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Senate Republicans share an AI-generated video falsely depicting Chuck Schumer saying on camera comments he made in a print interview on the government shutdown (Thomas Beaumont/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/schumer-art

GOP uses AI-generated video in anti-Schumer ad
Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown. The 30-second digital ad from the National Republican Senate Committee features the Democratic New York senator appearing to say on camera about the shutdown, now in its 3rd week, “Every day gets better for us.” …

Ukraine has a coastline of ~1,729 miles (~2,782km), and a very small navy. Russia blockaded them and end up with a bunch of their ships becoming coral reefs, and largely withdrawing from the Black Sea.
Venezuela has a coastline of 1,700 miles (~2,800km), and a very small navy. The US is gonna blockade them and…

Trump orders blockade of oil tankers into Venezuela
President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro. The moves comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of military forces in the region. In a post on social media Tuesday night announcing the blockade, Trump alleged Venezuela was using oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes. The bu…

Maduro och Putin ingår ”strategiskt partnerskap” - medan Trumps krigsfartyg hotfullt väntar på internationellt vatten. Vad kan gå fel. https://elpais.com/america/2025-09-18/venezuela-amplia-sus-lazos-con-rusia-en-p…

Venezuela aprueba un “tratado de asociación estratégica” con Rusia en plena crisis militar con Estados Unidos
El chavismo también ha exhibido aviones de caza equipados con misiles antibuques

Good overview of hybrid warfare by Russia.
#AP

Russia wants to drain Europe's security resources with sabotage campaign, officials say | AP News
The Associated Press has tracked 145 cases of sabotage and disruption that Western officials blame on Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. They say Moscow wants to drain Europe’s investigative resources.

Survey: ~50% of US adults who subscribe only to sports streamers are "somewhat" or "very" satisfied by the availability of sports events they want to watch (Maya Sweedler/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/sports-stream…

Sports fans use multiple subscriptions to watch games: poll
A new poll finds sports fans are likelier to use a combination of streaming services and traditional TV options to access their favorite teams. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows this complicated and often expensive patchwork is common for many sports fans and leaves them beholden to multiple platforms and subscriptions if they want to keep up with their teams. About 4 in 10 people who follow sports “extremely” or “very” closely use both cable and sa…

"Nur ein Drittel der #Polen findet die Deutschen sympathisch. Jeder vierte äußert sogar Abneigung."
Also, das geht mir auch so. Etwa 87 % aller meiner Probleme werden von Menschen verursacht. Allein deshalb mag ich 87 % der Menschen nicht. Naja, und den Rest kenne ich kaum. Wer weiß, wie die drauf sind? 🤔 🤪

Deutsch-polnische Beziehung: Umfragewerte verschlechtern sich
Nur ein Drittel der Polen findet die Deutschen sympathisch. Jeder vierte äußert sogar Abneigung. Wie es dazu kam und welchen Einfluss die Politik darauf hat.

Présidentielle ivoirienne : les autorités durcissent les interdictions de manifester Š l’approche du scrutin
https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2025/10/18/preside…

Présidentielle ivoirienne : les autorités durcissent les interdictions de manifester à l’approche du scrutin
Les restrictions politiques affectent notamment les deux grands partis d’opposition à Alassane Ouattara, au pouvoir depuis 2011 et qui s’avance comme le grand favori du scrutin.

Federation problems is just something we have to live with in the Fediverse.
Federating has its pros and cons.
I'm Swiss. We know these things.
#switzerland #fediverse #justswissthings

Live updates: Republicans force House vote to extend ACA subsidies, defying Speaker Johnson (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-12-17-2025
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p79#a251217p79