Lancelot Link
@lancelotlink.bsky.social
News Junkie, Science Junkie, Owned By A Malamute
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
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cassidy betrayed his country and himself in order to help rfk murder children, and for what?
like, "okay, I will murder children for tump's endorsement" and then he doesn't endorse you.
I hope he appreciates the price of his soul.
like, "okay, I will murder children for tump's endorsement" and then he doesn't endorse you.
I hope he appreciates the price of his soul.
Trump says he will endorse Julia Letlow if she runs against Bill Cassidy in a Republican senate primary.
January 18, 2026 at 3:52 AM
cassidy betrayed his country and himself in order to help rfk murder children, and for what?
like, "okay, I will murder children for tump's endorsement" and then he doesn't endorse you.
I hope he appreciates the price of his soul.
like, "okay, I will murder children for tump's endorsement" and then he doesn't endorse you.
I hope he appreciates the price of his soul.
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Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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The fact that CBS didn’t report this incident tells you everything.
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The fact that CBS didn’t report this incident tells you everything.
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June 2024: "Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack‘s [(R)] son James Phillip Womack was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine."
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
June 2024: "Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack‘s [(R)] son James Phillip Womack was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine."
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
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Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
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'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Hey but look. You have less money in your pocket but at least the acolyte didn’t get a second season
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Hey but look. You have less money in your pocket but at least the acolyte didn’t get a second season
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Congrats to everyone who voted for Trump to lower prices! You’re now paying more for everything so Trump can feel better about himself bsky.app/profile/twse...
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Congrats to everyone who voted for Trump to lower prices! You’re now paying more for everything so Trump can feel better about himself bsky.app/profile/twse...
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What’s the Senate waiting for?
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
What’s the Senate waiting for?
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One half of the Special Relationship needs to go to the bookshop pronto
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
One half of the Special Relationship needs to go to the bookshop pronto
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It’s almost like who you vote for matters…
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
It’s almost like who you vote for matters…
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Memo leaked to me reveals shortly before the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, homeland security was worried about officer confrontations with vehicles - foreshadowing the exact circumstances of Good's death:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
Leaked memo: “De-escalation is key”
Before Renee Good’s killing, immigration authorities sent agents a warning
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Memo leaked to me reveals shortly before the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, homeland security was worried about officer confrontations with vehicles - foreshadowing the exact circumstances of Good's death:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leaked-mem...
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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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Useful idiots learn their usefulness was temporary and conditional.
this is a rollicking great read
it's a story of a bunch of tenured idealists who believed that they were building a university dedicated to free speech and free inquiry, but then lost control of their project to... the right-wing megadonors who funded the university
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
it's a story of a bunch of tenured idealists who believed that they were building a university dedicated to free speech and free inquiry, but then lost control of their project to... the right-wing megadonors who funded the university
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Useful idiots learn their usefulness was temporary and conditional.
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The Nobel Prize Committee makes clear:
"One truth remains. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: 'Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.'"
"One truth remains. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: 'Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.'"
January 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The Nobel Prize Committee makes clear:
"One truth remains. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: 'Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.'"
"One truth remains. As the Norwegian Nobel Committee states: 'Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others. The decision is final and stands for all time.'"
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You may have problems paying for your health care this year, but rest assured that Ohio State University's right-wing Salmon P. Chase Center is getting $5 million of your money from the Trump-Vance administration via an NEH grant.
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 AM
You may have problems paying for your health care this year, but rest assured that Ohio State University's right-wing Salmon P. Chase Center is getting $5 million of your money from the Trump-Vance administration via an NEH grant.
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She doesn't owe any of us a damn thing. She holds no public office rn. But instead of complaining about how the Black woman isn't doing enough labor for you, you could take those delicate white fingers and type "Kamala Harris" into Google.
Go find out what she's doing instead of complaining.
Go find out what she's doing instead of complaining.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
She doesn't owe any of us a damn thing. She holds no public office rn. But instead of complaining about how the Black woman isn't doing enough labor for you, you could take those delicate white fingers and type "Kamala Harris" into Google.
Go find out what she's doing instead of complaining.
Go find out what she's doing instead of complaining.
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Indeed it should never be forgiven & never be forgotten that not only was the USA failed by the gullible, willfully ignorant, intolerant, racist, bigots, misogynists but also the LAZY who simply couldn't be bothered to fulfill their Civic Duty.
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Indeed it should never be forgiven & never be forgotten that not only was the USA failed by the gullible, willfully ignorant, intolerant, racist, bigots, misogynists but also the LAZY who simply couldn't be bothered to fulfill their Civic Duty.
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We could have avoided it, but people chose to stay home during the 2024 election, or they allowed their misogyny and racism to prevent them from selecting a qualified, decent, compassionate woman of color to lead.
So sad. Such a waste.
So sad. Such a waste.
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We could have avoided it, but people chose to stay home during the 2024 election, or they allowed their misogyny and racism to prevent them from selecting a qualified, decent, compassionate woman of color to lead.
So sad. Such a waste.
So sad. Such a waste.
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Samantha Stamps is missing. She has experienced homelessness since her old building — raided by feds in September — was ordered vacated by a judge due to unsafe conditions.
Stamps was last seen near the Central Park Pink Line and frequents areas in N. Lawndale. blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/14/f...
Stamps was last seen near the Central Park Pink Line and frequents areas in N. Lawndale. blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/14/f...
Former Resident Of South Shore Building Raided By Feds Is Now Missing, Police Say
Samantha Stamps, 56, was last seen near the Central Park Pink Line stop. She's been experiencing homelessness since the building was vacated, and is known to frequent areas in North Lawndale, police s...
blockclubchicago.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Samantha Stamps is missing. She has experienced homelessness since her old building — raided by feds in September — was ordered vacated by a judge due to unsafe conditions.
Stamps was last seen near the Central Park Pink Line and frequents areas in N. Lawndale. blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/14/f...
Stamps was last seen near the Central Park Pink Line and frequents areas in N. Lawndale. blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/14/f...
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Did you notice that the 57% of ppl who voted for fascism are the ones sitting on their asses screaming for everyone else to DO SOMETHING when they don’t do shit AND they had the OPPORTUNITY to do the right thing on Nov 5 but refused? Tfoh with your magic wands hate laziness selfishness and stupidity
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Did you notice that the 57% of ppl who voted for fascism are the ones sitting on their asses screaming for everyone else to DO SOMETHING when they don’t do shit AND they had the OPPORTUNITY to do the right thing on Nov 5 but refused? Tfoh with your magic wands hate laziness selfishness and stupidity
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Imagine if Republicans in Congress had a fraction of the courage Iranian women have.
January 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Imagine if Republicans in Congress had a fraction of the courage Iranian women have.
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Poland does not want to sell its territory. But for an art student turned chancellor, the land of pierogis may be irresistible.
A remarkably large portion of American elites, even among the supposedly progressive and moderate ones, actually seems to not-so-secretly entertain fantasies of Imperial Grandeur.
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Poland does not want to sell its territory. But for an art student turned chancellor, the land of pierogis may be irresistible.
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What's the difference between most of us and Donald Trump?
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
What's the difference between most of us and Donald Trump?
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.