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Associate Professor, Astrophysicist. Founder, Publisher @astronomerstel. Opinions here are my own. @rerutled@mastodon.online @rerutled at Threads. he/him

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Please send this jaw-dropping exchange to every MAGA who still thinks the DOJ isn’t blatantly protecting Trump and his cabal of wealthy pedophiles.

11.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2738    πŸ” 916    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 17
pam Bondi screaming "have you seen the stock market at an Epstein victim

pam Bondi screaming "have you seen the stock market at an Epstein victim

May this follow her the rest of her miserable life.

13.02.2026 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1084    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 8

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

12.02.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15673    πŸ” 7701    πŸ’¬ 522    πŸ“Œ 297
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.

They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

12.02.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3126    πŸ” 1989    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 211
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SAY THEIR NAMES
Join us as we read aloud all of the names of the people killed by I.C.E., or who died while in I.C.E. custody since January 2025
FRIDAYS β€’ 5-6 PM
96 ST & BROADWAY
RISEandRESIST.org

Graphic reads: SAY THEIR NAMES Join us as we read aloud all of the names of the people killed by I.C.E., or who died while in I.C.E. custody since January 2025 FRIDAYS β€’ 5-6 PM 96 ST & BROADWAY RISEandRESIST.org

πŸ“£β€œSay Their Names” ‼️
πŸ“† Friday, February 13
⏰ 5-6pm.
πŸ“ 96th Street and Broadway, New York City

The Rise and Resist β€œSay Their Names” Group will say the names of those killed by I.C.E., or in I.C.E. custody.

Join us! Dress Warm!
We will have signage, and you are welcome to bring your own!

12.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

These men are a threat to the long term survival of all life on earth

11.02.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1254    πŸ” 331    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 13

Are these cartel drones which were shot down last night in the room with us right now?

11.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where did Secretary Burgum get his PhD in Climate Science.

Because I'm pretty sure they want it back.

Why are Americans satisfied with being led by ignorant liars who are taking them into danger?

11.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How FAA temporary flight restrictions work and why El Paso's disruption was different A temporary flight restriction blocks off access to certain areas of airspace.

The FAA issued an unusual temporary flight restriction Tuesday night that halted air traffic in El Paso, Texas.

Here's how those restrictions typically work.

11.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump tries and fails to extort Canada It's Bridgegate 2.0, only much dumber.

New in PN: Trump tries and fails to extort Canada

"The American president is a toothless old tiger, roaring on social media as his real power slips away. He can still extort a secondhand Nobel Prize from a dissident leader, but he’s not taking the Stanley Cup."

11.02.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1587    πŸ” 427    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 24

Uh... What?

11.02.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slotkin slams Trump admin after grand jury refuses to indict Democrats over military video She said Jeanine Pirro had tried to persuade a jury to indict the Democrats "at the direction of President Trump."

NEW: Sen. Elissa Slotkin denounced the Trump administration as she announced a grand jury declined to indict her and five other Democrats who appeared in a video urging service members to reject unlawful orders.

11.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 164    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Congressman Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social - a former prosecutor - says he used to prosecute mob bosses, and he has received more threats from Trump supporters, than he ever received from mob bosses. (Source: WNYC Morning Edition).

10.02.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bsky still has all the fatal flaws X/Twitter has. Notably, fake accounts are beginning to overrun this site. Inevitably, it will become shit - unless something is done.

Example - this person just followed me. They're not real. They *look* real.

I get a few of these every week.

10.02.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

Congress is scrambling to pass a DHS funding bill by Friday, and we need to make it loud and clear that our senators and representatives must oppose any bill that hands ICE and Border Patrol more funding or fails to include strict safeguards to protect our communities.

10.02.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 954    πŸ” 487    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 31

WNYC's Morning Edition is reporting that the Pride Flag was taken down by the National Park Service at Stonewall National Monument in NYC last night.

They claim it is due to the administration's policy that no flags other than the American flag may fly in a National Park.

10.02.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honda reports declining profit as Trump's tariffs and EV moves hurt Japanese automaker's results Honda has reported a 42% drop in profit for the nine months through December compared to a year earlier. U.S.

Honda reported Tuesday a 42% drop in profit for the nine months through December, compared to a year earlier, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt the Japanese automaker’s earnings.

10.02.2026 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

"We saw it happen. It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election... That's what it was."
-- Mitch McConnell, on Jan 6

09.02.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7259    πŸ” 2347    πŸ’¬ 325    πŸ“Œ 112

We Italians always knew the white card was pretty tenuous, we weren't confident we'd secured it until Regan put Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court and you know how THAT went.

Fortunately a lot of us married Irish!

10.02.2026 02:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He must have really liked the mattress he died on. Or thought it was overpriced. "You paid WHAT for thing thing? But it's so uncomfortable! My friend, you got ripped off." Or something.

10.02.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always remember that If they build the camps, they will fill the camps.

10.02.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

And that person is a woman.

10.02.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

This is a tax on you.

You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.

10.02.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1489    πŸ” 561    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 16

Oh I'll bet the judge loved that, judges love nothing better than when a defendant figures out a clever work-around to the letter of the law.

10.02.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.

HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025

🧸Most were children
βŒ›οΈ Many died within the first year

😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition

news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...

10.02.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 770    πŸ” 428    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 109
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March for Life Attendees Are Getting Measles It turns out the anti-abortion March for Life demonstration was a measles superspreader event.

I am inutterably. Speechless.

The January 23rd "March for Life" in Washington DC was a measles superspreader event.

newrepublic.com/post/206352/...

10.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

High schools all over New Hampshire have been having walk outs. *New Hampshire* ok? This generation is letting this radicalize them.

09.02.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

The first touchdown of Super Bowl LX comes in the 4th quarter and puts Seattle ahead 19-0. Also, Bad Bunny was amazing.

09.02.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6543    πŸ” 423    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 15

10x better option than this game.

09.02.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance

Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/

09.02.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 16942    πŸ” 3765    πŸ’¬ 135    πŸ“Œ 162

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