Rachel Blasucci
@blasuc.ci
🇳🇱 in 🇪🇸 (Canarias). Former techie, former American.
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The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
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My favourite way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is the Dutch we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed.”
January 30, 2026 at 10:59 AM
My favourite way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is the Dutch we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed.”
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The director of the FBI: "I don't read."
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The director of the FBI: "I don't read."
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I'm sure it's for fine and good reasons!!
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I'm sure it's for fine and good reasons!!
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By the end of the week horses will speak English.
MUSK: BY END OF NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE SELLING HUMANOID ROBOTS TO THE PUBLIC
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
By the end of the week horses will speak English.
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In which I explain that the Third Amendment—the one nobody ever talks about—allows hotels to refuse to house Kristi Noem’s ICE goons.
Opinion: Hotels Have a Constitutional Right Not To House ICE Agents
The Third Amendment prohibits the government from forcing people to “quarter” troops. ICE is essentially a paramilitary force—so why would hotels let them stay?
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In which I explain that the Third Amendment—the one nobody ever talks about—allows hotels to refuse to house Kristi Noem’s ICE goons.
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EU leaders to reassess U.S. ties despite Trump U-turn on Greenland reut.rs/3ZpuKOX
EU leaders to reassess U.S. ties despite Trump U-turn on Greenland
EU leaders will rethink their ties with the U.S. at an emergency summit on Thursday after Donald Trump's threat of tariffs and even military action to acquire Greenland badly shook confidence in the transatlantic relationship, diplomats said.
reut.rs
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
EU leaders to reassess U.S. ties despite Trump U-turn on Greenland reut.rs/3ZpuKOX
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Donald Trump repeatedly confusing Greenland for Iceland raises alarms about Biden's mental acuity.
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Donald Trump repeatedly confusing Greenland for Iceland raises alarms about Biden's mental acuity.
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Also my cotton gin has stopped working
Yahoo and AOL are down
Yahoo and AOL are down
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Also my cotton gin has stopped working
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Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen: ICE, get the fuck out of Maine.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen: ICE, get the fuck out of Maine.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen: ICE, get the fuck out of Maine.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen: ICE, get the fuck out of Maine.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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What odds on Rutte inventing some prize for Trump by the end of January?
Netanyahu announces that he's awarding the Israel Prize to President Trump. Trump says it's "surprising and very much appreciated"
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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So, I'd go with 3
So, 3 broad possibilities here:
1) Rutte agreed to something of substance pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
2) Rutte agreed to something of substance *not* pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
3) Rutte agreed to something of no substance but that made Trump feel warm and fuzzy and important
1) Rutte agreed to something of substance pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
2) Rutte agreed to something of substance *not* pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
3) Rutte agreed to something of no substance but that made Trump feel warm and fuzzy and important
Hahahahaha pathetic, well done Big Man you've torched the lot for nowt. See what happens when you stand up to the bully?
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
So, I'd go with 3
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Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
Skyreader: A RSS Reader on the AT Protocol
Introducing a RSS reader for the AT Protocol where you feeds and article sharing are portable
www.disnetdev.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...
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Says Trump, who has 34 felony convictions.
Trump as he flips through mugshots: "24 convictions. 24 times! Convicted. Not charges. These are convictions."
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Says Trump, who has 34 felony convictions.
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Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries reut.rs/3LJaPaw
Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension said on Tuesday it would sell off its holding of U.S. Treasuries, worth some $100 million, by the end of this month, blaming weak U.S. government finances.
reut.rs
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries reut.rs/3LJaPaw
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imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago
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Peak Dutch politics is having five or six significant far right parties in parliament and thinking: “you know what we need? another far right party”
Geert Wilders’ PVV had 26 seats in the 150-seat parliament.
Seven of them just quit to form a breakaway party, led by Gidi Markuszower - previously arrested for carrying a gun in Amsterdam and labeled a security risk by Dutch security services
nos.nl/artikel/2598...
Seven of them just quit to form a breakaway party, led by Gidi Markuszower - previously arrested for carrying a gun in Amsterdam and labeled a security risk by Dutch security services
nos.nl/artikel/2598...
Opstand tegen Wilders: zeven PVV'ers beginnen eigen fractie
Zij hebben zich in een fractievergadering uitgesproken tegen de koers en het beleid van de partijleider.
nos.nl
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Peak Dutch politics is having five or six significant far right parties in parliament and thinking: “you know what we need? another far right party”
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A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A joke for the history buffs:
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“
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“European leaders need to push back now. Over the past year, they have tried appeasement and flattery. This is where it has got them. They need to change course immediately.” @gideonrachman.bsky.social in the FT:
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world
giftarticle.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“European leaders need to push back now. Over the past year, they have tried appeasement and flattery. This is where it has got them. They need to change course immediately.” @gideonrachman.bsky.social in the FT:
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
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“akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive”
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
“akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive”
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I stopped for a quick coffee yesterday, and stood in front of two British tourists. The first spent about two full minutes commenting to the other that they cannot wait to get home and eat “normal British food,” and that they just don’t like Spanish food. I mostly listened in horror.
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I stopped for a quick coffee yesterday, and stood in front of two British tourists. The first spent about two full minutes commenting to the other that they cannot wait to get home and eat “normal British food,” and that they just don’t like Spanish food. I mostly listened in horror.
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The Spanish city of Valencia has long been included in lists of the “best cities to retire.”
But a new group of residents is arriving — younger families with children fleeing what they see as the creeping authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s America.
But a new group of residents is arriving — younger families with children fleeing what they see as the creeping authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s America.
In Valencia, fleeing Trump
The stories of disillusioned and fearful U.S. families seeking refuge from MAGA
in Spain.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The Spanish city of Valencia has long been included in lists of the “best cities to retire.”
But a new group of residents is arriving — younger families with children fleeing what they see as the creeping authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s America.
But a new group of residents is arriving — younger families with children fleeing what they see as the creeping authoritarianism of Donald Trump’s America.
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It's worth knowing that road deaths in a modern European country (like Spain) that actively seeks to reduce road deaths is one third of the level of US road deaths.
In other words, the US can reduce road deaths by ~66% simply by using better policy and without tech.
In other words, the US can reduce road deaths by ~66% simply by using better policy and without tech.
This is good. I think there is too much pessimism/skepticism of Waymo built in and arguably not enough about all the other AV providers. But this excerpt is 100% correct and the most important part.
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
It's worth knowing that road deaths in a modern European country (like Spain) that actively seeks to reduce road deaths is one third of the level of US road deaths.
In other words, the US can reduce road deaths by ~66% simply by using better policy and without tech.
In other words, the US can reduce road deaths by ~66% simply by using better policy and without tech.