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@meehawl.com
Irish guy in SF Bay Area, California.
Internetting since 1987: it's been a long, strange trip.
My daycare was the Clondalkin Laurels Pub (thanks Mum!) & a mag tape server room with endless rows of blinkenlichten (thanks Dad!).
@meehawl on mäʂtỏ & the bird.
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Final EIA-860 is out, and 2025 really did it: 54 GW of new U.S. electric capacity, 96% clean. Solar again carries the offense, and we built more storage in 2025 than the cumulative total through 2023. More and more and more additions... but also record low retirements.
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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In London 2009, Gary Numan made a surprise appearance with NIN to play Numan's "Metal" & "Cars." I filmed it in one unbroken shot from the middle of the stage with a handheld DSLR.

Here's the full video, savor the Dudes Rock energy of two legends doing a big mutual respect ("Cars" starts at 6:38):
NIN + Gary Numan: "Metal" / "Cars" Live in London 2009, Single-Shot On-Stage Video by Rob Sheridan
YouTube video by Rob Sheridan
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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So it was DHS all along?
We should not be surprised.
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Breaking out the *special* popcorn for this one.
When you have made a terrible mistake
February 12, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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I remember showing this Jonathan Bachman photo of Ieshia Evans in Baton Rouge to someone to show how messed up the police were, and his response was, "What was she rioting about?"

Not, "What was she protesting?" Rioting. In a dress. With a phone. She is a nurse.

This was July, 2016.

Chodes.
February 12, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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“pAiD aGiTatOrS”

Paid by who, Bed, Bath & Beyond? #hero
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.

Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
"The judge noted discrepancies in officers’ statements ... ZC provided a statement saying Redondo-Rosales had hit him in the face with a “closed fist” ... Videos from the scene do not show Redondo-Rosales hitting the officer with a closed fist."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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February 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The most predictable thing in the world has happened, again.
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.

The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.

AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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NO. WIRE. HANGERS. EVER!!!
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Lol, the only partially valid claim was that some ballots were double-counted during a *recount* initiated by the adjudicated rapist himself.

www.npr.org/2026/02/10/n...
February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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“A quiet street full of broken glass”: every a.m. rush hour in the Twin Cities, a new kristallmorgen. Every smashed-window kidnapping, a new kristallabend.
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Attorney General of the United States of America:

"Forget those raped kids, look at the stock market!"

A sickness for the ages.
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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On this day in 1998 - The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Far Beyond The Stars" directed by Avery Brooks (Benjamin Sisko) premiered.

Rather than try and find a single quote, clip, thought...

I'm just gonna post the whole episode because it's that damn special. (1/15)
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began.

However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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A heartwarming tale of how even if you aren't subscribed to Google Nest their cameras still upload and save "about three hours" of video which can be recovered in the form of "residual data" from "backend servers," surprising even the FBI who claims to have previously believed it was impossible
How Google played a key role in recovering the video from Nancy Guthrie’s cameras | CNN Business
A major breakthrough in the Nancy Guthrie case largely came down to Google’s technical expertise, a person familiar with the investigation told CNN.
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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NEW: A newly updated reference manual for U.S. judges that provides answers to scientific and technical questions has eliminated some 90 pages about climate science.

It comes as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.
Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through ...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Confirmation by the NYT that Trump’s threat came after direct lobbying from billionaire Matthew Moroun, who owns the existing bridge. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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February 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM