Holly
@mirastella.bsky.social
astronomer, lover of dogs, watcher of sci-fi. she/her.
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
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This is so petty. But its also worth noting that this bill passed unanimously the first time. And then failed to get the requisite 2/3 to override the veto because a bunch of House Republicans chose to cave into rather than support clean water for CO twice in a row. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM
This is so petty. But its also worth noting that this bill passed unanimously the first time. And then failed to get the requisite 2/3 to override the veto because a bunch of House Republicans chose to cave into rather than support clean water for CO twice in a row. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
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Reminder: Senate Republicans BLOCKED an extension of the ACA tax credits (again) and are letting YOUR health care premiums skyrocket.
And Trump's sorry excuse for a "plan" isn't going to change that.
And Trump's sorry excuse for a "plan" isn't going to change that.
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Reminder: Senate Republicans BLOCKED an extension of the ACA tax credits (again) and are letting YOUR health care premiums skyrocket.
And Trump's sorry excuse for a "plan" isn't going to change that.
And Trump's sorry excuse for a "plan" isn't going to change that.
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We are now 30 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
We are now 30 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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Brett Kavanaugh did this. It is completely bonkers to assume that the government has the right to arrest or detain you solely based on your accent, appearance or occupation. And yet that is what Kavanaugh said in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Brett Kavanaugh did this. It is completely bonkers to assume that the government has the right to arrest or detain you solely based on your accent, appearance or occupation. And yet that is what Kavanaugh said in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
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How it started/how it's going
January 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
How it started/how it's going
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National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
HOW THE FUCK DOES HE STILL NOT GET HOW TARIFFS WORK
January 18, 2026 at 3:55 AM
HOW THE FUCK DOES HE STILL NOT GET HOW TARIFFS WORK
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Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
I can't repeat this enough.
I've said this before and I'll say it again.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
It would only take a tiny handful of Republican Congress members or senators to stop the slide of America toward authoritarian fascism, but nope. They're all in.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Four GOP Senators.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
At most four Repubs in the House.
Together they could stop nearly all the mad-king's rampages. They would be known to history as Profiles in Courage. They might/would lose the next election. But people have sacrificed a lot more, for a lot less.
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Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
French troops deploying to Greenland because the United States might try to take it over.
Today in 2026 sentences.
Today in 2026 sentences.
❗️An initial group of 🇫🇷French mountain troops has arrived in 🇬🇱Greenland to prepare for the reception and deployment of the main contingent. French authorities have stated that additional land, aviation, and naval units will be dispatched in the coming days.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
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This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
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To my Republican colleagues: ENOUGH. It's time for the Senate to vote to block these tariffs and to block the use of military force against Greenland.
Trump is tearing apart our alliances in real time and the economic & diplomatic consequences will be catastrophic.
Trump is tearing apart our alliances in real time and the economic & diplomatic consequences will be catastrophic.
Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he'll impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
To my Republican colleagues: ENOUGH. It's time for the Senate to vote to block these tariffs and to block the use of military force against Greenland.
Trump is tearing apart our alliances in real time and the economic & diplomatic consequences will be catastrophic.
Trump is tearing apart our alliances in real time and the economic & diplomatic consequences will be catastrophic.
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If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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How did this work out for Marie again?
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
How did this work out for Marie again?
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We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
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The Trump administration is quite literally willing to poison Americans to save giant corporations money. Your kids get sick & oil CEOs get richer.
EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations
The EPA weakened emissions standards for new power plants and said it would no longer consider the economic impacts of public health in rule making.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The Trump administration is quite literally willing to poison Americans to save giant corporations money. Your kids get sick & oil CEOs get richer.
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It’s quite likely that being called a “fucking bitch” is one of the last things a dying Renee Good ever heard.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
Not to be too morbid, but today's reporting is that she was actually still alive for several minutes. He said that to her while she was dying.
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
It’s quite likely that being called a “fucking bitch” is one of the last things a dying Renee Good ever heard.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
I demand leaders who are as filled with pure, diamond-hard rage over this as I am.
I believe this is absolutely not asking for too much.
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Oh, no
Did they suffer any internal bleeding
Did they suffer any internal bleeding
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Oh, no
Did they suffer any internal bleeding
Did they suffer any internal bleeding
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Right wingers are straight up lying about how Minnesota elections work now in order to argue that the Dems are corrupt.
We have open primaries. There's no such thing as a Dem primary because it doesn't exist.
We have open primaries. There's no such thing as a Dem primary because it doesn't exist.
January 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Right wingers are straight up lying about how Minnesota elections work now in order to argue that the Dems are corrupt.
We have open primaries. There's no such thing as a Dem primary because it doesn't exist.
We have open primaries. There's no such thing as a Dem primary because it doesn't exist.
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He's ruining cities that voted D and disappearing citizens who don't like him. When he said he would "fix it" so Republicans didn't even have to vote anymore, what the fuck did you think he meant? Did you think that was casually tossed out there?
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
He's ruining cities that voted D and disappearing citizens who don't like him. When he said he would "fix it" so Republicans didn't even have to vote anymore, what the fuck did you think he meant? Did you think that was casually tossed out there?
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I would like to live in a country where statements like "people are vermin" & "we should attack our NATO allies" & "we shouldn't have elections" immediately ended presidencies.
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I would like to live in a country where statements like "people are vermin" & "we should attack our NATO allies" & "we shouldn't have elections" immediately ended presidencies.