potatoffel
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good morning fellow skeeters
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“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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This is a blockbuster report. Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is a blockbuster report. Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.
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Imagine bringing American food to Italy
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Imagine bringing American food to Italy
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The NBC Olympics commentator repeatedly talking about placing bets on games is just so fucking gross man. App based sports betting needs to be nuked from orbit.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The NBC Olympics commentator repeatedly talking about placing bets on games is just so fucking gross man. App based sports betting needs to be nuked from orbit.
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Trump negotiators don’t approach Russia-Ukraine talks as “if we can get Russia to stop attacking, then there will be peace.” They approach it as “if we can get Ukraine to surrender, then we can make a lot of money.”
⚡️Zelensky says Russia presented $12 trillion economic plan to US, called 'Dmitriev package.'
President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.
Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Trump negotiators don’t approach Russia-Ukraine talks as “if we can get Russia to stop attacking, then there will be peace.” They approach it as “if we can get Ukraine to surrender, then we can make a lot of money.”
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it's kind of depressing that no one on the Democratic side of Congress has written to the state department to ask about the meeting with AB seperatists
February 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
it's kind of depressing that no one on the Democratic side of Congress has written to the state department to ask about the meeting with AB seperatists
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I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
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That is false. The US team was cheered. It turned to boos the second Vance was shown. Here it the footage youtube.com/shorts/3uEVC...
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
That is false. The US team was cheered. It turned to boos the second Vance was shown. Here it the footage youtube.com/shorts/3uEVC...
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“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
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Norms between adversaries are usually better maintained by mutual deterrence than by mutual forbearance.
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Norms between adversaries are usually better maintained by mutual deterrence than by mutual forbearance.
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Y tú ¿Cómo ligas?
Echándole una cucharadita de harina y moviendo la salsa suavemente. Luego la dejas en reposo 15 minutos antes de servir.
Echándole una cucharadita de harina y moviendo la salsa suavemente. Luego la dejas en reposo 15 minutos antes de servir.
February 7, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Y tú ¿Cómo ligas?
Echándole una cucharadita de harina y moviendo la salsa suavemente. Luego la dejas en reposo 15 minutos antes de servir.
Echándole una cucharadita de harina y moviendo la salsa suavemente. Luego la dejas en reposo 15 minutos antes de servir.
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Cancun Ted over here argued that “partisanship is inherent and permissible in the districting process” in an amicus brief he filed with the Supreme Court in the Texas redistricting case last September. www.cornyn.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
February 7, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Cancun Ted over here argued that “partisanship is inherent and permissible in the districting process” in an amicus brief he filed with the Supreme Court in the Texas redistricting case last September. www.cornyn.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
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just so you know, the spectrum between "requires some human intervention at some point in the operational cycle" and "mechanical turk" is as vast and diverse as the field of robotics itself
I'm late, but this is the first confirmation I've seen of Waymo using foreign-based remote operators. Prior, there was only a rumored podcast ep, immediately cease-and-desisted.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
just so you know, the spectrum between "requires some human intervention at some point in the operational cycle" and "mechanical turk" is as vast and diverse as the field of robotics itself
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You’re so right: those were civilians, not combatants! I apologize for the error.
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
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How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
You’re so right: those were civilians, not combatants! I apologize for the error.
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
How bad is it:
-Clear violation of the Laws Of Armed Conflict
-There appear to be multiple casualties
-Steps in the escalation of force protocols (the “Kill-Chain”) were NOT followed
Next steps:
☑️ Find next of…
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you know something is monumentally terrible when they actually delete it and do the "blame a staffer" duck! this is not an administration that ever pulls this, their whole thing is "yeah and we meant it and fuck you"
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
you know something is monumentally terrible when they actually delete it and do the "blame a staffer" duck! this is not an administration that ever pulls this, their whole thing is "yeah and we meant it and fuck you"
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"Twitter is cooking their brains" theory looking pretty strong
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
"Twitter is cooking their brains" theory looking pretty strong
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Documents show RFK Jr lied to Congress about his agenda in Samoa—he did indeed go to spread anti-scientific doubts about vaccines. He was ultimately successful in getting an outbreak going there that killed 83 people, mostly babies and young children.
RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️
Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Documents show RFK Jr lied to Congress about his agenda in Samoa—he did indeed go to spread anti-scientific doubts about vaccines. He was ultimately successful in getting an outbreak going there that killed 83 people, mostly babies and young children.
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This is what the WaPo lost its entire foreign affairs press corps for?
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
This is what the WaPo lost its entire foreign affairs press corps for?
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The EU Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design — infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications & hyper-personalized recommendations. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
ec.europa.eu
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The EU Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design — infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications & hyper-personalized recommendations. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
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Me llena de esperanza ver que alguien se ha atrevido a contar este tema (y con fuentes que den la cara).
Una historia que va muchísimo más allá de que el estudio sea en ratones o se haya politizado para decir tonterías.
Hace falta más periodismo científico crítico frente a los grandes anuncios.
Una historia que va muchísimo más allá de que el estudio sea en ratones o se haya politizado para decir tonterías.
Hace falta más periodismo científico crítico frente a los grandes anuncios.
Ya para socios ‼️Preocupación por las expectativas creadas por Barbacid sobre el cáncer de páncreas: “El anuncio se ha salido de madre” www.eldiario.es/1_c5dac3?utm...
Preocupación por las expectativas creadas por Barbacid sobre el cáncer de páncreas: “El anuncio se ha salido de madre”
Varios centros de investigación están recibiendo una avalancha de peticiones tras un anuncio que, según muchos especialistas, ha sido mal comunicado: ni Barbacid ha encontrado la cura del cáncer de pá...
www.eldiario.es
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Me llena de esperanza ver que alguien se ha atrevido a contar este tema (y con fuentes que den la cara).
Una historia que va muchísimo más allá de que el estudio sea en ratones o se haya politizado para decir tonterías.
Hace falta más periodismo científico crítico frente a los grandes anuncios.
Una historia que va muchísimo más allá de que el estudio sea en ratones o se haya politizado para decir tonterías.
Hace falta más periodismo científico crítico frente a los grandes anuncios.
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You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
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More on NSF funding data
A deeper dive into the numbers of awards by Directorate.
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A deeper dive into the numbers of awards by Directorate.
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a picture of a person in the water with the words call of the deep below it
ALT: a picture of a person in the water with the words call of the deep below it
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM
More on NSF funding data
A deeper dive into the numbers of awards by Directorate.
1/9
A deeper dive into the numbers of awards by Directorate.
1/9