Dave Regis
@drdaveexeter.bsky.social
"I want to give peace, love and kisses out to this whole stinking world"
Not a real doctor, doesn't live in Exeter. ♟ #chess 🎷#jazz 🐞#buglife Devon, UK
www.minorityattack.org.uk
Not a real doctor, doesn't live in Exeter. ♟ #chess 🎷#jazz 🐞#buglife Devon, UK
www.minorityattack.org.uk
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I’m waiting for the breathless panicked Vinay Prasad #podcast expressing similar outrage for the harm to children’s development that he previously attributed to…wearing a mask in class.
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Still waiting
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Still waiting
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I’m waiting for the breathless panicked Vinay Prasad #podcast expressing similar outrage for the harm to children’s development that he previously attributed to…wearing a mask in class.
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Still waiting
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Still waiting
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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The hazards of failing first-year biology: you invade the wrong pole.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:34 AM
The hazards of failing first-year biology: you invade the wrong pole.
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Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Rep. Chris Smith: "The abortion pill -- mifepristone -- is baby poison ... we now know that the abortion bill -- we've long expected this -- is extremely dangerous to women" (this is a lie)
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Mortality rates:
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
Mifepristone: 0.65/100,000
Penicillin 2/100K
Viagra 4/100K
Pregnancy in the US: 22/100,000 (some states see rates >60/100K)
More people have died in ICE detention centers already in 2026 than will die from mifepristone all year. These politicians are extremely dangerous to women.
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Isn’t it amazing the way life can seem too short, and intrinsically magical, yet at the same time feel like a long, uphill road, potholed with fuckwits?
December 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Isn’t it amazing the way life can seem too short, and intrinsically magical, yet at the same time feel like a long, uphill road, potholed with fuckwits?
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In the 34 days since the Epstein files were supposed to be released
January 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM
In the 34 days since the Epstein files were supposed to be released
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Meanwhile Trump pardoned an actual cocaine trafficking former president of Honduras.
January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Meanwhile Trump pardoned an actual cocaine trafficking former president of Honduras.
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The insanity of UK public bodies threatening other UK public bodies with the apparent intention of limiting the reuse of UK address data. Meanwhile the rest of the world has long recognised that postal address data is critical digital public infrastructure in the 21st century.
An Ordnance Survey lawyer has been in touch about open address data released by UK local authorities www.owenboswarva.com/blog/post-ad...
This post relates to the Council Tax datasets listed at www.datadaptive.com/addr/
#FOI #opendata #openaddresses #geospatial #datastrategy
This post relates to the Council Tax datasets listed at www.datadaptive.com/addr/
#FOI #opendata #openaddresses #geospatial #datastrategy
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The insanity of UK public bodies threatening other UK public bodies with the apparent intention of limiting the reuse of UK address data. Meanwhile the rest of the world has long recognised that postal address data is critical digital public infrastructure in the 21st century.
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This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
This is so stupid and crazy it wouldn’t have passed muster in the Veep writer’s room. Also demonstrates that they’d be insane to share any real intel with Patel.
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🔴Brexit Badly Weakened the UK and Now Donald Trump Is Taking Advantage
The President’s increasingly threatening behaviour has shown clearer than ever before why Britain needs to be back in the heart of the EU, argues Jonathan Lis
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/23/b...
The President’s increasingly threatening behaviour has shown clearer than ever before why Britain needs to be back in the heart of the EU, argues Jonathan Lis
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/23/b...
Brexit Badly Weakened the UK and Now Donald Trump Is Taking Advantage
The President's increasingly threatening behaviour has shown clearer than ever before why Britain needs to be back in the heart of the EU, argues Jonathan Lis
bylinetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This
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The removal of the slavery exhibit from the President's House site might feel unprecedented, but nothing could be further from the truth. We've been fighting over slavery's place in George Washington's legacy for 250 years. I wrote about it for @time.com.
Book info here
time.com/7357382/geor...
Book info here
time.com/7357382/geor...
We’ve Never Agreed About George Washington and Slavery
Removing a slavery exhibit in Philadelphia revives a 250-year-old American debate.
time.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The removal of the slavery exhibit from the President's House site might feel unprecedented, but nothing could be further from the truth. We've been fighting over slavery's place in George Washington's legacy for 250 years. I wrote about it for @time.com.
Book info here
time.com/7357382/geor...
Book info here
time.com/7357382/geor...
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When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Fine, but make no mistake: Trump and his top aides already worked overtime to weaponize the ICE killing of Renee Good. They used a coordinated campaign of lies and demonization, all documented here 👉 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Fine, but make no mistake: Trump and his top aides already worked overtime to weaponize the ICE killing of Renee Good. They used a coordinated campaign of lies and demonization, all documented here 👉 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is a 16-year old girl who was carrying documentation and was pulled over with her documented friend, also 16. This is what they did to both.
January 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM
This is a 16-year old girl who was carrying documentation and was pulled over with her documented friend, also 16. This is what they did to both.
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There's a lot of buzz about Christian revival among young adults in the UK & US. Perceptions of revival are fueled by results from opt-in online surveys. However, these surveys may be misleading. Surveys from random samples of the population don't show any clear evidence of revival.
My new post:
My new post:
Has there been a Christian revival among young adults in the U.K.? Recent surveys may be misleading
Despite the widely recognized decline of Christianity in the U.K., there have been persistent rumblings of a Christian resurgence.
www.pewresearch.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
There's a lot of buzz about Christian revival among young adults in the UK & US. Perceptions of revival are fueled by results from opt-in online surveys. However, these surveys may be misleading. Surveys from random samples of the population don't show any clear evidence of revival.
My new post:
My new post:
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The political party whose secret police are murdering people would like you to know about the evils of ideologies that lead to political parties having secret police murdering people.
Going through bills this morning being filed across the US and here's one for you. A bill in Nebraska that mandates the teaching of the "atrocities" of communism and how communism conflicts with American values.
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Bill Title: Require school districts and the State Board of Education to provide for instruction on the history of communism
Spectrum:
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Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-20 Notice of hearing for January 27, 2026 [LB1024 Detail]
Download: Nebraska-2025-LB1024-Introduced.pdf
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1 Section 1. Beginning with school year 2027-28, each school 2 district, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall 3 include instruction on the history of communism within the social studies 4 curriculum. Such instruction shall be age-appropriate and include:
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(a) The history of communism in the United States, including domestic communist movements and their associated histories and tactics;
7 (b) Atrocities committed in foreign countries in the name of 8 communism;
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(c) Comparative discussion of political ideologies, such as 10 communism and totalitarianism, that conflict with the principles of 11 freedom and democracy essential to the founding principles of the United 12 States' representative republic system;
13 (d) The increasing threat of communism in the United States and its 14 allies through the 20th century, the events of the Cultural Revolution in 15 the People's Republic of China, the history of the Soviet Union, and the 16 mass killings that have occurred under communist regimes;
17 (e) The suppression and persecution of various religious faiths 18 under communist regimes; and
19 (f) The economic, industrial, and political events that have 20 preceded communist revolutions.
21 Sec. 2. Section 79-724, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is 22 amended to read:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m65ifh7vn5zdgs7izcmht4gy/bafkreicuqjdrsvn5flcv5vkfbn7qxziuff4h3sxgngdhrptiaqwxrrrteq@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The political party whose secret police are murdering people would like you to know about the evils of ideologies that lead to political parties having secret police murdering people.
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This is what religious abuse looks like, and it’s happening in the UK – young people targeted, isolated from family, forced to hand over bank statements, told non-donation is sin, and controlled in who they love, where they live, and when they can leave. Heartbreaking🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Young people say they felt pressured by emerging church to donate
Former London ICC members tell the BBC they felt pressured into making donations they could not afford.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
This is what religious abuse looks like, and it’s happening in the UK – young people targeted, isolated from family, forced to hand over bank statements, told non-donation is sin, and controlled in who they love, where they live, and when they can leave. Heartbreaking🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
January 23, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Justice Brett Kavanaugh
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Ukraine is fighting for its survival in an unprovoked war, yet the Trump administration’s priorities are clear.
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Witkoff, and Rubio have not set foot in Ukraine once during their first year.
Meanwhile, Witkoff has been to Moscow 7 times
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Witkoff, and Rubio have not set foot in Ukraine once during their first year.
Meanwhile, Witkoff has been to Moscow 7 times
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Ukraine is fighting for its survival in an unprovoked war, yet the Trump administration’s priorities are clear.
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Witkoff, and Rubio have not set foot in Ukraine once during their first year.
Meanwhile, Witkoff has been to Moscow 7 times
Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Witkoff, and Rubio have not set foot in Ukraine once during their first year.
Meanwhile, Witkoff has been to Moscow 7 times
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All the evidence one would need to impeach both Rubio and Noem was just posted to the AAUP v. Rubio docket. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
All the evidence one would need to impeach both Rubio and Noem was just posted to the AAUP v. Rubio docket. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:38 AM
10. It’s time to recognise how deeply weird this is, reserve our votes for people who give us what we want, and stop subscribing to media outlets that lie on behalf of oligarchs.
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More on this subject, with facts and figures, in my most recent column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Nixon could not have dreamed of such a revenge-fest.
The list of impeachable offenses keeps growing
Nixon couldn't have dreamed of all of Trump's abuses of power.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Nixon could not have dreamed of such a revenge-fest.
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BREAKING: When ICE agents dragged out ChongLy Thao half-naked in the snow, they were looking for a man named Lue Moua. He was already in prison. bit.ly/3ZwwVjK
Target of Viral Botched ICE Raid Was Already in Prison
When ICE agents dragged out ChongLy Thao half-naked in the snow, they were looking for a man named Lue Moua. They should have known exactly where to find him.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 10:09 PM
BREAKING: When ICE agents dragged out ChongLy Thao half-naked in the snow, they were looking for a man named Lue Moua. He was already in prison. bit.ly/3ZwwVjK
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ICE detained a man who has a work visa, is working as an engineer, and has no criminal record. They also left his car running with its windows smashed in.
I feel so much safer, she lied.
I feel so much safer, she lied.
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with smashed window
The man is in the country on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree at UMaine, his colleagues said.
www.newscentermaine.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:36 AM
ICE detained a man who has a work visa, is working as an engineer, and has no criminal record. They also left his car running with its windows smashed in.
I feel so much safer, she lied.
I feel so much safer, she lied.