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Another drop in the ocean. Parent, healthcare provider, IT/infosec hobbyist, bike commuter, cohousing resident, Susboid, and compulsive volunteer and […]

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Boston, Saturday is Valentine's Day, I hope you get an appropriate number of smooches for your situation. Otherwise, the #bostonweekend looks...nice? upper 30's highs, no new snow in the immediate forecast. If it's available to you, get out there and be around people. A thread of events! Enjoy […]
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toot.boston
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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#bostonweekend 2/x Fri-Sun NERDS - longtime indie SFF convention #boskone returns to Seaport. I'll be there! Tickets are relatively reasonably priced and still available. boskone.org #bostongeek #sff #sciencefiction #fantasy #Boston #convention #boston #seaport #massachusetts #newengland […]
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toot.boston
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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@pluralistic on "The Epstein class and collapse porn":
"The Epstein class's commitment to destroying 'The Economy' makes sense when you understand that trashing civilization is 'much easier than finding the next bargain.' They want to buy the dip, so they're creating the dip.
"They don't need […]
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mastodon.social
February 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Supreme Court: Colleges can't use race as a factor in college admissions.

Also the Supreme Court: ICE can use racial profiling to stop people on the street.

The underlying legal principle: The concept of race can only be used as a tool of oppression, as it was intended to be.
February 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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One of the biggest strikes in history, involving around 250 million workers, and there is hardly a single news story about it in any newspaper outside of India.
Nationwide general strike on February 12 against ‘anti-worker, anti-farmer policies’
Nationwide strike on February 12 against anti-worker, anti-farmer policies; led by CITU and agricultural unions in Eluru.
www.thehindu.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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STUDY: “The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of an outdoor cycling intervention on cognitive function and mental health and well-being in older adults.”
The effect of cycling on cognitive function and well-being in older adults
It has been demonstrated that, on their own, both exercise and stimulation from the environment can improve cognitive function and well-being in older adults. The combined effect of exercising in the ...
journals.plos.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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This is a point I've made numerous times: a big reason why it matters which party is in power is not simply what new laws they will pass (or repeal), but whether or not *existing* laws get enforced.
Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds
The Environmental Protection Agency has drastically pulled back on holding polluters accountable.
arstechnica.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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So, #til that anti-Nazi hats were a thing in Norway and other countries during WWII. Minneapolis mutual aid includes #rageknitting in solidarity. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/ice-knitting-protest-immigration

$5 patterns are on sale to benefit folks in #minneapolis: St Louis […]
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mastodon.social
February 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Linked to Brain Swelling in Kids
Several children have come down with serious complications like encephalitis and pneumonia, state health officials reported this week. gizmodo.com/measles-outb... Yes, there are serious complications with measles!
Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Linked to Brain Swelling in Kids
Several children have come down with serious complications like encephalitis and pneumonia, state health officials reported this week.
gizmodo.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Isaac Chotiner interviews one of the townspeople from "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson 🤣

(Thanks to @grahammoliver.bsky.social for this - from his newlsetter!)
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Charlotte_Stant - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Are you sick of bike lanes that aren't clear of snow after 2 weeks in #boston? Join @bikeboston.bsky.social in clearing some out this Friday! Let's show the city that they are failing cyclists across the city and it is unacceptable

https://bcu.bike/shovel

@universalhub
#bikeboston
IF THE CITY WON'T, WE WILL! Help shovel Commonwealth Ave with the BCU
In the weeks following record snowfall in Boston, several protected bike lanes have remained entirely impassable despite 311 requests and direct notifications. When protected lanes are not cleared, people are forced into traffic or prevented from traveling safely at all. This creates immediate and avoidable safety risks, particularly on Commonwealth Ave, where students and residents from Allston, Brighton, and Brookline commute daily, making it one of the highest bike traffic corridors in the city. To reduce the risk of injury, BCU is organizing a small, time-limited effort to clear snow and ice from one priority corridor while continuing to press the City for consistent, systemic maintenance. This action is intended not a substitute for the City’s responsibility to maintain public infrastructure, but as a reminder to them that this is desperately needed. We are inviting partners who are able to: Volunteer time to help shovel and clear the lane, and/or Assist with documenting the conditions and the work (photos or short videos) We will provide clear guidance on safety, messaging, and coordination so the effort remains focused, disciplined, and aligned with shared values around public safety and accountability. We will be meeting at 3pm at Babcock and Commonwealth Ave and start moving eastward. We will conclude our shoveling at 7pm. We appreciate your continued partnership and shared commitment to safer, more reliable streets for everyone who bikes in Boston—year-round. In solidarity, Tiffany Cogell Boston Cyclists Union
docs.google.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Check out how Yale computer science professor David Gelertner now defends recommending a student to Epstein for a job by saying she’s “a v small goodlooking blonde.” https://yaledailynews.com/articles/gelernter-tells-dean-he-stands-by-praising-student-s-looks-to-epstein Gelertner’s defense: he […]
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mastodon.social
February 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Cycling in the US Midwest rn, according to my hometown social ride chat.

An icycle?

#BikeTooter
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Does the U.S. Constitution apply to undocumented immigrants?

"Yes, without question," said Cristina Rodriguez, a professor at Yale Law School. "Most of the provisions of the Constitution apply on the basis of personhood and jurisdiction in the United States."
What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have?
The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border -- a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order -- has called atten...
www.pbs.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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Something snapped into place in my mind. There is an anti-AI position that has absolutely nothing to do with luddism, or any other anti-tech position.

AI is cognitive suburbanization.

Think about it. Architecting everything so that I can't do even the most basic thing without gratuitously […]
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indieweb.social
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Kiddo woke up late last night and said " I have 3 things to tell you and the first is my bad dream. "
And I, groggy from sleep and trying to be sympathetic, told her to tell me about their dream.

THEY THEN PROCEED TO RAMBLE FOR ALMOST 10 minutes about a dream with like 7 lord of the rings false […]
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alaskan.social
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Went to the Boston Pretti Memorial Ride today, and as I arrived I immediately was greeted by half a dozen friends (with more arriving closer to the start time). It was a real heart-warming feeling to have that community, and to see really good showing of the Boston cycling community.

#bikeboston
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
First day riding on studded snow tires (Marathon Winter+). Not quite a revelation in my revolutions -- I fishtailed a little bit -- but I made it over the slushy overpass bridge without having to walk! Tonight I'll take a chance on the Fitchburg Cutoff path.

#BikeTooter […]
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infosec.exchange
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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I am ever so slightly embarrassed, feeling a little foolish basically.

I have a Pebble classic (the original one). I stopped using it some time ago because the screen would end up corrupted after several hours of operation. I went out and bought a Garmin but still used the Pebble now and again […]
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fediscience.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Congresswoman who is an M.D. gained oversight access to Whipple dentention center, a Trump immigrant concentration camp in Minneapolis. She posted about it on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SxPn8n2Bfg In pictures is a rough transcript of her […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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Fact: Chinese first settled Taiwan because the Dutch East India company needed farmers for their new colony in the seventeenth century.

Fact: For the six to ten thousand years before that it belonged solely to the Austronesian speaking Indigenous inhabitants.
Historical and legal precedents unequivocally affirm that #Taiwan has been an inalienable part of Chinese territory since ancient times

#China #drawing #illustration #facts
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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"Safety Zone"
January 29, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Musk and Hegseth held an event on Tuesday, which was the latest in Hegseth’s ongoing “Arsenal of Freedom” tour, at SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas.

Hegseth flashed the Vulcan salute to the crowd and echoed Musk by saying, “Star Trek real!”

[The Star Trek episode Arsenal of Freedom] […]
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fosstodon.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
> As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the United States and around the world, and as the editors of a magazine that is proud to have included several Nobel laureates on our editorial board and masthead—including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—we are honored […]
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infosec.exchange
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 AM