Excuse me Connections? That word in blue today does not mean what you think it means. Or am I the only one who has never heard it in that context?

Circling back on One Battle, still hate it but if you want to watch some fun movies by a director check out Tom Twyker's works with Franka Potente. Run Lola Run, The Princess and the Warrior. Been years since I've seen them but I enjoyed them.

One court decision, two different headlines. Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?

Nottingham’s Clifton Bridge was built in the 50s with a cycle lane. In the 80s it was adapted into 8 lanes for cars.

I have been asked back again (third time) to talk to a sixth-form college doing A-level military history. Disappointed that I can’t find other historians willing to give up a couple of hours to talk to the next generation. If you have free time and knowledge of Crimean, Boer or FWW message me.

What to know about the smaller Sphere planned for Maryland

The article notes some things I was unaware of but we shouldn't throw up our hands and give up.

This thread is filled with stories of people regularly cycling distances in the UK like they would in a car for weekend trips. Just amazing to me. There were differences in infrastructure.

Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."

NYT: Trump has monetized his return to office in a way with out precedent and personally profited by $1.4 billion over his first year: "We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view. And they continue to grow."

St Paul Parks and Rec really going through it

the senator:

the gofundme:

“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency. This granular location information paints a detailed picture of who we are, where we go, and who we spend time with.”

In the process, we also found the location of the private gym for Lone Star Active Club (neo-Nazi group with close ties to Patriot Front), in North Richland Hills

NEW: The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of business in North Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. @stevanzetti.bsky.social, @wileydcope.bsky.social and I identified the men behind 4 of these companies.

NYT editors put "Claudine Gay" in "top 5 featured on the New York Times homepage Dec 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 25" While they put Trump calling for Constitution's "termination" on page 15 and his chief of staff's "tyrant" warning on 12 Christopher Rufo openly bragged about their plans

Average Sunday show interview: OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats HOST: how will you pay for it? OFFICIAL: tariffs HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed HOST: thank u for ur time

Use code WWIII and receive a $500 bonus when you bet on the fate of Greenland with DraftKings

🔴How Neo-Nazis Posing as ‘Ordinary Parents’ Embedded Themselves in Anti-Immigrant Protests A year long investigation by Katherine Denkinson exposes the Neo-Nazi and far-right extremists operating openly inside anti-immigration protests bylinetimes.com/2026/01/19/h...

This is a selection of front pages from the UK tomorrow, just as an example of how high Greenland is on the news agenda in Europe. bsky.app/profile/mcpl...

If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

One Battle After Another was a waste of almost 3 hours of my life. I loved early PTA. Magnolia and Boogie Nights were certainly interesting for their time. Hard to watch but had arcs you could follow. This shit was an incoherent mess that went nowhere. Good actors, good soundtrack, shit story.

Here's an enraging story I wrote about today: A lady currently incarcerated in Texas has been taking care of a stray cat. It got sick. Her daughter started a fundraiser to pay for the vet. The prison now has put her in solitary confinement. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...

“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire

Looks like Facebook already deleted the cited video.

I'm sure everyone will be SHOCKED to hear that the videos do not show the whole "people came out and attacked ICE with snow shovels" thing that ICE claimed was what happened. This was not a remotely defensive gunshot.

Does anybody know of any sci-fi podcasts that focus exclusively on craft, i.e. the writing itself, not publishing or the business side. Please repost for reach! I'm trying to see something.

Hey why do all these rats keep fleeing my ship

Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.

I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead. It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut. No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.

"Farmer Alfalfa grows corn and carrots and complex compounds like ivermectin. He keeps some for his family. Most of it goes to Inspector Goldbug, who inspects the farm and explains which parts belong to the government."

“Whatever government is not a government of laws is a despotism, let it be called what it may.” ~Daniel Webster. Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782. Image: Public domain.

@ninersbookclub.bsky.social @selina3sticks.bsky.social @shelleyelwood.bsky.social

The Harvard Bookstore Warehouse sale has started. Plenty of language books too!!! #LangSky #polyglots #BookSky #Lit hbswarehousesale.com/collections/...

All of this is just gorgeous

Ties and tailoring galore! Welcome to Pitti Uomo 109 🙌🏾✨

Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2053...

Terror is essential to Miller's project. It's designed to dissuade us from showing solidarity with the immigrants getting removed. Stand in the way of ethnic cleansing and you risk violence yourself. (h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com) newrepublic.com/article/2053...

This is my #1 requirement for the 2028 Dem nominee. Run on a plan to undo and rebuild all that has been ruined. Not just talking points but an actual written plan of what & how you’re going to do it. Then once elected, execute the plan…. #1 priority!

Seeing folks real happy that Virginia's new governor, Abigail Spanberger, cut ties with ICE today as one of her first official acts. Except she didn't. She signed an EO that gives her the *option*. More ominously, when asked if & when the collab would end, a "spokesperson declined to comment."

Between Mamdani and Spanberger, the establishment of "instantly repeal all the bullshit the last pig put in place" as Democratic priority #1 for both democratic socialists and ex-CIA types is an extremely heartening development.

the dominant "rapid response" group in DC is deliberately discouraging the use of whistles and offering no alternative system to alert people who are in immediate danger. wrecker behavior at best, at worst infiltration.

“Presente! began during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide food and resources to immigrants and others in need with schools closed and fear of exposure to the virus. ‘We’re hearing the same thing again,’ Cron said, ‘but this time, the pathogen is ICE and racism.’”

we know reality TV show star Donald Trump can't figure this one out, but a tariff is a tax on imports that WE pay, not the exporting country.

The military should never be used to enable violence and lawlessness by the federal government. That would be an abuse of the Insurrection Act, a threat to public safety, and an incredibly dangerous precedent. Congress… where are you??? 13/13