Hal 10000
@hal10000.bsky.social
Pennsylvania Astronomer, writer at Ordinary Times, maker of YouTube videos, caretaker of two kids and two dogs.
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Hal 10000
@hal10000.bsky.social
· Nov 16
The main side effect vaccines have on children is that they live to be adults.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Yiddish has TONS of these, which range from someone who is unlucky and clumsy (schlemiel) to someone who is contemptible (putz).
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
I'm trying to collect more epithets that aren't ablelist or profane. Haven't heard "dingdong" in a while - might put it into the rotation! Thanks, @anjalikdayal.bsky.social!
this preening little dingdong
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Yiddish has TONS of these, which range from someone who is unlucky and clumsy (schlemiel) to someone who is contemptible (putz).
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
Inuit have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of snow. Jews have up to 50 words to describe various nuances of idiot.
True, but that joke is genuinely hilarious.
On Threads, it is not enough to tell a joke. For your joke to be understood, you must tell it, explain its premise, and draw an arrow pointing to the joke part. Otherwise most people won’t get it
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 AM
True, but that joke is genuinely hilarious.
I quote that a LOT.
/7 Dave Barry says “a person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”. It’s one of my favorite moral compass sayings. Marc’s would be “if a person is nice to me, it’s hilarious when they are rude to the waiter.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I quote that a LOT.
I'm working on a post on this but I think part of the legal framework of AI is that AI-altered images should carry a digital watermark.
No White House should use AI to mislead the public with propaganda about Americans.
It’s crucial for public safety & a national security: The White House must keep credibility & retain public trust in case of war or disaster or pandemic.
It’s crucial for public safety & a national security: The White House must keep credibility & retain public trust in case of war or disaster or pandemic.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I'm working on a post on this but I think part of the legal framework of AI is that AI-altered images should carry a digital watermark.
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A masked man with a gun snatched him up, used him as bait against his own family, then sent him to a notoriously inhumane prison on the other side of the country.
“They cared for him,” is some Theresienstadt-level propaganda.
“They cared for him,” is some Theresienstadt-level propaganda.
ICE spokesperson Marcos Charles: "My officers stayed with the child. They cared for him. Took him to get something to eat from a drive-thru restaurant and spent hours ensuring he was taken care of. Again, my officers did that, not his father ... his family refused to open the door and take him back"
January 23, 2026 at 6:44 PM
A masked man with a gun snatched him up, used him as bait against his own family, then sent him to a notoriously inhumane prison on the other side of the country.
“They cared for him,” is some Theresienstadt-level propaganda.
“They cared for him,” is some Theresienstadt-level propaganda.
The message the Administration is sending to ICE is that it's open season on the American people.
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
The message the Administration is sending to ICE is that it's open season on the American people.
I didn't realize that when MAGA said "Today is 1776", they meant that they were on the side of King George.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I didn't realize that when MAGA said "Today is 1776", they meant that they were on the side of King George.
This is who Trump is: false, belligerent, ungrateful, ungracious, irredeemable. And 40% of the electorate love him for it.
Telling people who fought and died by your side, after you got attacked and asked for help, that they're ungrateful moochers who never do anything for you, is really low. False, rude, and self-harming all in one.
Denmark and other NATO allies are right to be appalled. I'm not sure what else to say.
Denmark and other NATO allies are right to be appalled. I'm not sure what else to say.
January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This is who Trump is: false, belligerent, ungrateful, ungracious, irredeemable. And 40% of the electorate love him for it.
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Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood.
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Have gotten several notices in the last week that companies I do business with are changing their name.
This is one of my harbingers of pending recession.
This is one of my harbingers of pending recession.
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Have gotten several notices in the last week that companies I do business with are changing their name.
This is one of my harbingers of pending recession.
This is one of my harbingers of pending recession.
Some of my most treasured gifts are books people gave me. What can be more intimate than "I put this in my brain; I'd like you to put it in your brain, too"?
I have three heretical thoughts about books:
- Time spent browsing in bookshops is mostly wasted
- Books make for terrible gifts. Don't give books.
- There are vastly more interesting things to put on living-room shelves than books
Come at me! Add to the list!
A 🧵 for book-lovers
- Time spent browsing in bookshops is mostly wasted
- Books make for terrible gifts. Don't give books.
- There are vastly more interesting things to put on living-room shelves than books
Come at me! Add to the list!
A 🧵 for book-lovers
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Some of my most treasured gifts are books people gave me. What can be more intimate than "I put this in my brain; I'd like you to put it in your brain, too"?
"You've not experienced Frozen until you've seen it in the original Klingon."
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
"You've not experienced Frozen until you've seen it in the original Klingon."
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Hell of a juxtaposition in my feed.
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Hell of a juxtaposition in my feed.
ICE delenda est
ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement.
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2026 at 7:39 PM
ICE delenda est
The people starving African babies to death, cutting off people's insurance, bombing random boats and letting Russia starve Ukraine have thoughts on the sanctity of life.
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The people starving African babies to death, cutting off people's insurance, bombing random boats and letting Russia starve Ukraine have thoughts on the sanctity of life.
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Update: The minibus that included HHS funding passed the House without any anti-trans riders. This almost guarantees the HHS bill will pass the Senate with no anti-trans riders. A huge victory for trans people despite tons of anti-trans attack ads.
HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people.
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...
docs.house.gov
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Update: The minibus that included HHS funding passed the House without any anti-trans riders. This almost guarantees the HHS bill will pass the Senate with no anti-trans riders. A huge victory for trans people despite tons of anti-trans attack ads.
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This is not materially different from Josef Mengele. The concept is to deliberately expose people to serious harm so you can gather more data on what you already know will hurt them. It's not some big coincidence the Nuremberg Code expressly prohibits everything resembling this kind of "science."
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This is not materially different from Josef Mengele. The concept is to deliberately expose people to serious harm so you can gather more data on what you already know will hurt them. It's not some big coincidence the Nuremberg Code expressly prohibits everything resembling this kind of "science."
Nothing ominous at all about making lists of people you might want to get rid of.
"There are lists of immigrants, lists of people with developmental disabilities, lists of dissidents—and lately, even lists of Jews. All ostensibly in the name of public safety." Hmm.
The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qDPZc0
The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4qDPZc0
Trump’s Chilling Weaponization of Confidential Government Records
Remind me—who else in history made lists of Jewish intellectuals and people with disabilities?
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Nothing ominous at all about making lists of people you might want to get rid of.
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Huge congrats to the craven Uni leadership that did a pendejo, super proud of you
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Huge congrats to the craven Uni leadership that did a pendejo, super proud of you
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This isn't just near Independence Hall. It's where Washington stayed while president, kept slaves, posted bounty ads for runaways, and rotated them back and forth to VA to evade PA's manumission law. This is what it's known for, this specific location's primary historical significance is slavery.
The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This isn't just near Independence Hall. It's where Washington stayed while president, kept slaves, posted bounty ads for runaways, and rotated them back and forth to VA to evade PA's manumission law. This is what it's known for, this specific location's primary historical significance is slavery.
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Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Action Memo for Senior Bureau Official John Armstrong
FROM:
SUBJECT:
CA/VO - Stuart Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(SBU) Revocation of Fl Visa for Rumeysa OZTURK
(SBU) Recommendation 1: That you approve the revocation of the Fl visa,
effective immediately, for
under section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). Due to ongoing ICE operational security, this revocation will be silent;
the Department will not notify the subject. (Approve/Disapprove by
03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
(SBU) Recommendation 2: That you authorize the transmission of the
attached notification to the Department of Homeland Security noting the,
immediate revocation of OZTURK's visa. (Approve/Disapprove by 03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
Background
(SBU} On March 21, 2025, the Assistant Director of the National Security Division of DHS/ICE's Homeland Security Investigations referred to CA information regarding Rumeysa OZTURK, a Turkish national, for a possible determination by the Secretary that the alien is deportable under INA section 237(a)(4)(C). As a nonimmigrant visa holder, such a determination is not necessary for OHS/ICE to pursue removal of OZTURK from the United States, as INA section 237(a}(1)(B) provides that an alien is deportable if their nonimmigrant visa has been revoked under INA section 221(i).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreigphzxypvufgeipmnblj3rj5bjvnpsifwim4gx2nxdcv3cqhgqj5q@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Wife update: cancer has started progressing again. Doc going to try a third-line treatment to halt it. Unfortunately, immunotherapy not an option with this kind of cancer. So we’ll have to hope a new regimen works.
January 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Wife update: cancer has started progressing again. Doc going to try a third-line treatment to halt it. Unfortunately, immunotherapy not an option with this kind of cancer. So we’ll have to hope a new regimen works.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else