Mollie Holmberg
@octoqueenphd.bsky.social
she/her | ♥s critters, hates capitalism | politics of EID response & One Health | Postdoctoral Fellow @ Balsillie School of International Affairs, WLU | phd geography | views are my own | donate to verified funds @ gazafunds.com, sudanfunds.com
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Just treatment on a damaged planet: Can we crip one health? And should we?
Disability justice (DJ) and One Health (OH) are two approaches to jointly addressing human, animal, and environmental health that emerged around the s…
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1st post-PhD manuscript out online in @politicalgeography.bsky.social (open access) 🥳
Informed by the crip organizing I was involved with during PhD while also (separately) reading and writing on histories and politics of One Health.
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Informed by the crip organizing I was involved with during PhD while also (separately) reading and writing on histories and politics of One Health.
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When I worked at Microsoft they said we had to use Copilot five times a day and noncompliance would show up in our reviews.
So, every morning I’d ask it questions about puppies and clouds until I hit my quota and get to work.
Leadership was thrilled at how we integrated AI into our operations 😂
So, every morning I’d ask it questions about puppies and clouds until I hit my quota and get to work.
Leadership was thrilled at how we integrated AI into our operations 😂
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
When I worked at Microsoft they said we had to use Copilot five times a day and noncompliance would show up in our reviews.
So, every morning I’d ask it questions about puppies and clouds until I hit my quota and get to work.
Leadership was thrilled at how we integrated AI into our operations 😂
So, every morning I’d ask it questions about puppies and clouds until I hit my quota and get to work.
Leadership was thrilled at how we integrated AI into our operations 😂
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⚠️ This:
“…The restriction was put in place because the Defense Department has been using drones and testing some counter-drone technologies in the airspace, which neighbors Mexico, without sharing critical safety information on such operations with the FAA.”
“…The restriction was put in place because the Defense Department has been using drones and testing some counter-drone technologies in the airspace, which neighbors Mexico, without sharing critical safety information on such operations with the FAA.”
FAA lifts restriction that would have shut down Texas border airport for 10 days
The sudden order would have affected flights over El Paso and neighboring New Mexico, as well.
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
⚠️ This:
“…The restriction was put in place because the Defense Department has been using drones and testing some counter-drone technologies in the airspace, which neighbors Mexico, without sharing critical safety information on such operations with the FAA.”
“…The restriction was put in place because the Defense Department has been using drones and testing some counter-drone technologies in the airspace, which neighbors Mexico, without sharing critical safety information on such operations with the FAA.”
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Some are blaming the FAA, but I am reading the situation as a distress call by them rather than as incompetence.
The Pentagon and the FAA have clear structures in place to ensure that they are, in fact, in clear communications with each other. These structures have existed for decades.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
The US military must obey FAA regulations at all times by the law.
I used to work as a CTR for the USAF office that did this.
MS NOW: "A congressional official with knowledge of the matter is telling MS NOW the cause of the shutdown of El Paso airspace is a lack of communication between the Pentagon and FAA. The official told us the FAA and DOD are 'not in clear communications with each other.'"
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Some are blaming the FAA, but I am reading the situation as a distress call by them rather than as incompetence.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
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Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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The point of this entire thread is I want people to take Covid more seriously and I think there are some messaging failures in some people's attempts to do so /fin
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The point of this entire thread is I want people to take Covid more seriously and I think there are some messaging failures in some people's attempts to do so /fin
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I personally think the way some Covid cautious people talk about like all cancer-related things and deaths being related to Covid contributes to others writing Covid off as some of it can sound conspiratorial.
It also ignores that people got sick prior to Covid-19.
It also ignores that people got sick prior to Covid-19.
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I personally think the way some Covid cautious people talk about like all cancer-related things and deaths being related to Covid contributes to others writing Covid off as some of it can sound conspiratorial.
It also ignores that people got sick prior to Covid-19.
It also ignores that people got sick prior to Covid-19.
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the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less
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This is Nathan Wolfe. Nathan is a virus hunter. Nathan has a bit of a reputation. Through the years, I've told multiple journalists stories I've heard, like "Nathan thanks Jeffrey Epstein in his book." Somehow no one ever wrote anything up. Want to see what Nathan was up to in today's Epstein files?
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This is Nathan Wolfe. Nathan is a virus hunter. Nathan has a bit of a reputation. Through the years, I've told multiple journalists stories I've heard, like "Nathan thanks Jeffrey Epstein in his book." Somehow no one ever wrote anything up. Want to see what Nathan was up to in today's Epstein files?
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Nathan's full name appears 596 times in this Epstein files release, a number many are calling "too many times for someone who continues to cling to our professional networks like a tapeworm dangling out of a dog's asshole"
January 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Nathan's full name appears 596 times in this Epstein files release, a number many are calling "too many times for someone who continues to cling to our professional networks like a tapeworm dangling out of a dog's asshole"
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This is Nathan Wolfe. Nathan is a virus hunter. Nathan has a bit of a reputation. Through the years, I've told multiple journalists stories I've heard, like "Nathan thanks Jeffrey Epstein in his book." Somehow no one ever wrote anything up. Want to see what Nathan was up to in today's Epstein files?
January 31, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Ok how many STS folks are finding characters from our research projects in the Epste*n files, & then looking at the other stuff we have on them & going, "ya, that tracks"
(Screenshot below is from the acknowledgements section of virologist Nathan Wolfe's *2011* pop-sci book)
(Screenshot below is from the acknowledgements section of virologist Nathan Wolfe's *2011* pop-sci book)
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ok how many STS folks are finding characters from our research projects in the Epste*n files, & then looking at the other stuff we have on them & going, "ya, that tracks"
(Screenshot below is from the acknowledgements section of virologist Nathan Wolfe's *2011* pop-sci book)
(Screenshot below is from the acknowledgements section of virologist Nathan Wolfe's *2011* pop-sci book)
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We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!
Today is day 20 (depending on when incarceration countdown begins) of Diana Crespo Gonzales’ incarceration in an ICE prison in Texas. Children are not allowed to legally be detained for more than 20 days.
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!
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If you read one thing on migration in Canada this week—this month!—read this.
This is everything: it is smart and heartbreaking and lays it out there.
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
This is everything: it is smart and heartbreaking and lays it out there.
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
Bye, Canada: I’m going back to where I came from
The author speaks about navigating Canada's hostile immigration policies and anti-migrant public sentiment.
shado-mag.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:43 PM
If you read one thing on migration in Canada this week—this month!—read this.
This is everything: it is smart and heartbreaking and lays it out there.
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
This is everything: it is smart and heartbreaking and lays it out there.
shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
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There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
There's apparently body cam footage of Alex's murder. Do people know this?
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
This lets you know that a demand for body cams is USELESS and in fact just a way to give more money to the killers.
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Hey folks, my friend ePP desperately needs our help staying housed. Share widely and please contribute if you can. I know we can do this. Anything helps. #HelpSky #MutualAid
ko-fi.com/msn99/goal
ko-fi.com/msn99/goal
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Hey folks, my friend ePP desperately needs our help staying housed. Share widely and please contribute if you can. I know we can do this. Anything helps. #HelpSky #MutualAid
ko-fi.com/msn99/goal
ko-fi.com/msn99/goal
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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PS WE ARE IN THE RED AGAIN AND WE KNOW EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING BUT WE ARE STILL HERE AND KNOW SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THIS, SO IF YOU WANNA DONATE, HIT THE CHUFFED chuffed.org/project/crip... we gotta reimb people particularly in the UK and Canada but any currency works.
Crips for eSims for Gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
chuffed.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
PS WE ARE IN THE RED AGAIN AND WE KNOW EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING BUT WE ARE STILL HERE AND KNOW SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THIS, SO IF YOU WANNA DONATE, HIT THE CHUFFED chuffed.org/project/crip... we gotta reimb people particularly in the UK and Canada but any currency works.
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There are people trying to stop others from using whistles, and next they'll say it's ableism.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
January 26, 2026 at 2:46 PM
There are people trying to stop others from using whistles, and next they'll say it's ableism.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
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With so many of us watching the tremendous mobilizations in Minneapolis, culminating in the call to action against ICE today, I wanted to share some of what I have gathered from talking to comrades in Minneapolis over the past few weeks. A few things stood out:
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
With so many of us watching the tremendous mobilizations in Minneapolis, culminating in the call to action against ICE today, I wanted to share some of what I have gathered from talking to comrades in Minneapolis over the past few weeks. A few things stood out:
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‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
Wow. What a thing to say.
Wow. What a thing to say.
January 22, 2026 at 11:13 PM
‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
Wow. What a thing to say.
Wow. What a thing to say.
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One of the 50 people that ICE kidnapped today is a mother from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has a pending asylum application and no criminal record
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
mainemonitor on Instagram: "ICE told Fox News that it had arrested 50 people in Maine on Tuesday, out of 1,400 targets in the state. Patricia Hyde, ICE deputy …"
ICE told Fox News that it had arrested 50 people in Maine on Tuesday, out of 1,400 targets in the state. Patricia Hyde, ICE deputy assistant director, said the agency was arresting people who had committed crimes of sexual assault, drug trafficking, driving under the influence and assault, who came from Senegal, Honduras, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guatemala.“You name it; they’re on the target list,” Hyde said.Videos and reports of ICE arrests in Portland and the surrounding area began circulating on social media on Tuesday. The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, an advocacy group that runs a hotline to track federal immigration enforcement activities in the state, received nearly 1,000 calls on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson.Read more for free at the link in our bio.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
One of the 50 people that ICE kidnapped today is a mother from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has a pending asylum application and no criminal record
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
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“…We are forced to consider Hitler, the Fuehrer, not as a personal devil, wicked as his actions and philosophy may be, but as the expression of a state of mind existing in millions of people…To remove Hitler may be a necessary first step, but it would not be the cure.”
A passage from the 1943 OSS psychological assessment of Hitler, for your holiday mo(u)rning www.cia.gov/readingroom/...
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 PM
“…We are forced to consider Hitler, the Fuehrer, not as a personal devil, wicked as his actions and philosophy may be, but as the expression of a state of mind existing in millions of people…To remove Hitler may be a necessary first step, but it would not be the cure.”