Jacob Schimelman
@schimelman.bsky.social
Neuroregeneration, Polymeric Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Bioprinting with Light • Pessoptimist for reforming academia • UG @CWRUMacro • CT, NC Raised
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“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” one Harvard neurologist told us. There is no “method of applying pressure on the neck that is foolproof in terms of avoiding neurologic damage.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” one Harvard neurologist told us. There is no “method of applying pressure on the neck that is foolproof in terms of avoiding neurologic damage.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
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Given the timing, we consider this to be targeted harassment as punishment for exercising our First Amendment rights.
We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs.
Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.
We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs.
Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Given the timing, we consider this to be targeted harassment as punishment for exercising our First Amendment rights.
We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs.
Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.
We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs.
Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.
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DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
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Sigh. Shutting down the National Center for Atmospheric Research will make the world a more dangerous place for all of us.
Colorado senators’ bid to save NCAR funding fails as U.S. Senate passes spending bills
“In the face of unrelenting political attacks from President Trump, we are standing together to protect institutions like NCAR that are vital to our state and our economy,” Sen. John Hickenlo…
www.denverpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Sigh. Shutting down the National Center for Atmospheric Research will make the world a more dangerous place for all of us.
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I mean I *knew* that the whole plan was for Machado to go to the White House and physically give Trump her Nobel Prize and yet I still feel like I’m disassociating that it happened.
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I mean I *knew* that the whole plan was for Machado to go to the White House and physically give Trump her Nobel Prize and yet I still feel like I’m disassociating that it happened.
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NEW: Kristi Noem says that virtually anyone could face a Kavanaugh stop.
Trump started off the day with an Insurrection Act threat. DHS Sec. Noem followed up by saying that anyone "surrounding" any DHS target has to prove their legal status.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Trump started off the day with an Insurrection Act threat. DHS Sec. Noem followed up by saying that anyone "surrounding" any DHS target has to prove their legal status.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Noem says that virtually anyone could face a Kavanaugh stop
Trump started off the day with an Insurrection Act threat. DHS Sec. Noem followed up by saying that anyone "surrounding" any DHS target has to prove their legal status.
www.lawdork.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 AM
NEW: Kristi Noem says that virtually anyone could face a Kavanaugh stop.
Trump started off the day with an Insurrection Act threat. DHS Sec. Noem followed up by saying that anyone "surrounding" any DHS target has to prove their legal status.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Trump started off the day with an Insurrection Act threat. DHS Sec. Noem followed up by saying that anyone "surrounding" any DHS target has to prove their legal status.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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The New York Times "reports" that ICE criminals are likely to escape state criminal liability. That is wrong. 1/
Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 AM
The New York Times "reports" that ICE criminals are likely to escape state criminal liability. That is wrong. 1/
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(What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?)
Up to 5% of newborn girls have a period in the first 1-2 weeks after birth as estrogen levels plummet.
#NSNNN
Up to 5% of newborn girls have a period in the first 1-2 weeks after birth as estrogen levels plummet.
#NSNNN
(What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?)
About 80% of pediatric hives (urticaria) are caused by infections and not allergies.
About 80% of pediatric hives (urticaria) are caused by infections and not allergies.
(What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?)
50% of podcasts have fewer than 50 regular listeners.
More than 2000 weekly downloads puts you in the top 5%.
The tail is very long. And there is only real funding money in the top slice of the top slice of the top slice, at 20,000+
50% of podcasts have fewer than 50 regular listeners.
More than 2000 weekly downloads puts you in the top 5%.
The tail is very long. And there is only real funding money in the top slice of the top slice of the top slice, at 20,000+
January 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
(What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?)
Up to 5% of newborn girls have a period in the first 1-2 weeks after birth as estrogen levels plummet.
#NSNNN
Up to 5% of newborn girls have a period in the first 1-2 weeks after birth as estrogen levels plummet.
#NSNNN
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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In that situation what *should* happen is that the Democrats, *all of them* decamp Washington and set up a government in exile in Montreal or something, denying Trump and his "Rump Congress" and courts legitimacy.
But, like, I've met Democrats. This will not happen. They'll get bullied and like it.
But, like, I've met Democrats. This will not happen. They'll get bullied and like it.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
In that situation what *should* happen is that the Democrats, *all of them* decamp Washington and set up a government in exile in Montreal or something, denying Trump and his "Rump Congress" and courts legitimacy.
But, like, I've met Democrats. This will not happen. They'll get bullied and like it.
But, like, I've met Democrats. This will not happen. They'll get bullied and like it.
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Sorry if I wasn't clear. My response to your question "how can he possibly cancel the midterms?" is "with violence." He can't do it legally. But laws don't stop dictators.
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Sorry if I wasn't clear. My response to your question "how can he possibly cancel the midterms?" is "with violence." He can't do it legally. But laws don't stop dictators.
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Breaking News: A federal agent shot an immigrant in the leg in Minneapolis, federal officials said, one week after an ICE officer killed Renee Good in the city.
Federal Agent Shoots Immigrant in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Says
The agent shot an immigrant from Venezuela in the leg while trying to arrest him, an official said. The shooting comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in the city.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Breaking News: A federal agent shot an immigrant in the leg in Minneapolis, federal officials said, one week after an ICE officer killed Renee Good in the city.
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the president has declared war on an american state and the leaders of the opposition wont shut the fuck up about retraining the stormtroopers
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
the president has declared war on an american state and the leaders of the opposition wont shut the fuck up about retraining the stormtroopers
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Investigation:
She was murdered by an ICE agent on camera. The entire regime was cool with it.
Findings:
The regime did this. Remove them.
She was murdered by an ICE agent on camera. The entire regime was cool with it.
Findings:
The regime did this. Remove them.
The death of Renee Nicole Good is a tragedy and demands a full and independent investigation, followed by genuine accountability.
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Investigation:
She was murdered by an ICE agent on camera. The entire regime was cool with it.
Findings:
The regime did this. Remove them.
She was murdered by an ICE agent on camera. The entire regime was cool with it.
Findings:
The regime did this. Remove them.
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🚨BREAKING: SWARM of ICE agents start firing pepper balls at unarmed Minneapolis protesters. "Go back home! Get out of our state, get out of our city!" -Minneapolis protester shouts at ICE Army after attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
🚨BREAKING: SWARM of ICE agents start firing pepper balls at unarmed Minneapolis protesters. "Go back home! Get out of our state, get out of our city!" -Minneapolis protester shouts at ICE Army after attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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"Meal Team Six Gravy Seal motherf***ers,” as one protester called them last night.
🚨BREAKING: SWARM of ICE agents start firing pepper balls at unarmed Minneapolis protesters. "Go back home! Get out of our state, get out of our city!" -Minneapolis protester shouts at ICE Army after attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 1:41 AM
"Meal Team Six Gravy Seal motherf***ers,” as one protester called them last night.
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We've been offering our AOIs to every member of the House for months now. If they want to write their own, there are many trackers of Trump's impeachable crimes that include documentation of them.
His crimes are legion, irrefutable, obvious, and vile.
Do your job, Congress.
His crimes are legion, irrefutable, obvious, and vile.
Do your job, Congress.
AOC’s Message To Trump: It’s Not If We Impeach, It’s Which Charges We File
AOC’s Message To Trump: It’s Not If We Impeach, It’s Which Charges We File
Plus CBS News suffers rating collapse, worker goes viral for confronting Trump, and Dems push for ICE agent’s arrest
www.dworkinsubstack.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:48 AM
We've been offering our AOIs to every member of the House for months now. If they want to write their own, there are many trackers of Trump's impeachable crimes that include documentation of them.
His crimes are legion, irrefutable, obvious, and vile.
Do your job, Congress.
His crimes are legion, irrefutable, obvious, and vile.
Do your job, Congress.
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🔥 Potential victims of xAI can file a complaint at oag.ca.gov/report
Consumer Complaint Against A Business/Company
oag.ca.gov
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
🔥 Potential victims of xAI can file a complaint at oag.ca.gov/report
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*CALIFORNIA AG LAUNCHES PROBE INTO XAI, GROK
*CALIFORNIA AG: PROBE OVER UNDRESSED, SEXUAL AI IMAGES
*CALIFORNIA AG: PROBE OVER UNDRESSED, SEXUAL AI IMAGES
January 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
*CALIFORNIA AG LAUNCHES PROBE INTO XAI, GROK
*CALIFORNIA AG: PROBE OVER UNDRESSED, SEXUAL AI IMAGES
*CALIFORNIA AG: PROBE OVER UNDRESSED, SEXUAL AI IMAGES
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Who’s a reliable expert here on the current legal status of fake images?
*CALIFORNIA AG LAUNCHES PROBE INTO XAI, GROK
*CALIFORNIA AG: PROBE OVER UNDRESSED, SEXUAL AI IMAGES
*CALIFORNIA AG: PROBE OVER UNDRESSED, SEXUAL AI IMAGES
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Who’s a reliable expert here on the current legal status of fake images?
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Today's GOP: "Look, if I could have been more corrupt and gotten even richer out of it, I totally would have done it. What's the problem?"
BREAKING: Listen to this.
Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?”
Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more."
Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?”
Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more."
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Today's GOP: "Look, if I could have been more corrupt and gotten even richer out of it, I totally would have done it. What's the problem?"
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BREAKING: Listen to this.
Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?”
Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more."
Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?”
Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more."
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
BREAKING: Listen to this.
Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?”
Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more."
Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?”
Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more."
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Jesus Christ. They are going to do this when he starts preparing nukes too.
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Jesus Christ. They are going to do this when he starts preparing nukes too.
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AND THAT IS WHY I WILL…
Unbelievable. Troops from France, Germany, the UK, Norway, and Sweden are arriving in Greenland right now. Trump has turned our allies against us.
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AND THAT IS WHY I WILL…