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Ro Khanna names 6 Epstein co-conspirators who the DOJ was protecting up until yesterday:

Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem
& Leslie Wexner

He asks congress to cease having 2 tiers of justice & finally hold the Epstein class accountable for crimes.
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The monsters aren’t in the closet or under the bed, they are everywhere. EVERYWHERE.
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Hey #wotskies

I created free printable Wheel of Time Valentine cards. It’s my Valentine to all of the wot fans who gave me some joy during crap times.

They’re formatted for A4 or US Letter/ P4 in pdf

Print at home or copy paste images from the pdfs. Do what you want.

ko-fi.com/s/0d35e559a7
WHEEL OF TIME VALENTINES (PRINT AT HOME) - Broke Writer Artist's Ko-fi Shop
A trio of Valentine Cards inspired by the Wheel of Time books and tv show. 5 x 7 inch // 12.7 x 17.8 cm size print at home or printshop US LETTER/ ...
ko-fi.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Are you a fan of radiation?

Do you have a fetish for living in confined spaces?

Does fresh air make you barf?

Join our moon team!
Okay, I’ve heard all the criticisms. I agree now that my plan to create a Jonestown on Mars was foolish and dangerous. I will instead be building a much more achievable Jonestown on the Moon
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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I've just discovered that there's a scottish island called Unst and now I will always think of it whenever I hear techno. UNST UNST UNST UNST UNST UNST etc
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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Listen up, piglets! Gaston Phoebus, Le Livre de la chasse, Paris ca. 1407. NY, Morgan, MS M. 1044, fol. 20v.
#medieval #medievalart
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”

www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
A fun thing about being no contact with shitty family is that you discover shitty stuff they’ve done well after the fact— like they literally knocked down the house and built something shitty and ugly in its place.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.

I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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Isaac Asimov was a founder of modern science fiction. His work and ideas inform almost everything.

He was also a serial sexual harasser, something confirmed by multiple first-person accountings from members of East Coast fandom.
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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I wrote about the Epstein Files and the (incredibly unhealthy) need to monitor, to bear witness. lithub.com/finding-the-...
Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files
I did not make good use of my time this past weekend. I could have been doing something fulfilling like doomscrolling or playing an inane game on my phone, but instead I became an armchair detectiv…
lithub.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.

"So they say," said the monster.

"But you're beautiful!"

"Thank you."

"Have you always been a monster?"

"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."

"And became a monster?"

"Got named a monster."

"What did you do?"

"I hit back."
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Enshittification of legacy media
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Oh my gosh, actual good news for indie authors distributing wide
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces.

Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
That groundhog just said what we’re all feeling. The shadow rising.
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Faking an Epstein email so you can make a dig at someone who’s already in the files is a supreme loser move and fucking disrespectful to all of the JE survivors and all of the people who are wading through this morass of sewage to try and do something meaningful with it.
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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I can't overrecommend this incredible paper about water skaters (genus Halobates). No one knows how they evolved. No one knows what they eat. They are superhydrophobic, which means water LITERALLY CANNOT WET THEM. Perhaps we should call them anti-water skaters? 🌊🧪
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates, take to the high seas?
Oceans cover over 70% of the earth’s surface and house a dizzying array of organisms, including five species of the peppercorn-sized ocean-skater Halobates, which live exclusively at the ocean surface...
journals.plos.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Friends it’s called food contamination.

Don’t do it
I just found out that my spouse makes a PB&J sandwich using the same knife for both toppings, instead of one knife for each separate container.

We've been married for over 16 years. I cannot believe I just discovered this NOW.

Is it 1 knife or 2 when making PB&J? Chime in!
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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New planet just dropped and it

1) is almost exactly Earth-sized

2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.

3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡

Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit
Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Just because rats are fleeing a sinking ship, doesn’t mean they won’t bite you during their escape.
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Open up this picture fully.

Then look at the surface of Mars.

Then look up to the top right.

Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.

Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.

That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM