed by ICE, so they could have a big public fight about it. 2) This killing may not work out how they hoped.

🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7

The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"What has the ECHR ever done for us?" 🤔 [SOUND ON 🔊]

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU. Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

24 Years Ago Today: The September 11th Issue

"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."

Yeah, we're cooked. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S8pVQq/

Hi All, Latest Europe Dispatch by @alanderminna.bsky.social just appeared. Russia is waging a form of (hybrid) warfare against Europe--why are people so reluctant to face it? open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

The moral panic about “kids online safety” is leading to a slew of bad laws (which many on the left moronically support) while both parties unite to censor speech so that there can be no criticism of power, US foreign policy, etc. We are seeing the effects of these laws in real time in the UK

This is an INSANE decision by the E.U. “By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.” This will kill people.

Ben Barnes, star of #TheInstitute on MGM+, goes deep on the loneliness of heroes on our latest episode of The Kingcast. Listen here 🎙️: tinyurl.com/BenBarnesKin... And this gets … say, 50 retweets, I’ll post the photo that got me nicknamed “Prince Caspian” at work once upon a time.

Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

Palantir er det system regeringen har tænkt sig PET må bruge til at overvåge og analysere alle danskere. Nå ja, og gemme data i 20 år. Tjek her i denne korte video, hvad deres stifter, ejer og CEO mener om demokrati.

Can you hug a city

It's not disruption that's being prosecuted in this country. It's dissent. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Seriously -- he's broadcasting plans to violate state and federal election laws, in support of his quest to sway a state Supreme Court election. Arrest him. Yes, even though he's really rich. Arrest him.

Seriously: arrest him. The governor should have state police arrest him and charge him with election fraud. Then immediately hold a press conference explaining you arrested someone for committing election fraud and will continue to do so. Just fucking arrest him already. You can actually do this

How about an interim government for Russia, with supervision from the UN?

I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.

Elon Musk is forcing Americans to destroy Tesla

Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI. THE INSIDE STORY:

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT? Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

You're plugged in and have heard comparisons of DOGE and Gamergate in passing. I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison. Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion. www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...

Elon Musk, encouraged by his mother and an army of his cultish fans, is threatening tonight to sue a Washington Post journalist for pointing out on live TV that neo-Nazis welcomed his salute on Inauguration Day. Can we finally put the ‘he’s a free speech absolutist!’ BS to bed?

Elon Musk did a Nazi salute because he's on the side of the Nazis. It's no more or less complex than that. When people show you who they are, believe them inews.co.uk/opinion/look...

The crusade! The crusade of the depraved Lina Khan to have regulation! How she forced them to become racist! How she made them freeze their sperm and offer it to random women! How she put the giant gold necklace upon their sweet heads!

Hitler teases German expansion The chancellor-elect has suggested a territorial extension into Austria, the Sudetenland and Poland. If he's serious, it would rival the Treaty of Utrecht.

1/2 Incredible speech by an Israeli MK and rabbi calling out other leaders in the Knesset for their genocidal mindsets about Palestinians. Honestly have not seen anything even close to this strong from an Israeli leader on either side of the aisle in a while.

Can't wait till President Elon's sperm is the only option for infertile couples across the US. I'm giving it a year. Maybe less.

Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.