Jamie Laing
@jglaing.bsky.social
Hydrocephalus Survivor , Dead Head, Cornell Graduate, MSU Ph.D., Cell biologist, Science museum volunteer.
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One thing we can say that we know for certain, no matter what abuses of power or corruption Trump engages in, Republicans in Congress will do and say nothing. Except that Susan Collins will continue to be concerned.
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 AM
One thing we can say that we know for certain, no matter what abuses of power or corruption Trump engages in, Republicans in Congress will do and say nothing. Except that Susan Collins will continue to be concerned.
Government by blackmailing
The president of the United States is extorting the Federal Reserve Board Chairman by threatening criminal prosecution if he doesn't lower interest rates.
DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Government by blackmailing
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
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Bob Weir being honored at THE KENNEDY CENTER last year. The last real KENNEDY CENTER honors until we detrumpify.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Bob Weir being honored at THE KENNEDY CENTER last year. The last real KENNEDY CENTER honors until we detrumpify.
Important point
This is an image of a federal agent shooting chemical munitions at a crowd at point blank range in Minneapolis on the day Renee Good was executed
Whatever your feelings on law enforcement, understand they don't apply here whatsoever because ICE categorically *has nothing to do with law enforcement*
Whatever your feelings on law enforcement, understand they don't apply here whatsoever because ICE categorically *has nothing to do with law enforcement*
January 11, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Important point
An important advance
Published June 2025: Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade with dostarlimab led to organ preservation in a high proportion of patients with early-stage mismatch repair–deficient tumors, with no compromise of surgical options. Read the abstract and more in the Notable Articles of 2025: nej.md/49td1Lq
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
An important advance
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SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
Truth
January 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Truth
Quite true
GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
January 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Quite true
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This ⬇️
I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
This ⬇️
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That it became instead, a place for our fellow Americans to once again declare their undying allegiance to this man, and to an ugly, lumbering, violent march toward an ever-deepening bottom is one of the absolute most tragic realities of my lifetime.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-januar...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-januar...
The January 6th Insurrection Didn't Fail, it Just Took Five Years
Boy, do I feel like an idiot.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
That it became instead, a place for our fellow Americans to once again declare their undying allegiance to this man, and to an ugly, lumbering, violent march toward an ever-deepening bottom is one of the absolute most tragic realities of my lifetime.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-januar...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-januar...
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Commentary: What happens when massive numbers of people think they know more about a subject or are better at something than they actually are? Joelle Renstrom says we're about to find out.
AI makes us overestimate our knowledge and performance
What happens when massive numbers of people think they know more about a subject or are better at something than they actually are? Joelle Renstrom says we're about to find out.
www.wbur.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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New year, new astonishing artifact. This week, I’ve written about the Alfred Jewel, which may have been an aestel (part of a 9th century bookmark, basically). 🏺🧪
The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England's first king that proclaims 'Alfred ordered me to be made'
This gold-encrusted jewel has an inscription revealing who made it.
www.livescience.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM
New year, new astonishing artifact. This week, I’ve written about the Alfred Jewel, which may have been an aestel (part of a 9th century bookmark, basically). 🏺🧪
Truth not covered
Trump’s personal lawyer Giuliani & Erik Prince traveled to Venezuela and attempted to reach a secret deal with Maduro during the first Trump presidency.
The deal was not on behalf of the United States and would financially benefit Trump and his cohorts.
The deal was not on behalf of the United States and would financially benefit Trump and his cohorts.
State Department says Giuliani was freelancing in Venezuela
Rudy Giuliani went rogue when he attempted back-channel diplomacy and did legal work on behalf of a businessman connected to Nicolás Maduro, according to Venezuela special envoy Elliott Abrams.
www.miamiherald.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Truth not covered
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This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.
A most Trumpish Empire.
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Now Threatening Mexico Following Illegal Attack on Venezuela
Trump Hints at Next Target After Shocking Invasion
The president warned, “Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
A most Trumpish Empire.
Where this is going
“Russian commentators have frequently suggested that Latin America lies in America’s domain just as Ukraine was under the Russian shadow. Vladimir Putin thinks the same of much of eastern Europe. Xi Jinping will draw his own conclusions.”
Global wars are coming
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Where this is going
An accurate description of our predicament
The doctors chosen by a criminal fraud who knowingly surrounded himself with criminals willing to lie, commit crimes, and fall on a grenade for him said he's in good mental health, so that should totally be "okay" for everyone to believe. Right.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 AM
An accurate description of our predicament
To kill poor people.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
To kill poor people.
Alarming
Chronic pain patients with six or more gabapentin prescriptions had a higher incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Dementia risk was more than double -- and mild cognitive impairment risk was more than triple.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/pa...
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/pa...
Gabapentin Under Scrutiny: 2025 Data Challenged Safety Profile
New research questioned old assumptions
www.medpagetoday.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Alarming
I wish that this came out back in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I wish that this came out back in 2024.
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Any media outlet whose diagnosis of what's wrong with corporate media is *this* is about to deliver dogshit coverage the likes of which we've never seen
Corporate media lost its way due to cowardice, profit motive, anti-intellectualism, and confusing neutrality with objectivity
Corporate media lost its way due to cowardice, profit motive, anti-intellectualism, and confusing neutrality with objectivity
January 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Any media outlet whose diagnosis of what's wrong with corporate media is *this* is about to deliver dogshit coverage the likes of which we've never seen
Corporate media lost its way due to cowardice, profit motive, anti-intellectualism, and confusing neutrality with objectivity
Corporate media lost its way due to cowardice, profit motive, anti-intellectualism, and confusing neutrality with objectivity