CD Covington
@exaggerated.bsky.social
Writer, linguist, Germanist. Roller derby official in Berlin, Germany.
Freelance copy editor always looking for work. (rates on website)
web: www.cdcovington.com
Mastodon: @[email protected]
Freelance copy editor always looking for work. (rates on website)
web: www.cdcovington.com
Mastodon: @[email protected]
I got a Tagesschau news alert that Germany is sending 13 soldiers tomorrow.
Denmark confirms an expanded, more permanent Danish and NATO military presence in and around Greenland, beginning today. Deployments span land, sea, and air, including protection of critical infrastructure, fighter jets, and naval operations. Sweden has committed forces; other NATO allies may follow
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I got a Tagesschau news alert that Germany is sending 13 soldiers tomorrow.
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"Is it really so far fetched to imagine that most people would most likely be 'fine' with renting their full computing solutions from companies like Microsoft and Amazon?"
No, and that's what makes this TERRIFYING!
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
No, and that's what makes this TERRIFYING!
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud
Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?
www.windowscentral.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"Is it really so far fetched to imagine that most people would most likely be 'fine' with renting their full computing solutions from companies like Microsoft and Amazon?"
No, and that's what makes this TERRIFYING!
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
No, and that's what makes this TERRIFYING!
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
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Usians don't get it, mired in their miasma of execeptionalist thinking: we will never trust you again, with anything, ever. It'll take generations for your position in the world to recover. Your fascist spasm--even if you recover from it today or next year--will be a drag on your nation for decades.
Folks in the US still like to treat the whole Greenland invasion stuff as sufficiently unserious to engage with, but it is sufficiently serious that NATO allies are actively deploying tripwire forces to deter the US. That is *already* a political and actual cost to them, and to US relationships
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Usians don't get it, mired in their miasma of execeptionalist thinking: we will never trust you again, with anything, ever. It'll take generations for your position in the world to recover. Your fascist spasm--even if you recover from it today or next year--will be a drag on your nation for decades.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Hmong are here because they fought for the US in a war we lost.
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I keep forgetting that today's warm chinook heads east to become next week's freezing cold Alberta Clipper and usually i'm sympathetic about that but not this time
enjoy the sensation of your nostril hairs freezing, jerks
enjoy the sensation of your nostril hairs freezing, jerks
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Arctic cold and snow return to Minnesota
A pattern change brings much colder temperatures with occasional snow Thursday into the upcoming weekend.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I keep forgetting that today's warm chinook heads east to become next week's freezing cold Alberta Clipper and usually i'm sympathetic about that but not this time
enjoy the sensation of your nostril hairs freezing, jerks
enjoy the sensation of your nostril hairs freezing, jerks
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I will never forget the year it hit -40 windchill and the governor shut down the state because seriously, YOU WILL DIE REALLY FAST.
Can’t wait for ICE to experience it.
Can’t wait for ICE to experience it.
To any ICE agents reading this who are from down south—you have never experienced anything like this cold. Our European climate equivalent is literally Stalingrad. It will hurt to breathe. You will be outside in it. So will we, but we are used to it.
Next week is what will break you.
Next week is what will break you.
We've lead charmed weather lives so far in January.
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Temperatures are +5F to +10F across MN so far this month. 🌡️
We're about to be reminded what persistent cold and occasional snow feels like. ❄️
MSP could bottom out -10 to -20 next Tue.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I will never forget the year it hit -40 windchill and the governor shut down the state because seriously, YOU WILL DIE REALLY FAST.
Can’t wait for ICE to experience it.
Can’t wait for ICE to experience it.
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This, this, this. Tired anytime someone whines that Democrats don't have any power, can affect no change. When the GOP were out of power, they ground the gears of government to a halt -- and when they got going again, they did so slowly, on the GOP's terms. (In part because Democrats were passive!)
“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?”
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore.
2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions.
3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This, this, this. Tired anytime someone whines that Democrats don't have any power, can affect no change. When the GOP were out of power, they ground the gears of government to a halt -- and when they got going again, they did so slowly, on the GOP's terms. (In part because Democrats were passive!)
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Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
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On you list of real af businesses that deserve unyielding support because they provide it to us, please include Ace Nicollet Hardware:
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
On you list of real af businesses that deserve unyielding support because they provide it to us, please include Ace Nicollet Hardware:
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There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
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She'll be "Antifa." Remember that Trump has declared "Antifa" terrorists. So, when they determine she is Antifa, their accusations of Good's terrorism cannot be wrong! LOL!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
Sorry, what? The federal “investigation” into ICE’s killing of an American is investigating the *victim*?
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
She'll be "Antifa." Remember that Trump has declared "Antifa" terrorists. So, when they determine she is Antifa, their accusations of Good's terrorism cannot be wrong! LOL!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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I added captions to this video of people heckling Greg Bovino leaving a Target in Minneapolis, and there's so many people yelling things at him it's like a comedy skit
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I added captions to this video of people heckling Greg Bovino leaving a Target in Minneapolis, and there's so many people yelling things at him it's like a comedy skit
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they should reboot this with garak and dr. bashir
So charmed by the FROG AND TOAD books — and always glad when our toddler asks to read them.
I wanted to buy him more, but was surprised and disappointed: there are only the four slender books, written 50 years ago.
Then I realized: they’re precious and limited, in a world of infinite content.
I wanted to buy him more, but was surprised and disappointed: there are only the four slender books, written 50 years ago.
Then I realized: they’re precious and limited, in a world of infinite content.
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
they should reboot this with garak and dr. bashir
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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a rather significant portion of the founding was based on “no guys like Donald Trump in particular”
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
people will say the framers never could have predicted this, but that's not true at all, they absolutely *did* expect someone like trump, they thought congress would *stop* him, and they thought they made that clear
January 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
a rather significant portion of the founding was based on “no guys like Donald Trump in particular”
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
they really specifically wanted to avoid this type of know-nothing demagogue
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Did you get that pic of the grim reaper in charge of public health in this country for the official social media? Sure did boss, real grim reapery like you said.
I thought this was a joke but it’s an actual post from the White House: “we are ending the war on protein”
How about ending the war on the health of this country?
How about ending the war on the health of this country?
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Did you get that pic of the grim reaper in charge of public health in this country for the official social media? Sure did boss, real grim reapery like you said.
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📅 Mark your calendars!!
Flights of Foundry returns September 18 - 20, 2026.
See you there!
Flights of Foundry returns September 18 - 20, 2026.
See you there!
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📅 Mark your calendars!!
Flights of Foundry returns September 18 - 20, 2026.
See you there!
Flights of Foundry returns September 18 - 20, 2026.
See you there!
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"Women of Xal II is a high-stakes political adventure and multi-path visual novel. You play as Xjena, the newly appointed Matriarch of Xanasca, navigating dangerous politics, personal vendettas, and an impending catastrophe known as The Great Silence."
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 AM
"Women of Xal II is a high-stakes political adventure and multi-path visual novel. You play as Xjena, the newly appointed Matriarch of Xanasca, navigating dangerous politics, personal vendettas, and an impending catastrophe known as The Great Silence."
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Cold Brew Tea for the New Year
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Cold Brew Tea for the New Year
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The guy who first dressed as Portland Frog, a major symbol of our protest and then other national protests, has been arrested while peacefully protesting. Prints of this painting by Simran Gleason are being sold to support his defense. www.simrangleason.com/prints/p/por... #pdx #protest
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The guy who first dressed as Portland Frog, a major symbol of our protest and then other national protests, has been arrested while peacefully protesting. Prints of this painting by Simran Gleason are being sold to support his defense. www.simrangleason.com/prints/p/por... #pdx #protest
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In the future, please Google FIFA before posting stuff like this
FIFA could prevent world war three tomorrow: tell Trump if he invades Greenland he’s losing the FIFA Peace Prize and the U.S. is out as World Cup Host.
January 11, 2026 at 1:11 AM
In the future, please Google FIFA before posting stuff like this
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Both Clinton and Harris warned voters very explicitly about all of this, but it was very important those warnings be twisted to suggest they’re a little too strident, too emotional.
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Both Clinton and Harris warned voters very explicitly about all of this, but it was very important those warnings be twisted to suggest they’re a little too strident, too emotional.
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If you had predicted with precise accuracy any of our current top stories this week during the ‘24 election, it would have been dismissed as Trump Derangement Syndrome by most of the professional takesmiths.
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
If you had predicted with precise accuracy any of our current top stories this week during the ‘24 election, it would have been dismissed as Trump Derangement Syndrome by most of the professional takesmiths.