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Dr Octopus
@droctopus.bsky.social
Lover of extreme art and beautiful minds. Books, films, music! There is no Planet B.
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Based in Johannesburg, ZA.
One of the best channels on YouTube. If you ever wondered what happened to the hippies, now you know...

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Harvesting road water to rehydrate & regenerate a high desert town
YouTube video by Brad Lancaster
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February 1, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Best news I've heard all week.... 🎁

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/w...
Russia’s Oil Revenue, the Lifeblood of Its War Machine, Is Plummeting
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:52 PM
The TV character I most identify with is Carol from Pluribus.

BY FAR.
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
OpenAI is Broke… and so is everyone else
YouTube video by Vanessa Wingårdh
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January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
He's a CHILD in an 80-year-old body. Wow...

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Trump Rescinds Canada’s Invitation to Join His ‘Board of Peace’
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Roky Erikson was a one-off for sure.... listen to this interview. Far fuckin OUT, man....

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Interview
YouTube video by 13th Floor Elevators - Topic
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January 19, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Reposted by Dr Octopus
Kyiv blackout. Some neighbors held an improvised picnic: tea, mulled wine, conversation, support. “All Kyiv without power—so why not a picnic with the neighbors?” This is how the city stays alive: staying close, staying human, keeping each other warm.
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Is The U.S. Becoming Nazi Germany?
YouTube video by Jessica Burbank
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January 19, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Opinion | ‘Landman’ Isn’t Just Oil Industry Propaganda
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The mind boggles.... off the charts corruption.

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Trump’s pardon of convicted woman is the second time he’s erased her sentence in a criminal case
YouTube video by CNN
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January 17, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Watch the Miles Taylor interview here... he's exactly right.

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Trump accidentally confesses why he is antagonizing Minneapolis
YouTube video by MS NOW
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January 16, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Americans given NDAs from AI data center company
YouTube video by NBC News
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January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by Dr Octopus
Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Some good news for a change.... 🧪

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Critical points made by Anne Applebaum here....

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Anne Applebaum: ICE, National Guard acting the way a paramilitary force functions in a dictatorship
YouTube video by MS NOW
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January 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Last gasp of a dying industry.

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Why Trump’s Venezuela oil gamble won’t pay off
YouTube video by The Economist
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January 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Reposted by Dr Octopus
Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I know this is off THAT site but I had to post it here... love every minute of this interview with former governor and Navy SEAL Jesse Ventura.

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FOX 9 on X: "Jesse Ventura shared his thoughts about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis and a confrontation between ICE officers and staff at Roosevelt High School on Wednesday. https://t.co/QWML36MY3H" / X
Jesse Ventura shared his thoughts about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis and a confrontation between ICE officers and staff at Roosevelt High School on Wednesday. https://t.co/QWML36MY3H
x.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:16 AM
At a time when King Turd is putting everything into oil and fossil fuels, this is happening in the battery industry.

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EV Battery Breakthrough! Solid-State Battery from Donut Lab! This changes everything!
YouTube video by The Electric Duo (Patrick & Liv)
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January 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Q: After you told ICE to get the F out, Republicans are criticizing you for escalating tensions

FREY: I'm sorry if I offered their Disney princess ears, but if we're talking about what's inflammatory, on one hand you got someone who dropped an F bomb & on other you have someone who killed someone
January 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Venezuela could make environmental pollution worse in the US. Why? Venezuelan oil is extra-heavy with high sulfur and carbon content, requiring more energy to extract and process and releasing more CO2 and methane emissions than lighter (such as US) oil: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/c... (gift). 🌎
Venezuela’s ‘Dirtiest’ Oil and the Environment: Three Things to Know
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Amazing things happening in battery technology these days.

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World’s First Solid-State Production Vehicle | Say Goodbye to Range Anxiety
YouTube video by Verge Motorcycles
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January 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Reposted by Dr Octopus
Today, the Aquarium’s Executive Director Julie Packard joined voices with the former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in a firm defense of sound science, community and our shared environment, and protecting the California coast from new offshore drilling. mbayaq.co/4qHvLO5
Trump’s plan to open California’s coastline to oil drilling threatens more than ocean life
OPINION: The Trump administration plans to open the length of California’s coast to offshore oil and gas development, regardless of the law and the consequences.
mbayaq.co
January 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM