Ovis Ex Machina
@sheepmachine.bsky.social
I get paid for engineering so I can lose money doing photography. Opinions probably aren't my own but I couldn't tell you precisely where I got them from. Grateful to hug my wife and kids every day.
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Ovis Ex Machina
@sheepmachine.bsky.social
· Jan 18
The #architecture at the #seattleferryterminal goes so unnecessarily hard and I love it!
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography
#photography #blackandwhite #streetphotography
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Go Seahawks!!
The guy on the right is New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, photographed at the Kennedy Center premiere of “Melania.” #GoSeahawks!
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Go Seahawks!!
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To be fair, World's Economy Held Hostage by Child Sex Trafficking Ring is much less important than Plan to Save Elephants Turns Deadly.
January 31, 2026 at 6:04 PM
To be fair, World's Economy Held Hostage by Child Sex Trafficking Ring is much less important than Plan to Save Elephants Turns Deadly.
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
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The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
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just choked on my beverage
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
just choked on my beverage
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Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
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It is at least a little bit funny that there's a whole brand of car where you have to put a special sticker on it claiming that you're not a piece of shit
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It is at least a little bit funny that there's a whole brand of car where you have to put a special sticker on it claiming that you're not a piece of shit
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OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
OK, so Musk was planning to go to Epstein's island, but it's not like he went there with the intent to go to a wild party or something, it was probably just some business. Excuse me, an email just came in.
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
*Reads:* "What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"
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My newsletter is up. I explained how boycotting the World Cup is the easiest international sanction that can be taken against the U.S. And why the Times thinks it’s dunking on Alex Pretti when they’re really enhancing the charges against his executioners.
Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup
In this week‘s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s Justice correspondent urges soccer lovers to stay away from the US this summer, takes on the attacks on Alex Pretti, and warns of a dangerous new anti-voting ...
www.thenation.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
My newsletter is up. I explained how boycotting the World Cup is the easiest international sanction that can be taken against the U.S. And why the Times thinks it’s dunking on Alex Pretti when they’re really enhancing the charges against his executioners.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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From our paper (w/ @smw.bsky.social and @meredithmeredith.bsky.social) in 2024:
![Constraining the flow of sensitive and personal data from citizens that can enable them to be targeted by adversaries using AI systems is in the national interest. To be effective, such constraints may also need
to extend to models trained on this data. The US’s Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data, has already considered explicit restrictions on the transfer and export of
personal data [28]. However, commercially available models trained on such data can enable the insights derived from personal data to be utilized for military capabilities (e.g., targeting) even where the data
itself is restricted from sale. To be effective, restrictions placed on personal data flows would also need to be extended to models trained on that data.
(5) Using foundation models in national security contexts may introduce unique concerns threatening human rights. For example, a government’s ability to train models on citizens’ data obtained through commercial data brokers that would otherwise need a warrant, court order, or subpoena to obtain may allow governments to further exercise coercive powers that are automated through AI decision-making [6]. Such use may subvert due process, exacerbated when inaccurate outputs inflict unjust harms on civilians. Appropriate interventions may include the extension of data minimization principles to include purpose limitations on the collection, processing, and transfer of personal data to third parties for intelligence
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January 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
From our paper (w/ @smw.bsky.social and @meredithmeredith.bsky.social) in 2024:
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With the federal death penalty off the table, the case will now proceed as a regular, noncapital case. This is huge.
In September, I wrote about all the rules Pam Bondi bent/broke to turn Mangione into Trump 2.0's first-ever capital defendant.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/l...
In September, I wrote about all the rules Pam Bondi bent/broke to turn Mangione into Trump 2.0's first-ever capital defendant.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/l...
How Luigi Mangione Is Fighting the Trump Justice Department’s “Unprecedented” Rush to Execute Him
Lawyers for the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson argue that their client’s constitutional rights are being violated by the government, while legal experts question Attorney Genera...
www.vanityfair.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
With the federal death penalty off the table, the case will now proceed as a regular, noncapital case. This is huge.
In September, I wrote about all the rules Pam Bondi bent/broke to turn Mangione into Trump 2.0's first-ever capital defendant.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/l...
In September, I wrote about all the rules Pam Bondi bent/broke to turn Mangione into Trump 2.0's first-ever capital defendant.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/l...
I prefer, "it's not who we're meant to be". Because it so very clearly is who we've consistently been.
On May 13, 1985 in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania State Police dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a Black neighborhood.
11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children.
As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false.
11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children.
As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false.
January 30, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I prefer, "it's not who we're meant to be". Because it so very clearly is who we've consistently been.
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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This is fucking appalling. This is university-administrators’-heads-should-roll appalling.
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This is fucking appalling. This is university-administrators’-heads-should-roll appalling.
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🚨SPECIAL
GOOD NEWS FOR SUPER BOWL 🏈🏟️
ICE agents will not be deployed at Super Bowl LX, TMZ reported. What’s more Department of Homeland Security insiders told the outlet that ICE activity at any NFL-sponsored events across the city at all has been ruled out.
www.thedailybeast.com//ice-quietly...
GOOD NEWS FOR SUPER BOWL 🏈🏟️
ICE agents will not be deployed at Super Bowl LX, TMZ reported. What’s more Department of Homeland Security insiders told the outlet that ICE activity at any NFL-sponsored events across the city at all has been ruled out.
www.thedailybeast.com//ice-quietly...
ICE Quietly Bails on Super Bowl as Outrage Grows
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly benched for any NFL-sponsored events.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:51 PM
🚨SPECIAL
GOOD NEWS FOR SUPER BOWL 🏈🏟️
ICE agents will not be deployed at Super Bowl LX, TMZ reported. What’s more Department of Homeland Security insiders told the outlet that ICE activity at any NFL-sponsored events across the city at all has been ruled out.
www.thedailybeast.com//ice-quietly...
GOOD NEWS FOR SUPER BOWL 🏈🏟️
ICE agents will not be deployed at Super Bowl LX, TMZ reported. What’s more Department of Homeland Security insiders told the outlet that ICE activity at any NFL-sponsored events across the city at all has been ruled out.
www.thedailybeast.com//ice-quietly...
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It’s meeeeeeeee!
Let me know what you think.
Let me know what you think.
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
It’s meeeeeeeee!
Let me know what you think.
Let me know what you think.
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Those who make whistles impossible make vuvuzelas inevitable
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Those who make whistles impossible make vuvuzelas inevitable
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Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
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oh they are going to rip each other to shreds as it becomes clear that the country has decisively turned against them
Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti.
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
oh they are going to rip each other to shreds as it becomes clear that the country has decisively turned against them
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There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.