Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
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College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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Glacier the skunk is chowing down on an apple in her home at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Glacier the skunk is chowing down on an apple in her home at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
Until 1993, Glacier would have been in Family Mustelidae with weasels & badgers.
But molecular evidence showed that her ancestors diverged 60 MYA, so she gets her own family: Mephitidae which means, roughly, "stinky."
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According to The New York Times: "U.S. employers added just 181,000 jobs last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, 69 percent fewer than its initial estimate of 584,000."
In other words, more than 2 out of 3 jobs we thought Trump created in 2025 were completely imaginary.
In other words, more than 2 out of 3 jobs we thought Trump created in 2025 were completely imaginary.
February 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
According to The New York Times: "U.S. employers added just 181,000 jobs last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday, 69 percent fewer than its initial estimate of 584,000."
In other words, more than 2 out of 3 jobs we thought Trump created in 2025 were completely imaginary.
In other words, more than 2 out of 3 jobs we thought Trump created in 2025 were completely imaginary.
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
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My God, we need to vet politicians for basic understanding of the sciences… it’s absurd that people this thick have any influence on globally impacting policy.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
My God, we need to vet politicians for basic understanding of the sciences… it’s absurd that people this thick have any influence on globally impacting policy.
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Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
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Hell yeah
‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
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Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Hell yeah
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Then she gets survivors to raise their hand indicating that Bondi has not met with any of them.
Jim Jordan filibusters.
Jim Jordan filibusters.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Then she gets survivors to raise their hand indicating that Bondi has not met with any of them.
Jim Jordan filibusters.
Jim Jordan filibusters.
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Jamie Raskin uses his introductory statement to introduce a bunch of the survivors, sitting right behind Pam Bondi.
February 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Jamie Raskin uses his introductory statement to introduce a bunch of the survivors, sitting right behind Pam Bondi.
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evangelicals are such a joke. 100 years of patting themselves on the back about how they're totally gonna recognize the antichrist when he shows up, now a LDS-alligned torture porn billionaire literally named MR BEAST is building a child financial enslavement app and they sleep
Ofc he is tbh my only surprise is that he has not already done this
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
evangelicals are such a joke. 100 years of patting themselves on the back about how they're totally gonna recognize the antichrist when he shows up, now a LDS-alligned torture porn billionaire literally named MR BEAST is building a child financial enslavement app and they sleep
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Every year the BLS does a benchmark revision which incorporates new and more detailed information. This year's revision suggests that 2025 was a far worse year than earlier estimates suggested, and total job growth was less than half that suggested by the initial estimates.
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Every year the BLS does a benchmark revision which incorporates new and more detailed information. This year's revision suggests that 2025 was a far worse year than earlier estimates suggested, and total job growth was less than half that suggested by the initial estimates.
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Moreover, it's a sector--*private* education and health--that expands by cannibalizing other sectors. That's not sustainable growth (nor is it a good thing in general)
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Moreover, it's a sector--*private* education and health--that expands by cannibalizing other sectors. That's not sustainable growth (nor is it a good thing in general)
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We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
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shovel it right under the hood of our F-35s
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
shovel it right under the hood of our F-35s
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I haven't felt my feet in over an hour.
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I haven't felt my feet in over an hour.
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Yeah (NZ Catholic school, UK catholic school)
Did anyone else who went to a religious school learn that different genders had a different number of ribs, because men are people, made by God, and women are made from a man's rib?
I genuinely just Googled this, because it was taught as science at school.
We all have the same number of ribs.
I genuinely just Googled this, because it was taught as science at school.
We all have the same number of ribs.
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Yeah (NZ Catholic school, UK catholic school)
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Their bday party is today
If anyone wants to treat a Native teen with a bday gift even some $ in a card would be swell!
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February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Their bday party is today
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All the various kinds of revisions add up -- by the end of the year, there were more than a million fewer people employed than previously estimated.
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
All the various kinds of revisions add up -- by the end of the year, there were more than a million fewer people employed than previously estimated.
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Manufacturing overall has LOST jobs over the past year (-83k).
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
February 11, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Manufacturing overall has LOST jobs over the past year (-83k).
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
Pretty much every manuf subsector is flat or down, with modest exceptions for fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, food.
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Solid number January 2026 (+130k). However, the change in total nonfarm employment for 2025 was revised from +584,000 to +181,000 (seasonally adjusted). So much weaker than initially estimated
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Solid number January 2026 (+130k). However, the change in total nonfarm employment for 2025 was revised from +584,000 to +181,000 (seasonally adjusted). So much weaker than initially estimated
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Frankie spends part of each day, checking on that cat in the oven door. 😁
February 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Frankie spends part of each day, checking on that cat in the oven door. 😁
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she's so fluffy and weird
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
she's so fluffy and weird
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So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
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Cool.
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FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
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Cool.
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Cupid is almost always right next to Bing.
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Cupid is almost always right next to Bing.
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this is from November but then again I don’t think he’s seen any news that would make it out of date
Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care
Don’t ask me about the news. I am protecting my mental space.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
this is from November but then again I don’t think he’s seen any news that would make it out of date
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Burgum on Trump's plan to end the regulation of greenhouse gases: "Every American should get up tomorrow and hold a celebration"
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Burgum on Trump's plan to end the regulation of greenhouse gases: "Every American should get up tomorrow and hold a celebration"