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A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A little blue hippo made by an Egyptian artisan around 4,000 years ago! 🦛 ❤️
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Decorated with river plants and lotus flowers, blue faience hippos are associated with the life-giving Nile and rebirth. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Very sad news. For years preventive standard for colorectal cancer has been first screenings starting at age 50. We’re seeing it more and more in people in their 40s, 30s, and even 20s. The American Cancer Society recently dropped their recommendation to 45. Be aware of potential signs and symptoms:
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Very sad news. For years preventive standard for colorectal cancer has been first screenings starting at age 50. We’re seeing it more and more in people in their 40s, 30s, and even 20s. The American Cancer Society recently dropped their recommendation to 45. Be aware of potential signs and symptoms:
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anyway, i’m at the point where people starting new substacks/remaining on substack really bums me out but can’t spend a ton of energy getting mad about it. bigger fish to fry and all. it just confuses me how so many continue to ignore the evidence of how much they suck.
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
anyway, i’m at the point where people starting new substacks/remaining on substack really bums me out but can’t spend a ton of energy getting mad about it. bigger fish to fry and all. it just confuses me how so many continue to ignore the evidence of how much they suck.
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feels like i should re-post this every few weeks
NEW: Substack founders finally respond to Substackers Against Nazis. They say Nazis publishing and earning money on their platform is fine with them.
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
February 12, 2026 at 4:17 AM
feels like i should re-post this every few weeks
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Everybody stop what you're doing and look at this cat I'm sitting
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Everybody stop what you're doing and look at this cat I'm sitting
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“Well hello there bluesky pals, it’s your buddy Kell! I had sunny Seattle walkies with my dad, want to see some pics?” 🧵
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
“Well hello there bluesky pals, it’s your buddy Kell! I had sunny Seattle walkies with my dad, want to see some pics?” 🧵
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CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
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NEW: Rep Jeff Hurd (R) joins Democrats to vote to cancel Trump's tariffs on Canada, which is Colorado's #1 import market. Hurd said the tariffs hurt Colorado's ag industry.
GOP Reps Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank voted to keep Trump's tariffs.
GOP Reps Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank voted to keep Trump's tariffs.
February 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
NEW: Rep Jeff Hurd (R) joins Democrats to vote to cancel Trump's tariffs on Canada, which is Colorado's #1 import market. Hurd said the tariffs hurt Colorado's ag industry.
GOP Reps Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank voted to keep Trump's tariffs.
GOP Reps Gabe Evans and Jeff Crank voted to keep Trump's tariffs.
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Anyone know of a union shop that can print some birthday party invitations? Mail order is fine.
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Anyone know of a union shop that can print some birthday party invitations? Mail order is fine.
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He was crowdfunding his treatments. James couldn’t afford his health care.
BREAKING: James Van Der Beek, who starred in 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Varsity Blues,' dies at 48, his wife says.
James Van Der Beek, 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Varsity Blues' star, dies at 48
The actor was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024.
nbcnews.to
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
He was crowdfunding his treatments. James couldn’t afford his health care.
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NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
The "Return" of the Golden Sword
My grandfather guarded it. The British stole it. I'm named after it—and I'm going to fight for it.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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This was right before Bondi attacked Balint in personal terms as “anti-Semitic” when Balint lost a grandparent in the Holocaust. Horrifying.
BALINT: Was the president aware of Secretary Lutnick's ties to Epstein when he chose him to lead the Department of Commerce?
BONDI: Chris Malen was a Border Patrol agent----
BALINT: So I'm going to conclude that he did know!
BONDI: Shame on you
BALINT: This is pathetic! This is not a game
BONDI: Chris Malen was a Border Patrol agent----
BALINT: So I'm going to conclude that he did know!
BONDI: Shame on you
BALINT: This is pathetic! This is not a game
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This was right before Bondi attacked Balint in personal terms as “anti-Semitic” when Balint lost a grandparent in the Holocaust. Horrifying.
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This was the moment where I felt physically ill. Bondi must go. She must go. This is shameful.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This was the moment where I felt physically ill. Bondi must go. She must go. This is shameful.
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The most comprehensive reporting I've seen so far
High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul.
High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul • Minnesota Reformer
A high-speed car chase that witnesses said involved a young man and a federal agent on Wednesday ended with a multi-car crash outside Nina’s Coffee Cafe in St. Paul. The man was transported away from ...
minnesotareformer.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The most comprehensive reporting I've seen so far
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all I’ll add is Bondi, as Florida AG, used “fighting sex trafficking” to elevate herself—empowering cops at the expense of survivors. long before Trump she was like this
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
all I’ll add is Bondi, as Florida AG, used “fighting sex trafficking” to elevate herself—empowering cops at the expense of survivors. long before Trump she was like this
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It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
It should be illuminating that prosecuting sex trafficking, the thing that prosecutors and police across the country have been using as a cash cow to fund surveillance and weaponry, is actually not something government prosecutors care about at all.
The system does not hold people accountable.
The system does not hold people accountable.
(obvious joke alert)
can I tell it to stop showing me ai-slop videos
can I tell it to stop showing me ai-slop videos
The platform's new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.
Threads' new 'Dear Algo' AI feature lets you personalize your feed | TechCrunch
The platform's new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.
techcrunch.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:05 PM
(obvious joke alert)
can I tell it to stop showing me ai-slop videos
can I tell it to stop showing me ai-slop videos
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If you're wondering whether your town was a sundown town?
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
Sundown Town Map | History and Social Justice, inspired by James W. Loewen
A database contributed by people across the nation underlies these maps and the tables you can generate.
justice.tougaloo.edu
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you're wondering whether your town was a sundown town?
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
Check this map.
Shout out to everyone that immediately noticed that most sundown towns were not in the South.
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This writer is so close to getting it! So close!
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This writer is so close to getting it! So close!
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
February 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
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The fact that none of these guys used secret emails and were openly emailing about doing pedo shit and that Trump put his own universe of creeps in the spotlight every time he yelled Epstein Files says that none of these people ever thought they'd face consequences. At all. Ever.
I cannot stop mentioning how the trump administration wouldn’t be drowning in any of this if they hadn’t spent years making The Files a partisan issue. If they just hadn’t done that or made those 2024 campaign promises, this wouldn’t be happening to them
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The fact that none of these guys used secret emails and were openly emailing about doing pedo shit and that Trump put his own universe of creeps in the spotlight every time he yelled Epstein Files says that none of these people ever thought they'd face consequences. At all. Ever.
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No appointee of this administration even bothers to create the appearance of doing their job anymore, just openly serving as the president's personal apologist and attack dog. Completely illegitimate government
wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
No appointee of this administration even bothers to create the appearance of doing their job anymore, just openly serving as the president's personal apologist and attack dog. Completely illegitimate government