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shinyobjects3.bsky.social
@shinyobjects3.bsky.social
PNW Inhabitant

Easily distracted by shiny objects.

Strive against the odds to make a model of balancing people, prosperity, and the planet. Gaia warrior.
…Together, the leasing plans give a clear picture of where ICE is going next in the US: Everywhere…

www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
the devious villainess offers to vindicate djt 🤔
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Conservatives are busting conservative myths.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Super Bowl Visitors Find San Francisco Better Than Its Apocalyptic Image
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Paramilitaries on the street galvanize dem voters.

A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Hey Cali, thoughts on giving up your
beaches to the feds?
www.sfgate.com/la/article/l...
Miles of pristine LA beach could become America's next national park
Santa Monica and Venice beaches are being evaluated for national park-worthiness.
www.sfgate.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Whoo hoo, everywhere I’ve been today is giving a Seahawks discount 💙
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I’ve given up loading a friends dishwasher … it’s rearranged after my efforts🤣
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“There is another America inside this one, visible in the statistics of nations that made different choices. Call it Latent America: the nation that would exist if our democracy functioned to serve the public rather than protect the already powerful.” Kai
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
“Hidden corruption persists because it is difficult to mobilize against. Exposed corruption shifts the axis of politics from left versus right to clean versus corrupt, people versus oligarchs. That’s a fight authoritarians lose.”
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Has the American dream been replaced? Is it now a cautionary tale?
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Cause-and-effect assumes history marches forward, but history is not an army. It is a crab scuttling sideways, a drip of soft water wearing away stone, an earthquake breaking centuries of tension.

– Rebecca Solnit
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
“The beauty of this approach is that by presenting the immune system with multiple related antigens at once, we can train it to recognize features that are conserved across the entire sarbecovirus family,” said D Veesler, prof/biochemistry at UW Med
www.geekwire.com/2026/first-m...
First multi-coronavirus vaccine enters human testing, built on UW Medicine technology
A vaccine with University of Washington roots that fights a suite of coronaviruses including COVID-19 and related, deadly diseases is starting human clinical testing.
www.geekwire.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
damn,she’s going to get a pardon
February 9, 2026 at 9:54 PM
It’s been awhile since I watched the Super Bowl. Thought I might tune in for halftime this year. Or, that’s my excuse for making ribs and snacks.
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Spain faced severe financial crisis between 2008 and 2014. Could it be that immigration has helped turn their economic outlook around?

I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Is it weird to follow a prayer breakfast with a racist post?
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
TrumpRx won’t help most. it is designed for cash-paying, uninsured patients rather than the roughly 85% of Americans with prescription drug insurance coverage. insured people- existing pharmacy benefits remain cheaper.
Who it benefits - pharmaceutical companies.

www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/t...
TrumpRx has a fundamental flaw
The real winners from TrumpRx are pharmaceutical manufacturers.
www.statnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM