CaffeineIsLife
@caffeineislife.bsky.social
🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇪🇵🇸 = ✅. But 🇷🇺 = ❌
Caffeinated Canadian, geek, likes bicycle rides, refuting antivaxxers/science deniers, fighting conspiracies/misinformation.
Interests: Virology, Repro rights/Public Health, Geology, Tech, Social Sciences.
Caffeinated Canadian, geek, likes bicycle rides, refuting antivaxxers/science deniers, fighting conspiracies/misinformation.
Interests: Virology, Repro rights/Public Health, Geology, Tech, Social Sciences.
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Libraries - LibreTexts
The LibreTexts Libraries are the central platforms within our ecosystem and consists of 18 topic-specific repositories that can host your OER textbooks.
libretexts.org
Educational resources that are free online. Textbooks from High School to College/University (list of links):
libretexts.org/platforms/li...
open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
openstax.org
www.planetebook.com
www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
programming languages
github.com/EbookFoundat...
libretexts.org/platforms/li...
open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
openstax.org
www.planetebook.com
www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
programming languages
github.com/EbookFoundat...
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People you know voted for this.
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
People you know voted for this.
Here's an explainer on what LOLCODE is. 😸🐈⬛
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Here's an explainer on what LOLCODE is. 😸🐈⬛
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A recent study shows that there was no increased risk of #autism in children of mothers who received the mRNA #COVID #vaccine.
COVID vaccine during pregnancy is not linked to children's autism
A recent study showed that there was no increased risk of autism in children of mothers who received the mRNA COVID vaccine.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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You know at this point some babies are likely to have been born in those detention centers, right? Anybody know about those situations?
February 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
You know at this point some babies are likely to have been born in those detention centers, right? Anybody know about those situations?
Kim is another annoying turd like Trump, who I was hoping would be jailed or whatever. 😣 Guess he figures #Russia appreciate his ass kissing, but they'd probably throw him off to the front lines of war asap if he tried to move there. Instead the coward lives in the safety of New Zealand.
None of these guys ever go away lol, noted angry internet egg Kim Dotcom making the news in Russian state controlled propaganda outlets like EurAsia Daily claiming to have stolen data from Palantir which he will send to Russia. Rightwing conspiracy influencers turning on Palantir?
February 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Kim is another annoying turd like Trump, who I was hoping would be jailed or whatever. 😣 Guess he figures #Russia appreciate his ass kissing, but they'd probably throw him off to the front lines of war asap if he tried to move there. Instead the coward lives in the safety of New Zealand.
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"Dutch police have arrested a man for 'computer hacking' after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn't hand them back."
www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/d...
www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/d...
Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files
: Bungled link handed over sensitive docs, and when recipient didn't cooperate, police opted for cuffs
www.theregister.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"Dutch police have arrested a man for 'computer hacking' after accidentally handing him their own sensitive files and then getting annoyed when he didn't hand them back."
www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/d...
www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/d...
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Shortly before many of us were laid off, it emerged that the then owners were experimenting with AI. It did not go well...
www.wired.com/story/cnet-p...
www.wired.com/story/cnet-p...
CNET Published AI-Generated Stories. Then Its Staff Pushed Back
Like Hollywood's striking screenwriters, the outlet's employees want protections against potentially job-killing automation.
www.wired.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Shortly before many of us were laid off, it emerged that the then owners were experimenting with AI. It did not go well...
www.wired.com/story/cnet-p...
www.wired.com/story/cnet-p...
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I've said this before but people get mad at the idea of needing to pay for quality journalism and writing, but they also get mad at 'clickbait', the tactic that's used because people aren't willing to pay or subscribe.
I'm not sure what the answer is, but just an observation.
I'm not sure what the answer is, but just an observation.
(outside of Nazism) the least good look on the internet is complaining about people expecting (or just attempting!) to be paid for their work.
if you can't afford it that is totally legit & disappointing. but complaining at the person who is attempting to get paid is just entitled baby stuff
if you can't afford it that is totally legit & disappointing. but complaining at the person who is attempting to get paid is just entitled baby stuff
PSA. This is SO demoralising.
February 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
I've said this before but people get mad at the idea of needing to pay for quality journalism and writing, but they also get mad at 'clickbait', the tactic that's used because people aren't willing to pay or subscribe.
I'm not sure what the answer is, but just an observation.
I'm not sure what the answer is, but just an observation.
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I kid you not, one time they noticed Wayfair sellers would set item prices to $100,000 when out of stock to avoid the SEO hit from deleting a listing. They concluded that the prices were so high because Wayfair was trafficking children inside cabinets, and the $100k price included the child inside.
BlueAnon (the putatively liberal version of QAnon) is 100% a thing and it’s important for us to acknowledge that and try to root it out.
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I kid you not, one time they noticed Wayfair sellers would set item prices to $100,000 when out of stock to avoid the SEO hit from deleting a listing. They concluded that the prices were so high because Wayfair was trafficking children inside cabinets, and the $100k price included the child inside.
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Trump's authoritarian and erratic behavior has the UK scurrying to set up new credit card systems, which is great for the world but bad for the US.
“If Mastercard and Visa were turned off, it would send us back to the 1950s,” before cards dominated the UK economy, and businesses wholly relied on cash, one executive familiar with the project told the Guardian.
“Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
“Of course, we need a sovereign payments system.”
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Trump's authoritarian and erratic behavior has the UK scurrying to set up new credit card systems, which is great for the world but bad for the US.
Reason #5902175 to gtfo using all Microsoft if you can. This is your daily reminder that Microslop ARE the malware you were warned about. 🫤
Microsoft have somehow* plagiarised somebody else's work in their own documentation.
dbushell.com/notes/2026-0...
* it's probably because they stole the content to train their AI
dbushell.com/notes/2026-0...
* it's probably because they stole the content to train their AI
February 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Reason #5902175 to gtfo using all Microsoft if you can. This is your daily reminder that Microslop ARE the malware you were warned about. 🫤
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Slava Ukraini!
A member of our community (Jim from Canada) wanted to show his support for Ukraine by learning to play Ukraine's national anthem on the bagpipes. Impressive!
A member of our community (Jim from Canada) wanted to show his support for Ukraine by learning to play Ukraine's national anthem on the bagpipes. Impressive!
February 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Slava Ukraini!
A member of our community (Jim from Canada) wanted to show his support for Ukraine by learning to play Ukraine's national anthem on the bagpipes. Impressive!
A member of our community (Jim from Canada) wanted to show his support for Ukraine by learning to play Ukraine's national anthem on the bagpipes. Impressive!
It really makes me wonder what perks China are getting from Russia, which makes all their contributions towards Russia's war, beneficial. With how Russia's economy is going, there won't be a swift recovery even if the war ended tomorrow.
“Russia’s economy hasn’t collapsed. It has entered the “death zone” — surviving by consuming its own future. Growth at 1%. Budget deficit rising. Military sector expands while civilian industry shrinks.
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
Russia’s economy has entered the death zone
Alexandra Prokopenko wonders how much longer it can go on metabolising its own muscle tissue
www.economist.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
It really makes me wonder what perks China are getting from Russia, which makes all their contributions towards Russia's war, beneficial. With how Russia's economy is going, there won't be a swift recovery even if the war ended tomorrow.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Man I want to see Zoolander
*Trump cameo*
ouch, well I’ll just ignore that
*character says the r-word*
And you can feel the age of the movie
*Trump cameo*
ouch, well I’ll just ignore that
*character says the r-word*
And you can feel the age of the movie
February 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Man I want to see Zoolander
*Trump cameo*
ouch, well I’ll just ignore that
*character says the r-word*
And you can feel the age of the movie
*Trump cameo*
ouch, well I’ll just ignore that
*character says the r-word*
And you can feel the age of the movie
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When I joined, I was user number 50,394. Ken Jennings joined three days before me.
Ken absolutely experienced the Hellthread. Those were the earliest days of Alf Hog and the Beanfucker. Ken has SEEN THINGS here!
Ken absolutely experienced the Hellthread. Those were the earliest days of Alf Hog and the Beanfucker. Ken has SEEN THINGS here!
A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
How many followers for a prominent Bluesky elder to host Jeopardy
February 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
When I joined, I was user number 50,394. Ken Jennings joined three days before me.
Ken absolutely experienced the Hellthread. Those were the earliest days of Alf Hog and the Beanfucker. Ken has SEEN THINGS here!
Ken absolutely experienced the Hellthread. Those were the earliest days of Alf Hog and the Beanfucker. Ken has SEEN THINGS here!
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Trump's billionaire donors are getting richer warehousing kids. This evil cruelty is just getting started, we must block them everywhere.
🧵 CoreCivic execs & investors are monetizing kids in detention at ICE's Dilley
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO, led efforts to reactivate idle facilities prepping for "windfall of immigrant detainees under the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown"
#DIVEST
www.propublica.org/article/life...
Patrick Swindle, CoreCivic CEO, led efforts to reactivate idle facilities prepping for "windfall of immigrant detainees under the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown"
#DIVEST
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Trump's billionaire donors are getting richer warehousing kids. This evil cruelty is just getting started, we must block them everywhere.
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Two RUS aircraft flew to Tehran IRN today: Tu-214PU Airborne Command Post RA-64533 and Avikon Tsitotrans Il-76TD CANDID RA-76842.
February 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Two RUS aircraft flew to Tehran IRN today: Tu-214PU Airborne Command Post RA-64533 and Avikon Tsitotrans Il-76TD CANDID RA-76842.
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Google is malware.
You have other options folks.
@grapheneos.org
@torproject.org
@yubico.com
@signal.org
@bitwarden.bsky.social
are just a few you can find here.
You have other options folks.
@grapheneos.org
@torproject.org
@yubico.com
@signal.org
@bitwarden.bsky.social
are just a few you can find here.
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Google is malware.
You have other options folks.
@grapheneos.org
@torproject.org
@yubico.com
@signal.org
@bitwarden.bsky.social
are just a few you can find here.
You have other options folks.
@grapheneos.org
@torproject.org
@yubico.com
@signal.org
@bitwarden.bsky.social
are just a few you can find here.
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I think it is reasonable to view anti-vaccine disinformation as a form of hybrid warfare; much of it originates in the hostile Trump regime (and quite a bit from Russia too)
UPDATE: Canada has announced that it has lost its measles elimination status.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
This is a direct result of the increase in anti-vax disinformation, which has caused large, sustained outbreaks in the country over the last year.
February 16, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I think it is reasonable to view anti-vaccine disinformation as a form of hybrid warfare; much of it originates in the hostile Trump regime (and quite a bit from Russia too)
I have a number of friends who live close to the US border and used to go over for meals or shopping fairly regular. They have stopped doing it and are instead travelling to various different Canadian areas. This might seem like a small effort, but it definitely adds up.
Canadian deputy mayor nails Trump as the cause for $4.5 billion loss in US tourism
www.alternet.org/trump-canada...
www.alternet.org/trump-canada...
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I have a number of friends who live close to the US border and used to go over for meals or shopping fairly regular. They have stopped doing it and are instead travelling to various different Canadian areas. This might seem like a small effort, but it definitely adds up.
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After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Canada Just Dropped the Blueprint to Break Free from the U.S. Military Industrial Complex
125,000 jobs. 5% of GDP. 70% domestic procurement. And a deliberate pivot away from American arms manufacturers. This isn’t procurement reform — it’s geopolitical emancipation.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
After Marco Rubio said countries shouldn’t rely on the US Ottawa said: don’t worry we won’t.
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Leaked Defence Industrial Strategy:
• 5% of GDP on defence
• 70% built at home
• 125,000 Canadian jobs
• Billions staying north of the border
#Elbowsup
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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Thanks to everyone who #JoinedUs - traffic doubled! 😍👊🫡Southern Russian ISPs feeding internet to occupation forces (after losing Starlink) is now crying and whining like Donny in the middle of another nightmare about his old friend Jeffrey.😏 #FightUntilTheyBreak
February 16, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Thanks to everyone who #JoinedUs - traffic doubled! 😍👊🫡Southern Russian ISPs feeding internet to occupation forces (after losing Starlink) is now crying and whining like Donny in the middle of another nightmare about his old friend Jeffrey.😏 #FightUntilTheyBreak
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Minus two Shaheds and one Zala — the result of the work of STING interceptors and the operators of the 23rd Separate Reconnaissance Brigade 🚀
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Minus two Shaheds and one Zala — the result of the work of STING interceptors and the operators of the 23rd Separate Reconnaissance Brigade 🚀
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.
The crew disrupted the enemy’s plans thanks to your donations to the One United Fundraiser.