Dana Decker
@thedanadecker.bsky.social
Astronomy, walking, photographs, mathematics
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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It also remains one of the saddest things about this whole sordid era: Bad enough to have a major party succumb to a demagogue, but it’s a personality cult around a doddering buffoon who is, along every personal, professional, and moral dimension, one of the least admirable humans on earth.
Trumpism is a personality cult. This is bad because the cultists have no loyalty to anything beyond Trump and no principles outside of pleasing Trump. But it also means Trumpism is unlikely to have much force without Trump himself.
House Oversight hearing on ICE opens with the rules:
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It also remains one of the saddest things about this whole sordid era: Bad enough to have a major party succumb to a demagogue, but it’s a personality cult around a doddering buffoon who is, along every personal, professional, and moral dimension, one of the least admirable humans on earth.
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And here's today's NYT headline on an article about reform proposals that enjoy supermajority support but that are disliked by Mike Johnson. The article provides no polling about the proposals.
MORE: www.findinggravity.net/the-new-york...
MORE: www.findinggravity.net/the-new-york...
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
And here's today's NYT headline on an article about reform proposals that enjoy supermajority support but that are disliked by Mike Johnson. The article provides no polling about the proposals.
MORE: www.findinggravity.net/the-new-york...
MORE: www.findinggravity.net/the-new-york...
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Trump posts a picture showing Canada and Greenland as part of the US. As I note today, his rhetoric violates the U.N. Charter: It requires members to “refrain … from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.” wapo.st/3MsWi3c
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Trump posts a picture showing Canada and Greenland as part of the US. As I note today, his rhetoric violates the U.N. Charter: It requires members to “refrain … from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.” wapo.st/3MsWi3c
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A single young female wolf made it all the way south to Los Angeles County! I'm amazed at the dispersal distances of these animals. Imagine how much vacant habitat she passed through, wandering the Sierra looking for a beau. A new star in town to take over the legacy of P22, may he rest in peace. 🦊🌎
Wolf visits Los Angeles County for first time in 100 years, California wildlife officials say
California wildlife officials say that the wolf, which was born in Plumas County north of Lake Tahoe, traversed through the Sierra Nevada and was detected northwest of Lancaster early Saturday.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
A single young female wolf made it all the way south to Los Angeles County! I'm amazed at the dispersal distances of these animals. Imagine how much vacant habitat she passed through, wandering the Sierra looking for a beau. A new star in town to take over the legacy of P22, may he rest in peace. 🦊🌎
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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Everyone finding a way to use their skill set, working hotlines, documenting abductions, towing cars back to families, feeding people, tracking flights... proud of Minnesotan creativity, community, initiative, strength. Find partners to tap in so you can re-energize. A marathon not a sprint…
February 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Everyone finding a way to use their skill set, working hotlines, documenting abductions, towing cars back to families, feeding people, tracking flights... proud of Minnesotan creativity, community, initiative, strength. Find partners to tap in so you can re-energize. A marathon not a sprint…
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
Opening in a neighborhood near you.
February 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Opening in a neighborhood near you.
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It’s a loyalty test. It’s always a loyalty test. And every time Republicans feign ignorance or hem and haw, it gives him the green light to go even further.
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 1:34 AM
It’s a loyalty test. It’s always a loyalty test. And every time Republicans feign ignorance or hem and haw, it gives him the green light to go even further.
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📣 BEFORE ICE TAKES YOUR PHONE — PREPARE
📞 Memorize numbers (lawyer, trusted contact).
📄 Carry: A-number, DOB, meds, key contacts.
⏱ Set a check-in rule = family acts.
📁 Pack: ID, immigration docs, school/med info.
🧠 Train: silence + no consent.
📲 One-tap alert: “Being stopped.”
🧭 More paxis.app 
📞 Memorize numbers (lawyer, trusted contact).
📄 Carry: A-number, DOB, meds, key contacts.
⏱ Set a check-in rule = family acts.
📁 Pack: ID, immigration docs, school/med info.
🧠 Train: silence + no consent.
📲 One-tap alert: “Being stopped.”
🧭 More paxis.app 
Donate to PAXIS: An AI Lifeline for Immigrant Rights and Support, organized by Joe Walsh
PAXIS - WHEN ICE KNOCKS, WE ANSWER.
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paxis.app
February 6, 2026 at 3:06 AM
📣 BEFORE ICE TAKES YOUR PHONE — PREPARE
📞 Memorize numbers (lawyer, trusted contact).
📄 Carry: A-number, DOB, meds, key contacts.
⏱ Set a check-in rule = family acts.
📁 Pack: ID, immigration docs, school/med info.
🧠 Train: silence + no consent.
📲 One-tap alert: “Being stopped.”
🧭 More paxis.app 
📞 Memorize numbers (lawyer, trusted contact).
📄 Carry: A-number, DOB, meds, key contacts.
⏱ Set a check-in rule = family acts.
📁 Pack: ID, immigration docs, school/med info.
🧠 Train: silence + no consent.
📲 One-tap alert: “Being stopped.”
🧭 More paxis.app 
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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When the Democrats retake the House, they should not vote for any appropriations unless accompanied by a very long list of anti-corruption laws, like banning the president from suing anyone.
Democrats should pledge to engage in a thorough damnatio memoriae to purge Trump's name, image, constructions, and decorative defacements on federal or federally funded buildings when they gain the power to do so.
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
The startling offer, which was described by two people familiar with the conversation, was swiftly rejected by Schumer.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
When the Democrats retake the House, they should not vote for any appropriations unless accompanied by a very long list of anti-corruption laws, like banning the president from suing anyone.
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because it's worthless
Why?
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
because it's worthless
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12 months ago the hyperscalers were expected to spend $300bn on capex in 2026. Now Amazon and Alphabet will spend comfortably more than that between the two of them ($375bn).
-7% on the guidance
*AMAZON SEES 1Q OPER INCOME $16.5B TO $21.5B, EST. $22.24B
*AMAZON SEES 2026 CAPEX ABOUT $200B, EST. $146.11B
*AMAZON SEES 1Q OPER INCOME $16.5B TO $21.5B, EST. $22.24B
*AMAZON SEES 2026 CAPEX ABOUT $200B, EST. $146.11B
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
12 months ago the hyperscalers were expected to spend $300bn on capex in 2026. Now Amazon and Alphabet will spend comfortably more than that between the two of them ($375bn).
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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February 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Newsmax stock hit an all-time low of $6.44 a share today, down from its peak of $265/share ten months ago.
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...
February 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The Utah Historical Society just produced a new, excellent map of "The Peoples of North America in 1776." Great resource for anyone teaching, writing, presenting about Native peoples as part of their 250th work. america250.utah.gov/power-of-pla...