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If the only thing in an officer's mind between dialogue and deadly force is getting brushed to the side by a vehicle doing less than 5mph driven by a smiling mother in a red sweatshirt and pullover then I wonder about that officer's suitability for his job.
The new video from the murdering officer's phone makes it pretty damn clear there was no intent to harm and no risk of harm from anyone except the officer holding the camera and gun.
#Minneapolis #reneegood
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/ice-agent-minneapolis-bodycam-footage?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1

We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed
-- of what use are literature, philosophy, and history when we have problems to solve right now?
And yet colleagues meeting in wartime Kyiv have a clearer sense of purpose, more esprit de corps, , and a better instinct for the essential.
And soldiers on the front (as they tell me) want to talk about history and culture.
In traumatic conditions, people think about where they stand amidst larger force…

Ukrainian History Global Initiative
The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction

The thing about the headlong dash to AI is that it makes very clear that there is just SO MUCH money just sloshing around waiting for an opportunity.
Money that was made by tightening the screws on the labour force another turn, that they didn't even know what to do with.
Money ground of an increasingly oppressive system that they didn't even have anything to spend it on.
Money that could have been making the world a better place all along, except that wasn't…

Are mozilla's fork any good?
#browser

Tennessee just turned exhausted farmland into something remarkable. Middle Fork Bottoms State Park now teems with wildlife and draws 15,000 visitors monthly.
The secret? Letting floodplains do what they do best—control floods, filter water, recharge groundwater naturally.
It's becoming a model for climate solutions across neighboring states.

Depleted Tennessee Farmland Is Now Teeming With Wildlife
Middle Fork Bottoms State Park demonstrates the benefits that flow when ecology is left to do what it does naturally.

Sources: Charles Schwab is expected to announce a deal to acquire Forge Global, a leading platform for trading stakes in private startups, for as much as $600M (Sujeet Indap/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/ffa0dabd-7e87-4327-b788-73e8fb598de3

After identification of a Thai worker's remains, the first phase of Gaza’s tenuous 8-week-old ceasefire is
a step closer to completion, with one more hostage’s remains still to be returned.
The subsequent phases under a U.S.-drafted, U.N.-backed plan for Gaza remain deeply uncertain.
There has been no word on how provisions for Hamas’ disarmament will be carried out,
or how a planned international administration and security force will be established.

A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remains
JERUSALEM (AP) — The subsequent phases under a U.S.-drafted, U.N.-backed plan for Gaza remain deeply uncertain.

A Simultaneous Synergistic Protection Mechanism in Hybrid Perovskite-Organic Multi-junctions Enables Long-Term Stable and Efficient Tandem Solar Cells
Chao Liu, Kaicheng Zhang, Xin Zhou, Mingjian Wu, Paul Weitz, Shudi Qiu, Andrej Vincze, Yuchen Bai, Michael A. Anderson, Johannes Frisch, Regan G. Wilks, Marcus Bar, Zijian Peng, Chaohui Li, Jingjing Tian, Jiyun Zhang, Jianchang Wu, Jonas Englhard, Thomas Heumuller, Jens Hauch, Yixing Huang, Ning Li, Julien Bachmann, Erdmann Spiecker, Chr…

A Simultaneous Synergistic Protection Mechanism in Hybrid Perovskite-Organic Multi-junctions Enables Long-Term Stable and Efficient Tandem Solar Cells
Perovskite-organic tandem solar cells (P-O TSCs) hold great promise for next-generation thin-film photovoltaics, with steadily improving power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the development of optimal interconnecting layers (ICLs) remains one major challenge for further efficiency gains, and progress in understanding the improved long-term stability of P-O tandem configuration has been lagging. In this study, we experimentally investigate the enhanced stability of p-i-n P-O TSCs employin…

Richard Sherman Fires Sharp Words at Raiders Over Pete Carroll Firing https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/richard-sherman-pete-carroll-firing-2/

Nancy Pelosi is out, and Zohran Mamdani is in.
Or so Republicans hope.
After spending years — and tens of millions of dollars — pillorying Ms. Pelosi and seeking to tie her to seemingly every Democrat in America
Republicans are betting that their next boogeyman has arrived, just in time.
For Republicans facing a newly re-energized Democratic base and a potentially challenging midterms environment, a fresh foil couldn’t come soon enough.

Republicans Retire Pelosi as a Villain, and Turn to Mamdani
Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear.