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Weird response from #NATO chief Mark Rutte re: Trump's imperialistic designs on allies. #greenland

https://www.dw.com/en/nato-still-looks-to-donald-trump-despite-greenland-threat/a-71290713

NATO still looks to Donald Trump despite Greenland threat

NATO boss Mark Rutte said Trump "has been right many times" and played it cool when grilled by members of the European Parliament on the president-elect's Greenland plans. Rutte urged EU states to boost defense spending.

Deutsche Welle

Our 4-year-old son suffered an asthma attack. We rushed him to his doctor, who refused treatment. Why? Because our health insurance wouldn’t cover it.😳

We had UnitedHealth—who leads the industry in rejecting 32% of all claims.😐

We must end the violence in America’s health system.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/americas-violent-health-system

America’s Violent Health System

An unknown assailant killed the UnitedHealth CEO in broad daylight—and the majority of people watching laughed. Why?

Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid

You may have heard that having a conversation with ChatGPT is the climate equivalent of pouring out a bottle of water. But it turns out that that is likely an underestimate.

In the third installment in our series on the climate costs of AI, we examine AI’s unquenchable thirst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s67L2otHw0I

How AI is Guzzling Up the Water Supply

YouTube
Could broadcasters like CBS or NBC lose their licenses in Trump 2.0?

Sure, says Trump's FCC pick (and Project 2025 contributor):

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-fcc-brendan-carr-broadcast-licenses-cbs-nbc-2024-12
Trump FCC pick Brendan Carr: Broadcast licenses aren't 'sacred'

Trump accuses TV networks of bias. The person he wants regulating them seems to agree.

Business Insider

"This is the emboldening & enabling of militia groups," Figliuzzi agreed. "I'd focus on 2 border states where there're 'constitutional sheriffs' who've large posses, they literally call them the sheriff's posse & are deputized & train with the sheriff's instructors. And I'd say, if I'd to do some predictive analysis, you'll seen certain counties in AZ & TX have citizens engaging in roundups -somehow empowered or deputized to assist fed agents."

Horrific scenario.

#USPol https://www.rawstory.com/trumps-deportation/

Trump will use MAGA sheriffs and citizen volunteers for his roundup agenda: experts

President-elect Donald Trump is likely to enlist the help of citizen militias and county sheriffs to carry out his mass deportation schemes, former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi warned on MSNBC Friday evening — in response to reports that some militias are already gearing up for such a project."I thi...

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism

We need a massive public communications campaign to warn the public about crypto.

It should highlight 1st-person accounts of everyday people who lost their money due to the #cryptoscam.

To strike crypto is to stab the heart of the tech fascist movement swallowing our nation.

To start with, we must make "crypto" synonymous with "scam."

The very word must make people reach for their wallets (to make sure they're still there).

Crypto is still small. Most don't trust it.

TIL Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

#Health #Insurance #Claim #Denied #Appeal

Claim File Helper

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file from your health insurance company.

ProPublica
Trump’s Plans To Deport Immigrants Likely To Harm U.S. Workers

Multiple economic studies have concluded that previous efforts to bar immigrants from the United States have harmed U.S. workers.

Forbes

We need more of this: The Texas Observer identifies the operators behind four major Neo-Nazi Twitter accounts.

Robert “Bobby” Thorne, is a vice president at JP Morgan Chase in Plano, TX.

John Anthony Provenzano works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, MD—where the Navy manufactures explosive ordnance.

Michael Gramer is a 42-year-old retired mechanical engineer living in TX.

Cyan Cruz, a 40-year-old marketing professional from TX.

#antifa

https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/

Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts

Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.

The Texas Observer