Terry M
@terrymn.bsky.social
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NEW: 150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse.
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
This evening, at Law Dork:
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
This evening, at Law Dork:
150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
www.lawdork.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
NEW: 150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse.
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
This evening, at Law Dork:
Kavanaugh stops would always be bad. As a tool in the Trump administration's authoritarianism arsenal, they are worse. The consequences are everywhere.
This evening, at Law Dork:
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In Colorado, Trump's masked thugs are leaving death cards in abandoned vehicles after they kidnap people.
Leaving customized ace of spades playing cards, known as a "death card"
Just think about that.
The US government is paying to have customized death cards made.
@hickenlooper.senate.gov
Leaving customized ace of spades playing cards, known as a "death card"
Just think about that.
The US government is paying to have customized death cards made.
@hickenlooper.senate.gov
Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants
ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War.
theintercept.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
In Colorado, Trump's masked thugs are leaving death cards in abandoned vehicles after they kidnap people.
Leaving customized ace of spades playing cards, known as a "death card"
Just think about that.
The US government is paying to have customized death cards made.
@hickenlooper.senate.gov
Leaving customized ace of spades playing cards, known as a "death card"
Just think about that.
The US government is paying to have customized death cards made.
@hickenlooper.senate.gov
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The Washington Post's cuts reportedly affect more than 300 of the approximately 800 journalists in the newsroom and include eliminating its sports desk and books section entirely. https://to.pbs.org/3NYwM6j
Sweeping layoffs at The Washington Post will do ‘enormous damage,’ former editor says
The Washington Post is laying off a third of its workforce across both the newsroom and its business operations, a massive blow at a storied newspaper that has struggled in recent years to stay profit...
to.pbs.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The Washington Post's cuts reportedly affect more than 300 of the approximately 800 journalists in the newsroom and include eliminating its sports desk and books section entirely. https://to.pbs.org/3NYwM6j
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New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
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Mike Johnson's majority to erode as Democrat Menefee wins Texas election share.google/942pguAPCR6A...
Mike Johnson's majority to erode as Democrat Menefee wins Texas special election
House Republicans will be able to afford just one defection on any party-line vote for the next two months.
share.google
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Mike Johnson's majority to erode as Democrat Menefee wins Texas election share.google/942pguAPCR6A...
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Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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A judge should not have to ever make an order like this.
The order itself speaks volumes about the corruption of the federal government under King Trump's regime.
They have removed their agent from the state with his firearm & they may have deleted the video on victim's phone.
The order itself speaks volumes about the corruption of the federal government under King Trump's regime.
They have removed their agent from the state with his firearm & they may have deleted the video on victim's phone.
Judge grants order barring feds from altering or destroying evidence in Pretti shooting
A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring federal officials from destroying or altering evidence related to Saturday’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minne...
www.mprnews.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
A judge should not have to ever make an order like this.
The order itself speaks volumes about the corruption of the federal government under King Trump's regime.
They have removed their agent from the state with his firearm & they may have deleted the video on victim's phone.
The order itself speaks volumes about the corruption of the federal government under King Trump's regime.
They have removed their agent from the state with his firearm & they may have deleted the video on victim's phone.
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hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
And what is happening inside ICE detention centers? 404 Media also learned that the federal government claimed that the day after it was sued for allegedly abusing detainees at an ICE detention center, a “system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility.
ICE Says Critical Evidence In Abuse Case Was Lost In 'System Crash' a Day After It Was Sued
The government also said "we don't have resources" to retain all footage and that plaintiffs could supply "endless hard drives that we could save things to."
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
hey everybody lifelong tech expert here
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
> "system crash” deleted nearly two weeks of surveillance footage from inside the facility
that's not how anything works they're lying and destroying evidence hope that helps
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It’s hard to overstate how freakish it is for law enforcement who just shot someone to be shuffled off to other assignments with no investigative period at all.
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It’s hard to overstate how freakish it is for law enforcement who just shot someone to be shuffled off to other assignments with no investigative period at all.
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I mean, the law in Minnesota literally says you can
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I mean, the law in Minnesota literally says you can
Minneapolis detainees used their medical training to help an ICE agent through seizures. They were later released to their lawyer’s custody. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Minneapolis detainees used their medical training to help an ICE agent through seizures. They were later released to their lawyer’s custody. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
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Let this radicalize you.
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Let this radicalize you.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
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This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
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At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Macy's customers in San Jose rally to partially thwart a smash and grab Rolex theft by three men on Sunday afternoon. www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/11/m...
Macy’s Valley Fair shoppers thwart Rolex watch thieves during strong-arm robbery
The smash-and-grab comes six weeks after a Black Friday shooting inside the mall, where three shoppers, including two women, were injured allegedly by a 17-year-old gang member targeting a 28-year-…
www.mercurynews.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Macy's customers in San Jose rally to partially thwart a smash and grab Rolex theft by three men on Sunday afternoon. www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/11/m...
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I was asking myself that, too. Fortunately, there is an article to enlighten all of us.
The bottom line is that “structured water” is imaginary, just like the entire field of homeopathy and wide swathes of chiropractic.
The bottom line is that “structured water” is imaginary, just like the entire field of homeopathy and wide swathes of chiropractic.
Florida's Surgeon General Is Now Peddling Fake Water
In a recent social media post, Joseph Ladapo endorsed the use of structured water, which doesn't actually seem to exist.
gizmodo.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I was asking myself that, too. Fortunately, there is an article to enlighten all of us.
The bottom line is that “structured water” is imaginary, just like the entire field of homeopathy and wide swathes of chiropractic.
The bottom line is that “structured water” is imaginary, just like the entire field of homeopathy and wide swathes of chiropractic.
Marin County is threatened with sea level rise, and now remediation has a $17 billion price tag. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
It’s one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area — but can Marin fix its $17 billion problem?
Marin County is one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area. But there is no easy way to conjure up the estimated $17 billion to address sea level rise and emergency flood threats.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Marin County is threatened with sea level rise, and now remediation has a $17 billion price tag. www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
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What Gen McCaffrey says. And note that major US broadcast news outlets decided that the German president's remarks were not reportable news. They're afraid to cross Trump.
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
What Gen McCaffrey says. And note that major US broadcast news outlets decided that the German president's remarks were not reportable news. They're afraid to cross Trump.
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WHOA: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) stands next to image of Jan 6 plaque on Senate floor.. and is noting the pardoned rioters who have been arrested again
Tillis: "We let bad people go"
Re: plaque Tillis says he'll seek unanimous consent to get approval for THIS version of plaque to be hung
Tillis: "We let bad people go"
Re: plaque Tillis says he'll seek unanimous consent to get approval for THIS version of plaque to be hung
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
WHOA: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) stands next to image of Jan 6 plaque on Senate floor.. and is noting the pardoned rioters who have been arrested again
Tillis: "We let bad people go"
Re: plaque Tillis says he'll seek unanimous consent to get approval for THIS version of plaque to be hung
Tillis: "We let bad people go"
Re: plaque Tillis says he'll seek unanimous consent to get approval for THIS version of plaque to be hung