The mist is finally starting to clear this Sunday on ECMWF, UKMO & GFS the original big 3 all singing from similar hymn sheet. Low pressure disrupting south into France and a cold easterly fetch to end this week. In terms of potential ❄️ that is more relevant into next week. However… (1/2)

The Epstein Files must be so horrible, so treacherous, he’s willing to destroy his legacy and family name to protect himself. Desperate.

Danny Kaye skitches a London bus in Merry Andrew (1958) #BicycleBirthday Danny Kaye Born on this day January 18 (1911-1987)

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Reading another psychology/human behavior book talking about the Milgram experiment and thought about what might happen now if universities were still allowed to conduct those studies and then realized that is effectively exactly what social media does. It's one big Milgram experiment.

Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!

www.facebook.com/share/r/1CAT... LOOK AT THE MURDERED AMERICANS KILLED BY ICE!!! NO CRIMINALS, NO ILLEGALS, NO THREATS JUST MURDER!!!

Still hard to believe that there are videos and witnesses to someone shooting a woman in the face three times. Yet the shooter has not been arrested even though the police know who and where he is.

Another old Cambridge street watercolour, done sitting on the low wall at the front of St John's. This is Bridge Street with autumn coming on. Someone wearing a gown is cycing along. Sold a while ago and scanned from a film photo of the original. #streetart #watercolour

I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com

I was reminded that I've been writing @bookriot.bsky.social's "What's Up in YA?" newsletter now for 10 years. That's a long time! It's a great newsletter! I've talked to so many cool people! I've highlighted so many books! bookriot.com/category/wha...

Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning

Politicians & some media outlets have latched onto a narrative that recent immigrants, especially undocumented, are causing spikes in crime. Research does not support the view. In fact, immigrants might have less law enforcement contact compared to native-born Americans.

Checking in on Milei in Argantina.. ouch...everything he touches Argentina posts 31.5 percent annual inflation in December, lowest level in 8 years english.news.cn/20260114/b73...

Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness. Every Democratic leader. Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head. Every CEO. Every religious leader. If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.

Since taking office, Trump has canceled or halted enforcement actions against 166 corporations accused of illegal conduct. At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom. The "law and order" president.

ICE has shot a mother in the face, put a 16-year-old in a chokehold, and permanently blinded at least two protestors — and that’s just some of what we know. And now this. Despicable.

Trump II, Year I: -Bombed Iran, Venezuela, and Yemen -Allowed Israel to repeatedly violate the ceasefire and kill civilians -Ripped healthcare and SNAP away from millions -Deployed masked ICE agents to terrorize American cities The "Peace President."

Every Democrat should pledge to back each of these 10 steps to make America affordable again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0atXZZveIjE

$1.5T for the military budget $170B for ICE and Border Patrol $1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet $470M to send National Guard into cities $230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" $200M for Kristi Noem's jets $100M for Trump's golf outings But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

Tomorrow we honor the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. I remember the "good trouble" that occurred 65 years ago. I believe it’s time for some good trouble again. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-a-time-for-good-trouble

Fortune 500 companies that have contracts with ICE: -Amazon -AT&T -Booz Allen Hamilton -Caci -Charter Communications -Comcast -Dell -Ecolab -FedEx -General Dynamics -L3Harris -Motorola -Thermo Fisher -UPS Know who profits from Trump's cruelty.

This week, we’ve seen unprecedented state violence waged against Minneapolis — and unprecedented solidarity and activism rise in its wake. Heather and I unpack another difficult week on the Coffee Klatch — with special guest Lina Khan. https://youtu.be/ZVGTmdKoTME

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Here are five things you can do today to bend it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W-lVRQQGtI

I call for social media use to be forbidden for all presidents.

Are plug-in hybrids spelling the end for diesel in the UK? This is my view as an electric vehicle editor https://www.evshift.com/387055/are-plug-in-hybrids-spelling-the-end-for-diesel-in-the-uk-this-is-my-view-as-an-electric-vehicle-editor/ Your support helps us to tell the story From …

Why is losing ice from land a major problem for people living near the ocean? Using a miniature beach to demonstrate one of the many impacts of going past #planetaryboundaries, the Planetary Boundaries Science lab asks "Is sea level rise worse than you think?"👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4ao...

On the long list of ways MLK Jr's legacy has been whitewashed or erased: He was an early advocate for (something like) Universal Basic Income. Gov't guaranteed full employment w/a guaranteed annual income was a core demand of the Poor People's Campaign. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Pe...

Wot? U think u live in a democracy bro?

It's bizarre that some politicians are trying to behave as if the US president were sane, or capable of reason or moral judgement.

On MLK Day, we’ll hear a lot of quotes from people actively dismantling his legacy, including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Dr. King’s work was never finished. It was interrupted.

A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey. It is at redshift 1.21 (lookback time 8.71 billion years) with coordinates (150.37489, 1.81966). 42 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.

@daveelmore12.bsky.social founding member of Bike Winnipeg and cycling educator on the recent 1 metre passing law, what it does and doesn't do to protect cyclists in #winnipeg #manitoba www.bikewinnipeg.ca/manitoba-gov...

In a joint statement, Labour Party councillor for the Cork City South-East ward, Peter Horgan, and Green Party councillor for the Cork City North-East ward, Oliver Moran, said they are both alarmed and disappointed by Mr O’Donohue’s comments.

"I try to focus a lot of my work on how governments pick and choose voters," @burness.bsky.social says on the podcast. Well worth a listen, & more importantly, well worth following @burness.bsky.social if that theme is of interest to you.

And if you haven't gotten to read the story yet, no better time than a holiday to take the time to do so: boltsmag.org/prosecuted-f...

This may be the day we find out whether Governor Murphy will sign the three bills protecting immigrants into law. He has until he leaves office tomorrow to decide.

Did you read and enjoyed the piece from my colleague Alex Burness on the prosecution of American Samoans for voting? If you want more: listen to this podcast where @burness.bsky.social discusses the story. It's the East Anchorage Book Club podcast (love it): open.spotify.com/episode/2YvV...

How long before they go from pepper spraying people to shooting out their knees, or worse.

Today we celebrate the wisdom of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, including and especially his lesser known work. Watch and share.

Today we honor Dr. King by remembering that his legacy wasn’t comfort or quiet it was courage, sacrifice, and resistance in the face of injustice. He knew progress is never handed down; it’s pushed forward by ordinary people who refuse to accept inequality as normal.

Political and business leaders at Davos must speak out against what is occurring in the United States. If there were ever a time for world leadership, it is now. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/jamies-choice

Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

I have used this image as my banner, but never showed it off properly. So for this #MineralMonday, I proudly present this spectacular specimen of Malachite!