Maria Luisa di Rienzo

Yes, Your TV Is Probably Spying on You. Your Fridge, Too. Here’s What They Know. Devices in your home are quietly collecting information about you. Some of that data may be shared, analyzed, and sold by organizations you’ve never heard of. Maybe it’s fine. Maybe not.

This is not a conspiracy theory: Many of the devices living in your home are quietly collecting towering heaps of information about you. Your TV, your doorbell, your security system, your thermostat, even your earbuds — all of them are involved.

Livestream: Texas Redistricting · MoveOn Join Rep. Greg Casar, Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier, Texas State Rep. James Talarico, and Beto O'Rourke for a powerful livestream to stand up against Texas' extreme, politically motivated gerrymande...

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Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention Mass immigration arrests have led to overcrowding in detention facilities, with reports of unsanitary and inhumane conditions.

Far from public view, the toll of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration is unfolding in overcrowded detention facilities across the U.S., with reports of unsanitary and inhumane conditions.

Why Was the Italian Football Championship Played in Toledo? Amateur football players from Ancona and Florence drew a crowd in Ohio on Saturday.

Italy’s American football league played its championship game on Saturday — in Toledo, Ohio. In the state where the NFL was born, eager Italian part-timers playing for the Ancona Dolphins and the Firenze Guelfi suited up for a game to decide their country’s title.

We all need a place where we feel safe…

Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.

A butterfly perched on a vibrant green leaf. It has wings that are brilliant metallic blue with striking black edges and an eye-like marking.

We're at the very end of the dry season here in this part of Costa Rica and there are #butterflies everywhere at @tapirvalley.bsky.social

This is a Deep-Blue Eyed-Metalmark, a less-common and beautiful butterfly here.

#costarica #bugsky 🌿

A distant galaxy, as seen by Hubble, casts a hazy yellow light out into the darkness of space. The sharp, bright dot at the center is the tidal disruption event (TDE) - evidence of the black hole. The diffuse light directly to the lower right of the TDE is the center of the galaxy. Credit: Science: NASA, ESA, STScI, Yuhan Yao (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

this is a galaxy located 600 MILLION light years away with a supermassive black hole weighing MILLIONS of times the mass of the sun.

it’s crazy that this shit is just out there.

We demand legal representation for ALL immigrants! Just days ago, three U.S. citizen children from two different families were deported with their mothers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 canc...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/we...

Reminder: DOGE isnt real. Its a fake department.

Fugazi

The Year of the Snake is all about shedding that bad energy The Lunar New Year begins every 12 years on Jan. 29, kicking off more than two weeks of parties, customs and copious feasts.

www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sn...

idiots

#subsun phenomena appears when a region of hexagonal ice crystals act as a large mirror, creating a virtual image of the Sun below the horizon. As they fall through the air, the ice forms plate crystals which orient horizontally, i.e., with their hexagonal surfaces parallel to the Earth's surface

Owl momma with her baby owl 🥹

"Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible." -Richard P. Feynman

Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social

Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home

‘We Must Protect The Pure Aryan Bloodline,’ Says Child After 9 Minutes Of Unsupervised Facebook Access PEABODY, MA—Having discovered the social media website open on his father’s unattended laptop, local 6-year-old Oliver Sherman stated “We must protect the pure Aryan bloodline” Friday after nine minut...

‘We Must Protect The Pure Aryan Bloodline,’ Says Child After 9 Minutes Of Unsupervised Facebook Access

Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi Killing people with paperwork instead of a gun doesn’t make you any less of a murderer At this very moment Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO last month, is sitting in a federal jail cell in Brooklyn. He’s got a barrage of…

Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi

“I don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.”
― David Lynch

YouTube video by Love for Cinema David lynch advice to all the artists.

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Words of wisdom

great words to live by. I'm so sad he is gone.

amazing little guy! congrats Miles.

A street is orange from flames and you can see the high winds in the palm trees. Sparks fly down the street

A fire truck is engulfed in parks and flames are seen on the hill. The entire photo is red and orange from the fire

A fireman with a hose runs across the front of a house in flames in the background

The inside of a house is a ball of flames. The only visible thing inside is a burning Christmas tree

These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.

These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.

You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...

seriously, wtf...i can't stand it anymore...i want out

Xx

Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

Unreal.