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Markus Frohnmaier was among some ‌20 state, federal and EU lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany party to attend the annual black-tie gala hosted by the New York Young Republican ‌Club.
Buoyed by the new U.S. security strategy that praises Europe's far-right parties,
the senior German lawmaker called for an alliance between U.S. and German nationalist parties

German far-right lawmaker calls for US-German nationalist alliance at MAGA gala
By Hussein Waaile and Sarah Marsh NEW YORK/BERLIN, Dec 14 (Reuters) - A senior German far-right lawmaker called for an alliance between U.S. and German...

A note from our good friend @… on how small political parties can exert, why we have called "minority influence" (after Romanian/French social psychologist Serge Moscovici).
Manuel descibes the "mini effect".
Dual strategies and the 'Mini effect' | degrowth.info

Dual strategies and the 'Mini effect'
What power can minority parties have in partitocratic political systems? Manuel Casal Lodeiro joins the ongoing strategy debate and argues for the significance of radical degrowthist parties.

williamsburg vibe shift report: people used to wait on block-long rope-encased bouncer-guarded lines to get into clubs & parties. then it was for rainbow bagels & sneakers. then it was for the apple store. now it's for the opening of a new turbotax service. culture! #brooklyn #nyc

🚧 L’accès Š la justice est un combat. Encore plus pour des survivant-es de dérives sectaires. Aidons-les Š surmonter cet obstacle et Š voir leur dossier avancer. Chaque don compte ! 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

Europe’s Far Right Want to Be American Vassals https://jacobin.com/2026/03/europe-iran-us-meloni-sanchez/

Europe’s Far Right Want to Be American Vassals
Europe’s far-right parties have long boasted about putting their own countries’ interests first but now slavishly support the latest US-Israeli war. While they opt for vassalage, antiwar forces have turned out to be the real defenders of sovereignty.

Heute ist wieder "Abrissbirne" #Metal-#Party im Heimat Hafen #Bielefeld.

Metal OWL
Relaisstation für Metal-Konzerte und -Parties im Bereich Ostwestfalen-Lippe

> Without 230’s protections, smaller platforms—the ones that might actually compete with the giants—get destroyed first. They can’t afford the vexatious lawsuits. They can’t afford buildings full of lawyers. The big players survive, and their market position gets locked in even harder.
h…

Section 230 Turns 30; Both Parties Want It Gone—For Contradictory Reasons
Here’s what’s strange about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that made the open internet possible: Both sides of the traditional political spectrum hate it. But fo…

wonder how these people who vague-reply “why would you use Apple products” when you post about good or bad things with Apple products fare at parties

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers<…

“While being perfectly happy to support, pay and earn money from Nazis we think CSAM is the line we won’t cross” is not the flex you all websites and political parties seem to think it is.
We also saw how you all previously left X and went right back despite Dickhead in charge becoming an even bigger nazi.

Another #year, another #performancereview , another solid `Meets Expectations`.
Im 27 yrs into my career, they get what they pay me for, but the years of busting my hump for pizza parties and token appreciation at the expense of work/life balance are over.

As a simple first step, maybe make the command chain the responsible parties whp make the decsisons? If you use AI or authorize use of AI, if the result is a war crime, YOU are accountable
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/techn…

Anthropic dispute points to lack of AI limits
Congress has let companies and the military set rules.

As a simple first step, maybe make the command chain the responsible parties whp make the decsisons? If you use AI or authorize use of AI, if the result is a war crime, YOU are accountable
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/techn…

Anthropic dispute points to lack of AI limits
Congress has let companies and the military set rules.

Dutch parties aiming for rare minority coalition government (Bart Meijer/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/dutch-parties-aim-form-minority-government-nos-reports-2026-01-09/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260109/p72#a260109p72

it’s so easy to get wrapped up in the parties, money, and glamour at big events like this, but staying true to your roots and doing what you love is what’s important. my family taught me to stay grounded by spreading kindness. i love connecting with all of you and making you guys laugh :) so thankful for one of the most incredible weeks and NFL seasons. i wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you guys. love you all so much ♥️

Another statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has appeared on the National Mall, this one styled after Jack and Rose from Titanic.
#Titanic #JeffreyEpstein #DonaldTrump

What happens if you offer generous subsidies💰 for Carbon Capture and Storage💨 - but you demand that projects deliver on time⏰?
In recent years, Denmark🇩🇰 has started a fast rollout of CCS technology. Unlike previous attempts, which were met with substantial resistance, this one happened without much opposition. A wide range of political parties supported the plans. 🧵

Denmark's CCS Strategy: Deliver or Pay
In recent years, Denmark pushed CCS technology and ran multiple tenders handing out substantial subsidies. But they came with a catch: either deliver on time or risk hefty penalties. What can be learned from the experiences in Denmark?

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@greenpartyni/115881150327768590
I hope all parties follow suit. I note my DUP MP is currently still on Twitter (assuming he actually knows what a computer is)

Back again, after a couple parties and some other fun social times. Today was Marie’s biscuits with egg and bacon, tea and coffee. #TogetherBreakfast https://photos.app.goo.gl/NbV1CkWRoNehcRdw5

In the 2.5 months since the Dutch elections, parties here failed to find a majority coalition, because Rutte's VVD successor Yesilgöz - who chose to form the disastrous previous coalition with Wilders' PVV - ruled out a coalition with the Greens/Socialdemocrats this time.
Now we'll get a minority coalition of D66, CDA and VVD. https://nos.nl…

D66, CDA en VVD kiezen voor minderheidskabinet, uitzonderlijk in Nederland
De drie onderhandelende partijen hebben definitief besloten om geen andere partij te benaderen om te regeren. Een minderheidskabinet komt zelden voor.

Hey @…, it looks like unauthorized parties have gotten hold of email addresses from your database. I know this because my #CIRA-specific address just received a phishing attempt. (Unless you really are setting up a WordPress site under the ind.ninja domain using live user dat…

The Justice Department is coming under intense scrutiny from members of Congress in both parties
for allegedly cataloguing the search history of lawmakers who have gone to review the unredacted Epstein files.
Why it matters:
It's a fresh and high-octane scandal for Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when she is already facing bipartisan heat over her handling of the Epstein matter.
"There is no bottom for the Trump administration," House Minority Lead…

Congress erupts over Trump admin "spying" on Epstein file searches
"This is very serious, and we're not going to let it go," said one House Democrat.

(For those not in the know: Minneapolis is heavily, heavily Democratic, but there are really two Democratic Parties here, split loosely speaking between leftists and centrists; city council and mayoral elections are always bitter fights between these groups)

Trump DOJ trying to get Ticketmaster off the hook, grrrr: https://www.bigtechontrial.com/p/a-wild-da

A Wild Day as Trump DOJ Settles with Live Nation/Ticketmaster, State Enforcers Balk
The Trump DOJ settled with Ticketmaster, while state enforcers said they'll continue. The judge is mad, the parties showed "absolute disrespect for the court, for the jury, for this entire process."

💔 Survivre Š une dérive sectaire, c’est déjŠ un combat. Se reconstruire et chercher justice, c’est encore plus difficile. Aidons les victimes d’OKC Š faire entendre leur voix au tribunal. ⚖️ 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

aïe aïe, la vérité du matraquage des manifestants lors du mouvement des gilets jaunes se dessine lentement. Un tel carnage ne peut être le débordement de quelques uns. Donc, Š regarder avec la plus grande attention par @… Car le vrai scandale n'a pas encore vu le jour: Les ordres de la hiérarchie. On va assister Š un concert de langue de bois du ministère aux dirigea…

"Tout le monde nous a laissé tomber" : des CRS jugés pour des violences sur des gilets jaunes dans un Burger K
Lors de cette deuxième journée d'audience, la stratégie de la défense s'est précisée. Aucun des huit CRS auditionnés n'a présenté d'excuses aux parties civiles.

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Écouter Ricardo Mendes sur NRJ Belgique vers 18h30 pour parler de https://chardonsbleus.org et de l'affaire OKC-Spatz en France https://www.nrj.be/player

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

In the 2.5 months since the Dutch elections, parties here failed to find a majority coalition, because Rutte's VVD successor Yesilgöz - who chose to form the disastrous previous coalition with Wilders' PVV - ruled out a coalition with the Greens/Socialdemocrats this time.
Now we'll get a minority coalition of D66, CDA and VVD. https://nos.nl…

D66, CDA en VVD kiezen voor minderheidskabinet, uitzonderlijk in Nederland
De drie onderhandelende partijen hebben definitief besloten om geen andere partij te benaderen om te regeren. Een minderheidskabinet komt zelden voor.

Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere
#POSSE

As usual at the kid's bday party, the vegetarian food was gone and the gross-ass meat (in this case burgers and less-gross-but-still-meat-tastic chicken fingers) remained. People need to stop overestimating how many people want meat at parties..

Just like The Convicted Criminal, the rules that others have followed for many decades don't apply to PP sad face.
https://mstdn.ca/@TheresaReason/116027545062776307

RE: https://mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz/116025421547573109
@…
I'm late to this conversation and then I had to read through the responses to see what I could add. Most of the points, good and bad, are contained in the replies. So I tried to apply an analogy using the experience of similar but different events.
The difference between having an account on social media platforms from the tech bros (X, BlueSky, Threads) versus participating on Mastodon is like two different types of cocktail parties. One is closer to a corporate event like those held at industry conferences. The other is a neighborhood get-together at someone's house.

Je serais sur NRJ Belgique vers 18h30 pour parler de https://chardonsbleus.org et de l’affaire OKC-Spatz en France

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

“How could we have known?!”
Maybe if you’d listened to those of us warning you – often times your own damn friends – instead of siding with the corporations that paid your salaries/consulting fees/sponsored your conferences/invited you to parties and bought you free booze…
🤷‍♂️
#BigTech #BigWeb

Was wir an der Epstein-Geschichte auch sehen¹: Banalität. Da ist keine ultra-ausgefeilte geheime Verschwörung mit Geheimidentitäten, Decknamen, …, keine geheimen Zirkel und Geheim­organisation wie im Spionage-Thriller, sondern ganz platt (unverschlüsselte) Emails zwischen und Parties mit Menschen, die sich irgendwie einer bestimmten irgendwie elitären Gruppe „zugehörig“ fühlen oder fühlen wollen. Und ein nicht hinschauen (wollen) statt Geheimhaltung.
Ich brauch keine Verschwörung, wenn…

US state department’s
Sarah B Rogers
has become face of
White House’s hostility to
European liberal democracies
As Donald Trump redoubled his war of words on the European Union and Nato in recent weeks,
a senior state department official,
Sarah B Rogers, was publicly attacking policies on hate speech and immigration by ostensible US allies,
and promoting far-right parties abroad.
Rogers has arguably become the public face of the Trump adm…

⛰️ In the Andes, elections ride on political frustrations and social movements
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-the-andes-elections-ride-on-political-frustrations-and-social-movements/

In the Andes, elections ride on political frustrations and social movements
The Andean Republics, like many nations in Hispanic America, have a historical tradition of electing charismatic presidents who use their electoral success to subjugate legislatures and dominate political parties. Over the last couple of decades, presidential candidates have extended this approach by abandoning legacy parties to create new political instruments that would be considered campaign […]

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers

Carney would never do this because Canada = 3 Property Investors in a Trenchcoat and that’s exactly the way the Liberal and Conservative Parties like it.
#laissezyfaire
#canpoli #cdnpoli #trumpdidagoodthing #stoppedClockSyndrome
https://infosec.exchange/@darkuncle/115860810184307644

""The problem with treating politics as a doughnut, where the centre is consistantly defined as the hole where policy doesn't belong is that it leaves the parties of the Hole to just react to wherever the dough is.""
https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-uk-labours

The Gist: UK Labour's FG mastermind
The UK Labour Party is being run into the ground, thanks to adopting FG's election tactics. This is the Gist.

A 2006 contract between the Post Office and Fujitsu shows that both parties were aware of bugs in the Fujitsu’s Horizon accounting software, and also that Fujitsu could take control over the system, contradicting statements by the Post Office in its action against hundreds of sub-postmasters accused of fraud, some of whom took their own lives.

Secret contract proves Post Office and Fujitsu were aware of bugs in Horizon
A 2006 contract between the Post Office and Fujitsu shows that both parties were aware of bugs in the Fujitsu’s Horizon accounting software, and also ...

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier, Academy for Ancient Music Berlin, Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir & Denis Comtet:
🎵 Concert pour Quatre Parties de Violes, H. 545
#DenisComtet
https://open.spotify.com/track/0eKmMfuIIzZHtKGFQ9EzDz

Government by #billionaires for billionaires
BBC News - #Reform leads other parties in donations ahead of May elections
https://www.

Blanche: 'It isn't a crime to party with Mr. Epstein' (Ryan Mancini/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5719992-doj-todd-blanche-epstein-files-parties/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p57#a260203p57

1 Apple
https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled

FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled
Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At least for now.

“Not so fast! The Clayton Act – which bars this kind of merger – is designed to be enforced by the feds, state governments, and private parties. That means that California AG Rob Bonta can step in to block this merger, which he's getting ready to do”
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/28/golden-mean/#reality-based-community

Trump may end NAT0,
But he is well on the way to forming the Coalition of Shithole Countries
https://kolektiva.social/@EricLawton/115850715047482958

Fantastic warm speech from the Green's Hannah Spencer, who just smashed the English right wing parties with a 4k majority win 👏🏼

I thought this was pretty funny. Awkward dinner parties.
Hopefully no paywall, gift article.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/20

A 2025 Ranking You Won’t Read Anywhere Else
Salmon with Abraham Lincoln and Jesus, plus other hypothetical dinner parties from The Katie Miller Podcast

Das großartige Chilirezept (hier immer ohne Schokolade und mit weniger Olivenöl und mit Hackfleisch) funktioniert auch perfekt mit Erbsenprotein, 100g reichen völlig, wo ansonsten 500g Hackfleisch zum Einsatz kommen. Und dann noch eine Dose Kidneybohnen, von denen die Hälfte püriert wird zwecks Erhöhung der Sämigkeit. #nommention

Texas-Style Chili Recipe (Gift Recipe)
Calling a dish "Texas Chili,” especially if you’re not a native of that state, is clearly asking for trouble. But this recipe, refined over years of potlucks and Super Bowl parties, is too good to keep under wraps. Its depth of flavor, from different chile types, makes this recipe stand out. It also has whole spices, unsweetened chocolate and dark beer that meld seamlessly into a brick-red sauce that naps the succulent meat. The meat can be cut into large chunks, or, more traditionally, thi…

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers<…

Isabella #Brunner from Leiden University highlights an interesting aspect of the #UN #Cybercrime Convention:

Inside NeurIPS 2025, and how it has transformed from a small academic conference into a massive industry event with 24,000 attendees, yacht parties, and more (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-conference-neurips-ff6398df?st=CPQ9Zc

Well actually the duration of a year is 365.256363004 days
Also I’m fun at parties

Living in a capitalist society makes me simultaneously hate and understand some things.
Back when the Sunday shopping ban was set in Poland by one of the right-wing parties (with some exceptions for petty capitalists, of course), I was outraged. Why are they forcing their religious customs on me?! But nowadays, I do realize that in a capitalist society, where employment laws are full of loopholes and employers explicitly punish employees for taking a day off, an obligatory no-business day is the only way.
On top of that, after living next to a supermarket for a few years… this is literally the only way to have a quiet day, without cars driving, and car doors slamming all the time. And of course night time deliveries, because you obviously can't lose day's business over such things.
And what I hate even more are these multi-day holidays and long weekends, where suddenly all my routine falls apart, and I can't really enjoy holidays while the train timetable is randomly punctuated. But then, I do realize that obligatory multi-day holidays are the only way for many people to simultaneously have a day off and be able to meet their families and friends.
I'm not really compatible with the world I'm living in.
#AntiCapitalism #ActuallyAutistic

Warren cuts checks to state Democratic parties (Elena Schneider/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/07/congress/elizabeth-warren-dem-donations-midterms-00713176
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p49#a260107p49

I live in Bergen, Norway. I’m not a fan of political parties, and I really value living in shared, cooperative communities.
Lately, I’ve felt guilty for not taking part in the recent protests in solidarity with Rojava, I wish I’d done my part.
Don’t be like me, get out there, protest, support your community, and don’t stay quiet.
#Rojava

People and parties in the EU will probably try again to argue that we should start a "dialogue" with Trump, but about what? How can we have a dialogue about giving up sovereignty? Because it is clear Trump is only interested in ownership and acquiring Greenland. Not in other measures.
#Trump #Greenland

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Bauhaus:
🎵 She's In Parties
#Bauhaus
https://djvampire.bandcamp.com/track/bauhaus-shes-in-parties-special-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RQkcg3BPdm8wJDVbrFRzr

Concise and useful overview of the Russian occupation of Ukrainian land:
"What is the Donbas, the piece of Ukrainian land that Putin wants so badly?"
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/world/ukraine-donbas-region-explained-intl

What is the Donbas, the piece of Ukrainian land that Putin wants so badly?
The United States, Russia and Ukraine rarely agree on anything. But as their delegations head to Abu Dhabi for their first trilateral meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the three parties seem to have come to the same conclusion: Only one issue remains to be resolved.

FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled https://www.404media.co/fbi-couldnt-get-into-wapo-reporters-iphone-because-it-had-lockdown-mode-enabled/

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@Archon/116104313512121764
If I lived in Gorton and Denton, I'd vote Green. But tactical voting is forced on you by the stupid voting system -it's grossly unfair when there are more than two parties. There's a huge …

Ist in letzter Zeit wieder einiges im Veranstaltungskalender für OWL gelandet. U.A. das 50. (und letzte) "Live Undead".
#Metal

Metal OWL
Relaisstation für Metal-Konzerte und -Parties im Bereich Ostwestfalen-Lippe

⚖️ Survivre Š une secte, c’est dur. Obtenir justice, encore plus. L’instruction de l’affaire OKC-Spatz arrive Š un moment clé. Aidons 6 parties civiles Š aller jusqu’au procès. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/cagnotte-en-ligne

Faire un don | Association Chardons Bleus
Transparence Le bilan total des dons sera actualisé toutes les deux semaines. Quand vous faites un don hors-ligne par virement bancaire, votre montant de do ...

swingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers<…

Some of us have been saything this for a long time, but there can no longer be any doubt: under the Trump administration, the US is an enemy of democracy. Since taking power, Trump and his minions have:
⁃ Threatened to annex Greenland. Several times.
⁃ Meddled in the affairs of NATO allies by calling for right-wing extremist parties to come to power.
⁃ Attacked nations on other continents (including Iran and Nigeria)
⁃ Launched a military raid on Venezuela, illegally kid…

The regularity of leftish political parties wondering why they lose voters after they've tried so, so hard to embrace centrism* is truly awe-inspiring
*centrism doesn't exist, it's right-wing politics with some lipstick and eyeshadow

"With the two historical parties of government now reduced to a single two headed animal, they no longer have access to the pretence of decrying the party in power (while largely doing the same thing if they get in). Now they both have to argue that everything that is happening is the best possible thing and nothing that is different can be better."

The Gist: The Promise of No Change
For every action needed, why is there an equal and opposite inaction? This is the Gist.

⚖️ 6 parties civiles se battent pour la justice dans l’affaire OKC-Spatz. iElles n’ont pas les moyens de payer leurs avocats. Chardons Bleus est lŠ pour les soutenir. Aidons-les Š poursuivre leur combat ! votre don peut faire la différence 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/dons

Cagnotte Juridique | Association Chardons Bleus
Depuis 2015, nous luttons pour la justice contre les dérives sectaires de l’Ogyen Kunzang Chöling (OKC)

'A transformative time': Both parties brace for dramatic campaign fundraising change ahead of the midterms (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/2026-elections-party-fundraising-ad-spending-00766172
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p14#a260205p14

Wondering how many people use an 'IP Geolocation' extension in their browser to tell them *where* websites they visit are actually hosted... I use "Country Flag & IP Whois" for (Fire|Water)Fox which, for example, shows me which Aotearoa NZ civil society organisations, gov't agencies, & political parties host their websites onshore... It's quite telling.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services
is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this year, it has unusually specific criteria.
In cover letters accompanying the applications, the institute said it
“particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
These would include those that foster an appreciation for the country “through uplifting and positive narratives,”
the agency writes,
cit…

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

It’s going to be hard for the press to get their arms around everything going on. Honestly, it’s hard to get my head around it here on the ground: people are marching downtown, people are protesting at the airport, people are holding neighborhood protests, people are holding block parties out in the bitter cold…. It’s hard to even know where to be!
Good news is it will get up to -10°F / -23°C this afternoon.

California reaches a $50M settlement with Meta to resolve claims that Facebook users were misled about their ability to limit who could see personal details (The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2025/12/19/facebook-users-dec…

Meta, California agree to settle Facebook privacy case
Third parties harvested personal data even though the company claimed to offer privacy, a lawsuit says.

Un procès est essentiel, mais le financement est crucial pour faire entendre leur voix. Soutenons les 6 parties civiles de l’affaire OKC-Spatz pour obtenir justice. 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/

Shout-out to the guy who replied to this that the USA was never real but always a bully.
He must be great fun at parties.
https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115810373152115216

Following an intense backlash this morning,
the White House has now taken down Trump’s Truth Social repost
of a video showing a racist clip
⚠️depicting the Obamas as apes.
The post was up for 12 hours.
As we reported earlier, a few hours ago the White House had initially tried to brush off the outrage,
defending Trump’s repost as “an internet meme video”.
Politicians from both parties have this morning condemned the post
and urged Trump to remov…

⚠️ Les survivant-es d’OKC se battent contre un système judiciaire lent et souvent violent pour les victimes. Aidons-les Š franchir cette épreuve et Š porter leur affaire jusqu’au procès. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

My inability to get a handle on the size of the crowd from inside the crowd is a metaphor for today writ large. In addition to the big downtown protest, there were multiple protests at the airport, clergy arrested for blocking the airport access road, at least two impromptu neighborhood protests I’m aware of near my house. There were food drives. There were street parties. Many businesses that were “closed” kept their doors open and offered free coffee, pancakes, warming spaces. Nobody really knows everything that happened.
#GeneralStrike #MInneapolis

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/116143024823038390
Software development these days really reminds me of what large political parties do—no shred of thinking about the whole, not even a little bit of conviction, just churning out mid ever more milquetoast "features" designed to eek out a little more compliance.
Moral stances and ethics be damned.

Trump Parties With Millionaires as American Troops Die (Nico Hines/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-big-money-party-as-missiles-are-fired-at-americans/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260301/p51#a260301p51

Tuesday results put incumbents on notice in 2026 primaries
Tuesday’s primaries exposed vulnerabilities that are expected to plague incumbent lawmakers in both parties throughout this year’s primary elections.

Several old-guard House Democrats faced spirited,
successful challenges from younger and more liberal candidates,
while several Republicans were imperiled by a lack of an endorsement from Donald Trump.

In the lead-up to the midterms, Democratic voters expr…

Tuesday results put incumbents on notice in 2026 primaries
For Democrats, age may become a liability this cycle; for Republicans, trouble may arise without a Trump endorsement.

I appreciate all the legal thoughts laid out here in this piece (via @…), and yes, Congress and all the relevant parties should move in all these fronts.
I find it hard, however, to take completely seriously a legal strategy document of this length that (1) imagines Congress doing any of this and (2) mentions the SCOTUS only twice, and then only in reference to its past upholding of law. I’m not convinced this is a piece that fully appreciates the severity of the current situation and the degree of institutional rot.
https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/115758300023480323

A 2016 civil lawsuit found in the Epstein files alleges that
Trump raped a 13-year-old girl at parties hosted by Jeffrey Epstein in NY.
Epstein raped her too.
For anyone wondering why the victim dropped the case…
Immediately following this rape, Defendant Trump threatened Plaintiff that,
were she ever to reveal any of the details of the sexual and physical abuse of her by Defendant Trump,
Plaintiff and her family would be physically harmed if not killed.”<…

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> 7 ans après ce post.
30 ans après les faits.
En France, les victimes engagées en tant que parties civiles attendent toujours que la justice bouge.
Le dossier OKC-Spatz a été rouvert en 2021. Depuis ?
Silence.
La Belgique a jugé.
L’Espagne a protégé Spatz.

Robert Spatz, le gourou d’OKC, est toujours en liberté. Au moins un abus est en cours en Espagne. En France, seules six parties civiles se battent pour qu’un mandat d’arrêt international soit enfin délivré.
https://youtu.be/R04H6ht2QU4?si=cjoqHTQjSsS9jmdU

In many European countries, including Britain, Germany and France,
far-right parties seem ascendant.
And Donald Trump is doing what he can to undermine democracy in the United States.
Yet a closer analysis shows that autocrats are often running scared of their people.
And surprisingly, democracy these days seems sometimes to be held in higher esteem in the global south than in the democratic heartland of the west.
These trends show there is nothing inevitable ab…

💔 Les survivants d’OKC ont surmonté des défis incroyables. Ensemble, luttons pour leur droit Š la justice. Rejoignez-nous pour mettre fin Š l'impunité. 🙏 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org/

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

The lesson is not ‘boy this is outrageous’
The lesson is that without any punishment the behavior will continue.
https://bsky.app/profile/rparloff.bsky.social/post/3mfkfhvves223

Roger Parloff (@rparloff.bsky.social)
Lessons from the MN civil contempt case, by me: Petitioner’s atty: “I understand that the caseload has affected all parties astronomically, and we are all human. But my client is, too. . . . All the people behind these petitions are humans.” https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lessons-from-the-minnesota-s-civil-contempt-case

📸 2018 : entre deux procès de la secte OKC.
2025 : en Belgique, certaines indemnisations ne sont toujours pas versées.
Et en France ? Le dossier est gelé.
⏳ 8 ans d’attente pour les parties civiles.
🔇 19 audition. 1 mise en examen. 0 arrestation.

Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Epstein, gave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, & thought he was the greatest guy on earth, only to ‘drop him like a dog’ when things got too HOT … Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!”
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Don’t Have To Apologize For Being Popehat Anymore (@kenwhite.bsky.social)
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💔 Survivre Š une dérive sectaire, c’est déjŠ un combat. Se reconstruire et chercher justice, c’est encore plus difficile. Aidons les victimes d’OKC Š faire entendre leur voix au tribunal. ⚖️ 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

With a historic supermajority now secured, the Japanese
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) under Sanae Takaichi stands at its strongest position in decades.
The collapse of the Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA) in the same election has left Japan’s political landscape without its most prominent counterweight.
The question now is simple: what is left of Japan’s opposition?
Running under the slogan “Citizens First,” the CRA tried to appeal to voters with middle-ground messagi…

[Insider] Where Will Japan’s Bruised Opposition Go After Takaichi’s Big Win? - Unseen Japan
PM Takaichi secured a supermajority in the Lower House election as the opposition fractured. What comes next for Japan’s politics?

🚧 L’accès Š la justice est un combat. Encore plus pour des survivant-es de dérives sectaires. Aidons-les Š surmonter cet obstacle et Š voir leur dossier avancer. Chaque don compte ! 💙 👉 https://chardonsbleus.org

Association Chardons Bleus - Un combat contre la dérive sectaire OKC depuis 27 ans
l'Association Chardons Bleus réunit des victimes-survivants parties civiles dans l'affaire OKC en France après 10 ans de bataille judiciaire en Belgique

Much more so than in his first four years in office,
Trump has begun his second term with what amounts to an all-out assault on many of the institutions and policy paradigms that have long been seen by leaders of both major political parties as the foundations of American economic strength.
He has sought to undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve,
fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency that collects key economic data,
and cut funding to …

Trump’s First Year Could Have Lasting Economic Consequences
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.

« Imaginez : un gourou condamné en Belgique, mais toujours libre en Espagne. Pire, des abus continuent aujourd’hui. En France, seules six parties civiles portent ce combat pour qu’il réponde enfin devant la justice.