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Genomic Autocracies: How Hyacinths Resisted Human Domestication
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Genomic Autocracies: How Hyacinths Resisted Human Domestication
As the human world succumbs to the grip of autocracy, we are never short of examples from the natural world where nature itself successfully revolted against power.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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So if you're keeping track:
Musk is no longer going to save the world by providing affordable electric cars, and is now focused on robots.
Now he's no longer going to save the world by setting up earth2 on mars, and will instead build AI data centers on the moon.
You don't still own stock, right?
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 AM
No sleep for ICE!
YouTube video by Turn Left
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February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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They care about human lives right up to the point of birth.

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March for Life Attendees Are Getting Measles
It turns out the anti-abortion March for Life demonstration was a measles superspreader event.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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"We saw it happen. It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election... That's what it was."
-- Mitch McConnell, on Jan 6
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
@democrats.org are sharpening their message of "Vote for us and we'll break all our promises the minute we get into office, cave to the GOP at every turn & adopt most of Trump's policies, all while blocking Greens from ballots whenever possible including by illegal means."
Fundraising dynamics are shaping up as both parties ramp up for 2026 💰 Democrats are sharpening their messaging despite financial headwinds.
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
While Americans were watching football, our corporate government launched a massive chemical attack against our pollinators (and other life forms). Destruction is now almost complete: honey used to cost $2 a pound in 1980s. Now, fellow Americans, it's back to watching football while the world burns.
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Ghislaine Maxwell helped launch Clinton Global Initiative, donated $1 million. "She... attended Chelsea Clinton’s 2010 wedding.... Ms. Maxwell told the [DoJ]... that she last saw Mr. Clinton sometime between 2016 & 2018, when... they had dinner together in L.A.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...
Epstein Files Reveal Scope of Ghislaine Maxwell’s Role in Clinton Circle
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Do you guys wanna see Jonathan Ross arrested? Call this number and let them know how you feel. I just called myself.

Hennepin County Attorney’s Office: 612-348-5550

FLOOD THE ZONE. DO NOT STOP
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Our idea: Have a discussion on “How to Have an Anti-Fascist Supreme Court.” Same time as Barrett event, nearest possible venue. There are folks here on Bluesky who could help make this really big. Folks from @indivisiblesantafe.org could supply local transportation and guestrooms. 2/
February 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Friends, please boost ⬇️ 🧵. Also send suggestions for participants, especially folks on bsky.
We have a problem in #SantaFe #NewMexico. Amy Coney Barrett is appearing at our beloved Lensic Theater to hawk her book. Shamefully, the president of the American Law Institute is on the bill with her. We want to counterprogram, and some big names would help. 🧵1/
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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They sang “American Idiot”
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
🚨 My Friend Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian, Is Dying in ICE Custody. She's Been There FOR A YEAR!
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🚨 My Friend Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian, Is Dying in ICE Custody. She's Been There FOR A YEAR!
She spoke up for Palestine. The U.S. government broke her body in response.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Also Tacoma Police recently refused to investigate serious allegations of physical and sexual abuse against 3 black men in an ICE detention center.
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Exclusive: Leaked video from inside a Minnesota immigration deportation center prompts progressive lawmakers to call for urgent intervention.
www.democracynow.org
Democracy Now!
A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.
www.democracynow.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: Free Leqaa Kordia from ICE detention!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Congress: Free Leqaa Kordia from ICE detention!
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman from Paterson, NJ, who courageously protested the genocide in Gaza, has been held in ICE detention for nearly 11 months. The Trump administration and IC...
actionnetwork.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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The racist tRump admin mass deportation plan isn't to get rid of the criminals. Only migrants who owns businesses, jobs, are the pillar of the community are targeted for deportation. And this isn't by accident, it's by design.
thecolgatemaroonnews.com/66495/commen...
Trump Promised Mass Deportations — These Are the Consequences
The absolute atrocities that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been committing across the nation, including the inexcusable murders of Alex Pretti, Renee Nicole Good, Keith Porter...
thecolgatemaroonnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Palestinians Returning to Gaza Endure Violent and Abusive Interrogations at Rafah Crossing truthout.org/articles/pal...
Palestinians Returning to Gaza Endure Violent Interrogation at Rafah Crossing
Elderly women report being shackled, blindfolded, and berated for hours by Israeli soldiers for attempting to return.
truthout.org
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM