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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 31/01/2026

Fantastic documentary of the development of the rocker bogie suspension used on several Mars rovers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKSP...

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The Engineer who invented the Mars Rover Suspension...in his garage

YouTube video by GearSkeptic

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

We invaded France and no one will sell us a croissant. It’s very hard on the men.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

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Sarah Everett @goddammitsarah.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

if they are willing to murder US citizens in broad daylight with cameras on them imagine what they're doing to immigrants in private

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting.
2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value.
3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE.
4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on.
5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle."
6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground.

7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack.
8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video.
9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk.
10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun.
11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him.
12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes.

13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times.
14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.
15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1.
16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.
17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building.
18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear

witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values.
I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct.

Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 20/01/2026

@climatologist49.bsky.social I'm seeing some wild forecasts for 8+ inches of snow here in NC this weekend. Can I get your professional opinion? 🙂

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 09/01/2026

Fun new puzzle game! Learned about it a couple days ago and I'm kind of obsessed with it now. enclose.horse

enclose.horse

A puzzle game about enclosing horses.

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 27/12/2025

@matt.godbolt.org I was surprised to see you here on @tomvii.bsky.social 's video! Your clap synchronization needs work! haha

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/12/2025

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

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Jessica Rosenkrantz @nervousjessica.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Radiolaria are microscopic unicellular sea creatures that create skeletons from silica. Their skeletons are among the most beautiful and complex natural microstructures, resembling elaborate filigree. blog post: n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9861

four radiolaria sculptures sitting on a black surface

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 06/12/2025

@matt.godbolt.org have you seen @mattkeeter.com 's "Prospero Challenge"? Several folks used compiler optimization techniques on it so I thought you'd be interested! www.mattkeeter.com/projects/pro... His presentation here gives more context and is worth a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Cn...

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The Prospero Challenge

Evaluate a 7866-clause math expression for fame and glory

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 13/11/2025

This map shows the location of all TWO BILLION eBird records. Each pixel is 0.1° x 0.1° square. Non-linear color scale. This is just me playing around with the eBird data again. #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 02/11/2025

I took a bunch of pictures with my thermal scope and stitched them together into this panorama. So this is long-wave infrared, showing actual temperature differences (black = cold, white = hot). #infrared #thermal #lwir

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 13/10/2025

a few willets and short-billed dowitchers... #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 09/10/2025

The birds are on the move tonight! I'm recording the sky with my thermal scope again. Definitely lots of birbs up there. #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 07/10/2025

the sky was very dramatic last night

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 03/10/2025

me as a kid: I'm gonna build a huge tree house _nails 2x4 to two trees_ me as a kid: I'm gonna write a 3D car racing game _draws a speedometer needle on the screen_

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 02/10/2025

This is about 100 minutes worth of bird migration paths directly over my house, played back in just under one minute. Captured in infrared around 1am last night (October 2nd). Approximately 10 degree field of view, looking straight up. The occasional bat too! Most birds heading southwest. #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 02/10/2025

We've got a visiting Brown Booby here in central North Carolina. I took the kayak out for optimal viewing! #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 23/09/2025

I think they just got married 🥰 😂 #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 22/09/2025

Always liked Alice in Chains but suddenly obsessed. Holy shit they really were good.

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 01/07/2025

Macro shot of a Downy Woodpecker feather #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 17/06/2025

BAMBOOZLED! Red-eyed Vireo feeding a Brown-headed Cowbird. #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 28/05/2025

I'm not sure if I had a favorite bird before, but I definitely have one now... #birds

Chuck-will's-widow perched on a low branch

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 14/05/2025

After playing a weird game of "spot the differences", I've concluded that I got a picture of three different screech owl nestlings! Two of them have since fledged. I suspect the third probably did too this evening. #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 13/05/2025

I'm hardly even tuned into the spring migration. I'm too busy following various nests. Belted Kingfisher, Prothonotary Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Screech Owl, Tufted Titmouse, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird... So many are fledging now. Great photo opportunities. #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 06/05/2025

I found this screech owl yesterday with my thermal scope! #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 26/03/2025

Rare look at a Northern Rough-winged Swallow on the ground. I was standing by the edge of the lake, watching other birds, when I noticed the swallows kept zipping around me. I surmised that they wanted to land on the muddy ground, so I moved over to the side and crouched down and waited... #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 26/03/2025

Carpenter bee came to the wrong house! #birds

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Michael Fogleman @michaelfogleman.com · 01/03/2025

Messing around with ray tracing through lenses (in C++). 1) a 50mm lens patent from 1897 2) the lens modeled in my ray tracer 3) the "picture" that I took with it!