Andrew
@andrewdavies.bsky.social
Interested in the information ecosystem (especially in difficult places) AI's impacts, politics all over the place, and cat photos. Strongly convinced that bad pizza is still better than no pizza.
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What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
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Today the House is voting on the ICE funding bill. It doesn’t put meaningful constraints on ICE and I cannot support it. ICE’s funding was dramatically increased by the Republican bill last summer so they are now bigger than the FBI.
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Today the House is voting on the ICE funding bill. It doesn’t put meaningful constraints on ICE and I cannot support it. ICE’s funding was dramatically increased by the Republican bill last summer so they are now bigger than the FBI.
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I did a double take when I saw this headline using the active voice
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza, including CBS News contributor
The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I did a double take when I saw this headline using the active voice
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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That’s really it
My power is my vote as a Senator, and I’m not voting to send an extra dollar in funding to ICE/DHS while they trample on Minnesotans like this.
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
That’s really it
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This as “customized mRNA vaccines against high-risk skin cancers appeared to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and death by nearly 50 percent over five years when compared with standard treatment alone” arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This as “customized mRNA vaccines against high-risk skin cancers appeared to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and death by nearly 50 percent over five years when compared with standard treatment alone” arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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Stay curious. Learn as much as you can about everything. Be a lifelong learner.
I think we under-estimate how many people are miserable because they have no enthusiasms, no hobbies, because they gave up reading and quit learning when school ended. It's shocking how much studying a beloved subject elevates your mood. It will transform your life.
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Stay curious. Learn as much as you can about everything. Be a lifelong learner.
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Doing this in a Dropkick Murphys shirt is ace.
Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Doing this in a Dropkick Murphys shirt is ace.
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The research also finds:
🏭 State-controlled emitters dominated global emissions in 2024, contributing 57% of global fossil CO₂ emissions.
⚡ 50% of global emissions are linked to just 32 companies, showing increasing consolidation among the highest emitters.
Read the coverage:
🏭 State-controlled emitters dominated global emissions in 2024, contributing 57% of global fossil CO₂ emissions.
⚡ 50% of global emissions are linked to just 32 companies, showing increasing consolidation among the highest emitters.
Read the coverage:
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The research also finds:
🏭 State-controlled emitters dominated global emissions in 2024, contributing 57% of global fossil CO₂ emissions.
⚡ 50% of global emissions are linked to just 32 companies, showing increasing consolidation among the highest emitters.
Read the coverage:
🏭 State-controlled emitters dominated global emissions in 2024, contributing 57% of global fossil CO₂ emissions.
⚡ 50% of global emissions are linked to just 32 companies, showing increasing consolidation among the highest emitters.
Read the coverage:
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Political ad spending in the 2026 midterms is projected to hit a record $10.8 billion, according to AdImpact, more than 20% higher than 2022. Higher ad costs, earlier campaign spending, & greater use of connected TV are driving the increase.
Read more: www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/01...
Read more: www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/01...
Political ad spending is projected to reach a new high in 2026 midterms - OpenSecrets News
The 2026 elections are on track to become the most expensive midterm cycle in U.S. history, driven in large part…
www.opensecrets.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Political ad spending in the 2026 midterms is projected to hit a record $10.8 billion, according to AdImpact, more than 20% higher than 2022. Higher ad costs, earlier campaign spending, & greater use of connected TV are driving the increase.
Read more: www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/01...
Read more: www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/01...
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The Bayeux Tapestry is cool as hell. A 230 foot-long textile account of the Norman Conquest from the 11th C., with lots of fun details, including 626 people, 190 horses, 35 dogs, 32 ships, & 93 penises.
"Are there eels?" you ask. Of course there are eels! Let's take a look! 1/8
🗃️🧪
"Are there eels?" you ask. Of course there are eels! Let's take a look! 1/8
🗃️🧪
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Bayeux Tapestry is cool as hell. A 230 foot-long textile account of the Norman Conquest from the 11th C., with lots of fun details, including 626 people, 190 horses, 35 dogs, 32 ships, & 93 penises.
"Are there eels?" you ask. Of course there are eels! Let's take a look! 1/8
🗃️🧪
"Are there eels?" you ask. Of course there are eels! Let's take a look! 1/8
🗃️🧪
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According to this, just over a third of people (36%) think AI understands their emotions or is conscious.
58% trust AI chatbots to act in their best interests more than they trust governments to do so.
58% trust AI chatbots to act in their best interests more than they trust governments to do so.
New report drop!
After seven rounds of Global Dialogues with more than 6000 people across 70 countries in 2025, we are releasing the 2025 Global Dialogues Index Report.
blog.cip.org/2025gdindex
After seven rounds of Global Dialogues with more than 6000 people across 70 countries in 2025, we are releasing the 2025 Global Dialogues Index Report.
blog.cip.org/2025gdindex
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 AM
According to this, just over a third of people (36%) think AI understands their emotions or is conscious.
58% trust AI chatbots to act in their best interests more than they trust governments to do so.
58% trust AI chatbots to act in their best interests more than they trust governments to do so.
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Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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Renewables muscle fossil fuels out of EU electricity market, says research https://aje.news/a6ihio
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Renewables muscle fossil fuels out of EU electricity market, says research https://aje.news/a6ihio
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When something needs to be said, @julieroginsky.bsky.social can be relied upon to say it. Here: on Scott Jennings & CNN. She speaks for many who have not spoken.
"I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings"
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"I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings"
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I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings
There are times when you need to tell your friends that they are committing a grave mistake, even if they resent you for telling the truth.
saltypolitics.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
When something needs to be said, @julieroginsky.bsky.social can be relied upon to say it. Here: on Scott Jennings & CNN. She speaks for many who have not spoken.
"I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings"
saltypolitics.substack.com/p/im-probabl...
"I’m Probably About to Be Banned From CNN — But Someone Has to Say This About Scott Jennings"
saltypolitics.substack.com/p/im-probabl...
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A thing that might not be clear from the outside is that while everyone here is engaged in this fight, ICE’s use of dystopian technology means that you essentially have to pick a lane between observing ICE and doing mutual aid. They are tracking observers’ cars, and taking pictures of their faces.
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
A thing that might not be clear from the outside is that while everyone here is engaged in this fight, ICE’s use of dystopian technology means that you essentially have to pick a lane between observing ICE and doing mutual aid. They are tracking observers’ cars, and taking pictures of their faces.
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In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking written notes, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 PM
In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking written notes, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach the illegal memo!
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ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
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I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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I want to scream because you know what ICE/DHS aren’t doing? Enforcing law. They’re accountable to nothing, breaking court orders, ignoring laws/rights in place to prevent the things they do. The more they break the letter of the law, the more you’ll be hard pressed to convince others to follow it.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I want to scream because you know what ICE/DHS aren’t doing? Enforcing law. They’re accountable to nothing, breaking court orders, ignoring laws/rights in place to prevent the things they do. The more they break the letter of the law, the more you’ll be hard pressed to convince others to follow it.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:20 AM
It's not a lack of courage or numbers that have stopped protesters from toppling the government in Iran.
It's the maze like structure of power, the corrupt entanglement between business and government, and the brutality of a regime that feels corned.
www.persuasion.community/p/heres-why-...
It's the maze like structure of power, the corrupt entanglement between business and government, and the brutality of a regime that feels corned.
www.persuasion.community/p/heres-why-...
Here’s Why the Iranian Regime Seems Invincible
And why it shouldn’t stop the citizens currently fighting for freedom.
www.persuasion.community
January 22, 2026 at 9:22 AM
It's not a lack of courage or numbers that have stopped protesters from toppling the government in Iran.
It's the maze like structure of power, the corrupt entanglement between business and government, and the brutality of a regime that feels corned.
www.persuasion.community/p/heres-why-...
It's the maze like structure of power, the corrupt entanglement between business and government, and the brutality of a regime that feels corned.
www.persuasion.community/p/heres-why-...
Congress needs to stop giving ICE money to do stuff like this.
ICE just abducted a 4-year-old boy in Minneapolis. ICE is using the boy as “bait” to get the mom. Father is also abducted. Absolutely disgusting, horrific, inhuman stuff.
Help. Us. Fight. There is only one right side of history on this.
Help. Us. Fight. There is only one right side of history on this.
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Congress needs to stop giving ICE money to do stuff like this.
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This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.