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Former CTO, Linux sysadmin, AuDHD, Amateur Radio Enthusiast, Rewilder, Drugs policy reform advocate. @bminish@mastodon.ie

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THE COURT: No. But that's not the normal way it's presented. It's normally presented with the exhibits on the left, identification, date of identification, witness who identifies it, whether it's admitted over objection or not. Haven't you seen that list? Have you never tried a case in this court before? MS. WAGNER: I have it for you. THE COURT: Thank you, Ms. Wagner. MS. KEIL: No, Your Honor. THE COURT: Okay. You need to do that promptly. MS. KEIL: Yes, Your Honor.

THE COURT: No. But that's not the normal way it's presented. It's normally presented with the exhibits on the left, identification, date of identification, witness who identifies it, whether it's admitted over objection or not. Haven't you seen that list? Have you never tried a case in this court before? MS. WAGNER: I have it for you. THE COURT: Thank you, Ms. Wagner. MS. KEIL: No, Your Honor. THE COURT: Okay. You need to do that promptly. MS. KEIL: Yes, Your Honor.

Here's how the day of the Jacob Winkler trial started. His is one of the Juicebox Jeanine prosecutions that failed in epic fashion--basically an unhoused man she tried to turn into a grave threat to Trump bc he had a cat toy.

This is Beryl Howell and an AUSA who doesn't know Judge Howell.

07.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 694 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 17

The cost of #Fascism, #USA - #Iran #Invasion

07.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump wearing a baseball cap saluting as soldiers carry a flag draped coffin in front of him

Trump wearing a baseball cap saluting as soldiers carry a flag draped coffin in front of him

Nothing says dignified transfer quite like a baseball cap.

07.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 228 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 9

Imagine a Britain where we had used the profits from North Sea Oil to prepare for it running out and having a transport network that works rather than giving rich people a tax cut.

07.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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How England’s outdated water tracking system leaves regulators in the dark Experts warn accurately monitoring consumption by bulk users such as farmers, datacentres and businesses can be all but impossible

At the same time water supplies are stretched in England, farmers are finding they need to use more water, agricultural use in England more than doubling in the past 5 years, as Watershed's Rachel Salvidge revealed last year:

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07.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dual use: If we like it or not, all civilian sats have defence-related uses.

This video shows the Russian Arctic Metagaz LNG carrier exploding after reportedly being hit by Ukranian drones. It comes from @eumetsat.int's Meteosat-12, a weather satellite. Weather is civil, but we see so much more.

04.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

Have fun ham radio 'tinkering' has been keeping me amused for decades.

73 de EI6IZ

04.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The big water scandal

The big water scandal

We're live on YouTube with the brilliant @feargalsharkey.bsky.social

He's got opinions....

youtu.be/MPo3_0DjgyU

04.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 260 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5

Nothing says "pro-life" like state executions

03.03.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi folks. We're dropping our paywall on this story about the scourge of AI pitches for the day, so give it a read and share widely. www.coyotemedia.org/how-coyote-a...

11.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

There's no winners but the war profiteers.

And they're despicable cowards.

11.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.

Their internal memo: β€œWe will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”

13.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1725 πŸ” 962 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 303

I said this quietly to senior officials in Ireland over the last 12 months. Now it requires public statement.

Ireland became rich because -among other reasons- it is the venue where US tech firms can operate in Europe with relative impunity. But this strategy may not last much longer.

12.02.2026 06:33 πŸ‘ 189 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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Trump Threatens to Block Michigan-Canada Bridge He Once Championed The president’s targeting of the bridge shows just how drastically U.S.-Canada relations have fallen between his two terms.

NEW: Trump Is Threatening to Block the Michigan-Canada Bridge. He Used to Cheer It.
@annaleighclark.bsky.social

13.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#OtD 13 Feb 1913 82-year-old labour activist Mother Jones was arrested in West Virginia for supporting a coal miners' strike. Convicted in a military court and sentenced to 20 years in prison, she was pardoned after serving 85 days. More on the Mine Wars: workingclasshistory.com/2018/06/09/w...

13.02.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 164 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 11
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High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful – live Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge; home secretary β€˜disappointed’ by ruling and says government will appeal

Well, well. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

13.02.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Or maybe the headline should read: "Another bonobo trait in humans: They pretend."

β€œWhatever we are, we come from somewhere,” says Martin Surbeck, a primatologist at Harvard. β€œAnd all of our behaviors, they have precursors."

So perhaps bonobos were imaginative before we were.

12.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

'β€œFrom the city’s perspective this should have been delivered yesterday, to be quite frank with you. [...] We’ve already lost a decade of underinvestment in public transport in the city. But at least we’re having them now.”

*incandescently frustrated noises of agreement*

13.02.2026 08:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.

This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.

13.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 3839 πŸ” 1139 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 52

It's all connected. LIKE WE'VE BEEN SHOUTING:

13.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Get fucked

12.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lithium is branded as the cure-all to our fossil fuel dependence. But its history tells another story: that the solution to the world's problems is always more mining.

Make time for this astounding episode with history of science scholar Javiera Barandarian: www.planetcritical.com/javiera-bara...

12.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Listen folks, Pam Bondi was Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019 so she's been covering up Epstein's crimes for a loooooong-ass time

12.02.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 8235 πŸ” 2403 πŸ’¬ 279 πŸ“Œ 89

Just think, an entire campus of Enoch -style weirdos.

12.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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> @alivitali.bsky.social

11.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 2911 πŸ” 964 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 42
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NEW: A page from Bondi's burn book. This is a list of the searches by Rep Jayapal of the unredacted Epstein files. That means the DOJ grabbed her search terms from the computers they set up for members of congress to view the Epstein files to use as ammunition. The photo is from Reuters.

11.02.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 15294 πŸ” 6794 πŸ’¬ 1029 πŸ“Œ 519
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Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.

11.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 4850 πŸ” 1756 πŸ’¬ 266 πŸ“Œ 163
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β€˜You’re a washed-up loser lawyer’: Pam Bondi taunts Democrats over Epstein US attorney general goes on attack during questioning by House judiciary committee over handling of files

β€œYou’re not even a lawyer,” Pam Bondi yells at Jamie Raskin, who graduated from Harvard Law School, has written several books about the legal system, and has taught constitutional law for more than 25 years.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

11.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 1036 πŸ” 327 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 45

"Jim Boyling, who infiltrated environmental and animal rights activist groups for five years, said senior managers turned a blind eye to undercover officers having deceitful sexual relationships with women, often lasting years."

11.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 501 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11