Aaron
@aaron.compleatdiscography.page
Compleat Discography host, Terry Pratchett and Discworld enjoyer, food nerd, and all around semi-creative person. Warning: has opinions. He/him.
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... by Jonathan Rauch
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... by Jonathan Rauch
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
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I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
Minneapolis police chief Brian O'Hara says that the victim was a 37-year-old white man and US citizen with no criminal record and that he was a legally permitted gun owner.
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I have spent my entire adult life being lectured by Republican politicians and conservative legal movement types about how important it is to preserve the sacred constitutional right to self-defense of *specifically this person* and then secret police murdered him in the street
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There is video, do not seek it out, it clearly shows an execution.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
There is video, do not seek it out, it clearly shows an execution.
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"What stayed with Amundson most, she said, was not the adrenaline of the moment but the realization that came while she was holding the agent’s head in her hands and keeping his airway open.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.'"
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.'"
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"What stayed with Amundson most, she said, was not the adrenaline of the moment but the realization that came while she was holding the agent’s head in her hands and keeping his airway open.
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.'"
“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.'"
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CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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218 people voted to fund the child kidnapping ring and masked death squads.
218 with 7 Democrats voting for it, the DHS bill passes
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
218 people voted to fund the child kidnapping ring and masked death squads.
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I NEED EVERYONE YO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUDGET IS NOT THE ISSUE. THIS MONEY IS ABOUT TO BE SPENT ON UNETHICAL PSEUDOSCIENCE.
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I NEED EVERYONE YO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUDGET IS NOT THE ISSUE. THIS MONEY IS ABOUT TO BE SPENT ON UNETHICAL PSEUDOSCIENCE.
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Inaugural members of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”: Six monarchs, three ex-Soviet apparatchiks, two military-backed regimes and a leader sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes. www.ft.com/content/a500...
Who wants to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’?
A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as US president tries to recast the global order
www.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Inaugural members of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”: Six monarchs, three ex-Soviet apparatchiks, two military-backed regimes and a leader sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes. www.ft.com/content/a500...
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like this a lot, just adding alt for accessibility, text search and such
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
like this a lot, just adding alt for accessibility, text search and such
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Yeah this is a great analogy if you want your product to be viewed as a cumbersome novelty filled with features barely anyone uses.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Yeah this is a great analogy if you want your product to be viewed as a cumbersome novelty filled with features barely anyone uses.
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The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.
Just really loving living through the century of American stove-touching
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Just really loving living through the century of American stove-touching
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We're cooked. Thanks Dems
January 21, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We're cooked. Thanks Dems
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Well I’m not a senator, so my powers of calling it into question are pretty much limited to writing and protest. But you could make an issue of it on the US Senate floor every legislative day.
This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Well I’m not a senator, so my powers of calling it into question are pretty much limited to writing and protest. But you could make an issue of it on the US Senate floor every legislative day.
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Shut ICE down, remove the leadership, break DHS apart, and investigate their crimes.
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Shut ICE down, remove the leadership, break DHS apart, and investigate their crimes.
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This week, the gang has to do a mirror universe without the mirror universe, we really didn't miss Bareil, and oh boy, would you look at the autism metaphors!
S4E70 - The O stands for Ozempic
S06E08: Resurrection; S06E09: Statistical Probabilities
babylonpod.page
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This week, the gang has to do a mirror universe without the mirror universe, we really didn't miss Bareil, and oh boy, would you look at the autism metaphors!
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"Cholera could stop spreading if people stop drinking from this dirty river," warns man who shat in the river
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"Cholera could stop spreading if people stop drinking from this dirty river," warns man who shat in the river
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DuckDuckGo is holding a public poll on whether people want “A.I.” features in their products. Let them know your feelings. voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Did anyone ask you? Now someone is.
voteyesornoai.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:03 PM
DuckDuckGo is holding a public poll on whether people want “A.I.” features in their products. Let them know your feelings. voteyesornoai.com
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Wild how Gary Larson's most infamous misfire of a cartoon has been so thoroughly vindicated by subsequent developments - first by the evolution of internet humor to the point where there was an audience ready to appreciate the joke, and then by advances in bovine behavioral science.
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Wild how Gary Larson's most infamous misfire of a cartoon has been so thoroughly vindicated by subsequent developments - first by the evolution of internet humor to the point where there was an audience ready to appreciate the joke, and then by advances in bovine behavioral science.
@wtyppod.bsky.social maybe do the Nagakin Capsule Tower, that’d be super cool.
January 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
@wtyppod.bsky.social maybe do the Nagakin Capsule Tower, that’d be super cool.