@bityz.bsky.social
An old man who still thinks he's young, still thinks he's an academic, and still loves the world and all of its strange little bits.
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· Jan 31
The Insurrection act will be invoked in the U.S. somewhere between July 2025 and July 2026 depending on the opportunity/excuse.
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6 December 1942 | Grigol Peradze, a cleric of the Georgian Orthodox Church, an archimandrite, perished in #Auschwitz.
Since 1933, he lectured at the College of Orthodox Theology at Warsaw University. The Germans arrested him on 5 May 1942, and, in November, deported him to Auschwitz.
Since 1933, he lectured at the College of Orthodox Theology at Warsaw University. The Germans arrested him on 5 May 1942, and, in November, deported him to Auschwitz.
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
6 December 1942 | Grigol Peradze, a cleric of the Georgian Orthodox Church, an archimandrite, perished in #Auschwitz.
Since 1933, he lectured at the College of Orthodox Theology at Warsaw University. The Germans arrested him on 5 May 1942, and, in November, deported him to Auschwitz.
Since 1933, he lectured at the College of Orthodox Theology at Warsaw University. The Germans arrested him on 5 May 1942, and, in November, deported him to Auschwitz.
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A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
Family says critically ill man was pressured into deportation order after 'Charlotte's Web' sweep
Relatives of a 27-year-old Honduran man say he was denied dialysis and pressured into signing a voluntary deportation order after being detained during "Operation Charlotte's Web." ICE denies the alle...
www.wfae.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A 27 year old man in end stage kidney failure was told if he wanted his dialysis he has to sign self deportation papers.
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
“If you want to leave, sign. If not, you're going to die here."
Withholding of life saving medical treatment should be considered torture.
www.wfae.org/race-equity/...
There are so, so, many in this list that I want to see.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Sinners to One Battle After Another: The 25 best films of 2025
BBC film critics Caryn James and Nicholas Barber pick their cinema highlights of the year – from a "whip-fast" action thriller to a moving family drama and warm-hearted comedy.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
There are so, so, many in this list that I want to see.
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
2 top climate advisers quit sa...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
2 top climate advisers quit saying Carney government is ignoring its experts | CBC News
Two members of the federal government’s Net-Zero Advisory Body have resigned, saying its work is being ignored by Ottawa as it moves away from previous climate commitments and toward new oil and gas p...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
2 top climate advisers quit sa...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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AP story:
apnews.com/article/just...
apnews.com/article/just...
Justice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data
The U.S. Justice Department is suing six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain voter data and other election information.
apnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
AP story:
apnews.com/article/just...
apnews.com/article/just...
🧵 on ultra short microwave home heating.
During the 1970s energy crisis, scientists seriously proposed installing a whole-house microwave heating system.
Microwaves gently heat the PEOPLE. And other kinds of meat. But not the air and most other objects. Very efficient.
It never caught on.
Microwaves gently heat the PEOPLE. And other kinds of meat. But not the air and most other objects. Very efficient.
It never caught on.
one fun thing about this graphic is that IT'S GOOD MOST PEOPLE DON'T REGULARLY DIE BY FREEZING TO DEATH IN THEIR HOMES AND WE SHOULD, AS A BROAD PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, BE ADVOCATING FOR LESS CARBON-INTENSIVE HEATING AND NOT ANPRIM 'YOU WILL FREEZE TO DEATH AND LIKE IT' BULLSHIT DRESSED UP AS 'COZY'
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🧵 on ultra short microwave home heating.
I want one of these... don't know why, but I want
youtube.com/shorts/Ulix6...
youtube.com/shorts/Ulix6...
Watch Sound Turn Into Fire Waves 🎺🔥 #shorts
YouTube video by Invention
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I want one of these... don't know why, but I want
youtube.com/shorts/Ulix6...
youtube.com/shorts/Ulix6...
America is not safe.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
America is not safe.
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Admiral Holsey agreed to testify. This is how it's done.
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Admiral Holsey agreed to testify. This is how it's done.
My time is still not great, but i find it interesting that I'm improving. It is amazing how the mind works. I'm not sure why doing this has improved outcomes - my vocabulary hasn't improved, I'm just getting used to the patterns.
#stack267 5/5
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⏱️ 8m 6s
🔥 streak: 6
puzzlist.com/stackdown
#stack267 5/5
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⏱️ 8m 6s
🔥 streak: 6
puzzlist.com/stackdown
Stackdown
A new daily word game. Clear the stack to complete today's Stackdown.
puzzlist.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My time is still not great, but i find it interesting that I'm improving. It is amazing how the mind works. I'm not sure why doing this has improved outcomes - my vocabulary hasn't improved, I'm just getting used to the patterns.
#stack267 5/5
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⏱️ 8m 6s
🔥 streak: 6
puzzlist.com/stackdown
#stack267 5/5
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⏱️ 8m 6s
🔥 streak: 6
puzzlist.com/stackdown
"Are we living through the slow death of reading - replaced by an addictive screen culture that fragments our attention and floods us with trivial or unreliable information?"
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | The Global Story | The death of reading
What do we lose when screens replace books?
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Are we living through the slow death of reading - replaced by an addictive screen culture that fragments our attention and floods us with trivial or unreliable information?"
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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Amplify our voice. We remember together.
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Amplify our voice. We remember together.
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Subscribe to our newsletters:
You can choose between #media newsletter with news from the Memorial and #education newsletter with updates on our educational programs.
Subscribe here: https://t.co/qVB4wq3qUb
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
You can choose between #media newsletter with news from the Memorial and #education newsletter with updates on our educational programs.
Subscribe here: https://t.co/qVB4wq3qUb
Amplify our voice. We remember together.
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Venn diagram of pirates, Santa, and gangster rappers.
Season's greetings.
Season's greetings.
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Venn diagram of pirates, Santa, and gangster rappers.
Season's greetings.
Season's greetings.
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Chances Epstein recorded encounters to use as compromat?
Chances spy agencies tried to make use of this for decades?
Chances U.S. gov now has those recordings?
Chances spy agencies tried to make use of this for decades?
Chances U.S. gov now has those recordings?
a man in a suit says " a strong possibility " in front of him
Alt: a man in a suit (is that David Attenborough? I think it is.) says "a strong possibility "
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Chances Epstein recorded encounters to use as compromat?
Chances spy agencies tried to make use of this for decades?
Chances U.S. gov now has those recordings?
Chances spy agencies tried to make use of this for decades?
Chances U.S. gov now has those recordings?
#UnpopularOpinion - I really liked the movie Passengers
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#UnpopularOpinion - I really liked the movie Passengers
Upon seeing my Nth ad for "AI Glasses" I realized that, while I will never own these, one day I'll have to deal with people around me wearing them constantly.
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Upon seeing my Nth ad for "AI Glasses" I realized that, while I will never own these, one day I'll have to deal with people around me wearing them constantly.
Avatar: Fire and Ash to Marty Supreme: 12 of the best films to watch this December
From the third instalment of the Avatar phenomenon to a Timothée Chalamet-starring awards contender – these are the films to watch at the cinema and stream at home this month.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Funny. I would have thought retaining boxes of classified intel in the BR at Mar-A-Lardo would have been a slam dunk.
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Funny. I would have thought retaining boxes of classified intel in the BR at Mar-A-Lardo would have been a slam dunk.