Cokie
@cokiea.bsky.social
Rare book crone. Cat lady. Knitter. Gardening enthusiast. Library supporter. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally.
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Scifi authors thought AI would kill us by being too smart, but because we live in the strangest timeline AI is going to kill us all by using all of our water to manifest a solution to a nonexistent problem it hallucinated
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Scifi authors thought AI would kill us by being too smart, but because we live in the strangest timeline AI is going to kill us all by using all of our water to manifest a solution to a nonexistent problem it hallucinated
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I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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It's at the foundation of everything going on in the world today. Democracies eating themselves alive because guys who have two cars and five TVs are mad at some grad student named Rainbow
I think the through-line with almost every single senior member of this administration is seething resentment of people who have credentials, real experience, and legitimate success.
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
It's at the foundation of everything going on in the world today. Democracies eating themselves alive because guys who have two cars and five TVs are mad at some grad student named Rainbow
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If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
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This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
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More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives
Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.
www.axios.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
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Wild fact from @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter:
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
Notes on winter
When the world turns whimsical
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February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Wild fact from @billmckibben.bsky.social's latest newsletter:
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
"The last colder-than-average month on planet earth was in February of 1985, which means that no one under the age of forty has ever known one."
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
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In an email to Michael Wolff while Wolff was writing an unflattering exposé on the Trump administration, Jeffrey Epstein states that people who had dinner with Trump were concerned about his dementia. He was wearing too much makeup and didn’t recognize old friends.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
In an email to Michael Wolff while Wolff was writing an unflattering exposé on the Trump administration, Jeffrey Epstein states that people who had dinner with Trump were concerned about his dementia. He was wearing too much makeup and didn’t recognize old friends.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
THIS WAS ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO.
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BEYOND proud to know @dansinker.com @mostlybree.kitrocha.com @courtneymilan.com @lefttheprairie.bsky.social & all whistle goblins& esp a hero to me, a ‘90s zine kid, Teresa Magaña, creator of PACH zine 👊🏻
In the words of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social I do not regret to inform you we are going to win 💚
In the words of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social I do not regret to inform you we are going to win 💚
In 1943, musician Woody Guthrie placed a message on his guitar: "This machine kills fascists."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
This whistle fights fascists
I print whistles now. You can too.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
BEYOND proud to know @dansinker.com @mostlybree.kitrocha.com @courtneymilan.com @lefttheprairie.bsky.social & all whistle goblins& esp a hero to me, a ‘90s zine kid, Teresa Magaña, creator of PACH zine 👊🏻
In the words of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social I do not regret to inform you we are going to win 💚
In the words of @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social I do not regret to inform you we are going to win 💚
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
The Place of Sugar in Modern History
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February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
For those interested in why Black & Caribbean people are going off about the sugar cane from last night's halftime show: sugar is a plantation commodity that fueled slavery & colonialism
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to be used as concentration camps
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
to be used as concentration camps
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cruelty, all of this
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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February 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
cruelty, all of this
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I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been to some countries where people live under military rule or autocracy. And without fail, one of the questions I get when they ask about life in the U.S. is whether it's true that Americans just let homeless people die on the street.
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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Between the NYT’s ‘green grass’ and this, the cultural critcism chops of major papers seems to have fallen off a cliff
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Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Between the NYT’s ‘green grass’ and this, the cultural critcism chops of major papers seems to have fallen off a cliff
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www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Would hope the Taoiseach would aggressively intervene here. As I’d hope ANY foreign leader faced with a similar unlawful & brutal detention of one of its citizens.
Would hope the Taoiseach would aggressively intervene here. As I’d hope ANY foreign leader faced with a similar unlawful & brutal detention of one of its citizens.
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
Seamus Culleton from Kilkenny has been in Texas Ice facility for nearly five months despite holding valid work permit
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Would hope the Taoiseach would aggressively intervene here. As I’d hope ANY foreign leader faced with a similar unlawful & brutal detention of one of its citizens.
Would hope the Taoiseach would aggressively intervene here. As I’d hope ANY foreign leader faced with a similar unlawful & brutal detention of one of its citizens.
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“How a prominent white supremacist leader came to work for a federal security contractor is unclear.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
US federal contractor hired white supremacist leader for wildfire relief
Ian Michael Elliott of neofascist Patriot Front worked ‘crisis relief missions’ funded by Department of Agriculture
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“How a prominent white supremacist leader came to work for a federal security contractor is unclear.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Benito texted his friends Steffi and Ricky and said "Hey, how about we show the world what America really is and also look totally sickeningly hot while doing it?” On Bad Bunny, style & the #SuperBowl:
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Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin at the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show - Tom + Lorenzo
Benito called up his friends Steffi and Ricky and said "Hey, how about we show the world what America really is and also look totally sickeningly hot
tomandlorenzo.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Benito texted his friends Steffi and Ricky and said "Hey, how about we show the world what America really is and also look totally sickeningly hot while doing it?” On Bad Bunny, style & the #SuperBowl:
tomandlorenzo.com/2026/02/bad-...
tomandlorenzo.com/2026/02/bad-...
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It’s half time, and that means it’s time for one of America’s most enduring and beloved traditions: mediocre white people being unproductively furious at having to notice brown people
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
It’s half time, and that means it’s time for one of America’s most enduring and beloved traditions: mediocre white people being unproductively furious at having to notice brown people
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For those unaware about the significance of the light poles during the song El Apagón it’s because of the Puerto Rican power system and the constant black outs. There have been a lot of protests on the island over this.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
For those unaware about the significance of the light poles during the song El Apagón it’s because of the Puerto Rican power system and the constant black outs. There have been a lot of protests on the island over this.
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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My parents didn’t have power for three months and my mom drank water out of a jug that she filled from a stream and my dad ate breadfruit that fell off his trees and they’re white and have money
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
My parents didn’t have power for three months and my mom drank water out of a jug that she filled from a stream and my dad ate breadfruit that fell off his trees and they’re white and have money