Henning Dekant 📎
@quaxquax.bsky.social
Physicist who dabbles in Quantum Computing and AI.
The Network is the Computer. Still truer now than ever.
The Network is the Computer. Still truer now than ever.
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Monday demonstrations in East Germany - Wikipedia
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Weekly country wide protest marches were key in bringing down the East German dictatorship.
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Why are planetary scientists, astrobiologists and and SETI scientists so negative (pissed off, even) about Avi Loeb’s repeated claims that 3I/Atlas may be an invading alien spaceship?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why are planetary scientists, astrobiologists and and SETI scientists so negative (pissed off, even) about Avi Loeb’s repeated claims that 3I/Atlas may be an invading alien spaceship?
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SNAP embarrassed him. So now he's against SNAP. SNAP is now the James Comey of government assistance programs.
President Trump criticized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during a Fox News interview tonight, saying people "get it automatically now so the number is many times what it should be, it's disgraceful."
Trump says "we can reform" SNAP
"SNAP is supposed to be if you are down and out," Trump said on Fox News this evening.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
SNAP embarrassed him. So now he's against SNAP. SNAP is now the James Comey of government assistance programs.
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@europesays@pubeurope.com
www.europesays.com/2561144/ Network of pro-Russian sites in Europe spreads Russian propaganda that Ukraine has lost at the front and Russians have captured Pokrovsk. Insajder (Slovenia), Weltwoche (Switzerland) etc ... coordinated fake news. #Ukraine #UkraineC
www.europesays.com/2561144/ Network of pro-Russian sites in Europe spreads Russian propaganda that Ukraine has lost at the front and Russians have captured Pokrovsk. Insajder (Slovenia), Weltwoche (Switzerland) etc ... coordinated fake news. #Ukraine #UkraineC
Network of pro-Russian sites in Europe spreads Russian propaganda that Ukraine has lost at the front and Russians have captured Pokrovsk. Insajder (Slovenia), Weltwoche (Switzerland), Geoestrategia (S...
Network of pro-Russian sites in Europe spreads Russian propaganda that Ukraine has lost at the front and Russians have captured Pokrovsk. Insajder (Slovenia),
www.europesays.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
@europesays@pubeurope.com
www.europesays.com/2561144/ Network of pro-Russian sites in Europe spreads Russian propaganda that Ukraine has lost at the front and Russians have captured Pokrovsk. Insajder (Slovenia), Weltwoche (Switzerland) etc ... coordinated fake news. #Ukraine #UkraineC
www.europesays.com/2561144/ Network of pro-Russian sites in Europe spreads Russian propaganda that Ukraine has lost at the front and Russians have captured Pokrovsk. Insajder (Slovenia), Weltwoche (Switzerland) etc ... coordinated fake news. #Ukraine #UkraineC
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Soooo a few million Indians going to ruSSia to help the Kremlin commit genocide in Ukraine?
#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
Russia, India to sign labour mobility agreement during Putin’s visit in December
India and Russia will sign a labour mobility agreement in December to protect Indian workers and boost skilled migration.
www.thehindu.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Soooo a few million Indians going to ruSSia to help the Kremlin commit genocide in Ukraine?
#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
#uspol #cdnpoli #ukpol #auspol
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
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In Ukraine, doctors report cases of gas gangrene – a dangerous bacterial infection once associated with the trenches of the First World War. A disease that was considered almost eradicated in Europe is returning due to the modern conditions of frontline battles.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In Ukraine, doctors report cases of gas gangrene – a dangerous bacterial infection once associated with the trenches of the First World War. A disease that was considered almost eradicated in Europe is returning due to the modern conditions of frontline battles.
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watching the PBS Frontline episode on the rise of AfD, and they have a clip from Elon speaking to the AfD convention at the very start
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
watching the PBS Frontline episode on the rise of AfD, and they have a clip from Elon speaking to the AfD convention at the very start
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
man, is he not good at public speaking, whatsoever
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
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Hemp regulation is a genuine issue but overnight obliteration is ludicrously bad policy. Whole lot of hemp and hemp-associated businesses will go under, this criminalizes basically every delta-8/9 product with enough in it to have a psychoactive effect.
(Those 24 Senators voted the right way.)
(Those 24 Senators voted the right way.)
The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Hemp regulation is a genuine issue but overnight obliteration is ludicrously bad policy. Whole lot of hemp and hemp-associated businesses will go under, this criminalizes basically every delta-8/9 product with enough in it to have a psychoactive effect.
(Those 24 Senators voted the right way.)
(Those 24 Senators voted the right way.)
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It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.
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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
This time it'll work!
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This time it'll work!
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“Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says”
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says”
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Fuck this. @governor.ca.gov tell this disgusting administration #handsOff
Human caused climate change is bad all the way around
Gifted article
Trump plan would open California to offshore oil drilling
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#Voices4Victory
#UsDemocracy
Human caused climate change is bad all the way around
Gifted article
Trump plan would open California to offshore oil drilling
wapo.st/4p1sRTx
#Voices4Victory
#UsDemocracy
Trump plan would open California to offshore oil drilling
A draft five-year plan for offshore oil development proposes selling leases on the West Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.
wapo.st
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Fuck this. @governor.ca.gov tell this disgusting administration #handsOff
Human caused climate change is bad all the way around
Gifted article
Trump plan would open California to offshore oil drilling
wapo.st/4p1sRTx
#Voices4Victory
#UsDemocracy
Human caused climate change is bad all the way around
Gifted article
Trump plan would open California to offshore oil drilling
wapo.st/4p1sRTx
#Voices4Victory
#UsDemocracy
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"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not. This ultimately strengthens his negotiating hand."
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Fascinating. So Congress knows how to write a bill allowing people to sue federal officers?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Fascinating. So Congress knows how to write a bill allowing people to sue federal officers?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
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I interviewed Sen. Jacky Rosen 12 days ago. She talked about dignity and protecting people’s healthcare.
Then she voted to reopen the government with zero protections.
She can still change her vote.
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us—please honor your words. Protect healthcare.
youtu.be/zq1V8UOGV-g
Then she voted to reopen the government with zero protections.
She can still change her vote.
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us—please honor your words. Protect healthcare.
youtu.be/zq1V8UOGV-g
Senator Jacky Rosen Promised to Protect Healthcare. Then She Voted Against It.
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
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November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I interviewed Sen. Jacky Rosen 12 days ago. She talked about dignity and protecting people’s healthcare.
Then she voted to reopen the government with zero protections.
She can still change her vote.
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us—please honor your words. Protect healthcare.
youtu.be/zq1V8UOGV-g
Then she voted to reopen the government with zero protections.
She can still change her vote.
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us—please honor your words. Protect healthcare.
youtu.be/zq1V8UOGV-g
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IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CRIMES AND WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT:
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO SOME CRIMES AND WANT TO GET AWAY WITH IT:
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
*Become a Republican member of Congress
*Donate money to President Trump or cronies
*Marry a Republican member of Congress
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One appeaser, Sen. Angus King, explained his decision with, “Standing up to Donald Trump didn’t work.”
Well sure, when you prematurely fold rather than see a fight through, you fail. And why should Trump opponents vote for anyone who thinks standing up to Trump isn’t worth doing?
Well sure, when you prematurely fold rather than see a fight through, you fail. And why should Trump opponents vote for anyone who thinks standing up to Trump isn’t worth doing?
Democrats Have to Get Out of a Normal Democracy Mindset
By folding in the government shutdown in exchange for virtually nothing, eight Democratic senators aid Trump's authoritarian takeover rather than oppose it
www.arcdigital.media
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
One appeaser, Sen. Angus King, explained his decision with, “Standing up to Donald Trump didn’t work.”
Well sure, when you prematurely fold rather than see a fight through, you fail. And why should Trump opponents vote for anyone who thinks standing up to Trump isn’t worth doing?
Well sure, when you prematurely fold rather than see a fight through, you fail. And why should Trump opponents vote for anyone who thinks standing up to Trump isn’t worth doing?
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Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assisting in & participating in the rape of countless children & without explanation, the Trump admin moved her to a Club Fed where she is now being waited on hand & foot & they even gave her a fucking puppy.
Anyone wanna explain that?
Anyone wanna explain that?
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assisting in & participating in the rape of countless children & without explanation, the Trump admin moved her to a Club Fed where she is now being waited on hand & foot & they even gave her a fucking puppy.
Anyone wanna explain that?
Anyone wanna explain that?
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Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
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In a time when the Democratic Party urgently needs Winston Churchills, it has far too many Neville Chamberlains.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In a time when the Democratic Party urgently needs Winston Churchills, it has far too many Neville Chamberlains.
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Tim Kaine is on MSNBC accusing Katy Tur of "overdramatizing" the way he and some other Democrats caved. "This is by far a minor-league issue within the Democratic Party," Kaine said.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tim Kaine is on MSNBC accusing Katy Tur of "overdramatizing" the way he and some other Democrats caved. "This is by far a minor-league issue within the Democratic Party," Kaine said.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
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I know this is an obvious and old point, but it still shocks me how quickly the culture of the GOP has come to defined by the absurd personality type of the "toad-licking, ass kissing alpha." Amazing that they've built an audience that finds such deportment appealing, rather than disqualifying.
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I know this is an obvious and old point, but it still shocks me how quickly the culture of the GOP has come to defined by the absurd personality type of the "toad-licking, ass kissing alpha." Amazing that they've built an audience that finds such deportment appealing, rather than disqualifying.