Kevin Plaxco
@kwplaxco.bsky.social
Bioscientist. Bioengineer. A few other things.
Normalization of an officer-involved shooting (much less what actually happened in Minnesota) is an important escalation.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Normalization of an officer-involved shooting (much less what actually happened in Minnesota) is an important escalation.
My fellow Americans, I think we all need to read this thread.
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:33 AM
My fellow Americans, I think we all need to read this thread.
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Today in 1986, Voyager 2 made humanity's first and only encounter with Uranus, revealing its clouds, rings, and fascinating zoo of moons.
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Today in 1986, Voyager 2 made humanity's first and only encounter with Uranus, revealing its clouds, rings, and fascinating zoo of moons.
So many mind boggling elements to this, but the one I'm stuck on is his (mis)use of commas.
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 AM
So many mind boggling elements to this, but the one I'm stuck on is his (mis)use of commas.
It looks like he was getting a tattoo of Greenland on his hand before having second thoughts half way through. Appropriate.
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
It looks like he was getting a tattoo of Greenland on his hand before having second thoughts half way through. Appropriate.
An amazing WWII story that, to my surprise and regret, I was not previously aware of.
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An amazing WWII story that, to my surprise and regret, I was not previously aware of.
PM Carney's Davos speech is worth reading. Clear and alarming.
Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
www.weforum.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
PM Carney's Davos speech is worth reading. Clear and alarming.
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no greenlander ever called me a libtard
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
no greenlander ever called me a libtard
I feel obliged to note that, as one of the infinitesimally small number of Americans who has actually seen our neighbor to the North East first-hand, I really enjoyed my visit. But I have absolutely no desire to (or right to) own the place.
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I feel obliged to note that, as one of the infinitesimally small number of Americans who has actually seen our neighbor to the North East first-hand, I really enjoyed my visit. But I have absolutely no desire to (or right to) own the place.
Theoretical physicist Kip Thorne expounding enthusiastically on the implications of non-spherical cows during our walk through the Melbourne docklands this morning.
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Theoretical physicist Kip Thorne expounding enthusiastically on the implications of non-spherical cows during our walk through the Melbourne docklands this morning.
Ja tak! I dag?
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Ja tak! I dag?
I aspire to be the patrons at this restaurant.
January 16, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I aspire to be the patrons at this restaurant.
Goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: No properly functioning adult would accept this.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: No properly functioning adult would accept this.
The new Penguin edition of 1984 goes hard.
January 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The new Penguin edition of 1984 goes hard.
Also not on my most pessimistic predictions list: Germany mobilizing troops in response to expansionist threats from a fascist American regime.
NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...
Germany, other NATO allies sending troops to Greenland amid Trump threats
Trump said Wednesday anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies about Arctic security.
www.newsweek.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Also not on my most pessimistic predictions list: Germany mobilizing troops in response to expansionist threats from a fascist American regime.
I really didn't have "CBS credulously reporting administration lies" on even my most pessimistic list.
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I really didn't have "CBS credulously reporting administration lies" on even my most pessimistic list.
Per the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, it is prohibited to kill, injure or capture an adversary by resort to perfidy. The following acts are examples of perfidy: The feigning of civilian, non-combatant status
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Per the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, it is prohibited to kill, injure or capture an adversary by resort to perfidy. The following acts are examples of perfidy: The feigning of civilian, non-combatant status
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Wowza. The Fed Chair tells it like it is. "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Wowza. The Fed Chair tells it like it is. "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
The congressman has a point.
Let's be clear. Donald Trump will indict the Fed Chair, kidnap foreign leaders and kill American citizens in MN if it distracts you from asking WTF is in the Epstein files because HIS BASE doesn't like pedophiles. None of this is normal. But everything he does is from weakness right now.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
The congressman has a point.
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Temu ICE. Protestor detained escapes.
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Temu ICE. Protestor detained escapes.
Does this condom make my dick look bigger?
January 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Does this condom make my dick look bigger?
This is a fair point.
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM
This is a fair point.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley