Mastodawn

@clonezone this is great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maS8zZ1vpkg

Elliot Shank 1d ago

Too Many Zooz with Big Freedia - "Funky Christmas”

#music #jazz #christmasMusic #TooManyZooz #BigFreedia

Too Many Zooz - Funky Christmas feat. Big Freedia (Official Lyric Video)

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https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/10/federal-agents-use-chemical-irritant-in-somali-neighborhood-of-minneapolis

Leah McElrath 2d ago

A fascinating and timely story about a military leader who refused to obey orders: “When China’s rulers ordered tens of thousands of soldiers to crush pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing in 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian was the commander who famously said no.” Gift link:

The Secret Trial of the Genera...

The Secret Trial of the General Who Refused to Attack Tiananmen Square

In 1989, Gen. Xu Qinxian defied orders to crush the pro-democracy protests in Beijing. Now, leaked video from his court-martial is on YouTube.

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cetan 3d ago

Anna Anthro 5d ago

Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in #Somali neighbourhoods of #Minneapolis amid #Trump crackdown

“Armed #ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant & demanded papers.

Federal agents also entered East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN.

They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers.

Everyone present was a US citizen.”

Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown

Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's crackdown on the community. City Council member Jamal Osman is a Somali American who witnessed the confrontation.

MPR News

jwz 5d ago

RIP John Varley.

Michael Swanwick: John Varley died two days ago on December 10, 2025. A great many will mourn him as a science fiction writer whose work they enjoyed. But this misses his moment. In the mid-1970s, Varley exploded into science fiction...
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Joseph Elfelt 5d ago

Pic from WA DOT showing washout on US 2 a bit west of Leavenworth WA. This is one of the highways that goes across the Cascade Mountains. Obviously the road is closed and will be for some time. #PNW

@alicemcalicepants oh wow!

Bryan Wright 5d ago

Beautiful, stunning graffiti inside an abandoned hydroelectric power plant.

#photography #urbex

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@parismarx It's going to come down to Elon vs Altman isn't it

AnnaOutOfSpAaaaaAaace 2d ago

@kevinr @parismarx I'm guessing Musk v Thiel

@BogWitch @parismarx all I want is for whoever gets it to have a massive online crashout about it

@BogWitch @parismarx ...which argues in favor of Elon, fortunately I was leaning that way anyway

Bart Louwers 2d ago

@kevinr @BogWitch @parismarx I think he'd be more upset if he didn't make it to the finals.

Legit_Spaghetti 2d ago

@kevinr @parismarx It's gonna be the idiot from Pretoria vs. the antichrist-obsessed blood ghoul. Just like back at PayPal!

flere-imsaho 🇺🇦2d ago

@kevinr @parismarx that would be too easy, only one of them is a bona fide mass-murderer.

Willi - #9247 1d ago

@parismarx can we just vote that they all will be part of a human centipede und who wins here comes last?

David Gerard 2d ago

@parismarx this was a tricky decision indeed

Bodil 2d ago

@davidgerard @parismarx Just wait until you're expected to somehow choose between Thiel and Musk in the finals.

@bodil @davidgerard @parismarx

AnnieBuddy 2d ago

It can only be a tie.

Flipper 🐬🏳️‍🌈2d ago

@AnnieBuddy @bodil @davidgerard @parismarx I will vote for Peter Musk at that point

@flipper @bodil @davidgerard @parismarx

AnnieBuddy 2d ago

The SA billionaire refugees

🦩 Plastic Garden Fauna 🦩1d ago

@bodil @davidgerard @parismarx people will look back on this in a years time and wish they had hated Thiel more than they did.

David Gerard 1d ago

@OvertonDoors @bodil @parismarx amazed i got in so early

Fritz Adalis 2d ago

@parismarx
This one is close!

Deb Nam-Krane 2d ago

@parismarx The only one which gave me pause. Chose Musk only because of what happened with USAID, but it was close.

Jess Fairbairn 2d ago

@parismarx the Palantir face-off is quite the draw

Aaron Caskey-Demaret 2d ago

@parismarx I voted for Alex Karp because he looks like Taika Waititi on coke. Well, more coke than Taika already does...

dontony 2d ago

@parismarx i don’t think people get how bad Karp and Palanti lr are. yes thiel is an asshole and is making weird ass lectures, but he’s got good bag, he’s not actively making things as bad as the CEO who is actively trending each of his days creating the surveillance nightmare that we are living in

WesDym 1d ago

@parismarx Thiel is not looking good. Is he okay? Not that I give a shit, of course; just curious.

tante 2d ago

@parismarx Andreessen vs. Altman ist such a touch call

Bill Seitz 2d ago

@tante @parismarx yeah I think we're at an 8-way tie

@billseitz @tante @parismarx the legion of doom

thomas bohn 2d ago

@tante wait until you have to decide between Andreesen and Thiel @parismarx

George Liquor, American 2d ago

@tehabe @tante @parismarx I chose Andreesen because we have evidence that he actually knows better.

Bruno Nicoletti 2d ago

@parismarx Some hard choices in that one!

mago

2d ago

@parismarx No doubt Musk will win. While Thiel is more evil!

David Culley 2d ago

@mago Yes, I'd be surprised if Musk doesn't win.

Buck 2d ago

@parismarx It's become impossible. They are all horrific. 🤣

Dmian 🇪🇺2d ago

@parismarx Winner should win a one-way ticket to Mars ASAP. Let’s be generous, let’s give one to all candidates! Also: no need to check if the rocket is ready, they should board one of Musk’s rockets. They should trust their bro it will actually get to Mars.

Little Art Histories 2d ago

@dmian @parismarx This would be the only time I would donate to a billionaire.

gbsills 2d ago

@parismarx It's important to remember, that every one of the people starting the tournament deserve to win the title of "Dick Head".

Petra van Cronenburg 2d ago

@parismarx I couldn't decide, please make it multiple choice. 😁

Kim Scheinberg 2d ago

@parismarx
Ellison is engaging in some sorcery for this result

Rachel Rawlings 2d ago

@kims @parismarx It gets harder every round. But I ended up voting for Ellison because he's been at it longer and as a proxy for his son trying to take over every TV network on Trump's behalf (with Larry's help).

Fâther Däle 2d ago

@kims Many of us hated Ellison long before ever hearing of Musk.

Fredrik Graver 2d ago

@parismarx @aslakr Are we looking at a Theil vs. Musk final? I think we might be, although some of these choices are perhaps too close to call…

Kim Possible

2d ago

@parismarx can at least six of these tie for first place? 😁

chris overcash 2d ago

@parismarx it’s definitely going to come down to Thiel vs Musk and I honestly don’t know which is worse… the winner gets *eliminated*, right? If that’s the case, can they both win? Or maybe it’s not fair to the other participants so we declare them all winners?

AnneH 2d ago

@parismarx Whoa - close-run Zuck & Larry😱

Nu Modular 2d ago

@parismarx Are the judges byproducts of Capitalism?.. cuz this is smellin' a bit Musky...

Tango793 2d ago

@parismarx I think it's going to be Thiel vs Musk in the finals. I'm betting on Musk for the win although Thiel is definitely worse.

Osteopenia Powers ,2d ago

@Tango793 @parismarx
I see that final match too, based on sheer name recognition. And for the same reason, I see Musk as the winner? Loser?
Awfullest.

Chris Moorehead 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱2d ago

@parismarx This is becoming nearly impossible to vote on. Palantir vs Palantir. South African trash vs South African trash. At least any "worst of" contest that contains Larry Ellison is easy.