Lone Bacterium 🌻
@lonebacterium.bsky.social
Perennially burnt out internet goblin. Research-adjacent. Anti-hype.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Russian captivity was hell for Oleksii - painfully dark and cold.
For him, Ukraine's power cuts aren't just uncomfortable, they are worsening his PTSD and triggering flashbacks from the worst days of his life.
Russian captivity was hell for Oleksii - painfully dark and cold.
For him, Ukraine's power cuts aren't just uncomfortable, they are worsening his PTSD and triggering flashbacks from the worst days of his life.
Why cold, darkness worsen PTSD among ex-POWs
We explore the tragic, unusual link between cold and post traumatic stress. Amid blackouts, former POWs face a surge in flashbacks. Oleksii is waking up from nightmares for the first time in years.
www.counteroffensive.news
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Russian captivity was hell for Oleksii - painfully dark and cold.
For him, Ukraine's power cuts aren't just uncomfortable, they are worsening his PTSD and triggering flashbacks from the worst days of his life.
Russian captivity was hell for Oleksii - painfully dark and cold.
For him, Ukraine's power cuts aren't just uncomfortable, they are worsening his PTSD and triggering flashbacks from the worst days of his life.
This phrase is going to live rent-free in my head forever
February 4, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This phrase is going to live rent-free in my head forever
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Must read. Both RussiaGate and the Epstein Files involve "a sphere of elite impunity where American consultants, Russian oligarchs, Saudi princes, European politicians, Israeli intelligence figures and British ex-spies all swim in the same waters." @seva.bsky.social 1/
February 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Must read. Both RussiaGate and the Epstein Files involve "a sphere of elite impunity where American consultants, Russian oligarchs, Saudi princes, European politicians, Israeli intelligence figures and British ex-spies all swim in the same waters." @seva.bsky.social 1/
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Why was Jeffrey Epstein allowed into Canada in 2014?
Sex offender travelled to Vancouver despite inadmissibility, federal officials offer no explanation www.cbc.ca/news/world/e... #EpsteinFiles
Sex offender travelled to Vancouver despite inadmissibility, federal officials offer no explanation www.cbc.ca/news/world/e... #EpsteinFiles
Why was Jeffrey Epstein allowed into Canada in 2014? | CBC News
Nearly six years after pleading guilty to a crime that should have made him inadmissible, Jeffrey Epstein visited Canada, and federal government officials are providing no answers about why he was all...
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Why was Jeffrey Epstein allowed into Canada in 2014?
Sex offender travelled to Vancouver despite inadmissibility, federal officials offer no explanation www.cbc.ca/news/world/e... #EpsteinFiles
Sex offender travelled to Vancouver despite inadmissibility, federal officials offer no explanation www.cbc.ca/news/world/e... #EpsteinFiles
This is so bizarre. Really wondering about the motive.
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
This is so bizarre. Really wondering about the motive.
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Trump says “Negotiations between russia and 🇺🇦Ukraine are going very successfully.”
🇺🇦Kyiv, right now.
A residential building burning after a russian attack.
This is the reality of Trump’s “success.”
🇺🇦Kyiv, right now.
A residential building burning after a russian attack.
This is the reality of Trump’s “success.”
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Trump says “Negotiations between russia and 🇺🇦Ukraine are going very successfully.”
🇺🇦Kyiv, right now.
A residential building burning after a russian attack.
This is the reality of Trump’s “success.”
🇺🇦Kyiv, right now.
A residential building burning after a russian attack.
This is the reality of Trump’s “success.”
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Timeline cleanse. A baby giraffe was born Monday at Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah). Photo by Kennedy Camarena of KSL News.
January 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Timeline cleanse. A baby giraffe was born Monday at Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah). Photo by Kennedy Camarena of KSL News.
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Haven't seen this circulating as much here as I've seen over on Twitter and Threads, but just an FYI that the "girls FTW" email is FAKE. It's not in the files. There's no time or date stamp. Someone just made it as a (really dumb and harmful) joke. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Haven't seen this circulating as much here as I've seen over on Twitter and Threads, but just an FYI that the "girls FTW" email is FAKE. It's not in the files. There's no time or date stamp. Someone just made it as a (really dumb and harmful) joke. leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
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I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was.
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
You don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
February 1, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was.
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works"
NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T
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Reading this today: “Statesmen of America! beware what you do…Nations, not less than individuals, reap as they sow. The dreadful calamities of the past few years came not by accident, nor unbidden, from the ground.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage
“Statesmen, beware what you do. The destiny of unborn and unnumbered generations is in your hands.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Reading this today: “Statesmen of America! beware what you do…Nations, not less than individuals, reap as they sow. The dreadful calamities of the past few years came not by accident, nor unbidden, from the ground.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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🔴 Update: DTEK, Ukraine's biggest private energy provider, has revealed that at least 15 of its workers were killed in the attack, a large-scale operation targeting DTEK mines in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The service bus was transporting miners back home after their shift.
The service bus was transporting miners back home after their shift.
🔴 Russia attacked a service bus in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, with a drone that killed 12 people and injured a further seven, who were hospitalised.
For context: despite the proximity of the frontline in the region, workers still commute daily to and from industrial sites or mines.
For context: despite the proximity of the frontline in the region, workers still commute daily to and from industrial sites or mines.
February 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🔴 Update: DTEK, Ukraine's biggest private energy provider, has revealed that at least 15 of its workers were killed in the attack, a large-scale operation targeting DTEK mines in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The service bus was transporting miners back home after their shift.
The service bus was transporting miners back home after their shift.
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🧵 If Canada ever faced a serious separatist crisis with foreign interference, the real warning signs wouldn’t start with troops or tanks. They’d start with narratives.
Here’s what to be on alert for... #cdnpoli
Here’s what to be on alert for... #cdnpoli
B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason' | CBC News
British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration and seeking financial backing is an act of "treason," as the issue of national sovereignty loomed over ...
www.cbc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
🧵 If Canada ever faced a serious separatist crisis with foreign interference, the real warning signs wouldn’t start with troops or tanks. They’d start with narratives.
Here’s what to be on alert for... #cdnpoli
Here’s what to be on alert for... #cdnpoli
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both highlight the post cold war emergence of a transnational kleptocratic class that links western oligarchs to foreign state interests, whether russian or saudi or israeli or otherwise
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
both highlight the post cold war emergence of a transnational kleptocratic class that links western oligarchs to foreign state interests, whether russian or saudi or israeli or otherwise
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This is what Vladimir Putin means when he tells Trump he is agreeing to aa 5-day ceasefire.
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This is what Vladimir Putin means when he tells Trump he is agreeing to aa 5-day ceasefire.
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Ukraine’s skeleton Olympian, Vladyslav Heraskevych, says the IOC warned him against protesting Russia’s aggression.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Ukraine’s skeleton Olympian, Vladyslav Heraskevych, says the IOC warned him against protesting Russia’s aggression.
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Cursed exchange between someone working for Epstein and Steven Pinker. Note that it happened in 2012, after Epstein's 2008 sentencing. Pinker said he'd be "delighted to meet with him."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
![Screenshot of email exchange between someone working for Epstein (info redacted) and Steven Pinker:
From: [mailto:
Original Message
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:04 PM
To: Pinker, Steven
Subject: Jeffrey Epstein
Hello Steven. Jeffrey Epstein will be making a trip up to Harvard on Sunday April 15th. He is wondering if you
might be around and available to meet with him?
Please let me know
Thank you,
Sent from my iPhone
From: "Pinker, Steven" <pinker@adh.harvard.edu>
Date: March 28, 2012 5:47:02 PM GMT-04:00
To:
Subject: RE: Jeffrey Epstein
Dear [redacted],
Unfortunately I'm out of town that day, but if Jeffrey is around on Monday the 16th, I'll be back and would be
delighted to meet with him.
Best,
Steve](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dnxhsm3k7u4y4ucihrmm5dim/bafkreihoxkktpju7h422i4kfrkqegc3tmlug3y4tx2i2mtadpieaodiveq@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Cursed exchange between someone working for Epstein and Steven Pinker. Note that it happened in 2012, after Epstein's 2008 sentencing. Pinker said he'd be "delighted to meet with him."
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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It's easy to see these men as individual bad apples. But I'd argue--they were enabled by "elite" universities' look-the-other-way approach to dealing with big-name bad actors, and by the fact that, societially, we treat people associated with "elite" schools as automatically deserving of deference.
It's disturbing to see many of the the major figures in moral cognition all over the Epstein files
He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein
He was friendly with a huge number of the leading figures in the field, including giving millions to their labs, long after he pled guilty to sexually abusing young girls
www.justice.gov/epstein
www.justice.gov
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
It's easy to see these men as individual bad apples. But I'd argue--they were enabled by "elite" universities' look-the-other-way approach to dealing with big-name bad actors, and by the fact that, societially, we treat people associated with "elite" schools as automatically deserving of deference.
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I'm really not able to process the depth of what PBPD had on him in 2005-2006, and how it all just went away.
I've been a licensed attorney for 29 years. I tried more cases than I can count-- huge cases, bet the company cases.
I've never read anything so airtight as this, and it's fucking shameful
I've been a licensed attorney for 29 years. I tried more cases than I can count-- huge cases, bet the company cases.
I've never read anything so airtight as this, and it's fucking shameful
I found the first investigative file from the first complainant against Epstein in 2005.
There are descriptions from the officer, over several interviews of the girl, of her pulling her knees up on the chair, drawing doodles, & the officer high-fiving her to keep her calm as she speaks of horror.
There are descriptions from the officer, over several interviews of the girl, of her pulling her knees up on the chair, drawing doodles, & the officer high-fiving her to keep her calm as she speaks of horror.
January 31, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I'm really not able to process the depth of what PBPD had on him in 2005-2006, and how it all just went away.
I've been a licensed attorney for 29 years. I tried more cases than I can count-- huge cases, bet the company cases.
I've never read anything so airtight as this, and it's fucking shameful
I've been a licensed attorney for 29 years. I tried more cases than I can count-- huge cases, bet the company cases.
I've never read anything so airtight as this, and it's fucking shameful
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Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here’s Duke behavioral economist Dan Ariely asking Jeffrey Epstein for “the name and email of the redhead that was here with you.” This is four years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution.
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Greetings from Kyiv.
Saturday morning.
No power.
No water.
No heating.
I’m reading that similar problems are reported across the city. Total blackout in Kyiv.
Saturday morning.
No power.
No water.
No heating.
I’m reading that similar problems are reported across the city. Total blackout in Kyiv.
January 31, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Greetings from Kyiv.
Saturday morning.
No power.
No water.
No heating.
I’m reading that similar problems are reported across the city. Total blackout in Kyiv.
Saturday morning.
No power.
No water.
No heating.
I’m reading that similar problems are reported across the city. Total blackout in Kyiv.
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Fucking QUEEN, fuck this noise
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Fucking QUEEN, fuck this noise
I just heard. RIP ♥️
January 30, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I just heard. RIP ♥️
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For months, DOJ has been sandbagging the Epstein release claiming they were redacting sensitive information and using it as an excuse to delay other document productions, but they just released the files with apparently "thousands" of instances of victim's names and identifying details unredacted.
January 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
For months, DOJ has been sandbagging the Epstein release claiming they were redacting sensitive information and using it as an excuse to delay other document productions, but they just released the files with apparently "thousands" of instances of victim's names and identifying details unredacted.