Tootfinder

Make way for MOTHRA,
the world’s largest all-lens telescope,
which intends to detect some of the faintest light in the universe.
Co-created by Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and University of Toronto astronomer Roberto Abraham,
the new telescope is now under construction at the Obstech/El Sauce Observatory in Chile’s Rio Hurtado Valley
and builds upon design concepts from van Dokkum and Abraham’s groundbreaking Dragonfly Telescope.
That telescope, locate…

Stephen Miller's Big Shift: Mother-Shooting Goons Replace VA Nurses and Psychologists (emptywheel)
https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/11/stephen-millers-big-shift-mother-shooting-goons-replace-va-nurses-and-psychologists/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260111/p11#a260111p11

NYT editor Joe Kahn says the paper didn't withhold a story on the US plan to capture Nicolšs Maduro at Trump administration's request, citing unverified details (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism…

NY Times Didn’t Hold Maduro Capture Story at Trump Admin’s Request, Editor Says
New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn said the paper did not withhold a reported story on the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at the Trump administration’s request.

"Tudo estava a correr de vento em poupa."
Ainda bem que não era de vento em mullet.
https://expresso.pt/politica/eleicoes/presidenciais-2026/2026-01-12-um-dia-negro-para-cotrim-que-pod…

Um dia negro para Cotrim que pode matar o "momentum" na campanha
Tudo estava a correr de vento em poupa ao candidato apoiado pela IL na estrada até cometer esta segunda-feira um erro estratégico de não excluir apoiar Ventura na segunda, que pode deitar a perder esse 'momentum' que vivia na campanha. Denúncia de assédio adensou dia negro e Cotrim acabou a falar de campanhas negras e "política suja"

11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/yearold-child-killed-alongside-mother.html

Please do not waste your time listening to, reading, or analyzing what Tom Homan actually said this morning. That man is full of shit, everything that comes out of his mouth is shit, and you don’t need to eat it.
I hope ICE and CBP actually leave soon. I’ll believe it when they do. They’re still out there right now. They’re still horrible. They’re still destroying lives •this morning•.
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/border-czar-tom-homan-announces-end-to-operation-metro-surge-claiming-success/
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In Nederland zouden we echt moeten stoppen met benzine scooters, extreem vervuilend. Goed nieuws uit Afrika:
Elektrische motor in opkomst in Afrika, goed nieuws voor milieu en chauffeur - https://nos.nl/l/2601728

Elektrische motor in opkomst in Afrika, goed nieuws voor milieu en chauffeur
In meerdere Afrikaanse landen groeit elektrische mobiliteit snel. Start-ups investeren er graag in.

A grand jury in Washington
refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers
in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,”
according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Justice Department opened an investigation into the video
featuring Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four other Democratic lawmakers
urging U.S. service members to follow established military protocols
and reject …

Grand jury refuses to indict lawmakers over military orders video
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter. The Justice Department opened an investigation into the video featuring Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin and four other Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. service members to follow established military protocols and reject orders they believe to be unlawful. All the l…

A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago,
according to a source familiar with the matter and recently published Justice Department documents reviewed by Reuters.
The details of who accessed a server at the FBI’s New York Field Office, ‌including the allegation that a foreign hacker was involved, are being reported here for the first …

Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show
A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three years ago, according to ​a source familiar with the matter and recently published Justice Department documents reviewed by Reuters.

Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela
after CEO calls country ‘uninvestable’
Trump says the company is
'playing too cute’
after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment
after deposing Nicolšs Maduro
https://www.