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U.S. Forces Launch Operations to Seize Fleeing Oil Tanker (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/u-s-forces-launch-operation-to-seize-fleeing-oil-tanker-0d6443ab?st=crtxCJ&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p26#a260107p26

The Curated Self as the New Delusion
There is a specific, modern anxiety that is difficult to name. It is not the dread of a specific event, but a low-grade, constant hum of disconnection. It’s the feeling of living in a world that is eerily frictionless, a world that reflects your own thoughts back at you with placid, unwavering agreement. It is the anxiety of a consensus of one; the quiet, digital loneliness of being the only person in your own universe.

The Curated Self as the New Delusion | David Boles, Blogs
There is a specific, modern anxiety that is difficult to name. It is not the dread of a specific event, but a low-grade, constant hum of disconnection. It’s the feeling of living in a world that is…

U.S. Forces Launch Operation to Seize Fleeing Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker Despite Russian Escort https://ground.news/article/us-forces-launch-operation-to-seize-fleeing-oil-tanker

A Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University:
“The Government of Canada could easily decide that it was going to use LinkedIn or Instagram or wherever it posts, and journalists would switch to following them there because they want to access what they’re saying,” he continued. “There was zero audience for Truth Social when
Trump created and started using it, but the audience went to the politician. Carney and his government could take a principled position by leaving X and its horrible spawn, Grok, and his audience of journalists and politicos would go with them.”
“Apparently, our political leaders simply choose not to.”
YES!! #Fediverse #SocialWeb #Mastodon
As always a huge thank you for the Senator's @… ongoing activism. It WILL happen. (and by it I mean, government going to the social web... Bluesky is just a temporary blip until it too goes fascist or we get some proper digital sovereignty laws in place.)
https://mstdn.ca/@Paulatics/115861469408403689

Elon Musk's xAI under fire for failing to rein in 'digital undressing' (Hadas Gold/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/01/08/tech/elon-musk-xai-digital-undressing
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p137#a260108p137

Trump's Midterm Redistricting Master Plan Is Falling Short (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-midterm-redistricting-master-plan-is-falling-short-868ce156
http://www.memeorandum.com/260207/p2#a260207p2

Jan. 6 plaque installed at U.S. Capitol following yearslong delay (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/january-6-plaque-installed-us-capitol-delay-rcna262236
http://www.memeorandum.com/260307/p73#a260307p73

Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing (Ben Penn/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federal-prosecutor-used-fabricated-quotes-false-cites-in-filing
http://www.memeorandum.com/260306/p125#a260306p125

Study: Fox News smeared Alex Pretti dozens of times following his killing by federal agents (Media Matters for America)
https://www.mediamatters.org/immigration/study-fox-news-smeared-alex-pretti-dozens-times-following-his-killing-federal-agents
http://www.memeorandum.com/260206/p63#a260206p63

'People would attempt to flee': Concern grows over possible Cuba collapse (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/following-venezuela-raid-fears-grow-of-economic-collapse-in-cuba-00714716
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p129#a260107p129