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Avid historical romance reader, retired Maine Coon cat breeder & cat/house sitter. Translator, teacher, history enthusiast, Regency dancer and more :)
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Probably the most concise description of current issues in the Middle East that you will come across.
Simple: War with Iran is mostly about Israel. As long as Israel remains expansionist, its project will be regionally rejected, leading it to define its security as regional hegemony - a state of 10 million dominating a region of half a billion. That’s impossible without the USA – thus forever war.
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Probably the most concise description of current issues in the Middle East that you will come across.
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New Video! I chat to @hutchinsondave.bsky.social author of the Fractured Europe series, and most recently of The Essence which I read and very much enjoyed last month. Check it out 👀! 📚🪐🩵 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
Dave Hutchinson Interview | Fractured Europe, The Essence & Spy Sci-Fi
YouTube video by SciFiScavenger
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February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
New Video! I chat to @hutchinsondave.bsky.social author of the Fractured Europe series, and most recently of The Essence which I read and very much enjoyed last month. Check it out 👀! 📚🪐🩵 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #booktube
youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
youtu.be/K31ewZ2vPBQ
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Reminder, Substack still hosts Nazis, and still doesn’t care if that makes you mad. Don’t let your presence or your money serve as an endorsement. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Reminder, Substack still hosts Nazis, and still doesn’t care if that makes you mad. Don’t let your presence or your money serve as an endorsement. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Hi gals, are we starting in 15 mins with Imperial Coroner S2? An hour earlier than in the past? @vidao.bsky.social @scribblingsandy.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Hi gals, are we starting in 15 mins with Imperial Coroner S2? An hour earlier than in the past? @vidao.bsky.social @scribblingsandy.bsky.social
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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“The cemetery was considered one of the most beautiful archaeological sites in Gaza. It contained diverse and beautiful trees and served as a living public space for the people of the Gaza Strip”, so of course the IDF has to destroy it. That’s their only setting. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
“The cemetery was considered one of the most beautiful archaeological sites in Gaza. It contained diverse and beautiful trees and served as a living public space for the people of the Gaza Strip”, so of course the IDF has to destroy it. That’s their only setting. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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»Das Problem sei, dass ME/CFS-Betroffene "strukturelle Gewalt" erleben würden, wenn ihnen deren Lebensrealität "abgesprochen" werde – von der Medizin, aber auch Institutionen der sozialen Versorgung.« - Palliativmedizinerin Veronika Mosich
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Palliativmediziner und Experten fordern bessere Versorgung für ME/CFS-Patienten
Nach einem öffentlich gemachten assistierten Suizid eines Patienten werden erneut Forderungen nach einer besseren medizinischen und sozialen Versorgung sowie Ausbildung und Forschung zu der Erkrankung...
www.derstandard.at
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
»Das Problem sei, dass ME/CFS-Betroffene "strukturelle Gewalt" erleben würden, wenn ihnen deren Lebensrealität "abgesprochen" werde – von der Medizin, aber auch Institutionen der sozialen Versorgung.« - Palliativmedizinerin Veronika Mosich
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Actually, every city mentioned is in Ontario so I am just going to assume an outbreak of incompetent contractors is a side-effect of electing and re-electing a wildly corrupt provincial government.
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Actually, every city mentioned is in Ontario so I am just going to assume an outbreak of incompetent contractors is a side-effect of electing and re-electing a wildly corrupt provincial government.
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Journalists like those at @bylinetimes.bsky.social & @carolecadwalla.bsky.social always got it.
The MSM needs to get their arse in gear and get on this, NOW!
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
The MSM needs to get their arse in gear and get on this, NOW!
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Journalists like those at @bylinetimes.bsky.social & @carolecadwalla.bsky.social always got it.
The MSM needs to get their arse in gear and get on this, NOW!
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
The MSM needs to get their arse in gear and get on this, NOW!
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
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reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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"Es lässt sich kaum abstreiten, dass die AfD eines ihrer wichtigsten Ziele bereits erreicht hat: Ihre Ansichten sind zunehmend normalisiert, sie werden teils von demokratischen Parteien kopiert, und viele ihrer Gegner sind abgestumpft."
www.zeit.de/politik/deut... von @christianbangel.bsky.social
www.zeit.de/politik/deut... von @christianbangel.bsky.social
AfD Sachsen-Anhalt: Warum regt das eigentlich keinen mehr auf?
Man muss von der AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt leider das Schlimmste befürchten. Das Wahlprogramm ist voller autoritärer Ideen. Und das ist nur das, was sie selbst ankündigt.
www.zeit.de
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM
"Es lässt sich kaum abstreiten, dass die AfD eines ihrer wichtigsten Ziele bereits erreicht hat: Ihre Ansichten sind zunehmend normalisiert, sie werden teils von demokratischen Parteien kopiert, und viele ihrer Gegner sind abgestumpft."
www.zeit.de/politik/deut... von @christianbangel.bsky.social
www.zeit.de/politik/deut... von @christianbangel.bsky.social
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Data centers slurping up electricity like Garfield on a lasagna but I have to turn everything off when it's 10°F or else we get to freeze as a lil treat.
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Data centers slurping up electricity like Garfield on a lasagna but I have to turn everything off when it's 10°F or else we get to freeze as a lil treat.
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Fashion Gallery: 1740–1760
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Enjoy more than 30 photos of glamorous fashion for ladies and gentlemen.
#18thc #18thcentury
regency-explorer.net/fashion-gall...
Enjoy more than 30 photos of glamorous fashion for ladies and gentlemen.
#18thc #18thcentury
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Fashion Gallery: 1740–1760
regency-explorer.net/fashion-gall...
Enjoy more than 30 photos of glamorous fashion for ladies and gentlemen.
#18thc #18thcentury
regency-explorer.net/fashion-gall...
Enjoy more than 30 photos of glamorous fashion for ladies and gentlemen.
#18thc #18thcentury
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Many routine procedures were designed for male anatomy & are uncomfortable or take longer in women. Colonoscopy. Urinary cauterization. Spinal procedures. Airway management. Venous cannulation. Difficulty is often blamed on anxiety, tension, low pain tolerance. theconversation.com/routine-medi...
Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why
When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.
theconversation.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Many routine procedures were designed for male anatomy & are uncomfortable or take longer in women. Colonoscopy. Urinary cauterization. Spinal procedures. Airway management. Venous cannulation. Difficulty is often blamed on anxiety, tension, low pain tolerance. theconversation.com/routine-medi...
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Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
::taps mic::
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
beyond being an absolutely miserable illness, measles can cause immune amnesia. It wipes out your immune systems memory of how to fight every infection, every vaccine you've ever had.
February 1, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.
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If a pregnant person catches measles, it can cause death. It can also cause fetal death and fetal malformations.
Measles isn't just a childhood illness. It kills.
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Measles isn't just a childhood illness. It kills.
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
A preventable disease that's on the rise-Measles - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Learn about this vaccine-preventable disease that once was common in childhood and is known for a splotchy rash and high fever.
www.mayoclinic.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
If a pregnant person catches measles, it can cause death. It can also cause fetal death and fetal malformations.
Measles isn't just a childhood illness. It kills.
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
Measles isn't just a childhood illness. It kills.
www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...
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Stop making new Substacks, seriously, WTF?! That’s the easy bit!
Just bums me out when I get an update from someone I admire saying, "Great news! I'm going to Substack!"
I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?
I mean, why. I get that some people joined a few years ago and are now trapped. But why join Substack now when there are way better alternatives?
February 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Stop making new Substacks, seriously, WTF?! That’s the easy bit!
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Ja und wer jetzt doch noch mehr über #Arier, #Aliens und #Atlantis hören (und dabei gemütlich ein Pint schlürfen) möchte, hat übrigens nächste Woche im Berliner "Gift" Gelegenheit dazu:
👽 www.brewing-minds.com/event/aryans...
👽 www.brewing-minds.com/event/aryans...
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Ja und wer jetzt doch noch mehr über #Arier, #Aliens und #Atlantis hören (und dabei gemütlich ein Pint schlürfen) möchte, hat übrigens nächste Woche im Berliner "Gift" Gelegenheit dazu:
👽 www.brewing-minds.com/event/aryans...
👽 www.brewing-minds.com/event/aryans...
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California has joined the World Health Organization’s GOARN on its own after the US’s departure. We are not a sovereign member state with full voting rights but are part of its network for disease detection and response.
www.abc10.com/article/news...
www.abc10.com/article/news...
California joins WHO public health network following US exit, marking a first for any state
California joined WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, countering federal withdrawal from the organization.
www.abc10.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
California has joined the World Health Organization’s GOARN on its own after the US’s departure. We are not a sovereign member state with full voting rights but are part of its network for disease detection and response.
www.abc10.com/article/news...
www.abc10.com/article/news...
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An LRAD was used on protestors a couple days ago in Minnesota for crowd control. Although they thankfully didn't use the warning tone, which is the most damaging sound LRADs can make, it's important to know that Minnesota State Patrol has them out: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Fact Check: Minnesota authorities used LRAD sound weapon on anti-ICE protesters. But that's not the full story
In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this case, officials used it to declare unlawful assembly.
www.yahoo.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
An LRAD was used on protestors a couple days ago in Minnesota for crowd control. Although they thankfully didn't use the warning tone, which is the most damaging sound LRADs can make, it's important to know that Minnesota State Patrol has them out: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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CN Tod, Suizid
Heute ist Freitag. Für die meisten Menschen ein normaler Tag.
Nicht für den 21-jährigen Samuel, der assistierten Suizid in Anspruch nehmen muß, weil sein Leid unerträglich wurde.
Durch eine Krankheit, die seit Jahrzehnten ignoriert wird #MECFS
Die Gedanken sind bei Samuel...
Heute ist Freitag. Für die meisten Menschen ein normaler Tag.
Nicht für den 21-jährigen Samuel, der assistierten Suizid in Anspruch nehmen muß, weil sein Leid unerträglich wurde.
Durch eine Krankheit, die seit Jahrzehnten ignoriert wird #MECFS
Die Gedanken sind bei Samuel...
Samuel, 21: Wie schlimm es sich anfühlt, wenn man an ME/CFS leidet
Samuel ist nach einer Covid-Infektion erkrankt. Weil es keine Hoffnung auf Besserung gibt, hat er sich für Sterbehilfe entschieden. Er will Aufmerksamkeit schaffen für die hoffnungslose Lage der Betro...
www.derstandard.at
January 30, 2026 at 11:04 AM
CN Tod, Suizid
Heute ist Freitag. Für die meisten Menschen ein normaler Tag.
Nicht für den 21-jährigen Samuel, der assistierten Suizid in Anspruch nehmen muß, weil sein Leid unerträglich wurde.
Durch eine Krankheit, die seit Jahrzehnten ignoriert wird #MECFS
Die Gedanken sind bei Samuel...
Heute ist Freitag. Für die meisten Menschen ein normaler Tag.
Nicht für den 21-jährigen Samuel, der assistierten Suizid in Anspruch nehmen muß, weil sein Leid unerträglich wurde.
Durch eine Krankheit, die seit Jahrzehnten ignoriert wird #MECFS
Die Gedanken sind bei Samuel...