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13 Nov 2025

on Megyn Kelly's defending Trump and Epstein (paraphrased, "Cut 'em some slack! It's not child rape and pedophilia [officially ephebophilia]; 5 is different from 15."): "It's still *rape*. But misogyny won't allow him to be punished for that, so we have to add the 'child' part in to get justice."

advocate.comDistraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”

via Jay Kuo: . www.advocate.com/news/minneso... .

open.substack.comBeautyCommonplace book

from Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/maryannd... .

. www.the-independent.com/tech/grok-x-... .

the-independent.com‘I feel violated and dehumanised after X’s Grok AI stripped me naked’Women say ‘objectifying’ pictures are being created of them without their consent – and accuse tech companies like Elon Musk’s as well as the government of not doing enough to protect them

open.substack.comDemocracy and inequality of wealth, a conundrum?Commonplace book

from Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/maryannd... .

thepinknews.comUS in the 'early stages' of a trans genocide, experts claimGenocide scholars and experts have warned the US is showing early signs of a genocide against trans people.

Full story here ➡️: www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/07/t... .

From ~400 years ago via William: "Amicus Plato, amicus Aristoteles; magis amica Veritas." ("I am a friend of Plato, I am a friend of Aristotle; but truth is a better friend.") --Isaac Newton (1643-1727).

thenextmove.orgThe True Cost of GreenlandWe called the crisis before Trump took office.

. www.thenextmove.org/p/the-true-c... .

cnbc.comTrump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White HousePresident Donald Trump is considering "a range of options" in order to acquire Greenland, including "utilizing the U.S. Military," the White House said.

. via Neurodivergent Rebel: www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/t... .

regjeringen.noJoint statement by the Nordic Foreign Ministers on GreenlandJoint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on 6 January 2026.

from Cynthia Hope Laub's thread: www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new.... .

theconversation.comThe US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge differenceCritics of environmental protection laws may have forgotten how much progress has been made.

. 👉 theconversation.com/the-us-used-... .

politico.comGreenland war powers vote could be heading to Senate floorSen. Ruben Gallego said he will introduce a war powers resolution to forestall a U.S. invasion of the Danish territory.

from Katharine O'Moore-Klopf: www.politico.com/live-updates... .

technet.worksEarly Schizophrenia Leaves a Fingerprint on Brain StructureUsing MRI scans from 352 schizophrenia patients, researchers found widespread reductions in structural similarity across several brain regions. These disruptions tracked with symptom severity, cogniti...

MORE: technet.works/MRI_Schzphrnia .

huffpost.comWATCH: Federal Agents Block Doctor From Shooting Victim

. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest... .

youtu.bePeter Thiel’s Dark Plan to Replace DemocracyYouTube video by Wajahat Ali

. youtu.be/XlNGpY-uL1Q?... .

forbes.comEvery Time Trump Was Connected To Epstein Over Several Decades (Updated)Before Trump allegedly wrote Epstein a 50th birthday message, he had flown on his private jet seven times.

HERE'S EVERY KNOWN LINK BETWEEN TRUMP AND EPSTEIN: ("JEFF - YOU ARE THE GREATEST", AS TRUMP REPORTEDLY SIGNED EPSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY BOOK July 25, 2025) . www.forbes.com/sites/sarado... .

nbcnews.comBehind the viral photo of Rep. Andy Kim cleaning up at midnight after riots“It’s a room that I love so much. ... It pained me so much to see it in this kind of condition,” the New Jersey Democrat said.

Andy Kim for New Jersey~ Cleans up the Capitol on January 6th saying “What else could I do”? “It’s a room that I love so much — it’s the heart of the Capitol, literally the heart of this country. It pained me so much to see it in this kind of condition.” . www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a... .

open.substack.comZinn: The U.S. Constitution: by whom, for whomCommonplace book

6 Jan

from Mary Ann: open.substack.com/pub/maryannd... .

independent.co.ukIndia, Malaysia and France threaten action against X over offensive AI imagesSocial media platform’s Grok AI chatbot accused of digitally stripping women and children in response to user prompts

6 Jan

MORE: www.independent.co.uk/tech/grok-of....

wzzm13.comOrganizer arrested in Grand Rapids following protest in response to U.S. attack in VenezuelaAn officer can be heard telling the woman she's being arrested for "obstructing a roadway" and "failure to obey a lawful command from a police officer."

via Tom Digby: www.wzzm13.com/video/news/l... .

r.pebmac.caHegseth moves to demote Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ videoDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved Monday to demote Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) military rank over his participation in a recent video with five other Democrats in which they reminded U.S. s…

via White Rose Resistance: . r.pebmac.ca/https://theh... .

bbc.inWoman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothesThe BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent.

A woman said she felt "dehumanised and reduced into a sexual stereotype" after Grok AI was used to digitally remove her clothes. They did it to a 14-year-old actress from Stranger Things as well. bbc.in/3L8xrBb .

via Paul DeLespinasse www.msn.com/en-us/money/... .

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variety.comGuillermo del Toro: Saying ‘Art Is Not Important’ Is ‘Always the Prelude to Fascism’Guillermo del Toro says claiming that 'art is not important' is a 'prelude to fascism.'

“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always a prelude to fascism. They think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

justsecurity.orgMaduro Capture Operation and the President’s Duty to Faithfully Execute U.N. CharterA decades-old Office of Legal Counsel memorandum claiming the President can disregard the UN Charter does not withstand serious scrutiny.

via Cynthia Hope Laub: Follow-up by Goodman on rhe Maduro [kidnapping] . www.justsecurity.org/127962/madur... .

jamanetwork.comCOVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in FranceThis cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...

via MB: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... . www.the-express.com/news/us-news... .

scim.agEarliest evidence for intentional cremation of human remains in AfricaThe world’s oldest in situ adult funeral pyre (~9500 years old) shows complex mortuary behaviors among ancient African foragers.

Researchers in Science Advances have discovered the earliest deliberate cremation in Africa, dating to 9500 years ago. More: scim.ag/4peAsxB .

huffpost.comScientists Asked People To Do 1 Thing Differently While Taking A Walk. The Results Were Astounding.“It [creates] an amazing cascade of physiology that we can find almost any day and is very good for you,”

“One region of the brain is deactivated [when experiencing awe], the default mode network, where self-representational processes take place: goals, strivings, checklist.” Also, awe activates our vagus nerve, which “slows our heart rate, helps with digestion, and opens us to things bigger than us.”

from White Rose Resistance's thread: "The 1997 film Wag the Dog shortened the phrase and also added the additional meaning of 'superfluous (military) action in order to distract from domestic scandal'." "Are we at the invasion of Austria, Poland, or Denmark at this point?"

r.pebmac.caVenezuela live updates: Maduro arrives in New York to face federal chargesThe president of Venezuela was taken by American forces and transported to the U.S. Saturday to face federal drug charges.

via White Rose Resistance: r.pebmac.ca/https://abcn....

reuters.comTrump says Venezuela's Maduro captured after strikesThe U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, who has been taken out of the country, President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

from early Saturday: The US captured Venezuela's President Maduro and removed him from the country, Trump said Saturday. Explosions rock Caracas and elsewhere in Venezuela. The US has not so directly intervened in Latin America since invading Panama in 1989 to remove leader Manuel Noriega.

sandiegouniontribune.comTrump says Venezuela’s Maduro has been captured after US conducted ‘large scale strike’ on countryAt least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in the capital, Caracas.

from early Saturday: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/02/t... . Trump on Saturday said that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and flown them out of the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... .

huffpost.comElon Musk's Grok AI Floods X With Sexualized Photos Of Women And ChildrenWhen one X user said their social media feed resembled a bar packed with bikini-clad women, Musk replied, in part, with another laugh-cry emoji.

"Grok-generated pictures of her, nearly naked, were circulating across the Musk-owned platform. "Her experience is repeated across X, Reuters found. Reuters has also identified several cases where Grok created sexualized images of children. "Musk replied, in part, with a laugh-cry emoji."

r.pebmac.ca2026 price hikes hit ACA health insurance plans as subsidies expire for millions of AmericansEnhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.

via White Rose Resistance: r.pebmac.ca/https://www.... .

independent.co.ukAt least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's CaracasAt least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas

from The Independent's thread: "US trying to steal oil." "We will now observe whether Western actions align with their stated principles,specifically if they will impose sanctions on US for its invasion and simultaneously offer substantial, tangible support to Caracas."

rollingstone.com'Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Cancels Kennedy Center Event After Trump Name Change'Wicked' composer and Oscar-winner Stephen Schwartz has canceled an appearance at the Kennedy Center in protest of the Donald Trump name change.

Rolling Stone via Katharine: “Stephen Schwartz, the celebrated Oscar-winning composer behind Wicked and other hit musicals, is the latest artist to pull out of a scheduled appearance at the Kennedy Center in protest of Donald Trump’s takeover of the institution and its legally dubious name change.”

independent.co.ukA catastrophic brain drain is coming for AmericaFrom social media to immigration offices, a new phrase is becoming more and more popular: ‘The new American Dream is leaving America.’ Holly Baxter reports on parents, students, professors, and retire...

"Holly Baxter reports on parents, students, professors, and retirees, all of whom are planning to say goodbye to the US in the near future." MORE: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... .

futurism.comNASA Forced to Shut Down Largest Library, Throw Invaluable Materials in TrashThe Trump administration is shutting down NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's library — NASA's largest — and threatening to destroy books.

via Brian Tyler Cohen: futurism.com/space/nasa-l....

forward.comMayor Zohran Mamdani reassures Jewish New Yorkers at inauguration: ‘I will protect you’NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration featured Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Chuck Schumer, actor Mandy Patinkin and other Jews.

via Ellen with my appreciation. The latest from The Forward, which still exists: . forward.com/news/794383/... .

theconversation.comThe ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath KeepersFounder Stewart Rhodes says he will relaunch the group, serving as an important outlet for thousands of members who have felt lost since his imprisonment, a scholar writes.

"Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers militia group, plans to relaunch the organization after his seditious conspiracy sentence was commuted by Trump. A political anthropologist explains why the group's emphasis on the military’s oath poses a particular threat."

from Joan Olive's thread on a review of Mamdani's inauguration 3/3 Mamdani didn’t promise perfection. He promised effort, scale, and refusal to govern with small ambitions. In a country trained to expect very little from its leaders, that alone feels historic."

from Joan Olive's thread on a review of Mamdani's inauguration 2/3 "None of this guarantees success" ...[but] "politics isn’t only about outcomes; it’s about direction. And direction matters when it shifts the range of what people believe can be demanded. ...

from Joan Olive's thread on a review of Mamdani's inauguration 1/3 "If anything, his message was that governing cautiously in a moment of crisis is itself a form of extremism — just one that benefits landlords, corporations, and austerity logic." ...

nytimes.comIs A.I. a Bubble?

via Katharine O'Moore-Klopf from NYT about why USians fear 'artificial intelligence' 3/3 ... There are users obsessing over their virtual companions. And there are Silicon Valley executives, just a handful, who increasingly control this technology. …" † news.gallup.com/poll/694688/... .

nytimes.comIs A.I. a Bubble?

via Katharine O'Moore-Klopf from NYT about why USians fear 'artificial intelligence' 2/3 “There are also massive data centers siphoning off energy and water. There are artists and creatives losing control of their copyrighted work. ...

nytimes.comIs A.I. a Bubble?

via Katharine O'Moore-Klopf from NYT about why USians fear 'artificial intelligence' 1/3 “… If [ai] turns out to be a bubble, it could trigger a recession.* … “Nearly three-quarters of Americans expect [ai] to slash jobs. At some companies, that’s already happening.†… ...

via an FB friend 3/3 ... He took undergrad courses at Wharton, Penn's business school. tRump has threatened to sue the school if his records are released."

via an FB friend 2/3 ... I remember hearing several years ago that BU is one of the hardest schools to get an A in. On the other end, tRump had 2 years at Fordham, then his brother's friend who worked in Admissions at Penn, got him in. ...

via an FB friend 1/3 "In 2007, as a high school senior, AOC won 2nd place in the microbiology category of the Intel IFES. In honor of that, MIT named an asteroid after her. In 2011, she graduated Cum laude from Boston University with double major: Economics and International Relations. ...

cnn.itWho is Nick Shirley, the 23-year-old MAGA journalist whose Minnesota fraud story went viral? | CNN BusinessOne week ago, few knew who 23-year-old Nick Shirley was. But in recent days he has burst into the public sphere, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views, amplified by Elon Mus...

via Jay Kuo 2/2 Also, the right-wing is using this as a cudgel to weaken Walz in an effort to turn Minnesota red. And Shirley is a hack propagandist. Video: xcancel.com/caolanreport... .