Mike Okuda
@mikeokuda.bsky.social
Graphic designer. Science fan. Space geek. Opinions & politics mine, not my employers'. Evidence matters. Resistance is not futile.
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3 January 1912 | Dutch Jewish woman Regina Caneel-Koopman was born in Zwolle.
In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her son Mozes. After the selection, they were murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her son Mozes. After the selection, they were murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
3 January 1912 | Dutch Jewish woman Regina Caneel-Koopman was born in Zwolle.
In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her son Mozes. After the selection, they were murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her son Mozes. After the selection, they were murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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OTD: #StarTrekDS9 premiered with "Emissary." The goal was for it to be like a western, starting with a man and his son arriving at a frontier town on the edge of known civilization. Were you watching? What did you think when you first saw it?
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
OTD: #StarTrekDS9 premiered with "Emissary." The goal was for it to be like a western, starting with a man and his son arriving at a frontier town on the edge of known civilization. Were you watching? What did you think when you first saw it?
Stewart Cheifet was best known as the host of the PBS series, The Computer Chronicles. He was a journalist, and I knew him as executive producer of KITV-4 News in Honolulu, where I worked for him as an intern, my first job in the media, many years ago. Stew passed away on Dec 28, at age 87.
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Stewart Cheifet was best known as the host of the PBS series, The Computer Chronicles. He was a journalist, and I knew him as executive producer of KITV-4 News in Honolulu, where I worked for him as an intern, my first job in the media, many years ago. Stew passed away on Dec 28, at age 87.
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‘Mighty mad’: Democrats prepare to harness public anger over expired Obamacare subsidies
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
‘Mighty mad’: Democrats prepare to harness public anger over expired Obamacare subsidies
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
www.politico.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
‘Mighty mad’: Democrats prepare to harness public anger over expired Obamacare subsidies
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
Efforts to extend them continue, but lawmakers and strategists are already moving to turn the lapsed tax credits into a potent election-year attack on Republicans.
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A gentle suggestion that the correct response to any right-wing tool going on about Rama Duwaji's boots is "go fuck yourself," additionally that "go fuck yourself" is the correct response to any right-wing attempt at DARVO or distraction. It's easy and fun and all they deserve in 2026 and beyond.
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A gentle suggestion that the correct response to any right-wing tool going on about Rama Duwaji's boots is "go fuck yourself," additionally that "go fuck yourself" is the correct response to any right-wing attempt at DARVO or distraction. It's easy and fun and all they deserve in 2026 and beyond.
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My heart goes out to her family and community. This is so wrong and awful. We have to ensure justice is done, and this playground is safe and children can play free from fear and violence.
www.wlwt.com/article/cpd-...
www.wlwt.com/article/cpd-...
Police identify 11 year-old girl shot, killed at Cincinnati playground
Cincinnati police say that an 11-year-old is dead after a shooting in the West End.
www.wlwt.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My heart goes out to her family and community. This is so wrong and awful. We have to ensure justice is done, and this playground is safe and children can play free from fear and violence.
www.wlwt.com/article/cpd-...
www.wlwt.com/article/cpd-...
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On what he called his birthday (although he didn't know the exact date), we remember scientist & author Isaac Asimov, who became a fan and advocate of #StarTrek in its early days (after a rocky start) and yes, theorized Data's positronic brain. ##ScienceFictionDay
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
On what he called his birthday (although he didn't know the exact date), we remember scientist & author Isaac Asimov, who became a fan and advocate of #StarTrek in its early days (after a rocky start) and yes, theorized Data's positronic brain. ##ScienceFictionDay
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My latest👇
Unlike in past years, we are not only up against the GOP and its right-wing allies, but the Department of Justice as well. Their collective goal is to use data to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Unlike in past years, we are not only up against the GOP and its right-wing allies, but the Department of Justice as well. Their collective goal is to use data to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s DOJ Wants Your Data
Donald Trump and the Republican Party know that they are likely to be voted out of power in November 2026. The tools they are counting on to prevent this are the same ones being deployed by the larges...
www.democracydocket.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
My latest👇
Unlike in past years, we are not only up against the GOP and its right-wing allies, but the Department of Justice as well. Their collective goal is to use data to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Unlike in past years, we are not only up against the GOP and its right-wing allies, but the Department of Justice as well. Their collective goal is to use data to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.
January 2, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Given how often he posts about this, it seems less like reassurance for others and more like he’s trying to convince himself that he passed the cognitive exam.
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During the 2024 election, Trump promised to release the Epstein files as part of a campaign message arguing the government was run by powerful people hiding the truth from Americans.
At the start of 2026, many people believe that Trump is now one of the powerful few keeping the public in the dark.
At the start of 2026, many people believe that Trump is now one of the powerful few keeping the public in the dark.
With few Epstein files released, conspiracy theories flourish and questions remain
President Trump's changing messaging, Congress' unprecedented demands and the Justice Department's piecemeal release of information haven't quieted the questions. Here's what we know — and don't.
www.npr.org
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
During the 2024 election, Trump promised to release the Epstein files as part of a campaign message arguing the government was run by powerful people hiding the truth from Americans.
At the start of 2026, many people believe that Trump is now one of the powerful few keeping the public in the dark.
At the start of 2026, many people believe that Trump is now one of the powerful few keeping the public in the dark.
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2 January 1924 | Polish Jew Juda Schullehrer was born in Tarnów.
In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25549
He perished in the camp on 18 March 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25549
He perished in the camp on 18 March 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
January 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
2 January 1924 | Polish Jew Juda Schullehrer was born in Tarnów.
In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25549
He perished in the camp on 18 March 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942.
No. 25549
He perished in the camp on 18 March 1942.
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📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/
Let's go exploring! It's been 30 years since the final installment of Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson. The imaginative antics of eternal six-year-old Calvin and his best friend, Hobbes, never fails to make me smile. (The last Calvin and Hobbes strip ran on December 31, 1995.)
January 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Let's go exploring! It's been 30 years since the final installment of Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson. The imaginative antics of eternal six-year-old Calvin and his best friend, Hobbes, never fails to make me smile. (The last Calvin and Hobbes strip ran on December 31, 1995.)
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Kennedy Center New Year's Eve concerts canceled after addition of Trump's name.
Boo fucking hoo.
Boo fucking hoo.
Kennedy Center New Year's Eve concerts canceled after addition of Trump's name
A veteran jazz ensemble announced on Monday it was canceling its New Year's Eve performances at the Kennedy Center, the latest group to withdraw from the Washington arts institution after it was renam...
www.reuters.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Kennedy Center New Year's Eve concerts canceled after addition of Trump's name.
Boo fucking hoo.
Boo fucking hoo.
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The real injustice? We can't trust the Department of Justice anymore.
December 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The real injustice? We can't trust the Department of Justice anymore.
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30 December 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jacob Sack, was born at The Hague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
30 December 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jacob Sack, was born at The Hague.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU