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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With all the madness going on, a one-holed worm thing with a no brain or any identifiable organs is quietly crawling somewhere on the ocean floor--and it is named after a churro. #xenoturbella_churro
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Research Highlight: Deep-Sea Churro Finds its Evolutionary Home
Churros, the delicious snacks covered with cinnamon sugar and served with hot chocolate, have a doppelganger in the deep sea. The deep-sea worm named after the deep-fried sticks of dough was recently ...
scripps.ucsd.edu
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
With all the madness going on, a one-holed worm thing with a no brain or any identifiable organs is quietly crawling somewhere on the ocean floor--and it is named after a churro. #xenoturbella_churro
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
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Oh good, an abyssal churro
With all the madness going on, a one-holed worm thing with a no brain or any identifiable organs is quietly crawling somewhere on the ocean floor--and it is named after a churro. #xenoturbella_churro
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
Research Highlight: Deep-Sea Churro Finds its Evolutionary Home
Churros, the delicious snacks covered with cinnamon sugar and served with hot chocolate, have a doppelganger in the deep sea. The deep-sea worm named after the deep-fried sticks of dough was recently ...
scripps.ucsd.edu
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Oh good, an abyssal churro
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*sigh*
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
*sigh*
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
Before you say violence isn't the answer, you should really hear the question.
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I was constantly assured by big tech bootlickers that we could super definitely ultra trust all the self-reported data from driverless car companies. I am so shocked to find out that, *checks notes*, companies whose entire business model is doing horrible shit at scale would give us bad data
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I was constantly assured by big tech bootlickers that we could super definitely ultra trust all the self-reported data from driverless car companies. I am so shocked to find out that, *checks notes*, companies whose entire business model is doing horrible shit at scale would give us bad data
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oh damn no fuckin way
New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of robotaxi mileage, reveals Tesla’s autonomous vehicles are crashing at a rate much higher than human drivers, and that’s with a safety monitor in every car.
Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX.
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Tesla has reported 9 crashes involving its robotaxi fleet in Austin, TX.
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Tesla's own Robotaxi data confirms crash rate 3x worse than humans even with monitor
Tesla’s nascent robotaxi program is off to a rough start. New NHTSA crash data, combined with Tesla’s new disclosure of...
electrek.co
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
oh damn no fuckin way
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Bring back turning shit off when it doesn’t work. We’ve grown way too tolerant of broken shitty technology that doesn’t do what it says on the label on the promise that “it will improve over time”. Improve it first and then you can turn it on.
Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Reporting from The Markup and THE CITY exposed how the bot, touted by the Adams administration, repeatedly served up false and damaging information.
buff.ly
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Bring back turning shit off when it doesn’t work. We’ve grown way too tolerant of broken shitty technology that doesn’t do what it says on the label on the promise that “it will improve over time”. Improve it first and then you can turn it on.
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The Self-Portrait…
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The Self-Portrait…
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I…don’t want to reform…the campaign of terror…
Now I am willing to give the White House and Republicans two weeks to work with Democrats to reform ICE and the campaign of terror we’ve witnessed in Chicago, Minneapolis, and across the country. After two weeks, I make no promises. (2/2)
January 31, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I…don’t want to reform…the campaign of terror…
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Every single Elon post about Epstein has Ron Howard narrating
January 31, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Every single Elon post about Epstein has Ron Howard narrating
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they do recognize Bernie, and one of the bartenders once told me that they asked “hey aren’t you Bernie Sanders” and Bernie answered “shit my cover’s blown!”
January 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
they do recognize Bernie, and one of the bartenders once told me that they asked “hey aren’t you Bernie Sanders” and Bernie answered “shit my cover’s blown!”
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the staff at Mitt Romney’s favorite pizza place not only give me a discount now, they still don’t recognize most US senators and I think that’s beautiful
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 AM
the staff at Mitt Romney’s favorite pizza place not only give me a discount now, they still don’t recognize most US senators and I think that’s beautiful
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We haven’t seen many this winter, but a few have dropped by.
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
January 31, 2026 at 1:23 AM
We haven’t seen many this winter, but a few have dropped by.
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
Common Redpolls are a small stripey finch that lives in the Arctic. They migrate south, but somewhat erratically, so we don’t see them every winter.
This male redpoll briefly stopped in to check out the foraging situation
#Birds 🪶
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Xbox LIVE was willing to do in 2013 what the entire US establishment was not.
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Subject: E-STOP: Message to Impacted Users
Title: Xbox LIVE - E-STOP: Message to Impacted Users
Xbox LIVE
E-STOP: Message to Impacted Users
Dear Xbox LIVE member,
This message is to notify you that Xbox LIVE has permanently suspended the Xbox LIVE account associated with this email address. This action is based on the New York Attorney General&s partnership with Microsoft and other online gaming companies to remove New York registered sex offenders from online gaming services to minimize the risk to others, particularly children. As a result, any Xbox LIVE account associated with this email address will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE.
If you have an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription, or any unused Microsoft points, we are refunding the remaining value of those to you within 30 days.
If you do not receive a refund within 30 days, or if you feel that you have been banned incorrectly, please send Microsoft a notice using the process at www.xbox.com/notice.
Sincerely,
Xbox LIVE
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January 31, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Xbox LIVE was willing to do in 2013 what the entire US establishment was not.
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kill the bot
KILL THE BOT
KILL THE BOT
Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Reporting from The Markup and THE CITY exposed how the bot, touted by the Adams administration, repeatedly served up false and damaging information.
buff.ly
January 31, 2026 at 1:35 AM
kill the bot
KILL THE BOT
KILL THE BOT
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im not gonna lie, this made me cackle like a Sailor Moon villain
some good news buried among the horrible behavior listed:
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
“The third woman said federal agents at her hotel are subsisting on microwavable bowls of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup, because it’s become so difficult for them to find restaurants willing to serve them.”
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
im not gonna lie, this made me cackle like a Sailor Moon villain
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Amazing how effective this tactic can be!
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been blocking a vote on the revised government funding deal, says he is lifting his blockade in exchange for a vote on his bill to end sanctuary cities.
January 30, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Amazing how effective this tactic can be!
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Repeating myself: all the billionaires with weird politics are trying to create a world where they can be pedophiles without risk of sanction
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Repeating myself: all the billionaires with weird politics are trying to create a world where they can be pedophiles without risk of sanction
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THIS IS WHY YOU DONT FUCKING TELL HIM “WELCOME HOME” JOE
January 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
THIS IS WHY YOU DONT FUCKING TELL HIM “WELCOME HOME” JOE
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The First Amendment is under attack
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The First Amendment is under attack
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if youre a democratic lawmaker and the right wing isnt calling you demonic for doing your job, i question your effectiveness
The right-wing hysteria about Spanberger is really something to behold. She has them totally freaked out, apparently. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid... h/t @drewsav.bsky.social @daveweigel.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
if youre a democratic lawmaker and the right wing isnt calling you demonic for doing your job, i question your effectiveness
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The US cannot build more nuclear weapons. As in is not capable of building them. Does not have the facilities to build them.
Opinion | Let the Arms Race Begin
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The US cannot build more nuclear weapons. As in is not capable of building them. Does not have the facilities to build them.
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hey democrats, theyre burning the first amendment, time to wake up and say something
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
hey democrats, theyre burning the first amendment, time to wake up and say something