Professor Tor Coolguy
@blawson.bsky.social
Libertarian socialist / old Left Social Democrat in these times. Probably disagree with you but defend your right to say it. 🦆 lying plagiarism engines and their billionaire masters.
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Happy Valentines Day
Timeless romance and love is always a joy.
Timeless romance and love is always a joy.
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Happy Valentines Day
Timeless romance and love is always a joy.
Timeless romance and love is always a joy.
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Trump staff supplied applause during 'overtly political' speech to silent service members
Trump staff supplied applause during 'overtly political' speech to silent service members
Donald Trump's appearance at Ft. Bragg military base in North Carolina on Friday was met with a muted response from attending service members that put local GOP officials and the president’s staff in the position of of having to show enthusiasm for his remarks.According to a report from the Washingt...
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Trump staff supplied applause during 'overtly political' speech to silent service members
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Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report
Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report
The Department of Homeland Security has expanded efforts to identify Americans who criticize or track Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending hundreds of legal requests to major tech companies seeking information behind social media accounts, according to a report in The New York Times.In recen...
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Kristi Noem's DHS secretly demands tech giants fork over names of ICE critics: report
I've been indulging in too much Witcher. I've been in a drunkards walk and come across free rosé, a French bakery, and an Aussie pie shop.
I'm being keel hauled by fate through my star crosseds & unrequiteds. What's next? I'd venture a guess, but I'd give too many clues to things best kept silent.
I'm being keel hauled by fate through my star crosseds & unrequiteds. What's next? I'd venture a guess, but I'd give too many clues to things best kept silent.
February 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I've been indulging in too much Witcher. I've been in a drunkards walk and come across free rosé, a French bakery, and an Aussie pie shop.
I'm being keel hauled by fate through my star crosseds & unrequiteds. What's next? I'd venture a guess, but I'd give too many clues to things best kept silent.
I'm being keel hauled by fate through my star crosseds & unrequiteds. What's next? I'd venture a guess, but I'd give too many clues to things best kept silent.
It's a little early for Valentine's Day, but I'm about to have a "three-way". It's my first time, so I admit I'm a bit nervous. #skylinechili #valentinesday #sexpun #ohio
February 14, 2026 at 3:22 AM
It's a little early for Valentine's Day, but I'm about to have a "three-way". It's my first time, so I admit I'm a bit nervous. #skylinechili #valentinesday #sexpun #ohio
Wegmans has one bouquet of black roses. I was stunned as there were in a bucket of real ones. The texture was odd but they seemed real.
February 14, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Wegmans has one bouquet of black roses. I was stunned as there were in a bucket of real ones. The texture was odd but they seemed real.
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One of the better ideas I’ve seen. Scott Galloway with his “Resist and Unsubscribe.
Resistandunsubscribe.com
Resistandunsubscribe.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
One of the better ideas I’ve seen. Scott Galloway with his “Resist and Unsubscribe.
Resistandunsubscribe.com
Resistandunsubscribe.com
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Dr. Kirk Moore did not deny giving fake COVID-19 vaccine cards and throwing out vaccine doses. “All that stuff is true,” he told @sltrib.com and ProPublica.
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Dr. Kirk Moore did not deny giving fake COVID-19 vaccine cards and throwing out vaccine doses. “All that stuff is true,” he told @sltrib.com and ProPublica.
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.”
(Published Dec. 2025)
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These are concentration camps and its our duty as citizens to ensure these things don't get built.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
These are concentration camps and its our duty as citizens to ensure these things don't get built.
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Tell me again that you don’t understand the econ…oh never mind
TRUMP: "Forget about the stock market. Forget about Wall Street. Your 401(k)'s are doing very well."
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media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Tell me again that you don’t understand the econ…oh never mind
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No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish – but this is why I won’t leave Cuba
No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish – but this is why I won’t leave Cuba
Whether you blame the US or the communist regime, there is no doubt that this is an island spiralling into tragedy
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
No water or electricity, and children begging in streets filled with rubbish – but this is why I won’t leave Cuba
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Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Get it? See, it's funny 'cuz our President is a pathological liar who rarely, if ever, tells the truth.
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You could call this a bug, but it looks a lot like a design feature. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune
DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.texastribune.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
You could call this a bug, but it looks a lot like a design feature. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s...
I miss public transport that is reliable. Two different apps directed to a bus stop that doesn't exist. I really to one that does and a bus I never saw apparently left there 10 minutes early.
I hate living in a "city" that's just three towns in a trenchcoat.
I hate living in a "city" that's just three towns in a trenchcoat.
February 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I miss public transport that is reliable. Two different apps directed to a bus stop that doesn't exist. I really to one that does and a bus I never saw apparently left there 10 minutes early.
I hate living in a "city" that's just three towns in a trenchcoat.
I hate living in a "city" that's just three towns in a trenchcoat.
I'm starting to wonder how many "apolitical" or "moderate" fills on dating profiles are embarrassed conservatives and closet Third Way liberals.
February 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I'm starting to wonder how many "apolitical" or "moderate" fills on dating profiles are embarrassed conservatives and closet Third Way liberals.
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Vandalism.
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Vandalism.
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Group's co-founder declares ruling 'monumental victory' in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people.'
UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group' unlawful, court says
Group's co-founder declares ruling 'monumental victory' in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people.'
www.aljazeera.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Group's co-founder declares ruling 'monumental victory' in the struggle for freedom for the Palestinian people.'
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Rather than rallying resistance to artificial intelligence, “academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education,” Matthew Connelly, a vice dean for A.I. initiatives at Columbia University, writes in a guest essay.
Rather than rallying resistance to artificial intelligence, “academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education,” Matthew Connelly, a vice dean for A.I. initiatives at Columbia University, writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
In a short time, A.I. companies have warped the landscape of higher education.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Rather than rallying resistance to artificial intelligence, “academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education,” Matthew Connelly, a vice dean for A.I. initiatives at Columbia University, writes in a guest essay.
Rather than rallying resistance to artificial intelligence, “academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education,” Matthew Connelly, a vice dean for A.I. initiatives at Columbia University, writes in a guest essay.
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It's finally happening!!!
Honored to help out my friends at
@sonysantamonica.bsky.social by scoring their official announcement teaser for the #GodOfWar trilogy remake.
And that's not the only God of War news today...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_tq...
Honored to help out my friends at
@sonysantamonica.bsky.social by scoring their official announcement teaser for the #GodOfWar trilogy remake.
And that's not the only God of War news today...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_tq...
God of War Trilogy Remake - Announcement Teaser | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It's finally happening!!!
Honored to help out my friends at
@sonysantamonica.bsky.social by scoring their official announcement teaser for the #GodOfWar trilogy remake.
And that's not the only God of War news today...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_tq...
Honored to help out my friends at
@sonysantamonica.bsky.social by scoring their official announcement teaser for the #GodOfWar trilogy remake.
And that's not the only God of War news today...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_tq...
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Insane. Cops in this Alabama town systemically slapped people with fake traffic violations & bogus charges to bankroll the government—fines & forfeitures made up *50 percent* of the town budget, totaling $487 per person. Policing for profit. reason.com/2026/02/11/a...
A tiny Alabama town ran an outrageous speed trap. Now it will pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit.
Brookside, Alabama, made national news in 2022 after investigations revealed it was bankrolling itself through predatory traffic enforcement.
reason.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Insane. Cops in this Alabama town systemically slapped people with fake traffic violations & bogus charges to bankroll the government—fines & forfeitures made up *50 percent* of the town budget, totaling $487 per person. Policing for profit. reason.com/2026/02/11/a...
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"The goal of the US government has been to asphyxiate the Cuban economy as a means of undermining the Cuban Revolution and bullying Cubans into relinquishing their sovereignty and right to self-determination."
jacobin.com/2023/06/us-c...
jacobin.com/2023/06/us-c...
The US Is Punishing Cuba to Send a Message to the Whole World
The original goal of the United States blockade against Cuba was to worsen conditions and inspire Cubans to overthrow their government. Regime change hasn’t been forthcoming. Now the US maintains the ...
jacobin.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"The goal of the US government has been to asphyxiate the Cuban economy as a means of undermining the Cuban Revolution and bullying Cubans into relinquishing their sovereignty and right to self-determination."
jacobin.com/2023/06/us-c...
jacobin.com/2023/06/us-c...
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Bouquet tosses at weddings are out, bouquet tosses at funerals are in, let’s go who’s next
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Bouquet tosses at weddings are out, bouquet tosses at funerals are in, let’s go who’s next
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NEWS: The crypto super PACs are going after Rep. Al Green, first big Dem target of 2026 cycle.
From @teddyschleifer.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
From @teddyschleifer.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Crypto Industry Targets Al Green, a Texas Democrat Who Voiced Concerns
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
NEWS: The crypto super PACs are going after Rep. Al Green, first big Dem target of 2026 cycle.
From @teddyschleifer.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
From @teddyschleifer.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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Junk bonds have entered the chat.
NVIDIA CORP. WILL LEASE A 200-MEGAWATT DATA CENTER IN NEVADA FINANCED PARTLY BY A $3.8 BILLION JUNK-BOND SALE LED BY TRACT CAPITAL, WITH JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. AND MORGAN STANLEY MANAGING THE TRANSACTION.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Junk bonds have entered the chat.