Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
@igallupd.bsky.social
College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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An amazing essay by art historian Dr. Denva Gallant. 😇 hyperallergic.com/all-about-lo... for @hyperallergic.com
All About Love From a Black Medieval Angel
A rare manuscript illustration casts Blackness not as a mirror of sin, but the ground from which love itself might take shape.
hyperallergic.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
An amazing essay by art historian Dr. Denva Gallant. 😇 hyperallergic.com/all-about-lo... for @hyperallergic.com
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SPLURGING ON ROTISSERIE CHICKENS!
“This ain’t a fuckin party”
“This ain’t a fuckin party”
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
SPLURGING ON ROTISSERIE CHICKENS!
“This ain’t a fuckin party”
“This ain’t a fuckin party”
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SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...
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Fiona says “good luck” this friday the thirteenth
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Fiona says “good luck” this friday the thirteenth
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The Creation of Adam
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The Creation of Adam
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Finally finished one of those wrist warmers. I think it turned out well enough, although the thumb opening is a little tight, but I guess that's my fault. Now to try to duplicate it.
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Finally finished one of those wrist warmers. I think it turned out well enough, although the thumb opening is a little tight, but I guess that's my fault. Now to try to duplicate it.
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The chief of NIAMS, Lindsey Criswell, has told her staff that her 5-year leadership appointment had not been renewed, meaning 16 out of 27 NIH institutes and centers will be operating without a permanent director. https://scim.ag/4cr5wHI
Another NIH institute loses its director
Health department declines to renew Lindsey Criswell, head of arthritis institute, to another 5-year term
scim.ag
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The chief of NIAMS, Lindsey Criswell, has told her staff that her 5-year leadership appointment had not been renewed, meaning 16 out of 27 NIH institutes and centers will be operating without a permanent director. https://scim.ag/4cr5wHI
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You guys, this isn’t punishment. It’s effectively reasearch leave.
Gelertner gets epsteined at Yale www.ctinsider.com/news/article...
Yale professor tied to Epstein tells students he's been 'relieved' of teaching duties
Yale computer science professor David Gelernter says he’s been "relieved" of teaching duties after scrutiny over correspondences with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.ctinsider.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
You guys, this isn’t punishment. It’s effectively reasearch leave.
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
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How do you know you are absolutely going to hell? Despite skyrocketing revenue, you're the guy on the for-profit prison shareholder call complaining they STILL haven't caged enough brown people for maximum $$$$$
🚨 For-profit prison company:
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
“CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with ICE skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not detained as many immigrants as investors hoped.”
#Divest #$CXW
theappeal.org/ice-geo-grou...
Despite Increased Profits, Private Prison Companies Want to Cage Even More People
CoreCivic and GEO Group’s investors expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.
theappeal.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
How do you know you are absolutely going to hell? Despite skyrocketing revenue, you're the guy on the for-profit prison shareholder call complaining they STILL haven't caged enough brown people for maximum $$$$$
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Sam always took soccer VERY seriously 😂⚽
February 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Sam always took soccer VERY seriously 😂⚽
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Klaus Kinski (left) and a dog.
February 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Klaus Kinski (left) and a dog.
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🚨 BREAKING: The High Court has ruled that the Government’s banning of Palestine Action using the Terrorism Act is unlawful
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The High Court has ruled that the Government’s banning of Palestine Action using the Terrorism Act is unlawful
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The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
english.elpais.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The underground odyssey that led archaeologists to a Zapotec burial site
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
In Huitzo, Oaxaca, two experts explore the intricacies of the Tomb of the Owl, one of the most important discoveries in Mexican archaeology of the last decade
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NEW: Health Secretary Kennedy's allies are pushing in states to repeal school-entry vaccine requirements.
Vaccine proponents view the effort as an escalation in dismantling the nation's vaccine system:
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Vaccine proponents view the effort as an escalation in dismantling the nation's vaccine system:
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
NEW: Health Secretary Kennedy's allies are pushing in states to repeal school-entry vaccine requirements.
Vaccine proponents view the effort as an escalation in dismantling the nation's vaccine system:
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Vaccine proponents view the effort as an escalation in dismantling the nation's vaccine system:
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
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In 2006, 92% of Somali 2-year-olds were up-to-date on the measles vaccine, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Today’s rate is closer to 24%, according to state data. apnews.com/article/meas...
Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination
Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota. For years, the state's large Somali community has been fertile ground for the myth that the measles vaccine causes auti...
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
In 2006, 92% of Somali 2-year-olds were up-to-date on the measles vaccine, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. Today’s rate is closer to 24%, according to state data. apnews.com/article/meas...
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hi all, i'm in a really bad spot and i could use some help covering bills and getting something to eat 🖤 ty
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Support Kat
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February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
hi all, i'm in a really bad spot and i could use some help covering bills and getting something to eat 🖤 ty
ko-fi.com/gothfemme
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Bisexual author and poet June Jordan
“Freedom is indivisible or it is nothing at all besides sloganeering and temporary, short-sighted, and short-lived advancement for a few.”
― June Jordan, Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays
― June Jordan, Some of Us Did Not Die: New and Selected Essays
February 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Bisexual author and poet June Jordan
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NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...
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BREAKING: The Queens District on Friday filed assault and criminal weapons possession charges against Jabez Chakraborty, the 22-year-old man shot last month by NYPD officers during a mental health crisis.
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Queens DA Charges Man Shot by NYPD, Against Mayor’s Wishes
Jabez Chakraborty was arraigned in the hospital room where he is recovering.
www.thecity.nyc
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
BREAKING: The Queens District on Friday filed assault and criminal weapons possession charges against Jabez Chakraborty, the 22-year-old man shot last month by NYPD officers during a mental health crisis.
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The accuracy though
February 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The accuracy though
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Important story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social
NEW: Health Secretary Kennedy's allies are pushing in states to repeal school-entry vaccine requirements.
Vaccine proponents view the effort as an escalation in dismantling the nation's vaccine system:
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Vaccine proponents view the effort as an escalation in dismantling the nation's vaccine system:
🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Important story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social
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US judge orders Trump administration to facilitate deported college student's return reut.rs/4axIzQH
US judge orders Trump administration to facilitate deported college student's return
A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Honduran college student who was deported in violation of a court order, a step the government had previously refused to take.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
US judge orders Trump administration to facilitate deported college student's return reut.rs/4axIzQH
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“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
“DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law” is excellent framing