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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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socialsecurityworks.org
Months after telling the American people that the so-called Department of Government Efficiency had no access to Americans’ sensitive Social Security data, the Trump administration has finally admitted in court that DOGE illegally accessed and agreed to share that data.
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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philipmarks87.bsky.social
Upsetting flatware continued
Set of flatware (4 settings) First, the heads, the big spoons have offset heads, the forks all have heads with bases wider than the tines that are partially webbed, the little spoons look tiny but mostly normal, the knives look trowel like, but also mostly normal. THE HANDLES ARE ALL MADE OF BONES. It's metal, but molded into different bones, mostly bones that are set side by side like in the forearm. The little spoons look like toes put end to end leading to the head. It's a lot. Some of you freaks are gonna love these
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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jamellebouie.net
"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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isabellemarie.bsky.social
L’hommage humaniste aux Européens d’Henri Cartier-Bresson enfin réédité et remis en lumière dans une expo. #Exposition
www.beauxarts.com/expos/lhomma...
L'hommage humaniste aux Européens d’Henri Cartier-Bresson enfin réédité et remis en lumière dans une expo
Ouvrage majeur d’Henri Cartier-Bresson, "Les Européens" se voit réédité pour la première fois depuis 70 ans alors qu'il est au cœur d’une exposition à la fondation consacrée au photographe.
www.beauxarts.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”

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February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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aaandmoore.bsky.social
An intracellular meteor shower. EB3 comets tracking growing microtubule plus-ends in a cultured cell.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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markharris.bsky.social
Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Let’s walk back to where we started. What motivates Trump? The answer is simple: racism. You might also say ego and raw self-interest, but the two are connected. Racism, among other things, is a kind of chauvinism, a belief in one’s inherent superiority, based on nothing other than a meaningless accident of birth. It’s an ideology that papers over feelings of inadequacy, that tells you that — no matter what you have or have not accomplished in your life — you’re still better than someone, some group. Let’s suppose you’re the spoiled son of a self-made man. Let’s suppose that, despite your flash and bravado, you’ve failed at virtually everything you’ve tried. You’re the laughingstock of polite society, a punchline for the privileged. You think you’re superior enough to be the president of the United States — the highest honor in your country — but the actual president is a man of humble origins, a minority of the kind your family didn’t even rent to when you were in the landlord business. And he is claiming power that rightfully belongs to you. He’s even mocking you, ridiculing you for all the world to see. For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career — from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship — cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism.
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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theatlantic.com
“Tech makes many things better, but you shouldn’t have to learn how to use a house,” Jason Fried writes:
Smart Homes Are Terrible
You shouldn’t need a tech tour and app to turn the lights on.
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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shakespeare.lol
’Tis bitter cold,
And I am sick at heart.
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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roxanegay.bsky.social
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
The “staffer”
Stephen Miller typing on his phone
February 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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brik.bsky.social
Narcissists never think they need to apologize for anything.
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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greenleejw.bsky.social
It's Friday. And I want you to enjoy these fabulous eels from a 19th C. children's reader, printed on cloth.

Also note the resplendent goat. That's a goat you could take home to meet your mother. Or...is it?

Have a eely good weekend, 'y'all!
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A book, looking old and tatty, open so that you can see both pages. On the verso (left) is a set of poems, next to B&W drawings of eels, a frog, a goat, and a hare. On the rector (right) are colored versions of those animals. The eel is swimming with an oyster and a seal. The frog is sitting on a log reading. The goat is strutting his stuff in a maroon robe, and the hare is in a chair. Around the edges are the letters E, G, F, and H, large and orange. The goat *looks* sophisticated and classy. But that's packaging. He's absolutely showing a bit of leg to passersby. Standing by the fence, teasing his wares; that classy goat is for sale. The poems read: E is an eel that danced a round reel With a very large oyster and very fat sea. F is a frog that sat on a log and sang a nice song to his friends in the bog. G is for goat that wore a long coat that made him look quite like a wise man of note H is a hare that sat in a chair and thought of course no one would know he was there.
February 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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bsky.app
In 2025, as Bluesky grew from 25M to 42M users, we took actions to keep it welcoming, using proactive design to reduce toxic content by 79%.  Our 2025 Transparency Report shares how we're building a safer platform while keeping a transparent and human-centered approach: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
2025 Transparency Report Overview - Bluesky
In 2025, as Bluesky grew from 25 million to 41 million users, we improved the trust and safety infrastructure to better enable our mission. Here's what that looks like in plain language.
bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Saturn. By Cassini.
A majestic sweeping view of Saturn, illuminated from the right, its ring system casting shadows across the planet's northern hemisphere.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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jkbjournalist.bsky.social
(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Understanding Epstein's Crimes
Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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biologicaldiversity.org
The rapidly expanding avocado industry has destroyed 2,400 acres of the world-famous #MonarchButterflyBiosphereReserve.

It doesn't have to be this way. Grocery stores can end deforestation in their avocado supply chains by requiring Pro-Forest Avocado certification.
February 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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scifri.bsky.social
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. ⛷️ 🐐 ⭐️ 🧑‍💻
📸 : Kevin White
Learn more here: buff.ly/8RIIRNG
February 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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scrappyaf.bsky.social
In a nutshell. Clarity, yes, thank you.
evanurquhart.bsky.social Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 4d
There was no mastermind or grand scheme, but there was a successful effort by wealthy men, including Epstein, to destroy a status quo that they feared was trending towards greater accountability.
February 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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highseasalliance.bsky.social
With the entry into force, the #HighSeasTreaty fills a long-standing gap in ocean governance. But only universal ratification can ensure its effectiveness over time.

Read HSA's Europe regional coordinator, Nathalie Rey, full interview.
@renewablematter.bsky.social
The High Seas Treaty takes effect: now international law
The BBNJ agreement marks a historic breakthrough for the protection of biodiversity in international waters
www.renewablematter.eu
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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possumeveryhour.io
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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medmilmedicine.bsky.social
Installing a large trampoline inside the castle walls turned out to be one of Lord Ricochet’s worst ever ideas - early 15th century, British Library, Add MS 18857, f. 118v
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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classicalalan.bsky.social
A stunning early medieval square-headed brooch, found at Linton Heath in Cambridgeshire, now on display at the wonderful Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. @camunivmuseums.bsky.social #FindsFriday
A large golden brooch decorated with fancy abstract shapes and patterns.
February 6, 2026 at 11:24 AM