Mr. Fahrenheit
@mrfahrenheit.bsky.social
Recent resident of Colorado Springs.
she/her
mostly nice, fervently anti-GOP
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken
she/her
mostly nice, fervently anti-GOP
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken
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“The scenario is not so far from that deservedly famous line of Margaret Atwood’s: men fear women laughing at them. Women fear men killing them, because she dared to laugh at him.”
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“The scenario is not so far from that deservedly famous line of Margaret Atwood’s: men fear women laughing at them. Women fear men killing them, because she dared to laugh at him.”
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Holy Jesus I didn't look close enough, saw the green logo quickly and thought this was The Onion and started chuckling man what have we done lol
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
Trump Gets Up, Walks Away From Meeting To Stare Out Window At Ballroom
www.huffpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Holy Jesus I didn't look close enough, saw the green logo quickly and thought this was The Onion and started chuckling man what have we done lol
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Democrats who want to abolish ice should start introducing legislation to roll back the creation of DHS. It was a specific post 9/11 law that combined previously extant functions into a single new department. Let’s start getting that model legislation out there. (Is it already?)
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Democrats who want to abolish ice should start introducing legislation to roll back the creation of DHS. It was a specific post 9/11 law that combined previously extant functions into a single new department. Let’s start getting that model legislation out there. (Is it already?)
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Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
The move comes after governments, researchers and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
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What politicians do matters much more than what they say. Competent journalists know this.
Yet the New York Times tells us: Yes, Trump persecutes immigrants, but look at the nice things he says!
He's “keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies.”
Good god, NYT. He’s lying.
Yet the New York Times tells us: Yes, Trump persecutes immigrants, but look at the nice things he says!
He's “keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies.”
Good god, NYT. He’s lying.
A ‘Ticklish Subject’: Trump’s Words on Immigration Often Collide and Contradict
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What politicians do matters much more than what they say. Competent journalists know this.
Yet the New York Times tells us: Yes, Trump persecutes immigrants, but look at the nice things he says!
He's “keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies.”
Good god, NYT. He’s lying.
Yet the New York Times tells us: Yes, Trump persecutes immigrants, but look at the nice things he says!
He's “keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies.”
Good god, NYT. He’s lying.
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“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity… each of us independently reached the decision to resign in protest of the actions of an administration that treats science not as a process for building knowledge, but as a means to advance its political agenda.”
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity… each of us independently reached the decision to resign in protest of the actions of an administration that treats science not as a process for building knowledge, but as a means to advance its political agenda.”
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January 10, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Starve the kids because they are mad at the people for being mad about murder. I guess that’s where we are now.
The Department of Agriculture announces today it's freezing 129 million in federal funding to Minnesota, continuing the administration's all-out attacks & retaliation against this state. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Starve the kids because they are mad at the people for being mad about murder. I guess that’s where we are now.
ProPublica identified 20 other planes that appeared to make sudden turns to exit or avoid the danger zone in the minutes after the explosion.
“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 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
ProPublica identified 20 other planes that appeared to make sudden turns to exit or avoid the danger zone in the minutes after the explosion.
Trump Administration Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations, Saying They Are ‘Contrary to U.S. Interests’
The president had asked the Sec of State Marco Rubio to conduct a review in a Feb2025 executive order. Rubio asserted that many of the orgs are “dominated by progressive ideology”
The president had asked the Sec of State Marco Rubio to conduct a review in a Feb2025 executive order. Rubio asserted that many of the orgs are “dominated by progressive ideology”
‘Thoughtless and Malicious’: Trump Administration Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations, Saying They Are ‘Contrary to U.S. Interests’
The Trump administration withdrew from 66 international organizations on Wednesday. A number of them are devoted to arts and cultural preservation.
www.artnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Trump Administration Withdraws from International Cultural Organizations, Saying They Are ‘Contrary to U.S. Interests’
The president had asked the Sec of State Marco Rubio to conduct a review in a Feb2025 executive order. Rubio asserted that many of the orgs are “dominated by progressive ideology”
The president had asked the Sec of State Marco Rubio to conduct a review in a Feb2025 executive order. Rubio asserted that many of the orgs are “dominated by progressive ideology”
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I’m old enough to remember the late 2000s, when redpill dudes were starting to mobilize online
various feminists and queer activists and historians wrote fairly regularly about misogyny as the canary in the coal mine of fascism
I can still hear the crickets
various feminists and queer activists and historians wrote fairly regularly about misogyny as the canary in the coal mine of fascism
I can still hear the crickets
He shot her in the head, then called her a “fucking bitch.”
That isn’t self defense, it’s an angry execution.
That isn’t self defense, it’s an angry execution.
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I’m old enough to remember the late 2000s, when redpill dudes were starting to mobilize online
various feminists and queer activists and historians wrote fairly regularly about misogyny as the canary in the coal mine of fascism
I can still hear the crickets
various feminists and queer activists and historians wrote fairly regularly about misogyny as the canary in the coal mine of fascism
I can still hear the crickets
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will
The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and will see turnover that could reshape its governing board.
The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and will see turnover that could reshape its governing board.
The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The Smithsonian Faces New Pressure to Submit to Trump’s Will
The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and will see turnover that could reshape its governing board.
The institution, long regarded as independent, is facing a White House deadline to hand over records about its content and will see turnover that could reshape its governing board.
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
A substantial number of AI images generated or edited with Grok are targeting women in religious and cultural clothing.
My Life Shows the Horror of RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Guidelines
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
My Life Shows the Horror of RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Guidelines
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
My Life Shows the Horror of RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Guidelines
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
The Trump administration just yanked the recommendation for a vaccine that can spare people from what I went through.
Alabama Woman Has Spent Five Years in Prison...for a Stillbirth
Alabama Woman Has Spent Five Years in Prison...for a Stillbirth
1.7.26
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Alabama Woman Has Spent Five Years in Prison...for a Stillbirth
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Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...
Making matters worse, the USPS has scaled back evening mail pickups in vast parts of the country. Voters whose post offices are more than 50 miles from a regional processing facility will be hit hardest. Roughly 149 million Americans across 70% of U.S. ZIP codes will be affected.
How new USPS rules put the right to vote at risk
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Making matters worse, the USPS has scaled back evening mail pickups in vast parts of the country. Voters whose post offices are more than 50 miles from a regional processing facility will be hit hardest. Roughly 149 million Americans across 70% of U.S. ZIP codes will be affected.
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Actually this has been going on for some time. Including them stopping actor Elaine Mills in Redmond, Washington last year And Navajo citizens end of January, 2025
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/u...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/u...
Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps | CNN
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citiz...
www.cnn.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Actually this has been going on for some time. Including them stopping actor Elaine Mills in Redmond, Washington last year And Navajo citizens end of January, 2025
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/u...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/u...
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This has been going on for months - note that she discusses it happening not only to her, but also to her son and uncle, apparently in separate incidents.
Native American actor says she was detained by ICE officers who said tribal ID ‘looked fake’
Elaine Miles of Northern Exposure was stopped by four masked men in Seattle while walking to bus stop
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This has been going on for months - note that she discusses it happening not only to her, but also to her son and uncle, apparently in separate incidents.
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"The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land." - Donald Trump
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 AM
"The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land." - Donald Trump
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Fascist Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon tells Trump to "arrest Tim Walz, bring him to DC, try him and hang him. Honor Christ. Save The Country."
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Fascist Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon tells Trump to "arrest Tim Walz, bring him to DC, try him and hang him. Honor Christ. Save The Country."