Ed Gaillard
@edgaillard.bsky.social
Birder. Leftist. I was @EdwardGaillard on Twitter, I am on Mastodon as @edg@mastodon.social
The duty of the Opposition is to oppose. - Benjamin Disraeli
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The duty of the Opposition is to oppose. - Benjamin Disraeli
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I have a feeling the Minnesota protester photos released by DHS are going to be used in exactly the same way. Heroes, all.
In an Irish context this was called ‘felon setting’; a favourite tactic of Dublin Castle to punish via RIC/DMP visits to employers & landlords. But after #EasterRising Irish Times eagerly leaped to print detailed lists leaked to them, not realising how this would soon be a roll of honour #spéirgorm
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I have a feeling the Minnesota protester photos released by DHS are going to be used in exactly the same way. Heroes, all.
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Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
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Standing with Minnesotans tonight and paying my respects to Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Standing with Minnesotans tonight and paying my respects to Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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They will fold if you just stand up to them. They will hide under a table if the most weak coded Democrat just talks shit about them. All we need is some courage. The people of Minnesota have shown it. Just be fucking AmeriCANs and stand up to these assholes.
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 AM
They will fold if you just stand up to them. They will hide under a table if the most weak coded Democrat just talks shit about them. All we need is some courage. The people of Minnesota have shown it. Just be fucking AmeriCANs and stand up to these assholes.
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I have been arguing since the great anti Muslim panic under Bush that conservatives are fucking weak ass fuckers. They’re goddamned scared of EVERYTHING. Muslims. Black people. Women. Drag queens. I’ve never seen a more scared ass group in my life. They’re fucking scared of WHISTLES.
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I have been arguing since the great anti Muslim panic under Bush that conservatives are fucking weak ass fuckers. They’re goddamned scared of EVERYTHING. Muslims. Black people. Women. Drag queens. I’ve never seen a more scared ass group in my life. They’re fucking scared of WHISTLES.
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I don’t know, declaring victory in MN seems premature. They’re still arresting people and brutalizing the community. The changes appear—so far—to be cosmetic
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I don’t know, declaring victory in MN seems premature. They’re still arresting people and brutalizing the community. The changes appear—so far—to be cosmetic
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Can someone who understands the law explain whether local authorities can’t just arrest these guys for doing this
ICE agents just seem to consider pepper spraying people in the face to be an appropriate casual greeting. www.noozhawk.com/federal-ice-...
Federal ICE Agent Pepper Sprays Person in Face in Santa Barbara Eastside Incident
A masked federal agent wearing a vest labeled “police” pepper sprayed a person in the face at close range Wednesday morning on Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
www.noozhawk.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Can someone who understands the law explain whether local authorities can’t just arrest these guys for doing this
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Proud to have been one of the 9,200 people who submitted that name to the contest. Lol blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
'Abolish ICE' Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show
Anti-ICE sentiments made up nearly 80 percent of submissions. Voting for the top six names opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 14.
blockclubchicago.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Proud to have been one of the 9,200 people who submitted that name to the contest. Lol blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...
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This ancient Mesopotamian carved rock is a forgery, purporting to come from an even more ancient time. The writing on it is extremely fake and old timey in a way that is obvious to archaeologists. It includes the line 'this is not a lie, it is indeed the truth' www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
monument | British Museum
Cruciform stone monument; inscribed on every face with about 346 lines of archaising writing.
www.britishmuseum.org
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
This ancient Mesopotamian carved rock is a forgery, purporting to come from an even more ancient time. The writing on it is extremely fake and old timey in a way that is obvious to archaeologists. It includes the line 'this is not a lie, it is indeed the truth' www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
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In case anyone wants a little break, here are a few of my favorite facts that I learned in 2025, in no particular order.
Some trees benefit from, and may even encourage, getting struck by lightning because it kills their nearby competitors nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Some trees benefit from, and may even encourage, getting struck by lightning because it kills their nearby competitors nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
In case anyone wants a little break, here are a few of my favorite facts that I learned in 2025, in no particular order.
Some trees benefit from, and may even encourage, getting struck by lightning because it kills their nearby competitors nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Some trees benefit from, and may even encourage, getting struck by lightning because it kills their nearby competitors nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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They get so mad at criticism from Tim Walz and frankly Walz is far too tepid and conciliatory for my tastes. It’s a tell that more direct, biting criticism from Democrats is needed. The fucking babies can’t handle it.
Look at how they howl at Omar, Crockett, AOC.
Look at how they howl at Omar, Crockett, AOC.
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
They get so mad at criticism from Tim Walz and frankly Walz is far too tepid and conciliatory for my tastes. It’s a tell that more direct, biting criticism from Democrats is needed. The fucking babies can’t handle it.
Look at how they howl at Omar, Crockett, AOC.
Look at how they howl at Omar, Crockett, AOC.
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I bet the Abundance people will bemoan those of us who want a "small tent" in discussions of science that EXCLUDES PHRENOLOGISTS!
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I bet the Abundance people will bemoan those of us who want a "small tent" in discussions of science that EXCLUDES PHRENOLOGISTS!
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The case, backed by Greenpeace, follows a series of international landmark rulings that found governments have broad obligations to protect their citizens from increasing temperatures and rising sea levels.
Bonaire residents sue the Netherlands over climate inaction
Residents of Bonaire have accused the Netherlands of not doing enough to protect them from climate change.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The case, backed by Greenpeace, follows a series of international landmark rulings that found governments have broad obligations to protect their citizens from increasing temperatures and rising sea levels.
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Here's the Heritage Foundation all-in on repealing Section 230 so that litigious Christian nationalists can dictate the speech rules for the entire Internet
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Here's the Heritage Foundation all-in on repealing Section 230 so that litigious Christian nationalists can dictate the speech rules for the entire Internet
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
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👏 reform 👏 the 👏 gulags 👏
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
👏 reform 👏 the 👏 gulags 👏
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Wildlife attacks and strange animal behavior — fake images spark conservation concerns
Wildlife attacks and strange animal behavior — fake images spark conservation concerns
When Houssein Rayaleh received a WhatsApp message from a local ecotourism guide showing footage of a lioness in Djibouti, he was excited. The video showed the big cat running directly in front of a…
news.mongabay.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Wildlife attacks and strange animal behavior — fake images spark conservation concerns
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Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
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New story on the Avian Hybrids blog!
What will happen to the hybrid zone between Hooded and Carrion Crow?
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/w...
Based on a nice simulation study by Dirk Metzler and his colleagues | #ornithology
What will happen to the hybrid zone between Hooded and Carrion Crow?
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/w...
Based on a nice simulation study by Dirk Metzler and his colleagues | #ornithology
What will happen to the hybrid zone between Hooded and Carrion Crow?
Mathematical modelling provides insights into the fate of this classic hybrid zone.
avianhybrids.wordpress.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:36 AM
New story on the Avian Hybrids blog!
What will happen to the hybrid zone between Hooded and Carrion Crow?
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/w...
Based on a nice simulation study by Dirk Metzler and his colleagues | #ornithology
What will happen to the hybrid zone between Hooded and Carrion Crow?
avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/w...
Based on a nice simulation study by Dirk Metzler and his colleagues | #ornithology
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This should be a huge story
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This should be a huge story
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The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The "ban whistles" stuff is how you know whistles are working incredibly well
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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Bitch, do you really want people 3D printing vuvuzelas instead?
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Bitch, do you really want people 3D printing vuvuzelas instead?
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"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
January 27, 2026 at 11:26 PM
"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"
Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?
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Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶
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He wants to make them folk heroes?
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
He wants to make them folk heroes?