Lorax Horne
@lorax.bsky.social
Editor and writer. Tech critic. Doing work stuff for my local Center for Migrant Worker Rights (which isn't on Bsky). If you like anything I've posted, donate to this family: https://chuffed.org/project/116311-protect-an-open-source-engineer-and-his-family
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Lorax Horne
@lorax.bsky.social
· Oct 2
It has been a few days since anyone donated to their crowdfund page, but the Abu Matar family is still working on their tent site and making progress, thanks to @raindovemodel.bsky.social and the Safebow team. Donate here: chuffed.org/project/1163... to help the family finish their new home.
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
So ProPublica did.
Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:
www.propublica.org/article/bird...
Drop from a light fixture with a sheet around his neck...
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Drop from a light fixture with a sheet around his neck...
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The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.
We need new Nuremberg trials for the Trump era.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We need new Nuremberg trials for the Trump era.
I kinda think Jeremy Corbyn should eat humble pie, tear down Your Party, don't split the left, and join the Greens.
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I kinda think Jeremy Corbyn should eat humble pie, tear down Your Party, don't split the left, and join the Greens.
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Oof. He was truly a master, from Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern to Arcadia to Leopoldstadt—just a lifetime of tremendous, thought-provoking, hilarious work. RIP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oof. He was truly a master, from Rosenkrantz & Guildenstern to Arcadia to Leopoldstadt—just a lifetime of tremendous, thought-provoking, hilarious work. RIP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gaza is its people. chuffed.org/project/1163...
Housing for the Abu Matars
Mohammed Abu Matar is a young father of four. He is also responsible for his parents and brother, who has a disability. As an engineer, Mohammed is trained to solve problems with technology. He founde...
chuffed.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Gaza is its people. chuffed.org/project/1163...
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I think Pete Hegseth is gonna wish he had lived out his professional life as a third-tier Fox News on-air talent
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I think Pete Hegseth is gonna wish he had lived out his professional life as a third-tier Fox News on-air talent
WHAT HAPPENED IN BUTLER PENNSYLVANIA
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
WHAT HAPPENED IN BUTLER PENNSYLVANIA
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National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
I'm a prison abolitionist except in the case of presidents and kings and the like, I think prison is ok for those people.
Breaking:
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I'm a prison abolitionist except in the case of presidents and kings and the like, I think prison is ok for those people.
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I still can’t figure out why the taxpayers of this country have to pay for FBI security details for the girlfriend of the Director.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I still can’t figure out why the taxpayers of this country have to pay for FBI security details for the girlfriend of the Director.
Did you know migrant workers in Canada pay into the social benefits sytem like Employment Insurance, but can't make a claim? archive.is/GqVJb Now 1000s of workers have lost their homes in Jamaica and are asking the Canadian government to give them what it owes them: access to benefits they paid for.
archive.is
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Did you know migrant workers in Canada pay into the social benefits sytem like Employment Insurance, but can't make a claim? archive.is/GqVJb Now 1000s of workers have lost their homes in Jamaica and are asking the Canadian government to give them what it owes them: access to benefits they paid for.
Why is our "Liberal" "elbows up" leadership echoing the worst most xenophobic, protectionist, contrary to universal human rights principles, Conservative takes? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Migrants' rights groups call on Carney government to withdraw border security bill | CBC News
The federal government's border security bill is an open door to violate the rights of migrants and should be dropped, advocacy groups said on Monday on Parliament Hill.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Why is our "Liberal" "elbows up" leadership echoing the worst most xenophobic, protectionist, contrary to universal human rights principles, Conservative takes? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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There's dumb, and then there's "publicly accuse Isaac Chotiner of not doing basic homework."
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
There's dumb, and then there's "publicly accuse Isaac Chotiner of not doing basic homework."
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Is #LawfulAccess back? Is the government planning to revive #BillC2? blog.privacylawyer.ca/2025/11/is-l...
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is #LawfulAccess back? Is the government planning to revive #BillC2? blog.privacylawyer.ca/2025/11/is-l...
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Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Please enjoy this list of ways that the NY Times crossword puzzle has clued the word SEXT, it's my sexy gift to you.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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As projected here www.nature.com/articles/s41... we are steadily moving toward a situation where are major town or city runs out of water
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
As projected here www.nature.com/articles/s41... we are steadily moving toward a situation where are major town or city runs out of water
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
There are early signs of this everywhere, right now Iran seems to be a hotspot at ~1.5ºC of heating
We are *utterly* unprepared for what comes at 1.6, 1.7 & 2ºC
I want to know which stories about this guy Nuzzi caught-and-killed during his ascent to his current position of power?
“‘We are in this magical, unique time,’ Sinema said of Trump’s health department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn
In a new interview, the one-time Democrat says the movement for psychedelic medicine should capitalize on the Trump administration.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I want to know which stories about this guy Nuzzi caught-and-killed during his ascent to his current position of power?
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i want to grow old with my trans friends
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
i want to grow old with my trans friends
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This is not one of those occasions where activists are calling on a leader to “mention human rights” in the background of talks. This time it’s not at all in the background
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Only the UAE can end the atrocities in Sudan – and the least Carney can do is demand it
One of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in modern history is unfolding, with the Emiratis’ support
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is not one of those occasions where activists are calling on a leader to “mention human rights” in the background of talks. This time it’s not at all in the background
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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AOC has a pretty direct take on the coming MTG resignation. I bet AOC is exactly right.
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
AOC has a pretty direct take on the coming MTG resignation. I bet AOC is exactly right.
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New T4P tool to detect Israeli tech in websites, starting with Wix and Elementor. builtwithapartheid.com scans websites for tell-tale signs of apartheid technology.
Read more about why we built this tool: updates.techforpalestine.org/wix-the-isra...
Read more about why we built this tool: updates.techforpalestine.org/wix-the-isra...
WIX - The Israeli Engine Behind Some of Your Favorite Websites
There are no safeguards with a company that stands in service of the Israeli state. This is the core problem with Wix, a popular website builder and hosting provider that is far from a neutral…
updates.techforpalestine.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New T4P tool to detect Israeli tech in websites, starting with Wix and Elementor. builtwithapartheid.com scans websites for tell-tale signs of apartheid technology.
Read more about why we built this tool: updates.techforpalestine.org/wix-the-isra...
Read more about why we built this tool: updates.techforpalestine.org/wix-the-isra...