The Strange Death of Orbánism Franz Pokorny

Hungarian taxpayers paid American “post-liberal” Rod Dreher $105,000 last year to produce propaganda for Orban’s regime. www.jaccusepaper.co.uk/p/the-strang...

Imagine this.

Colorado farmers scale back crops and fear for survival as drought, tariffs and war take their toll “If we don’t get moisture, I’m not going to plant,” said chile grower Praxie Vigil, who runs Vigil Farms along the Bessemer Ditch near Pueblo.

Food prices are looking problamatic. Thanks to @oachkatzlschwoafin.bsky.social for this article.
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For sure!

Made me smile!!! I think punk rock mohawk Mike Perry would approve!!!

The greatest trick the devil ever played is creating an information environment in which 90% of Americans will say or nod sagely to the thought-terminating cliche "I don't trust anyone in Washington," and almost none of them ever say "I don't trust anyone in corporate boardrooms."

The Deal: Trump, Bukele & the Gangs of El Salvador | FRONTLINE | PBS | Official Site | Documentary Series An examination of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s deal with President Trump to imprison U.S. deportees, and what each leader stood to gain.

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You're welcome, Tis. A powerful end to their set, lyrical and visual

The Strokes - OBLIVIUS (Official Audio) YouTube video by thestrokesVEVO

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Everybody wants to rule the world.

I’m sure Palantir considers:

building gaudy monstrosities to yourself,

putting your face on coinage,

offering pardons to your paramilitaries & cronies,

launching wars without reason / explanation,

purging security forces of civil servants, &

bribing yourself with the treasury

to be “The West”

Mexico arrests alleged drug trafficker considered one of Europe's most wanted fugitives Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, considered one of Europe's most wanted fugitives.

Never heard of this guy but interesting timing that the Mexican authorities capture a Hungarian fugitive a few days after Viktor Orbán's electoral defeat.
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See tragedy of the commons. Fisheries have been among the most impacted by this tragic dynamic.

Elon Musk fights to avoid testifying over ‘random’ $1M voter giveaways Federal suits in Austin allege the Tesla and SpaceX CEO misled voters. Their attorneys seek his testimony and documents related to the America PAC program.

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'Worse than the pandemic': Red state restaurants now suffering from Trump's ICE crackdown A coalition of business groups, restaurateurs, and lawmakers in Texas has been formed to push back against the anti-immigrant policies of Donald Trump’s administration as sales collapse and companies ...

It isn’t just red states. I have “what to do in case of ICE in the restaurant” posted here. All of my immigrant employees have legal status, but since last summer, when they leave you can tell that some nervous about going on a bus or subway to home. www.rawstory.com/texas-ice-26...

There is no normal to return to in the United States.

Democrats need to be bold to undo 50 years of the rich rigging our Democracy to take power away from We, the People.

Former Nebraska law enforcement, veterans form coalition to fight ‘federal overreach’ • Nebraska Examiner A new coalition aims to push back against “federal overreach” by some agencies in the second term of the Trump administration.

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We all know it’s true! Rain washes the air clean… perhaps does something quite similar to our life-dulled psyches.

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

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Following CNN’s investigation exposing global online ‘rape academies’, UK lawmakers are putting a spotlight on the platforms where these communities thrive. Motherless.com is home to numerous videos o... TikTok video by CNN

Watch this.

I truly appreciate CNN for not hiding this.

Gift.

So john roberts really is a villain in the Obama, climate, mercury good story.

Gift.

Gift.

Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan is arrested in Dubai Daniel Kinahan, alleged leader of a major Irish criminal network, has been arrested in Dubai, according to Irish media.

Not so lucky now, Irishman.
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Everything after, "...Thiel backed start-up..." is not an announcement. It is a warning.

One week ago today — with so much uncertainty in the air two days before the election — tens of thousands of Hungarians attended the massive Regime Change concert at Heroes Square, setting the tone for a landslide victory at the polls.

I still get the chills.

🇭🇺📢✊🏻

VOTE YES!

This dude has a black soul and a shitload of money.

How Anthropic Learned Mythos Was Too Dangerous for the Wild The AI company’s own experts warned Mythos could hack the systems beneath most modern computing. Banks and government agencies are racing to gauge the threat.

Umm

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Gift.

Musk’s Austin Tesla factory water use surges Tesla’s Giga Texas water use jumped 200 million-plus gallons in two years. Chip plant proposal raises concerns over Austin’s strained supply.

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