Inyalowda
@inyalowda.bsky.social
A Legitimate Salvage
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Inyalowda
@inyalowda.bsky.social
· May 20
"I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest."
~ John Buchan
Sunset, near Le Croisic (1890)
🎨 Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
~ John Buchan
Sunset, near Le Croisic (1890)
🎨 Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
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Mindy Fischer, Writer, on FB:
"And now white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so that ICE will waste time by pulling them over. Minnesotans are calling it ICE fishing. This wins the internet today."
#ProudBlue
"And now white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so that ICE will waste time by pulling them over. Minnesotans are calling it ICE fishing. This wins the internet today."
#ProudBlue
February 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Mindy Fischer, Writer, on FB:
"And now white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so that ICE will waste time by pulling them over. Minnesotans are calling it ICE fishing. This wins the internet today."
#ProudBlue
"And now white Americans in Minneapolis are putting Mexican flags on their cars so that ICE will waste time by pulling them over. Minnesotans are calling it ICE fishing. This wins the internet today."
#ProudBlue
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Vote D! 😒
The radical and unrealistic position of "no concentration camps"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Vote D! 😒
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
Since truth has a clear partisan bias, it was incumbent on Will Lewis to make the Post "nonpartisan."
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Since truth has a clear partisan bias, it was incumbent on Will Lewis to make the Post "nonpartisan."
Atta girl. 👍
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Atta girl. 👍
Whoever has ears, let them hear. - Matthew 13:9 (NIV)
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Whoever has ears, let them hear. - Matthew 13:9 (NIV)
B-but what about clean, beautiful coal?! 😏
Today, solar and wind power sources are providing the majority (at 70%) of the power on the Texas electric grid...
Shsh...Don't tell Donald Trump or the Texas Republican leadership.
Fossil fuels are only providing 25% of the electricity in Texas today.
Source: www.ercot.com live power dashboard
Shsh...Don't tell Donald Trump or the Texas Republican leadership.
Fossil fuels are only providing 25% of the electricity in Texas today.
Source: www.ercot.com live power dashboard
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
B-but what about clean, beautiful coal?! 😏
The Claremont Institute's been pro-dictator, anti-democracy for some time; in Trump they found their useful idiot.
Claremont was among the first conservative think-tanks to recognise the opportunity that Donald Trump presented. Its trajectory mirrors a broader shake-up on the right, where actual thinking is much unwanted
Meet the brains who explain Trumpism
The Californian think-tank that applies intellectual gloss to MAGA
www.economist.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The Claremont Institute's been pro-dictator, anti-democracy for some time; in Trump they found their useful idiot.
"And if I see a missile, I'll grab the controls from the pilot and fly us to safety."
What a deluded man-child.
What a deluded man-child.
Trump: “I said: ‘No, I don't have to sleep. I've been on a plane sleeping for twenty… I mean, I sleep on the plane.’ I don't sleep on planes. I don't like sleeping on planes. You know, I like looking out the window watching for missiles & enemies.
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From the InBitcoinWeTrust community on Reddit: Trump: “I said: ‘No, I don't have to sleep. I've been on a plane sleeping for twenty… I mean, I sleep on the plane.’ I don't sleep on planes. I don't li...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"And if I see a missile, I'll grab the controls from the pilot and fly us to safety."
What a deluded man-child.
What a deluded man-child.
No GOP or MAGA gets to play civility cop, ever. 🖕😠
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
No GOP or MAGA gets to play civility cop, ever. 🖕😠
" . . . Lutnick has been one of a broad international network of powerful Epstein associates who distanced themselves from the financier, only to be asked now to clarify relationships with him that appear to be closer or lengthier than they previously acknowledged."
tl;dr? Lutnick lies.
tl;dr? Lutnick lies.
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 AM
" . . . Lutnick has been one of a broad international network of powerful Epstein associates who distanced themselves from the financier, only to be asked now to clarify relationships with him that appear to be closer or lengthier than they previously acknowledged."
tl;dr? Lutnick lies.
tl;dr? Lutnick lies.
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Putin and his supporters don't want you to know this:
4 years into the full-scale invasion, Russia controls less Ukrainian territory today than it did 4 weeks in.
A strategic failure.
Map: @thestudyofwar.bsky.social
4 years into the full-scale invasion, Russia controls less Ukrainian territory today than it did 4 weeks in.
A strategic failure.
Map: @thestudyofwar.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Putin and his supporters don't want you to know this:
4 years into the full-scale invasion, Russia controls less Ukrainian territory today than it did 4 weeks in.
A strategic failure.
Map: @thestudyofwar.bsky.social
4 years into the full-scale invasion, Russia controls less Ukrainian territory today than it did 4 weeks in.
A strategic failure.
Map: @thestudyofwar.bsky.social
I protested against nuke proliferation in the Eighties.
I never dreamed I’d be doing it again in the Twenties. 😠
I never dreamed I’d be doing it again in the Twenties. 😠
For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons - NPR
Oh yay! We can create more nuclear weapons to annihilate each other now.
Why do I feel like I’m in a dystopian movie?
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Oh yay! We can create more nuclear weapons to annihilate each other now.
Why do I feel like I’m in a dystopian movie?
apple.news/AYXFEsSVoRne...
For the first time in decades, the U.S. and Russia have no limits on nuclear weapons — NPR
Experts warn that the expiration of a long-standing nuclear arms control treaty between the two superpowers could mark the start of a new nuclear rivalry.
apple.news
February 7, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I protested against nuke proliferation in the Eighties.
I never dreamed I’d be doing it again in the Twenties. 😠
I never dreamed I’d be doing it again in the Twenties. 😠
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Black farmers are getting shut out by the Trump administration.
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Black farmers are getting shut out by the Trump administration.
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
Leavitt's just a ridiculous figure, which is to say, she's the living embodiment of Trump's base.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt, asked for comment said, "This is from a meme video depicting Trump as the King of the Jungle & Democrats as cthe Lion King characters. Stop the fake outrage & report on something today that actually matters to the public."
February 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Leavitt's just a ridiculous figure, which is to say, she's the living embodiment of Trump's base.
Now here it is, your moment of zen.
(Btw, my dogs play the exact same way.)
(Btw, my dogs play the exact same way.)
Lotus gets to play with her best friend on Friday after work.
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Now here it is, your moment of zen.
(Btw, my dogs play the exact same way.)
(Btw, my dogs play the exact same way.)
#NewDIBLives As a geographer, Dr Anne Buttimer placed human lived experiences at the centre of geographical studies. Amongst many other honours and awards, in 2012 she won the Vautrin Lud prize, widely regarded as the discipline of geography’s equivalent of a Nobel prize. www.dib.ie/biography/bu...
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Somewhere the ghosts of Charles Crocker, CP Huntington, and Edward Doheny are like, "Whoa, take it down a notch, guys."
Vulture capitalism at its worst, everywhere, all the time.
Vulture capitalism at its worst, everywhere, all the time.
“Congress made a choice: cut assistance for the most vulnerable to double down on a tax code already favoring dominant firms."
Trump-GOP Law Slashes Amazon’s Tax Bill by 87% as Company Fires 30,000 Workers, Profits Soar www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-...
Trump-GOP Law Slashes Amazon’s Tax Bill by 87% as Company Fires 30,000 Workers, Profits Soar www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-...
Trump-GOP Law Slashes Amazon's Tax Bill by 87% as Company Fires 30,000 Workers, Profits Soar | Common Dreams
"Congress made a choice: cut assistance for the most vulnerable to double down on a tax code already favoring dominant firms," said one progressive think tank.
www.commondreams.org
February 7, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Somewhere the ghosts of Charles Crocker, CP Huntington, and Edward Doheny are like, "Whoa, take it down a notch, guys."
Vulture capitalism at its worst, everywhere, all the time.
Vulture capitalism at its worst, everywhere, all the time.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Sussex brewery heat pump slashes emissions from steam brewing - Energy Live News
High-temperature heat pumps replace oil boilers, cutting costs and carbon
www.energylivenews.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Decarbonising the pint 🍺
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Clean heat isn’t just about homes. A brewery in Sussex shows how industry can lead - ditching gas-fired steam for high-temp heat pumps that recycle waste heat into the next brew.
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
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"It’s one of five murals Vargas plans to paint this week as part of his “#WeAreHuman” initiative"
thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
Boyle Heights mural of handcuffed mariachi responds to ICE raids
As the Eastside reels from the impact of continued immigration raids, Boyle Heights artist Robert Vargas captures the fear and tension.
thelalocal.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
"It’s one of five murals Vargas plans to paint this week as part of his “#WeAreHuman” initiative"
thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
thelalocal.org/neighborhood...
This is how we got here.
Toughen up, buttercup.
Toughen up, buttercup.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This is how we got here.
Toughen up, buttercup.
Toughen up, buttercup.
File under, "Self-evident, things that should be."
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
File under, "Self-evident, things that should be."
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Minimal penalties for animal cruelty send a dangerous message. In Wyoming, a wolf was tortured and paraded through a bar, another left to die in a trap, and a family dog killed, fines as low as $150. These policies fail to protect animals. This must change. Read more: https://bit.ly/46xKIdM
Opinion | Wyoming tolerates animal cruelty too often. That must change.
Multiple disturbing incidents show our state puts little value on discouraging animal suffering, writes guest columnist Faith Williams.
wyofile.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Minimal penalties for animal cruelty send a dangerous message. In Wyoming, a wolf was tortured and paraded through a bar, another left to die in a trap, and a family dog killed, fines as low as $150. These policies fail to protect animals. This must change. Read more: https://bit.ly/46xKIdM