Defensor Pacis 📯
@defpac.bsky.social
German citizen with ties to the US.
Mainly here to follow good people.
Mainly here to follow good people.
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Defensor Pacis 📯
@defpac.bsky.social
· Nov 12
This dog is specially trained to detect people wasting time on Blue Sky….
(Originally by Roger Wagner MD PhD on Twitter)
(Originally by Roger Wagner MD PhD on Twitter)
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Judge Friesler condemned thousands of people to death under Hitler's regime, and his reign of terror ended when an American B-17 dropped a bomb on the Berlin courthouse where he was presiding. Friesler had ordered the courthouse evacuated and then returned to retrieve the prosecution files.
The clip above is from Judge Freisler's People's (kangaroo) Court prosecution of anti-Hitler resistance in 1944. Hitler had their slow and gruesome executions filmed for his private viewing pleasure in the evenings -- much the way I imagine Trump enjoys watching Leavitt insult reporters. Full clip:
Judge Freisler's People Court 1944
YouTube video by RobertHJacksonCenter
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Judge Friesler condemned thousands of people to death under Hitler's regime, and his reign of terror ended when an American B-17 dropped a bomb on the Berlin courthouse where he was presiding. Friesler had ordered the courthouse evacuated and then returned to retrieve the prosecution files.
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Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
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I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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Among our most-read stories of 2025:
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Among our most-read stories of 2025:
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."
apnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:22 AM
RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...
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Given our incredible track record of regime changes e.g. Iran (wtf to fubar), Iraq (Saddam to ISIS), Afghanistan (Taliban to Taliban), I’m sure Venezuelans feel pretty good about their prospects.
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Given our incredible track record of regime changes e.g. Iran (wtf to fubar), Iraq (Saddam to ISIS), Afghanistan (Taliban to Taliban), I’m sure Venezuelans feel pretty good about their prospects.
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finally, we're living through precedented times
January 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM
finally, we're living through precedented times
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Gupta: He keeps citing this constant passing of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test…
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Gupta: He keeps citing this constant passing of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test…
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
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And the Inspectors General Trump fired were in process of discovering it.
Once case they discovered was a connected right winger in FL, whose was Bradley Bondi magically succeeded in making disappear.
Once case they discovered was a connected right winger in FL, whose was Bradley Bondi magically succeeded in making disappear.
The Paycheck Protection Program, a pandemic program started under Trump and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), may have had more than $200 BILLION in fraudulent payments www.sba.gov/document/rep...
COVID-19 Pandemic EIDL and PPP Loan Fraud Landscape
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to provide a comprehensive estimate of the potential fraud in the U.S. Small Business Administratio...
www.sba.gov
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
And the Inspectors General Trump fired were in process of discovering it.
Once case they discovered was a connected right winger in FL, whose was Bradley Bondi magically succeeded in making disappear.
Once case they discovered was a connected right winger in FL, whose was Bradley Bondi magically succeeded in making disappear.
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Flip both houses of Congress so we can defund ICE please.
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Flip both houses of Congress so we can defund ICE please.
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My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
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😮 Shocker! Unless Putin decides to move his home to a nearby oil refinery, it would have seemed more plausible.
December 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
😮 Shocker! Unless Putin decides to move his home to a nearby oil refinery, it would have seemed more plausible.
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Every Republican or supporter should be angered because of the bipartisan agreement to protect the Miccosukee Tribal communities was passed only for that son of a b*tch to vetoed the bill!
I REALLY REALLY HATE TRUMP!!!
I REALLY REALLY HATE TRUMP!!!
December 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Every Republican or supporter should be angered because of the bipartisan agreement to protect the Miccosukee Tribal communities was passed only for that son of a b*tch to vetoed the bill!
I REALLY REALLY HATE TRUMP!!!
I REALLY REALLY HATE TRUMP!!!
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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My wife and I are partners.
We share finances but split responsibilities.
One of the things she handles is our health insurance. That means the monthly premium. The phone calls. The disputes. The endless back-and-forth when the same charge magically shows up twice.
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We share finances but split responsibilities.
One of the things she handles is our health insurance. That means the monthly premium. The phone calls. The disputes. The endless back-and-forth when the same charge magically shows up twice.
🧵
December 31, 2025 at 5:29 AM
My wife and I are partners.
We share finances but split responsibilities.
One of the things she handles is our health insurance. That means the monthly premium. The phone calls. The disputes. The endless back-and-forth when the same charge magically shows up twice.
🧵
We share finances but split responsibilities.
One of the things she handles is our health insurance. That means the monthly premium. The phone calls. The disputes. The endless back-and-forth when the same charge magically shows up twice.
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Lane is a good man, and a good online friend. He's given us so much in the way of laughs and knowledge, and now he needs us.
Help if you can, amplify if you can't.
Help if you can, amplify if you can't.
Bsky, my pneumonia has taken a bad turn. I may be facing significant medical costs. I’m starting a GoFundMe to help out with medical bills and expenses. Please share if you can.
gofund.me/19d78b218
gofund.me/19d78b218
Donate to Help with Medical Bills for Pneumonia Recovery, organized by Lane Haygood
I have been diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia and will be hospital… Lane Haygood needs your support for Help with Medical Bills for Pneumonia Recovery
gofund.me
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lane is a good man, and a good online friend. He's given us so much in the way of laughs and knowledge, and now he needs us.
Help if you can, amplify if you can't.
Help if you can, amplify if you can't.
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only in america could you have people applauding a fascist for saying “fuck you fascist pedophile” to her equally fascist boss and somehow see that as a win for democracy
December 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
only in america could you have people applauding a fascist for saying “fuck you fascist pedophile” to her equally fascist boss and somehow see that as a win for democracy
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So is Grenell just going to cry on social media every day because artists want nothing to do with his twisted MAGA perversion of the Kennedy Center? This seems like a great opportunity to showcase MAGA creative and artistic talent. I’m sure they will draw big patriotic crowds.
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So is Grenell just going to cry on social media every day because artists want nothing to do with his twisted MAGA perversion of the Kennedy Center? This seems like a great opportunity to showcase MAGA creative and artistic talent. I’m sure they will draw big patriotic crowds.