oz yigit
@longword.bsky.social
🇨🇦 programmer, photographer, dad of a scientist | functionalist humanist atheist | iaidō 五段 | novice haiku poet | OSS since 82 | bibliophile | he/him | i hate nazis
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oz yigit
@longword.bsky.social
· Dec 4
"Ever wonder what it'd be like to go back in time and help fight nazis? Support Civil Rights Era? Resist Native genocide? Now's your chance!" -- Xeni Jardin
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This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
#nowlistening [yes of course i have a CD player and a turntable]
January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
#nowlistening [yes of course i have a CD player and a turntable]
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hah here is a bit of library archeology: my original copy of Kuhn’s masterpiece.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
hah here is a bit of library archeology: my original copy of Kuhn’s masterpiece.
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Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:56 AM
recommended reading.
"Democratic norms can be fragile. They quickly erode when leaders decide that some people are no longer entitled to the protections the rest of us take for granted."
time.com/7358347/turn...
"Democratic norms can be fragile. They quickly erode when leaders decide that some people are no longer entitled to the protections the rest of us take for granted."
time.com/7358347/turn...
The Danger of Turning Americans into Enemies
In Minnesota, "Trump has redefined dissent not as a civic act, but as an enemy force," writes Andrew Weinstein.
time.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 AM
recommended reading.
"Democratic norms can be fragile. They quickly erode when leaders decide that some people are no longer entitled to the protections the rest of us take for granted."
time.com/7358347/turn...
"Democratic norms can be fragile. They quickly erode when leaders decide that some people are no longer entitled to the protections the rest of us take for granted."
time.com/7358347/turn...
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to our american friends, from an american scholar who loved to Canada:
“you’re living in a fascist society when you are constantly in your head going through the reasons why you’re safe” — dr. jason Stanley [“How Fascism Works” and “Erasing History”]
“you’re living in a fascist society when you are constantly in your head going through the reasons why you’re safe” — dr. jason Stanley [“How Fascism Works” and “Erasing History”]
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
to our american friends, from an american scholar who loved to Canada:
“you’re living in a fascist society when you are constantly in your head going through the reasons why you’re safe” — dr. jason Stanley [“How Fascism Works” and “Erasing History”]
“you’re living in a fascist society when you are constantly in your head going through the reasons why you’re safe” — dr. jason Stanley [“How Fascism Works” and “Erasing History”]
“I can’t take this complicity! … I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders… this is pathetic.” — Gavin Newsom
January 23, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“I can’t take this complicity! … I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders… this is pathetic.” — Gavin Newsom
guardian reproduced Mark Carney’s astonishing, brilliant speech in full.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘The powerful have their power. We have the capacity to stop pretending’: the Canadian PM’s call to action at Davos | Mark Carney
In a rousing speech, Mark Carney made the case for unity in the face of Donald Trump’s new world order. We reproduce it here
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:33 AM
guardian reproduced Mark Carney’s astonishing, brilliant speech in full.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Would be amazing if European leaders would also start throwing out truth bombs like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
Octavia E. Butler [“Parable of the Sower”]
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Octavia E. Butler [“Parable of the Sower”]
I don't know how I missed this...
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I don't know how I missed this...
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They all casually use the language of abusers.
WELKER: Is military action on the table?
BESSENT: I believe the Europeans will understand that the best outcome is for the US to receive control of Greenland
BESSENT: I believe the Europeans will understand that the best outcome is for the US to receive control of Greenland
January 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
They all casually use the language of abusers.
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And a woman was fatally shot by a masked Trump thug.
Murderers.
Murderers.
In the last 18 days alone:
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
- Two men in ICE custody have killed themselves (jails are supposed to protect against this)
- Two men died of cardiac-related issues
- One man was reportedly choked to death by a guard
- One man died of fentanyl withdrawal (family question the medical care provided)
A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
And a woman was fatally shot by a masked Trump thug.
Murderers.
Murderers.
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Her mother called 911 for help… and got turned into ICE instead.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
ICE deports 5-year-old US citizen from TX to Honduras, group says
Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos and her mom were arrested in Austin on January 5.
www.mysanantonio.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Her mother called 911 for help… and got turned into ICE instead.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone.
ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them.
Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.
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How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Octavia E Butler “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future”
January 18, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Octavia E Butler “A Few Rules for Predicting the Future”
must read. by Derek Lowe
Last Year, and the Year to Come | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
Last Year, and the Year to Come | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
Last Year, and the Year to Come
www.science.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 AM
must read. by Derek Lowe
Last Year, and the Year to Come | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
Last Year, and the Year to Come | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...
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The new nasal AIBP vaccine from Trinity College Dublin stops whooping cough in lungs and nose, hinting at true transmission blocking immunity. NOTE: This is PRECLINICAL.
The study has been published in the Nature Microbiology. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The study has been published in the Nature Microbiology. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The new nasal AIBP vaccine from Trinity College Dublin stops whooping cough in lungs and nose, hinting at true transmission blocking immunity. NOTE: This is PRECLINICAL.
The study has been published in the Nature Microbiology. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The study has been published in the Nature Microbiology. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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