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About 40 to 50 Pentagon reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to new US government-imposed restrictions on their work (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-press-a…

Journalists exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power. The refusal was near-unanimous, from trade publications, wire services, television networks and newspapers, and included outlets that appeal largely to conservatives like Fox News Channel and Newsmax. Many of the reporters chose to turn in their badges together at the 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Departm…

Zelfs de NL media blaten hersenloos de Trump propaganda na. “Narcoterroristen” alleen het woord al is propaganda, bovendien is het onduidelijk en sowieso onbewezen of er überhaupt drugssmokkelaars in die bootjes zitten. Stop ermee @… !!

Really bummed about the $129/year subscription for Apple Creator Studio, because all I really want is Pixelmator Pro out of that bundle :(
RIP Pixelmator Pro.
Update: There is still a one-time purchase option for each individual product, with Pixelmator Pro at $50.

The two smartest guys in the Democratic Party right now are Jon Ossoff and Pete Buttigieg. Neither one will be our next president. Jon is a Jew and Pete is gay. That's how fucked up things are right now.
And Michelle Obama is right: America has “a lot of growing up to do.”

Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/reddit-is-testing-verification-badges/

Reddit is testing verification badges | TechCrunch
Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.

But can these neighbours afford the high prices small shops must pay for small-batch wholesale and rent? Will banks finance small enterprise or treat them like restaurants?
I'm all for a walkable ward, but mine is already conspicuously littered with boarded up small shops and gentrified boutiques.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-council-votes-oppose-ford-government-bill-60-9.6976288

I know everyone’s already dragging the living shit out of this already but 🤷🏻‍♀️:
All ICE/BP should have:
Clearly marked vehicles
Clearly marked names on uniforms (large TEXT for both)
ID/badges
Dismissal and/or prosecution for failing to comply.
QR codes are just unneeded “tech” complication
The current regime talks a lot of shit about ID being required to vote, but is fine with armed agents of the govt having less ID than a teen trying (and failing) to…

Boom! Ukrainian drones in batches destroy Russian oil depots and military sites: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/09/boom-ukrainian-drones-in-batches.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Africa:
🎵 Widow
#Africa
https://mrmamadou.bandcamp.com/track/in-bed-with-the-black-widow
https://open.spotify.com/track/3FU6S7z8BpT8tShxGYDf0y

Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/reddit-is-testing-verification-badges/

Reddit is testing verification badges | TechCrunch
Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.