Don Solomon
@dsolomonesq.bsky.social
Avid history buff, well-educated lawyer, jazz fan who believes in transgressing norms if others are not hurt. If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.
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Don Solomon
@dsolomonesq.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Watching Footlight Parade (1933), from a time when people were thrilled to see a picture of their President materiaize out of a Busby Berkeley chorus number. 📽️
"I'll bet they're asleep in New York. I'll bet they're asleep all over America."
January 24, 2026 at 3:54 AM
"I'll bet they're asleep in New York. I'll bet they're asleep all over America."
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ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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Dude my refrigerator can add a frog shit dispenser but I’m not gonna start pushing the button
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
f.mtr.cool
January 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dude my refrigerator can add a frog shit dispenser but I’m not gonna start pushing the button
How many times in a row can you say "poorly performing police"?
Poorly performing police forces to be named and shamed under new plans
Poorly performing police forces to be named and shamed under new plans
Home Office to set targets for response times and victim satisfaction as home secretary takes powers to intervene directly
Police forces will face new targets for crime fighting and those performing poorly will be named and shamed under government plans to take sweeping powers over law enforcement.
The new plans come as part of changes to policing in England and Wales to be announced on Monday by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The Home Office claims the reforms are the biggest in two centuries. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:48 PM
How many times in a row can you say "poorly performing police"?
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the idea of hallucinating dozens of elves or whatever is terrifying to me www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 AM
the idea of hallucinating dozens of elves or whatever is terrifying to me www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
January 23, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Today is, among other things, a reminder that you don't get a general strike by posting that we should have a general strike.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
You get a general strike—on the rare occasions you do—by the long slow slog of building organizing power with those around you in response to local conditions.
Demonstrating the validity of Einstein’s argument that space and time are elastic.
“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 3:57 PM
Demonstrating the validity of Einstein’s argument that space and time are elastic.
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if we abolish the gestapo who will do the important work of the gestapo
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
if we abolish the gestapo who will do the important work of the gestapo
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SEEING IS BELIEVING
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 AM
SEEING IS BELIEVING
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
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Anyone else’s iPhone and iPad just completely fucked up since the update?
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Anyone else’s iPhone and iPad just completely fucked up since the update?
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Lehigh County executive says ICE is "evicted" from local offices, hasn't been paying rent
Lehigh County executive says ICE is "evicted" from local offices, hasn't been paying rent
Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley says the Department of Homeland Security owes over $100,000 in rent to the county.
www.cbsnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Lehigh County executive says ICE is "evicted" from local offices, hasn't been paying rent
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A real “tell your parents” paper (since everyone on Bsky is canonically 38).
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
Association between vaccinations and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AbstractImportance. Dementia is a highly prevalent issue in older people. Whilst the prevention of dementia is a public health priority, the role of vaccin
academic.oup.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
A real “tell your parents” paper (since everyone on Bsky is canonically 38).
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
Review of 21 studies of ppl over 50:
• Shingles vax associated w/47% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, 24% lower risk of any dementia
• Pneumonia vax had 36% lower risk of Alzheimer's
• Tdap had 33% lower risk of any dementia
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Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don't have any surface noise. I said, "listen mate, life has surface noise."
January 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don't have any surface noise. I said, "listen mate, life has surface noise."
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🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
This was in my feed right after I commented on a post about Palantir, and I'm getting a little antsy.
Someone is knowing exactly what you are going through right now. He knows your experience.
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This was in my feed right after I commented on a post about Palantir, and I'm getting a little antsy.
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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Why did he put the money into a Qatari bank account instead of the US Treasury?
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Why did he put the money into a Qatari bank account instead of the US Treasury?
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I just solved Bellingcat's 'Funny Money' challenge 🏆 Try it yourself!
challenge.bellingcat.com
challenge.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Open Source Challenge
Test your open source research skills.
challenge.bellingcat.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I just solved Bellingcat's 'Funny Money' challenge 🏆 Try it yourself!
challenge.bellingcat.com
challenge.bellingcat.com
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Nikki Glaser: "There are so many A-listers here tonight, and by A-listers I mean people who are on a list that has been heavily redacted.
The Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department.
The award for most editing goes to CBS News, America's newest place to see BS News."
The Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department.
The award for most editing goes to CBS News, America's newest place to see BS News."
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Nikki Glaser: "There are so many A-listers here tonight, and by A-listers I mean people who are on a list that has been heavily redacted.
The Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department.
The award for most editing goes to CBS News, America's newest place to see BS News."
The Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice Department.
The award for most editing goes to CBS News, America's newest place to see BS News."
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Good evening from the Green Line.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Good evening from the Green Line.
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Sarah Cooper is back. 👏
December 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Sarah Cooper is back. 👏