Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
@igallupd.bsky.social
College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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My favorite part of the lost blankie story is that they had to re-hire the pilot because there was no one else to fly them home
Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
My favorite part of the lost blankie story is that they had to re-hire the pilot because there was no one else to fly them home
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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
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February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Good thread.
There are disabled people in the future.
The only reason you wouldn’t see them is if that society has gone full steam ahead on eugenics and they’re unable to live freely or be accommodated in public.
There are disabled people in the future.
The only reason you wouldn’t see them is if that society has gone full steam ahead on eugenics and they’re unable to live freely or be accommodated in public.
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Good thread.
There are disabled people in the future.
The only reason you wouldn’t see them is if that society has gone full steam ahead on eugenics and they’re unable to live freely or be accommodated in public.
There are disabled people in the future.
The only reason you wouldn’t see them is if that society has gone full steam ahead on eugenics and they’re unable to live freely or be accommodated in public.
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Me: Hey Bluesky wanna see something cool?
Bluesky: wait it’s not just more photos of your cats is it?
Me: um… no
Bluesky: because it’s usually photos of your cats
Me:
#CatsOfBluesky #Cats
Bluesky: wait it’s not just more photos of your cats is it?
Me: um… no
Bluesky: because it’s usually photos of your cats
Me:
#CatsOfBluesky #Cats
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Me: Hey Bluesky wanna see something cool?
Bluesky: wait it’s not just more photos of your cats is it?
Me: um… no
Bluesky: because it’s usually photos of your cats
Me:
#CatsOfBluesky #Cats
Bluesky: wait it’s not just more photos of your cats is it?
Me: um… no
Bluesky: because it’s usually photos of your cats
Me:
#CatsOfBluesky #Cats
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I will admit this was one that I had to both click through and then search for myself to believe it's real.
Jeffrey Epstein to Bill Gates in December 2016:
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
“come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”
(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 AM
I will admit this was one that I had to both click through and then search for myself to believe it's real.
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"I will have the curviest wife in all of Westoros...."
February 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"I will have the curviest wife in all of Westoros...."
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The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Fulton County chair: FBI raid was ‘a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections’
“If they're successful here in Fulton County, in taking over our election, it's going to spread,” Pitts said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The FBI seizure of 2020 election records last month was “a serious attempt to overturn and to take control of elections in Fulton County, Georgia,” Robb Pitts, the chair of the county board, said Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Solidarity forever with the workers at DC's cat cafe who were put out of work by their union-busting owner after they announced they intended to unionize. www.popville.com/2026/02/crum...
Crumbs & Whiskers, DC’s first cat cafe, temporarily(?) closed in Georgetown, Staff says this happened right after they decided to form a union. - PoPville
photo by Ryan Maxwell Ed. Note: There is no announcement about a temporary closure on the Crumbs and Whiskers website (or socials), having said that, appointments are not available to visit until Marc...
www.popville.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Solidarity forever with the workers at DC's cat cafe who were put out of work by their union-busting owner after they announced they intended to unionize. www.popville.com/2026/02/crum...
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Snug as a bug in a rug. Oldie time saying meaning I'm cozy & comfortable. Not a bug. Sleep well babies. Love & hugs from my family 💤💙💤
February 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Snug as a bug in a rug. Oldie time saying meaning I'm cozy & comfortable. Not a bug. Sleep well babies. Love & hugs from my family 💤💙💤
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February 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Breaking News: Goldman Sachs’s top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, resigned after her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed.
Goldman Sachs General Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler Resigns Over Epstein Ties
Kathryn Ruemmler, a former top Obama administration lawyer, is out at Goldman Sachs after emails showed she had a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender, spanning many years.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Breaking News: Goldman Sachs’s top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, resigned after her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed.
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List them all.
Examples of "the best government that money can buy" are becoming more depressing. Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted accepted more than $115,000 in campaign contributions from Les Wexner, one of 6 people listed as Epstein's co-conspirators, and then voted against releasing the Epstein files.
Husted took donations from Epstein co-conspirator Les Wexner, then voted to block file release
Campaign records show Sen. Jon Husted took $116,892 from Les Wexner since 2001, including months before voting to block release of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents.
tiffinohio.net
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
List them all.
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Interesting choice, foregrounding the guy who's never won an election, as opposed to the other two
A base that has long made pragmatic, sober decisions appears increasingly attracted to charismatic outsiders who promise to break from the party’s failures of the last decade. They see their party’s leaders as feckless and inept.
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Interesting choice, foregrounding the guy who's never won an election, as opposed to the other two
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When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.
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CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece
The Justice Department alleges that CBP officer and supervisor Andres Wilkinson had been living in Laredo, Texas, with a woman who had overstayed her visa and is now in the U.S. illegally.
cbsn.ws
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece.
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MS RACHEL SHOULD NOT BE WORKING HARDER ON THIS OR GAZA THAN DEM LEADERSHIP
YouTube star Ms. Rachel sounds alarm on kids held in Texas ICE facility
"I am really worried about the kids living in Dilley detention center."
www.chron.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
MS RACHEL SHOULD NOT BE WORKING HARDER ON THIS OR GAZA THAN DEM LEADERSHIP
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In a stunning shift today, NATO stripped the US of all of its operational-level Joint Force Commands.
For the first time since NATO’s founding, all of these commands will be led by Europeans.
NATO no longer feels the United States can be trusted.
breakingdefense.com/2026/02/nato...
For the first time since NATO’s founding, all of these commands will be led by Europeans.
NATO no longer feels the United States can be trusted.
breakingdefense.com/2026/02/nato...
NATO shake-up sees US ousted from 2 warfighting-level commands - Breaking Defense
The US will hand over charge of Joint Force Command Norfolk to the United Kingdom and relinquish leadership of Joint Force Command Naples to Italy.
breakingdefense.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
In a stunning shift today, NATO stripped the US of all of its operational-level Joint Force Commands.
For the first time since NATO’s founding, all of these commands will be led by Europeans.
NATO no longer feels the United States can be trusted.
breakingdefense.com/2026/02/nato...
For the first time since NATO’s founding, all of these commands will be led by Europeans.
NATO no longer feels the United States can be trusted.
breakingdefense.com/2026/02/nato...
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What a story:
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
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www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
What a story:
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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“I consider it an unprecedented action that really violates the basic principles of a data-driven regulatory agency and the fundamentals of public health, and it’s that simple…it’s a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development and the preeminence of American research”
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
“I consider it an unprecedented action that really violates the basic principles of a data-driven regulatory agency and the fundamentals of public health, and it’s that simple…it’s a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development and the preeminence of American research”
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Fav #ThrowbackThursday pic cause 3 of us cattos are sharing space, includes Gonzo black catto now over 🌈🌉 & there are green trees suggesting there really is a thing called summer 😸 Hope you're able to enjoy this day. Good mischief expected. Hugs 💙
February 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Fav #ThrowbackThursday pic cause 3 of us cattos are sharing space, includes Gonzo black catto now over 🌈🌉 & there are green trees suggesting there really is a thing called summer 😸 Hope you're able to enjoy this day. Good mischief expected. Hugs 💙
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“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”
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I went to college for criminology and criminal justice and used to do research into law enforcement misconduct as part of my education and have been working on zines lately that through that lens - I've got a zine examining scams and how race and gender play a part I'll have out soon. Also this:
This Place is a Prison - an examination of former prisons and jails that have been transformed into something new, how we engage with those spaces and whether it is possible to do so ethically or not. $8 www.radiatorcomics.com/shop/uncateg...
February 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I went to college for criminology and criminal justice and used to do research into law enforcement misconduct as part of my education and have been working on zines lately that through that lens - I've got a zine examining scams and how race and gender play a part I'll have out soon. Also this: