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Lots has happened to Fedra since I last posted about it. You can now edit profiles, customize the autoloading behavior, customize how many posts are loaded when you fetch, bookmark/unbookmark posts, your last focused timeline will now be remembered when you close a timeline, you can now perform actions on the booster as well as the person being boosted, it's now possible to view posts in your web browser, there's now an installer, admin notifications display properly, you can open the favorites and bookmark timelines, as well as some other small tweaks!
Zip: github.com/trypsynth/fedra/rel…
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"“if Reform win we can say it is us against Reform, but if the Greens win it will feed into the narrative that voting Green is not a wasted vote and they are a serious alternative around the country,” said one Labour MP." A left wing party legitimising a fascist far right party to avoid the potential legitimacy of another left party. Labour should be ashamed and is dead to me. independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli…

Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat

‘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 MP
David Maddox (The Independent)

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Tonight I built a batch API to eliminate Python callback overhead in Speech player.
~250 lines across 6 files. It works.
Then I realized: it breaks backward compat with 10-year-old DLLs that users can still swap in when they don't like a change.
~1ms performance gain vs. user freedom to mix and match components?
Didn't ship it. Best code is sometimes the code you don't merge. 🛁

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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…


Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat

‘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 MP
David Maddox (The Independent)
#uk

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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]

#Portland #ICE #Gas

#Gas #portland #ice @Alissa Azar
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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.

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#BlackHistoryMonth


A young Black scientist discovered a pivotal leprosy treatment in the 1920s − but an older colleague took the credit

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
#blackhistorymonth

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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 .


Minneapolis Mayor Warns of “Invasion” as More ICE Horror Stories Emerge

Nurses are raising red flags about a man who was treated for a shattered skull after an encounter with ICE agents.
Brad Reed (Truthout)
#uspol #racism #cdnpoli #press #ice #eupol #minnesota

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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 .


Updates: Only 5 patients leave Gaza after Israel reopens Rafah crossing

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)
#uspol #palestine #cdnpoli #press #eupol #bds #gazagenocide #displacementreplacement #gazamedicalevacuation

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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.

#photography #jazz

A monochrome view looking down a San Francisco street and sidewalk, at night. On the right, a row of metal cafe tables shines... but noone is sitting there. On the left. Three people are scrolling along the sidewalk, off to enjoy an evening on this stretch of night clubs and strip joints. Being shot with a wide aperture, most of the scene is blurry bokeh... soft focus.

El manisero

El Manisero interpretado por Bebo Valdes.
YouTube
#jazz #photography

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Today, we, along with the National Association of Blind Merchants and several blind entrepreneurs, filed a federal lawsuit challenging a decision by the United States Department of Education that purports to eliminate the Randolph-Sheppard Act priority for blind vendors to operate dining facilities on United States Army installations nationwide.
A blue and white graphic, including the NFB logo at the top right, and text that reads, "January 30, 2026. We filed a federal lawsuit challenging Army-Wide Waiver of the Randolph Sheppard Act."

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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

McNadoMD (@mcnado@mstdn.social)

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 🐘)
@Alissa Azar

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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

#thradio

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If you use Mac, definitely try #OpenAI #Codex Desktop App. "For a limited time, Codex will also be available to ChatGPT Free and Go users to help build more with agents. We’re also doubling rate limits for existing Codex users across all paid plans during this period." #LLM #AI developers.openai.com/codex/ap…

Codex app

Your Codex command center
developers.openai.com
#AI #llm #openai #codex

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Re last boost (social.pneumasolutions.com/@pn…): it was a lot of fun working on this feature, and I hope people enjoy it as much as I enjoyed working on it! Working at Pneuma Solutions is an absolutely fantastic experience, they have great company culture and fantastic products. A special thanks to @matt for being an incredible technical mentor throughout this whole process. Happy recording!

Pneuma Solutions

2026-02-03 00:23:47

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AT instructors, support providers, and everyone else in between - rejoice!
Today, we proudly introduce session recording as an open beta for all #RemoteIncidentManager users!
Say goodbye to the struggles of juggling multiple screenshare and recording tools to cobble together a recording of your remote support session! RIM now makes it effortless to record your sessions as they happen. And did we mention it's absolutely free? Go give it a try and tell us what you think!
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Welcome - Remote Incident Manager

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AT instructors, support providers, and everyone else in between - rejoice!
Today, we proudly introduce session recording as an open beta for all #RemoteIncidentManager users!
Say goodbye to the struggles of juggling multiple screenshare and recording tools to cobble together a recording of your remote support session! RIM now makes it effortless to record your sessions as they happen. And did we mention it's absolutely free? Go give it a try and tell us what you think!
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Welcome - Remote Incident Manager

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#remoteincidentmanager
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One of Pepper the borrowed dog's neighbors offers free whistles in a Little Free Library.

Tucked inside a sandwich bag are the whistle and lanyard, along with signal protocol documentation and a wallet-card list of constitutional rights.

"GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT."

#Minneapolis #resistance #whistles

Posted on the glass of a Little Free Library in the Minnehaha neighborhood of Minneapolis: FREE! Please take one! WHISTLES! INSTANT ALERT SYSTEM SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE. FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA. TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE
#resistance #minneapolis #whistles
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The face-eating leopard grows fat:

Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE

Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’

"On Saturday, Pena was himself reportedly detained and sent to the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey. One friend told the local newspaper the Brazilian Times that Pena had been taken into custody after missing a court hearing. The detainee’s lawyer, Andrew Lattarulo, was reportedly trying to resolve the situation and prevent him being transferred to another state."

theguardian.com/us-news/2026/f…


Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE

Tom Phillips (The Guardian)

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the department said the temporary ban (visa) will "remain active until the U.S. can ensure that new immigrants will not extract wealth from the American people."
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Meanwhile?
A study published last week by the Cato Institute, found that "immigrants consumed about 24 percent less in welfare benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis ...
smh
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