David Hand
@ptolemar.ch
Little teapot. Laparoscopic code surgeon. Unabashed user of Gentoo. Acceded to #NAFO on 2023 Apr 25. He/him/etc.
"The tree of liberty is best used as lumber for the cudgels and nightsticks of the Federal Power."
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 AM
"The tree of liberty is best used as lumber for the cudgels and nightsticks of the Federal Power."
Yeah, that makes sense.
Still, the intimidation and the actual surveillance could be separate but related functions.
Still, the intimidation and the actual surveillance could be separate but related functions.
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Yeah, that makes sense.
Still, the intimidation and the actual surveillance could be separate but related functions.
Still, the intimidation and the actual surveillance could be separate but related functions.
Didn't even occur to me to post a link to the class I'm taking. It's in an hour, but they seem to be accepting RSVPs still.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
www.mobilize.us
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Didn't even occur to me to post a link to the class I'm taking. It's in an hour, but they seem to be accepting RSVPs still.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Here's a link to some information, in case anyone, like me, needs it.
www.traverseindivisible.org/resources/se...
www.traverseindivisible.org/resources/se...
See Something? SALUTE — Traverse Indivisible
When witnessing ICE activity, use the SALUTE method to report accurate, actionable information that helps protect communities and guide rapid response efforts. This standardized format ensures clarit...
www.traverseindivisible.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Here's a link to some information, in case anyone, like me, needs it.
www.traverseindivisible.org/resources/se...
www.traverseindivisible.org/resources/se...
Oh, that's right.
I'm taking an online class tonight. I'm nowhere near Maine, but I'm sure it'll come in handy.
I'm taking an online class tonight. I'm nowhere near Maine, but I'm sure it'll come in handy.
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Oh, that's right.
I'm taking an online class tonight. I'm nowhere near Maine, but I'm sure it'll come in handy.
I'm taking an online class tonight. I'm nowhere near Maine, but I'm sure it'll come in handy.
At this point, we're talking real effort and real coordination. And, ideally, real money spent.
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 PM
At this point, we're talking real effort and real coordination. And, ideally, real money spent.
It would be awfully nice if someone experienced in counterintelligence could train observers in observation techniques. Many of these techniques are far from secret even if they're far from well-known.
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
It would be awfully nice if someone experienced in counterintelligence could train observers in observation techniques. Many of these techniques are far from secret even if they're far from well-known.
I mean, it's right there in the name. How did the artist screw it up this badly.
January 23, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I mean, it's right there in the name. How did the artist screw it up this badly.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 PM
LOU Cook's Resignation From Tony Blair's Cabinet
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
LOU Cook's Resignation From Tony Blair's Cabinet
Reposted by David Hand
For those who have never heard of the MOVE bombing
The largely forgotten history of Philadelphia’s police bombing of Black organization MOVE
This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed th...
www.pbs.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
For those who have never heard of the MOVE bombing
Max von Laue and James Franck, but they weren't Peace Prizes, they were for Physics.
They dissolved them in two separate solutions of aqua regia to hide them from the nazis. It worked. After the war, they reversed the chemistry and were able to get the medals re-cast.
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
They dissolved them in two separate solutions of aqua regia to hide them from the nazis. It worked. After the war, they reversed the chemistry and were able to get the medals re-cast.
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
Dissolve My Nobel Prize! Fast! (A True Story)
It's 1940. The Nazis have taken Copenhagen, and physicist Niels Bohr has just hours, maybe minutes, to make two Nobel Prize medals disappear.
www.npr.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Max von Laue and James Franck, but they weren't Peace Prizes, they were for Physics.
They dissolved them in two separate solutions of aqua regia to hide them from the nazis. It worked. After the war, they reversed the chemistry and were able to get the medals re-cast.
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
They dissolved them in two separate solutions of aqua regia to hide them from the nazis. It worked. After the war, they reversed the chemistry and were able to get the medals re-cast.
www.npr.org/sections/kru...
Reposted by David Hand
I was going to ask the same about pipe organs (is that another one?)
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I was going to ask the same about pipe organs (is that another one?)
For a second, I thought this was @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social.
January 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
For a second, I thought this was @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social.
By some coincidence, I began this book at nearly the same time you did.
I'm currently only on chapter five, but I'm beginning rather to suspect that I'm too far along the autism spectrum to catch all that's going on.
I'm currently only on chapter five, but I'm beginning rather to suspect that I'm too far along the autism spectrum to catch all that's going on.
January 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
By some coincidence, I began this book at nearly the same time you did.
I'm currently only on chapter five, but I'm beginning rather to suspect that I'm too far along the autism spectrum to catch all that's going on.
I'm currently only on chapter five, but I'm beginning rather to suspect that I'm too far along the autism spectrum to catch all that's going on.