Freida
@freidaoctothorpe.bsky.social
#FreeTheLeopards superfan. I like things smooth, like my brain.
🫀 Crimea is Ukraine.
🫀 Crimea is Ukraine.
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I've only just been made aware that there has been a backlash against astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australian of the Year. I've been over on Facebook responding to (mostly male) critics who clearly have no idea how astronauts work. We can't let them be the dominant voice. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
January 28, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I've only just been made aware that there has been a backlash against astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australian of the Year. I've been over on Facebook responding to (mostly male) critics who clearly have no idea how astronauts work. We can't let them be the dominant voice. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM
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Movie producer:
*Sees news about russians bombing Ukrainian cities to freeze civilians to death*
Hmmm... Maybe we need another movie with a quirky russian character.
*Sees news about russians bombing Ukrainian cities to freeze civilians to death*
Hmmm... Maybe we need another movie with a quirky russian character.
January 28, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Movie producer:
*Sees news about russians bombing Ukrainian cities to freeze civilians to death*
Hmmm... Maybe we need another movie with a quirky russian character.
*Sees news about russians bombing Ukrainian cities to freeze civilians to death*
Hmmm... Maybe we need another movie with a quirky russian character.
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It's #buyastrangerabook day.
Now then, if you'd like a book, but aren't quite sure what, just let @melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading.
Melissa will then reply with a choice of four books.
You can choose your favourite & Melissa will pay for it!
Get in touch!
UK only
Now then, if you'd like a book, but aren't quite sure what, just let @melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading.
Melissa will then reply with a choice of four books.
You can choose your favourite & Melissa will pay for it!
Get in touch!
UK only
I’ll #BuyAStrangerABook
🤗
Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
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Personalised recommendations are my thing, so don’t forget to mention what kinds of things you like to read and I’ll suggest accordingly 📚
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
Now then, if you'd like a book, but aren't quite sure what, just let @melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading.
Melissa will then reply with a choice of four books.
You can choose your favourite & Melissa will pay for it!
Get in touch!
UK only
Now then, if you'd like a book, but aren't quite sure what, just let @melissaschuh.bsky.social know the kinda stuff you like reading.
Melissa will then reply with a choice of four books.
You can choose your favourite & Melissa will pay for it!
Get in touch!
UK only
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A group of Maine nurses just showed up at Susan Collins’ office to demand she vote against funding ICE following ICE’s killing of nurse Alex Pretti.
January 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
A group of Maine nurses just showed up at Susan Collins’ office to demand she vote against funding ICE following ICE’s killing of nurse Alex Pretti.
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Farage is in Dubai hosting a lunch for Indian billionaire Sunny Varkey, the latest non-UK resident to back Reform.
Farage Seeks Support at Dubai Lunch Backed by Indian Billionaire
Nigel Farage hosted a private lunch event in Dubai on Tuesday with the backing of Indian billionaire Sunny Varkey, underscoring the Reform UK party’s embrace of wealthy donors based in the United Arab...
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Farage is in Dubai hosting a lunch for Indian billionaire Sunny Varkey, the latest non-UK resident to back Reform.
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No matter how much Ukrainian land russia steals, how many people it deports or kills, how many towns are destroyed, Ukraine — every inch of its internationally recognized territory — is and will remain🇺🇦
Occupation is temporary.
Ukraine is forever.
Never forget about it.🧵
Occupation is temporary.
Ukraine is forever.
Never forget about it.🧵
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
No matter how much Ukrainian land russia steals, how many people it deports or kills, how many towns are destroyed, Ukraine — every inch of its internationally recognized territory — is and will remain🇺🇦
Occupation is temporary.
Ukraine is forever.
Never forget about it.🧵
Occupation is temporary.
Ukraine is forever.
Never forget about it.🧵
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What Stephen Miller doing?
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
What Stephen Miller doing?
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‼️ @dailyfellanews.bsky.social is out with his latest Weekly Fella News. This issue leads with the 3-way negotiations last week in Abu Dhabi that led to constructive nothingness, some Flamingos striking their 🎯, and a 🇷🇺 🐧 spotted in Ukraine. Plus puzzles and fundraisers (following this post).
👇 🇺🇦💙💛
👇 🇺🇦💙💛
It’s Weekly Fella time. I’ve had a really busy week so I’ve only been able to produce one page but I’ve added the puzzle page from the Daily Fella way back in our first week.
Dont forget our weekly fundraiser thread.
#WeeklyFella #DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO
Dont forget our weekly fundraiser thread.
#WeeklyFella #DailyFella #DailyFellaNews #SlavaUkraini #NAFO
January 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
‼️ @dailyfellanews.bsky.social is out with his latest Weekly Fella News. This issue leads with the 3-way negotiations last week in Abu Dhabi that led to constructive nothingness, some Flamingos striking their 🎯, and a 🇷🇺 🐧 spotted in Ukraine. Plus puzzles and fundraisers (following this post).
👇 🇺🇦💙💛
👇 🇺🇦💙💛
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i didn’t know what the hell measles was when i was in elementary, middle, and high school because i didn’t have to.
because there were only a few dozen cases per year.
because of vaccination.
because there were only a few dozen cases per year.
because of vaccination.
“Measles in South Carolina has spread to at least 789 people, surpassing the 2025 West Texas outbreak that sickened 762 people and killed two young girls.
The majority of cases remain centered in Spartanburg County, mostly among people who were either unvaccinated or didn't know their status”
The majority of cases remain centered in Spartanburg County, mostly among people who were either unvaccinated or didn't know their status”
South Carolina measles outbreak reaches 789 cases, surpassing Texas
The ongoing outbreak is the largest since measles was eliminated in the country 26 years ago.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 AM
i didn’t know what the hell measles was when i was in elementary, middle, and high school because i didn’t have to.
because there were only a few dozen cases per year.
because of vaccination.
because there were only a few dozen cases per year.
because of vaccination.
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Today is Argo Day.
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Today is Argo Day.
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Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, says that humanity needs to regulate the use of AI, otherwise it could lead to the creation of autocratic governments that utilise the technology to suppress populations.
AI is an ‘existential danger,’ Anthropic CEO says
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, says that humanity needs to regulate the use of AI, otherwise it could lead to the creation of autocratic governments that utilise the technology to suppress populations.
l.euronews.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, says that humanity needs to regulate the use of AI, otherwise it could lead to the creation of autocratic governments that utilise the technology to suppress populations.
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I love our country, but Nigel Farage wants to turn it into Trump’s America. We can’t let him.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
The United Kingdom is at its best when we’re true to our values: tolerance, decency, respect for individual freedom and the rule of law.
We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I love our country, but Nigel Farage wants to turn it into Trump’s America. We can’t let him.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
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This is amazing. We did pretty much all of last week’s shows on Trump/Greenland & 40 minutes on the Beckhams!
Top news people heard about last week. Pretty conclusive Trump/Greenland but a dash of the Beckhams for good measure
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is amazing. We did pretty much all of last week’s shows on Trump/Greenland & 40 minutes on the Beckhams!
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They are a horrific, inhumane, cruel, hate-based crime with an authoritarian political system & ideology to match.
This doesn't just justify, this actually demands we invoke Nazism & the Holocaust.
Failing to do so, I feel, would mean failing their victims again.
*END*
They are a horrific, inhumane, cruel, hate-based crime with an authoritarian political system & ideology to match.
This doesn't just justify, this actually demands we invoke Nazism & the Holocaust.
Failing to do so, I feel, would mean failing their victims again.
*END*
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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They are a horrific, inhumane, cruel, hate-based crime with an authoritarian political system & ideology to match.
This doesn't just justify, this actually demands we invoke Nazism & the Holocaust.
Failing to do so, I feel, would mean failing their victims again.
*END*
They are a horrific, inhumane, cruel, hate-based crime with an authoritarian political system & ideology to match.
This doesn't just justify, this actually demands we invoke Nazism & the Holocaust.
Failing to do so, I feel, would mean failing their victims again.
*END*
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We learn from history not by shelving it like a historic artifact, but by seeing its relevance for what we do today. And for this, a comparison (again, this is not ranking) is necessary.
We learn from history not by shelving it like a historic artifact, but by seeing its relevance for what we do today. And for this, a comparison (again, this is not ranking) is necessary.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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We learn from history not by shelving it like a historic artifact, but by seeing its relevance for what we do today. And for this, a comparison (again, this is not ranking) is necessary.
We learn from history not by shelving it like a historic artifact, but by seeing its relevance for what we do today. And for this, a comparison (again, this is not ranking) is necessary.
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With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
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It is a testament of our still awareness or their horror that we invoke them to make people today understand that the horror is perpetrated again. And with this awareness, we look at today's situation to understand it. We do not pass judgment or diminish the horror of victims back then.
It is a testament of our still awareness or their horror that we invoke them to make people today understand that the horror is perpetrated again. And with this awareness, we look at today's situation to understand it. We do not pass judgment or diminish the horror of victims back then.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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It is a testament of our still awareness or their horror that we invoke them to make people today understand that the horror is perpetrated again. And with this awareness, we look at today's situation to understand it. We do not pass judgment or diminish the horror of victims back then.
It is a testament of our still awareness or their horror that we invoke them to make people today understand that the horror is perpetrated again. And with this awareness, we look at today's situation to understand it. We do not pass judgment or diminish the horror of victims back then.
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Not only that... The main goal of every holocaust museum is "Never again". It's something every Jew in America has had hammered into us. Something that even gets close to the sort of demonization of others that started the holocaust should be causing alarms to go off in holocaust museums.
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Not only that... The main goal of every holocaust museum is "Never again". It's something every Jew in America has had hammered into us. Something that even gets close to the sort of demonization of others that started the holocaust should be causing alarms to go off in holocaust museums.
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People seem to have less of a problem when we compare strategies & ideology (ok, those who dislike being called Nazis do, but hey).
But it feels uncomfortable (& to me, too) to compare victims' experiences & the horrific situations they're in.
People seem to have less of a problem when we compare strategies & ideology (ok, those who dislike being called Nazis do, but hey).
But it feels uncomfortable (& to me, too) to compare victims' experiences & the horrific situations they're in.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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People seem to have less of a problem when we compare strategies & ideology (ok, those who dislike being called Nazis do, but hey).
But it feels uncomfortable (& to me, too) to compare victims' experiences & the horrific situations they're in.
People seem to have less of a problem when we compare strategies & ideology (ok, those who dislike being called Nazis do, but hey).
But it feels uncomfortable (& to me, too) to compare victims' experiences & the horrific situations they're in.
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On a political, ideological, & propaganda level the parallels between Nazism & Trumpism are undisputable, in my view. Agenda 2025 lays out the plan, we watch it enacted. I frankly do not see the difference, & that's before the perpetrators' copying of old slogans. The ideology is the same.
On a political, ideological, & propaganda level the parallels between Nazism & Trumpism are undisputable, in my view. Agenda 2025 lays out the plan, we watch it enacted. I frankly do not see the difference, & that's before the perpetrators' copying of old slogans. The ideology is the same.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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On a political, ideological, & propaganda level the parallels between Nazism & Trumpism are undisputable, in my view. Agenda 2025 lays out the plan, we watch it enacted. I frankly do not see the difference, & that's before the perpetrators' copying of old slogans. The ideology is the same.
On a political, ideological, & propaganda level the parallels between Nazism & Trumpism are undisputable, in my view. Agenda 2025 lays out the plan, we watch it enacted. I frankly do not see the difference, & that's before the perpetrators' copying of old slogans. The ideology is the same.
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The main reasons for our remembrance 80 yrs/several generations after the Holocaust remains to
-honour the victims, &
-learn from history to prevent a repeat.
In order to learn, we need to understand the mechanisms, & in order to judge today's developments, we must compare them to historic ones.
The main reasons for our remembrance 80 yrs/several generations after the Holocaust remains to
-honour the victims, &
-learn from history to prevent a repeat.
In order to learn, we need to understand the mechanisms, & in order to judge today's developments, we must compare them to historic ones.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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The main reasons for our remembrance 80 yrs/several generations after the Holocaust remains to
-honour the victims, &
-learn from history to prevent a repeat.
In order to learn, we need to understand the mechanisms, & in order to judge today's developments, we must compare them to historic ones.
The main reasons for our remembrance 80 yrs/several generations after the Holocaust remains to
-honour the victims, &
-learn from history to prevent a repeat.
In order to learn, we need to understand the mechanisms, & in order to judge today's developments, we must compare them to historic ones.
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During Trump 1.0 & early Trump 2.0, I was reluctant to use Nazi comparisons. The crimes committed in the 1930s/40s stand out in their scope, spread, cruelty, planning. To even rank them felt wrong, they were uniquely horrifying.
A year into Trump 2.0, I've nuanced my views, & this is why:
During Trump 1.0 & early Trump 2.0, I was reluctant to use Nazi comparisons. The crimes committed in the 1930s/40s stand out in their scope, spread, cruelty, planning. To even rank them felt wrong, they were uniquely horrifying.
A year into Trump 2.0, I've nuanced my views, & this is why:
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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During Trump 1.0 & early Trump 2.0, I was reluctant to use Nazi comparisons. The crimes committed in the 1930s/40s stand out in their scope, spread, cruelty, planning. To even rank them felt wrong, they were uniquely horrifying.
A year into Trump 2.0, I've nuanced my views, & this is why:
During Trump 1.0 & early Trump 2.0, I was reluctant to use Nazi comparisons. The crimes committed in the 1930s/40s stand out in their scope, spread, cruelty, planning. To even rank them felt wrong, they were uniquely horrifying.
A year into Trump 2.0, I've nuanced my views, & this is why:
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I'm German. I've been schooled in my country's history & crimes all my life.
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
I'm German. I've been schooled in my country's history & crimes all my life.
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵