nikcalculon
@nikcalculon.bsky.social
Californian - Shoot Recordings
Shoot merch https://aloudculture.com/collections/the-shoot-recordings-collection
Shoot merch https://aloudculture.com/collections/the-shoot-recordings-collection
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All labor is skilled labor. But don't tell AI's pushers that. They think machine slop will do for everything. They don't get the worth & human dignity of every job.
January 31, 2026 at 6:05 PM
All labor is skilled labor. But don't tell AI's pushers that. They think machine slop will do for everything. They don't get the worth & human dignity of every job.
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US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
A lawsuit filed last week alleges tech firm ‘can access virtually all’ private communications, a claim the company has denied
US authorities have reportedly investigated claims that Meta can read users’ encrypted chats on the WhatsApp messaging platform, which it owns.
The reports follow a lawsuit filed last week, which claimed Meta “can access virtually all of WhatsApp users’ purportedly ‘private’ communications”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
US authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
greetings from London 🏴
January 31, 2026 at 1:09 PM
greetings from London 🏴
what a Vibe making verdant noise in Greenfly’s studio with the legend himself! it’d been 20 years since we 1st met at the Purple Turtle in Reading & very happy to report he is still a Legend. the music once it started flowed like water. be like water
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM
what a Vibe making verdant noise in Greenfly’s studio with the legend himself! it’d been 20 years since we 1st met at the Purple Turtle in Reading & very happy to report he is still a Legend. the music once it started flowed like water. be like water
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JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
grateful for life
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
grateful for life
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This month, Trump supporters:
- Attacked a Black woman at bar in Pennsylvania while hurling racial slurs + proclaiming, "This is a MAGA town"
- Attacked Ilhan Omar
- Assaulted anti-ICE protesters in Sacramento
- Hospitalized student in Nebraska during walkout when SUV with Trump flag hit her
- Attacked a Black woman at bar in Pennsylvania while hurling racial slurs + proclaiming, "This is a MAGA town"
- Attacked Ilhan Omar
- Assaulted anti-ICE protesters in Sacramento
- Hospitalized student in Nebraska during walkout when SUV with Trump flag hit her
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
This month, Trump supporters:
- Attacked a Black woman at bar in Pennsylvania while hurling racial slurs + proclaiming, "This is a MAGA town"
- Attacked Ilhan Omar
- Assaulted anti-ICE protesters in Sacramento
- Hospitalized student in Nebraska during walkout when SUV with Trump flag hit her
- Attacked a Black woman at bar in Pennsylvania while hurling racial slurs + proclaiming, "This is a MAGA town"
- Attacked Ilhan Omar
- Assaulted anti-ICE protesters in Sacramento
- Hospitalized student in Nebraska during walkout when SUV with Trump flag hit her
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You have to be extremely careful where you introduce them. Just 20 Canadian beavers and their descendants have spent most of the last century destroying Tierra del Fuego. I’ve visited this area and the destruction is devastating. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Argentina brought beavers to Tierra del Fuego. It was not a good idea.
In 1946, the government wanted to create a fur industry. More than 70 years later, it’s clear the ecosystem wasn’t meant to cope with them.
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:52 AM
You have to be extremely careful where you introduce them. Just 20 Canadian beavers and their descendants have spent most of the last century destroying Tierra del Fuego. I’ve visited this area and the destruction is devastating. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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The Trump administration appears to have arrested journalist Don Lemon for his coverage of the protests in Minnesota. The fact that they've chosen to target a Black, gay journalist is both predictable and significant.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The Trump administration appears to have arrested journalist Don Lemon for his coverage of the protests in Minnesota. The fact that they've chosen to target a Black, gay journalist is both predictable and significant.
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The collapse of America’s international reputation under Trump and his MAGA ghouls will have hugely negative consequences for American security, prosperity, and influence.
This is what happens when you put criminals, fascist billionaires, social media grifters, and right wing podcasters in charge.
This is what happens when you put criminals, fascist billionaires, social media grifters, and right wing podcasters in charge.
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The collapse of America’s international reputation under Trump and his MAGA ghouls will have hugely negative consequences for American security, prosperity, and influence.
This is what happens when you put criminals, fascist billionaires, social media grifters, and right wing podcasters in charge.
This is what happens when you put criminals, fascist billionaires, social media grifters, and right wing podcasters in charge.
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“Basically, what we are finding is that people hate AI.”
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
Latest Vivaldi release surfs a wave of anti-AI sentiment
Interview: 'What we are finding is that people hate AI'
www.theregister.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“Basically, what we are finding is that people hate AI.”
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
As Firefox pushes AI on its users, Vivaldi does the complete opposite. Even more reason to try it.
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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Head’s up if you’re shopping for your neighbors hunted by ICE:
Don’t put the address in your devices. Don’t use GPS.
Don’t put the address in your devices. Don’t use GPS.
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Head’s up if you’re shopping for your neighbors hunted by ICE:
Don’t put the address in your devices. Don’t use GPS.
Don’t put the address in your devices. Don’t use GPS.
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🚨 Google street view’s archive shows Andy Kazmierczak, the Trump supporter who attacked Ilhan Omar at her town hall, had a “Support the Police” / thin blue line sign on his property in May 2019.
The symbol indicates support for not holding law enforcement accountable.
The symbol indicates support for not holding law enforcement accountable.
January 28, 2026 at 8:24 PM
🚨 Google street view’s archive shows Andy Kazmierczak, the Trump supporter who attacked Ilhan Omar at her town hall, had a “Support the Police” / thin blue line sign on his property in May 2019.
The symbol indicates support for not holding law enforcement accountable.
The symbol indicates support for not holding law enforcement accountable.
she’s always been trash
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
she’s always been trash
just talked an elderly ex nurse who just told me she doesn’t wear masks on planes or in airports cause she isn’t afraid to die & btw God is in charge
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
just talked an elderly ex nurse who just told me she doesn’t wear masks on planes or in airports cause she isn’t afraid to die & btw God is in charge
if you had 85 seconds to live what would you do?
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
if you had 85 seconds to live what would you do?
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This is a major win
The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating
#ClimateJustice
The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating
#ClimateJustice
Dutch government discriminated against Bonaire islanders over climate adaptation, court rules
Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This is a major win
The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating
#ClimateJustice
The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating
#ClimateJustice
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"Cars promise freedom and agency for everyone. But too often, they have proven a more reliable vehicle for reinforcing the power of those who are already powerful" (154).
January 28, 2026 at 7:48 AM
"Cars promise freedom and agency for everyone. But too often, they have proven a more reliable vehicle for reinforcing the power of those who are already powerful" (154).
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2026 YEAR WITHOUT WINTER
Greenland will remember for years this unexistent winter with temperatures,in the central-west,typical of October.
The monthly anomaly this January 2026 in Kitsissorsuit is close to +15C above average which is a
HISTORIC WORLD RECORD
Map:Ryan Maue
Greenland will remember for years this unexistent winter with temperatures,in the central-west,typical of October.
The monthly anomaly this January 2026 in Kitsissorsuit is close to +15C above average which is a
HISTORIC WORLD RECORD
Map:Ryan Maue
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
2026 YEAR WITHOUT WINTER
Greenland will remember for years this unexistent winter with temperatures,in the central-west,typical of October.
The monthly anomaly this January 2026 in Kitsissorsuit is close to +15C above average which is a
HISTORIC WORLD RECORD
Map:Ryan Maue
Greenland will remember for years this unexistent winter with temperatures,in the central-west,typical of October.
The monthly anomaly this January 2026 in Kitsissorsuit is close to +15C above average which is a
HISTORIC WORLD RECORD
Map:Ryan Maue
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2026 is 7% complete.
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
2026 is 7% complete.
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ICE agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Officials say they are to support diplomatic security details and would not run any immigration enforcement operations.
ICE agents to have security role at Milan Cortina Olympics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
ICE agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Officials say they are to support diplomatic security details and would not run any immigration enforcement operations.