Robert Mahon
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Associate Prof, U. New Orleans EES/CEE. Sedimentologist, cyclist, runner, potter. Born at 348 ppm CO2. PhD UWyo, MS Idaho State, BS UMontana. PG (LA). he/him. Pro Choice. Pro DEIA. Pro Democracy. Anti-fascist. Views mine 🏳️🌈
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
Can you imagine the OUTRAGE that would last for months by the right wing propagandists (and parroted by the ‘liberal’ media) if Biden had flipped off an auto worker?
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Can you imagine the OUTRAGE that would last for months by the right wing propagandists (and parroted by the ‘liberal’ media) if Biden had flipped off an auto worker?
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Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
the number of ways these fascists are willing to outwardly say "submit to us or die" these days...
I'd say "should be alarming" but we're WAY past the "alarm" phase.
I'd say "should be alarming" but we're WAY past the "alarm" phase.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
the number of ways these fascists are willing to outwardly say "submit to us or die" these days...
I'd say "should be alarming" but we're WAY past the "alarm" phase.
I'd say "should be alarming" but we're WAY past the "alarm" phase.
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A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released sensitive details of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees, including almost 2,000 frontline enforcement agents.
www.thedailybeast.com//personal-de...
www.thedailybeast.com//personal-de...
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released sensitive details of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees, including almost 2,000 frontline enforcement agents.
www.thedailybeast.com//personal-de...
www.thedailybeast.com//personal-de...
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i also saw the headline on the homepage and did a double take. six? it was three an hour ago
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
i also saw the headline on the homepage and did a double take. six? it was three an hour ago
ugh one of the most annoying things on social media is someone who follows, unfollows, follows, unfollows over and over again on like a weekly cycle. Presumably to try to get your attention to follow back. STOP IT
a drawing of a hand holding a spray bottle with the word no in red
Alt: a drawing of a hand holding a spray bottle with the word no in red
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
ugh one of the most annoying things on social media is someone who follows, unfollows, follows, unfollows over and over again on like a weekly cycle. Presumably to try to get your attention to follow back. STOP IT
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NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 AM
NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
one of my (many) urbanist hot takes/pet peeves: You shouldn't be allowed to use the name of the city if your business is in the suburbs...
Yes this is about Metairie businesses all being "NOLA ___"
Yes this is about Metairie businesses all being "NOLA ___"
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
one of my (many) urbanist hot takes/pet peeves: You shouldn't be allowed to use the name of the city if your business is in the suburbs...
Yes this is about Metairie businesses all being "NOLA ___"
Yes this is about Metairie businesses all being "NOLA ___"
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Not just white supremacist but explicitly Nazi
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Not just white supremacist but explicitly Nazi
I don't *want* to own this lunar landing flight simulator, I NEED to own this lunar landing flight simulator
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January 13, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I don't *want* to own this lunar landing flight simulator, I NEED to own this lunar landing flight simulator
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gsaauctions.gov/auctions/pre...
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Tomorrow, there will be oral arguments in a major SCOTUS case on transgender sports.
At least, that's how it's being reported everywhere.
But it's not just about sports. The ruling could change transgender rights for a generation, and impacts EVERYTHING.
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At least, that's how it's being reported everywhere.
But it's not just about sports. The ruling could change transgender rights for a generation, and impacts EVERYTHING.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Tomorrow's SCOTUS Case Is Not Just About Transgender Sports; Ruling Could Impact All Trans Rights
Though much of the reporting on the Little v. Hecox court case is about transgender sports participation, the SCOTUS ruling could impact all rights of transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Tomorrow, there will be oral arguments in a major SCOTUS case on transgender sports.
At least, that's how it's being reported everywhere.
But it's not just about sports. The ruling could change transgender rights for a generation, and impacts EVERYTHING.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
At least, that's how it's being reported everywhere.
But it's not just about sports. The ruling could change transgender rights for a generation, and impacts EVERYTHING.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Congestion pricing has been, objectively, one of the most successful urban initiatives of the last century.
New York news: Trump is vaguely threatening to end congestion pricing, again. Unclear why he is bringing this up now.
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Congestion pricing has been, objectively, one of the most successful urban initiatives of the last century.
If you were teaching a senior earth science capstone-type course (non-field), what are some extra soft or hard skills you think the students these days need to walk out the door with a firm grasp on?
Trying to add some new projects to ours this semester...
Trying to add some new projects to ours this semester...
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you were teaching a senior earth science capstone-type course (non-field), what are some extra soft or hard skills you think the students these days need to walk out the door with a firm grasp on?
Trying to add some new projects to ours this semester...
Trying to add some new projects to ours this semester...
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To say that Renee Good was "in the way" of law enforcement and, therefore, deserved what she got is like saying John Lewis was in the way and deserved to be budgeoned. MLK Jr. was also "in the way." And so were the children in Birmingham in 1963. The Freedom Riders, too. 1/3
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
To say that Renee Good was "in the way" of law enforcement and, therefore, deserved what she got is like saying John Lewis was in the way and deserved to be budgeoned. MLK Jr. was also "in the way." And so were the children in Birmingham in 1963. The Freedom Riders, too. 1/3
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I don’t even know how they could more forcefully assert that they don’t care about human lives — but ESPECIALLY don’t care about the lives of the poor and minorities most affected by industrial pollution — than to rewrite the cost-benefit calculations to explicitly set the value of those lives to 0.
January 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I don’t even know how they could more forcefully assert that they don’t care about human lives — but ESPECIALLY don’t care about the lives of the poor and minorities most affected by industrial pollution — than to rewrite the cost-benefit calculations to explicitly set the value of those lives to 0.
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The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Tells you everything you need to know about "capitalism breeds competition/innovation!" when USDA issues a recall for a food product made in a particular factory and it's literally every different brand of the product.
January 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Tells you everything you need to know about "capitalism breeds competition/innovation!" when USDA issues a recall for a food product made in a particular factory and it's literally every different brand of the product.
My class had 3 people in it Friday and now (day classes begin) there's only 2
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls making a funny face .
ALT: a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls making a funny face .
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January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My class had 3 people in it Friday and now (day classes begin) there's only 2
I forget who was asking about field REU programs the other day but this flier was just brought by our department by USM down the road:
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I forget who was asking about field REU programs the other day but this flier was just brought by our department by USM down the road:
I wrote two paragraphs of a paper today please clap 💀
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I wrote two paragraphs of a paper today please clap 💀
Happy academic "just circling back on that email from November 22nd" day to all who celebrate 😅
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Happy academic "just circling back on that email from November 22nd" day to all who celebrate 😅
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If you give the whoopsie wave and stay at the scene the pedestrian you hit is miraculously healed
Police Absolve Man for Dangerous Driving After Finding Out He Did Give The Little "Whoopsie" Wave.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If you give the whoopsie wave and stay at the scene the pedestrian you hit is miraculously healed
I missed the part of the constitution where “disrespecting law enforcement slightly shall be punishable by summary execution” … is that in 5th amendment?
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I missed the part of the constitution where “disrespecting law enforcement slightly shall be punishable by summary execution” … is that in 5th amendment?