Michael Hendricks 🇨🇦
@michaelhendricks.bsky.social
Biologist, McGill University
"It's bad for people to not give us money," spokesperson for receiving money said.
A spokesperson for T&F said “Researchers should be free to communicate their work in the journal that best suits their research, and proposing to cap [open access] funding threatens that freedom to publish."
Bold move to set prices high and then complain about freedom when people can't pay.
Bold move to set prices high and then complain about freedom when people can't pay.
Rising Publication Costs Strain Researchers
Open access publishing has led to researchers paying thousands of dollars to publish their work, limiting funds for research and leaving scientists with hard choices.
www.the-scientist.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"It's bad for people to not give us money," spokesperson for receiving money said.
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This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Weird that the guy who paid $3.5 million for a few granite tree stumps isn't good with money.
Criblé de dettes, l’ancien ministre et ex-maire de Montréal, Denis Coderre, vient de se placer sous la protection de la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité, a appris Le Journal.
Au bord de la faillite, Denis Coderre dépose son bilan
Criblé de dettes, l’ex-ministre et ex-maire de Montréal, Denis Coderre, s’est placé sous la protection de la Loi sur la faillite et l’insolvabilité.
www.journaldemontreal.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Weird that the guy who paid $3.5 million for a few granite tree stumps isn't good with money.
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Once science denialists seize political power, science advocacy becomes “partisan” both by default, and because political power wants science advocacy to stop. Even just researching or talking about misinformation & disinformation is not only left-coded now, but in the crosshairs of political power
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Once science denialists seize political power, science advocacy becomes “partisan” both by default, and because political power wants science advocacy to stop. Even just researching or talking about misinformation & disinformation is not only left-coded now, but in the crosshairs of political power
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Blaming poor training legitimizes a paramilitary goon squad that fundamentally should not exist. I'm not interested in promises to buy a better leash for a rabid dog to go for walkies.
January 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Blaming poor training legitimizes a paramilitary goon squad that fundamentally should not exist. I'm not interested in promises to buy a better leash for a rabid dog to go for walkies.
It is not a training problem. ICE officers are doing exactly what they are supposed to do.
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It is not a training problem. ICE officers are doing exactly what they are supposed to do.
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Very hurtful of you not to consider the utterly idiotic sides of this discussion.
So much for the tolerant left!
So much for the tolerant left!
January 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Very hurtful of you not to consider the utterly idiotic sides of this discussion.
So much for the tolerant left!
So much for the tolerant left!
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Seeing people do "here's the savvy take on how and why the US should acquire Greenland" and just feeling so *embarrassed* for them. Have some dignity. You don't need to be an apologist for the world's dumbest autocrat, you're not somehow sophisticated for seeing The Smart Play on imperial vainglory.
January 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Seeing people do "here's the savvy take on how and why the US should acquire Greenland" and just feeling so *embarrassed* for them. Have some dignity. You don't need to be an apologist for the world's dumbest autocrat, you're not somehow sophisticated for seeing The Smart Play on imperial vainglory.
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Trump is doing to politics what biz schools taught future CEOs to do: break the social contract (e.g., the one btw mgmt & labor that once ensured steady jobs) & extract all the value stored inside.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
If I was the commander in chief of the Imperial hegemon I would simply not dismantle the network of military and diplomatic alliances, favourable trade deals, and broad cultural paramountcy that had made my nation the most wealthy and powerful the world has ever seen.
January 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Trump is doing to politics what biz schools taught future CEOs to do: break the social contract (e.g., the one btw mgmt & labor that once ensured steady jobs) & extract all the value stored inside.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
This will have the same effect on politics as it did on the labor mkt: instability & immiseration.
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This person analyzes american politics for a living
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January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
This person analyzes american politics for a living
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Grateful Dead - Jack Straw - 4.17.72
YouTube video by Dr Toboggan
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January 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
NEW: These are ICE agents removing evidence from the shooter's home. They are not DOJ, they are Jonathan Ross's friends and coworkers, not DOJ.
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
This agent removing Ross's personal computer was reported yesterday Jan 9 for boxing in a volunteer and telling them "I'll dedicate my next arrest to you"
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I broke the story yesterday that masked ICE agents (not DOJ) were removing items including a personal computer from the home of Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot Renee Good. I have yet to see a single news outlet cover this or an elected official even acknowledge it.
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Having some thoughts about the nature of my fears as a Canadian that I want to try to express in deep solidarity with everyone in Minnesota and elsewhere fighting our common enemy. This thread will not be in the "Canadian asshole" genre. (The opposite, I hope). Still, mute if you want.
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Having some thoughts about the nature of my fears as a Canadian that I want to try to express in deep solidarity with everyone in Minnesota and elsewhere fighting our common enemy. This thread will not be in the "Canadian asshole" genre. (The opposite, I hope). Still, mute if you want.
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Leaving my house with the ‘don’t tread on me’ flag on it, putting on my mask and tactical gear, strapping on my weapon, and roaming the cities and towns that didn’t vote for my favorite candidate as an armed anonymous agent of the state kidnapping and shooting people who I don’t like the look of.
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed an unarmed civilian, flew a don't-tread-on-me Gadsden flag at his house, per the Daily Mail.
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Leaving my house with the ‘don’t tread on me’ flag on it, putting on my mask and tactical gear, strapping on my weapon, and roaming the cities and towns that didn’t vote for my favorite candidate as an armed anonymous agent of the state kidnapping and shooting people who I don’t like the look of.
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We love to see universities caving to right wing hysteria both literally and figuratively paying the price for it
The lawsuits have been plentiful as well as the settlements
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Clemson professor wins settlement after firing over Charlie Kirk post
An assistant professor at Clemson University will be back on the job after a social media post led to his firing.
wach.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
We love to see universities caving to right wing hysteria both literally and figuratively paying the price for it
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"To create the moral authority to kidnap and kill people at will, ICE and their propagandists have framed themselves as the ultimate victims.
"It’s a complete inverse of reality."
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
"It’s a complete inverse of reality."
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
ICE is not the victim
MAGA lies can’t hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good
www.salon.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"To create the moral authority to kidnap and kill people at will, ICE and their propagandists have framed themselves as the ultimate victims.
"It’s a complete inverse of reality."
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
"It’s a complete inverse of reality."
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
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I've been planning to write for a long time about how ICE and their allies sure are a bunch of whiny bitches, for all they talk about how tough they are.
I'm sad that this is the occasion.
But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards.
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
I'm sad that this is the occasion.
But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards.
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
ICE is not the victim
MAGA lies can’t hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good
www.salon.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I've been planning to write for a long time about how ICE and their allies sure are a bunch of whiny bitches, for all they talk about how tough they are.
I'm sad that this is the occasion.
But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards.
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
I'm sad that this is the occasion.
But by god, these "tough" guys are pathetic cowards.
www.salon.com/2026/01/09/i...
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Legal falsity aside, I think “our masked, anonymous paramilitary thugs have an absolute right to kill you and your job is simply to trust that they won’t” isn’t so much a defense as a confession
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Legal falsity aside, I think “our masked, anonymous paramilitary thugs have an absolute right to kill you and your job is simply to trust that they won’t” isn’t so much a defense as a confession
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Gift link.
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Gift link.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance.
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...
They are going to look us straight in the eye and tell us what we saw happen isn't what happened. That's power, and those transparent lies are what their base loves almost as much as the violence.
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
They are going to look us straight in the eye and tell us what we saw happen isn't what happened. That's power, and those transparent lies are what their base loves almost as much as the violence.
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ICYMI, yesterday I ran down several examples of federal officers who violated state laws being prosecuted. Yes it would likely be removed to federal court. Yes there would be claims that the officer was discharging his duties. So what. If you don't prosecute now you've given ICE practical immunity.
ICE Agents Can Be Charged With Murder - The American Prospect
As a killing in Minneapolis is documented, the law clearly stipulates that federal agents do not have universal immunity.
prospect.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
ICYMI, yesterday I ran down several examples of federal officers who violated state laws being prosecuted. Yes it would likely be removed to federal court. Yes there would be claims that the officer was discharging his duties. So what. If you don't prosecute now you've given ICE practical immunity.
Thinking of every institution that enabled and normalized this new escalation in state violence. Each step from the creation of DHS to masked secret police murdering people in the street was an opportunity to oppose creeping fascism, ignored (or cheered) by all levels of govt and corporate media.
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Thinking of every institution that enabled and normalized this new escalation in state violence. Each step from the creation of DHS to masked secret police murdering people in the street was an opportunity to oppose creeping fascism, ignored (or cheered) by all levels of govt and corporate media.
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The videos show nuance? Fuck you, CNN. This was straight up murder.
Three videos taken of the scene and reviewed by CNN, however, show nuance. What took place prior to the shooting remains unclear. | Analysis
DHS says woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what the videos show. | CNN
Three videos taken of the scene and reviewed by CNN show nuance. What took place prior to the shooting remains unclear.
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The videos show nuance? Fuck you, CNN. This was straight up murder.