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· May 9
I only read English but I seek out news from other countries to get a bigger view of what’s happening in the world.
Ukraine, France & Japan all have English language versions of their news available on BlueSky.
In case you’re interested, this thread for sources I’ve found.
Ukraine, France & Japan all have English language versions of their news available on BlueSky.
In case you’re interested, this thread for sources I’ve found.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Today is a good day to remember that many of us said they did not mean a thing about the sanctity of the Second Amendment. All the talk about rights and freedom and the Constitution was just lies to cover up for the fact that their real goal was oppression. And here we are.
Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Today is a good day to remember that many of us said they did not mean a thing about the sanctity of the Second Amendment. All the talk about rights and freedom and the Constitution was just lies to cover up for the fact that their real goal was oppression. And here we are.
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Black History Month spotlight: Henrietta Lacks.
After her death from cancer in 1951 at age 31, her cells became the HeLa cell line. These cells were foundational to modern cancer research. Taken without her consent, her contributions weren’t recognized until decades later.
#nursesky #medsky
After her death from cancer in 1951 at age 31, her cells became the HeLa cell line. These cells were foundational to modern cancer research. Taken without her consent, her contributions weren’t recognized until decades later.
#nursesky #medsky
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Stickers seen in the wild
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Stickers seen in the wild
Intentionally sloppy like that partner who weaponizes incompetence to get out of doing chores.
The Justice Department said Monday that it had withdrawn several thousand documents and "media" related to Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers told a judge that the lives of nearly 100 victims had been "turned upside down" by sloppy redactions in the latest release of records. https://to.pbs.org/4kl6SGc
Government says it's fixing thousands of documents in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information
Lawyers for victims said in a letter to the judge Sunday that botched redactions had damaged the lives of nearly 100 victims.
to.pbs.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Intentionally sloppy like that partner who weaponizes incompetence to get out of doing chores.
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Today's the last day for the pre-order phase of these shirts! Want to be sure you get one in your size?
Now's the time 🌱
About half of Skype a Scientist's funding comes from merch runs like this. Help us continue our work while lookin hot as hell.
SquidFacts.net
Now's the time 🌱
About half of Skype a Scientist's funding comes from merch runs like this. Help us continue our work while lookin hot as hell.
SquidFacts.net
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Today's the last day for the pre-order phase of these shirts! Want to be sure you get one in your size?
Now's the time 🌱
About half of Skype a Scientist's funding comes from merch runs like this. Help us continue our work while lookin hot as hell.
SquidFacts.net
Now's the time 🌱
About half of Skype a Scientist's funding comes from merch runs like this. Help us continue our work while lookin hot as hell.
SquidFacts.net
Darwin would like to point out that this is how it’s supposed to work.
Undesirable traits for survival of the species are de-selected.
If these men want to pass on their hens, maybe they should change their behaviors & attitudes bc that’s what the species is demanding.
Undesirable traits for survival of the species are de-selected.
If these men want to pass on their hens, maybe they should change their behaviors & attitudes bc that’s what the species is demanding.
📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
www.smh.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Darwin would like to point out that this is how it’s supposed to work.
Undesirable traits for survival of the species are de-selected.
If these men want to pass on their hens, maybe they should change their behaviors & attitudes bc that’s what the species is demanding.
Undesirable traits for survival of the species are de-selected.
If these men want to pass on their hens, maybe they should change their behaviors & attitudes bc that’s what the species is demanding.
"Other circuits have also held that pointing guns at persons who are compliant and present no danger is a constitutional violation."
"pointing a gun at an unarmed suspect who poses no danger constitutes excessive force"
#Ice #AbolishIce
caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th...
#Ice #AbolishIce
caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th...
BAIRD v. RENBARGER (2009) | FindLaw
Case opinion for US 7th Circuit BAIRD v. RENBARGER. Read the Court's full decision on FindLaw.
caselaw.findlaw.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"Other circuits have also held that pointing guns at persons who are compliant and present no danger is a constitutional violation."
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This Psychology Today article from 2016—2 years after Trivers's public comments on Epstein—acknowledges his "blunt talk and bad manners" but concludes he's "one of our greatest thinkers."
Such are the perils of putting "genius" (and grant $) over humanity.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
Such are the perils of putting "genius" (and grant $) over humanity.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
February 3, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This Psychology Today article from 2016—2 years after Trivers's public comments on Epstein—acknowledges his "blunt talk and bad manners" but concludes he's "one of our greatest thinkers."
Such are the perils of putting "genius" (and grant $) over humanity.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
Such are the perils of putting "genius" (and grant $) over humanity.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
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Appearing on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast, President Donald Trump gave Republicans clear instructions on how to “take over” elections nationwide.
"We want to take over": Trump says Republicans should move to "nationalize" elections - Salon.com
Trump pushed for taking elections away from the states in an interview with Dan Bongino.
www.salon.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Appearing on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast, President Donald Trump gave Republicans clear instructions on how to “take over” elections nationwide.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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The integration of rapidly advancing generative AI into the public’s interfacing with news events is a multifront misinformation war on people who just want to know what's going on.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Zohran Mamdani Is the Latest Victim of Epstein Files AI Slop
A torrent of AI-generated images, including some featuring Zohran Mamdani, have followed the government's latest Epstein files dump.
www.rollingstone.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The integration of rapidly advancing generative AI into the public’s interfacing with news events is a multifront misinformation war on people who just want to know what's going on.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Particularly since many of them are underage — making the DOJ subject to child pornography charges.
I feel like it should probably be a bigger story that the justice department just released potentially dozens of unredacted CSAM photos with the faces of the victims visible
February 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Particularly since many of them are underage — making the DOJ subject to child pornography charges.
“The authors emphasize that none of the studies examined metformin as a treatment for already-established long COVID. Rather, they focused on prevention and whether use of the drug during acute infection could reduce the likelihood of developing persistent post-COVID symptoms.”
New review highlights growing evidence that diabetes drug metformin can prevent long COVID
The low-cost drug may lower the risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 40% to 60%.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
The low-cost drug may lower the risk of clinician-diagnosed long COVID by 40% to 60%.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“The authors emphasize that none of the studies examined metformin as a treatment for already-established long COVID. Rather, they focused on prevention and whether use of the drug during acute infection could reduce the likelihood of developing persistent post-COVID symptoms.”
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“My extraordinary great-great-grandfather obtained his liberty at some point before the Civil War,” Eugene Robinson writes. But America has erased the history of Black men like Henry Fordham. Robinson was determined to find out the truth:
How I Traced My Ancestor’s Journey From Slavery to Freedom
America erased the histories of Black men like Henry Fordham, my great-great-grandfather. I was determined to find out the truth.
bit.ly
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
“My extraordinary great-great-grandfather obtained his liberty at some point before the Civil War,” Eugene Robinson writes. But America has erased the history of Black men like Henry Fordham. Robinson was determined to find out the truth:
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This is the key story of Minneapolis- mass organizing of a significant percentage of the population.
Rallies are great but building trained networks of activists with real skills to challenge autocracy is the key to defeating the far right over the long term.
Rallies are great but building trained networks of activists with real skills to challenge autocracy is the key to defeating the far right over the long term.
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This is the key story of Minneapolis- mass organizing of a significant percentage of the population.
Rallies are great but building trained networks of activists with real skills to challenge autocracy is the key to defeating the far right over the long term.
Rallies are great but building trained networks of activists with real skills to challenge autocracy is the key to defeating the far right over the long term.
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DWC members are holding Noem accountable at her front door.
ICE and CBP agents are killing Americans, and violently harming women in broad daylight and behind closed doors.
Today now, we’re speaking out. Tune in below ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/WYrkltX...
ICE and CBP agents are killing Americans, and violently harming women in broad daylight and behind closed doors.
Today now, we’re speaking out. Tune in below ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/WYrkltX...
The CHC is at the ICE HQ with a Simple Demand: Fire Kristi Noem
YouTube video by Congressional Hispanic Caucus
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
DWC members are holding Noem accountable at her front door.
ICE and CBP agents are killing Americans, and violently harming women in broad daylight and behind closed doors.
Today now, we’re speaking out. Tune in below ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/WYrkltX...
ICE and CBP agents are killing Americans, and violently harming women in broad daylight and behind closed doors.
Today now, we’re speaking out. Tune in below ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/WYrkltX...
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Nothing says “trust us” like hiding behind NDAs.
This is the wrong move by the Supreme Court. Courts earn their legitimacy through openness and transparency, not secrecy.
This is the wrong move by the Supreme Court. Courts earn their legitimacy through openness and transparency, not secrecy.
How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Nothing says “trust us” like hiding behind NDAs.
This is the wrong move by the Supreme Court. Courts earn their legitimacy through openness and transparency, not secrecy.
This is the wrong move by the Supreme Court. Courts earn their legitimacy through openness and transparency, not secrecy.
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In which @tressiemcphd.bsky.social scares the shit out of me.
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
In which @tressiemcphd.bsky.social scares the shit out of me.
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
“ICE knows that it cannot shoot us all. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track us all.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
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The Paris Prosecutor's office announced they are leaving X by stating they raided their offices.
What a way to leave X.
What a way to leave X.
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Paris Prosecutor's office announced they are leaving X by stating they raided their offices.
What a way to leave X.
What a way to leave X.
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Frances E. W. Harper, American author, essayist, poet, suffragist, abolitionist. Well-known Af-Am writer; the first black wmn to published a short story,“The Two Offers”, Anglo-African Mag(1859). Co-organizer, Natl Assn of Colored Women #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BlackHistoryMonth #woc
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Frances E. W. Harper, American author, essayist, poet, suffragist, abolitionist. Well-known Af-Am writer; the first black wmn to published a short story,“The Two Offers”, Anglo-African Mag(1859). Co-organizer, Natl Assn of Colored Women #womenshistory #womenwriters #WriterSky #BlackHistoryMonth #woc
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Today at 3 PM ET, the Press Freedom Defense Fund is hosting a workshop for journalists on how to secure your devices.
RSVP: Securing Your Devices Against Raids, Seizure, and Surveillance, Part 1
Join us for a live training on how to secure your mobile devices against raids, seizure, and surveillance, brought to you by The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund. This is the first installment…
interc.pt
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Today at 3 PM ET, the Press Freedom Defense Fund is hosting a workshop for journalists on how to secure your devices.
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"Over the past year, Delaware’s largest university has been quietly reacting to pressure under a second Trump administration, while fine-tuning a “long-term strategy” to review campus practices on diversity and inclusion."
Blue states!
archive.is/lSvIn
Blue states!
archive.is/lSvIn
Today, in local news (paywalled alas)
Kelly Powers, “UD Removes Student Research on Slavery, Newark History amid Federal Pressure,” The News Journal, February 3, 2026,
www.delawareonline.com/story/news/e...
Kelly Powers, “UD Removes Student Research on Slavery, Newark History amid Federal Pressure,” The News Journal, February 3, 2026,
www.delawareonline.com/story/news/e...
UD removes student research on slavery, Newark history amid federal pressure
Over the past year, UD has reacted to pressure under a second Trump administration, while tuning a “long-term strategy” on campus inclusion.
www.delawareonline.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
"Over the past year, Delaware’s largest university has been quietly reacting to pressure under a second Trump administration, while fine-tuning a “long-term strategy” to review campus practices on diversity and inclusion."
Blue states!
archive.is/lSvIn
Blue states!
archive.is/lSvIn