Stephen V

Stephen V

@stephenv.bsky.social

researcher, author, father, husband, brother, civil opposition

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www.latimes.com/world-nation.... Once we had a cool international shortwave station...then some clod took it down...and Congress just let him do it......and they are still paying their salaries...although they destroyed the transmitters and the recording studios...mindless

latimes.comFederal judge rules Trump administration's actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegalA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's actions to dismantle the Voice of America over the last year are illegal.

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Back in the US after a long break in the UK, I am suffering from total sticker shock after visiting a couple of DC supermarkets. I have never seen prices like it. Inflation numbers here are going to soar & are not yet telling the full story. The difference between late May & today is staggering.

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Quartet, with Feldman (piano, vibes, percussion), Tom Scott, (flute, alto flute, alto and tenor sax), Chuck Domanico (bass), John Guerin (drums); reissued as Rockavibabe (DJM, 1977) and Seven Steps to Heaven (Choice, 2009)[14]. Damn good

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"I think I might be sick..." James O'Brien reacts to Donald Trump's 'disturbing' comments about the war in Ukraine.

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"I haven't yet seen an AI joke that makes me laugh." Ian Hislop tells Andrew Marr that AI is 'no threat' to satire.

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OPINION: Musk, with his $276M rescue, is replacing traditional party infrastructure. "His money builds data systems, hires armies of canvassers and takes over the work of tracking down and turning out low-propensity voters. It’s a private outsourcing of what should be a public democratic function."

bit.lyA hidden evil is set to hand the GOP a shock win — and America is blind to itBefore the 2024 election, I sat at my desk and confidently wrote a column minimizing Elon Musk’s political footprint, zeroing in on his ground-game spending in my home state of Pennsylvania.I looked at the eye-popping numbers being thrown around by his newly minted America PAC and fell back on the r...

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You can now RSVP for the Aaron Swartz Day San Francisco event at @archive.org here. (It's FREE and breakfast/lunch/drinks and snacks will be provided throughout the day.) RSVPing helps us know how much pizza and food to order! Thanks ^_^: www.eventbrite.com/e/aaron-swar...

eventbrite.comAaron Swartz International Hackathon 2026In person hackathon celebrating Aaron and his life, featuring projects by SecureDrop. OpenLibrary, Creative Commons, EFF, OnionPress & more!

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Trump says it's too bad that Putin's army did not make it into Kiev and take over the country. Ukraine is an ally of the United States. Or was. Trump is on Putin's side. He wants Putin to win. And I explain this in my new book. Check out HowRussiaWon.com.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump laments that Russia's generals were too incompetent to end Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine on the first day

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In Chicago for the premiere of Zeteo’s new documentary ‘Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight For Influence’ which will be available at zeteo.com and in your inboxes tomorrow. A lot of revelatory whistleblower testimony in this film. Full house expected tonight!

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Break them up.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

😡😡😡 “Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian ​President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by ‌restrictions during [Brazil’s] election” & that Meta “recommended the profile ​of challenger…Flavio Bolsonaro” & “his ​WhatsApp channel…” 1/

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