John Blackwillow
@blackwillow1.bsky.social
Politics(over on the left). Poetry(I write). Science, nature and other stuff. ADHD(so I don't sleep much at night). Socialist not communist, veggie not vegan. From Stoke-on-Trent, England. Joined with @1tinyanarchist.bsky.social
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"We, as a group, have decided to persevere with the same language — unaltered, uncensored. I feel strongly that there is no other way to accurately describe the problem and investigate it rigorously." - @dmohottige.bsky.social
This is scientific integrity.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is scientific integrity.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"We, as a group, have decided to persevere with the same language — unaltered, uncensored. I feel strongly that there is no other way to accurately describe the problem and investigate it rigorously." - @dmohottige.bsky.social
This is scientific integrity.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is scientific integrity.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Electrical issue?
Watch the flight. Air Force One in a holding pattern doesn’t sense when it has priority over every other aircraft in the sky. If it needed to land, it could have dumped fuel and gone straight back.
Pilots out there, what say you?
Watch the flight. Air Force One in a holding pattern doesn’t sense when it has priority over every other aircraft in the sky. If it needed to land, it could have dumped fuel and gone straight back.
Pilots out there, what say you?
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Electrical issue?
Watch the flight. Air Force One in a holding pattern doesn’t sense when it has priority over every other aircraft in the sky. If it needed to land, it could have dumped fuel and gone straight back.
Pilots out there, what say you?
Watch the flight. Air Force One in a holding pattern doesn’t sense when it has priority over every other aircraft in the sky. If it needed to land, it could have dumped fuel and gone straight back.
Pilots out there, what say you?
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Now you know why.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Now you know why.
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
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i will never not repeat "the failure on palestine, the consolidation of the border regimes, and the rapid deployment of transmisogynistic propaganda destroyed what is left of anglosphere civil society" etc
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i will never not repeat "the failure on palestine, the consolidation of the border regimes, and the rapid deployment of transmisogynistic propaganda destroyed what is left of anglosphere civil society" etc
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Here's how WaPo and the Times
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
January 21, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Here's how WaPo and the Times
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
handled this.
The Times didn't mention the anti-Somali racism. WaPo simply said Trump "revealed his thoughts about Somalia."
WaPo cited Trump praising Hell's Angels without noting he did it while attacking "vicious people" from "the Congo."
An alternate universe
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Canada has become a leader on the global stage defending democracy. Trump will be turning his rage on us.
Canada's military are already planning out the "what ifs" - a counter-insurgency defence of Canada that will destroy the American empire.
This is no drill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6-s...
Canada's military are already planning out the "what ifs" - a counter-insurgency defence of Canada that will destroy the American empire.
This is no drill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6-s...
CANADA PREPARING COUNTER-INSURGENCY WAR
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Canada has become a leader on the global stage defending democracy. Trump will be turning his rage on us.
Canada's military are already planning out the "what ifs" - a counter-insurgency defence of Canada that will destroy the American empire.
This is no drill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6-s...
Canada's military are already planning out the "what ifs" - a counter-insurgency defence of Canada that will destroy the American empire.
This is no drill.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6-s...
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Trump's abortion strategy? Do nothing. But his base has other plans.
Trump's abortion strategy? Do nothing. But his base has other plans.
Historian Mary Ziegler sees conservative courts poised to force his hand.
www.motherjones.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Trump's abortion strategy? Do nothing. But his base has other plans.
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Absolute parallels here
Calling in favours, Smallbones organises a meeting between senior people in the Home and Foreign Offices. Insists a refugee scheme needs creating.
He's told that everyone agrees what's happening to the Jews is awful, but a refugee scheme would be politically unpalatable. So nothing can be done. /6
He's told that everyone agrees what's happening to the Jews is awful, but a refugee scheme would be politically unpalatable. So nothing can be done. /6
January 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Absolute parallels here
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German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
German Jews were citizens of Germany at the start of 1933. By the end of 1933, the Nazis had
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
removed citizenship from naturalized citizen Jews.
In 1935, all German Jews were fully stripped of their German citizenship.
Citizenship under dictatorships is contingent for targeted minorities.
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Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
A few quiet moments of quiet reflection can bring a calm, peaceful feeling that lasts all day
A few minutes of stillness can soften the sharp edges of the day.
That tiny act of choosing calm can change how you respond to everything
A few quiet moments of quiet reflection can bring a calm, peaceful feeling that lasts all day
A few minutes of stillness can soften the sharp edges of the day.
That tiny act of choosing calm can change how you respond to everything
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
A few quiet moments of quiet reflection can bring a calm, peaceful feeling that lasts all day
A few minutes of stillness can soften the sharp edges of the day.
That tiny act of choosing calm can change how you respond to everything
A few quiet moments of quiet reflection can bring a calm, peaceful feeling that lasts all day
A few minutes of stillness can soften the sharp edges of the day.
That tiny act of choosing calm can change how you respond to everything
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I've been thinking about this a lot, for months: Gaza was a breaking point between verifiable reality and liberal governance. "AI" sparks fears ppl will believe things that aren't true, but Gaza SHOWED things that WERE true—& western governments, universities & news outlets pretened they were not.
What did we think Trump was going to do, if Europe showed him we would fully collaborate on the total destruction of the Gaza Strip and ferociously repeat even the most absurd lies about it to our citizens? Did we think he would decide: best to not push the law breaking and war crimes, be sensible.
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I've been thinking about this a lot, for months: Gaza was a breaking point between verifiable reality and liberal governance. "AI" sparks fears ppl will believe things that aren't true, but Gaza SHOWED things that WERE true—& western governments, universities & news outlets pretened they were not.
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From the @equatormag.bsky.social mission statement and damn, was that ever proven 100% correct in short order.
January 21, 2026 at 9:21 AM
From the @equatormag.bsky.social mission statement and damn, was that ever proven 100% correct in short order.
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Bold prediction time for the aftermath of local elections :
1. Both Badenoch and Starmer will get replaced as party leaders.
2. The new PM will have very different rhetoric, but policy will be basically the same as under Starmer.
3. Big gains for Reform (boo!) Greens (yay!) and Lib Dems (boo!)
1. Both Badenoch and Starmer will get replaced as party leaders.
2. The new PM will have very different rhetoric, but policy will be basically the same as under Starmer.
3. Big gains for Reform (boo!) Greens (yay!) and Lib Dems (boo!)
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Bold prediction time for the aftermath of local elections :
1. Both Badenoch and Starmer will get replaced as party leaders.
2. The new PM will have very different rhetoric, but policy will be basically the same as under Starmer.
3. Big gains for Reform (boo!) Greens (yay!) and Lib Dems (boo!)
1. Both Badenoch and Starmer will get replaced as party leaders.
2. The new PM will have very different rhetoric, but policy will be basically the same as under Starmer.
3. Big gains for Reform (boo!) Greens (yay!) and Lib Dems (boo!)
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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In a meeting on 5 January, Oak Lawn secured a huge victory for their rainbow steps, members of the Landmark Commission agreed to grant the church a 3-year certificate of appropriateness for their painted steps.
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 AM
In a meeting on 5 January, Oak Lawn secured a huge victory for their rainbow steps, members of the Landmark Commission agreed to grant the church a 3-year certificate of appropriateness for their painted steps.
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I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
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Oh for fucks sake—if we give you 8 fucking Nobels will just fucking GO AWAY?!??
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Oh for fucks sake—if we give you 8 fucking Nobels will just fucking GO AWAY?!??
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The Civil Rights Division is going to charge a Black Man under the Ku Klux Klan Act on MLK day.
Do I have that right?
Do I have that right?
January 20, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The Civil Rights Division is going to charge a Black Man under the Ku Klux Klan Act on MLK day.
Do I have that right?
Do I have that right?
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It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.