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Henning Dekant 📎

@quaxquax.bsky.social
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Physicist who dabbles in Quantum Computing and AI. The Network is the Computer. Still truer now than ever.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 7h
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Phil Rocco @philiprocco.bsky.social · 4h
A few months ago, I wrote about our feeble, brittle laws against propaganda for @donmoyn.bsky.social’s substack. Especially when propaganda is linked to cash, it’s time that we revisit the pathetic quality of what passes for checks against executive overreach: open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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The Federal Government is Emailing You Campaign Literature – Can Anyone Stop It?
Is it legal for Social Security to send you partisan propaganda? In theory, no…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 4h
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the CDC have stopped recommending seven vaccines for children, including vaccines that protect against hepatitis B, RSV, and meningitis. These vaccines have kept millions of children out of the hospital and saved countless lives. I'm suing.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 4h
I am not just upset by the crimes the plutocrats are blazingly committing against US now, but their lack of even bothering to hide the crimes shows their terrifying feeling of impunity which will power even worse crimes in the future.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
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Captain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 15h
The Tory party is fundamentally unserious
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maksym.eristavi @maksymeristavi.com · 15h
North Asia remains the largest colonised space on this planet - yet, rarely talked about. it gives us a radically different perspective on the russian empire, its operating system, and the stories it tried to erase endrussia.today/p/north-asia...
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the north asia russians hid from you.
the empire documented North Asia in exhaustive detail. It rarely understood its people. Ukrainians filled the gap.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 14h
Eight-year-old Ivan Kozyr was the youngest victim of Russia’s missile strike on Hroza. He was killed along with his father, grandfather and aunt when an Iskander missile hit a café during a memorial meal. His mother survived the attack.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 14h
⚡️ Russian authorities are quietly expanding emergency measures in Siberia while attempting to downplay a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak. Public warnings have vanished and officials are avoiding naming the disease after a 28-year-old laboratory worker died from a reported test-tube accident.
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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 14h
The French embassy also shared the joint statement that it "takes note with concern of the Russian MFA's threat against diplomats & foreign citizens in Ukraine. Russia is bound by the Vienna Convention & international humanitarian law. We stay in Kyiv." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish diplomats say they are staying in Kyiv
The German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish embassies in Ukraine have said their diplomatic missions will remain in Kyiv despite threats from Russia's Foreign Ministry against foreign diplomats and citiz...
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Henning Dekant 📎 @quaxquax.bsky.social · 19h
If at first you don't succeed ... cheat. kotaku.com/openais-gpt-...
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AI Made StarCraft Bot Swaps In Human Made Bot In Tournament
In a showdown between AI generated Brood War bots and human made ones, OpenAI’s champion resorted to its natural playbook: lie, cheat and steal
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Ankit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 22h
I wonder about the counterfactual where the opposition really leaned into rebranding tariffs as "trade taxes".
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Don Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social · 22h
I have to keep reminding myself that that 3% Harris -> Paxton number exists. Voters are weird; tons of them don't map onto any kind of ideologically coherent worldview that explains their behavior.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21h
A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📌The headlong rush to remove those B-1s from an allied air base in UK is NOT NORMAL. The intelligence necessitating such a chaotic withdrawal must have been daunting, and again points to the shoddy planning that went into this idiotic, unnecessary war. The world is far more dangerous place now.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dug into this and her name seems to be Zhao Jing. She’s being held at Adelanto. A habeas lawsuit was filed at 11:05 AM Pacific today. On X, a user said Ms. Zhao had taught her son. As to why ICE arrested her, no idea. Most likely she’s a pending asylum applicant who got stuck in backlogs for years.
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JING ZHAO
Country of Birth : China, Peoples Republic of Status: In ICE Custody
State: CA
Current Detention Facility: ADELANTO ICE
PROCESSING CENTERScreenshot of PACER filing:

Notice of Electronic Filing
The following transaction was entered by Bayburtski, Hohannes on 10/4/2026 at 11:05 AM PDT

Case Name:
Case Number:
Filer:
Document Number: 1
Zhao v. janecha et al
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Jing Zhao
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PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody by Petitioner Jing Zhao.常國棟GORDON/滅共..
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Her name is Zhao Jing, and my heart broke when I heard her shout "Jing Zhao." Because I saw terror, helplessness, and despair on her face, which shattered me. I never imagined I'd see her in such a way. I still have her contact information; I have her email records. She was once my eldest son's early intervention teacher, with extremely fluent English close to native speaker level, and a senior staff member at that institution—a team-leading Supervisor. She's even from the same hometown as me. For someone in her situation, do you have any advice?郑存柱 @cunzhuzheng.2h
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Recent Progress:
Last night, a friend of this lady reached out to me, asking for my help. Early this morning, I got in touch with Ms. Zhao by phone. After our conversation, I obtained her specific details. That friend had helped top up her phone credit. Since her father doesn't know how to answer calls from the immigration detention center, I also found a kind-hearted friend to go to her residence, visit her elderly father, and promptly check on his health condition.
I immediately drafted a writ of habeas corpus, handed it to the lawyer for review, and have now uploaded it to the federal court for official filing.
I hope she can redain her freedom soon.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For perspective, it is impossible to imagine a similarly well known member of the Trump administration interacting with members of the public like this
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Make of it what you want but a journalist from a French leftist media outlet contacted me to talk about the theory that the deaths on Maidan were a false flag and when I told her Im happy to explain why this stupid conspiracy theory needs to die, she never got back to me to schedule the interview.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I see reports that the former British banker, and whistleblower, Simon Andriesz, 57, has "committed suicide." Andriesz, 57, exposed U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein, including emails in 2018 about a start-up business they planned.
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Camille @c-a-m-i-l-l-e.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The US has twice sided w/Russia in votes at the UN against Ukraine. The US opposed a resolution condemning Moscow's actions & supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity - voting w/Russia, North Korea & Belarus. Then voted for a resolution for an end to the conflict, but w/out criticism of Russia.
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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
JOHNSTON: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine - Kingston Whig #RussianTerrorism www.thewhig.com/opinion/john...
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JOHNSTON: Russia is committing genocide in Ukraine
It is past time for the community of nations to clearly state the hard truth
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Whistleblower and former banker Simon Andriesz, 57, has died by suicide, The Banker reports. Andriesz exposed US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Many are telling Texans to worry about their voter registration. Their polling place. Yes, make a plan. But also be excited. This is an amazing year for Texas. From Senate to state leg to school board, you have a great candidate on the ballot. Help them win. secure.actblue.com/donate/jrsli...
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Support Texas organizers.
Show your support with a contribution.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Putin apologists want you to buy that: -An alleged off-the-books 1991 verbal promise outweighs a signed 1994 treaty -Democratic countries formerly occupied by Russia asked to join an anti-Russia alliance for no reason -Ukrainians don't want freedom, an American tricked them into it with cookies
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ten USAF B-1B Lancer bombers have left RAF Fairford for bases in the United States. They’d been stationed in the UK for the war with Iran.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Normalization is treating the president stealing from taxpayers to buy campaign ads and offer bribes to voters like it's just another day. Normalization is reacting with "won't work" or "polls poorly," and not "resign immediately or you'll be removed, we exist because of a revolution against that."
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Annette Werberger @awerberger.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russische Besatzung: Zwei Jahre vergehen ohne Nachricht von ihr und dann wird die verschleppte, 20-jährige Krystyna Odinzowa plötzlich wegen angeblichen „Verrats“ zu 12 Jahren Haft verurteilt. Bei der Entführung war sie 18 Jahre alt. khpg.org/en/1608816104
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Russia passes 12-year sentence against Luhansk student abducted two years ago, aged just 18
Krystyna Odintsova was held incommunicado, without any formal status, for 18 months before the Russians even admitted that the very young woman was in their custody
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tucker Carlson’s frustrated bafflement when confronted with basic things like “the UK’s GDP is larger than Russia’s” and “in 1994, Ukraine, Russia, US, and UK signed a treaty called the Budapest Memorandum” shows the state of Putin apologetics. Without lies and conspiracy theories, it falls apart.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/10/2026
remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.
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Anne-Marie W. Clark 👩‍👧‍👦🐶⚖️😷🌎🚢📚🌦️⚜️ @amwclark.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Empire of Grift” by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu
Slowly, the Brazilians were learning the same lesson as other American allies around the world: The United States of America is no longer the entity they knew. And American power is no longer deployed solely by trained diplomats and reliable officials, working through state channels. Informal envoys, private companies, online grifters, and hardened ideologues both inside and outside the government matter more. Unlike their predecessors, these people do not talk about spreading democracy, and don’t want to build long-term relationships. They don’t care about America’s reputation. They are deploying the tools of American diplomacy and government for their own purposes, to promote their own business interests or their own ideological goals, because, suddenly, they can.
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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"We ask women why they don't come forward when sexually assaulted. It's because we live in a world where an abuser can become president.
Disgusting. Trump says he feels bad for the seven Cornell students accused of rape, and his biggest worry is that they "won't get a fair shake" with Letitia James as special prosecutor.

Not one word for the victim.

THE WHITE HOUSE LIVE 14:02 PM 

BREAKING NEWS

NOV: TRUMP TAKES QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Department of Homeland Security is celebrating that for the first time in ~50 years, more people left America than moved here. These people are so stupid and so racist they don’t realize they are scoring own goals
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is how AI will kill us all
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Trump Was Reportedly Pushed Into Invading Venezuela by Conversation With Grok
Trump reportedly consulted with Grok for hours on his next course of action in Venezuela before launching a military invasion.
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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When I first arrived in Canada in 2005, I landed in Calgary. My introduction to Canada was wonderful because of beautiful, kind Albertans (my wife the best of all!) It saddens me to see a few people in the province seeding division. But I’m sure, Albertans will vote to stay! Go out to vote!!!
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
PSA. Important.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy.
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
First the wedding, now the ballroom — when will Americans stand up to the russians and eliminate their influence before they manage to destroy the country? www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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A Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?
Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity.
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Jesse Berezovsky @jesseberezovsky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Teaching Modern Physics this semester and increasingly feeling like in physics there is this dogma that has been canonized over the years that we teach the students. But if you know where to look, you can find the apocryphal texts. 🧪⚛️
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💙💛Deranged Pixie 🏳️‍⚧️ @edwardreese.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This morning I couldn't get to my office - last night russians fired a drone at a bridge connecting two banks of the Dnipro River in Kyiv. Most likely, I will be trapped in my district for a while, because they've just done it again. The bridge is closed. #UkrainianView 1/2
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Canada should not be pursuing close economic or military ties with the US. It'll be used against us, not shield us from harm. It's deeply misguided to pretend we can protect ourselves by ingratiating ourselves or making ourselves "indispensable" to DC. Distance = independence.
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The UN Human Rights chief reports a "human rights catastrophe" with 15,280 civilians killed and injured in Ukraine in the first 8 months of 2026 – on average more than 400 every week, and 55% more than in the same period in 2025. Russia kills or injures more than 400 Ukrainians EVERY SINGLE WEEK!!
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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 04/10/2026
🔴 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit where, according to 'Der Spiegel', he will announce new air defense aid for Ukraine and meet Volodymyr Zelensky. A visit that occurs shortly after Russia demanded foreigners to leave Kyiv :)
Andrii Sibyha and Friedrich Merz in front of a Ukrzalysnitsya train
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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How people can think these extraordinary numbers are somehow not particularly relevant is beyond me.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dobropillia. Over 28 thousand people used to live here. They worked, loved, built homes, dreamed, raised children... Now it's all gone. It's just another Ukrainian town Russia erased.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
All these fuckers are insane. It is their defining characteristic.
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