annus mirabilis 🌠 ♑🪐
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🌌clarior e tenebris | fiat lux ☀️
👩🏾💻Misanthropically hanging out online since 1996
✍🏾 Writer/editor
🎹 Erstwhile musician
🎮 Gamer who loves interactive story games
📧 Monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/InTheLoop888
👩🏾💻Misanthropically hanging out online since 1996
✍🏾 Writer/editor
🎹 Erstwhile musician
🎮 Gamer who loves interactive story games
📧 Monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/InTheLoop888
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I'm happy you came to visit my profile page! Welcome! 🥳
Cool things not in my profile bio:
🪐I'm an astrologer, tarot reader, Reiki practitioner, and energy worker. ⚡
📚 I really love Choose Your Own Adventure books
😷 I am COVID conscious
📺I adore reality TV dating shows not in The Bachelor franchise
Cool things not in my profile bio:
🪐I'm an astrologer, tarot reader, Reiki practitioner, and energy worker. ⚡
📚 I really love Choose Your Own Adventure books
😷 I am COVID conscious
📺I adore reality TV dating shows not in The Bachelor franchise
Gonna try to make chili sometime, since it's about to get real cold soon...I keep forgetting I have Mark Bittman's How to Make Everything app which is so handy. I should stop trying my luck with rando wannabe cooks.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Gonna try to make chili sometime, since it's about to get real cold soon...I keep forgetting I have Mark Bittman's How to Make Everything app which is so handy. I should stop trying my luck with rando wannabe cooks.
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Chevron sees pathway to grow Venezuela production by 50%, US energy secretary says reut.rs/450YUeP
Chevron sees pathway to grow Venezuela production by 50%, US energy secretary says
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday that Chevron saw a pathway to grow its Venezuela production by 50%, with his comments coming after a meeting that President Donald Trump had with oil companies on the South American nation.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Chevron sees pathway to grow Venezuela production by 50%, US energy secretary says reut.rs/450YUeP
Anyway, if you want to know why midwifery isn't a thing here in the US, it's partly because obs see midwifes as competition, especially if they aren't going to be in the hospital. I'm sure there's other stuff going on blocking it, but it really should be a thing.
Meanwhile, maternal health tanks.
Meanwhile, maternal health tanks.
My mom used to be a midwife in Ghana and we're talking about the Black midwife who died.
She knew this ob/gyn who wanted to have birthing centers in 1970s OK. He was going to have midwifes working with him/under him and his doctor colleagues fought him tooth and nail. This went to court. So sad.
She knew this ob/gyn who wanted to have birthing centers in 1970s OK. He was going to have midwifes working with him/under him and his doctor colleagues fought him tooth and nail. This went to court. So sad.
January 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Anyway, if you want to know why midwifery isn't a thing here in the US, it's partly because obs see midwifes as competition, especially if they aren't going to be in the hospital. I'm sure there's other stuff going on blocking it, but it really should be a thing.
Meanwhile, maternal health tanks.
Meanwhile, maternal health tanks.
My mom used to be a midwife in Ghana and we're talking about the Black midwife who died.
She knew this ob/gyn who wanted to have birthing centers in 1970s OK. He was going to have midwifes working with him/under him and his doctor colleagues fought him tooth and nail. This went to court. So sad.
She knew this ob/gyn who wanted to have birthing centers in 1970s OK. He was going to have midwifes working with him/under him and his doctor colleagues fought him tooth and nail. This went to court. So sad.
January 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
My mom used to be a midwife in Ghana and we're talking about the Black midwife who died.
She knew this ob/gyn who wanted to have birthing centers in 1970s OK. He was going to have midwifes working with him/under him and his doctor colleagues fought him tooth and nail. This went to court. So sad.
She knew this ob/gyn who wanted to have birthing centers in 1970s OK. He was going to have midwifes working with him/under him and his doctor colleagues fought him tooth and nail. This went to court. So sad.
Thank you, Phil!
For those asking about the initial fundraiser for Keith Porter that was shut down earlier today, GoFundMe just got back with me about it:
January 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Thank you, Phil!
I hate that when I said I was going to rest today, my body is like, "oh now we can feel sick." 😤
January 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I hate that when I said I was going to rest today, my body is like, "oh now we can feel sick." 😤
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A rollout of AI-generated pre-payment reviews for social work organizations in Minnesota is a mess that's wrecking small businesses doing good, honest social work. Archive link for non-subscribers: archive.is/nGYrI
You've probably been following the story about fraud in MN. I wrote about the people who provide services who are being driven into bankruptcy, thanks to the Walz' administration decision to hire Optum AI to screen all payments. It's a disaster.
Perry: Trusted providers are being unfairly swept up in Minnesota’s fraud crackdown
As the state's new anti-fraud screening system went into effect, the Holland Center expected to receive $212,000 in payments. It instead received $22,000, David M. Perry writes. If nothing changes soo...
www.startribune.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 AM
A rollout of AI-generated pre-payment reviews for social work organizations in Minnesota is a mess that's wrecking small businesses doing good, honest social work. Archive link for non-subscribers: archive.is/nGYrI
This is so clever! Ha! Never thought of doing this.
"You have a collect call from 'goingoutafterschoolbehomeat7.' Will you accept the charges?"
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This is so clever! Ha! Never thought of doing this.
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PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
Geez, what a synchronicity. I rarely use the word 'intransigent' and now this game used the word intransigence. I don't think this game has ever used this word. 👀
Alright. Well. Universe, welcome back from your perceived slumber.
Alright. Well. Universe, welcome back from your perceived slumber.
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Geez, what a synchronicity. I rarely use the word 'intransigent' and now this game used the word intransigence. I don't think this game has ever used this word. 👀
Alright. Well. Universe, welcome back from your perceived slumber.
Alright. Well. Universe, welcome back from your perceived slumber.
WTF is this bullshit?
A judge scolded Waymo during an administrative rules proceeding, after the company refused to disclose how many of its robotaxis had stalled during a power outage in San Francisco.
Waymo scolded by judge after robotaxi company refuses to discuss details from power outage
A judge scolded Waymo during an administrative rules proceeding, after the company refused to disclose how many of its robotaxis had stalled during a power outage in San Francisco.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
WTF is this bullshit?
This witchy game has so much classical and classical adjacent music in it and it's making me very happy.
January 10, 2026 at 1:38 AM
This witchy game has so much classical and classical adjacent music in it and it's making me very happy.
Like, Google is right there? It's not THAT broken. I typed Say Her Name and the result is accurate. This is the first hit from Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SayHerN...
White people's compulsion to center themselves is a gotdamn disgrace and huge waste of time.
White people's compulsion to center themselves is a gotdamn disgrace and huge waste of time.
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Like, Google is right there? It's not THAT broken. I typed Say Her Name and the result is accurate. This is the first hit from Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SayHerN...
White people's compulsion to center themselves is a gotdamn disgrace and huge waste of time.
White people's compulsion to center themselves is a gotdamn disgrace and huge waste of time.
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Diland has never been on an airplane before. And before his very first flight, the 10-year-old is bawling. The fourth-grader's family is self-deporting to Guatemala to avoid federal immigration police.
A Seattle fourth-grader and his family self-deport to Guatemala
A Seattle elementary school student left for Guatemala late Wednesday night. His family is self-deporting to avoid federal immigration police. Teachers in Seattle are calling on the school district to...
www.kuow.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Diland has never been on an airplane before. And before his very first flight, the 10-year-old is bawling. The fourth-grader's family is self-deporting to Guatemala to avoid federal immigration police.
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NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
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I'm told the evidence of the shooting is on Pamela Bondi's desk as we speak and that Kash Patel is working 24/7 to get the evidence released. Right after the Epstein Files.
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I'm told the evidence of the shooting is on Pamela Bondi's desk as we speak and that Kash Patel is working 24/7 to get the evidence released. Right after the Epstein Files.
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Or who really knows what these guys are taking out of the killer's house? Anyway this thread here goes on forever, major content warning, I stopped counting after like 25 posts
A thread of ICE and CBP sex offenders and credibly accused sex pasts. Content-warning descriptions of abuse
Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
Yuma Sector CBP agent Ramon Marquez, 31, was arrested in May 2025 and has been charged with 15 felonies including 14 counts of sexual conduct with a 16-year-old between Dec 2024 and Apr 2025.
January 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Or who really knows what these guys are taking out of the killer's house? Anyway this thread here goes on forever, major content warning, I stopped counting after like 25 posts
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Totally normal procedure for someone who is supposedly under federal investigation. I'm sure they're just making sure his collection of "WWII memorabilia" is safe.
January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Totally normal procedure for someone who is supposedly under federal investigation. I'm sure they're just making sure his collection of "WWII memorabilia" is safe.
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Apropos of absolutely nothing to do with the masked men with no visible agency insignia carrying crates of who knows what out of the shooter's house, but HBO just released an amazing documentary into DHS "shadow units" whose job was to destroy evidence of Border Patrol's crimes
HBO documentary sheds light on Border Patrol’s now-defunct ‘shadow units’
“Anastasio was tragically tortured, beaten, kicked, stomped, and killed by border agents,” said Guerrero. “Unfortunately, that was only the first part of the story, the second par…
www.borderreport.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Apropos of absolutely nothing to do with the masked men with no visible agency insignia carrying crates of who knows what out of the shooter's house, but HBO just released an amazing documentary into DHS "shadow units" whose job was to destroy evidence of Border Patrol's crimes
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So apparently YouTube now allows voice comments, which sounds like it's going to end TERRIBLY, but while it lasts, I am having fun with it like my response to the pinned comment on this video. youtu.be/1HqVoKL3XOk
Starfleet Academy Is… Actually Good? (Spoiler-Free Review)
YouTube video by Jessie Gender After Dark
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January 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
So apparently YouTube now allows voice comments, which sounds like it's going to end TERRIBLY, but while it lasts, I am having fun with it like my response to the pinned comment on this video. youtu.be/1HqVoKL3XOk
This has been going on for a while. I saw a Native elder cuss out some CBP loser when she got pulled over last year. It was brilliant.
And I remember the actor from Northern Exposure getting harassed by ICE in Redmond, WA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And I remember the actor from Northern Exposure getting harassed by ICE in Redmond, WA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 AM
This has been going on for a while. I saw a Native elder cuss out some CBP loser when she got pulled over last year. It was brilliant.
And I remember the actor from Northern Exposure getting harassed by ICE in Redmond, WA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
And I remember the actor from Northern Exposure getting harassed by ICE in Redmond, WA. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Bummer about that first URL. Hopefully we will get confirmation about what happened to that, but thanks for confirming this one, Phil!
I have verified that Keith Porter Jr’s father created this GoFundMe and is asking to support his grandchildren
Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy, organized by Keith Porter
My 43-year-old son, Keith, was tragically killed on New Year's Eve in Northri… Keith Porter necesita tu apoyo para Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy
gofund.me
January 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Bummer about that first URL. Hopefully we will get confirmation about what happened to that, but thanks for confirming this one, Phil!
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My witchy visual novel brings up this character at a masquerade ball and I didn't see anyone talking about Scaramucci's parallels to this character (but people did talk about it apparently). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaramo...
Scaramouche - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
My witchy visual novel brings up this character at a masquerade ball and I didn't see anyone talking about Scaramucci's parallels to this character (but people did talk about it apparently). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaramo...
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Personal finance expert you say?
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Personal finance expert you say?