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GenX pale (((man))) w/perm. imposter syndrome, burden of conscience, hate authoritarianism from *anywhere*. Don't expect agreement on everything. Politics, film, music, art, 📖. Struggle - no rehearsals.
GenX pale (((man))) w/perm. imposter syndrome, burden of conscience, hate authoritarianism from *anywhere*. Don't expect agreement on everything. Politics, film, music, art, 📖. Struggle - no rehearsals.
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My all time top 10 albums, in chronological order, and a very long mix at the end with much of the runners' up selections.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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Congress has shown glimmers of resistance to Trump's anti-science agenda when it comes to funding. But Trump has presidentialized the internal workings of science in ways that funding alone cannot fix. For example, in his first day in office Trump blocked peer review panels from being formed.
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Congress has shown glimmers of resistance to Trump's anti-science agenda when it comes to funding. But Trump has presidentialized the internal workings of science in ways that funding alone cannot fix. For example, in his first day in office Trump blocked peer review panels from being formed.
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New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
American biomedical science in 2026
Where we are, how we got here, and what to do next
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
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I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I was always told that one of the central lessons of the Shoah is that legal, juridical regimes can still be immoral. The claim that Anne Frank was in Amsterdam "legally" is false, but more than that, the question "Was Anne Frank an illegal?" is so grossly missing the point of Holocaust remembrance.
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Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here is an example of a Dutch call-up paper for Jews to report to labor camps.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
The Frank family ignored their call-up, meaning they were officially in Amsterdam illegally from this point on.
The Trump administration is doing Holocaust revisionism to avoid the possibility of empathy for migrants.
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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Tom Homan is a “model cop”, if your ideal of a model cop is Sterling Hayden in The Godfather.
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Tom Homan is a “model cop”, if your ideal of a model cop is Sterling Hayden in The Godfather.
Zuckerberg has lost what was left of his little fascist flunkie mind.
Meta to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
Under the plan, access to the Meta platforms' core services would remain free.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Zuckerberg has lost what was left of his little fascist flunkie mind.
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Congrats to every Dem who sees this is an opening and takes it.
The office of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says it has identified more than 1,000 credible reports of human rights abuses inside the U.S. immigration detention system over the course of President Trump’s first year back in the White House.
www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
More than 1,000 alleged rights abuses in immigration detention, Ossoff finds
The Georgia Democrat’s office has produced a report that describes “an undeniable pattern of human rights abuses in immigration detention.”
www.ajc.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Congrats to every Dem who sees this is an opening and takes it.
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In Trump’s reality-TV addled brain, his underlings are merely a rotating cast of expendable characters. He’s not invested in them or in a particular plot or in anything. He just moves on to the next spectacle or provocation that gives him a frisson of power.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Bovino Is Out As Trump Recasts Lead Goon Role
Morning Memo Live! Details and tickets here for the Thursday evening event...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
In Trump’s reality-TV addled brain, his underlings are merely a rotating cast of expendable characters. He’s not invested in them or in a particular plot or in anything. He just moves on to the next spectacle or provocation that gives him a frisson of power.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Last week marked 16 years since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United.
I’ve authored a proposed constitutional amendment — H.J.Res. 122 — to overturn it & over 70 of my colleagues have joined our effort.
I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line.
I’ve authored a proposed constitutional amendment — H.J.Res. 122 — to overturn it & over 70 of my colleagues have joined our effort.
I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Last week marked 16 years since the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United.
I’ve authored a proposed constitutional amendment — H.J.Res. 122 — to overturn it & over 70 of my colleagues have joined our effort.
I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line.
I’ve authored a proposed constitutional amendment — H.J.Res. 122 — to overturn it & over 70 of my colleagues have joined our effort.
I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line.
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really quite funny that weiss is a one-trick pony and that trick is “give jobs to my dumbass friends”
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
really quite funny that weiss is a one-trick pony and that trick is “give jobs to my dumbass friends”
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DOOMSDAY CLOCK MOVES TO 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT The “Doomsday Clock,” a symbol of humanity’s proximity to catastrophe, has moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest in its 80-year history. Alexandra Bell of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said progress on existential
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
DOOMSDAY CLOCK MOVES TO 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT The “Doomsday Clock,” a symbol of humanity’s proximity to catastrophe, has moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest in its 80-year history. Alexandra Bell of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said progress on existential
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Jesus wept what a malign nincompoop
The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Jesus wept what a malign nincompoop
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Crack stormtroopers.
Trump ICE goon moons protestors
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
Best of the the best, this bunch. A real serious operation🎪
(H/T @reallyamerican.bsky.social )
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Crack stormtroopers.
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solid state batteries are going to seriously change the world and not enough people are hyped enough
We are entering a new era.
🔋Energy density of 400 watt-hours per kg. (250–300 Wh/kg for today’s best lithium-ion batteries)
🔋 Fully recharge in five minutes and sustain that performance for up to 100,000 charge cycles
🔋Retain more than 99% of capacity in temperatures ranging from -22°F to 212°F
🔋Energy density of 400 watt-hours per kg. (250–300 Wh/kg for today’s best lithium-ion batteries)
🔋 Fully recharge in five minutes and sustain that performance for up to 100,000 charge cycles
🔋Retain more than 99% of capacity in temperatures ranging from -22°F to 212°F
The First Production-Ready Solid-State Battery Promises 5-Minute Charging
Donut Lab says its all-solid-state battery is already in production, offering better fast charging and energy density than today’s lithium-ion packs.
www.autoblog.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
solid state batteries are going to seriously change the world and not enough people are hyped enough
(gift link) Great. Now how do they expect to enforce this?
U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling
Minnesota’s chief federal judge demands that the head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain repeated failures to comply with court orders.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
(gift link) Great. Now how do they expect to enforce this?
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Four fictional characters who would definitely defect to Reform (David Lynch edition).
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Four fictional characters who would definitely defect to Reform (David Lynch edition).
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Extra Scrutiny of FEMA Aid to States Has Created a $17 Billion Bottleneck
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Literal majority of the public: “abolish ice, zero out their funding”
Leading Democrats: “wow, bold negotiating position guys, if you insist, we’ll see if we can get a few concessions while funding DHS.”
Leading Democrats: “wow, bold negotiating position guys, if you insist, we’ll see if we can get a few concessions while funding DHS.”
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Literal majority of the public: “abolish ice, zero out their funding”
Leading Democrats: “wow, bold negotiating position guys, if you insist, we’ll see if we can get a few concessions while funding DHS.”
Leading Democrats: “wow, bold negotiating position guys, if you insist, we’ll see if we can get a few concessions while funding DHS.”
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Gavin Newsom had Ben Shapiro on his podcast 10 days ago where he was cozying up to Shapiro. Newsom also said that ICE aren't terrorists, walking back his claim from days prior and also said there is no genocide in Palestine.
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Gavin Newsom had Ben Shapiro on his podcast 10 days ago where he was cozying up to Shapiro. Newsom also said that ICE aren't terrorists, walking back his claim from days prior and also said there is no genocide in Palestine.
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He received the endorsement of nearly every major organization representing the police with this message. In 2024.
the DHS scramble to throw people under the bus is funny considering even going back to Trump's first term he has repeatedly publicly explicitly directed cops and ICE to murder immigrants, protesters, and "antifa" in the streets, "no arrest, no trial," and told them he'd protect them
January 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
He received the endorsement of nearly every major organization representing the police with this message. In 2024.
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Ohio ICO stands with Minnesota!
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Ohio ICO stands with Minnesota!
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Any elected Republican with an ounce of integrity would leave the party. Not one in Congress is leaving because they're all cowards or fascist bootlickers or both. (*Though Massie has been doing some good from the inside).
MN Gubernatorial candidate Chris Madel withdrew this morning from the race, saying "he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Any elected Republican with an ounce of integrity would leave the party. Not one in Congress is leaving because they're all cowards or fascist bootlickers or both. (*Though Massie has been doing some good from the inside).