Janice Johnston

Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional Read more here.

A federal judge permanently blocked Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon, ruling it violated the Constitution and federal law. The order marks the first permanent block on the president’s military use in a Democratic-led city.
https://bit.ly/43o5sU0

If BBC News was a hotbed of left-wing wokery producing *systemically* biased coverage Jeremy Corbyn may well have been elected Prime Minister in 2019.

It’s not. He wasn’t.

And we got Boris Johnson instead.

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.

Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.

In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.

Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

Courtesy of the world’s richest man who just got a trillion-dollar pay package from his feckless board: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

It’s been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona.

Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear her in because she’s the final vote for the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.

Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

I see James Watson has died.

What did Watson discover?

Rosalind Franklin's lab notes.

Only we spell it 'S-T-E-A-L' these days.

Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.

Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.

Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!

Apparently UKIP are coming to Sheffield tomorrow. So that's nice. Hopefully Sheffield will carry on the proud tradition of telling fascist wankers to fuck the fuck off back to fuckoffsville.

I absolutely loved James. I think about it all the time. The way that Everett flipped the narrative is 👌. Also loved The Trees

we gotta spool up space garbage patrol pronto.

and maybe stop letting private corporations do shit in space period, and stop letting individual nations allow private corporations the chance

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Norway Pledges $3 Billion for Forest Fund, With Conditions Brazil’s main plan to protect the Amazon rainforest, the centerpiece of its COP30 climate agenda, is moving ahead — with Norway playing a key role in its launch, though initial funding falls well short of expectations.

Norway will pledge $3 billion over 10 years for a key fund designed to support the conservation of endangered forests worldwide, according to people familiar with the matter.

A major protest has been held outside the offices of Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar Games in Edinburgh, after more than 30 staff were allegedly sacked for trade union activity.

Two donors to think tank of Nigel Farage’s partner convicted of fraud Laure Ferrari served as executive director of the organisation, which went into liquidation after a European Commission anti-fraud investigation

Two donors to think tank of Nigel Farage’s partner convicted of fraud 😮

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Today is the day that California can kick the MAGAtes in the teeth, fighting their fire with the richest, most populous, and most electorally strong firehose in the USA.

So, get out and vote, California! It's your constitutional right and privilege to do so. 📰

India wins Women’s Cricket World Cup for first time with 52-run victory over South Africa India has won the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time with a 52-run victory over South Africa on Sunday.

India won the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time with a 52-run victory over South Africa on Sunday.

Comet Lemmon showing bow shocks at the green core and streamers of dust and gasses flowing behind it as it approaches the Sun.Taken with a 16 inch telescope.

Comet A6 Lemmon's closest approach to the Sun is on November 8th, 2025. I took this image on October 29th showing a huge increase in activity around the core. A very zoomed in shot using a 16 inch telescope f/18, 7400mm focal length with Canon R6.

#astrophotography #astronomy #comets #cometlemmon

Cool that renewables have become the cheapest source of energy in the world just as a bunch of reactionary-centrist US pundits have taken up the right-wing "climate vs. cheap energy" framing.

Thank you. Will put it in my diary.

Despite the headline it’s not George RR Martin personally going for them cos he’s rich and famous. It’s all of us.

The test case used his work, but it’s about the plain-as-day issue that ANY generative AI ignores and infringes copyright, by passing off.

That’s a win for basic law.

Just for context and Elon Musk’s claim of “widespread slaughter” in Europe. The per capita murder rate is EIGHT TIMES HIGHER in the US

Is it moving elsewhere next?

You will not find a sadder post on the internet today.

Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.

New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

'A rumble in Moscow Oblast' — Ukraine hits critical military pipeline near Russian capital, HUR says "Our strikes have had more impact than the sanctions," HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov was quoted as saying.

⚡️ 'A rumble in Moscow Oblast' — Ukraine hits critical military pipeline near Russian capital, HUR says.

"Our strikes have had more impact than the sanctions," HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov was quoted as saying.

Morning Bluesky.

Yesterday Ukrainian Military Intelligence sabotaged the Koltsevoy oil pipeline near Moscow.

A ground-based #explodey

Nowhere in Russia is safe.