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"Pursuant to Executive Order 13817 of December 20, 2017, “A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals,” the Secretary of the Interior on February 16, 2018, presented a draft list of 35 mineral commodities deemed critical" - www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

The Supreme Court stripped immigration judges of the ability to pause certain deportation proceedings on Tuesday, declining to block a deal slammed as “egregious collusion” between the Justice Department and the state of Texas.

BREAKING — Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorses Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor.

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“Willer Tomaz, Flávio's friend under investigation, is in the USA *** Lawyer investigated by the Federal Police on suspicion of money laundering traveled in a hurry; Supreme Court authorized the opening of an investigation, which also involves Flávio” 10/24/26 … 1/

according to the current administration, we cannot accept immigrants claiming asylum

*touches earpiece "I have just been informed that Elon Musk has not turned off the Starlink to Matt Yglesias' live feed, but we refuse to have his opinion for you this evening"

Yet the Trump Administration is giving Flávio Bolsonaro safe haven in the United States. In Brazil, he is under investigation for alleged corruption, money laundering and currency evasion, and was ordered to surrender his passports.

INDIANAPOLIS: Operation Werewolf member Sean Tahtinen is tattooing at Timeless Piercing & Tattoo in Muncie.

Aw nuts *BOLSONARO EN ROUTE TO THE US, FOLHA REPORTS CITING ALLIES

Home Affairs is negotiating to share Australians’ data with Trump’s US government. Did they tell the US it can’t go to Palantir? Doesn't sound like it from this!

WATCH: A defense contractor CEO and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding. He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg

sharing a degenerate, fascist rfk jr statement over and over again, because you know what defeats them, but you refuse to participate

"The Brazil exposure helped catapult Cerimedo into successful presidential campaigns in Argentina (Milei), Honduras (Asfura) and Bolivia (Paz). His arrest prompted Chilean lawmakers to create a commission to investigate Cerimedo’s possible role in that nation’s recent electoral shift to the right."

Serbia’s students have won. When we interviewed them for our @democratization.bsky.social article with @pelinamus.bsky.social they told us they would stay away from opposition parties ("they are all the same") and build their own list to beat Vučić. And they just did it! 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1351...

back to the days of "b-sky is a bubble" rage - diminishes hope it makes one tired, to continue on in the fight

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Roughly 1/4 of its workforce. $MSFT

Brazil Election Results in Maps: How Lula Came Back - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

Turnout in Brazil was 81 percent today, up from 79 percent in the 2022 election.

Obrigado, povo brasileiro! 📸 Ricardo Stuckert

Lula Goes HARD

Well this is eleventy-million kinds of Fucked Up. @latimes.com (who once contracted with me as a freelance reviewer and whom I struggled to get paid by) asserts that *merely reading its website* constitutes a permanent waiver of your right to sue it under *any circumstances*.

Anti-corruption politics has ousted yet another corrupt authoritarian.

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

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🚨🚨This could be a turning point. Amid #Starlink crisis, #Finnish tech giants #ICEYE and #Nokia signed a letter of intent with #Ukraine's Defense Ministry yesterday formalizing a partnership aimed at developing Ukraine's own #satellitecommunicationssystem. kyivindependent.com/amid-starlin...

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