kentropic
@kentropic.bsky.social
“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.” - B. Spinoza
“I live sweat, but I dream light years.” - D. Boon
“A republic, if you can keep it.” - B. Franklin
Traveling yinzer, kamaʻāina, pākehā; Appalachian forest-grown
“I live sweat, but I dream light years.” - D. Boon
“A republic, if you can keep it.” - B. Franklin
Traveling yinzer, kamaʻāina, pākehā; Appalachian forest-grown
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@kentropic.bsky.social
· Feb 28
A small creek cascading over mossy rocks. Olympic National Park, Washington, 19 Apr 2015. #NationalParks
This is what we’re fighting for. Whose side are you on?
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Week 2 in Japan. No more shopping. No more! Settling down to tours of Buddhist temple gardens instead. 🌱
February 18, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Week 2 in Japan. No more shopping. No more! Settling down to tours of Buddhist temple gardens instead. 🌱
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DHS workers exposed to asbestos as Noem expands DC headquarters by demolishing nearby buildings
Noem is using national security secrecy to skirt safety laws around removing asbestos while workers remain unprotected!
Scoop from @pabloreports.bsky.social migrantinsider.com/p/demolition...
Noem is using national security secrecy to skirt safety laws around removing asbestos while workers remain unprotected!
Scoop from @pabloreports.bsky.social migrantinsider.com/p/demolition...
Demolition Poisons Workers at DHS Headquarters (SCOOP)
Trump’s embattled DHS secretary Kristi Noem ordered historic buildings demolished. Now her workers are inhaling asbestos on the daily — and are not happy about it.
migrantinsider.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
DHS workers exposed to asbestos as Noem expands DC headquarters by demolishing nearby buildings
Noem is using national security secrecy to skirt safety laws around removing asbestos while workers remain unprotected!
Scoop from @pabloreports.bsky.social migrantinsider.com/p/demolition...
Noem is using national security secrecy to skirt safety laws around removing asbestos while workers remain unprotected!
Scoop from @pabloreports.bsky.social migrantinsider.com/p/demolition...
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
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A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A system built to eat people never stops eating people.
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Or this bsky.app/profile/andr...
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Or this bsky.app/profile/andr...
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Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
“We move to dismiss this prosecution, your Honor. My client was granted an ethics waiver for these contracts.”
February 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
“We move to dismiss this prosecution, your Honor. My client was granted an ethics waiver for these contracts.”
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“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“I am somebody” shaped how millions of us saw ourselves as kids, including me. That message mattered. It still does.
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
Rest in power, Jesse Jackson
🙏🏽
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Soccer nerds!
Sports Nerds!
Global History Nerds!
The interest form to take Global Soccer & World Politics 101 with @resistanceschool.bsky.social is here. Spaces will be limited.
We will also be offering a number of scholarships.
Let's gooooo.
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
Sports Nerds!
Global History Nerds!
The interest form to take Global Soccer & World Politics 101 with @resistanceschool.bsky.social is here. Spaces will be limited.
We will also be offering a number of scholarships.
Let's gooooo.
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
February 17, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Soccer nerds!
Sports Nerds!
Global History Nerds!
The interest form to take Global Soccer & World Politics 101 with @resistanceschool.bsky.social is here. Spaces will be limited.
We will also be offering a number of scholarships.
Let's gooooo.
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
Sports Nerds!
Global History Nerds!
The interest form to take Global Soccer & World Politics 101 with @resistanceschool.bsky.social is here. Spaces will be limited.
We will also be offering a number of scholarships.
Let's gooooo.
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
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Great tribute here to Jesse Jackson from Harold Meyerson, who eloquently and forcefully championed America’s multiracial working class during the heyday of neoliberalism.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/t...
prospect.org/2026/02/17/t...
Tribune for Race and Class - The American Prospect
Jesse Jackson, who died today at age 84, advanced perspectives and interests that were effectively democratic socialist.
prospect.org
February 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Great tribute here to Jesse Jackson from Harold Meyerson, who eloquently and forcefully championed America’s multiracial working class during the heyday of neoliberalism.
prospect.org/2026/02/17/t...
prospect.org/2026/02/17/t...
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I wrote about the Evelyn Normielib ass judges out here ruling that the Trump administration must be cleansed with constitutional fire
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
Federal Judges Can Barely Conceal Their Disgust For the Trump Administration’s Lawlessness
When federal judges are appending Bible verses to their signature blocks, that is generally a sign that democracy is not in a good place.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I wrote about the Evelyn Normielib ass judges out here ruling that the Trump administration must be cleansed with constitutional fire
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
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ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
ICE agents are still out there this morning, photographing schools from unmarked vehicles and then quickly leaving after being confronted. Keep your heads up.
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Today is the first anniversary of this post. I'm still looking for more work/a new job. If anyone here is looking for a culture journalist with deep experience in reporting, critical analysis, cover stories, etc, let's connect. Highlights of my work are below. Full portfolio and email are in my bio.
As I am back on the job hunt (and, in the meantime, the freelance work hunt), I'm dropping a thread of some of my proudest work here for consideration. Contact info and journalism portfolio are both linked in my bio. www.huffpost.com/entry/future...
The Future Of 'Sesame Street' Hangs In The Balance. Its Core Audience Might Not Care.
The news that Max has ended its partnership with the iconic series raises questions about whether the show really abandoned its mission years ago.
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Today is the first anniversary of this post. I'm still looking for more work/a new job. If anyone here is looking for a culture journalist with deep experience in reporting, critical analysis, cover stories, etc, let's connect. Highlights of my work are below. Full portfolio and email are in my bio.
But what if I *don’t* want to opt into a 24/7 panopticon surveillance state?
Welcome to our March issue! We've got Life in the Age of AI on the cover and a whole lot more inside. Give it a browse here or find it on your local newsstand
Scientific American Volume 334, Issue 3
"How AI copilots became everyday infrastructure", "AI Is entering health care, and nurses are being asked to trust it", "Deepfakes are getting faster than fact-checks, says digital forensics expert Ha...
www.scientificamerican.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
But what if I *don’t* want to opt into a 24/7 panopticon surveillance state?
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Encouraging child labor is inextricably tied to the push for increasing the native-born birthrate. This is who they want to replace the immigrant workforce in deadend, exhausting, and underpaid jobs— your teens. If their schooling suffers, then they’ll just stay trapped in an exploitable underclass.
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
February 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Encouraging child labor is inextricably tied to the push for increasing the native-born birthrate. This is who they want to replace the immigrant workforce in deadend, exhausting, and underpaid jobs— your teens. If their schooling suffers, then they’ll just stay trapped in an exploitable underclass.
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Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
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Confused about why the "Brownstone Institute"--which was founded by Koch-affiliated propagandists to fight COVID-19 lockdowns, social distancing, masking etc--is promoting boilerplate climate denial propaganda? Read #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly & it will be clear.
February 17, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Confused about why the "Brownstone Institute"--which was founded by Koch-affiliated propagandists to fight COVID-19 lockdowns, social distancing, masking etc--is promoting boilerplate climate denial propaganda? Read #ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly & it will be clear.
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This is awesome. University of California employees — Your retirement is invested with the private equity firm that owns ICE’s charter airline for Africa and Asia deportations. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I moved my money! A @uofcalifornia.bsky.social faculty initiative to divest our retirement savings from state violence, war, fossil fuels is up and running. It's simple: 1) open your retirement portfolio, 2) move your money into UC's Social Equity Fund!
Learn more here: www.ucmoveyourmoney.org/home
Learn more here: www.ucmoveyourmoney.org/home
February 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is awesome. University of California employees — Your retirement is invested with the private equity firm that owns ICE’s charter airline for Africa and Asia deportations. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
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A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
How many followers for a prominent Bluesky elder to host Jeopardy
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
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Another week where being prepared and knowing what’s coming will help you keep up with fast-moving developments and be a voice for saving our country. Here’s what you need to know: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
February 15, 2026
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Another week where being prepared and knowing what’s coming will help you keep up with fast-moving developments and be a voice for saving our country. Here’s what you need to know: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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My plan for dramatic democratic reform includes:
- SCOTUS expansion
- DC statehood
- PR settlement of status
- Codify DOJ independence
- Constitutional amendment(s) to reverse SCOTUS decisions, abolish Electoral College, restrict presidential pardon power
- SCOTUS expansion
- DC statehood
- PR settlement of status
- Codify DOJ independence
- Constitutional amendment(s) to reverse SCOTUS decisions, abolish Electoral College, restrict presidential pardon power
“By law we can create an independent US Prosecution Service to replace the POTUS controlled DOJ and abolish and replace ICE and USBP. Reform the pardon power by law and term-limit and expand the size of SCOTUS. Make DC and Puerto Rico states, enfranchising millions of Americans."
FDR’s Four Freedoms and the Second Bill of Rights
The social welfare state, winning World War II, and building the liberal order after Trump.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
My plan for dramatic democratic reform includes:
- SCOTUS expansion
- DC statehood
- PR settlement of status
- Codify DOJ independence
- Constitutional amendment(s) to reverse SCOTUS decisions, abolish Electoral College, restrict presidential pardon power
- SCOTUS expansion
- DC statehood
- PR settlement of status
- Codify DOJ independence
- Constitutional amendment(s) to reverse SCOTUS decisions, abolish Electoral College, restrict presidential pardon power
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Denver’s Kyle Clark is demonstrating to the rest of America’s reporters how it’s done…
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Denver’s Kyle Clark is demonstrating to the rest of America’s reporters how it’s done…
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As somebody who has worked on Wall Street for the last 19 years, I promise you that a lot of people who are insanely rich - not just average millionaires, people with true wealth - are dumb as dog shit, but just have no morals and know ways to make tons of money by not caring about hurting people.
Dumb and evil are not mutually exclusive and Elon is not a genius, or even an above average thinker. I have dealt with enough of these people directly to see their stupidity in action, not just reading about it on this website.
I am once again begging liberals to understand the difference between dumb (which they are not) and evil (which they are).
Do people like Elizabeth truly not grasp this? You are *paid to observe people*!!! How much more do you need to see?
Do people like Elizabeth truly not grasp this? You are *paid to observe people*!!! How much more do you need to see?
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
As somebody who has worked on Wall Street for the last 19 years, I promise you that a lot of people who are insanely rich - not just average millionaires, people with true wealth - are dumb as dog shit, but just have no morals and know ways to make tons of money by not caring about hurting people.