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[AshleyStevens @The_Acumen]

America is not this way because Trump is president, Trump is president BECAUSE America is this way. We aren’t living in unprecedented times. It’s political malfeasance and dangerous to put all this on Trump. It can’t just be him if he has political allies and folks voted for him!

[g. @GeauxGabrielle]

Yeah. Im gonna try my best to stop DoorDashing this year.

[Alex Moskowitz @alexrmoskowitz]

i love having 200 types of coffee creamer and no healthcare

[focu ranni @NOTORlOUSNATH]

this is so on point

[LUX TOUR @rosaliaposting]

Rosalía confiesa que su parte favorita de LUX es el final de ‘La Yugular’

[g @geogre_j]

Rosalía Lux tour when she transitions from Mio Cristo Piange Diamanti to Bizcochito

[ORGANIZE! @SoulRevision]

While I do appreciate more people recognizing that the Democratic Party is also the problem, I’m looking forward to folks realizing that the bigger issues are capitalism and imperialism, and both parties exist to reinforce and uphold these systems of oppression.

[Daniel Lambert @dlLambo]

Just a few minutes ago the members of the FAI overwhelmingly (89%) backed our motion to instruct UEFA to immediately suspend the Israeli FA from all UEFA competitions.

No nation is above rules.

Well done to all from across Irish football who backed the motion and the vote.

👏🏻

[layla, lmsw @itslaylas]

every single dollar spent on SNAP generates around $1.50 to $1.89 in economic output. it actually helps the economy when our government feeds hungry people.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Trump says no federal funds for NYC if Mamdani wins, but he’s wiring $40 billion to Argentina.

That’s not America First. That’s Extortion Abroad.

He’s starving blue states while showering foreign allies in cash, punishing voters at home to buy loyalty overseas.

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

A million seconds ago was October 11th
A billion seconds ago was 1993
A trillion seconds ago was 30,000 B.C.

The US national debt is now rising by $1 Trillion every ~180 days.

[Clint Russell @LibertyLockPod]

It took more than 200 years for the national debt to hit one trillion. The national debt just increased by one trillion dollars in the past 70 days.

There are no brakes on this train. None.

[Queen's University Belfast 🎓 @QUBelfast]

There has been a 227% increase in the number of students who are registering for Irish courses at Queen’s University Belfast this year.

As a result of this new demand, The Language Centre has put on extra classes.

One of the most important developments is the Irish Language Residential Scheme, a place where students live together through the medium of Irish. It creates a natural speaking environment and a friendly community between speakers from various backgrounds. The scheme started for the first time in 2022.

"A daily effort is made here to normalise the Irish language. We are starting out on the revival of Irish – not only in the University, but in society in general. It is heard in the media, in music, in movies, on social media.

"The most important thing is to give space and respect to Irish speakers." (Mark Harte, Irish Language Officer at Queen's)

Tá méadú 227% ar líon na mac léinn a chláraíonn don chéad bhliain ar chúrsaí Gaeilge in Ollscoil na Banríona i mBéal Feirste i mbliana.

Mar thoradh ar an éileamh nua, bhí ar Ionad na dTeangacha ranganna breise Gaeilge a chur ar fáil i mbliana.

Ceann de na forbairtí is tábhachtaí ná an Scéim Chónaithe Gaeilge, áit a gcónaíonn mic léinn le chéile trí mheán na Gaeilge. Cruthaíonn sé sin timpeallacht nádúrtha labhartha agus pobal cairdiúil idir cainteoirí ó chúlraí éagsúla. Thosaigh an Scéim den chéad uair in 2022.

"Déantar iarracht ar bhonn laethúil an Ghaeilge a normalú anseo. Tá muid ag toiseacht amach ar athbheochan na Gaeilge – ní hamháin san ollscoil, ach sa tsochaí i gcoitinne. Cloistear í sna meáin, sa cheol, sna scannáin, ar na meáin shóisialta.

"An rud is tábhachtaí ná spás agus meas a thabhairt do na Gaeil," (Dúirt Oifigeach Gaeilge na hollscoile Mark Harte @ChocoHarte)

@QUB_Gaeilge @ModLangs_QUB

[Annie McGinley @annie_mcginley]

The Kneecap Effect

[zee🕷 @digita1zee]

do you know you have 30 minutes?

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

REPORT | The Guardian reports that at least 135 mutilated Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza were traced to Israel’s Sde Teiman base — a military prison notorious for torture and deaths in custody. Doctors in Khan Younis said autopsies “clearly indicate that Israel carried out acts of murder, summary executions and systematic torture.” Human rights workers warn the site’s dual role — both prison camp and storage facility for Gaza’s dead — may conceal how many were killed in captivity. Israeli media reports and guard testimony suggest nearly 1,500 Palestinian bodies are still being held there.

Most victims were blindfolded, bound, or crushed under tank tracks, according to Gaza doctors. Whistleblowers told The Guardian of detainees kept naked, blindfolded, and shackled in nappies. Patients captured from Gaza hospitals were chained to beds, left with infected wounds, and moaning in pain. One guard said a prisoner’s hand was amputated after it turned gangrenous from tight cuffs.

Released journalist Shadi Abu Seido described 100 days inside Sde Teiman: “Many died in detention, others lost their minds. They brought dogs that urinated on us. When I asked why I’d been arrested, they said: ‘We’ve killed all the journalists. They died once. You’ll die hundreds of times.’” His account echoes repeated testimonies of torture emerging from Sde Teiman.

A UN forensic expert urged an independent investigation to identify the dead and determine accountability. The Israeli army referred questions to the Prison Service, which offered no comment.

At least 78 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 2023.

➡️ Full Report: The Guardian (link in reply)
⬇️ Thread below: Palestinian Ministry of Health photos of the recently released captives.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

[AF Post @AFpost]

Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 47 times since the truce began in early October, resulting in 38 Palestinian deaths and 143 injuries, according to Gaza’s media office.

Just today, 11 members of the same family were killed when the bus they were traveling in was struck by an Israeli tank shell in northern Gaza.

Follow: @AFpost

[Jimmy Dore @jimmy_dore]

While we are currently trying to overthrow Venezuela so we can take their oil (they have more oil than Saudi Arabia), -Here’s a great Reminder that the U.S. is the most murderous terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere:

[Acyn @Acyn]

Hasan: The great irony is of course that Donald Trump is the son of an immigrant. The grandson of an immigrant and married to an immigrant. In fact two of his three wives were immigrants, proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs that even Americans are not willing to do.