@tomdurff.bsky.social
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In 2026, we can’t take the easy path by giving in to despair. We have to keep doing something to be ready for the moment the right combination of events align and we can see a better future.
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026, we can’t take the easy path by giving in to despair. We have to keep doing something to be ready for the moment the right combination of events align and we can see a better future.
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When Trump says it won’t end up costing the United States to illegally invade and “control” Venezuela because of the value of their oil, he means there will be a massive public cost, but that’s ok because private companies and oligarchs, including his family, will make a ton of money.
People wondering whether the US is going to be able to "run the country" of Venezuela at "no cost" might like to remind themselves it's a place one-third *larger* than Afghanistan, the running of which cost the US $2,260,000,000,000. (That's $2.26 trillion).
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
When Trump says it won’t end up costing the United States to illegally invade and “control” Venezuela because of the value of their oil, he means there will be a massive public cost, but that’s ok because private companies and oligarchs, including his family, will make a ton of money.
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we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter
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Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Last year, Trump promised American oil executives “a great deal” if they donated $1 billion to his campaign.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
Today, he gave them Venezuela — home to the largest oil reserves in the world.
This new war is not only illegal and reckless; it is deeply corrupt.
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If you illegally invade and destabilize all these countries, the people will flee and try to seek refuge...in America.
Whoopsie, white nationalists!
Whoopsie, white nationalists!
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you illegally invade and destabilize all these countries, the people will flee and try to seek refuge...in America.
Whoopsie, white nationalists!
Whoopsie, white nationalists!
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but this is all batshit crazy. We now “own” Venezuela, US troops will take over, & as I said months ago Trump will steal all the oil. And this insane regime didn’t even bother fabricating evidence to justify this. Meanwhile, Republicans have surrendered Congress
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but this is all batshit crazy. We now “own” Venezuela, US troops will take over, & as I said months ago Trump will steal all the oil. And this insane regime didn’t even bother fabricating evidence to justify this. Meanwhile, Republicans have surrendered Congress
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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“Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale?” Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book IV, Chapter 4)
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale?” Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book IV, Chapter 4)
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Trump sounds demented right now
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trump sounds demented right now
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There are chilling words and a telling comparison as we head towards elections in 2026 and 2028.
FOX: Will you throw your support behind María Corina Machado?
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna have to look at it. Right now, they have a VP as you know. But the election of Maduro was a disgrace just like my election was a disgrace. 2020 was a disgrace -- a real disgrace -- now 2024 was too big to rig.
TRUMP: Well, we're gonna have to look at it. Right now, they have a VP as you know. But the election of Maduro was a disgrace just like my election was a disgrace. 2020 was a disgrace -- a real disgrace -- now 2024 was too big to rig.
January 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There are chilling words and a telling comparison as we head towards elections in 2026 and 2028.
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My all-time favorite book is a slender, splendid collection of poems by the astronomer Rebecca Elson, who would have been 66 today, but died the age I am. Here is her moving story, her magnificent book, and one of her finest poems (read by Patti Smith): www.themarginalian.org/2022/02/24/d...
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My all-time favorite book is a slender, splendid collection of poems by the astronomer Rebecca Elson, who would have been 66 today, but died the age I am. Here is her moving story, her magnificent book, and one of her finest poems (read by Patti Smith): www.themarginalian.org/2022/02/24/d...
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The words “Locked and loaded” coming from the mouth of an unstable, manic man with access to weapons would trigger an immediate 72-hour psychiatric hold if his family brought him to an emergency room worried about the possibility of violence.
January 2, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The words “Locked and loaded” coming from the mouth of an unstable, manic man with access to weapons would trigger an immediate 72-hour psychiatric hold if his family brought him to an emergency room worried about the possibility of violence.
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Sherrilyn Ifill’s @sifill.bsky.social latest is a must read.
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sherrilyn Ifill’s @sifill.bsky.social latest is a must read.
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
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I'm so dreaming of January 20, 2029.
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I'm so dreaming of January 20, 2029.
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How to bless each other – poet and philosopher John O'Donohue, who would have been 70 today, on the light between us and within us www.themarginalian.org/2023/12/08/j...
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
How to bless each other – poet and philosopher John O'Donohue, who would have been 70 today, on the light between us and within us www.themarginalian.org/2023/12/08/j...
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The world's worst people are having a collective meltdown over Mayor Mamdani.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
January 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The world's worst people are having a collective meltdown over Mayor Mamdani.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
I love it.
Happy New Year.
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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More excellent resolutions from excellent humans – including James Baldwin (have tenderness for the hard edges of being human), Hannah Arendt (dare to love despite the fear of loss), Viktor Frankl (let music and nature save your sanity), and more www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/01/r...
Resolutions for a Life Worth Living: Attainable Aspirations Inspired by Great Humans of the Past
Life-tested wisdom on how to live from James Baldwin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Leo Tolstoy, Seneca, Toni Morrison, Walt Whitman, Viktor Frankl, Rachel Carson, and Hannah Arendt.
www.themarginalian.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM
More excellent resolutions from excellent humans – including James Baldwin (have tenderness for the hard edges of being human), Hannah Arendt (dare to love despite the fear of loss), Viktor Frankl (let music and nature save your sanity), and more www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/01/r...
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Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
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10 quantum myths that must die in the new year
Quantum mechanics is bizarre, counterintuitive, and surprising in many ways.
But not in every way that most people think. That's why, to start 2026, these 10 myths have got to go.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #science #space
Quantum mechanics is bizarre, counterintuitive, and surprising in many ways.
But not in every way that most people think. That's why, to start 2026, these 10 myths have got to go.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #science #space
10 quantum myths that must die in the new year
The very word "quantum" makes people's imaginations run wild. But chances are you've fallen for at least one of these myths.
bigthink.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
10 quantum myths that must die in the new year
Quantum mechanics is bizarre, counterintuitive, and surprising in many ways.
But not in every way that most people think. That's why, to start 2026, these 10 myths have got to go.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #science #space
Quantum mechanics is bizarre, counterintuitive, and surprising in many ways.
But not in every way that most people think. That's why, to start 2026, these 10 myths have got to go.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#physics #science #space
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For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
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Here are some of the 2025 highlights of Caltech Astro's efforts to educate and engage with the broader society.
All told, we hosted 66 events with 23k live attendees in 2025, with many recorded to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@CaltechAstro
We hope to see you in 2026!
All told, we hosted 66 events with 23k live attendees in 2025, with many recorded to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@CaltechAstro
We hope to see you in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Here are some of the 2025 highlights of Caltech Astro's efforts to educate and engage with the broader society.
All told, we hosted 66 events with 23k live attendees in 2025, with many recorded to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@CaltechAstro
We hope to see you in 2026!
All told, we hosted 66 events with 23k live attendees in 2025, with many recorded to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@CaltechAstro
We hope to see you in 2026!
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JACK SMITH’S ATTORNEY: “The most powerful person in the world (Trump) has said Mr. Smith should be in jail because of his work as special counsel… in the face of those threats Mr. Smith appears today undaunted.”
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
JACK SMITH’S ATTORNEY: “The most powerful person in the world (Trump) has said Mr. Smith should be in jail because of his work as special counsel… in the face of those threats Mr. Smith appears today undaunted.”
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Feels like the real election theft is the fact that Jack Smith didn’t talk publicly about Trump’s attempted 2020 election theft before the 2024 election.
December 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Feels like the real election theft is the fact that Jack Smith didn’t talk publicly about Trump’s attempted 2020 election theft before the 2024 election.