Laurie Sefton
@lsefton.bsky.social
Somewhat retired research librarian, "information professional" and part-time weather forecaster. Known to be found around Astronomers, Astrophysicists, and Science Journalists.
So, what do you need/want to know?
So, what do you need/want to know?
Auditors at Bitpanda’s German subsidiary flagged information security issues, echoing regulator’s concerns www.icij.org/investigatio...
Auditors at Bitpanda’s German subsidiary flagged information security issues, echoing regulator's concerns - ICIJ
The crypto exchange said it had addressed authorities' concerns, but an internal report has cast doubt on those claims, according to a new investigation by ICIJ media partners.
www.icij.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Auditors at Bitpanda’s German subsidiary flagged information security issues, echoing regulator’s concerns www.icij.org/investigatio...
If Canada keeps offering, one of these times we’ll say yes: www.kiro7.com/news/local/c...
Canadian lawmaker offers to take Washington, Oregon, California as new provinces
Canadian lawmaker Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada, offered to accept Washington, Oregon, and California as new Canadian provinces in a press conference Monday.
www.kiro7.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM
If Canada keeps offering, one of these times we’ll say yes: www.kiro7.com/news/local/c...
Reposted by Laurie Sefton
California has joined the World Health Organization’s GOARN on its own after the US’s departure. We are not a sovereign member state with full voting rights but are part of its network for disease detection and response.
www.abc10.com/article/news...
www.abc10.com/article/news...
California joins WHO public health network following US exit, marking a first for any state
California joined WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, countering federal withdrawal from the organization.
www.abc10.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
California has joined the World Health Organization’s GOARN on its own after the US’s departure. We are not a sovereign member state with full voting rights but are part of its network for disease detection and response.
www.abc10.com/article/news...
www.abc10.com/article/news...
After snub, Newsom completes Davos mission to excoriate Trump on world stage
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
After snub, Newsom completes Davos mission to excoriate Trump on world stage
After a cancelled slot at the USA House, Newsom used the Davos stage to denounce Trumpism, warning of authoritarian trends and defending California's governance record.
www.sacbee.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
After snub, Newsom completes Davos mission to excoriate Trump on world stage
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
Forecasting Winter storms in Texas:
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Forecasting Winter storms in Texas:
Denmark and Greenland lets us know exactly what they think: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Make America Go Away’: spoof Maga caps soar in popularity amid Greenland crisis
Red caps are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as Donald Trump ratchets up the pressure on Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Denmark and Greenland lets us know exactly what they think: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
New state capital in Solvang? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
New state capital in Solvang? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
None of this suddenly appeared: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: America had lots of warning about Trump - thousands of years’ worth, in fact
As far back as Plato, writers and thinkers had been making forecasts about democracy’s end that look a lot like the U.S.’s current dark moment
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
None of this suddenly appeared: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
More truths from Scotland: www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
Fascism is on the rise – we must prevent this madness being imported here
But the question of the long roots of Donald Trump’s regime can be acknowledged and explored without obscuring the fact that this is a descent…
www.thenational.scot
January 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM
More truths from Scotland: www.thenational.scot/politics/257...
What a mess—multiple planes all getting out of the projected crash zone without hitting each other. Then there’s all the post explosion trash in the ocean and coming up on the beach: www.propublica.org/article/spac...
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
www.propublica.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM
What a mess—multiple planes all getting out of the projected crash zone without hitting each other. Then there’s all the post explosion trash in the ocean and coming up on the beach: www.propublica.org/article/spac...
I just received a “snow begins in 24 minutes” weather message.
Feh…,
Feh…,
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I just received a “snow begins in 24 minutes” weather message.
Feh…,
Feh…,
First Santa grabbed by ICE this week: comicskingdom.com/oddly-enough...
Oddly Enough Comic Strip 2025-12-22 | Comics Kingdom
Read the Oddly Enough comic strip from December 22, 2025, and check out other Oddly Enough comics by Vaughan Tomlinson.
comicskingdom.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
First Santa grabbed by ICE this week: comicskingdom.com/oddly-enough...
And the storm is still offshore.
link.sfchronicle.com/view/5e7400a...
link.sfchronicle.com/view/5e7400a...
PG&E outages in S.F. leave 130,000 without electricity, no timeline for return of power
link.sfchronicle.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And the storm is still offshore.
link.sfchronicle.com/view/5e7400a...
link.sfchronicle.com/view/5e7400a...
Good luck with this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Palo Alto Confronts Billionaires Over Their Housing Compounds
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Good luck with this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy — theonion.com/frustrated-t...
Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy
WASHINGTON—Searching in vain for a meaningful way to retaliate after Indiana lawmakers rejected his Republican gerrymandering push, a visibly frustrated President Donald Trump was reportedly strugglin...
theonion.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy — theonion.com/frustrated-t...
“The Department of National Defence is scrambling to figure out how it will clothe, equip and train hundreds of thousands of new reservists envisioned under an ambitious mobilization proposal that Canada’s top military commander describes as a work in progress.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
DND scrambles to figure out how to mobilize and equip a citizens' army: documents | CBC News
A series of internal documents obtained by CBC News shows the Defence Department is struggling to figure out how to equip a citizens' army of up to 300,000 supplemental reservists, while also trying t...
www.cbc.ca
December 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“The Department of National Defence is scrambling to figure out how it will clothe, equip and train hundreds of thousands of new reservists envisioned under an ambitious mobilization proposal that Canada’s top military commander describes as a work in progress.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Well, this is a hearty “f-you governor” by the Indiana legislature:
“This could be the first time in decades that legislators have not abided by a governor’s call for a special session. The state Constitution and code don’t explicitly require it.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/14/i...
“This could be the first time in decades that legislators have not abided by a governor’s call for a special session. The state Constitution and code don’t explicitly require it.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/14/i...
Indiana Republican senators reject Trump's redistricting push; won't convene in December • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Senate Republicans have rejected President Donald Trump’s push for congressional redistricting.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Well, this is a hearty “f-you governor” by the Indiana legislature:
“This could be the first time in decades that legislators have not abided by a governor’s call for a special session. The state Constitution and code don’t explicitly require it.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/14/i...
“This could be the first time in decades that legislators have not abided by a governor’s call for a special session. The state Constitution and code don’t explicitly require it.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/14/i...
Because even with the FAA warning, and the major airlines cancelling flights, *someone* is going to wander into Venezuelan airspace.
November 29, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Because even with the FAA warning, and the major airlines cancelling flights, *someone* is going to wander into Venezuelan airspace.