Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
@igallupd.bsky.social
College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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I want beavers on my land
Great news amidst all the gloom. There have been a lot of beaver releases but these wild releases are really significant in England – finally we are giving this life-giving animal the right to roam. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM
I want beavers on my land
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February 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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You need this. I'n sorry I don't make the rules. #catsofbluesky #murdermittens
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
You need this. I'n sorry I don't make the rules. #catsofbluesky #murdermittens
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An Indigenous occupation of a sacred #Minneapolis site is offering prayers to those held in Whipple and demanding #LandBack to return Fort Snelling to the Dakota people.
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
An Indigenous occupation of a sacred #Minneapolis site is offering prayers to those held in Whipple and demanding #LandBack to return Fort Snelling to the Dakota people.
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The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The NHS closed Tavistock over trans care concerns – there were just eight complaints all from cisgender people.
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
1. JK Rowling
2. Maya Forstater
3. Helen Joyce
4. Graham Linehan
5. Kathleen Stock
6. Posie Parker
7. Wes Streeting
8. Rosie Duffield
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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While the Washington Post was giving Pam Bondi a thumbs up for being "qualified" and "serious", Democracy Docket was calling her an "Election Denier."
I started Democracy Docket to be unapologetic and pro-democracy. Support its work by subscribing today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
I started Democracy Docket to be unapologetic and pro-democracy. Support its work by subscribing today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
While the Washington Post was giving Pam Bondi a thumbs up for being "qualified" and "serious", Democracy Docket was calling her an "Election Denier."
I started Democracy Docket to be unapologetic and pro-democracy. Support its work by subscribing today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
I started Democracy Docket to be unapologetic and pro-democracy. Support its work by subscribing today. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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My 70 year old dad, whose favorite band is The Righteous Brothers, just informed me that he enjoyed the Bad Bunny show bc even though he didn’t understand the words, “it seemed like everyone on stage was having a good time!” So there ya go lol.
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
My 70 year old dad, whose favorite band is The Righteous Brothers, just informed me that he enjoyed the Bad Bunny show bc even though he didn’t understand the words, “it seemed like everyone on stage was having a good time!” So there ya go lol.
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Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Story Doesn’t Make Any Sense
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The commerce secretary has no answer for his misleading statements about his dealings with the sex offender.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Let's be very clear here - this isn't "sorting by ID cards" or whatever; it's sorting by color of skin and appearance.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Let's be very clear here - this isn't "sorting by ID cards" or whatever; it's sorting by color of skin and appearance.
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"His group notched smooth hippie-era hits like 'Up, Up and Away' and 'The Age of Aquarius' in embracing a genre-blurring sound they called 'champagne soul.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/a...
LaMonte McLemore, Founding Singer With the 5th Dimension, Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:17 AM
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On 2nd March at 17:00 (GMT)/12:00 (EST) we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled “La Negrita”: A History of African Girlhood in the Spanish Caribbean Slave Trade” by Dr. Elise Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell will introduce the paper for discussion.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
“La Negrita”: A History of African Girlhood in the Spanish Caribbean Slave Trade - Dr. Elise A. Mitchell - 2nd March — CEMS KCL Blog
On 2nd March at 17:00 (GMT)/12:00 (EST) we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled “La Negrita”: A History of African Girlhood in the Spanish Caribbean Slave Trade” by Dr. Elise Mitchell (Swarthmor...
kingsearlymodern.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
On 2nd March at 17:00 (GMT)/12:00 (EST) we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled “La Negrita”: A History of African Girlhood in the Spanish Caribbean Slave Trade” by Dr. Elise Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell will introduce the paper for discussion.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
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This is beautiful. Thank you, @laurajedeed.bsky.social , and thank you to everyone who was interviewed.
Activists Are Fighting ICE Even Though It Could Get Them Killed. Here’s Why.
ICE is still trying to subjugate Minneapolis. It's still failing.
slate.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 AM
This is beautiful. Thank you, @laurajedeed.bsky.social , and thank you to everyone who was interviewed.
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this is great. but I would really like to see people ban the practice of stealing people's voting rights in the first place. people in prison should have voting rights.
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
this is great. but I would really like to see people ban the practice of stealing people's voting rights in the first place. people in prison should have voting rights.
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If anyone is interested, there’s a webinar on Friday with Ajamu Baraka (USPC Secretariat) and Nina Farnia (Anti-Imperialist Scholards Collective) to discuss building a resistance to the war on Iran.
Details here:
uspeacecouncil.org/uspc-zoom-we...
Details here:
uspeacecouncil.org/uspc-zoom-we...
USPC Zoom Webinar: No War on Iran – U.S. Peace Council
uspeacecouncil.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
If anyone is interested, there’s a webinar on Friday with Ajamu Baraka (USPC Secretariat) and Nina Farnia (Anti-Imperialist Scholards Collective) to discuss building a resistance to the war on Iran.
Details here:
uspeacecouncil.org/uspc-zoom-we...
Details here:
uspeacecouncil.org/uspc-zoom-we...
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After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tiped teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
After a 16-year-old complained his zip-ties were too tight at a an ICE/FBI raid in southwest Idaho, an officer laughed and tightened them, the ACLU alleges in a new lawsuit.
He still has scars, months later.
He still has scars, months later.
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.
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I TOLD YOU I LOVE THE LIBRARY!
Surprise! I'm the 2026 Brampton Writer in Residence. Reception on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
I'll be running workshops and reading partial MSs during the residency. ALL FREE. BRAMPTON PPL TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
www.bramptonlibrary.ca/programs-and...
Surprise! I'm the 2026 Brampton Writer in Residence. Reception on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
I'll be running workshops and reading partial MSs during the residency. ALL FREE. BRAMPTON PPL TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
www.bramptonlibrary.ca/programs-and...
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I TOLD YOU I LOVE THE LIBRARY!
Surprise! I'm the 2026 Brampton Writer in Residence. Reception on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
I'll be running workshops and reading partial MSs during the residency. ALL FREE. BRAMPTON PPL TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
www.bramptonlibrary.ca/programs-and...
Surprise! I'm the 2026 Brampton Writer in Residence. Reception on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
I'll be running workshops and reading partial MSs during the residency. ALL FREE. BRAMPTON PPL TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
www.bramptonlibrary.ca/programs-and...
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I am so grateful to be in a position to push for improved court transparency with action, with representation from @publicjustice.bsky.social. It is all the more important here b/c the case at issue appears to involve another unilateral DHS policy change aimed at restricting immigrants' rights.
Opening up the Trump admin's attack on Minnesota refugees to greater public scrutiny
On Tuesday, Law Dork, with Public Justice, filed a motion to improve access to a key court case challenging ICE's new effort to detain thousands of law-abiding refugees.
www.lawdork.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I am so grateful to be in a position to push for improved court transparency with action, with representation from @publicjustice.bsky.social. It is all the more important here b/c the case at issue appears to involve another unilateral DHS policy change aimed at restricting immigrants' rights.
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Um so any queer Indigenous language nerds want to have a discussion about ways to modify Algonquian pronouns for use in English? Because I have increasingly been using wiya, but as you already know, our possessives are attached to verbs and nouns and aren't stand-alone. So like...wiya's?
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Um so any queer Indigenous language nerds want to have a discussion about ways to modify Algonquian pronouns for use in English? Because I have increasingly been using wiya, but as you already know, our possessives are attached to verbs and nouns and aren't stand-alone. So like...wiya's?
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JUST IN: Judge Kelly has barred the Trump administration from transfering 20 former death row inmates (commuted to life sentences by Biden) to the notorious ADX supermax prison, saying they were given "sham" due process after decision was made. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
JUST IN: Judge Kelly has barred the Trump administration from transfering 20 former death row inmates (commuted to life sentences by Biden) to the notorious ADX supermax prison, saying they were given "sham" due process after decision was made. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...