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@nmohlmann.bsky.social
English prof (autobiography, the paranormal, colonial Virginia) & south coast vaporwave
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this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
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I know publicists like to pretend that every book is an entry point, but this is book nineteen. Our heroine is freshly traumatized and VERY pregnant. If you try to start here, you will be deeply confused and probably hate the series.
Start with ROSEMARY AND RUE.
Start with ROSEMARY AND RUE.
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I know publicists like to pretend that every book is an entry point, but this is book nineteen. Our heroine is freshly traumatized and VERY pregnant. If you try to start here, you will be deeply confused and probably hate the series.
Start with ROSEMARY AND RUE.
Start with ROSEMARY AND RUE.
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Activism matters. Public reaction matters. After the Kent State massacre Congress lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
www.kent.edu/magazine/iss...
www.kent.edu/magazine/iss...
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Activism matters. Public reaction matters. After the Kent State massacre Congress lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
www.kent.edu/magazine/iss...
www.kent.edu/magazine/iss...
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I witnessed release of detainees (uncharged) from Whipple for first time. Weird, surreal ritual. ICE agents walk out w someone, hand over to volunteer. Without the volunteers, detainees would be dropped on street in subzero w/o any of their possessions including the jackets they were arrested in
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I witnessed release of detainees (uncharged) from Whipple for first time. Weird, surreal ritual. ICE agents walk out w someone, hand over to volunteer. Without the volunteers, detainees would be dropped on street in subzero w/o any of their possessions including the jackets they were arrested in
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𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝟑-𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙥
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝟑-𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙪𝙥
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recently learned about “dek bass”, a sound system culture in rural West Bengal, using cassette decks and homemade systems, and it’s remarkable because 1) the music and equipment are sick and 2) the DJ always looks like he’s being briefed on a national security issue
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 AM
recently learned about “dek bass”, a sound system culture in rural West Bengal, using cassette decks and homemade systems, and it’s remarkable because 1) the music and equipment are sick and 2) the DJ always looks like he’s being briefed on a national security issue
I thought the leviathan was a fish? What if they froze the wrong thing??
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I thought the leviathan was a fish? What if they froze the wrong thing??
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I'm deep in #Leviathan Threads content where you can find #Leviathan #Facts in the form of images like this one
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I'm deep in #Leviathan Threads content where you can find #Leviathan #Facts in the form of images like this one
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I have had "a giant MALE mystical sea creature" stuck in my dome all day like I can't stop thinking it
January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I have had "a giant MALE mystical sea creature" stuck in my dome all day like I can't stop thinking it
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a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
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JUDGE: “It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” referring to the District of Minnesota.
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
JUDGE: “It concerns me that Attorney General Bondi’s letter cites three things that are the subject of pending litigation before this court,” referring to the District of Minnesota.
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
"Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can't achieve through the Courts?"
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AI cannot feel.
Its incredibly demeaning to both humans and non-human animals that feel actual emotions to frame it like this, Amanda, you weirdo.
You should feel judged.
Its incredibly demeaning to both humans and non-human animals that feel actual emotions to frame it like this, Amanda, you weirdo.
You should feel judged.
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 AM
AI cannot feel.
Its incredibly demeaning to both humans and non-human animals that feel actual emotions to frame it like this, Amanda, you weirdo.
You should feel judged.
Its incredibly demeaning to both humans and non-human animals that feel actual emotions to frame it like this, Amanda, you weirdo.
You should feel judged.
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
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They are grabbing and bursting testicles.
That’s sexual assault.
We already know women detainees have been raped, assaulted and in some cases sterilized.
This is sick stuff. They want to inflict maximum pain.
They’re abusers drunk on power.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That’s sexual assault.
We already know women detainees have been raped, assaulted and in some cases sterilized.
This is sick stuff. They want to inflict maximum pain.
They’re abusers drunk on power.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse
Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:34 AM
They are grabbing and bursting testicles.
That’s sexual assault.
We already know women detainees have been raped, assaulted and in some cases sterilized.
This is sick stuff. They want to inflict maximum pain.
They’re abusers drunk on power.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That’s sexual assault.
We already know women detainees have been raped, assaulted and in some cases sterilized.
This is sick stuff. They want to inflict maximum pain.
They’re abusers drunk on power.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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When I was cleaning my email, I realized I had some kindle books I had bought to give away (inspired by @kithrup.bsky.social)
So if you need something to distract you, may I offer Rosemary and Rue by @seananmcguire.bsky.social? Links in next post
So if you need something to distract you, may I offer Rosemary and Rue by @seananmcguire.bsky.social? Links in next post
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 AM
When I was cleaning my email, I realized I had some kindle books I had bought to give away (inspired by @kithrup.bsky.social)
So if you need something to distract you, may I offer Rosemary and Rue by @seananmcguire.bsky.social? Links in next post
So if you need something to distract you, may I offer Rosemary and Rue by @seananmcguire.bsky.social? Links in next post
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The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
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One problem with advocating for censoring unwanted political content on TikTok is that you might get your way
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
One problem with advocating for censoring unwanted political content on TikTok is that you might get your way
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I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
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Bill Kristol is quoting Mao
Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Bill Kristol is quoting Mao
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During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
And, tonight, the network's flagship news program -- 60 Minutes -- ran a clip show of old celeb interviews to "celebrate the movies" rather than put together an episode focused on what's going on in Minnesota.
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 AM
During the Soviet era, at times of govt instability, the state broadcaster would typically preempt scheduled broadcasts by airing performances of Swan Lake
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This is wild. Does one of the remaining protesters in the street have a horn or a tuba?
Please don’t get arrested beautiful protesters.
Please don’t get arrested beautiful protesters.
Minneapolis, MN -
Many many more agents filing into the area around the hotel. Minneapolis PD announcing everyone is under arrest, telling them to sit down with their hands up. An ad hoc journalist squad being told to go further down the street. Chemicals irritant deployed in the road.
Many many more agents filing into the area around the hotel. Minneapolis PD announcing everyone is under arrest, telling them to sit down with their hands up. An ad hoc journalist squad being told to go further down the street. Chemicals irritant deployed in the road.
January 26, 2026 at 5:12 AM
This is wild. Does one of the remaining protesters in the street have a horn or a tuba?
Please don’t get arrested beautiful protesters.
Please don’t get arrested beautiful protesters.
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signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
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Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
The fact that every right winger with influence screams "who is paying for all of this" tells you exactly how awash in cash they all are, and how much they rely on that to keep their movement afloat.
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.