Quarantegan
@quarantegan.bsky.social
Covid is airborne. Covid is not mild (ask your neurons & vasculature).
And -- Covid is not over 😷 #wekeepussafe #covidcompetentcommunity #makeairbreathableagain #maskup
[art credits: Eyvind Earle, "Paradise"; Artur Rosa, "Layers of Impossibility"]
And -- Covid is not over 😷 #wekeepussafe #covidcompetentcommunity #makeairbreathableagain #maskup
[art credits: Eyvind Earle, "Paradise"; Artur Rosa, "Layers of Impossibility"]
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Quarantegan
@quarantegan.bsky.social
· Jul 21
![The first page of a memo from a public relations firm, Impact Research, to President Joe Biden and his staff on February 24, 2022 (about a third of the way through the deadliest few months of the pandemic to date). In summary, the memo states that two years into the pandemic, people are over it and want to get back to normal, and that "nearly every American finally has the tools to protect themselves from this virus." The first two bullet points read "Declare the crisis phase of COVID over and push for feeling and acting more normal", and "Recognize that people are 'worn out' and feeling real harm from the years-long restrictions and [next words underlined] take their side."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5pds6fax4nwcysq5nqsxiqn2/bafkreif6tt6kusbzze6n2dwxkihv3qth3gp5bqsbtpsrkihi5mhxyyumi4@jpeg)
There seem to be a lot of #BlueMAGA voices that are outraged at any perceived maligning of what they believe to be Joe Biden's heroic management of the pandemic he declared "over" in '23 - the one that is, in fact, ongoing.
"He did the best he could."
No. He did what Impact Research told him to.
"He did the best he could."
No. He did what Impact Research told him to.
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After we abolish ICE we need to bulldoze Whipple.
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 AM
After we abolish ICE we need to bulldoze Whipple.
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This is insane. The stories coming out of these camps is gonna be the worst shit you've ever heard.
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is insane. The stories coming out of these camps is gonna be the worst shit you've ever heard.
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“Fuck the poor! Fuck the poor!”
That’s how the March for Billionaires kicked off on February 7 in Pacific Heights, one of San Francisco’s wealthiest neighborhoods, near a stretch of mansions known as Billionaires’ Row.
We went to see whether the event was satire or sincere. The answer was… yes.
That’s how the March for Billionaires kicked off on February 7 in Pacific Heights, one of San Francisco’s wealthiest neighborhoods, near a stretch of mansions known as Billionaires’ Row.
We went to see whether the event was satire or sincere. The answer was… yes.
February 18, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“Fuck the poor! Fuck the poor!”
That’s how the March for Billionaires kicked off on February 7 in Pacific Heights, one of San Francisco’s wealthiest neighborhoods, near a stretch of mansions known as Billionaires’ Row.
We went to see whether the event was satire or sincere. The answer was… yes.
That’s how the March for Billionaires kicked off on February 7 in Pacific Heights, one of San Francisco’s wealthiest neighborhoods, near a stretch of mansions known as Billionaires’ Row.
We went to see whether the event was satire or sincere. The answer was… yes.
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PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️
to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features"
it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)
to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features"
it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)
February 18, 2026 at 1:51 AM
PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️
to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features"
it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)
to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features"
it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)
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@violetblue.bsky.social makes #cybersecurity accessible for everyone. Reading this weekly is a top priority for me.
📣 Feb. 17's #ThreatModelCybersecurity: #AI writes a hit piece, Meta to roll out mass face scanning, & more 👩💻
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Cybersecurity: February 17, 2026 | Threat Model
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February 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
@violetblue.bsky.social makes #cybersecurity accessible for everyone. Reading this weekly is a top priority for me.
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"Criminalization is what got us here, criminalization is what is keeping us here, and more criminalization will definitely not get us out of here."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This
Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.
www.thenation.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"Criminalization is what got us here, criminalization is what is keeping us here, and more criminalization will definitely not get us out of here."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Every single one of you in Congress created this. You have taken $ from the companies to build what is now hunting people of color & anyone who dares protest. You have remained silent for decades while they honed their hunting skills on the residents on the southern border. Both sides created it!
This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the “baby jail” in Texas. Very little of it ends up on video like this. But it’s routine. And disgusting.
February 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Every single one of you in Congress created this. You have taken $ from the companies to build what is now hunting people of color & anyone who dares protest. You have remained silent for decades while they honed their hunting skills on the residents on the southern border. Both sides created it!
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What they do to immigrants, they will do to us.
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
What they do to immigrants, they will do to us.
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Correction: DHS watchdog warns they won’t be able to hide their coverups as well from the public without more money. 🥴
February 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Correction: DHS watchdog warns they won’t be able to hide their coverups as well from the public without more money. 🥴
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3 more attacks yesterday. 11 dead. Feb is on track to be the 3rd-deadliest month of illegal US boat strikes. We must never normalize this, warns WOLA’s latest podcast with drug policy director John Walsh.
Extrajud. executions per 7 days:
Sep: 4.0
Oct: 10.4
Nov: 4.9
Dec: 9.0
Jan: 0.7
Feb (1-16): 7.9
Extrajud. executions per 7 days:
Sep: 4.0
Oct: 10.4
Nov: 4.9
Dec: 9.0
Jan: 0.7
Feb (1-16): 7.9
Don’t Let Boat Strikes Fade Into the Background - WOLA
The increasing normalization of the U.S. government's illegal boat strikes poses dangers: justifications could extend to other victims in other contexts, and elements of the U.S. military appear to be...
www.wola.org
February 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
3 more attacks yesterday. 11 dead. Feb is on track to be the 3rd-deadliest month of illegal US boat strikes. We must never normalize this, warns WOLA’s latest podcast with drug policy director John Walsh.
Extrajud. executions per 7 days:
Sep: 4.0
Oct: 10.4
Nov: 4.9
Dec: 9.0
Jan: 0.7
Feb (1-16): 7.9
Extrajud. executions per 7 days:
Sep: 4.0
Oct: 10.4
Nov: 4.9
Dec: 9.0
Jan: 0.7
Feb (1-16): 7.9
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George Lakoff wrote three or four books about this 🚫🐘
"The Poll Trap📊: Leadership is about leading, not following. Instead of simply echoing polls, Democrats must also guide them. Republicans don't follow polls, Republicans try to change the polls."
"The Poll Trap📊: Leadership is about leading, not following. Instead of simply echoing polls, Democrats must also guide them. Republicans don't follow polls, Republicans try to change the polls."
"Democratic politicians urgently need to adopt the GOP view of public opinion—that it’s movable, and it’s their job to move it." newrepublic.com/article/2058...
Instead of Pandering, Democrats Should Try Changing Voters’ Minds
How can the party of liberalism make liberal ideas more popular? By creating a more liberal electorate. Yes, it can be done. Here are five ways how.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:21 AM
George Lakoff wrote three or four books about this 🚫🐘
"The Poll Trap📊: Leadership is about leading, not following. Instead of simply echoing polls, Democrats must also guide them. Republicans don't follow polls, Republicans try to change the polls."
"The Poll Trap📊: Leadership is about leading, not following. Instead of simply echoing polls, Democrats must also guide them. Republicans don't follow polls, Republicans try to change the polls."
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Want to piss Donald Trump off next week? Watch this instead of his State of the Union Address.
February 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Want to piss Donald Trump off next week? Watch this instead of his State of the Union Address.
📣 Feb. 17's #ThreatModelCybersecurity: #AI writes a hit piece, Meta to roll out mass face scanning, & more 👩💻
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Cybersecurity: February 17, 2026 | Threat Model
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February 17, 2026 at 8:50 PM
📣 Feb. 17's #ThreatModelCybersecurity: #AI writes a hit piece, Meta to roll out mass face scanning, & more 👩💻
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"Timnit Gebru & Emile Torres warned years ago about how tech leaders in Silicon Valley had become captured by the “religion” of longtermism, & how closely aligned longtermism is with traditional Anglo-American eugenics.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
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Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
sherrilyn.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"Timnit Gebru & Emile Torres warned years ago about how tech leaders in Silicon Valley had become captured by the “religion” of longtermism, & how closely aligned longtermism is with traditional Anglo-American eugenics.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/is-it-too-...
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This "terrible scholarship" is our widely shared ESCREAL work exposing eugenicists. As
@sifill.bsky.social wrote, we were incessantly attacked for doing this work. But of course many people see the tech eugenicists center stage in the orange man's current presidency. And others continue to do this👇
@sifill.bsky.social wrote, we were incessantly attacked for doing this work. But of course many people see the tech eugenicists center stage in the orange man's current presidency. And others continue to do this👇
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
This "terrible scholarship" is our widely shared ESCREAL work exposing eugenicists. As
@sifill.bsky.social wrote, we were incessantly attacked for doing this work. But of course many people see the tech eugenicists center stage in the orange man's current presidency. And others continue to do this👇
@sifill.bsky.social wrote, we were incessantly attacked for doing this work. But of course many people see the tech eugenicists center stage in the orange man's current presidency. And others continue to do this👇
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“[In] music spaces, the denial is huge… Because I think if musicians were to admit that every day they put themselves at risk, they wouldn’t be able to do that career.” #COVID
For @thesicktimes.org, I looked at the state of COVID safety in live music and how artists and event producers can still protect themselves and audiences thesicktimes.org/2026/02/17/t...
These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times
While most of the music industry has moved on, COVID-conscious performers have been working to prevent their shows from being superspreaders.
thesicktimes.org
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
“[In] music spaces, the denial is huge… Because I think if musicians were to admit that every day they put themselves at risk, they wouldn’t be able to do that career.” #COVID
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Listening in on kiddo's online Canada & The World class. They are playing a trade game and setting up trade alliances to get what they need. Right off the bat, the kids have already told the US that they aren't trading with them. 🤣 #PandemicHomeschool
February 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Listening in on kiddo's online Canada & The World class. They are playing a trade game and setting up trade alliances to get what they need. Right off the bat, the kids have already told the US that they aren't trading with them. 🤣 #PandemicHomeschool
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Belatedly listening to this talk featuring @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, and @reallandsend.bsky.social this morning.
Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
YouTube video by Haymarket Books
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February 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Belatedly listening to this talk featuring @harshawalia.bsky.social, @silkys13.bsky.social, and @reallandsend.bsky.social this morning.
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Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
apnews.com/article/abre...
apnews.com/article/abre...
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporti...
apnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
apnews.com/article/abre...
apnews.com/article/abre...
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.