Pinned
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“He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.”
“No,” her husband said.
I urge you to read this today.
“No,” her husband said.
I urge you to read this today.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
“He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.”
“No,” her husband said.
I urge you to read this today.
“No,” her husband said.
I urge you to read this today.
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Stop stop I like her already.
absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Stop stop I like her already.
I never quite could retcon that if Jeffrey Epstein was murdered why wasn't Ghislaine Maxwell or disappeared? She was arrested about a year after Epstein died. Plenty of opportunity with her on the outside. I would imagine one assumes about the same difficulty to assassinate a person prison?
February 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I never quite could retcon that if Jeffrey Epstein was murdered why wasn't Ghislaine Maxwell or disappeared? She was arrested about a year after Epstein died. Plenty of opportunity with her on the outside. I would imagine one assumes about the same difficulty to assassinate a person prison?
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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I feel like this is not a good question to ask the diagnosed mental illness app
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I feel like this is not a good question to ask the diagnosed mental illness app
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"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
Activists Are Fighting ICE Even Though It Could Get Them Killed. Here’s Why.
ICE is still trying to subjugate Minneapolis. It's still failing.
slate.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"Maybe all we do is frustrate," Star said. "Give someone one more day with their daughter or their dad.
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
"But if you lost your dad, or you lost your daughter, you would give anything to have one more day with them. And that’s what we can do.”
My latest for Slate
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AOC on Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba: “What has transpired is that now it’s kind of become acceptable that the entire Western world will look the other way as they starve & deprive a people because they find political actors or political regimes in that country to be objectionable”
February 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
AOC on Trump’s oil embargo of Cuba: “What has transpired is that now it’s kind of become acceptable that the entire Western world will look the other way as they starve & deprive a people because they find political actors or political regimes in that country to be objectionable”
This was just one random topic where he pissed people off unnecessarily. I'm good with that part. I really do think he's a pugilist at heart. He's not gonna stop seeking that conflict.
Grant him every victory on BlueSky, and he'll go to twitter to fight nazis who want to murder him.
Grant him every victory on BlueSky, and he'll go to twitter to fight nazis who want to murder him.
This wasn't something that needed to be discourse. Will Stancil made it into discourse.
He was factually correct and deeply unhelpful at once.
I think he seeks out conflict, and certainly I like that sometimes (ICE, Elon Musk, etc), but he very very much puts himself in these positions.
He was factually correct and deeply unhelpful at once.
I think he seeks out conflict, and certainly I like that sometimes (ICE, Elon Musk, etc), but he very very much puts himself in these positions.
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
This was just one random topic where he pissed people off unnecessarily. I'm good with that part. I really do think he's a pugilist at heart. He's not gonna stop seeking that conflict.
Grant him every victory on BlueSky, and he'll go to twitter to fight nazis who want to murder him.
Grant him every victory on BlueSky, and he'll go to twitter to fight nazis who want to murder him.
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The golden rice situation makes me *SO* sad.
It's estimated a THIRD of people worldwide are Vitamin A deficient, which can cause permanent damage to the eyes — in many cases full-on blindness.
We created a perfect solution to this problem, but oh no, it's "unnatural"
It's estimated a THIRD of people worldwide are Vitamin A deficient, which can cause permanent damage to the eyes — in many cases full-on blindness.
We created a perfect solution to this problem, but oh no, it's "unnatural"
Same anti-science people who'd rather see people starve, than endorse GMOs. Because, hurr durr, Capitalism bad, science bad, therefore, hurr durr, golden rice bad and an unnatural abomination!
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The golden rice situation makes me *SO* sad.
It's estimated a THIRD of people worldwide are Vitamin A deficient, which can cause permanent damage to the eyes — in many cases full-on blindness.
We created a perfect solution to this problem, but oh no, it's "unnatural"
It's estimated a THIRD of people worldwide are Vitamin A deficient, which can cause permanent damage to the eyes — in many cases full-on blindness.
We created a perfect solution to this problem, but oh no, it's "unnatural"
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In California, police didn't investigate after two men were shot by federal immigration agents in separate incidents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In California, police didn't investigate after two men were shot by federal immigration agents in separate incidents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.
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once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals
February 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
once again these things boil down to “is your group a bohemian cultural identity” or “is your group actually trying to do things?” and the key tell is whether your activity centers on policing of in-group behavior or whether it centers on, again, tangible goals
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Rather than hiding behind American race rhetoric and broad labels like “Arab” and “Black,” I want to see the same courage applied to naming the UAE leadership that is helping erase Sudan, even as it funds events and institutions in the United States that appropriate Arab American narratives.
February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Rather than hiding behind American race rhetoric and broad labels like “Arab” and “Black,” I want to see the same courage applied to naming the UAE leadership that is helping erase Sudan, even as it funds events and institutions in the United States that appropriate Arab American narratives.
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
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The point is often the wrongness: you have to believe the obviously stupid thing in order to prove your commitment
A fun Bluesky thing is that people will arrogantly condescend to you about insane opinions that cannot have more than like 200 adherents total as though you are the weirdo for not holding them.
“this mf eats food WARM 🤮”
“this mf eats food WARM 🤮”
I appear to have kicked a beehive full of supremely disturbed people who believe Chris Hayes is right wing.
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The point is often the wrongness: you have to believe the obviously stupid thing in order to prove your commitment
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
I keep saying this, Kathy Hochul hasn't regretted a single day since endorsing Zohran Mamdani.
I'm endorsing Gov. @KathyHochul because she's someone willing to engage in honest dialogue that delivers results.
Along with the movement that powered our campaign, it's how we secured a historic agreement on childcare. And we're just getting started.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Along with the movement that powered our campaign, it's how we secured a historic agreement on childcare. And we're just getting started.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Zohran Mamdani: Why I'm Endorsing Kathy Hochul
Exclusive: New York City's mayor explains why he's backing New York's governor in the 2026 election.
www.thenation.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I keep saying this, Kathy Hochul hasn't regretted a single day since endorsing Zohran Mamdani.
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The Breaking Bad graph
Look at how being diagnosed with cancer impacts people's involvement in crime!
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The Breaking Bad graph
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Can I tell you my super-accurate asshole detection screening mechanism on BlueSky? These 2 tests never fail to identify people to block:
1/ Anyone who uses the r-slur
2/ Anyone who refers contemptuously to mothers having political agency--e.g., use of terms such as "wine moms" or "normie moms"
1/ Anyone who uses the r-slur
2/ Anyone who refers contemptuously to mothers having political agency--e.g., use of terms such as "wine moms" or "normie moms"
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Can I tell you my super-accurate asshole detection screening mechanism on BlueSky? These 2 tests never fail to identify people to block:
1/ Anyone who uses the r-slur
2/ Anyone who refers contemptuously to mothers having political agency--e.g., use of terms such as "wine moms" or "normie moms"
1/ Anyone who uses the r-slur
2/ Anyone who refers contemptuously to mothers having political agency--e.g., use of terms such as "wine moms" or "normie moms"
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Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
Lorde donates merchandise proceeds from Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights groups
Pop singer Lorde will donate money she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups, she shared in a post on Instagram on Tuesday.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.
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This is finally out.
Very short take home. All the variation in spike that produced the immune escape characteristics of Omicron can occur in one single persistently infected individual over the period of a year.
This is why persistent infections matter
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Very short take home. All the variation in spike that produced the immune escape characteristics of Omicron can occur in one single persistently infected individual over the period of a year.
This is why persistent infections matter
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Antibody escape drives emergence of diverse spike haplotypes resembling variants of concern in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections
Snell et al. develop sequencing methodology to identify full-length spike haplotypes
and show that persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections drive divergent haplotype emergence,
accelerating viral evolution an...
www.cell.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is finally out.
Very short take home. All the variation in spike that produced the immune escape characteristics of Omicron can occur in one single persistently infected individual over the period of a year.
This is why persistent infections matter
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Very short take home. All the variation in spike that produced the immune escape characteristics of Omicron can occur in one single persistently infected individual over the period of a year.
This is why persistent infections matter
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Order to release Adrian and Liam Arias is a real barn burner storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Order to release Adrian and Liam Arias is a real barn burner storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Senate Democrats voted unanimously to claw back the $75 billion ICE funding from Trump's BBB.
Call them and thank them! More of this, please!
Call them and thank them! More of this, please!
lol wait what holy shit that’s … alright gang you know what I’m gonna say it’s with a heavy heart we must call and *thank* our reps for doing the job they’re supposed to do
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Senate Democrats voted unanimously to claw back the $75 billion ICE funding from Trump's BBB.
Call them and thank them! More of this, please!
Call them and thank them! More of this, please!
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
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I met Ian outside the Whipple Building in Mpls last week, where he was protesting ICE. I was blown away by his vulnerability, by how deeply he—a 6-time combat vet—feels like his nation is under attack. I just learned that he was among those arrested by federal officials for protesting at the church.
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 30, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I met Ian outside the Whipple Building in Mpls last week, where he was protesting ICE. I was blown away by his vulnerability, by how deeply he—a 6-time combat vet—feels like his nation is under attack. I just learned that he was among those arrested by federal officials for protesting at the church.