Brent Scales
@boiler40.bsky.social
Midwest Coast. Automotive industry lifer. Still learning.
Another day, another questionably legal tactic skewing to blatant abuse of power over US citizens. This one is the apparent rise of administrative subpoenas. Frightening piece by @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social via @washingtonpost.com 🎁 link wapo.st/4rtfCw8
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
wapo.st
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Another day, another questionably legal tactic skewing to blatant abuse of power over US citizens. This one is the apparent rise of administrative subpoenas. Frightening piece by @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social via @washingtonpost.com 🎁 link wapo.st/4rtfCw8
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Please enjoy this picture of Snowhei Ohtani and Decoy.
More than 2 million visitors are set to descend on Hokkaido’s capital for the Sapporo Snow Festival. Here’s how to enjoy the wintry event like a local. 👉 ebx.sh/yL4hbO
February 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Please enjoy this picture of Snowhei Ohtani and Decoy.
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*me, playing a stupid game* yeah but I bet the prizes are really smart though
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
*me, playing a stupid game* yeah but I bet the prizes are really smart though
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Sometimes I think about the arc of history and how the US Embassy in Manilla became a Japanese HQ, and when we liberated it we tried the Japanese officers for war crimes in the ballroom and made it our embassy again.
There’s always a day after.
philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph/registry_dat...
There’s always a day after.
philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph/registry_dat...
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Sometimes I think about the arc of history and how the US Embassy in Manilla became a Japanese HQ, and when we liberated it we tried the Japanese officers for war crimes in the ballroom and made it our embassy again.
There’s always a day after.
philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph/registry_dat...
There’s always a day after.
philhistoricsites.nhcp.gov.ph/registry_dat...
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At 70,000 feet, sealed inside a full pressure suit in the cockpit of a U-2, I made this photograph of Earth. For a brief stretch of time, the only people higher were the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. #SciArt
February 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
At 70,000 feet, sealed inside a full pressure suit in the cockpit of a U-2, I made this photograph of Earth. For a brief stretch of time, the only people higher were the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. #SciArt
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Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
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if Musk is doing this for London crime, what do you think he is doing for content about American politics, an issue that affects him much more directly?
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 11:42 PM
if Musk is doing this for London crime, what do you think he is doing for content about American politics, an issue that affects him much more directly?
Courage against all odds.
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Courage against all odds.
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Everything I ever learned about guns told me never to aim one at something you didn’t intend to kill.
This is basically them daring her to flinch so they could unload.
This is basically them daring her to flinch so they could unload.
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 8:38 PM
Everything I ever learned about guns told me never to aim one at something you didn’t intend to kill.
This is basically them daring her to flinch so they could unload.
This is basically them daring her to flinch so they could unload.
Karma Police successfully clear another case.
January 31, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Karma Police successfully clear another case.
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Minneapolis 2026 youtu.be/Sp-AhVql7I0?...
Tom Morello & Rise Against - Killing in the Name - First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 1-30-26
YouTube video by KWICK Music
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January 31, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Minneapolis 2026 youtu.be/Sp-AhVql7I0?...
Absolute Queen
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Absolute Queen
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Macaulay Culkin on Instagram. 😢
January 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Macaulay Culkin on Instagram. 😢
On rare occasions, the internet proves its worth. Thanks Al Gore.
Still the greatest video ever made. Sorry. I don't make the rules...
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
On rare occasions, the internet proves its worth. Thanks Al Gore.
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“No one can reasonably say that a Philosophy professor shouldn’t get to teach Plato in a philosophy class.”
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
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—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
@movetexas.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“No one can reasonably say that a Philosophy professor shouldn’t get to teach Plato in a philosophy class.”
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
@movetexas.bsky.social
—Martin Peterson, AAUP Texas A&M
@tamu-aaup.bsky.social
@texasaaup.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
@cwa-tseu.bsky.social
@movetexas.bsky.social
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For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 PM
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
Just the State Department meeting with a rando “civil society group” that encourages secession within one of our closest allies. Seems bad!
Members of the Trump administration reportedly met three times over the past year with a group leading a push for Alberta to secede from Canada
Report: Trump Administration Met With Groups Pushing Alberta To Break With Canada
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Just the State Department meeting with a rando “civil society group” that encourages secession within one of our closest allies. Seems bad!
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Members of the Trump administration reportedly met three times over the past year with a group leading a push for Alberta to secede from Canada
Report: Trump Administration Met With Groups Pushing Alberta To Break With Canada
www.huffpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Members of the Trump administration reportedly met three times over the past year with a group leading a push for Alberta to secede from Canada
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One important bit of context missing from all the tales of Silicon Valley workaholism during the AI boom: Everyone in this game knows it's not sustainable. Companies are churning through engineers (who can easily hop to new jobs) and knowingly burning them out.
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
One important bit of context missing from all the tales of Silicon Valley workaholism during the AI boom: Everyone in this game knows it's not sustainable. Companies are churning through engineers (who can easily hop to new jobs) and knowingly burning them out.
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A major loophole.
“Few disclosure rules exist for data center water use, allowing companies to choose what to make public and to create their own reporting methodologies” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
“Few disclosure rules exist for data center water use, allowing companies to choose what to make public and to create their own reporting methodologies” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 AM
A major loophole.
“Few disclosure rules exist for data center water use, allowing companies to choose what to make public and to create their own reporting methodologies” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
“Few disclosure rules exist for data center water use, allowing companies to choose what to make public and to create their own reporting methodologies” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scathing report by @camilareads.bsky.social on the state of Tesla. I say scathing because it includes past statements by Musk juxtaposed with current sales and outlook.
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots. n.pr/4c4Qzea
Tesla profits slumped 46% last year, as it lost its crown as the top EV seller
The company announced it was ending production of its higher-end Model S and Model Y, and turning that production space over to making humanoid robots.
n.pr
January 29, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Scathing report by @camilareads.bsky.social on the state of Tesla. I say scathing because it includes past statements by Musk juxtaposed with current sales and outlook.
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Tesla's automotive revenues are at their lowest level since 2021, but why invest in compelling new products when you can bail out the nonconsensual nude generator in a related-party transaction?
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tesla's automotive revenues are at their lowest level since 2021, but why invest in compelling new products when you can bail out the nonconsensual nude generator in a related-party transaction?
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