@cometsncats.bsky.social
I'll write something up one of these days. Probably.
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What they are doing to trust in our society is the most evil thing.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
What they are doing to trust in our society is the most evil thing.
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This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is your regular reminder that the idea that Christianity is a thing uniform beliefs that everyone within “Western Civilization” believed and agreed on is a fiction that just ignores centuries of Christians killing each other and fighting literal wars over their different beliefs.
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
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Nothing’s gonna beat the time a family member told me he loved my work on “Jackoff Horseman”, though
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Nothing’s gonna beat the time a family member told me he loved my work on “Jackoff Horseman”, though
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Gonna break my policy of not linking to the NY Post to make sure you are all aware of this important nature fact
Female lice grow penises, demand 70 hours of sex: study
In an international head-scratcher of a development, female bark lice — the tree-feeding branch of the itchy insect family — are engaged in what scientists are dubbing a penis-growing arms race. Fe…
nypost.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Gonna break my policy of not linking to the NY Post to make sure you are all aware of this important nature fact
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Happy Valentines Day from this tender memorial to country singer Joe Diffie
February 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy Valentines Day from this tender memorial to country singer Joe Diffie
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China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM
China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony
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Okay look I'm glad they're ditching Flock but if the "city's network of surveillance cameras" can still be subpoenaed by out of state law enforcement for things like "did a woman come here to get an abortion from our state" then we shouldn't have them at all, period.
NEW: Denver appears to be breaking ties with Flock, asking other companies to come run the city's network of surveillance cameras
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Okay look I'm glad they're ditching Flock but if the "city's network of surveillance cameras" can still be subpoenaed by out of state law enforcement for things like "did a woman come here to get an abortion from our state" then we shouldn't have them at all, period.
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Remember when we asked you for supplies for folks being thrown out of Whipple in dangerous conditions?
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Remember when we asked you for supplies for folks being thrown out of Whipple in dangerous conditions?
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
You were sending them to St. Paul Corner Drug, who was working to get them out into the neighborhood. They've posted a heartwarming thank you on IG:
www.instagram.com/p/DUojPuBDd6x/
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another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
another guy who never protested before radicalized to the point of tears by watching masked ICE agents terrify children in his neighborhood
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
the Republicans are not ready or mentally capable of comprehending the backlash they have generated
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I saw a live birthed harbor seal pup for the first time in my life today. I thought it would be horrifying because I have a weak stomach, but it turned to UNGODLY CUTE very fast!
Using this thread for some moments in the minutes after. All shot on my z8, edited on phone for now. 🦭 🦑
Using this thread for some moments in the minutes after. All shot on my z8, edited on phone for now. 🦭 🦑
February 13, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I saw a live birthed harbor seal pup for the first time in my life today. I thought it would be horrifying because I have a weak stomach, but it turned to UNGODLY CUTE very fast!
Using this thread for some moments in the minutes after. All shot on my z8, edited on phone for now. 🦭 🦑
Using this thread for some moments in the minutes after. All shot on my z8, edited on phone for now. 🦭 🦑
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The house DJ changes every Friday night and tonight I'm in charge and wife and daughter are about to hear 2 hours of 90s club hits and silk shirt R&B. First up is Ms Crystal Waters
Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love
YouTube video by CrystalWatersVEVO
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February 14, 2026 at 3:54 AM
The house DJ changes every Friday night and tonight I'm in charge and wife and daughter are about to hear 2 hours of 90s club hits and silk shirt R&B. First up is Ms Crystal Waters
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Early Tuesday morning, March 3, a total eclipse of the Moon will be visible from throughout North America.
Board of Trustees member @fraknoi.bsky.social has provided an information sheet to answer your most pressing questions! 🧪 🔭
Read more:
Board of Trustees member @fraknoi.bsky.social has provided an information sheet to answer your most pressing questions! 🧪 🔭
Read more:
The March 3, 2026 Total Eclipse of the Moon
An Information Sheet by Andrew Fraknoi (U. of San Francisco, Fromm Institute)
www.seti.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Early Tuesday morning, March 3, a total eclipse of the Moon will be visible from throughout North America.
Board of Trustees member @fraknoi.bsky.social has provided an information sheet to answer your most pressing questions! 🧪 🔭
Read more:
Board of Trustees member @fraknoi.bsky.social has provided an information sheet to answer your most pressing questions! 🧪 🔭
Read more:
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ICE is still here.
Our neighbors are still sheltering in place.
Keep showing up.
And if you’ve been at it for 2.5 months, find ways to rest so you don’t burn out.
Today I went on a joyride for the first time since early Dec and it was lovely. ❤️
Our neighbors are still sheltering in place.
Keep showing up.
And if you’ve been at it for 2.5 months, find ways to rest so you don’t burn out.
Today I went on a joyride for the first time since early Dec and it was lovely. ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
ICE is still here.
Our neighbors are still sheltering in place.
Keep showing up.
And if you’ve been at it for 2.5 months, find ways to rest so you don’t burn out.
Today I went on a joyride for the first time since early Dec and it was lovely. ❤️
Our neighbors are still sheltering in place.
Keep showing up.
And if you’ve been at it for 2.5 months, find ways to rest so you don’t burn out.
Today I went on a joyride for the first time since early Dec and it was lovely. ❤️
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State Senator John Kavanaugh's bill, SB 1635, creates a new state crime for: unlawfully alerting people to the presence of law enforcement
The language is so broad it could land you in jail for up to six months for sharing on social media where ICE is located, making a gesture, or blowing a whistle
The language is so broad it could land you in jail for up to six months for sharing on social media where ICE is located, making a gesture, or blowing a whistle
February 14, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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Hundreds of incoming medical students that were planning to join the military through the HPSP scholarship program attend these schools. We don’t fill all of the available scholarship slots as it is. This policy would create lasting harm to the military health system.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Hundreds of incoming medical students that were planning to join the military through the HPSP scholarship program attend these schools. We don’t fill all of the available scholarship slots as it is. This policy would create lasting harm to the military health system.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Clearing storm on Easter Sunday.
Kissing Camels, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
The formations in this park feel like a mini-Moab.
#BlueSkyArtShow #wood #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed #Photography 📷#Nature #CO ⛏️ #geology
Kissing Camels, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
The formations in this park feel like a mini-Moab.
#BlueSkyArtShow #wood #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed #Photography 📷#Nature #CO ⛏️ #geology
February 14, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Clearing storm on Easter Sunday.
Kissing Camels, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
The formations in this park feel like a mini-Moab.
#BlueSkyArtShow #wood #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed #Photography 📷#Nature #CO ⛏️ #geology
Kissing Camels, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
The formations in this park feel like a mini-Moab.
#BlueSkyArtShow #wood #AlphabetChallenge #WeekFForFramed #Photography 📷#Nature #CO ⛏️ #geology
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TIL that there's an Order of the Engineer that promotes professional integrity, ethics & unity across all engineering fields, it's a pretty informal order but has an induction ceremony that involves receiving a stainless steel pinky ring (and a congratulatory handshake) through a much larger ring
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
TIL that there's an Order of the Engineer that promotes professional integrity, ethics & unity across all engineering fields, it's a pretty informal order but has an induction ceremony that involves receiving a stainless steel pinky ring (and a congratulatory handshake) through a much larger ring
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This money is food ripped out of children's mouths, medicines snatched away from the sick, tools grabbed out of farmers' hands.
For once I wish that I was a Christian so I could say that no security detail can protect him from the fire of Hell but I don't believe in Hell and clearly neither does he!
For once I wish that I was a Christian so I could say that no security detail can protect him from the fire of Hell but I don't believe in Hell and clearly neither does he!
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This money is food ripped out of children's mouths, medicines snatched away from the sick, tools grabbed out of farmers' hands.
For once I wish that I was a Christian so I could say that no security detail can protect him from the fire of Hell but I don't believe in Hell and clearly neither does he!
For once I wish that I was a Christian so I could say that no security detail can protect him from the fire of Hell but I don't believe in Hell and clearly neither does he!
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If you want to learn about how figure skating works via the medium of incredibly charming gay anime, may I STRONGLY suggest "Yuri on Ice" (which is available free on Youtube)?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zo...
Yuri!!! on ICE Episode 1 | Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears
YouTube video by Crunchyroll
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
If you want to learn about how figure skating works via the medium of incredibly charming gay anime, may I STRONGLY suggest "Yuri on Ice" (which is available free on Youtube)?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6zo...
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Scoop: The NIH infectious-diseases institute (NIAID) will soon scrub “pandemic preparedness” and “biodefense” from its web pages, according to e-mails I obtained.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Scoop: The NIH infectious-diseases institute (NIAID) will soon scrub “pandemic preparedness” and “biodefense” from its web pages, according to e-mails I obtained.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
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An amazing and delightful essay, and it goes all sorts of places you couldn't possibly be expecting it to.
in which i discuss the reuben, a glorious sandwich and the pride of omaha
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
and the patriarch reuben, disowned by his father for being a slut
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
An amazing and delightful essay, and it goes all sorts of places you couldn't possibly be expecting it to.
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BREAKING: DHS waives dozens of laws to rush border wall construction through Big Bend State Park.
They want to rob this iconic western landscape from all of us, locking away our fishing holes & campsites behind concrete and steel. It's a grotesque act of political vandalism.
They want to rob this iconic western landscape from all of us, locking away our fishing holes & campsites behind concrete and steel. It's a grotesque act of political vandalism.
February 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
BREAKING: DHS waives dozens of laws to rush border wall construction through Big Bend State Park.
They want to rob this iconic western landscape from all of us, locking away our fishing holes & campsites behind concrete and steel. It's a grotesque act of political vandalism.
They want to rob this iconic western landscape from all of us, locking away our fishing holes & campsites behind concrete and steel. It's a grotesque act of political vandalism.
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Washington State wants data centers to BYONCE — i.e. “bring your own clean energy.”
Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with more in this week’s edition of The Fight:
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with more in this week’s edition of The Fight:
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Washington Wants Data Centers to Bring Their Own Clean Energy
The state is poised to join a chorus of states with BYO energy policies.
heatmap.news
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Washington State wants data centers to BYONCE — i.e. “bring your own clean energy.”
Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with more in this week’s edition of The Fight:
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Here’s @emilypont.bsky.social with more in this week’s edition of The Fight:
heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
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important to specify “the city of Rye” in Pirro’s case because it is entirely plausible that she has filed suit against an entire type of whiskey
"Pirro said she tripped over a large wooden block protruding from a steel plate in a roadway.
[The city of Rye] said "it can hardly be said that the City was negligent in a duty to pedestrians at a location that was not a pedestrian walkway"
[The city of Rye] said "it can hardly be said that the City was negligent in a duty to pedestrians at a location that was not a pedestrian walkway"
Jeanine Pirro files a $250,000 negligence suit in New York over a trip-and-fall
Jeanine Pirro has sued Rye, New York, and utility company Con Edison after she says she tripped on a roadway hazard during a walk.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
important to specify “the city of Rye” in Pirro’s case because it is entirely plausible that she has filed suit against an entire type of whiskey