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@notkaspeck.bsky.social
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· Jan 3
Finally watched “Blue Moon.” Ethan Hawke is brilliant and it’s the saddest movie I’ve seen in a while.
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Finally watched “Blue Moon.” Ethan Hawke is brilliant and it’s the saddest movie I’ve seen in a while.
To every Epstein co-conspirator and sexual predator: We’re coming for you.
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
(This is a stellar thread)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhGt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhGt...
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 AM
(This is a stellar thread)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhGt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhGt...
Send Maxwell back to Tallahassee. Or to Rikers.
This morning, Ghislaine Maxwell blanket pleaded the 5th during her deposition in the Epstein case. What’s the message? She seems to be making it clear to Donald Trump that he can buy her silence with clemency.
Not on our watch. Here is the latest. ⬇️
Not on our watch. Here is the latest. ⬇️
Rep. Stansbury: Latest on Ghislaine Maxwell Deposition
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Send Maxwell back to Tallahassee. Or to Rikers.
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Many elements of Bad Bunny’s show reminded me of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights,” including the flags. Puerto Rican artists ftw.
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Many elements of Bad Bunny’s show reminded me of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In The Heights,” including the flags. Puerto Rican artists ftw.
Love this insight
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Love this insight
I needed to be with trees so I went for a late afternoon hike on the South Crest Trail. This outcropping always reminds me of Paul Simon's lyrics:
Once upon a time, there was an ocean
But now it's a mountain range
Something unstoppable set into motion
Nothing is different, but everything's changed
Once upon a time, there was an ocean
But now it's a mountain range
Something unstoppable set into motion
Nothing is different, but everything's changed
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I needed to be with trees so I went for a late afternoon hike on the South Crest Trail. This outcropping always reminds me of Paul Simon's lyrics:
Once upon a time, there was an ocean
But now it's a mountain range
Something unstoppable set into motion
Nothing is different, but everything's changed
Once upon a time, there was an ocean
But now it's a mountain range
Something unstoppable set into motion
Nothing is different, but everything's changed
This song will make you feel better, I promise. The singer’s voice, the band, the lyrics (the lyrics!), the audience’s reaction, and all in Texas. Fucking Texas, y’all.
This video from a jam-packed bar in Texas also gives me hope! ttps://bit.ly/3Og7IYB
Broken Truth- live in San Antonio
YouTube video by Tim Grimm
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This song will make you feel better, I promise. The singer’s voice, the band, the lyrics (the lyrics!), the audience’s reaction, and all in Texas. Fucking Texas, y’all.
Awww, i miss seeing dippers (gotta get back up to Oregon)
How adorable is this juvenile American Dipper begging for lunch? It’s amazing how quickly they transform from helpless nestlings into fluffy, demanding youngsters - usually within 24 days after hatching. Parents still strive to keep them well-fed even after they fledge.
📷: @teebirdie.bsky.social
📷: @teebirdie.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Awww, i miss seeing dippers (gotta get back up to Oregon)
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
omg, I'm watching Waiting for Guffman, and it's so fucking funny. I forgot how much of that show I lived through when I was doing tons on community theater back in the 90s. Corky is _so much_ like a director I worked with on several shows.
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
omg, I'm watching Waiting for Guffman, and it's so fucking funny. I forgot how much of that show I lived through when I was doing tons on community theater back in the 90s. Corky is _so much_ like a director I worked with on several shows.
Good news—an effective vaccine for HIV
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Good news—an effective vaccine for HIV
More Mamdani + adorable kids
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
More Mamdani + adorable kids
Please watch this clip as many times as needed to counter doomscrolling and improve your outlook.
Mamdani + kids and smiling aide = hope and joy
A woo woo woo
Mamdani + kids and smiling aide = hope and joy
A woo woo woo
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Please watch this clip as many times as needed to counter doomscrolling and improve your outlook.
Mamdani + kids and smiling aide = hope and joy
A woo woo woo
Mamdani + kids and smiling aide = hope and joy
A woo woo woo
RFKjr is a murderer.
NEW: Children are developing encephalitis as the South Carolina measles outbreak continues. @emilymullin.bsky.social has more:
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
RFKjr is a murderer.
Just called @heinrich.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov. Let's light up their phones, NM skeeps!
🚨 Tell your Senators to vote NO on the GOP’s so-called “SAVE” Act”, which would:
Require continuing voter purges w/ NO PENALTY for erroneous purges.
Subject election officials to potential PRISON TIME & citizen suits for mistakenly registering a single voter—even if the voter is a citizen! 1/
Require continuing voter purges w/ NO PENALTY for erroneous purges.
Subject election officials to potential PRISON TIME & citizen suits for mistakenly registering a single voter—even if the voter is a citizen! 1/
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Just called @heinrich.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov. Let's light up their phones, NM skeeps!
Tax the billionaires out of existence. Thanks for nothing, Jeff.
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Tax the billionaires out of existence. Thanks for nothing, Jeff.
Weird. I dreamed I had a young jaguar, big lanky kitten, about 35 pounds. It kept exploring the dream space we were in, checking out random people. I could pick it up and it would cuddle. Then two bigger jaguars showed up and kitten tangled with them. Had to reach in and pull it out of the scrum.
February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Weird. I dreamed I had a young jaguar, big lanky kitten, about 35 pounds. It kept exploring the dream space we were in, checking out random people. I could pick it up and it would cuddle. Then two bigger jaguars showed up and kitten tangled with them. Had to reach in and pull it out of the scrum.
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Murder charges now.
The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.
www.aol.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Murder charges now.
February 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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minnesota, home to all those choir colleges. they sing.
"Put down your weapons
Come sing your part
We walk the same ground
We're torn apart"
Come sing your part
We walk the same ground
We're torn apart"
February 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
minnesota, home to all those choir colleges. they sing.
This is lovely
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This is lovely