Hortense
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the unexamined living isn’t worth life
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Hortense
@prefrontalhortense.bsky.social
· Jan 15
why is every day a horror show oh right bc we elected a horror director
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PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
PBS News Hour: U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents describe how they were treated.
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
Watch the segment here www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMgC...
I'm clipping transcripts of the citizens speaking in this thread 1/3
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I miss when you could post Brave Norman Rockwell Townsperson and the caption could be, like, “R.E.M was wrong to leave ‘Fretless’ off of Out of Time” instead of “The secret police should stop murdering people.”
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I miss when you could post Brave Norman Rockwell Townsperson and the caption could be, like, “R.E.M was wrong to leave ‘Fretless’ off of Out of Time” instead of “The secret police should stop murdering people.”
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if you want to actually like any of the protagonists Wuthering Heights is not the book for you
if you are just here for Mess it is an incredible time
if you are just here for Mess it is an incredible time
I just read Wuthering Heights for the first time + this sums up all my texts to my buddies about it
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
if you want to actually like any of the protagonists Wuthering Heights is not the book for you
if you are just here for Mess it is an incredible time
if you are just here for Mess it is an incredible time
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These Red dead nettle flowers look sad, as if they’ve had a falling out. #WildflowerHour
February 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
These Red dead nettle flowers look sad, as if they’ve had a falling out. #WildflowerHour
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man ... lying under oath really ought to be a crime, you know?
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
man ... lying under oath really ought to be a crime, you know?
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Become ungovernable
February 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Become ungovernable
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I was really troubled by this Atlantic piece. It was presented as reporting, but it seems more accurate to describe it as speculative fiction based on reporting. It seems like a bizarre choice for a journalistic institution to make. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I was really troubled by this Atlantic piece. It was presented as reporting, but it seems more accurate to describe it as speculative fiction based on reporting. It seems like a bizarre choice for a journalistic institution to make. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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I just posted an essay on Marco Rubio’s speech this morning at the Munich Security Conference 2026. It is an extraordinary historical fabulation about Western civilization and needs to be dissected to get the full import of these Hegelian times. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...
Marco Rubio’s Munich Putsch
Raising "Western Civilization" from the Ashes
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I just posted an essay on Marco Rubio’s speech this morning at the Munich Security Conference 2026. It is an extraordinary historical fabulation about Western civilization and needs to be dissected to get the full import of these Hegelian times. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/bernardh...
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As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
As part of its established procedures, ICE sends agents to pound on the doors of protesters at home and tell them "We know who you are and we're coming for you." The tactics of incompetent state terrorism.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
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Happy Valentines Day from Glucose Cat
February 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Happy Valentines Day from Glucose Cat
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February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Happy Valentines Day from Law & Order SVU star Ice T
February 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Happy Valentines Day from Law & Order SVU star Ice T
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You like Carl Sagan because he was a beacon of hope. I like Carl Sagan because he wanted to nuke the moon. We are not the same
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
You like Carl Sagan because he was a beacon of hope. I like Carl Sagan because he wanted to nuke the moon. We are not the same
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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The collision of supermassive black holes shakes the entire cosmos, hard
How much energy is released when supermassive black holes collide?
The collision of supermassive black holes shakes the entire cosmos, hard
www.scientificamerican.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The collision of supermassive black holes shakes the entire cosmos, hard
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Nice @sciam.bsky.social piece about what may be our first good observation of the creation of a black hole--a supernova in the Andromeda galaxy that fizzled out and disappeared. A supernova that didn't supernova.
How did an entire star vanish in the galaxy next door? A black hole may be to blame
A “disappearing” star in the Andromeda galaxy is the closest and best candidate for a newborn black hole that astronomers have ever seen
www.scientificamerican.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Nice @sciam.bsky.social piece about what may be our first good observation of the creation of a black hole--a supernova in the Andromeda galaxy that fizzled out and disappeared. A supernova that didn't supernova.
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I think it’s time to acknowledge the real problem. We’re in a bitchassness epidemic.
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I think it’s time to acknowledge the real problem. We’re in a bitchassness epidemic.
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“She overheard one immigration officer tell another that if she had been 10 years old, they would have been able to keep her separated from her mom.”
Read this: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention, by @micarosenberg.bsky.social
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“She overheard one immigration officer tell another that if she had been 10 years old, they would have been able to keep her separated from her mom.”
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bring back shame
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
bring back shame
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friday the 13th valentine’s day
February 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
friday the 13th valentine’s day