Jim
@ludflu.bsky.social
functional programming, generative music, medical informatics, meditation, postgresql, baduk, Philly!
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Use the anger you’re feeling now to get caught up and keep fighting it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Use the anger you’re feeling now to get caught up and keep fighting it.
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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Thousands here at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, the site of deportation flights. Clergy have blocked the road at terminal 1 departures singing “before this campaign fails, we’ll all go down to jail. Everybody has a right to live.”
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Thousands here at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, the site of deportation flights. Clergy have blocked the road at terminal 1 departures singing “before this campaign fails, we’ll all go down to jail. Everybody has a right to live.”
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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Very grateful for her contributions to a profound technology spanning many uses.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Very grateful for her contributions to a profound technology spanning many uses.
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This is a ethnic cleansing.
BREAKING REPORTS: Ice has blocked off an entire street and is going door to door in Minneapolis. This has been also reported by @veronicadelacruztv.bsky.social
ICE is not meant to be an occupying army! We demand #ICEOUTforGood!
ICE is not meant to be an occupying army! We demand #ICEOUTforGood!
January 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is a ethnic cleansing.
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“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."
― Edward W. Said
― Edward W. Said
January 4, 2026 at 6:13 AM
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate."
― Edward W. Said
― Edward W. Said
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Join us in supporting @rescueorg as they work directly and with partners to respond to the immense humanitarian crisis that is far from over in Gaza. Learn more about their work and how you can help at our link in bio and at Rescue.org
The IRC
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Find out how you can help the IRC offer lifesaving care ...
Rescue.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us in supporting @rescueorg as they work directly and with partners to respond to the immense humanitarian crisis that is far from over in Gaza. Learn more about their work and how you can help at our link in bio and at Rescue.org
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Picard fastidiously laying out his uniform every night before going to bed 🥹
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Picard fastidiously laying out his uniform every night before going to bed 🥹
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and if you're tech-challenged like me (tried to buy it on Amazon Canada for a few mins before I thought 'duh' and switched to dot com), here's a link for other US folks: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
The Butcher of the Forest
The Butcher of the Forest - Kindle edition by Mohamed, Premee. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Butcher of the Forest.
www.amazon.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
and if you're tech-challenged like me (tried to buy it on Amazon Canada for a few mins before I thought 'duh' and switched to dot com), here's a link for other US folks: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
having depression taught me that its possible to be sad about nothing in particular. Everything in your life can be going well, and you can still be sad.
But a corollary to that is that its possible to be happy for no reason in particular.
But a corollary to that is that its possible to be happy for no reason in particular.
December 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
having depression taught me that its possible to be sad about nothing in particular. Everything in your life can be going well, and you can still be sad.
But a corollary to that is that its possible to be happy for no reason in particular.
But a corollary to that is that its possible to be happy for no reason in particular.
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The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
December 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.
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ICYMI, I've been reliably informed that this makes for an excellent news break.
Come learn about how amazing Joan of Arc, Giordano Bruno, and Jan Hus are. And why Galileo is a bit of a dick.
Come learn about how amazing Joan of Arc, Giordano Bruno, and Jan Hus are. And why Galileo is a bit of a dick.
The YouTube version just dropped! Come watch us make the case that Galileo was a huge dick youtu.be/GCpVEf7VyvE?...
How the Church Invented Cancel Culture (ft. Eleanor Janega)
YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
ICYMI, I've been reliably informed that this makes for an excellent news break.
Come learn about how amazing Joan of Arc, Giordano Bruno, and Jan Hus are. And why Galileo is a bit of a dick.
Come learn about how amazing Joan of Arc, Giordano Bruno, and Jan Hus are. And why Galileo is a bit of a dick.
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The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The little orange bars on the right are what Trump is calling “the greatest economy in history.”
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As part of our TPM series on the realities of mass deportation in New York, I spent a lot of time over these past few months in ICE court.
Here is what I saw.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
Here is what I saw.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
The Undocumented Underground Is Fighting Back Inside New York’s Notorious Immigration Court
One day last month, a Peruvian mother and her daughter went into...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
As part of our TPM series on the realities of mass deportation in New York, I spent a lot of time over these past few months in ICE court.
Here is what I saw.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
Here is what I saw.
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/new-...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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this is gold and you should read it immediately www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
this is gold and you should read it immediately www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
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Alma is a disabled activist and the daughter of a US Navy vet.
She was attending her monthly immigration check in with her lawyer when ICE grabbed her.
I wrote about her and other disabled people being abused at the hands of ICE.
Their stories are often untold or quickly forgotten:
She was attending her monthly immigration check in with her lawyer when ICE grabbed her.
I wrote about her and other disabled people being abused at the hands of ICE.
Their stories are often untold or quickly forgotten:
Disabled People are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention Facilities
Why is no one talking about it? Where's the media? Where's the public outcry? Another example of the pervasive nature of ableism and how society views disabled people as expendable.
www.disabledginger.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Alma is a disabled activist and the daughter of a US Navy vet.
She was attending her monthly immigration check in with her lawyer when ICE grabbed her.
I wrote about her and other disabled people being abused at the hands of ICE.
Their stories are often untold or quickly forgotten:
She was attending her monthly immigration check in with her lawyer when ICE grabbed her.
I wrote about her and other disabled people being abused at the hands of ICE.
Their stories are often untold or quickly forgotten:
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I think there's consensus that we all should call it the Epstein Ballroom. And I propose renaming the rest the Gold House.
October 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I think there's consensus that we all should call it the Epstein Ballroom. And I propose renaming the rest the Gold House.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...