Merry Xmas, EBK, to you and the kids ❤️

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Spaghetti Nebula - Supernova Remnant

Decades of brutal Assad dynasty rule are at an end - but there are dark clouds on the horizon for Syria President Bashar al Assad has fled the country - but what comes next is of great concern. Syria is deeply divided, geographically and socially. This is a moment of huge peril.

Decades of brutal Assad dynasty rule are at an end - but there are dark clouds on the horizon for Syria

I sat in court at the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial. This is what I saw Gisèle Pelicot became a symbol of courage when she waived her anonymity to attend the trial of her husband and 50 other men accused of raping her — and ignited fierce debate about the law surrounding ...

remarkable, horrible piece www.thetimes.com/article/5dee...

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

🔴Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in the UK

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

The incredible interior design of newly opened Japanese restaurant Manzoku in the city of Mérida, #Mexico
by lusso

So a reminder:

It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.

It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.

It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.

For the record.

West provided enough aid for 2.5 brigades out of requested 10, Zelensky says "They speak about mobilization, but the real problem [is] with 10 brigades which our partners didn't equip," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News published on Nov. 29.

⚡️West provided enough aid for 2.5 brigades out of requested 10, Zelensky says.

"They speak about mobilization, but the real problem [is] with 10 brigades which our partners didn't equip," President Zelensky said in an interview with Sky News.

How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe Experts say fake images raising fears around issues such as immigration have proliferated since EU elections From fake images designed to cause fears of an immigrant “invasion” to other demonisation campaigns targeted at leaders such as Emmanuel Macron,…

How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe

The image depicts the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, illuminated in vibrant orange. This striking display is part of the Orange the World campaign, a global initiative to raise awareness and call for an end to violence against women and girls.

🟠 Tonight, we shine in orange—for every woman silenced, for every girl living in fear.

We join #OrangeTheWorld to demand an end to violence against women and girls.

Let’s build a world where safety, equality, and dignity are rights for all.

Project 2025: Everything You Need to Know in Two Minutes YouTube video by Zeteo

Everything you need to know about what’s in Project 2025 - and what’s coming from Trump Term 2 - in two minutes flat.

I see Robert Kennedy's campaign to make America healthy again by ridding it of the poison of fast food is off to a good start...
Also, how cold must that food be and why do they have cutlery on their trays?

Using a country, a people, as a throwaway punchline. What a piece of work is this man.

Yep.

Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over | CNN Politics In mid-September, as tech billionaire Elon Musk intensified his efforts to elect Donald Trump as president, a wave of letters arrived at the Department of Transportation, asking the agency to turn ove...

This is chilling. In September, as Elon Musk began buying Trump a presidency after Trump promised him a federal department he could use to destroy his enemies, Trump agents at the Heritage Foundation began filing FOIA requests to find anyone in government who had ever mentioned Musk in any document.

There you are!

Yay!

Yeah