Hydrargyrum
@mercurymusing.bsky.social
All my news feeds have decayed, so here we are.
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Hydrargyrum
@mercurymusing.bsky.social
· Jan 27
A post for pinning!
Pronouns any. Let me know if I'm being annoying.
I've avoided Twitter for years and I've fallen off on the Fediverse, so I'm feeling my way around etiquette for this kind of service.
Finally diving in because my other sources for local news have decayed entirely. C'est la vie.
Pronouns any. Let me know if I'm being annoying.
I've avoided Twitter for years and I've fallen off on the Fediverse, so I'm feeling my way around etiquette for this kind of service.
Finally diving in because my other sources for local news have decayed entirely. C'est la vie.
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Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
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The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.
Seahawks dominate Patriots in Super Bowl win
www.kuow.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.
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Going to be the longest 10 minutes of the year so far
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Going to be the longest 10 minutes of the year so far
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Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane
February 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Birnam Wood do come to Dunsinane
👑👑👑
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
👑👑👑
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It is the stupidest situation imaginable. You may think 'surely that can't be true' and yes it is.
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It is the stupidest situation imaginable. You may think 'surely that can't be true' and yes it is.
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“23 seconds in the 2nd quarter remaining”
*four hours later*
“17 seconds in the 2nd quarter remaining”
*four hours later*
“17 seconds in the 2nd quarter remaining”
February 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
“23 seconds in the 2nd quarter remaining”
*four hours later*
“17 seconds in the 2nd quarter remaining”
*four hours later*
“17 seconds in the 2nd quarter remaining”
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There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
The truth about ICE and the New England Patriots jets (Go Seahawks)
The best reason to hate the New England Patriots is where their team planes have been.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
There are so many reasons to hate the Patriots. But for me, it starts and ends with the ICE collaborators they're enriching.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/the-truth-ab...
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Woah. This is big news in the world of friction! I wrote about structural superlubricity in the final chapter of Sticky. So awesome to see a breakthrough like this phys.org/news/2026-02...
Physicists achieve near-zero friction on macroscopic scales
For the first time, physicists in China have virtually eliminated the friction felt between two surfaces at scales visible to the naked eye. In demonstrating "structural superlubricity," the team, led...
phys.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Woah. This is big news in the world of friction! I wrote about structural superlubricity in the final chapter of Sticky. So awesome to see a breakthrough like this phys.org/news/2026-02...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Happy not only that BUT NOT TOO BOLD is in the novella category, but that Locus has a new category for translated novels (w/ some of the best genre authors publishing right now, like the Dyachenkos and Agustina Bazterrica)
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy not only that BUT NOT TOO BOLD is in the novella category, but that Locus has a new category for translated novels (w/ some of the best genre authors publishing right now, like the Dyachenkos and Agustina Bazterrica)
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
Spectrum of Allies
The Commons is an online library for the change makers of the world and for those interested in social change, activism, organising, advocacy and justice.
commonslibrary.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I truly believe discourse about voters (especially those who may have voted for Trump) would go better on this app if everyone was using the spectrum of allies as a framework
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
commonslibrary.org/spectrum-of-...
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Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community ...
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
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It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government.
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“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 AM
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
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This is what’s whirring in the background of these changed approach framings...
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a...
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a...
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is what’s whirring in the background of these changed approach framings...
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a...
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/a...
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The StarTribune live blog is paywall free:
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The StarTribune live blog is paywall free:
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Giant hermit crab rocked up wearing a very stylish queen conch shell this morning 👑🐚🦀💪 #gianthermitcrab #hermitcrab #coolcrab #queenconch #shell #diogenes #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Giant hermit crab rocked up wearing a very stylish queen conch shell this morning 👑🐚🦀💪 #gianthermitcrab #hermitcrab #coolcrab #queenconch #shell #diogenes #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin
ICE Deems Being In Privacy Of Own Home Obstruction Of Justice
WASHINGTON—Warning that any attempt to spend time inside a personal residence constituted hostile interference with federal operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Thursday...
theonion.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin
At this point I'm going to have to watch Andor just so I can properly calibrate the reflexive disdain for "don't give up! This is just like Star War" messaging.
I admit there's a slim chance it really is that good.
Maybe I'll have to dial it back to baseline pop culture reference wincing.
I admit there's a slim chance it really is that good.
Maybe I'll have to dial it back to baseline pop culture reference wincing.
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
At this point I'm going to have to watch Andor just so I can properly calibrate the reflexive disdain for "don't give up! This is just like Star War" messaging.
I admit there's a slim chance it really is that good.
Maybe I'll have to dial it back to baseline pop culture reference wincing.
I admit there's a slim chance it really is that good.
Maybe I'll have to dial it back to baseline pop culture reference wincing.
I suppose if they're going to build webs on my garden twine lines then finding a bigger web is a small step.
Neat stuff.
Neat stuff.
New Natural History Note in Austral Ecology:
"Small Australia Spiders Construct Orb Webs in the Aerial Webs of Larger Hosts"
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
"Small Australia Spiders Construct Orb Webs in the Aerial Webs of Larger Hosts"
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/aec....
Web Inception: Small Australia Spiders Construct Orb Webs in the Aerial Webs of Larger Hosts
Some spiders construct aerial webs which not only allow the web hosts to capture prey from the air but provide novel habitat that other spiders can exploit. In this study, we report on smaller orb-we...
doi.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I suppose if they're going to build webs on my garden twine lines then finding a bigger web is a small step.
Neat stuff.
Neat stuff.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵