Oldionus
@oldionus.bsky.social
Resident of the beautiful State of Oregon, spend about a third of the year in the also beautiful State of California. Humanist and Rationalist. Secular Buddhist. Amateur pianist and clavichordist.
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Oldionus
@oldionus.bsky.social
· May 14
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This colour image, combining #Hubble observations with further info by Robert Gendler & Jay GaBany, shows an incredible view of Messier 106 (M106 or NGC 4258), an intermediate spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.
➡️ esahubble.org/news/heic1302/
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #science #astronomy #space
This colour image, combining #Hubble observations with further info by Robert Gendler & Jay GaBany, shows an incredible view of Messier 106 (M106 or NGC 4258), an intermediate spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.
➡️ esahubble.org/news/heic1302/
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #science #astronomy #space
What an absolutely stunning image. What evolutionary purpose does the human sense of beauty serve that when we see an image like this, of beauty on the largest scales, we (Some of us, anyway) get goosebumps?
My heart is heavy.
state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:48 PM
My heart is heavy.
ICE's claim to be exempt from the 4th Amendment amounts to a declaration of war by the regime on the Constitution of the United States. We cannot continue to enable them to do ANYTHING. Boycott, resistance, defunding, impeachment, removal.
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 PM
ICE's claim to be exempt from the 4th Amendment amounts to a declaration of war by the regime on the Constitution of the United States. We cannot continue to enable them to do ANYTHING. Boycott, resistance, defunding, impeachment, removal.
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Police chief details persistent criminal misconduct by ICE officers.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Police chief details persistent criminal misconduct by ICE officers.
If this isn't enough to convince at least seven of the Supreme Court (forget about bribe recipients Thomas and Alito) that Trump's tarriffs are a horrendous abuse of power never even contemplated by Congress in its worst fever dreams, I don't know what would be.
If your peace plan includes Vladimir Putin and excludes actual allies, it’s not peace. It’s submission.
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 AM
If this isn't enough to convince at least seven of the Supreme Court (forget about bribe recipients Thomas and Alito) that Trump's tarriffs are a horrendous abuse of power never even contemplated by Congress in its worst fever dreams, I don't know what would be.
In the goddamn WINTER. This is beyond depraved. It is EVIL.
I know the story is going around. This is Morristown, New Jersey. Half an hour from Newark Airport. Its on the hinterlands of New York City. It's a fight I know ICE isn't ready for.
Also, this is People magazine. It's as normal supermarket America as it gets. Let's hope this lights something.
Also, this is People magazine. It's as normal supermarket America as it gets. Let's hope this lights something.
N.J. Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying, Asking, 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food, Mom Claims
The mother of a 6-year-old girl in New Jersey says her daughter was found walking alone outside their apartment crying and asking for her father over the weekend after he was detained by ICE agents wh...
people.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 AM
In the goddamn WINTER. This is beyond depraved. It is EVIL.
This is truly horrifying. More and more it's clear that the MAGA cult, which controls the entire Republican party in all the states, is a DEATH CULT. They care nothing for the suffering of others, especially if they are "the other," like LGBTQ folk. So "let 'em die." Sick. Sick. And EVIL.
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 AM
This is truly horrifying. More and more it's clear that the MAGA cult, which controls the entire Republican party in all the states, is a DEATH CULT. They care nothing for the suffering of others, especially if they are "the other," like LGBTQ folk. So "let 'em die." Sick. Sick. And EVIL.
All life makes use of the dead remains of forerunner life. But we're concentrating the chemical transformation of millions of years of accumulation in a a short time. If it were being done as part of a program to pave the way for a sustainable energy system, it would be one thing. But it isn't.
Maybe we shouldn't have based our entire civilization around a thick black goo formed from countless dead lifeforms over millions of years, essentially the concentrated essence of death
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
All life makes use of the dead remains of forerunner life. But we're concentrating the chemical transformation of millions of years of accumulation in a a short time. If it were being done as part of a program to pave the way for a sustainable energy system, it would be one thing. But it isn't.
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Up until quite recently, it seemed to me that Trump's economic disaster was the biggest issue in the fight to defeat them, but now I think the thug paramilitary attack on ordinary Americans may be of equal importance. People REALLY don't like this.
Bill Kristol: "The agents presumably had a good laugh about this. Perhaps they relished their meal even more because the staff was frightened. Humiliation of victims, a kind of relish in their fear and misery, a kind of sadism has become a dominant part of the culture of ICE."
The People Are Turning Against ICE. Will the Politicians Take Notice?
Strongly worded statements will not stop the terrorization of the country.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Up until quite recently, it seemed to me that Trump's economic disaster was the biggest issue in the fight to defeat them, but now I think the thug paramilitary attack on ordinary Americans may be of equal importance. People REALLY don't like this.
Sheer sophistry and deceit. The DOJ, like every last corner of the regime, is an affront to the Constituiton and entire small-d democratic framework underpinning our nation's laws. Until they are extracted root and branch and reforms ensure it cannot happen again, our democracy is compromised.
NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Sheer sophistry and deceit. The DOJ, like every last corner of the regime, is an affront to the Constituiton and entire small-d democratic framework underpinning our nation's laws. Until they are extracted root and branch and reforms ensure it cannot happen again, our democracy is compromised.
The fact that an official in an Amercian administration makes this argument in defense of aggressive war, which the US helped to make a violation of International Law, speaks volumes of how depraved our government has become. Miller is a criminal and should be tried in a Nuremberglike tribunal.
Stephen Miller articulated the Lebensraum theory of territorial acquisition—if we're strong enough, we can steal whatever we like—and makes clear that Russia should have Ukraine and China should have Taiwan, too.
January 17, 2026 at 5:39 AM
The fact that an official in an Amercian administration makes this argument in defense of aggressive war, which the US helped to make a violation of International Law, speaks volumes of how depraved our government has become. Miller is a criminal and should be tried in a Nuremberglike tribunal.
If they come to your door, even if you have no reason to need to resist them, don't open the door. Tell them through the door that unless they have a judicial warrant you will not admit or talk to them and demand that they get off your property immediately. Then say nothing further.
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 AM
If they come to your door, even if you have no reason to need to resist them, don't open the door. Tell them through the door that unless they have a judicial warrant you will not admit or talk to them and demand that they get off your property immediately. Then say nothing further.
This is not a warrant. I would tell them to pound sand, in a letter from an attorney if that could be conveniently arranged. I don't believe there is any statutory basis for this, and even if there was, it would probably be a 4th amendment violation and unconstitutional.
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 AM
This is not a warrant. I would tell them to pound sand, in a letter from an attorney if that could be conveniently arranged. I don't believe there is any statutory basis for this, and even if there was, it would probably be a 4th amendment violation and unconstitutional.
I don't blame her... she's trying to do the right thing for her country. But Trump? It's DISGUSTING and PATHETIC. What a POS.
Omg it’s actually worse than I pictured. She had it framed for him.
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I don't blame her... she's trying to do the right thing for her country. But Trump? It's DISGUSTING and PATHETIC. What a POS.
Point taken, although the very idea that people should not be able to appeal for money to defend themselves against charges of violent crime seems inconsistent with the principle that everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and to the right to mount a defense.
NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Point taken, although the very idea that people should not be able to appeal for money to defend themselves against charges of violent crime seems inconsistent with the principle that everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, and to the right to mount a defense.
I wish I could say my country was doing as much as Germany to help defend Ukraine against naked aggression by an imperialist power. But I can't. Instead, to my shock and disbelief, my country is actually threatening a NATO ally. Truly I hope this time is an aberration and that we can overcome it.
This is reported by the press office of Rheinmetall.
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I wish I could say my country was doing as much as Germany to help defend Ukraine against naked aggression by an imperialist power. But I can't. Instead, to my shock and disbelief, my country is actually threatening a NATO ally. Truly I hope this time is an aberration and that we can overcome it.
How about, "we will stop calling you murderers when you stop murdering people" ?
“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
How about, "we will stop calling you murderers when you stop murdering people" ?
It seems unfortunately obvious that there aren't enough Repuglicans too override a veto of a bill to prevent military action in Greenland. The Reps are no longer a governing party; they are a rubber stamp to a would-be dictator. And Dems need to respond accordingly. Normalcy is over, gloves off now.
Will Denmark defend itself or let the U.S. military roll in without resistance?
Trump 'orders US army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland'
Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland - but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
It seems unfortunately obvious that there aren't enough Repuglicans too override a veto of a bill to prevent military action in Greenland. The Reps are no longer a governing party; they are a rubber stamp to a would-be dictator. And Dems need to respond accordingly. Normalcy is over, gloves off now.
Sure as hell looks that way.
"I will not be f*cking gaslit by these people. I will not calm down the rhetoric and tone it down....Jonathan Ross murdered her."
@timmiller.bsky.social on the new footage of the Renee Good shooting:
@timmiller.bsky.social on the new footage of the Renee Good shooting:
January 10, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Sure as hell looks that way.
This man is out of his mind. He can't accept any defeat, because his sociopathic malignant narcissism is so severe he is totally irrational. This is extremely dangerous for our country, and the situation is growing worse every single day. No normal person would say "I won (state) in my opinion."
You lying piece of shit. I chaired the Minnesota DFL for all three of your runs here. I watched you lose. Three times. Minnesota never bought your con. And now, as Chair of the DNC, I’m looking forward to ending Trumpism for good in 2028 — not with lies, but with votes. Again.
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
This man is out of his mind. He can't accept any defeat, because his sociopathic malignant narcissism is so severe he is totally irrational. This is extremely dangerous for our country, and the situation is growing worse every single day. No normal person would say "I won (state) in my opinion."
We are being left in the dust by civilization. IF we manage to save our democracy and begin to rebuild our connections to the "good guys" of the world, we will have to eat some crow and ask for indulgence and favor. A little humility is perhaps a good thing, but first, we have to save democracy.
The EU is knocking down trade barriers around the world as the Trump administration is busy erecting them. The result is a harsh and difficult approach to market for American manufacturers: advantage Europe.
European Union Agrees to Landmark Free-Trade Deal With South America
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
We are being left in the dust by civilization. IF we manage to save our democracy and begin to rebuild our connections to the "good guys" of the world, we will have to eat some crow and ask for indulgence and favor. A little humility is perhaps a good thing, but first, we have to save democracy.
I am having the sick feeling lately that, yes, indeed, Trump is sinking fast and will likely not complete his term. But also that JD Vance is EQUALLY IF NOT MORE committed to an authoritarian takeover and antidemocratic REGIME. We are in for a very, very hard time.
January 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I am having the sick feeling lately that, yes, indeed, Trump is sinking fast and will likely not complete his term. But also that JD Vance is EQUALLY IF NOT MORE committed to an authoritarian takeover and antidemocratic REGIME. We are in for a very, very hard time.
What everyone can see in the video gives the lie to Vance's BS. The guy, fully ambulatory, walked alongside the stationary car, pointed his gun in the window, and shot her. She had no weapon. No matter what allegedly happened before that, this is murder. The STATE should arrest him for murder.
Yeah I agree. Everyone running should answer this question.
JD is showing everyone how this won’t go away when Trump is gone. The psychopathy and cruelty from these people is boundless.
JD is showing everyone how this won’t go away when Trump is gone. The psychopathy and cruelty from these people is boundless.
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
What everyone can see in the video gives the lie to Vance's BS. The guy, fully ambulatory, walked alongside the stationary car, pointed his gun in the window, and shot her. She had no weapon. No matter what allegedly happened before that, this is murder. The STATE should arrest him for murder.
Who is this asshole? I can hardly believe someone educated in the United States and claiming to discuss American values would say something like this. Disgusting.
"Predator" is the best Freudian slip/ Kinsley gaffe of 2026 so far.
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Who is this asshole? I can hardly believe someone educated in the United States and claiming to discuss American values would say something like this. Disgusting.
Whaa? Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico 1898? Wars in Guatemala and Nicaragua over banana production? Iran, 1953? Grenada? Panama? What the hell are you saying? Even orthodox US history acknowledges these things. Monroe Doctrine? Not to mention the wars against the Native peoples over territory!
Louisiana has the highest illiteracy rate in the US, and it extends to their governor, the new Reichsstatthalter for Greenland, who knows nothing of his country's history.
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Whaa? Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico 1898? Wars in Guatemala and Nicaragua over banana production? Iran, 1953? Grenada? Panama? What the hell are you saying? Even orthodox US history acknowledges these things. Monroe Doctrine? Not to mention the wars against the Native peoples over territory!