Jonas Vils
@vils.bsky.social
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Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️
#WorldCup ⚽️
Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP
The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.
sfstandard.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️
#WorldCup ⚽️
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My #interestingread today:
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers
www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
#language #evolution #history #etymology #langsky
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers
www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
#language #evolution #history #etymology #langsky
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
My #interestingread today:
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers
www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
#language #evolution #history #etymology #langsky
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers
www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
#language #evolution #history #etymology #langsky
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This is looking even worse…if that were possible…for the government. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is looking even worse…if that were possible…for the government. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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The earliest illustration of a chair being used during childbirth dates to 1450 BC. This birthing chair from the mid-18th century has an adjustable headrest and the base can be anchored to the floor.
January 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The earliest illustration of a chair being used during childbirth dates to 1450 BC. This birthing chair from the mid-18th century has an adjustable headrest and the base can be anchored to the floor.
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Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?
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Hear hear.
”Men vi journalister behöver också bli bättre på att rapportera nyanserat om mikroplaster. Forskningsområdet är ungt och det är fortfarande mycket som är osäkert.
Tänk på det nästa gång du ser en larmrubrik om att vi äter ett kreditkort mikroplaster i veckan…”
”Men vi journalister behöver också bli bättre på att rapportera nyanserat om mikroplaster. Forskningsområdet är ungt och det är fortfarande mycket som är osäkert.
Tänk på det nästa gång du ser en larmrubrik om att vi äter ett kreditkort mikroplaster i veckan…”
AMINA MANZOOR: Är verkligen våra hjärnor fulla av plast?
Är våra kroppar fulla av mikroplaster, och gör all denna plast oss sjuka? Det är en omdiskuterad fråga – men så låter det inte alltid i medier. Här hittar du mer om medicin, hälsa och forskning!
www.expressen.se
January 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Hear hear.
”Men vi journalister behöver också bli bättre på att rapportera nyanserat om mikroplaster. Forskningsområdet är ungt och det är fortfarande mycket som är osäkert.
Tänk på det nästa gång du ser en larmrubrik om att vi äter ett kreditkort mikroplaster i veckan…”
”Men vi journalister behöver också bli bättre på att rapportera nyanserat om mikroplaster. Forskningsområdet är ungt och det är fortfarande mycket som är osäkert.
Tänk på det nästa gång du ser en larmrubrik om att vi äter ett kreditkort mikroplaster i veckan…”
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Bonus photo of the most optimistic dog in Reykjavík (it’s still closed)
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Bonus photo of the most optimistic dog in Reykjavík (it’s still closed)
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The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return?
Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move back
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A few people correctly pointing out that, in the eight years since this was published in @cenmag.bsky.social, LEDs have continued to improve, and are now commonly up to 200 lumens/watt
Thomas Edison’s patent for the incandescent light bulb was granted #OTD in 1880. This previous edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social examines the different types of lightbulbs and how they work 💡 cen.acs.org/materials/ph...
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 AM
A few people correctly pointing out that, in the eight years since this was published in @cenmag.bsky.social, LEDs have continued to improve, and are now commonly up to 200 lumens/watt
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"For Scotland the data centres already going through our planning system will require “between 4450 MW and 4950 MW, which is larger than the winter peak electricity demand for the whole of Scotland,” as reported by Environment Rights Centre Scotland."
It's high time the #AI bubble burst!!
It's high time the #AI bubble burst!!
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 AM
"For Scotland the data centres already going through our planning system will require “between 4450 MW and 4950 MW, which is larger than the winter peak electricity demand for the whole of Scotland,” as reported by Environment Rights Centre Scotland."
It's high time the #AI bubble burst!!
It's high time the #AI bubble burst!!
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Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#kestrels🦉 #birds🪶 #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards🍒 #Food #Orchards🌳 #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter🦠 medium.com/grrlscientis...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#kestrels🦉 #birds🪶 #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards🍒 #Food #Orchards🌳 #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter🦠 medium.com/grrlscientis...
Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food
Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens
medium.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#kestrels🦉 #birds🪶 #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards🍒 #Food #Orchards🌳 #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter🦠 medium.com/grrlscientis...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#kestrels🦉 #birds🪶 #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards🍒 #Food #Orchards🌳 #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter🦠 medium.com/grrlscientis...
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Thomas Edison’s patent for the incandescent light bulb was granted #OTD in 1880. This previous edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social examines the different types of lightbulbs and how they work 💡 cen.acs.org/materials/ph...
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Thomas Edison’s patent for the incandescent light bulb was granted #OTD in 1880. This previous edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social examines the different types of lightbulbs and how they work 💡 cen.acs.org/materials/ph...
Murder in plain sight www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Murder in plain sight www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
The @usdot.bsky.social, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
this is completely insane and more people need to say that doing this is completely insane
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I talked to one of the r/MassiveCock posters who decided to bring anti-ICE conversations to the subreddit.
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I talked to one of the r/MassiveCock posters who decided to bring anti-ICE conversations to the subreddit.
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
"... Nothing in life should feel ‘normal’ when these sorts of things are happening in our country. Even porn and sex," he said.
Gift link (obviously): tinyurl.com/mr3nua5k
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I love that in Nederlandish ' fris' means ' a bit cold'.
Here is the non-existent phantom island next to Iceland: "Frisland". A couple of years after this map was printed, the island finally got erased from maps. But lots of maps of the North Atlantic from the 1560s through the 1660s do have this island.
January 26, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I love that in Nederlandish ' fris' means ' a bit cold'.
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I am a historian who has written about insurgencies. This is true.
The irony in militaristic terms is that the bovino maga set are buying themselves into a classic counter insurgency trap (everyone who lives in the place you're occupying and laying siege to hates you and will give aid without question to anyone who looks likely to have a chance at fucking you up).
these guys are LARPing like siege commanders talking about "supply lines"
rightoids literally cannot comprehend the idea of a community caring for their own; these people live in Minneapolis their supply line is a five minute drive to the grocery store
rightoids literally cannot comprehend the idea of a community caring for their own; these people live in Minneapolis their supply line is a five minute drive to the grocery store
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I am a historian who has written about insurgencies. This is true.
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we can spend a billion dollars on adding a new lane that won't fix congestion but we can't spend a million dollars on making it safe to walk outside, to improve public transportation, or to build bike lanes, all of which are cheaper than roads.
Project to add a lane, making a safer 5 Freeway between 405 and 55, gets underway
The $715 million project will be funded by Measure M, the half-cent sales tax collected in Orange County for transportation projects, and state and federal contributions.
www.ocregister.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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At about 1m20 the most non-elite US mall ninja shows up with a bafflingly seemingly self inflicted bleeding nose, tucks a shotgun under his taint before tossing a munition canister god knows where, then starts shooting at journalists. If you saw this in a war videogame you’d think it was broken.
Federal officers just came in and cleared the protest with tear gas. One officer asked press why we didn’t call 911 when the protesters were destroying the hotel and told us that we are bad Americans. Full video to come on @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
At about 1m20 the most non-elite US mall ninja shows up with a bafflingly seemingly self inflicted bleeding nose, tucks a shotgun under his taint before tossing a munition canister god knows where, then starts shooting at journalists. If you saw this in a war videogame you’d think it was broken.
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So to sum up: ancient fact - we can identify brothels by floor-plans and artwork, but they are not usually associated with mass infant remains.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 PM
So to sum up: ancient fact - we can identify brothels by floor-plans and artwork, but they are not usually associated with mass infant remains.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
Contemporary fact: JD Vance is a liar and his supporters are every bit as stupid as he thinks they are.
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I pointed out (elsewhere) that the Vice President was lying when he said in a speech that archaeologists used mass infant remains to identify ancient brothels (they don't) so now I have right-wing chuds emailing my university email to 'gotcha' me about the sites I mentioned by name already.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I pointed out (elsewhere) that the Vice President was lying when he said in a speech that archaeologists used mass infant remains to identify ancient brothels (they don't) so now I have right-wing chuds emailing my university email to 'gotcha' me about the sites I mentioned by name already.
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Cory Doctorow talks about enshittification. youtu.be/6cMMxQHyRXY?...
How Mark Zuckerberg Caused the "Ensh*ttification" of Facebook
YouTube video by Offline with Jon Favreau
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Cory Doctorow talks about enshittification. youtu.be/6cMMxQHyRXY?...
Insta vertigo.
Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started. n.pr/46ajWrK
U.S. rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes
Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.
n.pr
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Insta vertigo.