Glen Dudek
@glendudek.bsky.social
Software developer, diversity-lover. The scientific method is the most important invention in history, then probably beer.
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Today is the last day to read this piece for free.
It might work quite well as an intro to my writing for people who only know it via Bluesky.
P.S. It's much better if you read it all the way to the end.
I mean, I would say that, but I promise: it really does.
www.tom-cox.com/once-upon-a-...
It might work quite well as an intro to my writing for people who only know it via Bluesky.
P.S. It's much better if you read it all the way to the end.
I mean, I would say that, but I promise: it really does.
www.tom-cox.com/once-upon-a-...
Once Upon A Time On A Lane
A few of you - but probably not loads - will have read this before but, while I put a few finishing touches to a new piece ready for Sunday, I wanted to post it again, in slightly spruced up form, for...
www.tom-cox.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Today is the last day to read this piece for free.
It might work quite well as an intro to my writing for people who only know it via Bluesky.
P.S. It's much better if you read it all the way to the end.
I mean, I would say that, but I promise: it really does.
www.tom-cox.com/once-upon-a-...
It might work quite well as an intro to my writing for people who only know it via Bluesky.
P.S. It's much better if you read it all the way to the end.
I mean, I would say that, but I promise: it really does.
www.tom-cox.com/once-upon-a-...
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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 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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.
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I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
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.
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
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In “Bad Bondi,” Harry joins @normornstein.bsky.social, @tarasetmayer.bsky.social & @sykescharlie.bsky.social to break down Bondi’s hearing, DOJ misfires on Epstein, courtroom losses, the Minnesota retreat, and Trump’s midterm scheme. bit.ly/BadBondiTF
February 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
In “Bad Bondi,” Harry joins @normornstein.bsky.social, @tarasetmayer.bsky.social & @sykescharlie.bsky.social to break down Bondi’s hearing, DOJ misfires on Epstein, courtroom losses, the Minnesota retreat, and Trump’s midterm scheme. bit.ly/BadBondiTF
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When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
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This is one of those areas where California can (and will) hold the line, simply due to how many cars get sold in this state.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:56 PM
This is one of those areas where California can (and will) hold the line, simply due to how many cars get sold in this state.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
I remember the smog as a kid, and I’m sure plenty of others do too. We’re not going back to that.
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One of NASA’s first African-American employees, Annie Easley helped develop software for the Centaur rocket stage, enabling several later landmark spaceflights, and helped develop early battery powered vehicles. adalovelaceday.subst...
Annie Easley, Computer scientist, mathematician and rocket scientist
As one of NASA’s first African-American employees, Annie Easley helped develop software for the Centaur rocket stage, which enabled several landmark spaceflights in the later 20th century.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
One of NASA’s first African-American employees, Annie Easley helped develop software for the Centaur rocket stage, enabling several later landmark spaceflights, and helped develop early battery powered vehicles. adalovelaceday.subst...
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NION and the Good Law Project are in the UK.
Their letter is worth reading and sharing no matter where you live.
Their letter is worth reading and sharing no matter where you live.
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
NION and the Good Law Project are in the UK.
Their letter is worth reading and sharing no matter where you live.
Their letter is worth reading and sharing no matter where you live.
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We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
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Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
February 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
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This is Lil Cat.
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
This is Lil Cat.
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
She’s in Mendocino. A little shy. VERY sweet. 8 years old. And was well loved.
Can anyone give her a soft spot to land?
That face!
If not, can you share?
www.mendocinohumane.org#sl_embed&pag...
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Deaths are higher in emergency rooms of hospitals owned by private equity firms, per Harvard University.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let you die than save you with a procedure you can’t afford.
This is what happens when it's profits over people.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let you die than save you with a procedure you can’t afford.
This is what happens when it's profits over people.
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Deaths are higher in emergency rooms of hospitals owned by private equity firms, per Harvard University.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let you die than save you with a procedure you can’t afford.
This is what happens when it's profits over people.
They did the math: It’s cheaper to let you die than save you with a procedure you can’t afford.
This is what happens when it's profits over people.
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The NYC Marriage Bureau really is a special place. The one marriage ceremony I've attended there was only a few minutes long, but the officiant (a retired judge, I think?) made it feel unrushed and meaningful. I've loved all my visits! It's the best for people-watching.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The NYC Marriage Bureau really is a special place. The one marriage ceremony I've attended there was only a few minutes long, but the officiant (a retired judge, I think?) made it feel unrushed and meaningful. I've loved all my visits! It's the best for people-watching.
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This is something congress can fix and must fix.
It's real simple. Pass a law that says "in immigration cases, a habeas petition may be brought in the district of arrest of brought within 3 months of the initial arrest"
It's real simple. Pass a law that says "in immigration cases, a habeas petition may be brought in the district of arrest of brought within 3 months of the initial arrest"
So it’s a race: how quickly can a person’s family realize they were snatched and find a lawyer, and how quickly can that lawyer get a habeas petition of file? And is that faster than ICE can load the detainee on a plane to Texas?
It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
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It’s exhausting and terrifying. It can be life and death.
18/
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
This is something congress can fix and must fix.
It's real simple. Pass a law that says "in immigration cases, a habeas petition may be brought in the district of arrest of brought within 3 months of the initial arrest"
It's real simple. Pass a law that says "in immigration cases, a habeas petition may be brought in the district of arrest of brought within 3 months of the initial arrest"
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Congress also needs to repeal 1252(f) and restore the possibility of class-wide relief in immigration habeas cases.
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Congress also needs to repeal 1252(f) and restore the possibility of class-wide relief in immigration habeas cases.
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damn you're telling me that sin taxes work to reduce consumption of socially harmful goods while keeping them legal and thus avoiding the problems of criminalization?
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
damn you're telling me that sin taxes work to reduce consumption of socially harmful goods while keeping them legal and thus avoiding the problems of criminalization?
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Really powerful, really illuminating thread. Clear, precise, devastating.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
February 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Really powerful, really illuminating thread. Clear, precise, devastating.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
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To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
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I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.
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I cannot express how much I hope that what ultimately brings these motherfuckers down are the women who survived them as children.
February 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I cannot express how much I hope that what ultimately brings these motherfuckers down are the women who survived them as children.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
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Your yacht will never find out anything damning about your business.
Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht?
Advice for Jeff Bezos
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Your yacht will never find out anything damning about your business.
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One of my fave performances, makes me weep every time
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's Moulin Rouge at PyeongChang 2018 | Music Mondays
YouTube video by Olympics
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
One of my fave performances, makes me weep every time