KarinVienna61

Largely retired *yeah* forever liberal, common sense available!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Acyn @Acyn]

Collins: About the $1.8 billion fund. Is it accurate that the general counsel of the treasury department resigned over that?

Bessent: I will not be taking any other questions.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

@atrupar Sleep farting through cabinet meetings is not “on top of it”, you fucking idiot.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We have intelligence data indicating that Russia is preparing for a new massive attack. It is important that all our partners know what is happening and that Russia continues to rely on missiles and further war, not diplomatic steps. First of all, this means that additional sanctions pressure on Russia is needed and that the implementation of our air defense arrangements with partners cannot be delayed.

I discussed the relevant tasks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha – what must be done in the coming weeks and which steps by partners can most effectively support our defense. Anti-ballistic defense is the key task. We are also preparing our detailed proposals for a new European sanctions package and additional measures against the circumvention of existing sanctions. I thank everyone who is helping protect life!

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

ALERT: @KatiePhang files for preliminary injunction to demand release of more of the Epstein Files withheld by Trump Admin

Her filing asks court to order Todd Blanche:

"must unredact the names of Epstein’s associates in eight particularly odious emails"

"must unredact the names of potential co-conspirators in two internal Dept of Justice documents"

"must produce a set of illegally withheld documents from an FBI investigation into allegations about President Donald Trump"

(MORE)

[Nick Field @nick_field90]

“Since I retired, I often wondered what would happen to ‘60 Minutes,’” Steve Kroft, the former longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent, told me Thursday. “But I never expected it would be executed by the President of the United States.” https://t.co/0tfGD0HHHb

[Jill Wine-Banks (now on Threads and Bluesky) @JillWineBanks]

This ⬇️

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Putin is losing this war.

Tried to take all Ukraine—failed.
Tried to overthrow Zelenskyy—failed.
Tried to demilitarize Ukraine—failed.
Tried to stop NATO expansion—failed.

I honestly can't believe this war has not ended yet.

[BlackMountain @DBlack_Mountain]

FACTS

[Glenn Tunes @glenn_tunes]

YOUR PRESIDENT IS MOST LIKELY A CAREER CRIMINAL IF HE TRADE MORE STOCK IN 3 MONTHS THAN EVERY PREVIOUS PRESIDENT COMBINED DID THE LAST 249 YEARS...🤷 AND HE'S ABSOLUTELY A CRIMINAL IF HE FORCES THE IRS TO NOT INVESTIGATE HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY 🙄

[fooler initiative @metroadlib]

Did somebody already make a joke about Peter Thiel fleeing to Argentina like the other Nazis who came before him?
If not, I'd like to make that joke.

Look at Peter Thiel.
Fleeing to Argentina like all the Nazis who came before him.

[MM  @adgirlMM]

Jeff Bezo's Blue Origin rocket just exploded on the launch pad of Cape Canaveral.

Imagine if these billionaires put their resources into ways of trying to help save the planet instead of trying to one up each other with their space rockets.

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Trump’s music festival is collapsing in real time because artists refuse to be associated with him.

[KarinVienna61 @KVienna61]

@cwebbonline Oh ooh I hope they're standing up carefully because the surface is extreeeeemely slippery *yikes*

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

You don't hate these people enough.

Yes, I said hate.

He and his friends spread lies, avoid taxes, and want to significantly depopulate Earth so they can control it fully—with only a cadre of credulous white servants left.

I'm OK hating a man like that. https://t.co/gnvrzwk3ll

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

Well then, the news is confirmed — the swamps are howling to the skies.

We are receiving 16 Gripens, and you understand what that means: if this has already been officially announced, then everything is ready.

And here are some aspects of the aircraft that, it seems, still haven’t been widely discussed.

The Gripen was designed in Sweden specifically for partisan-style warfare in the event of a possible war with the USSR. It can take off and land on ordinary highways or forest roads, requiring only about 500–800 meters of usable surface.

An F-16, by comparison, needs a perfectly clean and long runway, making its airfields priority targets. Gripens, however, can be hidden and dispersed across the entire country.

Fast and simple maintenance:
The Gripen does not require an army of elite engineers or massive stationary equipment for turnaround servicing. A small team of a few technicians or conscripts can refuel and rearm it in just 10–20 minutes прямо “in the field” using a single support vehicle.

Weapons integration:
Right out of the box, it is compatible with almost all Western missiles and guided bombs that Ukraine already has or is receiving. No need for improvised modifications or complicated software adaptations.

And if they arrive together with Meteor missiles with a range of 150+ km… well… the glide-bomb carriers are going to have a very bad time.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

The United Nations General Assembly should vote on removing the Russians from the Security Council. Russia is a pariah state and should be treated that way.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

ANOTHER ONE: Bret Michaels has joined the growing list of artists backing out of Trump’s Freedom 250 concert, saying the event he was told would be a non-political celebration honoring veterans and first responders had become “much more divisive” than what he agreed to support