Bo Jacobs
@bojacobs.bsky.social
Nuclear historian, Emeritus @ Hiroshima Peace Inst, visiting @ #UNSW. I research the global #hibakuksha, #nuclear testing, production and waste. #PDX #STS
Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha (Yale 2022)
https://nuclearbodies.com
https://bojacobs.net
Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha (Yale 2022)
https://nuclearbodies.com
https://bojacobs.net
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Bo Jacobs
@bojacobs.bsky.social
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Historian of nuclear science & technology at Hiroshima Peace Inst. My book *Nuclear bodies: the global hibakusha* (Yale 2022) surveys harm from #nuclear production, weapon testing, & reactor accidents globally, & medical models that obscure harm from fallout particles.
nuclearbodies.com
Historian of nuclear science & technology at Hiroshima Peace Inst. My book *Nuclear bodies: the global hibakusha* (Yale 2022) surveys harm from #nuclear production, weapon testing, & reactor accidents globally, & medical models that obscure harm from fallout particles.
nuclearbodies.com
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It’s very exciting, The Gargle is back! @alicefraser.bsky.social returns with the latest science and tech stories through a Bugle lens!
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The Gargle is BACK!
Podcast Episode · The Gargle · 12/02/2026 · 37m
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February 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It’s very exciting, The Gargle is back! @alicefraser.bsky.social returns with the latest science and tech stories through a Bugle lens!
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Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants | Harvard THChan
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancer-...
#nuclear #kärnkraft #SMR #svpol
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancer-...
#nuclear #kärnkraft #SMR #svpol
Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
In Massachusetts, residential proximity to a nuclear power plant was associated with significantly increased cancer incidence, with risk declining by distance, according to a new Harvard Chan School s...
hsph.harvard.edu
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Cancer risk may increase with proximity to nuclear power plants | Harvard THChan
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancer-...
#nuclear #kärnkraft #SMR #svpol
hsph.harvard.edu/news/cancer-...
#nuclear #kärnkraft #SMR #svpol
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Top public health official in the country
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Top public health official in the country
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An historic day as the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or ITK announced that the main campus of the first Inuit led university, Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat, Nunavut.
Main campus of Inuit Nunangat University to be locate in Arviat
The head of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announced Wednesday that the main campus of the Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat.
www.aptnnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
An historic day as the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or ITK announced that the main campus of the first Inuit led university, Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat, Nunavut.
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Helluva zinger! 👍
REP. BALINT: “This is not a game, Secretary!”
BONDI: “I’m Attorney General.”
REP. BALINT: “My apologies. I couldn’t tell.” 🔥
BONDI: “I’m Attorney General.”
REP. BALINT: “My apologies. I couldn’t tell.” 🔥
February 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Helluva zinger! 👍
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The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran
The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran
Expanding settlements, making plans to cut the Palestinians into separated areas, such as separating the north of the West Bank from the south
dlvr.it
February 12, 2026 at 5:37 AM
The Israelis are Stealthily Annexing the Whole West Bank under Cover of . . . Iran
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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reviewer 2 is harsh, as usual
February 12, 2026 at 5:54 AM
reviewer 2 is harsh, as usual
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Interesting attempt to summarize Europe's deterrence options/dilemmas on page 56 of the @munsecconf.bsky.social European deterrence report. securityconference.org/en/publicati...
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Interesting attempt to summarize Europe's deterrence options/dilemmas on page 56 of the @munsecconf.bsky.social European deterrence report. securityconference.org/en/publicati...
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A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
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Why is DOJ tracking what members of Congress are searching for in the Epstein files? bsky.app/profile/atru...
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Why is DOJ tracking what members of Congress are searching for in the Epstein files? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Nuclear weapons workers in the UK have voted to strike www.bbc.com/news/article...
AWE nuclear weapons workers vote for strike action
A potential restructure would affect sites at Aldermaston and Burghfield, a union says.
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Nuclear weapons workers in the UK have voted to strike www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"Trump’s approval rating on immigration has dropped roughly 20 points over the past year. He is now about 11 points underwater...ICE’s campaign of terror has broken into the culture."
Good @danpfeiffer.bsky.social on Trump/immigration (discusses our piece):
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-stephe...
Good @danpfeiffer.bsky.social on Trump/immigration (discusses our piece):
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-stephe...
Why Stephen Miller Will Cost Republicans the Midterms
The cruelty, chaos, and incompetence of Miller's mass deportation dreams have mortally wounded Trump's political standing
www.messageboxnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
"Trump’s approval rating on immigration has dropped roughly 20 points over the past year. He is now about 11 points underwater...ICE’s campaign of terror has broken into the culture."
Good @danpfeiffer.bsky.social on Trump/immigration (discusses our piece):
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-stephe...
Good @danpfeiffer.bsky.social on Trump/immigration (discusses our piece):
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-stephe...
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Just 14% of people rounded up by ICE were “the worst of the worst” criminals.
That means 86% were NOT.
Trump is building concentration camps for Latinos.
That means 86% were NOT.
Trump is building concentration camps for Latinos.
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Just 14% of people rounded up by ICE were “the worst of the worst” criminals.
That means 86% were NOT.
Trump is building concentration camps for Latinos.
That means 86% were NOT.
Trump is building concentration camps for Latinos.
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Only China has more gas power projects in development than Texas. Nearly half of all upcoming gas power projects in Texas, totalling 40 GW of capacity, are planned to directly power data centers.
Country’s Largest Air Pollution Permit Issued to Power Plant for Data Centers in West Texas, Developer Says
It’s among a handful of similarly colossal ventures announced during 2025, making Texas the global epicenter of a gas power buildout.
www.texasobserver.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Only China has more gas power projects in development than Texas. Nearly half of all upcoming gas power projects in Texas, totalling 40 GW of capacity, are planned to directly power data centers.
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Aliya Rahman is a U.S. citizen who was violently arrested by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Rahman says she repeatedly told agents she was disabled, but they ignored her pleas for medical attention or other accommodation.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/minneapolis_ice
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/minneapolis_ice
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Aliya Rahman is a U.S. citizen who was violently arrested by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Rahman says she repeatedly told agents she was disabled, but they ignored her pleas for medical attention or other accommodation.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/minneapolis_ice
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/9/minneapolis_ice
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#OtD 8 Feb 1887 the Dawes Act was signed into US law. It authorised the President to subdivide Native American tribal communal land into allotments for Native American individuals, thus forcing a capitalist and proprietary relationship with land shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/500...
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
#OtD 8 Feb 1887 the Dawes Act was signed into US law. It authorised the President to subdivide Native American tribal communal land into allotments for Native American individuals, thus forcing a capitalist and proprietary relationship with land shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/500...
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Over the weekend, I tested a hypothesis that because Trump made the right wing culture that is the core of Red State support for Republicans toxic, his OWN toxicity may make those areas contestable.
emptywheel.net/if-magat-pol...
emptywheel.net/if-magat-pol...
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Over the weekend, I tested a hypothesis that because Trump made the right wing culture that is the core of Red State support for Republicans toxic, his OWN toxicity may make those areas contestable.
emptywheel.net/if-magat-pol...
emptywheel.net/if-magat-pol...
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This is such an embarrassing interview. Good for CNBC for asking the most straightforward questions.
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is such an embarrassing interview. Good for CNBC for asking the most straightforward questions.
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
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Sydney- Australia
Extraordinary footage. Police pulling off people engaged in peaceful prayer.
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Sydney- Australia
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For more of the day's top news: morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com
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The essential political news roundup from David Kurtz and the team at TPM. Click to read Morning Memo, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
For more of the day's top news: morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com
Also, unicorns. Like lots of them.
Elon Musk on Sunday said that SpaceX will prioritize establishing a “self-growing city” on the moon over and above his long-stated ambition to settle Mars
Elon Musk says SpaceX to prioritize cities on the moon instead of Mars
Focusing on lunar cities ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions
www.scientificamerican.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Also, unicorns. Like lots of them.
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Good to see some reporting on #nuclear colonialism in a major UK newspaper. It’s an area I plan to get deep into in my next short doc…
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’
Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia sparks fears about environmental impact and loss of sovereignty.
#nuclear
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia sparks fears about environmental impact and loss of sovereignty.
#nuclear
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests
Push to restart uranium mining in Patagonia has sparked fears about the environmental impact and loss of sovereignty over key resources
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Good to see some reporting on #nuclear colonialism in a major UK newspaper. It’s an area I plan to get deep into in my next short doc…