Some of Saturn’s moons sculpt its rings with gravity. Here’s Prometheus (right) dragging ripples through the F ring as it passes. Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute #astronomy

They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life. They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

Protest sign in Minnesota today...

ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old. You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes. From Treasure magazine, 1963 Official answers coming soon (Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi. He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael. At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk. Wael died on Friday at age 30. ICE caused his death. They didn’t get to say goodbye.

Remember the UK law firm that promised 1,000 clients would join their legal claim against the Tavistock for transing kids? And how their statements were parroted excitedly by the UK press (and beyond.) Does this outcome illustrate the character of everyone involved? You decide.

I think this could be a nice task to bring together Area, Perimeter, Pythagoras and Inverse functions. With the main idea that functions are meant to do something useful with an input!

I know some people are cynical about everything now and just say “eh, what do you expect” at every new low, but really this is just astonishing and outrageous, and I don’t think we should shrug at that www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Worth spreading: The little boy's name is Liam.

Things you don't expect to read on a maths exam paper: "Explain why he has stabbed himself in the stomach" I love this question more every time I see it.

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 🧵

s=3 (number of lines) r=.5 (torus radius) p=.25 (polygon radius) q=10 (revolutions increment) d=.0075 (degree step) n=0,1,2,3,... a=int(n/s) t= n (mod s) * (2*π/s) u=a*d*(π/180) v=n*d*(π/180) b=n*d*q*(π/180) x=r*cos(v)+(p*cos(b+a*t))*cos(v) y=r*sin(v)+(p*cos(b+a*t))*sin(v) z=p*sin(b+a*t) #MathArt

The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.

Trinity School is hiring! Join a great maths department with a fantastic HoD, great behaviour, collegiate atmosphere, and an all-round lovely school! Trinity Lewisham School - Vacancies (ECT position) share.google/69t4ckC9Ead8...

Cow Tools! We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years. We breed them and exploit them It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS Here I describe our study (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social with @auersperga.bsky.social

Replies are turned off on on the original post, but I found a link. Can't vouch for it or anything, but here it is

ICE is being suffocated by people LEGALLY and PEACEFULLY observing - following, recording, alerting. It’s plenty confrontational: they do not want to be followed, and ICE can become violent at the drop of a hat. But it is not crossing a line that will justify them using force against use.

ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.

"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval." www.ms.now/opinion/minn...

MN ICE watch is measurably de-escalating violence. Attraction to ICE for newbies is social approval & group power. Now, larger group meets them with social censure. They're using more agents (taken from elsewhere) to conduct relatively fewer arrests, lowering abductions there & beyond.

I had to look up Morrie!

To the people out of state who keep saying “why won’t the local cops stop ICE” you need to understand that ICE is overwhelmingly the largest force on the ground in Minneapolis. They outnumber Minneapolis cops four to one. They’re more likely to stop the cops than the other way around

Swarthmore College is hiring a 3-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics. We're a Math+Stat dept. with ~23 faculty. Friendly colleagues, excellent students, beautiful campus, convenient location (Philly suburbs). Happy to answer any questions. www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27... #AcademicSky 🧪

x=(.5*cos(u)+.6)*cos(v) y=.5*sin(u) z=(.5*cos(u)+.6)*-sin(v) #MathArt

Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.

Fun activities!

Guys I appreciate all the support but I want to be clear that there are thousands - maybe tens of thousands - of Minnesotans doing what I'm doing right now. Most are just everyday neighbors, nice old folks, college kids, baristas, who cannot abide what they're doing to OUR CITY and OUR NEIGHBORS.

what's sad is old dead languages, elvish and klingon have such a heads-up over languages some people speak. (this is somewhat out of date by now, but... good read. modelviewculture.com/pieces/i-can... )

A new Baltimore County school for neurodivergent kids will need to solve a money problem

Some uplifting news

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Check out playwright and author Monica Byrne as she chats through her upcoming course: 'A Writing Workshop for the Age of Emergency' coming to the Irish Writers Centre! ✍️ Book your spot: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/a-wr...

MIchelle Wolf was right about everything. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8IY...

And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷

How many holes does the human body have? The answer takes us in a surprising journey into mathematics and biology, as my fabulous friend @kityates.bsky.social explains: kityates.substack.com/p/how-many-h...

Sadness: I don't have, or have lost, something I value Happiness: I have, or am experiencing, something I value Shame: I acted against my values Fear: I might lose something I value Anger: Someone has hurt something I value Emotions are information about values. Rationality requires emotion.

As a cognitive scientist, I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to realise that emotion matters a lot, not just for understanding humans, but for understanding any thinking agent. Why? Because emotion is an indicator of what that agent values, and values are essential to rationality. Examples:

An update to my ring project. This was not easy to achieve! #mathart #3DPrinting #Mathematica #MeshLab

On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social sat down with @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org, @nkorpett.bsky.social, and @mollyroberts.bsky.social for a special deep-dive into the U.S.'s intervention in Venezuela: youtu.be/dnj58IXe-w8

What a fucking baller move by Peterson. Just incredible. This is the only way to respond to that level of interference

Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).

This broke me this morning. Thank you @jasmineforus.bsky.social for your deep empathy and courageous words.

IN FACT, I once (actually twice now) wrote a novel with absolutely no semicolons at all. And of course, I wrote about why I did that: www.torforgeblog.com/2014/08/04/p...