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I have nothing to skeet, and I am skeeting it.
Sarcasm, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes, satire, rubber ducks, sensible shoes, chocopies -- if we don't got it, you don't want it.
Sarcasm, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes, satire, rubber ducks, sensible shoes, chocopies -- if we don't got it, you don't want it.
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Dr. West was a student of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter, UVA’s first Black woman graduate, and I got to know Dr. West in my time researching Dr. Hunter. If you ever use GPS, thank this amazing woman!
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95.
Gladys West, mathematician whose work made GPS possible, dies at 95
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95.
www.wtvr.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Dr. West was a student of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter, UVA’s first Black woman graduate, and I got to know Dr. West in my time researching Dr. Hunter. If you ever use GPS, thank this amazing woman!
"Cohn indicated the president may be overstating his demands as part of a negotiating tactic."
Uh huh.
Even if that's true, I will not "give Trump some credit" for threatening an allied country's sovereignty (and risking WW3) to achieve something he could have got by just asking nicely.
Buffoon.
Uh huh.
Even if that's true, I will not "give Trump some credit" for threatening an allied country's sovereignty (and risking WW3) to achieve something he could have got by just asking nicely.
Buffoon.
Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares
Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares
Donald Trump's former chief economic adviser said the US president's actions are a negotiating tactic.
www.bbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:34 AM
"Cohn indicated the president may be overstating his demands as part of a negotiating tactic."
Uh huh.
Even if that's true, I will not "give Trump some credit" for threatening an allied country's sovereignty (and risking WW3) to achieve something he could have got by just asking nicely.
Buffoon.
Uh huh.
Even if that's true, I will not "give Trump some credit" for threatening an allied country's sovereignty (and risking WW3) to achieve something he could have got by just asking nicely.
Buffoon.
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From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
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On MLK Day, we’ll hear a lot of quotes from people actively dismantling his legacy, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
On MLK Day, we’ll hear a lot of quotes from people actively dismantling his legacy, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.
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ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
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Remember right after ICE murdered Renee Good when they shot a second person, this time in the leg? They put out an elaborate story about the man assaulting ICE agents, ramming them, etc.
Only one problem: it was all a lie, as shown by multiple videos and the transcripts of calls to 911.
ICE lies.
Only one problem: it was all a lie, as shown by multiple videos and the transcripts of calls to 911.
ICE lies.
Aftermath video of latest ICE shooting in Minneapolis involving an undocumented Venezuelan national | CNN
Newly obtained videos of the moments right after the Wednesday incident in which an Immigration and Custom Enforcement agent shot a Venezuelan man in the leg for allegedly assaulting an officer in Min...
www.cnn.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Remember right after ICE murdered Renee Good when they shot a second person, this time in the leg? They put out an elaborate story about the man assaulting ICE agents, ramming them, etc.
Only one problem: it was all a lie, as shown by multiple videos and the transcripts of calls to 911.
ICE lies.
Only one problem: it was all a lie, as shown by multiple videos and the transcripts of calls to 911.
ICE lies.
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I agree.
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I agree.
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
Cong Dems cannot make this happen. But they should be calling for it.
-The world's most important alliance is being destroyed by one mentally disturbed man.
-That man outright says there is *no* limit on his power except his own "morality"[sic]. Including to make war
Which side are we on?
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fwiw i think his obsession with the nobel prize is entirely about obama getting it (setting aside whether or not obama ought to have received it)
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
fwiw i think his obsession with the nobel prize is entirely about obama getting it (setting aside whether or not obama ought to have received it)
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Absolute horrors are unfolding in Iran.
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Absolute horrors are unfolding in Iran.
Is this the low altitude economy I've heard so much about?
Hong Kong police will expand the use of drones for crime prevention to areas including The Peak, Cheung Chau and Lamma Island following the first phase of a pilot scheme. In full: buff.ly/VuX2rKY
Police drones to be deployed around The Peak, Lamma Island and Cheung Chau as pilot scheme enters 2nd phase | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong police will expand the use of drones for crime prevention to areas including The Peak, Cheung Chau and Lamma Island as part of a pilot scheme. Speaking to reporters, superintendent Tango Ko...
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Is this the low altitude economy I've heard so much about?
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I'm honestly less mad at the President, who is clearly not well, that I am at his outriders and enablers.
They see messages like this and then, with straight faces, go on television or write op-eds retroactively constructing grand strategy justifications.
Pathetic.
They see messages like this and then, with straight faces, go on television or write op-eds retroactively constructing grand strategy justifications.
Pathetic.
January 19, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I'm honestly less mad at the President, who is clearly not well, that I am at his outriders and enablers.
They see messages like this and then, with straight faces, go on television or write op-eds retroactively constructing grand strategy justifications.
Pathetic.
They see messages like this and then, with straight faces, go on television or write op-eds retroactively constructing grand strategy justifications.
Pathetic.
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“Despite our cooperation with the relevant procedures, the changing circumstances have led us to question whether students can retain the space for meaningful participation and expression of views."
Two more college student unions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s have ceased operations, leaving behind only two other registered student unions representing colleges at the university. In full: buff.ly/5cy90IB
Two more college student unions at Chinese University of Hong Kong cease operations | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Two more college student unions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s have ceased operations, leaving behind only two other registered student unions representing colleges at the university. The...
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 8:16 AM
“Despite our cooperation with the relevant procedures, the changing circumstances have led us to question whether students can retain the space for meaningful participation and expression of views."
He's right. The thing is, that's not the free speech issue at hand. The issue is (1) who gets exclusive say on what "informed" (i.e. truthful) criticism is, and (2) whether comments that don't fit the govt's criteria of "informed" should result in a jail sentence.
To open Legal Week 2026, Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Cheung said its courts fully respect people’s rights of expression, “however, a comment or a criticism is only as meaningful as it is informed.”
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/comp...
Courts respect freedom of expression: chief justice - RTHK
Chief Justice Andrew Cheung said on Monday Hong Kong courts fully respect people’s rights of expression but that a...
news.rthk.hk
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 AM
He's right. The thing is, that's not the free speech issue at hand. The issue is (1) who gets exclusive say on what "informed" (i.e. truthful) criticism is, and (2) whether comments that don't fit the govt's criteria of "informed" should result in a jail sentence.
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So, if you ever wondered why people who understand surveillance are salty about video cameras on doorbells...
It's only a matter of time before they get co-opted into mass surveillance. And if the regime you live under changes that's you spying on your neighbours.
It's only a matter of time before they get co-opted into mass surveillance. And if the regime you live under changes that's you spying on your neighbours.
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
So, if you ever wondered why people who understand surveillance are salty about video cameras on doorbells...
It's only a matter of time before they get co-opted into mass surveillance. And if the regime you live under changes that's you spying on your neighbours.
It's only a matter of time before they get co-opted into mass surveillance. And if the regime you live under changes that's you spying on your neighbours.
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🖼️ Annegert Fuchshuber
January 18, 2026 at 7:25 AM
🖼️ Annegert Fuchshuber
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This David French article shows the analytic peril of ignoring the way normal policing and repression work in communities of color. The so-called "dual state" he's highlighting (laws applied unequally, non-compliance met with violence) is *exactly* what Black Lives Matter was protesting.
Opinion | An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This David French article shows the analytic peril of ignoring the way normal policing and repression work in communities of color. The so-called "dual state" he's highlighting (laws applied unequally, non-compliance met with violence) is *exactly* what Black Lives Matter was protesting.
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Another blow for civil society, forwards for GONGOs
Only 2 of the 5 groups receiving funding under a govt scheme for projects on sexual minorities have worked on LGBTQ+ issues, and one is the HK Psychosexual Education Assn, a Christian grp promoting conversion therapy and non-affirmative practices.
Only 2 of the 5 groups receiving funding under a govt scheme for projects on sexual minorities have worked on LGBTQ+ issues, and one is the HK Psychosexual Education Assn, a Christian grp promoting conversion therapy and non-affirmative practices.
Most recipients of the HK gov't's Equal Opportunities (Sexual Orientation) Funding Scheme are groups that organise activities like beach clean-ups and AI workshops. Most of them appeared to have pro-establishment ties, an HKFP investigation has found. In full: buff.ly/rrdESmy
HK's LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to community
Most recipients of the HK gov't's Equal Opportunities (Sexual Orientation) Funding Scheme are groups that organise activities like beach clean-ups and AI workshops. Most of them appeared to have pro-establishment...
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Another blow for civil society, forwards for GONGOs
Only 2 of the 5 groups receiving funding under a govt scheme for projects on sexual minorities have worked on LGBTQ+ issues, and one is the HK Psychosexual Education Assn, a Christian grp promoting conversion therapy and non-affirmative practices.
Only 2 of the 5 groups receiving funding under a govt scheme for projects on sexual minorities have worked on LGBTQ+ issues, and one is the HK Psychosexual Education Assn, a Christian grp promoting conversion therapy and non-affirmative practices.
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glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
Last July, ProPublica documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts and former ICE insiders say was rarely used before President Trump began his second term:
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a…
propub.li
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
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If it's Cary Grant's birthday, it must surely be time for me to post the "puppy in the jacket pocket" picture again. Be rude not to, really.
January 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If it's Cary Grant's birthday, it must surely be time for me to post the "puppy in the jacket pocket" picture again. Be rude not to, really.
Framed #1409
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framed.wtf
Haven't actually seen it (no real interest in that particular genre), but the aesthetic is unmistakable.
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framed.wtf
Haven't actually seen it (no real interest in that particular genre), but the aesthetic is unmistakable.
Framed - The daily movie guessing game
Guess the movie from 6 frames. Come back each day to see if you can guess the daily movie, or visit the archive to answer the days that you missed!
framed.wtf
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Framed #1409
🎥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛
framed.wtf
Haven't actually seen it (no real interest in that particular genre), but the aesthetic is unmistakable.
🎥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛
framed.wtf
Haven't actually seen it (no real interest in that particular genre), but the aesthetic is unmistakable.
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When a tragedy struck Indonesian migrant workers in HK (think Erwiana, tortured by her employer; Seneng Mujiasih & Jesse Lorena, killed by a British banker), it was always fellow Indonesian workers offering support. It also happened with the Tai Po fire victims
hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/t...
hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/t...
Migrant workers' best crisis support often from those with fewest resources
The Network of Indonesian Migrant Workers (JBMI) "was able to respond to the Tai Po tragedy at a time when the situation was acute and information chaotic, despite the extreme limitations they face as...
hongkongfp.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
When a tragedy struck Indonesian migrant workers in HK (think Erwiana, tortured by her employer; Seneng Mujiasih & Jesse Lorena, killed by a British banker), it was always fellow Indonesian workers offering support. It also happened with the Tai Po fire victims
hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/t...
hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/t...
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2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
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"human rights but only for people on my side" isn't revolutionary no matter what side you're on, you've just reinvented fascism from first principles
January 18, 2026 at 3:30 AM
"human rights but only for people on my side" isn't revolutionary no matter what side you're on, you've just reinvented fascism from first principles
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#OtD 17 Jan 1893 a coup d'état took place in Hawaii, organised by United States. A republic was briefly declared, and the island was annexed by the US five years later: the first of many overseas imperialist conquests by the nation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8879...
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
#OtD 17 Jan 1893 a coup d'état took place in Hawaii, organised by United States. A republic was briefly declared, and the island was annexed by the US five years later: the first of many overseas imperialist conquests by the nation stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8879...
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: #HongKong’s dwindling gov't #LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to the community
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/e...
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/e...
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 AM
🚨EXCLUSIVE: #HongKong’s dwindling gov't #LGBTQ funding scheme mainly goes to groups with no ties to the community
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/e...
In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/01/18/e...