Want to tell the FCC not to approve this hideous, stupid, short-sighted megaconstellation? Instructions are available here: https://aas.org/posts/advocacy/2026/02/how-submit-comments-satellite-applications-fcc

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ErickaSimone/116151911589617150 Brontosaurus, because I need more neck.

I, KrissyKat, personal have stopped 57 wars from occurring just today because I haven't launched nuclear weapons, invaded foreign countries, or launched cruise missiles. I therefore declare myself The 2026 KrissyKat Bored of Peace Winner and award myself all of the honors and commedations that […]

Talking about dark sky access really felt like preaching to the choir. That was amazing!! I saw dark sky posters all over the town, there are like 3 actual streetlights, and the rest of the lighting in town is low-level and just shines right on the sidewalk […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Ok, now that you've sat through that rant, my family and I saw SEVEN KIWIS yesterday! 3 were on Ulva Island, and 4 were just snarfling around in the grass on the sides of the roads around Oban, the only town on Stewart Island. The giant New Zealand pigeons, Kurerū, were abundant and delightful […]

Kia Ora, Invercargilll! I still owe the world a few posts about my time on Stewart Island Rakiura because that was completely incredibly amazing. But the only internet access I had was through the public library, which has a Starlink antenna on top, which made me feel pretty gross. Say it with […]

Catholic bishops warn the Supreme Court that Trump is threatening the “moral foundations of American society.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/donald-trump-birthright-citizenship-immigration-catholic-bishops.html

#3goodthings 1. I thought I was going to the auto body shop to make an appointment, but instead the guy took a look at the displaced seam and just reached under and pressed it back into place. No charge. 2. The lengthening daylight in my part of the world. 3. Sablefish. It has a lot of […]

#factcheck #trumplies #trump claimed #iran is building missiles that could soon hit the #us. Sources say that’s not backed up by US #intelligence. When Trump addressed the nation Tuesday night, he claimed that Iran is “working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America […]

Harrowing 911 calls from ICE detention center reveal children unable to breathe, suffering seizures and broken bones: report | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-detention-center-911-calls-children-b2928990.html

An underrated feature of Signal is the absence of junk texts.

Each dot in this picture is a Nazi-fascist massacre in Italy that happened between 1943 and 1945. This is the result of a project that lasted years, summarized by the Atlante cells Stragi Nazifasciste https://www.straginazifasciste.it/ 6000 of them, the […] [Original post on manganiello.eu]

'Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, ... believes we're living in "a Dietrich Bonhoeffer moment," invoking the 20th-century Lutheran pastor killed for his anti-Nazi activism.' https://www.ncronline.org/news/border-czar-challenges-pope-leo-archbishop-wester-warns-bonhoeffer-moment

Easily the weirdest press release of the week:

Shoutout to some of these publishers in the Fediverse: @AfroLA @aftermath.site @allrisenews @TheAnkler @thebarbedwiretexas @bolts @COYOTEMedia @Defector @51stNews @404mediaco @news @TheMargin_US @oliverdarcy @TPM @TheConversationUS @ProPublica @marshallproj @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

As the news industry implodes, @Flipboard is doing everything we can to help independent media and journalists who are starting their own publications. Here's my ode to indy journalism, perfect for Valentine's Day ... or Galentine's ;) […]

Reporters Without Borders says 2025 was the deadliest year ever for reporters. “Journalists do not just die. They are killed. This is where hate and impunity lie.” Impunity has become the standard. In Ukraine, Russia targets journalists. Sudan is nearly impossible for reporters to operate in […]

RE: https://troet.cafe/@catflyhigh/116135714115109387 #thursdayfivelist Vincent by Don McLean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfTBSHXV0eM Red by King Crimson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8xgIsi69Z4 Man in Black by Johnny Cash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDd32K-mOVw Behind Blue Eyes […]

Richard Foos, Rhino Records https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/23722

So. Power tools for ants. Let's think about this. Many creatures such as snakes, rats and others will learn to drive or operate other machines. So what kind of machines could we make for ants? I think bull ants might be good candidates since they are naturally curious and have good eyesight.

I enjoy the observation that from Andrew's perspective he couldn't see anything. He was just trying to hide seeing all the lights flashing through the tinted windows. A moment of pure fear.

If the US has a Nazi problem, it means that the world has a Nazi problem. "The Republicans have a Nazi problem, yes. But this means that the United States also has a Nazi problem. The responsibility for defeating it in the 21st century falls, as it did in the 20th, to everyone—of any party or […]

Attorney General Bonta Exposes Amazon Price Fixing Scheme Driving Up Costs for Americans, Asks Court to Immediately Halt Illegal Conduct https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-exposes-amazon-price-fixing-scheme-driving-costs

Five members of the USA's men's hockey team skipped the White House's celebration of their Olympic gold. Brock Nelson, Jackson LaCombe and Jake Oettinger are all from Minnesota, while Kyle Connor is from Michigan and Jake Guentzel is from Nebraska. The women's team turned down President Trump's […]

Maybe he felt an urgent need to pray something. I realize the click of a shutter is just one split second, but sometimes I think about this picture of all the members of the Holy See's equivalent of the State Department applauding as the Pope enters to […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116124089534718800 TL;DR: #indivisible #santafe encountered major obstruction from the City of Santa Fe to get a permit for a closed street march. We have pivoted, will recommend a sidewalk march route. Wherever you live, we’d love to know you support […]

I'm calling it: Eddie Hurrizzard.

Chimpanzee ice skating https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/48235

When it happens, I'll probably step outside and bang on a pan.

#silentsunday #mendocinocoast

Kagan in her concurrence quickly agrees with Roberts’ opinion’s “conclusion, as [she does] with the bulk of the principal opinion’s reasoning.” But having been told by Gorsuch what she thinks, Kagan writes at some length to tell him no, she does not. This does yield some of the best writing in […]

“JUSTICE GORSUCH claims not to understand this statement, insisting that I now must be applying the major-questions doctrine, and his own version of it to boot. See ante, at 17 (concurring opinion) ("My concurring colleagues all but endorse it today"); ante, at 2, 7, 18 (similar). Given how […]

This weather is off the charts. 24 flooding events in Wodonga right now. Doesn’t seem to be any up where I live so fingers crossed. Nothing I can do about it at the moment, but home tomorrow with fingers crossed 🫤. I’m a little concerned as more is to come 😐.

RE: https://flipboard.com/@blockclubch/block-club-chicago-ac02rc6lz/-/a-gYIiak1HSh6_dgOHDnEoBg%3Aa%3A3438976346-%2F0 Writer/ director Yelena Popovic:

#trump is clearly fuming at the 2 justices he nominated in his first term who sided against his #tariffs. “I think it’s an embarrassment to their families, if you want to know the truth. The two of them,” Trump said of #gorsuch & #amyconeybarrett throwing a bit of #stochasticterrorism into the […]

"The regularisation began with a petition, one which gathered more than 700,000 signatures, and the support of more than 900 civil society organizations." https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2026-02/spain-migrant-regularisation-sanchez-valcarcel-church-jrs.html

The Republican-controlled US House on Wednesday passed a new version of the SAVE Act, a sweeping voter restriction bill that would require people to show citizenship documents to register to vote and strict forms of photo ID to cast a ballot, potentially disenfranchising tens of millions of […]

Fun factoid of the day: California, Canada, and Tokyo (metro) are all roughly the same population (40 million)

Came across this passage from Kim Stanley Robinson's excellent "New York: 2140," which I think perfectly captures how I am getting through these next few years (and have gotten thru the ones that have come before).

Queck! Gorleston Psalter, England 14th century. British Library, Add 49622, fol. 190v. #medieval #medievalart

“DHS is using a repurposed Navy logistics program to fund the buildings and materials necessary to create these concentration camps quickly … Last year… the United States itself was added as number 27. That region is called TITUS: Territorial Integrity of the United States. And now, thanks to […]

I'm really glad to have discovered RNS. I wish more such outlets were here, as well as accounts like Vatican News would extend themselves past X. Also, Pontifex. I appreciate you, and your work.

I've been thinking about this a lot. AI will make everyone except the 0.01% worse off. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/ai-white-collar-jobs/686031/?gift=SCYx-5scVta3-cr_IlgTye5UuEDMsmIn8A8Cc1O-vk0

Thinking of civil right leaders today & their allies. I was watching a clip of Dave Brubeck Quartet with my 92 year old FIL. He asked who the bassist was so looked him up. It's Eugene Wright, Brubeck was a strong supporter of his. When he found out that the producers intended to keep Wright […]

“I’m sure it is difficult to see us welcome the killer of so many of your fellow Muslim terrorists,” #randyfine wrote online, referring to Ms. Omar. “The only shame is that you serve in Congress.” At the time, #house Democratic leaders condemned his comment. #mikejohnson never did […]

She said her post was misinterpreted & used as “grounds for days of attacks, threats & widespread misinformation, including inaccurate claims that I am part of Mayor Mamdani’s administration.” #randyfine has referred to both #muslim #women in #Congress as “terrorists.” #islamophobia #bigotry […]

Happy New Moon, Ramadan and Mardi Gras! 🌑

The possibility that Meta might build facial recognition again has to be considered against the backdrop of a fast-growing surveillance state in the US — and deepening ties between the tech industry and the military https://www.platformer.news/meta-facial-recognition-return/