Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said that the country was in an ‘open war’ with neighboring Afghanistan, as tensions escalated overnight, with both sides reporting heavy losses reut.rs/4aDG9kP
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Asia’s rich have moved more assets to Singapore due to geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty
Note that Cuba rescued the wounded and did not blow them up after they were disabled
yikes ok, unfollowing now. really enjoyed her exhibit at the louvre, had no idea she’s in the epstein files.
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Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any limits on the size of their strategic nuclear arsenals after their last arms control treaty expired on February 5 with no agreement between them on what should come next reut.rs/4aekQVk
If you were a journalist or creative that was laid off by the Washington Post and you want to work for an independent, pro democracy news outlet, Democracy Docket is hiring. bit.ly/45Qaw4K
Tim Cook told Apple staff at an all-hands that he's "deeply distraught" with the US' current approach to immigration and he will press the issue with lawmakers (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of two Florida voters, my law firm has filed a petition in the Florida Supreme Court challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a special legislative session to conduct mid-decade redistricting at the direction of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/cases/florid...
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his government is willing to engage with the Trump administration as the Communist island braces for severe fuel shortages. on.wsj.com/46AjfZ0
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The motivation of the man who shot Charlie Kirk isn't clear (although he's probably mentally unstable--duh). What is clear is it was another example of American gun violence.
picture of a man in a dark suit, white shirt holding a mic
In the dude’s own words…
news: MSNBC is renaming itself MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5.
The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd
Screenshots showing websites defaced by Anonymous, featuring the message "Hacked by Anonymous" and a list of impacted databases.
Over 50 Russian websites hacked and defaced. Action taken in defense of Ukraine, Georgia, and everyone else. #oprussia
Colbert should just run for President. I mean, it worked for Trump when his show was cancelled.
you know who is a very deeply believing christian that never does anything bigoted with it and also never does the no true scotsman thing he just lives out his values in public and speaks from the heart about his beliefs to set a fantastic example?
stephen fuckin colbert that's who
It won't just be Colbert. The Daily Show is next.
Colbert was the the highest rated late night show host. The message is: Emmy's, ratings, and name recognition won't save you. You criticize the oligarchs and this administration, your show is done.
Ahoy, mateys! SpongeBob is headed to the BIG SCREEN! I am the voice of SpongeBob's arrrrch-enemy: The Flying Dutchman. Watch the teaser trailer for The
#SpongeBobMovie: Search for SquarePants now! The Search begins only in theaters December 19.
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Within a 24-hour period after Grok went full Nazi at the behest of Elon Musk, three key executives from Musk’s companies resigned. Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, Uday Ruddarraju, xAI’s Head of Infrastructure, and David Lau, Tesla’s VP of Software Engineering.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino has resigned after Musk ordered his minions to make Grok "less woke" and it began praising Hitler, committing libel, and inciting violence against people with Jewish surnames. It then proceeded to sexually harass women including, Yaccarino.
