Cory Doctorow: "America is not great. It has been gutted by the Epstein class, who robbed us blind, raped our kids, and are now selling us shitcoins and chatbots and the spectacle of protesters being shot in the streets."
George Carlin famously said that politics and economy are "a big club and you ain't in it."
The #Epstein files are showing how right he was, especially this one, in which Epstein cackles with his pal Peter Thiel about how #Brexit was "just the beginning" of their plans to destroy governments and institute a "return to tribalism."
They elected Trump knowing that he is a corrupt/evil imbecile who destroys anything he touches.
It's all about buying the dip justice.gov/epstein/files/Data…
By any measure, the F.B.I.’s search of an election center in Fulton County, Ga., last week was extraordinary.
Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as Trump harnessed the levers of government to not only buttress his false claims of widespread voter fraud,
but also to try to build a criminal case against those he believes wronged him.
What happened the next day was in some ways even more unusual, The New York Times has learned.
Behind closed doors, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, met with some of the same F.B.I. agents,
members of the bureau’s field office in Atlanta, which is conducting the election inquiry, three people with knowledge of the meeting said.
They could not say why Ms. Gabbard, who also appeared on site at the search, was there, but her continued presence has raised eyebrows given that her role overseeing the nation’s intelligence agencies does not include on-site involvement in criminal investigative work.
Question for US legal things knowers RE Minneapolis and lawyering up.
My sister and spouse are actively helping vulnerable community members with things like rides etc. She’s been told that if she is detained that she’ll need to give her specific lawyer’s name and direct contact info, so she’s considering finding someone to have on retainer. Probably obviously, that’s not a straightforward thing to search for.
Does anyone with *specific and direct knowledge of these things* have any applicable information/guidance or local to MPLS recommendations that I can pass on?
Edit: June’s advice linked here about the National Lawyer's Guild seems to be exactly what she needed. Thanks for boosting! mspsocial.net/@june/1160020958…
@mycrowgirl@flipping.rocks the National Lawyer's Guild is the number people are using who don't have an existing relationship with a specific lawyer. They have been working on this specific situation and are expecting such calls.MSP Social.net
Jennifer Brooks: "An avalanche of outerwear poured in."
“A couple of weeks ago, I was at Whipple, seeing if there was anything I could do,” said Rachel Gerdes, whose Instagram account now directs her 40,000 followers to Haven Watch and other mutual aid groups who are raising funds and supplies for people who are too afraid to leave their homes to shop, work or go to school.
Suddenly, she said, “They released someone in front of the Whipple Building in no winter clothes. It was freezing cold. She was just out in the cold.”
Gerdes approached the shivering woman and asked if she needed help. The woman said she had no way to get home. The light-rail station is half a mile from Whipple. A long way to walk without a coat in January.
Volunteers step up for ICE detainees who need winter coats
By Jennifer Brooks
The Minnesota Star Tribune
startribune.com/stepping-up-fo…
#Minnesota #WinterClothing #MutualAid #resist #WhippleBuilding
On a turnout of 53%, 93% of Resident Doctors have voted to continue their campaign of industrial action for another six months.... suggesting the absence of trust in Wes Streeting continues.
The Q. will now be whether the BMA can continue to (broadly) win the public argument on doctors pay - having navigated through the 'winter crisis' they may be able to keep people on side... but equally may have undermined the perception of their importance to the NHS?
#NHS #doctors
theguardian.com/society/2026/f…
British Medical Association members back further action as union’s chair says ‘a deal is there to be done’Denis Campbell (The Guardian)
These professionals are being employed more and more, many working beyond their scope, eg. in GP, seeing undifferentiated patients (against the Leng recommendations). Patients have died due to PAs working above their competencies.38 Degrees
And this week's key political Q. is likely to be:
How much did Keir Starmer know & when, about Peter Mandelson's links with Jeffery Epstein?
Whatever he did or didn't know this is unlikely to play well for Starmer, who should have been a little more sceptical about Mandelson's desire to return to politics for the third time!
Pushing for trade, preparing for war: A document reveals Vietnam's dual approach toward the US
https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-us-war-planning-china-115c4f9bc69d91e7afe6b4dba7dc460f?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Asia @asia-AssociatedPress
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‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MPDavid Maddox (The Independent)
Is #izzyondroid down?
thanks for making that clear and even more for keeping this wonderful repo alive in general! 💟
I love how the #UK is speedrunning Canada and the United States right now, where the shit-tier centrist underwear stains are more terrified of the Left winning and just completely replacing them than they are of the country going open fascist.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli…
‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MPDavid Maddox (The Independent)
Video Montage: Use Of Chemical Gas In Portland - January 31 and February 1, 2026 | 1:54
Heavy use of chemical gas in Portland Oregon.
Here is a collection of video clips from January 31 and February 1, 2026.
Video clips, media and quotes posted to Mastodon by independent journalist Alissa Azar @alissaazar on Jan 30 and Feb 1, 2026
[Edit: Removed background audio, updated captions]
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Hansen’s disease (leprosy) is treatable today in large part because of the work of Alice Ball, a 23-year-old chemist whose breakthrough turned a toxic folk remedy into the world’s first effective treatment.
Her science saved lives — but her legacy was nearly erased.
theconversation.com/a-young-bl…
#BlackHistoryMonth
Historians are working to shine a light on Alice Ball’s legacy and contributions to an early treatment of a dangerous and stigmatizing disease.The Conversation
Report: A Minnesotan man was treated for a shattered skull after an encounter with ICE agents.
The agents said he had “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall” while trying to escape their custody.
But nurses who treated him said, "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall, [given] the sheer number of skull fractures... & internal bleeding".
truthout.org/articles/minneapo…
#USPol #ICE #EUPol #CdnPoli #racism #press #Minnesota .
Nurses are raising red flags about a man who was treated for a shattered skull after an encounter with ICE agents.Brad Reed (Truthout)
Report: At the present rate, urgent medical evacuations from Gaza would take a year.
"More than 1,000 Palestinians have died waiting for medical evacuation".
~James Smith, emergency doctor
aje.news/48xd9d?update=4283619
#GazaGenocide #USPol #EUPol #CdnPoli #BDS #palestine #DisplacementReplacement #GazaMedicalEvacuation #Press .
Very few patients have left Gaza on the first day of opening, as critics say ‘no information, no promises’ from Israel.Edna Mohamed (Al Jazeera)
I run a website called fediverseresources.com
Check it out!
This little page started on my personal blog. It slowly took on a life of it's own. So here we are with our own domain name and site.Seth (Fediverse Resources)
Yes, it's Monday.
Right now I am listening to my new favorite album: Bebo Valdés & Javier Colina, Live at the Village Vanguard.
This is Cuban jazz at its finest: mambo and chachachá. If you ever saw or listened to The Buena Vista Social Club and liked it, this would be your thing. Particularly, the song El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor).
If you have a music streaming vendor, look for the album. Or watch this and enjoy:
youtu.be/d_BBhVZ_DeE?si=vlNm4E…
Also, here is Broadway, at night, shot at f/1.7 because why not.
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RE: mstdn.social/@mcnado/116003078…
Call For A Toxicology Study - Portland Chemical Gas Attacks
Trying to help call attention to this matter of public interest.
Many people, including young children, in Portland have received very heavy chemical gas exposure over the last few days. There are reports of symptoms including respiratory distress and disorientation.
McNadoMD (see below) is putting out the call for medical toxicology experts to assist with analysis and identification in this public health matter.
cc @alissaazar
Hey #emergencymedicine #toxicology peeps! Anyone in PDX interested in a fun experiment being run right now might consider doing a study of heavy metal levels in the blood of people gassed by ICE during recent and upcoming marches.McNadoMD (Mastodon 🐘)
Hi everyone. Hope you’re enjoying today’s shows.
Here is the schedule for tomorrow, Tuesday 3rd February.
All times UK.
Good news! We have a new show starting tomorrow from Hunter Wilber. Read on to find out more.
12:00 AM - The Treehouse Collection from the Giant Jukebox.
7:00 AM - The Cutlery Drawer with Bobby Stenhouse.
10:00 AM - The Treehouse Collection from the Giant Jukebox.
4:00 PM - Modern Hype with Hunter Wilber.
5:00 PM - Keeping it Country with Terry Baker, in for Buffy Hartland.
7:00 PM - The Loop with Graham Stearn.
9:00 PM - Theme Fight with Steve and Joe, in for Martin and Shanice.
11:00 PM - The Treehouse Collection from the Giant Jukebox. #THRadio
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