It's like 'the Monroe Doctrine on steroids': Canadian politicos react to Trump's new 'very chilling' national security strategy
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/12/15/u-s-national-security-strategy-risks-making-canada-a-vassal-state-and-possible-cold-war-with-washington-say-former-foreign-affairs-ministers/485707/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Foreign Policy @foreign-policy-TheHillTimes

It’s like ‘the Monroe Doctrine on steroids’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s n ...

The Canadian government has been relatively silent about the strategy, with ministers only weighing in when asked by reporters.

^{Christopher Guly (The Hill Times)}

I found these guys totally mesmerising to watch - I guess it's a combination of the familiarity of seeing someone dance, but mixed with this different medium, a wheel-induced fluidity was there which isn't normally present for a dancer.

#photography #Berlin #CarnivalOfCultures #street #people

leonard.earth/2025/12/15/rolle…

Roller Dancers

Right behind the Roller DJs came the roller dancers at Berlin’s Carnival of Cultures. I found these guys totally mesmerising to watch – I guess it’s a combination of the familiari…

^{On a Variety of Topics}

Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance

newrepublic.com/article/204225…

Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.

#ICE #CHICAGO #IMMIGRATION #REPUBLICANS #PRESS

Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance

^{The New Republic}

Relatora de la ONU que denunció genocidio en Gaza pide a Costa Rica pausar ratificación de TLC con Israel

Francesca Albanese solicita una revisión de derechos humanos antes de avalar el acuerdo comercial.

delfino.cr/2025/12/relatora-de…

Francesca Albanese, la primera mujer en ocupar el cargo de relatora de las Naciones Unidas para los Territorios Palestinos ocupados, y quien denunció la existencia de un genocidio perpetrado por Israel en contra de Palestina, urgió a Costa Rica pausar la ratificación del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) negociado con Israel.

#Israel #CostaRica #Genocidio #TLC #apartheid

Relatora de la ONU que denunció genocidio en Gaza pide a Costa Rica pausar ratificación de TLC con Israel

^delfino.cr

Ruchir Sharma (Rockefeller Int.) offers four 'O's of a bubble:

Over-valuation - i.e are the 'bubble' stocks valued at over double the rest of the marker for shares?

Over-ownership - is everyone trying to buy these 'booming' shares?

Over-investment - do the returns on investment in the medium term look plausible?

Over-leverage - is much of the booming sector reliant on high debt ratios (see earlier post on Credit Default Swaps)?

Sharma say yes to all four & sees an AI bubble!

#AI
h/t FT

iRobot files for bankruptcy
https://www.theverge.com/news/844460/irobot-files-for-bankruptcy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Tech News @tech-news-theverge

iRobot files for bankruptcy

The Roomba vacuum maker will be bought by Picea Robotics and plans to continue operating.

^{Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (The Verge)}

Hong Kong, il magnate dei media Jimmy Lai colpevole di collusione e sedizione
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/12/15/news/hong_kong_il_magnate_dei_media_jimmy_lai_colpevole_di_collusione_e_sedizione-425039900/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Notizie dal mondo - la Repubblica @notizie-dal-mondo-la-repubblica-repubblica

Hong Kong, il magnate dei media Jimmy Lai colpevole di collusione e sedizione

Il magnate dei media pro-democrazia processato per la legge sulla sicurezza nazionale

^{Gianluca Modolo (la Repubblica)}

The Bubble catches its breath
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/12/15/cdnpoli-catches-its-breath/485927/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Hill Life & People @hill-life-people-TheHillTimes

The Bubble catches its breath

Plus, Chris d’Entremont joins the golf-cheque circuit.

^{Peter Mazereeuw (The Hill Times)}

Le funicelle intrecciate i paracadute collassati: così sono morti Violetta Leiketsion ed Ermes Zampa
https://www.open.online/2025/12/15/violetta-leiktsion-ermes-zampa-morti-paracadute-fano/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ULTIME NEWS @ultime-news-OpenGiornale

Le funicelle intrecciate i paracadute collassati: così sono morti Violetta Leiketsion ed Ermes Zampa

I due si sono scontrati in volo: «Non si sono visti e alla quota a cui si trovavano, una quarantina di metri da terra, non era più possibile rimediare all’errore»

^{Alessandro D’Amato (Open)}

Vittoria Licari ha vinto un milione a "Chi vuol essere milionario": «Ora posso pagare le cure per mio marito»
https://www.open.online/2025/12/15/vittoria-licari-vincita-chi-vuol-essere-milionario/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ULTIME NEWS @ultime-news-OpenGiornale

Vittoria Licari ha vinto un milione a “Chi vuol essere milionario”: «Ora posso pagare le cure per mio marito»

Tra le dieci domande a cui ha dovuto rispondere per vincere «ce ne sono state due in particolare che mi hanno messo in difficoltà»

^{Alessandro D’Amato (Open)}

'We have a point of vulnerability here': Senator Quinn wants to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty of tiny Bay-of-Fundy island
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/12/15/we-have-a-point-of-vulnerability-here-senator-wants-to-reaffirm-canadian-sovereignty-of-tiny-bay-of-fundy-island/485323/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Hill Life & People @hill-life-people-TheHillTimes

‘We have a point of vulnerability here’: Senator Quinn wants to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty ...

Plus: A couple of current and former Conservative MPs are considering running for the B.C. party's leadership, Senator Farah Mohamed receives a medal at Rideau Hall, and the press gallery reminds staffers of media relations expectations.

^{Christina Leadlay (The Hill Times)}

RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/115722…

Nobel Peace Prize laureate #NargesMohammadi:

I was beaten on head and neck w batons by #Iran plainsclothes agents

Told “We will put your mother into mourning" and accused of “cooperating with the Israeli government”

Taken to emergency room twice for treatment

#IranHumanRights #WomanLifeFreedom

Scott Lucas

2025-12-15 06:19:56

UPDATE: #Iran Authorities Detain Nobel Prize Laureate #NargesMohammadi

#IranHumanRights #WomanLifeFreedom

eaworldview.com/2025/12/narges…

UPDATE: Iran Authorities Detain Nobel Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi - EA WorldView

Iran security forces seize Nobel Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi and other mourners at memorial ceremony for rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi.

^{Deepa Parent (EA WorldView)}

🎧 #music break

You invite me to a war party
Me no want to go
Everybody seem to be inviting me to - a war party
Heard about the last one
So thanks but-no

You killed off all the Indians
And you killed off all the slaves
But no quite
So you killed off the remains
You a look for me
And I'm looking for you

You've invited all our wise men many time before
To dance around your fires and even out your scores
And when the tolls taken of the valiant and the brave

Eddy Grant

youtube.com/watch?v=2vGmnce_fL…

La giacca a pois di Carolina di Monaco oggi è l’immagine che continui a rimettere in loop
https://www.marieclaire.it/moda/look-star/a69710113/carolina-di-monaco-foto-stile-look-giacca-donna-pois/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su STILE @stile-MarieClaireIta

La giacca a pois di Carolina di Monaco oggi è l’immagine che continui a rimettere in loop

Ispirazione look Stile Carolina di Monaco FOTO con giacca a pois tra le giacche donna eleganti più belle se hai più di 70 anni.

^{Davide Blasigh (Marie Claire)}

👀↪️THE LOOKING BACK AMIDA↩️🤨

Much like Christmas, it always feels as if the autumn colours will never arrive...

...but just like that they're gone and it doesn't feel like there was enough time to enjoy them🥹

#momiji #maple #紅葉 #Kyoto #京都 #autumn #autumnrain #Eikando #永観堂

Sluta härma fascister

"Trots alla experters varningar om att kriminella bara kommer rekrytera yngre och yngre, och att risken är att de som fängslas i stället hamnar djupare i kriminalitet, fortsätter både regering och socialdemokrater att komma med förslag.

Nu senast föreslog Magdalena Andersson fotboja på barn mellan 6–12 år. De behöver inte ens ha begått något brott, de ska vara i ”riskzonen”."

De vill bura in barnen som ringer Bris i panik

aftonbladet.se/ledare/a/Okn0qq…

De vill bura in barnen som ringer Bris i panik

Leken limbo går ut på att deltagarna går bakåtböjda under en ribba, utan att nudda den. Den som kan gå lägst vinner. I Socialdemokraternas fall har de tagit upp

^{Zina Al-Dewany (Aftonbladet)}

While Trump bashes the E.U., other leaders want to join it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/12/15/trump-european-union-attack-expansion/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World @world-WashPost

#OdioLo$Lune$/ #Odeio$egunda
#Cafeina / #Cafe$alvador

#De$pertador

#VoltaALune$ open.spotify.com/intl-pt/track…

Paredões

Grelo, Henrique & Juliano · Paredões · Song · 2024

^Spotify

UPDATE: #Iran Authorities Detain Nobel Prize Laureate #NargesMohammadi

#IranHumanRights #WomanLifeFreedom

eaworldview.com/2025/12/narges…

UPDATE: Iran Authorities Detain Nobel Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi - EA WorldView

Iran security forces seize Nobel Prize Laureate Narges Mohammadi and other mourners at memorial ceremony for rights lawyer Khosro Alikordi.

^{Deepa Parent (EA WorldView)}

Rinasce il Museo Giordano: l’ex ospedale psichiatrico Maggiano ritrova la sua memoria
Dopo il restauro dell’ex biblioteca apre il nuovo percorso museale. Inaugurata anche la sala 'Da vicino nessuno è normale' con le sculture di Matteo Raciti

luccaindiretta.it/dalla-citta/…

Rinasce il Museo Giordano: l'ex ospedale psichiatrico Maggiano ritrova la sua memoria - LuccaInDiretta

^{LuccainDiretta}

Porcodio chi l'avrebbe mai detto porcamadonna.

Imprecare sui social: lo studio sulla "parolacce" aiuta ad individuare bot e disinformazione

redhotcyber.com/post/imprecare…

> Uno studio dell'Università della Finlandia Orientale rivela che gli americani imprecano di più sui social, mentre gli australiani sono più creativi con le parolacce.

Sieht so aus, als ob die USA den venezuelanischen Öltanker nicht nur beschlagnahmt haben, sondern auch entführen.
Quelle: VesselFinder App

It seems that the USA not only seized that venezuelan tanker but also kidnap it.
Source: VesselFinder App
#usa #venezuela #Skipper #tanker #seizure #kidnapping

Video. Latest news bulletin | December 15th, 2025 – Morning
https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/15/latest-news-bulletin-december-15th-2025-morning?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Sci-Tech @sci-tech-euronews

Video. Latest news bulletin | December 15th, 2025 – Morning

Video. Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this December 15th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

^Euronews.com

arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09742 "We show that a small amount of fine-tuning in narrow contexts can dramatically shift behavior outside those contexts." #ai #genai #chatgpt #openai #anthropic #google #meta #amazon #microsoft #nvidia

arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09742

Qui c'è un deserto ma non è fatto di sabbia, anche se lo sembra
https://www.esquire.com/it/lifestyle/viaggi/a65982397/enorme-deserto-di-sale/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su Lifestyle @lifestyle-Esquireitalia2

Qui c'è un deserto ma non è fatto di sabbia, anche se lo sembra

Si tratta di un luogo capace di offrire ai visitatori un’esperienza quasi extraterrestre.

^{Benedetta Pellegrini (Esquire)}

Video. Hundreds of skaters gather for marathon along Havana's Malecon
https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/12/15/hundreds-of-skaters-gather-for-marathon-along-havanas-malecon?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Sci-Tech @sci-tech-euronews

Video. Hundreds of skaters gather for marathon along Havana's Malecon

Video. Hundreds of skaters, mainly teenagers and young adults, gathered at Havana's Malecon for a marathon, enjoying a rare chance to skate together publicly.

^Euronews.com