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darkuncle.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@Laukidh/116044622713613797

Forget the banality of evil; this is almost cartoonishly grotesque. Every single human involved in perpetrating this has forgotten what it means to *be human*.
infosec.exchange
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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whitequark.treehouse.systems.ap.brid.gy
beautiful image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatics#/media/File:Cat_demonstrating_static_cling_with_styrofoam_peanuts.jpg
February 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
My third eye is closed right now so I put it on this wall to get some rest #thirdeye
On an olive green wall, beams of light that form a closed eye glow
February 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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adapalmer.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
On the border with Peru and Brazil, Bolivia recently added two new protected areas to stitch the western Amazon together. Created by municipal governments, the 7,300 km² of intact forest, rivers and floodplains will give jaguars, tapirs, river dolphins, giant otters and spider monkeys corridors […]
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wandering.shop
February 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Mooey on a Catwalk #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #catstodon #cats
Himalayan cat lounging at bottom of stairs on sidewalk and trees in background
February 3, 2026 at 11:53 PM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Sad fire horse #lunarnewyear
Lunar new year red horse with a sad face and a gold bell around its neck
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
An extraordinary and excellent judicial opinion granting habeas corpus to a child the Trum regime detained and held on the basis of only an administrative warrant. My annotated copy at https://drive.proton.me/urls/2NVJSW3K8R#eTJeXmYjZcYa. 1/ #lawfedi
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Thank you, Batman

https://youtu.be/yKEBKr7C-Mg?si=c3xL-9gsbcAa3CEu

#protectus
January 30, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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hlkfotos.com
Thursjay angel.

📷🌿🪶
A close-up photo of the head and shoulders of a California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica), a medium-sized songbird with a vibrant blue head and wings, gray underside, white throat, black eyes, white eyebrows, and black beak. It is facing to the left with a blurred green background and light rain falling around it. It has no idea about all the horrors going on in the human world, and loves peanuts a lot.
January 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Obie receiving a loving lick from his pal Frankie #whiskerswednesday #catsofmastodon #fedicats
In a basket, two cats lay beside each other, the grey and white cat on the left is getting lick from the orange and white cat on the right
January 28, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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jesper-linnet.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
I’m calling today’s theme “Sitting while fluffy”

#whiskerswednesday #catsofmastodon #catsoffediverse #cats #siberiancats #knold
Closeup of a grey Siberian cat (Knold) sitting under a table among some dining chairs. He is very fluffy, especially his large, majestic mane. His long white whiskers are very prominent. Closeup of a grey Siberian cat (Knold) sitting inside on a doormat. He is very fluffy, especially his large, majestic mane. His long white whiskers are very prominent. Closeup of a grey Siberian cat (Knold) sitting on a staircase above the photographer. He is looking down at the human taking the photo. He is very fluffy, especially his large, majestic mane. His long white whiskers are very prominent. Closeup of a grey Siberian cat (Knold) sitting on a grey cat bed. He looks to be sleeping with his eyes closed despite sitting upright. He is very fluffy, especially his large, majestic mane. His long white whiskers are very prominent.
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Every state in the U.S. should pass a law like the one now proposed in California, disqualifying ICE agents from working in state law enforcement and public schools. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-bill-ice-teachers-21318405.php
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
Statement from the Minnesota Timberwolves team chaplain with alt text (ht @gregolear.bsky.social)
MIN S3AT STATEMENT FROM MATT MOBERG, CHAPLAIN OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IF YOU'RE A CHURCH POSTING PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY TODAY WHILE MY CITY BLEEDS IN THE STREET, MISS ME WITH THAT SOFTNESS YOU ONLY WEAR WHEN IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. DON'T DRESS AVOIDANCE UP AS HOLINESS. DON'T CALL SILENCE "PEACEMAKING." DON'T LIGHT A CANDLE AND THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR SHOWING UP. TONIGHT AN ICE AGENT TOOK A PHOTO OF ME NEXT TO MY CAR, LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND TOLD ME, "WE'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON." NOT METAPHOR. NOT HYPERBOLE. A THREAT DRESSED UP IN A BADGE AND A PAYCHECK. PEACE ISN'T WHAT YOU ASK FOR WHEN THE BOOT IS ALREADY ON SOMEONE'S NECK. PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED. UNITY ISN'T NEUTRAL. UNITY THAT REFUSES TO NAME VIOLENCE IS JUST LOYALTY TO THE ONES HOLDING THE WEAPONS. STOP USING SCRIPTURE LIKE CHLOROFORM. STOP CALLING YOUR FEAR "WISDOM." STOP PRETENDING JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED BECAUSE HE PREACHED GOOD VIBES AND PERSONAL GROWTH. YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY, WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK GOD TO "HEAL THE LAND" IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WOUND. THERE IS A KIND OF PEACE THAT ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT PEACE IS A LIE. AND LIES DON'T GROW ANYTHING WORTH SAVING. THE SCRIPTURES YOU LOVE WEREN'T WRITTEN TO KEEP THINGS CALM. THEY WERE WRITTEN TO SET THINGS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THE MOST FAITHFUL THING YOU CAN DO IS STOP PRAYING AROUND THE PAIN AND START STANDING INSIDE IT. IF THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE-GOOD. GROWTH ALWAYS IS.
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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jeffrueter.bsky.social
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Meus cat strut #caturday
Smoke grey Himalayan walking towards the camera intently with a blurred fence in the background
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Close up Meus #catsofmastodon
Himalayan smoke grey kitty face closeup, looking directly at camera
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy
Oh look at the time! A time to rant about sub par Stern coil stops again!

Somewhere around 2019 Stern made a huge batch of bad coil stops, which went into a lot of pins manufactured at time, including games like Jurassic Park, Elvira's House of Horrors and many […]

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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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adapalmer.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
Taranaki Maunga on New Zealand’s North Island was granted legal personhood in January after a unanimous parliamentary vote, following years of advocacy by Māori iwi who regard the volcano as an ancestor. By treating the mountain as a living legal entity, it now holds rights to protection […]
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wandering.shop
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Clang clang clang!
Two cable cars at the Fisherman’s Wharf turnaround at Hyde and North Point across from the Buena Vista Cafe.
January 20, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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radicalanthro.c.im.ap.brid.gy
Happy 🌑 tonight!

https://www.space.com/stargazing/new-moon-brings-prime-views-of-jupiter-saturn-and-winter-stars
New moon of January 2026 brings prime views of Jupiter, Saturn and winter stars tonight
With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.
www.space.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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driftlessroots.toot.community.ap.brid.gy
Finished my paper airplane FPP #quilt recently and am already well into the next project. Except for the backing which I don't like enough to show it's all thrifted and salvaged fabric. Each plane is ditch stitched on my machine and then the "speed lines" are big hand stitching. #sewing #quilting
Rectangular modern quilt with twelve horizontal rectangular blocks, arranged in two columns and six rows, each featuring a stylized paper airplane pieced from coordinating fabrics, and finished with a narrow blue binding. The airplanes appear in a range of colors including greens, blues, pinks, yellows, reds, and purples, with each plane made from three related shades to suggest folded paper layers. Backgrounds behind the planes are highly varied: some are tone‑on‑tone prints in lime or grass green, others are cool blues and teals with abstract patterns, and several are deep red with small scattered motifs like dots or swirls.
January 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
marymess.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
Watched The Petrified Forest. It was gripping, at times menacing, and it made me remember T.S. Eliot’s poem The Hollow Men, when Leslie Howard paraphrased “noise without sound, shape without substance” #poetry #noir
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy
San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island, 2020.

More pixels than fog at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49460593833

#photography
A rocky shoreline with gentle waves lapping at it. In the distance at right is a small island, somewhat enveloped by fog, with a prominent water tower and industrial-type buildings.
January 12, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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attac-norden.norden.social.ap.brid.gy
#voyager #carter
January 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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lmc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Great new local arts event calendar from the editors of McSweeney's

https://www.sanfranciscoisdead.com/
San Francisco is Dead
www.sanfranciscoisdead.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM