Huge Mantis
@hugemantis.bsky.social
I write. I'm here sometimes, I just delete my posts. I can't get DMs for the moment. Email: HugeMantis @ gmail dot com
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Huge Mantis
@hugemantis.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Ding Liren Is Struggling
There were signs that something might be troubling Ding Liren before he had even won the World Chess Championship. At a press conference…
hugemantis.medium.com
I wrote about the rough time that Ding Liren has had since winning the World Chess Championship, which was an excuse to write about the rigors of elite competition, social media and AI, and the human condition. hugemantis.medium.com/ding-liren-i...
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Utterly disastrous news for public access to soccer data and statistics.
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/01...
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Utterly disastrous news for public access to soccer data and statistics.
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/01...
www.sports-reference.com/blog/2026/01...
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An IRL friend of mine's father was kidnapped by ICE and sent to El Paso. I'm looking for help reaching people in or supporting cases at the El Paso ICE facility. Please let me know (DM) if you can help.
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
An IRL friend of mine's father was kidnapped by ICE and sent to El Paso. I'm looking for help reaching people in or supporting cases at the El Paso ICE facility. Please let me know (DM) if you can help.
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NFL Films also released its soundtracks, much of it composed by Sam Spence, as library music available for purchase on vinyl. They're highly collectible, should you stumble across one.
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
NFL Films also released its soundtracks, much of it composed by Sam Spence, as library music available for purchase on vinyl. They're highly collectible, should you stumble across one.
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Some of our members also organize with @vetsaboutface.bsky.social
If you’re in uniform and asked to do something that violates the law, the constitution, or your conscience, reach out to them.
If you’re in uniform and asked to do something that violates the law, the constitution, or your conscience, reach out to them.
About Face, an anti-war and anti-militarism veterans’ organization, can hook you up with peer or legal support through this form:
Military Support Request Form
Please click the link to complete this form.
www.jotform.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Some of our members also organize with @vetsaboutface.bsky.social
If you’re in uniform and asked to do something that violates the law, the constitution, or your conscience, reach out to them.
If you’re in uniform and asked to do something that violates the law, the constitution, or your conscience, reach out to them.
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About Face, an anti-war and anti-militarism veterans’ organization, can hook you up with peer or legal support through this form:
Military Support Request Form
Please click the link to complete this form.
www.jotform.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:21 AM
About Face, an anti-war and anti-militarism veterans’ organization, can hook you up with peer or legal support through this form:
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For assistance filing as a conscientious objector, call the GI Rights Hotline. You are not alone.
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
About 1,500 soldiers w/ 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders with a mission in Minnesota in mind, defense officials tell me tonight. Unclear if some or all of them ultimately will go.
News reported tonight by ABC News, too.
News reported tonight by ABC News, too.
January 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM
For assistance filing as a conscientious objector, call the GI Rights Hotline. You are not alone.
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
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relatedly please send funds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. ICE might suffer in this weather but our unhoused neighbors definitely will without support!!!!
It’ll be dangerously cold this weekend in the Twin Cities. Windchills will reach -20°. With how violently ICE is grabbing people, they might not be dressed for the weather, especially if ICE keeps dumping people miles from their home or car without their phone. Frostbite hits quickly at these temps.
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
relatedly please send funds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. ICE might suffer in this weather but our unhoused neighbors definitely will without support!!!!
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“It’s a very coordinated propaganda campaign to demonize and dehumanize really small groups and to justify violence. And then if you question the narrative, they’re like, ‘What, you don’t care about fraud?’”
matternews.org/community/th...
matternews.org/community/th...
The right-wing campaign targeting Somali daycares isn’t really about fraud – Matter News
‘It’s a very coordinated propaganda campaign to demonize and dehumanize really small groups and to justify violence.’
matternews.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
“It’s a very coordinated propaganda campaign to demonize and dehumanize really small groups and to justify violence. And then if you question the narrative, they’re like, ‘What, you don’t care about fraud?’”
matternews.org/community/th...
matternews.org/community/th...
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Hello, I am doing this now. It is for fun, and it is making me happy.
skwbotd.ghost.io/about/
skwbotd.ghost.io/about/
About this
Ever since I was a little girl, I have longed to “post” without having to “engage.” Sara Kate's Bird of the Day is an attempt to force to people to look at my bird photos while I talk about them. Also...
skwbotd.ghost.io
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Hello, I am doing this now. It is for fun, and it is making me happy.
skwbotd.ghost.io/about/
skwbotd.ghost.io/about/
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yo this fucking SUCKS
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others | TechCrunch
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
techcrunch.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
yo this fucking SUCKS
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spent too much of today learning how to website
Autumn Wright
The portfolio and blog of writer Autumn Wright.
autumn-wright.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:14 AM
spent too much of today learning how to website
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In the last two weeks the NWSL has had:
2 coaches signed
1 GM signed
9 players traded
51 players signed
2 players transferred (outside of the NWSL)
Keep track of all the craziness with Spotrac's transaction tracker: www.spotrac.com/nwsl/transac...
2 coaches signed
1 GM signed
9 players traded
51 players signed
2 players transferred (outside of the NWSL)
Keep track of all the craziness with Spotrac's transaction tracker: www.spotrac.com/nwsl/transac...
NWSL Transactions
A real-time look at the NWSL news & transactions updated daily, including signings, releases, trades, & more.
www.spotrac.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
In the last two weeks the NWSL has had:
2 coaches signed
1 GM signed
9 players traded
51 players signed
2 players transferred (outside of the NWSL)
Keep track of all the craziness with Spotrac's transaction tracker: www.spotrac.com/nwsl/transac...
2 coaches signed
1 GM signed
9 players traded
51 players signed
2 players transferred (outside of the NWSL)
Keep track of all the craziness with Spotrac's transaction tracker: www.spotrac.com/nwsl/transac...
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Status quo here has been Not Great and today in 14° I lapsed into a fugue state and shoveled whatever sidewalks weren't done yet on my entire block. (I was so far away my spouse called me to make sure I hadn't died.) All I could think of after was this beautiful thing from @emmaroller.bsky.social.
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Status quo here has been Not Great and today in 14° I lapsed into a fugue state and shoveled whatever sidewalks weren't done yet on my entire block. (I was so far away my spouse called me to make sure I hadn't died.) All I could think of after was this beautiful thing from @emmaroller.bsky.social.
Status quo here has been Not Great and today in 14° I lapsed into a fugue state and shoveled whatever sidewalks weren't done yet on my entire block. (I was so far away my spouse called me to make sure I hadn't died.) All I could think of after was this beautiful thing from @emmaroller.bsky.social.
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Status quo here has been Not Great and today in 14° I lapsed into a fugue state and shoveled whatever sidewalks weren't done yet on my entire block. (I was so far away my spouse called me to make sure I hadn't died.) All I could think of after was this beautiful thing from @emmaroller.bsky.social.